Mission to Tibet

The Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Account of Father Ippolito Desideri, S.J.

von Father Ippolito Desideri, S.J.

Mission to Tibet recounts the fascinating eighteenth-century journey of the Jesuit priest ippolito Desideri (1684–1733) to the Tibetan plateau.

The italian missionary was most notably the first european to learn about Buddhism directly with Tibetan scholars and monks—and from a profound study of its primary texts.

Trade paper, 832 pp

Michael J. Sweet, Translator Leonard Zwilling, Editor

Preis : 28,99 €