1932. In this volume, the author wishes to sketch the portraits of some of the great characters of the time, from the founders of Chinese imperialism and of the T'ang dynasty to their contemporaries... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is not a biography of the Buddha. It is a cultural and intellectual history of China's T'ang period focusing on its Buddhist heritage, art, customs, and principle sites. Somewhat out of date in terms of research, as it was written during the 1920's, but still quite fascinating.
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