Salle 2, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Abstract

This biography of Xuanzang (602-664), written by two disciples of the great monk, recounts both the traveler's extraordinary journey across the Indian subcontinent and the translator's mundane life on his return to China. This second part contains a number of official documents concerning his translations, as well as some of the correspondence between Xuanzang and the Taizong and Gaozong emperors, and other personalities, including two Indian monks. We intend to re-examine all the letters sent or received by Xuanzang.

Speaker(s)

Jean-Pierre Drège

EPHE, PSL