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Manuscripts and Travellers the Sino-Tibetan Documents of a Tenth-Century Buddhist Pilgrim

Imre Galambos

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Description:This study is based on a Sino-Tibetan manuscript from the late 960s, carried by a Chinese pilgrim through the Hexi corridor on his way from Wutaishan to India. Included is a series of Tibetan letters of introduction that functioned as a passport as the monk stopped in monasteries on his way. The manuscript is a unique contemporarytestimony of the large pilgrimage movement known from historical sources. It also provides evidence for the high degree of ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity in Western China during this period.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Manuscripts and Travellers the Sino-Tibetan Documents of a Tenth-Century Buddhist Pilgrim. To get started finding Manuscripts and Travellers the Sino-Tibetan Documents of a Tenth-Century Buddhist Pilgrim, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 247

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1283398842

Description: This study is based on a Sino-Tibetan manuscript from the late 960s, carried by a Chinese pilgrim through the Hexi corridor on his way from Wutaishan to India. Included is a series of Tibetan letters of introduction that functioned as a passport as the monk stopped in monasteries on his way. The manuscript is a unique contemporarytestimony of the large pilgrimage movement known from historical sources. It also provides evidence for the high degree of ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity in Western China during this period.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Manuscripts and Travellers the Sino-Tibetan Documents of a Tenth-Century Buddhist Pilgrim. To get started finding Manuscripts and Travellers the Sino-Tibetan Documents of a Tenth-Century Buddhist Pilgrim, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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