In the rest of Nirvana all sorrows surcease: Only Buddha ca… - William Rounseville Alger

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In the rest of Nirvana all sorrows surcease:
Only Buddha can guide to that city of Peace
Whose inhabitants have the eternal release.

William Rounseville Alger

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About William Rounseville Alger

William Rounseville Alger (1822-1905) was a Unitarian minister and author whose writings were important to the development of comparative religious studies. His works included The Poetry of the East (1856) and A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life (1860).

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Alternative Names: William R. Alger • W. R. Alger • William Alger

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