Politics in the Translation of Buddhist Texts: Timothy Richard and the Awakening of Faith

This paper is focused on the political rhetoric hidden in the English translation by Timothy Richard of the Awakening of Faith (Dasheng qixin lun 大乘起信論), one of the most popular Buddhist texts in East Asia. It first treats Richard’s translation as an important event in the intellectual history by pl...

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Main Author: Gong, Jun (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2017
In: Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-54
Further subjects:B Mahāyāna
B Hinayana
B Politics
B Timothy Richard
B The Awakening of Faith
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