The great Buddhist pilgrim, monk- translator Hsuan Tsang had spent 15 years in India studying in Buddhist monasteries where he learned Sanskrit. He brought the…
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Tag: Asian Literary History & Criticism
Buddhism under the Tang – Part 1
Buddhism spread into China from India via foreign traders in the 1st century AD. By the 4th century, Buddhism has spread widely and became the…
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Kang-shi Emperor’s Southern Tours: A Historical Perspective
The Kang-shi Emperor made six famous Southern Tours from 1684 to 1707. The days spent on each of the 6 tours were 60, 70, 102,…
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A Glimpse into Luxury: Tsao Chan’s Recollection
When Tsao Chan left Nanking and moved to Peking after his adopted father Tsao Fu was removed as the Textile Commissioner for Nanking by the…
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The Dream of the Red Chamber (Part 3)
A title (out of five) that Cao Xueqin considered using for his magnum opus is The Twelve Beauties of Jinling. The 5-volume set by Penguin…
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The Dream of the Red Chamber (Part 1)
It is now more or less settled that the author of chapters 1 to 80 of the Dream of the Red Chamber is Cao Xueqin,…
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The Tang China & Japan
The record of a pilgrimage to China in search of the law. This is a 2020 reprint of a translation originally published in 1955. It…
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Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel (part 2)
Sao Guo Yanyi is the common name for this novel. Yanyi means romance. Thus, the novel is titled Romance of the three kingdoms. ” The…
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Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel
The Three Kingdom/ San Guo (part 1) Starting my reading of Three kingdoms. A 2- volume complete and unabridged translation by Moss Roberts. Published 1994.…
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A bibliophile delights
Kinokuniya KLCC @ KL has a superb collection of English books. If any book is not in the store, they will bring in at no…
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