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This extract from the Freeman’s Journal, December 1878, reports on the religion of the Burmese people “which has often been observed in its external aspect to bear a striking resemblance to primitive Christianity”.

According to the results of the Census of Ireland, 1871, Buddhism was one of ‘motley beliefs’ submitted under denominations.
“Among the motley beliefs comprised under “all
other denominations,” we find represented such creeds as Buddhism,…

This 1920 newspaper advertisement is perhaps one of the first appearances of ‘Buddha’ as a generic authority for gnomic feel-good statements aimed at a consumer market.

The 1924 Mallory / Irvine expedition to Everest was largely financed by John Noel’s silent film Epic of Everest. Screenings were preceded by musical and dance performances from six “dancing lamas” (in fact one lama and five monks) who had been…

A translation of Lettres édifiantes et curieuses, a collection of the narratives of the 16th and 17th-century Jesuit missionaries. Travelling across much of Buddhist Asia (including Vietnam, Japan, China and Tibet), these missionaries were noted for…

A translation of Lettres édifiantes et curieuses, a collection of the narratives of the 16th and 17th-century Jesuit missionaries. Travelling across much of Buddhist Asia (including Vietnam, Japan, China and Tibet), these missionaries were noted for…

A translation of Lettres édifiantes et curieuses, a collection of the narratives of the 16th and 17th-century Jesuit missionaries. Travelling across much of Buddhist Asia (including Vietnam, Japan, China and Tibet), these missionaries were noted for…