Biography of Dharmasvamin (Chag lo'tsa-ba Chos-rje-dpal). A Tibetan monk pilgrim
Patna: J. P. Jayaswal research Institute, 1959. First edition, 8vo, pp. [8], xlv, [1], 119, [1]; transliterated Tibetan text, with English translation and introduction; original full broan cloth; light rippling to boards, mostly from production with no sign of moisture damage, about fine. Volume 2 of the K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute Patna Historical Researches Series. "Dharmasvamin (1197 – January 1264) was a Tibetan monk and pilgrim who travelled to Nepal and Magadha between 1234 and 1236. The main source on his life is his biography which was composed by Upasaka Chos-dar and provides an eyewitness account of the times. Dharmasvamin's accounts are important for reconstructing the continued operation of Nalanda after it was sacked in 1193 CE" (Wikipedia). Item #73988
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