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About The Book -: this text begins with an overview of Buddhism as practiced in India and China before presenting anindepthaccount of the history of Buddhism in Japan. It follows the development of the Buddhist movement in Japan from its official introduction in AD 552, through the Nara, Heian and Tokugawa periods, detailing the rises of the various Buddhist sects in Japan, including Nichiren and Zen. Thoroughly researched and well-written, it was the last work published by Eliot, one of the great scholars of Eastern religion and philosophy at the time. About The Author -: Sir Charles Norton Eliot (8 January 1862 – 16 March 1931) was a British diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist. He served as Commissioner of British East Africa in 1900–1904. He was British Ambassador to Japan in 1919–1925. He was also known as a malacologist and marine biologist. He described the sea slug species ChelidonuraVarians Eliot, 1903. Some of his books are The East Africa Protectorate (1905), Japanese Buddhism (1935), A Finnish Grammar (1890), "Letters from the Far East" (1907), etc. The Title 'Japanese Buddhism written/authored/edited by Charles Eliot', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121229210 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 487 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-