부산대학교 도서관

Mdo-smad-chos-'byung (The Political and Religious History of A-mdo) is one of the most influential historical works in Tibetan historiography which contains many place names in Tibetan history, involving, at the beginning of this book, Bru-sha and Sbalti, two significant names. However, Bru-sha and Sbal-ti have not been exactly translated from Tibetan into Chinese by scholars. In effect, Bru-sha and Sbal-ti are closely related with Bolü or Bolor in Chinese historical records. Accordingly, this paper discusses the evolution of the relevant toponyms, the interaction between different ethnic groups, and culture change in the areas of Bru-sha and Sbal-ti based on analyses of the past of Great Bolor and Little Bolor. Furthermore the author tentatively considers Chinese translation of Bru-sha and Sbal-ti in different contexts from his painstaking research. Meanwhile, several crucial historical facts are presented for the first time in light of this research. In addition, Chinese translations of some titles, proper nouns and terms in this paper mirror the ideas and principles of translation studies in praxis.