Ultimate journey

retracing the path of an ancient Buddhist monk who crossed Asia in search of enlightenment

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Ultimate journey

retracing the path of an ancient Buddhist monk who crossed Asia in search of enlightenment

"Richard Bernstein's story of his long journey through Asia is at once a memoir of adventurous travel and a record of cultural discovery and spiritual quest.".

"In the year 629, a greatly revered Chinese Buddhist monk, Hsuan Tsang, set out across Asia in search of the Buddhist Truth, to settle what he called the "perplexities of my mind." Nearly a millenium and a half later, Richard Bernstein retraces the monk's steps: from the Tang dynasty capital at Xian through ancient Silk Road oases, over forbidding mountain passes to Tashkent, Samarkand, and the Amu-Darya River, across Pakistan to the holiest cities of India - and back.".

"Ultimate Journey is a vivid, profoundly felt account of two stirring adventures - one in the past and one in the present - in pursuit of illumination."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Vintage
Language
English
Pages
352

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 2001.

Published in
New York
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Library of Congress
BQ8149.H787 B47 2002, BQ8149.H787B47 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
352 p., maps ;
Number of pages
352

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3951408M
ISBN 10
0679781579
LCCN
2001045484
OCLC/WorldCat
49056098
Library Thing
28225
Goodreads
209945

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