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Xuanzang: A Buddhist Pilgrim on the Silk Road

by Sally Hovey Wriggins. 266 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Sally Hovey Wriggins

Publisher:

   Westview Press

Place of Publication:

  Boulder, CO  

Publication Year:

  1996
Subjects:   Priests, Buddhist--China--Biography
Table of contents
Contents
List of Maps x
Foreword FREDERICK W. MOTE xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxi
Notes on Spelling and Pronunciation xxiii
1 THE PILGRIM & THE EMPEROR 1
Studying in Monasteries 7
Preparing Himself in Chang'an 10
Beginning His journey 12
Being Lost in the Desert 14
2 THE OASES OF THE NORTHERN SILK ROAD 19
Staying at the Hami Oasis 21
Opposing the King of Turfan 22
Visiting the Monasteries at Kucha (Kuqa) 26
Crossing the Tian Shan Mountains 29
Meeting the Great Khan 30
3 THE CROSSROADS OF ASIA 35
Winning Over the King of Samarkand 37
Poisoning at Kunduz 39
Visiting Stupas in Balkh 39
Seeing the Famous Buddhas at Bamiyan 43
Finding Hidden Treasures in Kapisa 45
4 THE LAND OF INDIA 51
Praying in the Shadow Cave at Jalalabad 54
Pursuing King Kanishka Around Peshawar 56
Seeking the Four Great Stupas and the Visvantara Site 58
Collecting Healing Sutras and Trekking in the Swat Valley 63
Exploring Monuments at Taxila 65
Studying the Law in Kashmir 69
5 PHILOSOPHERS & PIRATES IN NORTHERN INDIA 73
Fleeing from Robbers in the Punjab 75
Reaching Mathura, the Heartland of India 77
Seeing the Sacred Ganges River 81
Paying Reverence at the Heavenly Staircase 81
Visiting King Harsha's Kingdom 83
Pursuing Philosophy and Escaping from Pirates in Ayodhya 85
Finding the Sandalwood Image at Kausambi 87
6 THE BUDDHIST HOLY LAND 91
Beholding the Site of the Great Miracle at Sravasti 94
Seeking the Sacred Traces at Kapilavastu and Lumbini 95
Paying Reverence at Kusinagara, Where the Buddha Died 98
Paying Reverence at the Deer Park, in Sarnath 100
Visiting Holy Places at Vaisali 105
Worshipping at the Bo nee, in Bodh Gaya 106
7 NALANDA MONASTERY & ENVIRONS 113
Meeting the Venerable One 115
Riding an Elephant to Raiagriha (Rajgir) 120
Climbing Vulture Peak 121
Attending Lectures at Nalanda 124
Lecturing and Writing at Nalanda 126
8 PHILOSOPHERS, ROCK-CUT CAVES & A FORTUNE-TELLER 129
Traveling Around the East Coast 132
Exploring a Rock-Cut Cave in South Kosala 134
Visiting Andhra and the South 136
Imagining Simhala (Sri Lanka) 137
Touring the West Coast 137
Staying at Nalanda Monastery Again 144
Meeting with a Fortune-Teller 146
9 THE JOURNEY HOME TO CHINA 149
Meeting King Harsha 151
Debating in the Grand Tournament 153
Starting His Journey Back to China 155
Losing Scriptures in the Indus River 155
Crossing the Hindu Kush and Pamir Ranges 157
Stopping at the Kashgar Oasis 160
Waiting at the Khotan Oasis 162
Entering the Desert 166
10 BACK IN CHINA 169
Resting at the Dunhuang Oasis 172
Triumphant Return to Chang'an 176
Being Interviewed by the Emperor 177
Writing the Record of the Western Regions 180
The Death of the Emperor and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda 181
AFTERWORD: THE LEGACY OF XUANZANG 185
Archaeological Legacy 185
Among Art Historians 187
Literary Heritage 190
Translation Legacy 191
Glossary 195
Notes on Illustrations 208
Notes 224
Selected Bibliography 249
About the Book and Author 257
Index 258
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