Sublime

his draft fell to Mi-t’uo-shan, a monk from the Silk Road kingdom of Tokhara, who was assisted by the Chinese monks Fu-li and Fa-tsang.

his draft fell to Mi-t’uo-shan, a monk from the Silk Road kingdom of Tokhara, who was assisted by the Chinese monks Fu-li and Fa-tsang.

Central Indian city of Patna, on the banks of the Ganges. This was the court of Samudragupta the Great (r. 335–375).

Central Indian city of Patna, on the banks of the Ganges. This was the court of Samudragupta the Great (r. 335–375).

The extinguishing of household fires was probably in keeping with the belief that even fire was polluted by being in the same house where a birth had occurred. It is curious that the new fire came from a merchant’s house rather than from a shrine or the monastic retreat of some member of the imperial family, but the Kawabata family had enjoyed spec

Khotanese monk’s name was Shikshananda,

Khotanese monk’s name was Shikshananda,