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Texts from the Buddhist Canon, Commonly known as Dhammapada; with Accompanying Narratives;

Samuel, Beal

History

BiblioLife

The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang

Routledge

Si-Yu-Ki Buddhist Records of the Western World

Taylor&Francis

Texts from the Buddhist Canon

A Catena of Buddhist Scriptures from the Chinese (Primary Sources, Historical Collections)

Asia

Primary Sources, Historical Collections

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Texts from the Buddhist Canon, Commonly known as Dhammapada; with Accompanying Narratives; - Scholar's Choice Edition

Scholar's Choice

Buddhist Records of the Western World, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

Forgotten Books

The Chinese Buddhist Pilgrims visited India during the early centuries of the Christian era. The Buddhist literature of China contains the records of their travels, the authenticity of which vouchsafed by the facts related in them. the principal Chinese Buddhist Pilgrims who visited India and wrote the accounts of their travel were Shih Fahian Sung Yun and Hwei and I-tsing The records are very interesting as they refer to the geography, history, manners and religion of the people of the countries West of China, of India in particular, visited by the pilgrims.

Buddhist Records of the Western World by Si-Yu-Ki (2 Vols) (A.D. 629/in Two Volumes)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Motilal Banarsidass

A riveting narrative about one of the worlds most celebrated travellers. One of the first pilgrims to travel to India from China, Hiuen-Tsiang was a monk whose journeys brought him in close contact with Indias flourishing Buddhist culture, giving him a deep understanding of the political, social, and economic scenarios of the country. Translated in the mid-nineteenth century by Samuel Beal, this gripping account of a scholars journeys takes us across seventeen years of travel through the Gobi desert, to the ancient monasteries of Kabul, and finally to the hotbed of Buddhism, India. Known as the Master of the Law, Hiuen-Tsiang provided an insightful commentary on Indias social structure during the times of monarchs such as Ashoka and Harsha. A book replete with undertones of adventure and wanderlust, The Life of Hiuen- Tsiang is a riveting narrative about one of the world's most celebrated travellers.

THE LIFE OF HIUEN - TSIANG

Literature & Fiction

Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd.

The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang by the Shaman Hwui Li with an Introduction Containing an Account of the Works of I-Tsing

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