Hardcover
1963 · Middletown, CT
by Foucher, Alfred
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1963. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (several markings throughout in margins, previous owner's name on ffep, pages are otherwise clear, dust jacket has overall shelfwear and bumping). White cloth boards with illustred red spine with gilt lettering; white dust jacket illustrated and red lettering; red tinted top edge, xiv, 272 pp, bw illustrations throughout. Part One: The Kapilavastu cycle -- The nativity -- Childhood and youth -- Part Two: The Maghada and Benares cycles: The second and third great pilgrimages -- The search for enlightenment -- Enlightenment -- The first sermon -- The first conversions -- Part Three: Minor cycles -- Duties of a Buddha -- The four secondary pilgrimages -- The fourth great pilgrimage -- Conclusions. Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272).
(Inventory #: 181170)