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

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