{"product_id":"the-travels-of-fa-hsien-399-414-a-d-or-record-of-the-buddhistic-kingdoms-9781107685321","title":"The Travels of Fa-Hsien (399 414 A.D.), or Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Herbert Allen Giles\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47599086272663,"sku":"9781107685321","price":3807.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781107685321.webp?v=1775003075","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-travels-of-fa-hsien-399-414-a-d-or-record-of-the-buddhistic-kingdoms-9781107685321","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}