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Kumarajiva

Kumarajiva

The Transcreator of Buddhist Chinese Diction

By (author) Nirmala Shirma

$70.00

  • The first full-length account of the extraordinary life of Kumarajiva
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This work is the first full-length narration of the extraordinary life, immense literary output, manifold philosophical perspectives of Kumarajiva and his development of a new translation methodology. All his works, both extant and lost, are detailed. The author discusses at length Kumarajiva’s texts that became the foundation of sects and philosophical systems in East Asia. Around a hundred illustrations of murals and scrolls vividly portray the ambience of Kucha, Kumarajiva’s homeland. The book also includes a write-up by President Daisaku Ikeda, whose devotion to the unparalleled monk-translator adds to the deep understanding of the mind and message of Kumarajiva. President Ikeda discusses Kumarajiva’s new systematiZation of terminology to bring greater clarity to Buddhist thought and practice. Contents:
Foreword Preface Life and works of Kumarajiva Kumarajiva and his translation activities Kumarajiva’s biography in the Kao-seng-chuan of Hui-chiao AD-519 Biography of Sêng Jui Endnotes Chinese text of the life of Kumarajiva Index

Specifications
Publisher
Niyogi Books
ISBN
9788189738198
Published
23rd Jul 2012
Binding
Hardback
Territory
USA & Canada
Size
8.87 in x 11.40 in
Pages
180 Pages
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