| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Preface; Notes on Spelling and Pronunciation; 1. The Pilgrim and the Emperor; 2. The Oases of the Northern Silk Road; 3. The Crossroads of Asia; 4. The Land of India; 5. Philosophers and Pirates in Northern India; 6. The Buddhist Holy Land; 7. Nalanda Monastery and Environs; 8. Philosophers, Caves, And a Fortune-Teller; 9. The Journey Home to China; 10. Back in China; 11. The Last Years; 12. The Legacy of Xuangzang; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Maps; Notes on Illustrations; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Walk the Silk Road with the Buddhist monk who crisscrossed the Asian continent and prompted a great cultural exchange between India and China |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: Xuanzang. 1996 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Xuanzang, approximately 596-664.
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| SUBJECT |
Xuanzang, approximately 596-664 fast |
| Subject |
Buddhist priests -- China -- Biography
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Buddhist priests
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Pelgrims.
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Boeddhisme.
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China
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wriggins, Sally Hovey.
Xuanzang
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| ISBN |
9780786725441 |
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0786725443 |
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