Official Text for the Project

Xuan Zang’s Journey

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Informative, fascinating account of Chinese woman’s journey, retracing the steps of Xuanzang to  understand his journey and her Buddhist grandmother, whom she had loved but not understood.

Self nature, complete and clear,

Like the moon in water.

The mind in meditation, like the sky,

Ten thousands miles without a cloud.

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An excellent purchase: $22 for four volumes.

Volumes are lightweight and easy to carry.

Jenner’s version is easy to read and easy to tell.

Anthony Yu’s version is scholarly with lots of helpful notes.

His choice of names is more poetic than Jenner’s but his translation is more stilted. (“he fell weeping to the floor”); a good reference.