Chasing the Monk’s Shadow
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
0670058238
Length
x+446p., Notes; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
Subjects
In the seventh century AD, the Chinese monk Xuanzang (earlier spelt as Hiuen Tsang or Hsuan Tsang) set off on an epic journey to India to study Buddhist philosophy from the Indian masters. Travelling along the silk road, through the desolate wastes of the Gobi desert and the icy passes of Central Asia, braving brigands and blizzards, Xuanzang finally reached India, where his spiritual quest took him to Buddhist holy places and inonasteries throughout the ...
