19th Century
During the 19th century, Buddhism (along with many other religions and philosophies) came to the attention of Western intellectuals.
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Famous quotes containing the word century:
“In England we have come to rely upon a comfortable time-lag of fifty years or a century intervening between the perception that something ought to be done and a serious attempt to do it.”
—H.G. (Herbert George)