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The Importance of Translation in Xuanzang’s Life

 | Lingnan University |
Published online: 1 April 2014
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https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.12.1.04lun
Abstract/Résumé
Xuanzang (600-664) est une figure iconique pour les études traductologiques et pour le bouddhisme en Chine. Son pèlerinage en Inde, ses réflexions sur les principes de traduction et ses nombreuses traductions de « sutra » ont fait l’objet de nombreuses études. Ses traductions de « sutra » restent très révélateurs et instructifs, même pour les traducteurs d’aujourd'hui. En fait, la traduction est le fil qui traverse toute sa vie, ses oeuvres et ses accomplissements. Dans cette perspective, cet article a pour but de réfléchir sur le rôle de la traduction, à diverses étapes importantes de sa vie, dans la formation de ses actions avant, pendant et après son pèlerinage.
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