02087nam 2200469 450 991080928860332120230629224746.090-04-44984-110.1163/9789004449848(CKB)4940000000601778(OCoLC)1204343539(nllekb)BRILL9789004449848(MiAaPQ)EBC6564261(Au-PeEL)EBL6564261(OCoLC)1243907180(EXLCZ)99494000000060177820211116d2021 uy pengurun| uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediardacarrierThe footprints of the Buddha the text and the language /Alexander VovinLeiden ;Boston :Brill,[2021]©20211 online resourceLanguages of Asia ;Volume 2590-04-44977-9 Includes bibliographical references and index."The echo of the stone/ where I carved the [Buddha's] honorable footprints/ reaches the Heaven, [...]". This book presents the transcription, translation, and analysis of Chinese (753 AD) and Japanese inscriptions (end of the 8th century AD) found on two stones now in the possession of the Yakushiji temple in Nara. All these inscriptions praise the footprints of Buddha, and more exactly their carvings in the stone. The language of the Japanese inscription, which consists of twenty-one poems, reflects the contemporary dialect of Nara. Its writing system shows a quite unique trait, being practically monophonic. The book is richly illustrated by photos of the temple and of the inscriptions.Languages of Asia series ;Volume 25.Buddhist poetry, JapaneseTranslations into EnglishBuddhist poetry, Japanese895.61Vovin Alexander663521MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809288603321The footprints of the Buddha3969194UNINA