Chinese monks, dragons, and reincarnation: the hand of Juan Cobo in the cultural translation of Mingxin baojian 明心寶鑑 (Precious Mirror for Enlightening the Mind), circa 1590

Rachel Junlei Zhang; Juan Pablo Gil-Osle

doi:10.1017/S1356186323000068

Chinese monks, dragons, and reincarnation: the hand of Juan Cobo in the cultural translation of Mingxin baojian 明心寶鑑 (Precious Mirror for Enlightening the Mind), circa 1590

Rachel Junlei Zhang
, Juan Pablo Gil-Osle

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This article examines the relationship between the manuscript translation of Mingxin baojian 明心寶鑑 (Precious Mirror for Enlightening the Mind) (circa 1590) by Juan Cobo (circa 1546-1592) and the Fujian book market in China. It explores the cultural implications of Cobo's translation by focusing on the commentary he provided in the marginalia of the manuscript. By investigating Cobo's translation and marginalia notes on three Chinese concepts-Chinese monks, dragons, and reincarnation-this article highlights the complex cultural issues present when the early Spanish missionaries in the Philippines negotiated with Chinese culture in their writings and publications.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1356186323000068
State	Accepted/In press - 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Juan Cobo
Manila
Martín de Rada
Mingxin baojian
Sangley
book printing
cultural exchange
incunabula

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Cultural Studies
General Arts and Humanities

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