Discovering Buddhism, 1800-1900

Bhadrajee Hewage

Reading List

  • Philip C. Almond, The Buddha: Life and Afterlife Between East and West (Cambridge University Press, 2023)
  • Philip C. Almond, The British Discovery of Buddhism (Cambridge University Press, 1988)
  • Charles Allen, The Buddha and the Sahibs: The Men Who Discovered India's Lost Religion (John Murray, 2002)
  • Himanshu Prabha Ray, Ancient Symbols for a New Nation (Routledge, 2014)
  • "Was the Buddha Sri Lankan?" History Workshop Online, https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/religion/was-the-buddha-sri-lankan/

You should be able to gain free access to the books and articles listed above through your school or local county library service.