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HEART OF BUDDHA, HEART OF CHINA
THE LIFE OF TANXU, A TWENTIETH CENTURY MONK |
| By: |
James Carter |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0199367590 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199367597 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2014 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
James Carter, accessing previously untapped sources, tells the story of Tanxu's life and gives first-person immediacy to one of the most turbulent periods in Chinese history. |
| Synopsis: |
The Buddhist monk Tanxu surmounted extraordinary obstacles-poverty, wars, famine, and foreign occupation-to become one of the most prominent monks in China, founding numerous temples and schools and attracting crowds of students and disciples wherever he went. Heart of Buddha, Heart of China traces Tanxu's journey from his birth in 1875 to his death in 1963. Through Tanxu's life we come to know one of the most turbulent periods in Chinese history as it moved from empire to republic. James Carter draws on archives and interviews to provide a book that is part travelogue, part history, and part biography. |
| Illustrations: |
3 illus. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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