Prophets To Planets Religion And The Real World Book

This is a highly informative layman's history of how Westerners discovered Buddhism, particularly Indian Buddhism, during the British Raj. Buddhism began in India 2600 years ago, and Westerners didn't know anything about it two hundred years ago. Englishmen did archeological digs and places relevant to Buddhism, many of which I visited on pilgrimage. The book had the rather pleasant side effect of bringing me back to the pilgrimage in India and Nepal.