We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans ofte

The first book both to tell the story of the Buddha's life and how the Buddha came to the West.

John S. Strong unravels the storm of influences shaping the received narratives of two iconic sacred objects. Bodily relics such as hairs, teeth, fingernails, p

2023年，香港中文大學迎來六十周年校慶。值此重要時刻，當反思大學使命—「結合傳統與現代，融會中國與西方」的歷史

Praise for the French edition “This is a book that should be read by all those who are interested, whether near or far, in Buddhism, its history and its inter