It provides rare firsthand details on the geography, politics, and customs of over 110 kingdoms during a period for which few other written records exist.
Completed in at the request of Emperor Taizong, the 12-volume work documents Xuanzang's 16-to-19-year pilgrimage through Central Asia and India. He had secretly left China in 627 or 629 CE to find original Sanskrit Buddhist texts and resolve doctrinal uncertainties. Key Significance The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Re...
Xuanzang’s arduous journey served as the real-life inspiration for the classic Ming dynasty novel, Journey to the West . It provides rare firsthand details on the geography,
If you are looking for a copy of this text, it is available in several scholarly formats: Key Significance Xuanzang’s arduous journey served as the
The record documents early Silk Road trade and the spread of technology, such as sugar-making , between China and India. Notable Editions & Translations