The book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian : concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East (1871)
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323, Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · London : John Murray · leaf 387
t state, i.e. died. The stature of Buddha was, we are told, 12 cubits;but Brahma, Indra, and the other gods vainly tried to compute hisdimensions. Some such rude metaphor is probably embodied in theselarge images. I have described one 69 feet long in Burma, but othersexist of much greater size,… … Great Laina Monastery. Note 3.—Marco is now speaking of the Lamas, or clergy of TibetanBuddhism. The customs mentioned have varied in details, both locallyand with the changes that the system has passed through in the courseof time. The institutes of ancient Buddhism set apart the days of new…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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