The History of Buddhist Thought

Product DescriptionA history of Buddhism in the sense of a connected account of the chief events of all the Buddhist communities throughout the centuries is an ideal not yet attainable.About the AuthorThomas was born in Thornhill. He studied linguistics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and graduated from University of Cambridge in 1905. He was the curator of the University of Cambridge library for many years and was appointed Dean of the Oriental Languages Department. His works, mainly concerned with Theravada Buddhism and reflecting Western scholarship. Thomas has been described as one of England's most brilliant Buddhist scholars.