The Gatakamala

The Gatakamala
Author: J.S. Speyer
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Total Pages: 378
Release: 1971-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 8120807073

This is the first Indian edition of Speyer's English translation of Aryasura's Gatakamala. The work belongs to the Canon of the Northern Buddhists. It contains thrityfour Gataka legends woven into the ethical and religious discourses that either magnify the glory of the Buddha or illustrate Buddhist doctrine and precepts by appropriate examples. The book is a first-rate document for the study of Mahayana Buddhism. Interspersed with the moral maxims the accounts of the marvelous deeds of the Bodhisattva are meant to inspire the reader with a stronger faith in the Buddha or an extraordinary zeal for self-sacrifice. The translation is authentic and authoritative. The reader will derive adequate knowledge and inspiration as from the original text.

A Treasury of Aphoristic Jewels

A Treasury of Aphoristic Jewels
Author: James E. Bosson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2017-07-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134897006

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1202
Release: 1899
Genre: Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN:

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 636
Release: 1895
Genre: Library catalogs
ISBN:

Consists of "accessions" and "books in foreign languages".

Silk Road: The Study Of Drama Culture

Silk Road: The Study Of Drama Culture
Author: Fen Gao
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 856
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9813202971

Silk Road: The Study of Drama Culture is the translated edition of the Chinese academic book of the same title written by Professor LI Qiang from Shaanxi Normal University, China. The book breaks through the concept of regarding Han Drama as the center, yet elaborates the Silk Road drama as an inclusive culture and a prevailing literary art form in human civilization. Relying on his extensive experience and broad vision, the author conducts the thorough study by means of literature, artifacts and academic fieldwork. The book studies the drama culture of all ethnic groups from Asia, Europe and Africa and touches upon the cultural exchanges between China and its neighboring countries, between the East and the West. The carefully presented details in this book are aimed to explore all the related fields such as dramaturgy, philology, phonology, religion, history, geography, archeology, ethnology, and folklore between the East and the West from the perspective of cultural anthropology. The explanations in the book contribute to an in-depth study on the origins of the Silk Road and the drama culture along the Silk Road.