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by Aryadasa Ratnasinghe Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), British scholar and poet, famed for his
treatise, 'The Light of Asia', rendering the life and teachings of the
Buddha in blank verse, is remembered as one of the greatest men in
history, born of Christian parents, who contributed much for the spread
and welfare of Buddhism in the West. He was knighted in 1877, by Queen
Victoria, who was much impressed by his work. Other Stories
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