| The Travels of Fa-Hsien (399 414 A.D.), or Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms Contributor(s): Giles, Herbert Allen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 110768532X ISBN-13: 9781107685321 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $41.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 915.041 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5" W x 8" (0.29 lbs) 116 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1923, this edition of The Travels of Fa-hsien was translated into English by H. A. Giles (1845-1935), a scholar of Chinese language and culture who helped popularize the Wade-Giles system for the Romanization of the Chinese languages. The Travels relates the story of Fa-hsien's journey from Central China across the Gobi Desert, over the Hindu Kush, and through India down to the mouth of the Hoogly, where he took a ship and returned to China by sea, bringing with him the books of the Buddhist Canon and images of Buddhist deities. This is a fascinating text that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Buddhism and Chinese literature. |