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Author Grousset, René, 1885-1952.

Title In the footsteps of the Buddha / René Grousset ; translated from the French by J.A. Underwood
Published New York : Grossman Publishers, 1971

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Description xi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series An Orion Press book
Orion Press book
Contents China in the age of epics -- The call of Buddhism -- Across the great west -- Persian paintings in the heart of the Gobi -- On the eve of the convulsion -- The Greco-Buddhist world -- On to the holy land of the Ganges -- The holy places of Buddhism -- A journey around the Deccan at the time of Ajanta -- Nalanda, the monastic city -- Harsha, the poet king -- From the Pamirs to Tun-huang -- The glory of the T'ang -- Pilgrims of the southern seas -- The voyages of Yi Tsing -- The peace of the pagodas -- The soaring metaphysics of the Mahayana -- The mystical heavens of Buddhism -- The apocalypse of the Indian aesthetic
Notes Originally published: Paris : Librarie Plon, c1929
Translation of: Sur les traces du Bouddha
Translation of: Sur les traces du Bouddha
Subject Xuanzang, approximately 596-664.
Yijing, 635-713.
Buddhism -- History.
Buddhism.
SUBJECT Asia -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008609
China -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024032
China -- Religion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024177
India -- Religion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064947
Author Leon, Mariette.
LC no. 70143531
ISBN 0670400211
Other Titles Sur les traces du Bouddha. English