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	* Kannangara, A. P.'''"''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'' by Ananda Wickremeratne"'''. ''The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies'' 10.2 (1987), 161-164. Book review of biography is available [https://theosophy.wiki/w/images/c/c1/Wickremeratne_book_review.pdf here].		* Kannangara, A. P. '''"''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'' by Ananda Wickremeratne"'''. ''The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies'' 10.2 (1987), 161-164. Book review of biography is available [https://theosophy.wiki/w/images/c/c1/Wickremeratne_book_review.pdf here].
	* Wickremeratne, Ananda. '''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'''''. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985. Biography.		* Wickremeratne, Ananda. '''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'''''. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985. Biography.

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	* Kannangara, A. P.'''"''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'' by Ananda Wickremeratne"'''. ''The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies'' 10.2 (1987), 161-164. Book review of biography is available ~~at Theosophical Society in America Archives. (Request~~ https://theosophy.wiki/w/images/c/c1/Wickremeratne_book_review.pdf.)		* Kannangara, A. P.'''"''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'' by Ananda Wickremeratne"'''. ''The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies'' 10.2 (1987), 161-164. Book review of biography is available [https://theosophy.wiki/w/images/c/c1/Wickremeratne_book_review.pdf here].
	* Wickremeratne, Ananda. '''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'''''. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985. Biography.		* Wickremeratne, Ananda. '''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'''''. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985. Biography.

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	* Kannangara, A. P.'''"''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'' by Ananda Wickremeratne"'''. ''The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies'' 10.2 (1987), 161-164. Book review of biography~~, <pdf>File~~:~~Wickremeratne book review~~.~~pdf available here<~~/pdf>.		* Kannangara, A. P.'''"''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'' by Ananda Wickremeratne"'''. ''The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies'' 10.2 (1987), 161-164. Book review of biography is available at Theosophical Society in America Archives. (Request https://theosophy.wiki/w/images/c/c1/Wickremeratne_book_review.pdf.)
	* Wickremeratne, Ananda. '''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'''''. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985. Biography.		* Wickremeratne, Ananda. '''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'''''. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985. Biography.

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	* Kannangara, A. P.'''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'' by Ananda Wickremeratne'''. ''The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies'' 10.2 (1987), 161-164. Book review of biography, <pdf>File:Wickremeratne book review.pdf available here</pdf>.		* Kannangara, A. P.'''"''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'' by Ananda Wickremeratne"'''. ''The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies'' 10.2 (1987), 161-164. Book review of biography, <pdf>File:Wickremeratne book review.pdf available here</pdf>.
	* Wickremeratne, Ananda. '''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'''''. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985. Biography.		* Wickremeratne, Ananda. '''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'''''. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985. Biography.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	<references/>		<references/>

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	'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' ([[May 12]], 1843 – [[December 27]], 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the '''Pali Text Society'''. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]] and a friend of ~~[[Sumangala\|~~the High Priest Sumangala]].		'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' ([[May 12]], 1843 – [[December 27]], 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the '''Pali Text Society'''. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]] and a friend of the High Priest [[Sumangala]].

	== References in the Mahatma Letters ==		== References in the Mahatma Letters ==

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	'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' ([[May 12]], 1843 – [[December 27]], 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]] and a friend of [[Sumangala\|the High Priest Sumangala]].		'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' ([[May 12]], 1843 – [[December 27]], 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the '''Pali Text Society'''. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]] and a friend of [[Sumangala\|the High Priest Sumangala]].

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	'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' (12 ~~May~~ 1843 – 27 ~~December~~ 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]] and a friend of [[Sumangala\|the High Priest Sumangala]].		[[File:Rhys Davids.png\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Thomas William Rhys Davids]]
			'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' ([[May 12]], 1843 – [[December 27]], 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]] and a friend of [[Sumangala\|the High Priest Sumangala]].

	== References in the Mahatma Letters ==		== References in the Mahatma Letters ==

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	'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' (12 May 1843 – 27 December 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]].		'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' (12 May 1843 – 27 December 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]] and a friend of [[Sumangala\|the High Priest Sumangala]].

	== References in the Mahatma Letters ==		== References in the Mahatma Letters ==

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	A similar reference is in Mahatma Letter No. 93b, page 25.		A similar reference is in [[Mahatma Letter No. 93b]], page 25.

			== Writings ==


			== Additional resources ==

			* Kannangara, A. P.'''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'' by Ananda Wickremeratne'''. ''The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies'' 10.2 (1987), 161-164. Book review of biography, <pdf>File:Wickremeratne book review.pdf available here</pdf>.
			* Wickremeratne, Ananda. '''''The Genesis of an Orientalist: Thomas William Rhys Davids and Buddhism in Sri Lanka'''''. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985. Biography.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	<references/>		<references/>

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	In [[Mahatma Letter No. 85b]], page 16:		In [[Mahatma Letter No. 85b]], page 16:
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	I will give out for your benefit that which has never been given out before. I will explain to you a whole chapter out of [[Thomas William Rhys Davids\|Rhys Davids]] work on [[Buddhism]], or rather on [[Tibetan Buddhism\|Lamaism]], which, in his natural ignorance he regards as a <u>corruption</u> of Buddhism! Since those gentlemen — the Orientalists — presume to give to the world their <u>soi-disant</u> translations & commentaries on our sacred books, let the [[theosophist]]s show the great ignorance of those "world" pundits, by giving the public the right doctrines & explanations of what they would regard as an absurd, fancy theory.<ref>[http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/index.php?title=Mahatma_Letter_No._85b~~&action=edit&section=17~~ Mahatma Letter No. 85b, page 16</ref>		I will give out for your benefit that which has never been given out before. I will explain to you a whole chapter out of [[Thomas William Rhys Davids\|Rhys Davids]] work on [[Buddhism]], or rather on [[Tibetan Buddhism\|Lamaism]], which, in his natural ignorance he regards as a <u>corruption</u> of Buddhism! Since those gentlemen — the Orientalists — presume to give to the world their <u>soi-disant</u> translations & commentaries on our sacred books, let the [[theosophist]]s show the great ignorance of those "world" pundits, by giving the public the right doctrines & explanations of what they would regard as an absurd, fancy theory.<ref>[http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/index.php?title=Mahatma_Letter_No._85b#Page_16 Mahatma Letter No. 85b, page 16]</ref>
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>

			In [[Mahatma Letter No. 68]], page 17, writing of [[Mara]] (death):
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			Also, when Beal, or Burnouf, or Rhys Davids in the innocence of their Christian and materialistic souls indulge in such translations as they generally do, we do not bear them malice for their commentaries, since they cannot know any better.
			<ref>[http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/index.php?title=Mahatma_Letter_No._68#Page_17 Mahatma Letter No. 68, page 17]</ref>
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			A similar reference is in Mahatma Letter No. 93b, page 25.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' ([[May 12]], 1843 – [[December 27]], 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]] and a friend of [[Sumangala\|the High Priest Sumangala]].		'''Thomas William Rhys Davids''' ([[May 12]], 1843 – [[December 27]], 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the '''Pali Text Society'''. He was closely associated with [[Max Müller]] and a friend of [[Sumangala\|the High Priest Sumangala]].

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			[[Category:People\|Rhys Davids]]