Translation as Innovation in Literature: the case of a Sanskrit Buddhist poem translated into Chinese
As many other religions have done, Buddhism developed and evolved over the centuries in order to fulfil social needs and to adapt to different cultural backgrounds. Following the commercial routes in Central Asia, from around the second century BCE, Buddhist texts first arrived in China, and consequ...
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De Gruyter
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Open Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opli.2014.1.issue-1/opli-2015-0008/opli-2015-0008.xml?format=INT |