A Record of the Buddhist Religion As Practised in India and The Malay Archipelago (A.D. 671-695)
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8120616227
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lxiv+240p., Notes; Index; 23cm.
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After the introduction of Buddhism into China, A.D. 67, Fa-hien was the first to make a pilgrimage in India, the holy land of the Buddhists. His journey, which lasted about sixteen years (A.D. 399-414), was detailed in his Fo-kue-ki. Next followed the travels of Sun-yun and Hwui-seng, A.D. 518; unfortunately, however, their narrative is very short, and not to be compared with that of the other travelers. Much later, in the T'ang dynasty, the ...
