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Luoyang Qielan Ji (洛陽伽藍記) or "The Monasteries of Luoyang" is a report written by the 6th century C.E. official Yang Xuanzhi (楊衒之) in 547 C.E., focusing on all the Buddhist monasteries in Luoyang, then capital of the Tabğaç Wei dynasty. “Volume 5: (Concerning the Monasteries) North of the City” (卷五: 城北) quotes the travel logs of the 6th century C.E. monks, Hui Sheng (惠生) and Song Yun (宋雲), who were sent to Avarşahr and the rest of the Western Regions as envoys for the Wei. These travel logs are the focus of our translation.

 

Monasteries of Luoyang

洛陽伽藍記

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