Xuanzang silk road journey book

The silk road journey with xuanzang book by sally hovey. Sally hovey wriggins retells the story of xuanzang, the 7th century chinese monk who completed an epic 16year journey. The silk road journeywithxuan zan g sallyhovey wriggins. A member of the perseus books group all rights reserved. It recorded geography, people, customs, history, religions, languages and cultures of about 140. Foreword we are happy to place in the hands of scholars the erudite collection of papers, presented i an international seminar on xuanzang and the silk route in 2003, at the ignga. In the silk road journey with xuanzang, sally wriggins gives a detailed account of a seventhcentury chinese buddhist monk xuanzang on his sixteen year journey to india. The silk road journey with xuanzang 08365996 by sally. He started a seventeenyear journey that year, much of it spent as a fugitive and traveling under the cover of darkness.

A buddhist pilgrim on the silk road book online at best prices in india on. Eight centuries before columbus, this intrepid pilgrim traveled 10,000 miles on the silk road. Xuanzang wriggins c2004 hachette book group read book. Top choice 04102016 xuanzangs pilgrimage part 12 youtube. The silk road journey with xuanzang tells the saga of the seventhcentury chinese monk xuanzang, one of chinas great heroes, who completed an epic sixteenyearlong journey. Xuanzang embarked on this epic journey because he wanted to learn buddhism from the original source. Fortunately, this book is really about xuanzang, the 7th century buddhist monk, that traveled for 16 years and 10,000 miles from china to india and back to quench. Sally hovey wriggins walk the silk road with the buddhist monk who crisscrossed the. The silk road journey with xuanzang book depository. The book with title the silk road journey with xuanzang paperback 2003 author sally hovey wriggins has a lot of information that you can study it. The silk road journey with xuanzang book, 2004 worldcat. Sally hovey wriggins retells the story of xuanzang, the 7th century chinese monk who completed an epic 16year journey to discover the heart of buddhism at its source in.

Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Hsuantsang sometimes transcribed xuan tsang or xuanzang was a. Walk the silk road with the buddhist monk who crisscrossed the asian continent and prompted a great cultural exchange between india and china the silk road journey with xuanzang tells the saga of the seventhcentury chinese monk xuanzang, one of chinas great heroes, who completed an epic sixteenyearlong journey. Together these books provide the main threads from which sally wriggins has woven an engaging tapestry of one of the worlds great journeys. The fictional counterpart tang sanzang is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, a disciple of gautama buddha, and is protected on his journey. The silk road journey with xuanzang new books in politics. The silk road journey with xuanzang by sally wriggins booktopia. The silk road journey with xuanzang um library digital collections.

The silk road journey with xuanzang available for download and read online in other formats. Xuanzang embarked on this epic journey because he wanted to learn. Buy a discounted paperback of the silk road journey with xuanzang online from australias leading online bookstore. The silk road journey with xuanzang sally hovey wriggins. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books. The silk road journey with xuanzang 97808365992 by sally hovey wriggins and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. In china xuanzang has become the iconic traveler of the silk road. The silk road journey with xuanzang by sally wriggins. Pdf the silk road journey with xuanzang download full. Xuanzang s journey along the silk road, and the legends that grew up around it, inspired the ming novel journey to the west, one of the great classics of chinese literature. Eight centuries before columbus, this intrepid pilgrim traveled 10,000 miles on the silk road, meeting most of asias important leaders at that.

Xuanzang s record of the western regions book one composed by the buddhist pilgrim in 646 at the request of the tang emperor translated by samuel beal 1884 xuanzang was a chinese buddhist. It should be made clear at the outset that sally hovey wriggins new book does not. Her book provides a very approachable narrative account of xuanzang s journey. Xuanzang, a brilliant and devout man, in the end believed that going to india was the only way to answer questions that troubled chinese buddhists. The noted chinese traveler and buddhist pilgrim, xuanzang, reached india in ad 630, after an arduous journey. The silk road journey with xuanzang tells the saga of the seventhcentury chinese monk xuanzang, one of chinas great heroes, who completed an epic sixteenyearlong journey to discover. Journey to the west on the silk road this is an extremely detailed website on xuan zang s journey to india. Sally hovey wriggins walk the silk road with the buddhist monk who crisscrossed the asian continent and prompted a great cultural exchange. The silk road journey with xuanzang tells the saga of the seventhcentury chinese monk xuanzang, one of chinas great heroes, who completed an epic sixteenyearlong journey to discover the heart of. Description of the book the silk road journey with xuanzang. The saga of the seventhcentury chinese monk xuanzang, who completed an epic sixteenyear journey to discover the heart of buddhism at its source in india, is a splendid story of human struggle and triumph. A buddhist pilgrim on the silk road by sally hovey. Journey to the west history the true story of xuan zhuang.

The framework traces xuanzang s 10,000mile journey from china to india and back, at each important node noticing the buddhist artwork found. A must for anyone interested in xuan zang s history and background. Published november 27th 2003 by basic books first published april 12th 1996. One of chinas great heroes, xuanzang is introduced here for the first time to western readers in this richly illustrated book.

By all means read this book if you are interested in the history of the silk road. The silk road journey with xuanzang by sally hovey wriggins. Editions of the silk road journey with xuanzang by sally. A buddhist monk, scholar and translator, of the seventh century, xuanzang traveled between china and south asia, undertaking a. Xuanzang traveled along what we now know as the silk road. The silk road journey with xuanzang tells the saga of the seventhcentury chinese monk xuanzang, one of chinas great heroes, who completed an epic sixteenyearlong journey to discover the heart of buddhism at its source in india. On his outward journey xuanzang stopped at hami, turfan, kharashahr, kucha and aksu on the northern silk road. Tomorrow i will start posting the journey of xuanzang which is a lavishly illustrated biography of the great chinese traveler and translator xuanzang, based on his own records of the western world, and on a book. However there is a significant omission in this book. We have made it easy for you to discover a book shows without any digging. Several aspects of wrigginss technique in writing this book deserve special mention. Scholars have long recognized the importance of travel accounts to the study of. Xuanzang spent the remainder of his life translating the buddhist scriptures, numbering 657 items packed in 520 cases, that he brought back from india. Important as relay stations on the silk road between china, iran and rome, these ancient caravan kingdoms were also stages on the route of buddhist pilgrims such as xuanzang from china to afghanistan and india.