Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India: The Vedas: opinions of their authors and of later Indian writers on their origin, inspiration, and authority. 2d ed., rev. and enl. (2d impression) 1873 |
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Edkins.— China's PLACE IN Philology . An attempt to show that the Languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin . By the Rev. JOSEPH Edkins . Crown 8vo , pp . xxiii . — 403 , cloth . 108. 6d . Edkins . - CHINESE BUDDHISM .
Edkins.— China's PLACE IN Philology . An attempt to show that the Languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin . By the Rev. JOSEPH Edkins . Crown 8vo , pp . xxiii . — 403 , cloth . 108. 6d . Edkins . - CHINESE BUDDHISM .
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