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A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms

Being an account by the Chinese monk Fa-hsien of travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in search of the Buddhist books of discipline
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This book is a travelogue written by a medieval Chinese monk named Fa-Hien. He traveled through Central Asia and India from 399 to 414 A.D. The author's journey took him through the distant regions of Tibet and then through the areas of modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, and Sri Lanka. Throughout the book, he displays local variations on Buddhist practice, such as festivals, rituals, folklore about legendary visits by the Buddha.

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