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The Light of Asia, subtitled The Great Renunciation is a book (1879) by Sir Edwin Arnold, which presents Gautama Buddha's life, character, and philosophy, in a series of verses. It was one of the first successful attempts to popularize Buddhism for a Western readership.
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