This book is the first complete translation into any modern language of the diary kept by Ennin , a Japanese Buddhist monk who traveled to China in AD 838 in Search of new religious texts and further enlightenment in his faith.
In intimate detail, he describes life in the cities and monasteries of T.
Ennin tells the memorable story of the hazards of sea travel in the ninth century and of his extensive journeys by foot and by riverboat throughout Northern China.
This book is the first complete translation into any modern language of the diary kept by Ennin , a Japanese Buddhist monk who traveled to China in AD 838 in Search of new religious texts and further enlightenment in his faith