Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
Häftad, Engelska, 1978
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1978-03-22
- Mått226 x 147 x 14 mm
- Vikt358 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieTranslations from the Asian Classics
- Antal sidor212
- FörlagColumbia University Press
- ISBN9780231083614
- ÖversättareYampolsky, Philip B.