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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464223403321

Autore

Waley Arthur

Titolo

The real Tripitaka : and other pieces / / Arthur Waley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfordshire ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-57693-2

1-315-01895-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Collana

China : history, philosophy, economics ; ; XXXIV

Disciplina

294.361

Soggetti

Tales - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1952.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part one. The real Tripitaka -- part two. Ennin and Ensai -- part three. Eight Chinese stories -- part four. From the Japanese -- part five. Original stories in Chinese style.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1952. The Real Tripitaka gives an account of the seventh century pilgrim's adventures, spiritual and material, both in India and after his return to China. In addition the book contains an account of a Japanese pilgrim's visit to China in the ninth century, which describes the Wu-t'ai Shan, China's great place of Pilgrimage, and an eye-witness's account of the great persecution of Buddhism in 842-845 A.D.