Premodern Flows in Postmodern China; Globalization and the Sipsongpanna Tais  

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Davis, Sara

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Modern China vol. 29 no. 2 (Apr. 2003), page 176-203.
Topik: Globalization and the Sipsongpanna Tais
Fulltext: 176MC292.pdf (113.23KB)

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At this time, word arrived that the Lord Buddha had descended from the heavens to live among people, and that he had brought with him good fortune, wisdom, and a written alphabet. Thereupon, everyone went to the Lord Buddha to request the written alphabet. The different ethnic groups each took their own tools for preserving the alphabet: Hans took paper, Tais took palm leaves, and Akhas took buffalo hides. 1 They followed the same route, climbing mountains and fording rivers, traveling many months and years before they finally arrived at the sacred mountain where the Lord Buddha preached to the people. Together they kneeled before the Lord Buddha and requested the alphabet. The Lord Buddha wrote the same alphabet on the paper, palm leaves, and buffalo hides.

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