Eastern Monachism an Account of the Origin, Laws, Discipline, Sacred Writings, Mysterious Rites, Religious Ceremonies, and Present Circumstances of the Mendicants Founded by Gótama Budha by R. Spence Hardy |
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| Title | Eastern Monachism an Account of the Origin, Laws, Discipline, Sacred Writings, Mysterious Rites, Religious Ceremonies, and Present Circumstances of the Mendicants Founded by Gótama Budha by R. Spence Hardy |
| Author | Robert Spence Hardy |
| Publisher | Williams and Norgate, 1860 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 9 Nov 2011 |
| Length | 443 pages |
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