Focusing on contemporary Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the Tibetan regions of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces in China, this book explores the intricate entanglements of the Buddhist revivals with…
The Mogao grottoes in northwestern China, located near the town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. In some five hundred caves…
The Texts of Taoism, Part 2 of 2. The Texts of Taoism, Part 2 of 2. Includes The Writings of Kwang Tse, books XVII-XXXIII, The Thâi-shang tractate of actions and their retributions, other Taoist…
The Texts of Taoism, Part 1 of 2. The Sacred Books of China, part 5 of 6 Also: The Tâo teh king (Tao te Ching): The writings of Kwang-tze, books I-XVII.
The Sacred Books of China, part 4 of 6 Part IV of the texts of Confucianism. The Lî Kî, part 2 of 2.
The Sacred Books of China, part 3 of 6 Part III of the texts of Confucianism. The Lî Kî, part 1 of 2.
The Sacred Books of China, part 2 of 6 Part II of The Texts of Confucianism. The Yi King: (I Ching). Dover edition in print.
The Sacred Books of China, part 1 of 6. Part I of The Texts of Confucianism. The Shû king. The religions portions of the Shih king. The Hsiâo king.
Sanskrit text; translation in Tibetan and English; prefatory matter in English and Chinese At head of title: China Tibetology Research Center. Asien-Afrika-Institut (University of Hamburg) Imprin…
1871. In this volume Reverend Beal has translated works of Buddhist Literature in order to make them more accessible to a broader audience. This volume includes bits from Avatamsaka, Pindhadana, La…
This book provides a guide to China's rich and varied museum collections, illustrated with rare images from the collections themselves. A great number of exquisite objects and artifacts have been p…
Travels in Laos and among the Tribes of Southeast Indochina is the sixth part of The Pavie Mission Indochina Papers (1879-1895). It provides an overview of exploration work done in parts of Central…
This is a report of the most famous expedition in Indochina, i.e., the exploration of the Mekong as a trade route and as a route to build political influence in Indochina. This French official miss…
This 14th century lively history introduces basic Buddhism as practiced throughout India and Tibet and describes the process of entering the Buddhist path through study and reflection. In the first…
China has a long and brilliant history. Its documented history is coherent for 3,000 years and its undocumented history is clearly inherited orally for 5,000 years. Archeological discoveries can da…
The book introduces many Chinese inventions covering all aspects of life, from the four major inventions â gunpowder, paper, printing, compass -- to numerous other major and smart inventions such …