Si-yu-ki : Buddhist records of the Western World : translated from the Chinese of Hiuen Tsiang (A.D. 629)

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Si-yu-ki : Buddhist records of the Western World : translated from the Chinese of Hiuen Tsiang (A.D. 629)

Samuel Beal

（Trübner's Oriental series, 17-18 ; Buddhism ; 2-3）

Routledge, 2000

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • : [set]

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大唐西域記

da tang xi yu ji

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Reprint. Originally published: London : Trübner, 1884

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: [set] ISBN 9780415242868

Description

Brings together a broad spectrum of research and translations from Chinese, Burmese, Tibetan and Pali Buddhist sources. Includes collected folklore and early studies on the life of the Buddha; Dutt's prize-winning investigation of Buddhist monks in ancient India; Beal's insightful travel-log offering a valuable sourcebook of ancient Indian history; Edkin's important early work detailing the history of Buddhism and its spread through China; and Bigandet's modestly titled text providing a complete exposition of the great system of Eastern Asia.

Table of Contents

The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang Samuel Beal Hb: 0-415-24468-4: 268pp: Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World Volume I Samuel Beal Hb: 0-415-24469-2: 347pp: Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World Volume II Samuel Beal Hb: 0-415-24470-6: 373pp: Texts from the Buddhist Canon Samuel Beal Hb: 0-415-24471-4: 180pp: The Life or Legend of Gaudama the Buddha of the Burmese, with annotations: Volume I P. Bigandet Hb: 0-415-24472-2: 290pp: The Life or Legend of Gaudama the Buddha of the Burmese, with annotations: Volume II P. Bigandet Hb: 0-415-24473-0: 336pp: The Life of Gotama the Buddha, compiled exclusively from the Pali Canon E. H. Brewster Hb: 0-415-24474-9: 257pp: The Milinda-Questions: An inquiry into its Place in the History of Buddhism with a Theory as to its Author Mrs Rhys Davids Hb: 0-415-24475-7: 181pp: GBP65.00 Buddhist Birth Stories T. W. Rhys Davids Hb: 0-415-24476-5: 464pp: GBP65.00 Life and Works of Alexander Csoma de Koros Theodore Duka Hb: 0-415-24477-3: 250pp: GBP65.00 Early Buddhist Monachism, 600 B.C.-100 B.C. Sukumar Dutt Hb: 0-415-24478-1: 208pp: GBP65.00 Chinese Buddhism: A volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive and Critical Joseph Edkins Hb: 0-415-24479-X: 491pp: GBP65.00 A Manual of Buddhist Philosophy William Montgomery McGovern Hb: 0-415-24480-3: 214pp: GBP65.00 Udanavarga: A Collection of Verses from the Buddhist Canon W. Woodville Rockhill Hb: 0-415-24481-1: 242pp: GBP65.00 The Life of the Buddha and the Early History of His Order W. Woodville Rockhill Hb: 0-415-24482-X: 288pp: GBP65.00 Tibetan Tales Derived from Indian Sources F. Anton von Schiefner Hb: 0-415-24483-8: 463pp: GBP65.00
Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780415244695

Description

Progress which has been made in our knowledge of Northern Buddhism during the last few years is due very considerably to the discovery of the Buddhist literature of China. This literature contains, amongst other valuable works, the records of the travels of various Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India during the early centuries of our era. This is Volume II in a series of sixteen about Buddhism. Originally published in 1984, this volume offers a translation from Chinese of Hiuen Tsiang of A.D. 629 of the 'Si-Yu-Ki'.

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
  • Shih Fa-hian
  • Sung-Yun
  • Hiuen Tsiang
  • Buddhist Literature in China
  • TRAVELS OF FA-UlAN, or Fo-kwo-ki
  • THE MISSION OF Sung-Yun and Hwei-Sang
  • PREFACE TO THETA-T'ANG'I-YU-KI, BY CHANG YVEH
  • BOOK I THIRTY-FOURCOUNTRIES INTRODUCTION BY CHANG YUE BOOK II.-THREE COUNTRIES BOOK IV.-FIFTEEN COUNTRIES BOOK V.-SIX COUNTRIES.
Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780415244701

Description

Progress which has been made in our knowledge of Northern Buddhism during the last few years is due very considerably to the discovery of the Buddhist literature of China. This literature contains, amongst other valuable works, the records of the travels of various Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India during the early centuries of our era. This is Volume II in a series of sixteen about Buddhism. Originally published in 1984, this volume offers a translation from Chinese of Hiuen Tsiang of A.D. 629 of the 'Si-Yu-Ki'.

Table of Contents

Volume II: BOOK VI.-FOUR COUNTRIES * BOOK: VII.-FIVE COUNTRIES BOOK VIII. Mo-Kie-t'o (MAGADHA) BOOK IX-MAGADHA (continued) BOOK X.-SEVENTEEN COUNTRIES Book XI.- TWENTY-THREE COUNTRIES BOOK XII.- TWENTY-TWO COUNTRIES Continued BOOK XII.-continued.

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