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Xuanzang: A Buddhist Pilgrim On The Silk Road de Sally Wriggins

Xuanzang: A Buddhist Pilgrim On The Silk Road

Autor Sally Wriggins
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2022
The saga of the seventh-century Chinese monk Xuanzang, who completed an epic sixteen-year journey to discover the heart of Buddhism at its source in India, is a splendid story of human struggle and triumph. One of China's great heroes, Xuanzang is introduced here for the first time to Western readers in this richly illustrated book.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780367216672
ISBN-10: 0367216671
Pagini: 292
Dimensiuni: 189 x 246 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Sally Hovey Wrigginsis a writer and lecturer who has lived in Sri Lanka twice,most recently as the wife of the American ambassador. While there, she studied Buddhism with the Venerable Kheminda Thero. Her interest in Xuanzang dates back to 1977 when White Monkey King was published. Since then she has written of Xuanzang's extensive Asian travels in Archeology and Orientations.

Cuprins

Foreword -- Preface -- Notes on Spelling and Pronunciation -- The Pilgrim & The Emperor -- The OASES of the Northern Silk Road -- The Crossroads of Asia -- The Land of India -- Philosophers & Pirates in Northern India -- The Buddhist Holy Land -- Nalanda Monastery & Environs -- Philosophers, Rock-Cut Caves & A Fortune-Teller -- The Journey Home to China -- Back in China -- Afterword: The Legacy of Xuanzang -- Notes on Illustrations

Descriere

This book introduces Xuanzang, one of China's great heroes, who completed an epic sixteen-year journey to discover the heart of Buddhism at its source in India. It takes the reader on a rousing adventure that also gives a compelling view of Asian history and civilization.