Sacred Sovereigns across the Silk Road: The Church of the East's Gift of Buddhist-Christian Icons to the Chinese Emperor in 781, and Its Relevance to Buddhist-Christian Studies
This article examines the Xi'an stele, set in place in 781 in China's capital of Chang'an (modern-day Xi'an), by the East Syrian Christian community resident in China officially since 635. The Xi'an stele indicates that an elite within the East Syrian Church presented "...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Hawaii Press
[2018]
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Buddhist Christian studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 38, Pages: 203-216 |
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Tang dynasty China
B East Syrian Christianity B charismatic holy men B Silk Road B monastic dialogue B Icons B Esoteric Buddhism B Iconoclasm B Interreligious Dialogue B Xi'an stele |
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