xviii, 326 pages : äc 23 cm; Revised edition of: Xuanzang. 1996.; The Pilgrim and the Emperor --Studying in Monasteries --Preparing Himself in Chang'an --Beginning His Journey --Being Lost in the Desert --The Oases of the Northern Silk Road --Staying at the Hami Oasis --Opposing the King of Turfan --Visiting the Monasteries at Kucha --Crossing the Tian Shan Mountains --Meeting the Great Khan --The Crossroads of Asia --Winning Over the King of Samarkand --Poisoning at Kunduz --Visiting Stupas in Balkh --Seeing the Famous Buddhas at Bamiyan --Finding Hidden Treasures in Kapisa --The Land of India --Praying in the Shadow Cave at Jalalabad --Pursuing King Kanishka Around Peshawar --Seeking the Four Great Stupas and the Visvantara Site --Collecting Healing Sutras and Trekking in the Swat Valley --Exploring Monuments at Taxila --Studying the Law in Kashmir --Philosophers and Pirates in Northern India --Fleeing from Robbers in the Punjab --Reaching Mathura, the Heartland of India --Seeing the Sacred Ganges River --Paying Reverence at the Heavenly Staircase --Visiting King Harsha's Kingdom --Pursuing Philosophy and Escaping from Pirates in Ayodhya --Finding the Sandalwood Image at Kausambi --The Buddhist Holy Land --Beholding the Site of the Great Miracle at Sravasti --Seeking the Sacred Traces at Kapilavastu and Lumbini --Paying Reverence at Kusinagara, Where the Buddha Died --Paying Reverence at the Deer Park, in Sarnath --Pursuing Holy Places at Vaisali --Worshipping at the Bo Tree, in Bodh Gaya --Nalanda Monastery and Environs --Meeting the Venerable One.; "The Silk Road Journey with Xuanzang tells the saga of the seventh-century Chinese monk Xuanzang, one of China's great heroes, who completed an epic sixteen-year-long journey to discover the heart of Buddhism at its source in India. Eight centuries before Columbus, this intrepid pilgrim traveled 10,000 miles on the Silk Road, meeting most of Asia's important leaders at that time. In this revised and updated edition, Sally Hovey Wriggins, the first Westerner to walk in Xuanzang's footsteps, brings to life a courageous explorer and devoutly religious man. Through the author's telling of Xuanzang's fascinating and extensive journey, the reader comes to know the contours of the Silk Road, Buddhist art and archaeology; the principles of Buddhism, as well as the geography and history of China, Central Asia, and India."--BOOK JACKET.; 

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