Letter from Michael Pollock, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, to J. Duncan M. Derrett to reply that he has looked at the articles by Burgess in the Journal of Indian Art and Industry but can find no reference to Christian scenes. They do reference the Graeco-Roman style of some of the sculptures. He encloses a photocopy of some of the first article. He replies also that the Society does not have a copy of Ackermann's book on the Narrative stone reliefs in the V&A Museum, London.
Sem títuloLetter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for his research and asks for him to send the rest of the first article. He also asks whether the Society has Grünwedel's Buddhistische Kunst in Indien, 1993 and a copy of Indian Antiquary, pp. 249ff. He writes that his second proofs for Bible and the Buddhists are due which will definitely be his last book published. In a postscript he asks for an article from the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
Sem títuloLetter from Michael Pollock, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, to J. Duncan M. Derrett to send the requested photocopies from Indian Art and Industry, Indian Antiquary and the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. He writes he is also sending by registered post, Albert Grünwedel's Buddhist Art in India, translated by Agnes C. Gibson.
Sem títuloLetter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to make his comments on the Grünwedel book that Pollock had sent him and how the book fits with his continuing research on the sculptures at Jamālgarhi. He writes that his 42nd book will be his last but that his fascination with India and primitive Christianity remains.
Sem títuloLetter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he needed a new area of research after his publication, Bible and the Buddhists reached its penultimate stage. He is intending to write an article entitled, 'Christ and Bodhisattvas: absolvers of dead sinners'. He asks whether the Society has two apposite publications, Kāranda-vyūha edited by S. Samasvami, and the Sanskrit text of the Saddharma-pundarīka.
Sem títuloLetter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for some xeroxes of material from the Pali text Society and to ask him to discover if the Society has received a copy of his Bible and Buddhists for review, suggesting Richard Gombrich might be a good reviewer.
Sem títuloLetter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he had found passages of interest in Kern's translation of the Saddharmapundarika and to ask him to xerox the passages in the original manuscript.
Sem títuloPostcard from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank him for the pages sent.
Sem títuloLetter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for Pollock to see if there are any articles on Indo-Bactrian and Indo-Greek coins in publications listed as new acquisitions of the Society. The letter has been typed on the reverse of the top half of 'Notice to All Fellows: List of Fellows 2001'.
Sem títuloLetter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the copy of M.L. Carter's article on coins and to ask for the research paper by Amiteshwar Jha on Coins of Menander which he hopes will further the research done by A.D.H. Bivar on the topic. He also discusses other articles and about sending an article for potential publication in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.
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