A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms / Being an account by the Chinese monk Fâ-hien of his travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in search of the Buddhist books of discipline
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CONTENTS.
| PAGE | ||
| PREFACE | xi | |
| INTRODUCTION. | ||
| Life of Fâ-hien; genuineness and integrity of the text of his narrative; number of the adherents of Buddhism. | 1 | |
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| From Chʽang-gan to the Sandy Desert. | 9 | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| On to Shen-shen and thence to Khoten. | 12 | |
| CHAPTER III. | ||
| Khoten.Processions of images.The king’s New monastery. | 16 | |
| CHAPTER IV. | ||
| Through the Tsʽung or ‘Onion’ mountains to Kʽeeh-chʽâ; probably Skardo, or some city more to the East in Ladak. | 21 | |
| CHAPTER V. | ||
| Great quinquennial assembly of monks.Relics of Buddha.Productions of the country. | 22 | |
| CHAPTER VI. | ||
| On towards North India.Darada.Image of Maitreya Bodhisattva. | 24 | |
| CHAPTER VII. | ||
| Crossing of the Indus.When Buddhism first crossed that river for the East. | 26 | |
| CHAPTER VIII. | ||
| Woo-chang, or Udyâna.Monasteries and their ways.Traces of Buddha. | 28 | |
| CHAPTER IX. | ||
| Soo-ho-to.Legend of Buddha. | 30 | |
| CHAPTER X. | ||
| Gandhâra.Legends of Buddha. | 31 | |
| CHAPTER XI. | ||
| Taksahśilâ.Legends.The four great topes. | 32 | |
| CHAPTER XII. | ||
| Purushapura, or Peshâwar.Prophecy about king Kanishka and his tope.Buddha’s alms-bowl.Death of Hwuy-ying. | 33 | |
| CHAPTER XIII. | ||
| Nagâra.Festival of Buddha’s skull-bone.Other relics, and his shadow. | 36 | |
| CHAPTER XIV. | ||
| Death of Hwuy-king in the Little Snowy mountains.Lo-e.Poh-nâ.Crossing the Indus to the East. | 40 | |
| CHAPTER XV. | ||
| Bhida.Sympathy of monks with the pilgrims. | 41 | |
| CHAPTER XVI. | ||
| On to Mathurâ, or Muttra.Condition and customs of Central India; of the monks, vihâras, and monasteries. | 42 | |
| CHAPTER XVII. | ||
| Saṅkâśya.Buddha’s ascent to and descent from the Trayastriṃśas heaven, and other legends. | 47 | |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | ||
| Kanyâkubja, or Canouge.Buddha’s preaching. | 53 | |
| CHAPTER XIX. | ||
| Shâ-che.Legend of Buddha’s Danta-kâshṭha. | 54 | |
| CHAPTER XX. | ||
| Kośala and Śrâvastî.The Jetavana vihâra and other memorials and legends of Buddha.Sympathy of the monks with the pilgrims. | 55 | |
| CHAPTER XXI. | ||
| The three predecessors of Śâkyamuni in the buddhaship. | 63 | |
| CHAPTER XXII. | ||
| Kapilavastu.Its desolation.Legends of Buddha’s birth, and other incidents in connexion with it. | 64 | |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | ||
| Râma, and its tope. | 68 | |
| CHAPTER XXIV. | ||
| Where Buddha finally renounced the world, and where he died. | 70 | |
| CHAPTER XXV. | ||
| Vaiśâlî The tope called ‘Weapons laid down.’The Council of Vaiśâlî. | 72 | |
| CHAPTER XXVI. | ||
| Remarkable death of Ânanda. | 75 | |
| CHAPTER XXVII. | ||
| Pâṭaliputtra, or Patna, in Magadha.King Aśoka’s spirit-built palace and halls.The Buddhist Brahmân, Rȧdhasȧmi.Dispensaries and hospitals. | 77 | |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. | ||
| Râjagṛiha, New and Old.Legends and incidents connected with it. | 80 | |
| CHAPTER XXIX. | ||
| Gṛidhra-kûṭa hill, and legends.Fâ-hien passes a night on it.His reflections. | 82 | |
| CHAPTER XXX. | ||
| The Śrataparṇa cave, or cave of the First Council.Legends.Suicide of a Bhikshu. | 84 | |
| CHAPTER XXXI. | ||
| Gayâ.Śâkyamuni’s attaining to the Buddhaship; and other legends. | 87 | |
| CHAPTER XXXII. | ||
| Legend of king Aśoka in a former birth, and his naraka. | 90 | |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. | ||
| Mount Gurupada, where Kâśyapa Buddha’s entire skeleton is. | 92 | |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. | ||
| On the way back to Patna.Vârâṇasî, or Benâres.Śâkyamuni’s first doings after becoming Buddha. | 93 | |
| CHAPTER XXXV. | ||
| Dakshiṇa, and the pigeon monastery. | 96 | |
| CHAPTER XXXVI. | ||
| In Patna.Fâ-hien’s labours in transcription of manuscripts, and Indian studies for three years. | 98 | |
| CHAPTER XXXVII. | ||
| To Champâ and Tâmaliptî.Stay and labours there for three years.Takes ship to Singhala, or Ceylon. | 100 | |
| CHAPTER XXXVIII. | ||
| At Ceylon.Rise of the kingdom.Feats of Buddha.Topes and monasteries.Statue of Buddha in jade.Bo tree.Festival of Buddha’s tooth. | 101 | |
| CHAPTER XXXIX. | ||
| Cremation of an Arhat.Sermon of a devotee. | 107 | |
| CHAPTER XL. | ||
| After two years takes ship for China.Disastrous passage to Java; and thence to China; arrives at Shan-tung; and goes to Nanking.Conclusion or l’envoi by another writer. | 111 | |
| INDEX | ||
| CHINESE TEXT: 法顯傳 | ||