Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of his Travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline (Forgotten Books)
Fa-Hien's classic travel journal recounts his pilgrimage from China to India and Ceylon in search of authentic Buddhist scriptures during the early fifth century.
About This Book
This volume presents the travel record of the Chinese monk Fa-Hien, who journeyed across Central Asia to India and Ceylon between A.D. 399 and 414.
Fa-Hien sought original copies of the Buddhist books of discipline to bring back to China, documenting the religious practices and monastic communities he encountered.
The narrative offers a rare contemporary glimpse into the geography, culture, and Buddhist institutions of early fifth-century India and Ceylon.
Preserved as a historical source, the account remains valuable for understanding the spread and preservation of Buddhist texts across ancient Asia.
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