Bodhisatvas and devas (Brahman demigods) following behind. These are all beautifully carved in gold and silver and are suspended in the air. When the images are one hundred paces from the city gate, the king takes off his cap of State and puts on new... The Travels of Fa-hsien (399-414 A.D.): Or Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms - Page 5 by Faxian - 1923 - 96 pages Full view -
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