Genesis of an Orientalist : Thomas William Rhys Davids in Sir Lanka /
Wickremeratne, Ananda
Genesis of an Orientalist : Thomas William Rhys Davids in Sir Lanka / Ananda Wickremeratne - Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass, 1984. - xxviii, 246 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
This scholarly biography examines the life and intellectual development of Thomas William Rhys Davids, one of the pioneers of Pāli and Buddhist studies in the West. The book focuses on his years in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), where his experiences as a colonial civil servant led to a lifelong engagement with Buddhism and Pāli literature. It explores the colonial context, the emergence of Orientalist scholarship, and Rhys Davids' contribution to Buddhist studies and the founding of the Pali Text Society
0-836408675
Orientalists--Great Britain -- Biography.
Pali philologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Sri Lanka -- Intellectual life
922.943 WIC
Genesis of an Orientalist : Thomas William Rhys Davids in Sir Lanka / Ananda Wickremeratne - Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass, 1984. - xxviii, 246 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
This scholarly biography examines the life and intellectual development of Thomas William Rhys Davids, one of the pioneers of Pāli and Buddhist studies in the West. The book focuses on his years in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), where his experiences as a colonial civil servant led to a lifelong engagement with Buddhism and Pāli literature. It explores the colonial context, the emergence of Orientalist scholarship, and Rhys Davids' contribution to Buddhist studies and the founding of the Pali Text Society
0-836408675
Orientalists--Great Britain -- Biography.
Pali philologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Sri Lanka -- Intellectual life
922.943 WIC
