"Viewed in this light, its importance is sufficient to place students of the subject under a deep obligation to its author."—Calcutta Review.
"This work is one of the greatest authorities upon Buddhism."—Dublin Review.
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CHINESE BUDDHISM.
A VOLUME OF SKETCHES, HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL.
By J. Edkins, D.D.
Author of "China's Place in Philology," "Religion in China," &c., &c.
"It contains a vast deal of important information on the subject, such as is only to be gained by long-continued study on the spot."—Athenæum.
"Upon the whole, we know of no work comparable to it for the extent of its original research, and the simplicity with which this complicated system of philosophy, religion, literature, and ritual is set forth."—British Quarterly Review.