Mission to Tibet : the extraordinary eighteenth-century account of Father Ippolito Desideri, S.J. / translated by Michael J. Sweet ; edited by Leonard Zwilling.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 761-771) and index.
Note
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Contents
Illustrations; Technical Note; Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; To the Reader; Book I; Book II; Book III; Book IV; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Table of Tibetan Transliteration; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Translator and Editor.
Summary
When Ippolito Desideri's Historical Notices of Tibet first appeared in an abridged English translation in 1932, it was soon recognized as a classic for its richly detailed descriptions of Tibetan social, cultural, and religious life. The Italian missionary was the first Westerner to learn about Buddhism directly with Tibetan scholars. He was also an eyewitness to some of the most tumultuous events in Tibet's history, of which he left us a vivid and dramatic account. Unfortunately, the earlier translation omitted, truncated, or paraphrased much of Desideri's text, especially his comprehensive t.