02026nam 22004691 450 991096337580332120251019235416.09789004449848900444984110.1163/9789004449848(CKB)4940000000601778(nllekb)BRILL9789004449848(MiAaPQ)EBC6564261(Au-PeEL)EBL6564261(OCoLC)1243907180(EXLCZ)99494000000060177820201130d2021 uy 0engurun| uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediardacarrierThe Footprints of the Buddha The Text and the Language /Alexander VovinLeiden; Boston :BRILL, 2021.1 online resourceLanguages of Asia ;259789004449770 9004449779 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 ;25.The Text and the LanguageLinguisticsLinguistics.410.9Vovin Alexander663521NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910963375803321The footprints of the Buddha3969194UNINA