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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:00 AM

Fragments of the Tocharian

How did Buddha get from India to China? And what does a 97-year-old translator in Beijing have to do with it?

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  • Tuesday, January 29, 2008 01:54 PM

    Correction, Please

    Andrew, its "Padma Bushan," not "Padma Bushwan."

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