The Travels of Fa-hsien (399–414 A.D.), or Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms

This 1923 edition of The Travels of Fa-hsien was translated into English by H. A. Giles (1845–1935).

H. A. Giles (Translated by)

9781107685321, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 12 January 2012

116 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.7 cm, 0.14 kg

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.

Introduction
Bibliographical note
Terms used by Fa-hsien
Record of the Buddhistic kingdoms
Note
From the descriptive catalogue of the imperial library, published 1795
Index
Map of the travels of Fa-hsien.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]