Not a single Buddha, bodhisattva, or shengren in Europe, bu… - Thorsten Pattberg

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Not a single Buddha, bodhisattva, or shengren in Europe, but in Asia: all philosophers and saints? What is that probability?

Thorsten Pattberg

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Thorsten J. Pattberg (June 20, 1977 – ) is a German writer, philosopher, and cultural critic from Peking University. He is a disciple of Ji Xianlin and Tu Weiming.

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