Publication

2002 - Vintage, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveultimatejourneyr00bern
  • ISBN-100679781579
  • ISBN-139780679781578
  • Goodreads209945
  • LibraryThing28225
and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCBQ8149.H787 B47 2002
  • LCCBQ8149.H787B47 2002
  • DDC294.3/92
and 1 more
  • DDCB

Description

"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.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

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  • Ultimate journeyVintage2002

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