LEADER 02087nam 2200469 450 001 9910795365503321 005 20230629224746.0 010 $a90-04-44984-1 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004449848 035 $a(CKB)4940000000601778 035 $z(OCoLC)1204343539 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004449848 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6564261 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6564261 035 $a(OCoLC)1243907180 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000601778 100 $a20211116d2021 uy p 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun| uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe footprints of the Buddha $ethe text and the language /$fAlexander Vovin 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aLanguages of Asia ;$vVolume 25 311 $a90-04-44977-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"The echo of the stone/ where I carved the [Buddha's] honorable footprints/ reaches the Heaven, [...]". This book presents the transcription, translation, and analysis of Chinese (753 AD) and Japanese inscriptions (end of the 8th century AD) found on two stones now in the possession of the Yakushiji temple in Nara. All these inscriptions praise the footprints of Buddha, and more exactly their carvings in the stone. The language of the Japanese inscription, which consists of twenty-one poems, reflects the contemporary dialect of Nara. Its writing system shows a quite unique trait, being practically monophonic. The book is richly illustrated by photos of the temple and of the inscriptions. 410 0$aLanguages of Asia series ;$vVolume 25. 606 $aBuddhist poetry, Japanese$vTranslations into English 615 0$aBuddhist poetry, Japanese 676 $a895.61 700 $aVovin$b Alexander$0663521 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795365503321 996 $aThe footprints of the Buddha$93807850 997 $aUNINA