UID:
almafu_9958352297802883
Format:
1 online resource(256p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. , 2014. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812209693
Series Statement:
Encounters with Asia
Content:
This interdisciplinary study examines the reception of Ayurvedic knowledge and other Indian medical teachings in medieval China through analysis of Buddhist texts, including translations from Indian languages as well as Chinese compositions between the second and ninth centuries.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. The Buddhist Medical Transmission --
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Chapter 2. Translators and Translation Practice --
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Chapter 3. Translating Medicine in Buddhist Scriptures --
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Chapter 4. Rewriting Buddhist Medicine --
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Chapter 5. Popularizing Buddhist Medicine --
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Conclusion --
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List of Abbreviations --
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Notes --
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List of Chinese and Japanese Characters --
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References --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812209693
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209693
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209693
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