The travels of Fa-hsien (399-414 A. D.) or record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, [1959]. Third impression, small 8vo, pp. 96; frontispiece and folding map; full orange cloth; foxing to edges, endpapers and final text leaf toned, owner's signature and stamp on free endpaper, underlining in one page of the introduction, very good. Fa-Hsien (Faxian) travelled through South Asia, including what is now India and Pakistan, and recorded his impressions of Buddhism in the area. He also acquired Buddhist texts which served as a significant source of Chinese theology. Item #72060
Price: $30.00
