The Buddha and Dr Fuhrer: An Archaeological Scandal

by Charles Allen

Book Overview

This true account of the scandal that enveloped the discovery in 1898 of an inscribed casket said to contain the ashes of the Buddha, is set against the background of the high noon of the British Raj. In January 1898 a British landowner, William Claxton Pepp , excavated a large Buddhist brick stupa on his estate close to India's border with Nepal. At a depth of 24 feet he uncovered a huge stone coffer. What made this discovery so important was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905791933
• ISBN13: 9781905791934
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Haus Pub.
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.6"