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Bringing Buddhism to Tibet : history and narrative in the Dba' bzhed nanuscript /

Bringing Buddhism to Tibet is a landmark study of the Dba' bzhed, a text recounting the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet. The narrative of Buddhism's arrival in Tibet is known from a number of versions, but the Dba' bzhed--preserved in a single manuscript--is the oldest complete copy...

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Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Brandon, Dotson (Contributor), Doney, Lewis (Editor), John, Bray (Contributor), Lewis, Doney (Contributor), Michael, Willis (Contributor), Sam, van Schaik (Contributor), Serena, Biondo (Contributor), Tsering, Gonkatsang (Contributor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]
Series:	Beyond boundaries (Walter De Gruyter & Co.) ; v. 10.
Subjects:	Sba bźed. Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > History. Buddhism. Buddhismus. Kodikologie. Paläographie. Tibetan history. Tibetische Geschichte. codicology. paleography. RELIGION / Buddhism / History. Buddhism China > Tibet Autonomous Region Electronic books. History
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