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Sir Edwin Arnold 1832-1904, English author. After serving as principal of the government college in Pune, India, he joined (1861) the staff of the London Daily Telegraph. He won fame for his blank-verse epic The Light of Asia (1879), dealing with the life of Buddha. The poem was attacked for its alleged distortion of Buddhist doctrine and for its tolerant attitude toward a non-Christian religion. Besides other volumes of poetry, he wrote a number of picturesque travel books and translated Asian literature.

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Arnold, Sir Edwin (1832–1904). British literary figure who composed the influential poem The Light of Asia published in 1879. The poem describes the life and teachings of the Buddha in a melodramatic style and became very popular with Victorian audiences. Himself a Christian, Arnold saw much in common between Christianity and Buddhism. He became Principal of Deccan College, Poona, India, at the age of 25 and as well as composing poetry translated texts from Sanskrit and authored a Turkish grammar. He visited Bodhgayā in 1885 and campaigned for funds to restore it from its dilapidated condition.

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