Thomas William Rhys Davids
Thomas William Rhys Davids (born May 12, 1843 in Colchester , Essex , England , † December 27, 1922 in Chipstead , Surrey , England) was a British Pali researcher.
Life
He was the founder of the Pali Text Society in London, an association for the scientific edition and translation of texts of the Buddhist Pali canon . The association was the first organization to transcribe and translate this canon on a large scale.
Rhys Davis was an honorary member of the German Pali Society, which existed between 1909 and 1913 . In 1905 he was elected a member of the British Academy .
Fonts (selection)
- Buddhist India . London 1903
- The Sects of the Buddhists . In: The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , 1891, pp. 409-422
- Asoka and the Buddha-relics . In: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , 1901, pp. 397-410
Printed texts
- with Victoria Charles: 1000 Buddhas , editing of the German edition: Klaus H. Carl. Parkstone International, New York NY 2009, ISBN 978-1-84484-665-8 .
- Translation from Pali into English, original title: Tripitaka .
- Excerpts: Buddhist Suttas , reprint. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi / Varanasi / Patna 1968.
- Translation into English together with Hermann Oldenberg , original title: Vinaya-Pitaka
- Vinaya Texts , reprint. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi / Varanasi / Patna.
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Buddhist India London 1903
- Reprint based on the last English reprint from 1917: Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi / Varanasi / Patna / Bangalore / Madras 1987, ISBN 81-208-0425-2 , paperback.
- Buddhism. A representation of the life and teachings of Gautama, the Buddha , after the 17th edition translated into German by Arthur Tfungst. Reclam's Universal Library, No. 3941–3942a, Leipzig 1919
literature
- Klaus-Josef Notz: Lexicon of Buddhism . Wiesbaden 2002, ISBN 3-932412-08-7 , p.?.
- Lorna S. Dewaraja: Rhys Davids: His contribution to Pali and Buddhist studies . Part 1 * Part 2
- W. Stede: TW Rhys Davids . In: Journal of the German Oriental Society , Volume 77, 1923, p. 137 f.
Web links
Wikisource: Thomas William Rhys Davids - Sources and full texts (English)
- Literature by and about Thomas William Rhys Davids in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 19, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davids, Thomas William Rhys |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Pali researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colchester , Essex , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1922 |
| Place of death | Chipstead , Surrey , England |