Xuanzang: A Buddhist Pilgrim On The Silk Road
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0813334071
ISBN 13
9780813334073
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1996
Publisher
Pages
263 pages
Subject
Xuanzang, approximately 596-664. Buddhist priests China Biography. Hsüan-tsang <ca. 596-664> - Journeys - Asia, Central. Asia, Central - Description and travel. Asia, Central - History. Silk Road - Description and travel.
Abstract
Foreword / Frederick W. Mote -- 1. The Pilgrim & The Emperor -- 2. The Oases of the Northern Silk Road -- 3. The Crossroads of Asia -- 4. The Land of India -- 5. Philosophers & Pirates in Northern India -- 6. The Buddhist Holy Land -- 7. Nalanda Monastery & Environs -- 8. Philosophers, Rock-Cut Caves & A Fortune-Teller -- 9. The Journey Home to China -- 10. Back in China -- Afterword: The Legacy of Xuanzang.
Description
xxiv, 263 pages, [4] pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Biblio Notes
33438874
Number of Copies
1
