Uygur-Turkic Biography of the Seventh-Century Chinese Buddhist Pilgrim Xuanzang, Ninth and Tenth Chapters

by Hugh M. Davies

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 1930, this Uygur translation dates back to the late 1100s, 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0933070462
• ISBN13: 9780933070462
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Sinor Research Institute of Inner Asian Studi
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.2" x 9.0"