Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher: London : Trübner
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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"Each September, up to 5,000 of the most amazing pieces of British architecture, engineering and heritage are opened up to the public. The main event and the focus of the series is the London Open House architecture event, which offers the chance to visit some of the very special buildings, many of which are usually closed to the public. From the Bank of England to a top secret Second World War bunker used by Churchill ; Gladstone's St. Deiniol's Library in Wales to the cutting edge life-saving research laboratories at Queen Mary's University"--Container.
Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465578684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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"To retain laws and customs according to the traditionary manner, and to extend these laws and customs to other lands," was the precept of the founders of the Celestial Empire, as well as of other civilised nations. "But this extension," they added, "is not to be effected by the oratorical powers of single messengers, nor through the force of armed hordes. This renovation, as in every other sound organic growth which forces itself from within, can only take place when the Outer Barbarians, irresistibly compelled by the virtue and majesty of the Son of Heaven, blush for their barbarism, voluntarily obey the image of the Heavenly Father, and become men." It will be readily understood that a race holding such opinions would undertake no voyage of discovery, and attempt no conquests. Not a single instance occurs daring the entire four thousand years of the history of Eastern Asia, of an individual who had travelled in foreign lands for the purpose of adding to his own information or that of others. The journey of Lao-tse--the founder of the religion of the Taosse-- to the West appears to be a tale deliberately invented for the purpose of connecting his doctrine of the Primitive and Infinite 'Wisdom with that of "The Western Mountain of the Gods," or with Buddhism. The campaigns beyond those limits which Nature has assigned to the Chinese Empire, were undertaken merely through the impulse of self-preservation. Men were compelled, in Central as in Eastern Asia, in Thibet as well as on the banks of the Irawaddy, to anticipate the dangers and invasions which, at a later period, threatened the freedom of the Central Empire, and were frequently obliged to send ambassadors or spies into different Asiatic or European countries to obtain information relating to their situation and nature, as well as the condition of their inhabitants, which could guide them in their subsequent warlike or diplomatic relations with the enemies of the Empire. This land, so blessed by Nature, attracted not only the barbarian desirous of plunder, but also the merchant, since certain productions, such as silk, tea, and true rhubarb, were found only there. The Chinese Government as well as people, influenced by the precepts of their wise men, received strangers graciously so long as they implicitly obeyed, or in any manner evinced fear and submission, and returned the presents which were offered according to Oriental custom with others of still greater value. All the discoveries and experiences, all the knowledge and information which they thus obtained in their peaceful or warlike relations with foreign nations, were generally recorded in the last division of the "Year-Books" of their own chronicles, forming, in an historical point of view, an inestimable treasure.
Author: Charles G. Leland
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385242606
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Author: Henriette Mertz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781605064420
Category : Shan hai ching (Chinese classic)
Languages : en
Pages : 137
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Author: Rasmus Bjørn Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Author: Rasmus Björn Anderson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385534151
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Author: Robert Edward Gordon
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000783170
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 187
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This book is the first comprehensive overview of Buddhist architecture in North America and provides an analysis of Buddhist architecture and communities. Exploring the arrival of Buddhist architecture in America, the book lays out how Buddhists have expressed their spiritual beliefs in structural form in the United States. The story follows the parallel history of the religion’s emergence in the United States since the California Gold Rush to the present day. Conceived of as a general history, the book investigates Buddhist structures with respect to the humanistic qualities associated with Buddhist doctrine and how Buddhist groups promote their faith and values in an American setting. The author’s point of view starts from the ground floor of the buildings to move deeper into the space of Buddhist practice, the mind that seeks enlightenment, and the structures that help one to do so. It discusses Buddhist architecture in the United States in a manner consistent with the intensely human context of its use. A unique and ground-breaking analysis, this book adds to the study of Buddhist architecture in America while also addressing the topic of how and why Buddhists use architecture in general. It will be of interest to scholars of religion, architecture, space and place, U.S. history, Asian Studies, and Buddhist Studies. It will also be a valuable addition to the libraries of Buddhist communities across the United States and the world, since many of the observations about Buddhist architecture in the United States may also apply to structures in Europe and Asia.
Author: Edward P. Vining
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 822
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Typescript of chapter 37, summarizing arguments of preceding chapters in support of theory that Hwui Shan and other Buddhist monks visited parts of America, including Mexico, in the 5th century.
Author: William Cullen Bryant
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368720155
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
