Following the Tracks of Ennin’s 9th c. Journey –Diary of a Japanese Monk Revived in Today’s China

Author: Virginia Stibbs Anami
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9787508511177
Published on: 2007-01
Soft Cover

This is the story of Japanese monk Ennin who in 838 A.D. crossed the ocean from Japan to Tang (618-907)China as a member of an ambassadorial mission . Ennin made this challenging voyage at the age of 45* , as an already distinguished senior monk. During his quest for Buddhist teachings, he wrote the Record of a Pilgrimage to Tang China in Search of the Law , one of the great travel diaries of the world, documenting his nine-year sojourn, 838-847. This precious diary was compiled in four scrolls of 70,000 Chinese characters

Foreword
Introduction
1 Ennin and official Mission Arrive in China
2 Ennin’s Stay in Yangzhou
3 Traveling by barge to Chuzhou
4 Crossing the yellow Sea: Haizhou to Mt,Ru
5 Ennin Protected and advised by Koreans at Mt,Chi
6 Ennin seeks Tavel Permission in Penglai
7 Monks Welcomed iin Qingzhou
8 Pilgrim’s Tacks via Liquan Over the Yellow River
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22 Ennin flees from Persevution
23 Ennin searches for a Ship Home
Ennin’s Return to Japan
Epilogue
Post Script
Acknowledgements
Books Consulted