Essays on the Languages, Literature, and Religion of Nepál and Tibet: Together with Further Papers on the Geography, Ethnology, and Commerce of Those CountriesCambridge University Press, 2013 M02 21 - 292 pages An English civil servant who worked in British India and Nepal, Brian Houghton Hodgson (c.1801-94) was also a specialist in Tibetan Buddhism. First published in 1874, this is a collection of his essays on nineteenth-century Nepal and Tibet, earlier versions of which had appeared in the Journal of the Bengal Asiatic Society and two books of Hodgson's own, later updated for the Phoenix, a monthly magazine for China, Japan and eastern Asia. Diverse in coverage, the essays represent over thirty years' research. Those in Part 1 focus on Buddhism, covering religious practices, writing, literature, attitudes to Buddhism and the differences between Buddhism and Shaivism. The pieces in Part 2 explore other aspects of Nepal and the Himalayas, such as tribal culture, colonisation and commerce. Discussing a range of linguistic, cultural, sociological and economic topics, this collection remains relevant to scholars working in these fields. |
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Adi-Buddha Aiswarikas Akshobhya Asiatic authorities Avidya Ayatanas Bandya basin belong Bengal Bhikshu Bhot Bhotiya birth Bodhisatwas Brahman Buddha Buddhism Calcutta called cause central Chaitya character chiefly China Chinese confined creed derived Dharma Dhyani distinct Ditto doctrine European existence exports fifth figure find fine fire first five flesh flower former four Ghat Guru hearer Himalaya Horpa images India infinite Karma Kathmandu Khas Lama language latter less lower region Magars Maha Manju means mountains native nature Nayakote Nepalese Nepalese Rupees Nepaul Newari Nirvritti observe original Pancha Paramita Parbattia peaks phaenomena plains Prajna Pravritti prefix proper races Raja Ratna religion Rémusat ridge river root Rupees Sakya Sakya Sinha Sangha Sanskrit Satwa scriptures sect sense Sicca Sikim Sravaka Swabhava Swabhavikas Swayambhu Tadi Tantra Tarai temple theistic things Tibet Tibetan tion Tishta tongues tribes Trisool Turanian Vairochana Vajra valley Vyakarana whilst wisdom word worship Yatna