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Ultimate journey
retracing the path of an ancient buddhist monk who crossed Asia in search of enlightenment
By Bernstein, Richard J.
- ISBN
- 978-0-37540-009-4
- Publisher
- New York : A.A. Knopf, 2001.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2001
In 629, a Buddhist monk named Hsuan Tsang set out from China, crossing Asia in search of Buddhist truth. Bernstein, a book critic for the New York Times and former Beijing bureau chief for Time magazine, decided to retrace the monk's journey over the silk road to Pakistan and India and back to China. In this entertaining and well-written account, more travel literature than religious study, he juxtaposes his account of Hsuan Tsang's experiences with description...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
