On Yuan Chwang’s Travels in India 629-645 AD
Author: | Thomas Watters [1840—1901] |
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No of Pages: | 428 |
Edition: | 1st |
Year of Publication: | 1918 |
File Size: | 10 MB |
Permission: | Creative Commons Licence |
Blurb: | Yuan Chwang was concerned about the incomplete and misinterpreted nature of the Buddhist texts reaching China. At age 27, he began his journey to India. He departed India with numerous Sanskrit texts on a caravan of twenty packhorses. On his return, Emperor Taizong encouraged him to write a travelogue. |
Notes: | Short biography of the author. |
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