Xuanzang biography of abraham james

Preparing your PDF for download There was a problem with your download, please contact the server administrator. This book presents a study of the 9th and 10th chapters of the Uygur translation of the Chinese biography of the Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang. Discovered in , this Uygur translation dates back to the late s, and as such provides a remarkable source for Uygur and Chinese historical linguistics.

This work presents the 9th and 10th chapters of this translation in four forms: the transliteration and transcription of the Uygur text, the Chinese text of the original biography, facsimiles of the original Uygur folios, and Kahar's English translation.

The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang, who, just decades before the Muslim conquests, passed through taking meticulous notes, recorded an extensive.

Barat Kahar also provides an extensive introduction which provides the reader with the appropriate historical context for the study of this translation. Description Contents Authors Praise This book presents a study of the 9th and 10th chapters of the Uygur translation of the Chinese biography of the Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang. Kahar Barat is a historian and scholar of Buddhism and Islam in Xinjiang.

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