"Arnold’s great project was a blank verse poem based loosely on the Lalitavistara Sutra. It ran for forty-one thousand words and was composed in eight volumes and published in 1879 as the Light of Asia: the Great Renunciation. The Light of Asia was an instant success and would capture the English speaking imagination. It would be reprinted numerous times in England and the United States. The best estimate I could find was sixty editions in England and another eighty in the US. The Light has also been translated into many languages, including Hindi. But, most importantly, it is generally credited as the first book to bring the life and teachings of Gautama Siddhartha broadly to the attention of the English speaking public."
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Sir Edwin Arnold and His Light on Buddhism, by James Ford, Patheos (10 June 2017)
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Edwin Arnold
1832 – 1904
Sir Edwin Arnold (June 10, 1832 – March 24, 1904) was an English poet and journalist who is most known for his work The Light of Asia.
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