Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang)

by Samuel Beal | 1884 | 224,928 words | ISBN-10: 8120811070

This is the English translation of the travel records of Xuanzang (or, Hiuen Tsiang): a Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India during the seventh century. This book recounts his documents his visit to India and neighboring countries, and reflects the condition of those countries during his time, including temples, culture, traditions and fest...

Chapter 13 - Country of Pu-ho (Bokhara)

The Pu-ho[1] country is 1600 or 1700 li in circuit; it is broad from east to west, and narrow from north to south. In point of climate and products it is like Sa-mo-kien, Going west from this 400 li or so, we come to the country Fa-ti.[2]

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Pu-ho is probably Bokhāra; the distance of cource is too great, unless we consider the reference to be to the limits of the country. The symbols used by Hwui-lih are the same as in the Si-yu-ki; Julien has misled V. St. Martin by writing "Pou-kho." Conf. Jour. R. Geog. Soc., vol. xxxviii. p. 432; Baber's Mem., p. 38; Moorcroft and Trebeck's Travels; Wolff's Mission; etc.

[2]:

Western repose country.—Ch. Ed.

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