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A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of His Travels in India and Ceylon in Search of the Buddhist Books of Dis

A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of His Travels in India and Ceylon in Search of the Buddhist Books of Dis

Legge, James

Hardcover

Fiction AnthologiesBuddhismIndia & South Asia

ISBN10: 1163200689
ISBN13: 9781163200681
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 202
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms is a travelogue written by the Chinese monk Fa-Hien during his journey to India and Ceylon in search of the Buddhist books of discipline. The book provides a detailed account of his travels, including descriptions of the places he visited, the people he met, and the customs and practices he observed. The author also provides insights into the Buddhist teachings and practices that he encountered during his journey. The book is translated and annotated by James Legge, a renowned scholar of Chinese literature and philosophy, and is considered an important historical document of early Buddhism in India and Ceylon.1886. Legge, British sinologist, was a missionary to China. He lived in Hong Kong for 30 years. Believing in the necessity of missionaries being able to comprehend the ideas and culture of the Chinese, he began a translation in many volumes of the Chinese classics, a monumental task admirably executed and completed a few years before his death. This work consists of three parts: the Translation of Fa-hien's Narrative of His Travels; copious Notes; and the Chinese Text of Legge's copy from Japan. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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