The work was started in 1923 as a private enterprise, but retarded ly the great. earthquake of that Again, @ with Japanese year. In' 1926 it was taken up
ficial assistance to the extent of Y¥. 30,000 yearly and with equal amount subscribed by the French government, besides private donationy in Japan and. France. Young French scholars are working in Tokyo at the Maison at the present time and much valuable Fesearch is. being conteibabed of everything Japanese, froma close study. of Japanese' Buddhism to Dhillogy, and Japanese banking Dractice. An encyelopeedie diction ary on Chinese and Japanese sources of Buddhism is one of the noteworthy endeavours at the pre-Sent, also, and it is thought that another five years will see its completion.
'A comprehensive French library is being formed at the Maison, and the popular aspects of the. work which has the support. of large numbers of Japanese, are to be found "ce tures, subscription dinners whare French subjects are discussed, and similar kinds of cultural entertainments.
Despite his having been selected to commence the work of the Maison in "Tokyo, Dr. Levi said yesterday that most of his studies had been fon India. He has taught Sanserit for the past 40 years, and is well
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