August 11, 2025Journal of Foreign Languages and Cultures

Lost in India, Found in China: Nine(+) Lives of the Buddha

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HTHarish TrivediUniversity of Delhi

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Analysis reveals divergent cultural interpretations of the Buddhacharita across Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan texts, suggesting complex cultural exchanges.

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The article examines nine versions of the Buddhacharita, showing its influence across different cultures and languages.
Key findings include significant divergences in cultural details from the original Sanskrit to later translations in Chinese and Tibetan.
This analysis utilizes a meta-textual approach to explore the textual transition and transformations the Buddhacharita underwent over centuries.
Significant attention is given to how the exotic portrayal in The Light of Asia defined Western perceptions of Buddhism during colonial times.

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Harish Trivedi (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a35ef30a429f7973328306 https://doi.org/10.53397/hunnu.jflc.202501005

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Analysis reveals divergent cultural interpretations of the Buddhacharita across Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan texts, suggesting complex cultural exchanges.

Lost in India, Found in China: Nine(+) Lives of the Buddha

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Lost in India, Found in China: Nine(+) Lives of the Buddha

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