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	Publisher: Dev Publishers And Distributors
	Author Herbert A. Giles
	Language: English
	Pages: 129
	Cover: PAPERBACK
	8.5X5.5 inch
	Weight 213 gm
	Edition: 2025
	ISBN: 9789359444062
	HBM583

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About the Book Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms by Herbert A. Giles is an English translation of the travels and observations of the Chinese monk Faxian (also spelled Fa Hsein), who journeyed to India in the 4th century CE in search of Buddhist scriptures and knowledge. This work provides a fascinating account of ancient India, Central Asia, and the Buddhist practices of the time, as observed by Faxian.

Giles presents Faxian's detailed descriptions of monasteries, religious rituals, and sacred sites, along with insights into the socio-political landscape of the regions he visited. The text also highlights the flourishing Buddhist culture and the challenges Faxian faced during his travels, including traversing treacherous mountain passes and vast deserts.

This translation preserves the historical and spiritual significance of Faxian's journey, offering readers a rare glimpse into the spread of Buddhism and its integration with various cultures. It remains an essential resource for understanding early Buddhist history and intercultural exchange.

Preface The "Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms" is a meagre narrative of one of the most extraordinary journeys ever undertaken and brought to a successful issue. A Buddhist priest, named Fa Hsien, travels from China through India to Ceylon, on to Sumatra and back to China by sea; his object being to obtain copies of the Sacred Books of Buddhism for the further enlightenment of his fellow countrymen at home.

Introduction The "Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms," in one volume, was composed by Sung Shih, otherwise called Fa Hsien. Tu Yu in his T'ung Tien quotes this work, but makes the author Fa Ming. He did so because the word Hsien had been appropriated by the emperor Chung Tsung, and men of the T'ang dynasty had substituted Ming. For this reason there occur in the original commentary the four words "changed because imperially ap-propriated."

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