UID:
almahu_9949474024802882
Format:
1 online resource (247 p.) :
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div. Abb.
ISBN:
9783110225655
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Studies in Manuscript Cultures , 2
Content:
This study is based on a manuscript which was carried by a Chinese monk through the monasteries of the Hexi corridor, as part of his pilgrimage from Wutaishan to India. The manuscript has been created as a composite object from three separate documents, with Chinese and Tibetan texts on them. Included is a series of Tibetan letters of introduction addressed to the heads of monasteries along the route, functioning as a passport when passing through the region. The manuscript dates to the late 960s, coinciding with the large pilgrimage movement during the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Northern Song recorded in transmitted sources. Therefore, it is very likely that this is a unique contemporary testimony of the movement, of which our pilgrim was also part. Complementing extant historical sources, the manuscript provides evidence for the high degree of ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity in Western China during this period.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgements --
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1 Introduction --
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Part I. Cultural Context and Historical Connections --
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2 The Dunhuang Manuscripts --
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3 Buddhist Pilgrimage to the West in the Tenth Century --
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4 Tibetans of the Borderlands --
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Part II. The Manuscript --
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5 The Structure of the Manuscript --
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6 From the Gantong Monastery --
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7 The Baoenjing --
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8 The Tibetan Tantric Texts --
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9 The Letters of Passage --
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10 Conclusions --
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Maps --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Plates. Teil 1 --
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Plates. Teil 2
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Philosophy 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238488
In:
DGBA Philosophy 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636949
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2011, De Gruyter, 9783110261189
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2011, De Gruyter, 9783110261233
In:
E-BOOK PAKET PHILOSOPHIE UND GESCHICHTE 2011, De Gruyter, 9783110261257
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110225648
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
DOI:
10.1515/9783110225655
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110225655
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110225655
