July 31, 2025 | History

Edit

Thomas William Rhys Davids

Thomas William Rhys Davids (12 May 1843 - 27 December 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society.

British scholar of the Pāli language (1843–1922)

Born	1843
Died	1922

152 works Add another?

Most Editions

Most Editions First Published Most Recent Top Rated Reading Log Trending Random

Details Grid — Show only ebooks?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next >

Preview

Preview Book
×Close

Buddhist India

by Thomas William Rhys Davids
First published in 1903 — 13 editions
Read

Listen

Locate
My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Create a new list
×Close

Name:

Description:

Cancel
Preview

Vinaya texts

by Hermann Oldenberg and Thomas William Rhys Davids
First published in 1881 — 10 editions
Read

Listen

Locate
My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Preview

Buddhism: being a sketch of the life and teachings of Gautama, the Buddha

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1877 — 9 editions
Read

Listen

Locate
My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Preview

Lectures on the origin and growth of religion as illustrated by some points in the history of Indian Buddhism.

by Thomas William Rhys Davids
First published in 1881 — 7 editions
Read

Listen

Locate
My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Preview

Buddhism: its history and literature

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1882 — 7 editions

Preview Only

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Dialogues of the Buddha

by Thomas William Rhys Davids and Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids First published in 2016 — 6 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Buddhism Its History and Literature

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1896 — 6 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Preview

Early Buddhism

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1908 — 6 editions
Read

Listen

Locate
My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Preview

Buddhist India.

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1911 — 4 editions
Read

Listen

Locate
My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Preview

Buddhism: being a sketch of the life and teachings of Gautama, the Buddha. Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1877 — 4 editions
Read

Listen

Locate
My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Revival : Outlines of Buddhism : a Historical Sketch: A Historical Sketch

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 2018 — 4 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Questions of King Milinda

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 2009 — 4 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Early Buddhism

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 2018 — 4 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Buddhism: being a sketch of the life and teachings of Gautama, the Buddha

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1894 — 3 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Buddhist Birth Stories: The Oldest Collection of Folk-Lore Extant

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 2013 — 3 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Milinda-Questions: An Inquiry into Its Place in the History of Buddhism with a Theory As to Its Author

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 2013 — 3 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Buddhism: being a sketch of the life and teachings of Gautama, the Buddha

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1877 — 3 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Dialogues of the Buddha Vol. I, II, III: Translated from the Pali of the Digha Nikaya

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1999 — 3 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
Buddhist Suttas

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 2006 — 3 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list
The History and Literature of Buddhism

by Thomas William Rhys Davids First published in 1962 — 3 editions

Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next >

British scholar of the Pāli language (1843–1922)

Born	1843
Died	1922

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

OLID: OL178088A
ISNI: 0000000110655308
Library of Congress Names: n50035648
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): SBLV076428
VIAF: 61617114
Wikidata: Q966962
Inventaire.io: wd:Q966962

Links outside Open Library

Wikipedia

Alternative names

T. W. Rhys Davids
Rhys Davids
T. W. Rhys (Thomas William Rhys) Davids
T W Rhys 1843-1922 Davids
Rhys Davids T.W.
T. W. Rhys 1843-1922 Davids
T. W. Rhys Davids LLD.
T. W. Rhys (Thomas William Rh Davids
T. W Rhys Davids
Rhys Davids T W
T. W. Rhys 1843-1922. Tr Davids

History

Created April 1, 2008
13 revisions

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON

July 31, 2025	Edited by WikidataBot	[sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
June 17, 2024	Edited by Tom Morris	merge authors
April 25, 2022	Edited by Charles Horn	Edited without comment.
April 25, 2022	Edited by Charles Horn	merge authors
April 1, 2008	Created by an anonymous user	initial import

Thomas William Rhys Davids

Thomas William Rhys Davids

152 works Add another?

Preview Book

Create a new list

Thomas William Rhys Davids

Lists

Add to List

ID Numbers

Links outside Open Library

Alternative names

History