A Tang Inscription on the Himalayan Route
A cliff inscription near Gyirong records a seventh-century mission toward India and shows how a short text can preserve a much longer history of movement across the Himalaya.
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A cliff inscription near Gyirong records a seventh-century mission toward India and shows how a short text can preserve a much longer history of movement across the Himalaya.
A Tang-era cliff inscription in Gyirong preserves an envoy’s journey toward India; its original carving and a later replica tell complementary stories.