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Buddhism: The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha

The Light of Asia

by Edwin Arnold

A long poem in blank verse retelling the life and teaching of the Buddha, written by an English journalist and poet. Its great popularity in Britain and America helped introduce Buddhism to a wide Victorian readership.

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