Religion Past and Present
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Religion Past and Present (RPP) Online is the online version of the updated English translation of the 4th edition of the definitive encyclopedia of religion worldwide: the peerless Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (RGG). This great resource, now at last available in English and Online, Religion Past and Present Online continues the tradition of deep knowledge and authority relied upon by generations of scholars in religious, theological, and biblical studies. Including the latest developments in research, Religion Past and Present Online encompasses a vast range of subjects connected with religion.
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Religion Past and Present (RPP) Online is the online version of the updated English translation of the 4th edition of the definitive encyclopedia of religion worldwide: the peerless Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (RGG). This great resource, now at last available in English and Online, Religion Past and Present Online continues the tradition of deep knowledge and authority relied upon by generations of scholars in religious, theological, and biblical studies. Including the latest developments in research, Religion Past and Present Online encompasses a vast range of subjects connected with religion.
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Xuanzang (Hsüan Tsang)
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[German Version] (600[?] – 664) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, a pilgrim to India, and a translator. In 646, he authored the
Xijouji, the “Report on the Western Regions (i.e. Central Asia and India)” at the request of Emperor Taizong, this being an important and comprehensive source for the history and situation of Buddhism (I, 2, 3, 4) in India and Central Asia. Xuanzang mostly translated works of the Yogācāra and of Abhidharma literature. Wu Cheng’en (c. 1500–1582) wrote the novel
Xijouji ,
The Journey to the West, around the person of Xuanzang; its fictitious episodes concerning …
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