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Identification of a Yuan-period location
by Matthew Kapstein
Dear friends,
The colophons of several surviving Yuan-period prints of Tibetan Buddhist
works name the place of execution as "ka'u lang ho'i sde chen po",
that is, the "great district, or possibly monastic community, of ka'u lang
ho," evidently a transcription of a Chinese toponym. One suggestion I
have received is Gaotangfu 高唐府, in Shandong. In this case, the first and third syllables pose no problem,
but Ch. tang > Tib. lang I'm less sure of. Moreover, I can find no evidence
that Gaotangfu was an important site of Buddhist, much less of Tibetan
Buddhist, activity under the Yuan.
I would be most grateful for any assistance that may forthcoming to resolve
this conundrum.
best to all,
Matthew
Matthew Kapstein
EPHE, Paris, and the University of Chicago
