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Heart of Buddha, heart of China : the life of Tanxu, a twentieth-century monk /

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The Buddhist monk Tanxu surmounted extraordinary obstacles - poverty, wars, famine, and foreign occupation - to become one of the most prominent monks in China. In this book, James Carter draws on untapped archival materials to provide a book that is part travelogue, part history and part biography...

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Main Author: Carter, James, 1969 January 17-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Tanxu, > da shi, > 1875-1963.
Tanxu, > da shi, > 1875-1963
Buddhist priests > China > Biography.
Buddhist priests > Taiwan > Biography.
Prêtres bouddhistes > Chine > Biographies.
Prêtres bouddhistes > Taiwan > Biographies.
Buddhist priests
China
Taiwan
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The Buddhist monk Tanxu surmounted extraordinary obstacles - poverty, wars, famine, and foreign occupation - to become one of the most prominent monks in China. In this book, James Carter draws on untapped archival materials to provide a book that is part travelogue, part history and part biography of this remarkable man.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 221 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199781317
0199781311
9780199894413
0199894418