Author: DUTOIT, JULIUS (EDITOR/TRANSLATOR) - P. VAN DER VEGTE (TRANSLATION),
Title: Het Leven van Buddha. Oude Verhalen uit de Canonieke geschriften van het Zuidelijk Buddhisme uit het Pali overgezet en toegelicht. ...[First dutch language edition translated after the German language by J.P. van der Vegte].
Description: Amsterdam, J.H. de Bussy, 1908. Stout 8°. Original red publ. cloth. Frontcovertitle in bold gilded type with a monochrome image of a Buddha statue, spine with bold capital monochrome title. (xxiii), 304pp. References, register of personal names, references to religion, expressions and way of life, table of contents. A dutch language introduction, originally translated from Pali language by Julius Dutoit in german, translated from the german. Life and enlightment of the Southern Buddha is described in an introductory note, followed by a general description of the origin of Buddha and budhism, explained on behalf of civilized laymen and women. Good to very good copy. (spine sunner, top margin of front cover sunner, frontside of bookblock spotted, final pp. soiled, all in all a very reasonable and clean copy). Suthern Buddhism is a geographical term sometimes used to describe the styles of practice of Buddhism outside India.

Keywords: india buddha buddhism southernbuddhism pali introduction laymen religion belief history enlightment asia india