Paul-Ambroise Bigandet
1813-1894
Paul-Ambroise Bigandet
(13 August 1813 − 19 March 1894)
French missionary and Apostolic Vicar of Burma, noted for educational work, knowledge of Burmese language and Buddhism, and religious tolerance; author of The Legend of Gaudama, praised by Olcott. (BCW 4:633-634).
Bishop of Ramatha and author of The Life, or Legend, of Gaudama, the Budha, of the Burmese. Zirkoff’s bibliography cites the Rangoon edition of 1866 and later London editions. (BCW 5:371).
Bibliographical references include: The Life, or Legend, of Gaudama, the Budha, of the Burmese, etc. Rangoon, 1866. 8vo; 4th ed. London: Trübner & Co. 1911, 1912. Vide Col. H. S. Olcott’s Old Diary Leaves, Series IV, p. 274, for interesting information concerning his relation to this very remarkable ecclesiastic (BCW 9:407).
Some links:
- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Биганде, Поль Амвросий
- Wikipedia: Paul Ambroise Bigandet
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