The life of Hiuen-Tsiang

Preface......Page 6
Arrives  at  I-gu......Page 16
Introduction......Page 20
Birth  and  parentage  of  Hiuen-Tsiang......Page 50
Resides at  Loyang......Page 52
Removes  to  Shing-Tu......Page 54
Leaves  Shing-Tu......Page 56
Resolves  to  travel  to  the  West......Page 58
Starts  on  his journey......Page 60
Assisted  by  the  governor  of  Kwa-Chow......Page 62
Engages  a  guide......Page 64
Traverses  the  desert......Page 66
Reachesthe  first  watch-tower......Page 68
Loses  the  track......Page 70
Advances  towards  I-gu......Page 72
The king  exhorts  him  to  remain......Page 74
The  king  uses threats......Page 76
The  king  relents......Page 78
Hiuen-Tsiang’s  acknowledgments......Page 80
Hiuen-Tsiang’s  further  acknowledgments......Page 82
Arrives at O-ki-ni......Page 84
Arrives at K ’ui-chi......Page 86
Discussion with Mokshagupta......Page 88
The Muzart Pass......Page 90
Reception by the Khan......Page 92
The Worship of the Turks......Page 94
Intrigues at Kunduz......Page 96
The Navasangharama......Page 98
Jumadha and Juzgana......Page 100
Relics of Sanakavasa......Page 102
The concealedtreasure......Page 104
Arrives at Lamghan......Page 106
Relics at Hidda......Page 108
The Cave of the Shadow......Page 110
Stuipa built by Kanishka......Page 112
The Fountain of Apalala......Page 114
Bodhisattva Born as Chandraprabha......Page 116
Arrives at the Captial of Kasmir......Page 118
The Council of Kanishka......Page 120
Attacked by Brignads......Page 122
Converts the Heretics......Page 124
Reaches mathura......Page 126
The Sangharama of Gunaprabha......Page 128
The Ladders of Kapitha......Page 130
Siladitya Harshavardhana......Page 132
BOOK THREE : Asangh\'s Ascent ro Heaven......Page 17
From Aydohya to Hiranyaparvata......Page 134
Attacked by Brigands......Page 136
Conversion of the Brigands......Page 138
Buddha\'s Ascent inot Heaven......Page 140
Sacred Spots at Sravasti......Page 142
Kapilavastu......Page 144
Kusinagara......Page 146
Sacred Spots at Banaras......Page 148
Pataliputtara-Pura......Page 150
The Bodhimanda......Page 152
Enters Nalanda......Page 154
The Vision of Silabhandra......Page 156
Provisions at Nalanda......Page 158
Structure of Nalanda......Page 160
Srigupta......Page 162
The First Convocation......Page 164
Bimbasara\'s Decree......Page 166
The Hamsa Convent......Page 168
Origin of Indian Letters......Page 170
Sanscrit Grammar......Page 172
Avalokitesvara......Page 174
Buildings at Hiranya......Page 176
BOOK FOUR : Begging at Chamaoa and ending with an Account of the Inviation of the of Kamarupa......Page 177
The Fairy Fruit......Page 178
Karnasuvarna......Page 180
Simhala......Page 182
Deva Bodhisattva......Page 184
Bhavaviveka......Page 186
Priests from Ceylon......Page 188
The Lion-King......Page 190
The Western Women......Page 192
Lankagiri......Page 194
Maharashtra......Page 196
Arrives at Vallabhi......Page 198
Arrives at Sindh......Page 200
The Kshattriya Jayasena......Page 202
The Dream of Hiuen-Tsiang......Page 204
The Sarira-Miracle......Page 206
The Sky-Flower Doctrine......Page 208
The Lokatiya Disputant......Page 210
The Sankhya System......Page 212
Kumara-Raja......Page 214
BOOK FIVE : Begins with the prediction of the Nirgrantha relating to his return home, and ends with his arrival in China......Page 215
The Resolve to Return......Page 216
Silabhadra Approves......Page 218
Proceeda to Kumara-Raja......Page 220
Siladitya-Raja......Page 222
Interview with Siladitya......Page 224
Ceremonial at Meeting-Place......Page 226
The Challenge of Hiuen-Tsiang......Page 228
The Tooth of Buddha......Page 230
Conclusion of the Assembly......Page 232
The Arena of Charity......Page 234
He Dealys His Return......Page 236
Takes His Depatures......Page 238
Crosses the Indus......Page 240
Proceeda Homewards......Page 242
Arrives at Kunduz......Page 244
Reaches Sambhi......Page 246
Kumaralabdha......Page 248
The Entranced Arhat......Page 250
Kustana......Page 252
Arrives at Khotan......Page 254
The First Sangharama......Page 256
Letter sent to Ko-Chang......Page 258
The Takla Makan Desert......Page 260
Arrivews at the Capital......Page 262
Begins to Translate......Page 264
Death of the Pilgrim......Page 266