A Reprint Of The Work Originally Published In London In 1873. Profusely Illustrated. Directs Attention To Important Myths A Throws Light On The Origin And Early A History Of Buddhism And On The Superstitions Which Gave Rise To That Religion And Its Early Forms. The Plates Present A Picture Of Religious Manners And Arts Of India In The Remote Past. Large Number Of Plates And Appendices.

A review by J. B. Davis of J. Fergusson's work of the same name.

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