Manuscripts and travellers: the sino-tibetan documents of a tenth-century buddhist pilgrim
Auteur :
van Schaik, Sam / Galambos, Imre
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9783110225648
Date de publication :
17 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
538 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
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.