简介:KingHammurapiofBabylon(ca.1792-1750B.C.)iswell-knownasaleaderofraregiftsandboldstrategyintheOldBabylonianperiod,whilethedeedsofhisworthyofficialsandgreatgeneralsareovershadowedandlesswellknown.Infact,however,itisnexttoimpossibleforonetobecomeagreatleaderinagreatundertakingwithouttheassistanceofvariousablepersons.Thepresentarticleisanattempttopresentsomeinformationontheroleofoneoftheseofficials,whohelpedtoadministerthegreatempireassembledbyHammurapi.
简介:Accordingtotherelevanthistoricaldocuments,GuruChosdbangisacontroversialfigure.HeisconsideredoneofthefiveprominentgTer-ston(treasurediscoverers)inseveralchroniclesofNyingmatradition,however,BustonRinchengrubclaimsinhiscommentsonmantrapracticeinTibetthatGuruChosdbangofferedpervertedteachingsandfabricatedfalsetreasures.Thisisatopicofextremeinterestingtomanyresearchers,andthereareseveralofworksofEnglishscholarshipincludingJanetGyatso'sworkonGuruChosdbang'sautobiographyanalyzingitsnarrativemethods.Thereisstillmoreremainingtofigureout.