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The Light of Asia by Edwin Arnold

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Illustrations based on The Light of Asia by Edwin Arnold. The Light of Asia is in the form of a narrative poem, the book endeavours to describe the life and time of Prince Siddharta Gautama, who became the Buddha, the Awakened One. The book presents his life, character, and philosophy in a series of eight chapters. It is a free adaptation of the the Chinese translation of the Sanskrit Abhiniṣkramaṇasutta and the Lalitavistara Sūtra.

 

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Book the First

Book the Second

Book the Third

Book the Fourth

Book the Fifth

Book the Sixth

Book the Seventh

Book the Eighth

 

The Light of Asia

 

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