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The Buddha and Dr Fuhrer: An Archaeological Scandal
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Paperback. A true account of the scandal that enveloped the discovery in 1898 of an inscribed casket said to contain the ashes of the Buddha, is set against the background of the high noon of the British Raj. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HDD; HRE; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
This true account of the scandal that enveloped the discovery in 1898 of an inscribed casket said to contain the ashes of the Buddha, is set against the background of the high noon of the British Raj. In January 1898 a British landowner, William Claxton Peppe, excavated a large Buddhist brick stupa on his estate close to India's border with Nepal. At a depth of 24 feet he uncovered a huge stone coffer. What made this discovery so important was an inscription found on the top of one of the reliquary caskets - declaring it to contain ashes of the ... Read more
This true account of the scandal that enveloped the discovery in 1898 of an inscribed casket said to contain the ashes of the Buddha, is set against the background of the high noon of the British Raj. In January 1898 a British landowner, William Claxton Peppe, excavated a large Buddhist brick stupa on his estate close to India's border with Nepal. At a depth of 24 feet he uncovered a huge stone coffer. What made this discovery so important was an inscription found on the top of one of the reliquary caskets - declaring it to contain ashes of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906598907
SKU
V9781906598907
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Ref
99-15
About Paperback
Charles Allen is the author of Plain Tales of the Raj and Soldier Sahibs: The Men Who Made the North-west Frontier.
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