Baralam and Yewasef: The Ethiopic Version of a Christianized Recension of the Buddhist Legend of the Buddha and the Bodhisattva

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Preface Table of Contents List of Plates Introduction: I. The Book of Barlaam and Iôasaph II. The Indian Sources of the Book of Barlaam and Iôasaph III. Note on a manuscript of the Lalita Vistara in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society IV. Summary of the Lalita Vistara V. The Jâtakas, or Birth Stories of the Buddha VI. The Pehlevi Version of the Book of Barlaam and Iôasaph The Versions: The Syriac Version The Arabic Versions The Hebrew Version The Persian Version The Armenian Version The Georgian Version The Greek Book of Barlaam and Iôasaph The Latin and Western European Versions Note to page cxi The Book of Baralâm and Yêwâsĕf—English translation Colophon The Preaching of St Thomas in India The Acts of St Thomas in India The First Act The Second Act of Saint Thomas in India. The Third Act [B 205a 2] The Fourth Act The Fifth Act The Sixth Act List of Bible passages quoted or referred to Index