Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World (2 Volumes in 1): Translated from the Chinese of Hiuen Tsiang AD 629 (inlcudes a sketch map)
Samuel Beal’s translation of Hiuen Tsiang’s seventh-century travel records offers a firsthand account of Central Asia and India, valuable for historians of Buddhism and medieval Asia.
About This Book
Si-Yu-Ki presents the English translation by Samuel Beal of the travel records kept by the Chinese Buddhist monk Hiuen Tsiang during his journey to India in the seventh century.
The work documents the geography, cultures, and religious practices Hiuen Tsiang encountered while traveling through Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Originally compiled in Chinese, these records remain an important primary source for historians studying early medieval Asia and the spread of Buddhism.
The single-volume edition combines both parts of the original translation and includes a sketch map to aid readers in following the pilgrim’s route.
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