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This book, a translation of the German book by the same author, gives a concise account of the Buddhist moments and antiquities of India, Ceylon, and Java. The monuments and antiquities described, are those of Ashoka and sculpture of the central India school; the Graeco - Buddhist of Gandhara; Mathura Sculptures the Kushan dynasty; South Indian art of Amravati; the golden age of the Gupta dynasty; Buddhist cave temples. The last two chapters note the Buddhist art of Ceylon and Java. There are 39 plates, and 1 ground plan, in this book which was first published in 1936, and translated from Dutch by A.W. Barvrun.