Download or read book The Footprints of the Buddha written by Alexander Vovin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with Chinese and Japanese inscriptions (8th century AD) about the footprints of Buddha. The language of the Japanese inscription reflects the contemporary dialect of Nara. Its writing system presents a special interest being practically monophonic.