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News cutting from The Academy containing a T.W. Rhys Davies' review of Buddhist Birth Stories by Professor Kern of Leiden. The review mentions Hodgson generous donations of manuscripts to the learned societies of Europe. Printed material, 1 side, dated 30 August 1884.

News cutting from The Academy concerning Dr. Rajendralal Mitra's work on the Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal which mentions the materials given by Hodgson. Printed material, 1 side dated 21 June 1883.

News cutting from the Athenaeum with a review of "The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal" by Rajendralal Mitra and mentioning the generosity of Hodgson. Printed material, 2 sides, dated 5 January 1884.

News cutting from [The Academy] containing reviews of three catalogues of Sanskrit and Chinese Buddhist manuscripts by Bunyiu Nanjio (Clarenden Press 1883), Cecil Bendall (Cambridge University Press 1883) and Rajendralal Mitra (Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta 1882). Includes reference to Buddhist texts preserved in Nepal and the translated versions of many of them in China. Printed material, 2 sides, dated 30 August 1884.

Drawing in the form of a mandala containing Tibetan alphabetical characters and major sacred tantric mantras and two leaves of xylograph containing the same Hand-made paper, neat hand and woodblock print in Sanskrit and Tibetan, undated.

A leaf of Sanskrit religious scripture containing six verses relating to the five elements, human life, self, etc. The text is not complete. Handwritten in Sanskrit, 1 piece, undated.

This is a series of documents of correspondence and testimonials reflecting the activities of Brian Houghton Hodgson in the period 1836-1848. Hodgson and his wives were keen collectors of letters and statements that reflected well upon the work in which he was involved.

Letter from Captain H. Harkness, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to Brian Houghton Hodgson concerning his donation of the Sata Sahasrika Prajna Paramita and his promise of the Nava Dharma and other books of the Sangatas which are found in Hodgson's sketch of Buddhism. He expresses praise, on behalf of the Council, for Hodgson's work and how they agree that Sanskrit was the language in which the Buddha sages first committed their doctrines. Though they expect that Hodgson must have extended considerable money on his researches, and though they would wish to support him, funds will not enable them to do so. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 24 January 1836.

Copy of an extract from the proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal for 1 May 1839 in which it was reported that Mr Prinsep was the official channel for the transmitting to Mr Hodgson of Nepal, the diploma and letter of appointment as Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France. This honour was conferred in light of Mr Hodgson's study of the Buddhistical faith and for his procurement of Buddhist literature, and in making known a great variety of new objects in natural history and science. Handwritten copy, 2 sides, dated 1 May 1839.

This series covers all the other correspondence with the Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson, It ranges in date from 1843 to 1880 and covers personal, political and research interests.