02413cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000220011324500180013524600150015326400510016830000470021933600260026633700260029233800360031850000310035450801900038552011490057553400450172465300370176965300290180665300360183565300330187165300260190465300470193085600430197799900190202063894UtSlPG20260610134454.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDS1 aBoulting, William10aFour Pilgrims1 a4 Pilgrims 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-11-27  aE-text prepared by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"Four Pilgrims" by William Boulting is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the journeys and experiences of four significant figures from different cultures and time periods who undertook pilgrimages in pursuit of spiritual enlightenment and knowledge. The first detailed narrative follows Hiuen-Tsiang, a Chinese monk embarking on a perilous journey to India in the 7th century to seek Buddhist texts and wisdom.  The opening of the work introduces the character of Hiuen-Tsiang, who grew up during a tumultuous period in China marked by conflict and chaos. Driven by a relentless desire to obtain authentic Buddhist scriptures, he defies the orders of his monastic authority and joins a group of traders on a treacherous journey westward. Overcoming numerous obstacles, including traversing the forbidding desert and overcoming challenges from local rulers, Hiuen-Tsiang’s steadfast devotion to his spiritual quest and his remarkable encounters along the way set the stage for a rich exploration of cultural and religious intersections in the ancient world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aOrient -- Description and travel  aPilgrims and pilgrimages  aXuanzang, approximately 596-664  aSaewulf, active 12th century  aIbn Batuta, 1304-1377  aVarthema, Lodovico de, active 15th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63894  c104718d104718