Project Gutenberg 2020-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 158 Boulting, William Four Pilgrims 4 Pilgrims E-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) "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.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Orient -- Description and travel Pilgrims and pilgrimages Xuanzang, approximately 596-664 Saewulf, active 12th century Ibn Batuta, 1304-1377 Varthema, Lodovico de, active 15th century DS Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Religious Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 556567 2025-06-25T08:55:03.914670 text/html 538220 2024-10-18T08:40:27 text/html 454696 2025-06-25T08:55:10.073660 application/epub+zip 459510 2025-06-25T08:55:05.069579 application/epub+zip 295788 2025-06-25T08:55:04.413651 application/epub+zip 601995 2025-06-25T08:55:14.150584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565744 2025-06-25T08:55:09.574611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402047 2022-09-28T19:37:14.177760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516496 2025-06-25T08:55:03.433658 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496632 2024-10-18T08:40:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17270 2025-06-25T08:55:14.277543 application/rdf+xml 13688 2025-06-25T08:55:04.505674 image/jpeg 1992 2025-06-25T08:55:04.461583 image/jpeg 436425 2025-06-25T08:55:03.964653 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog