We are excited to announce that our website is now officially online!
The website represents an interactive and searchable database encompassing travel narratives found within the biographies of Chinese Buddhist monks and nuns, spanning from the fifth to the seventeenth century CE.
There are several distinct ways to access the information stored within this repository:
There are several distinct ways to access the information stored within this repository:
"Events": This feature allows users to identify and peruse travel narratives using various filters, such as person, location, book title, dynasty, and motivations and outcomes of the journeys.
"Maps": This functionality enables users to locate every place visited by Buddhist monks and nuns, identifying their points of departure and arrival, as well as tracing their travel routes. This is facilitated through three different types of maps and corresponding filters, including person, location, book title, dynasty, and motivations and outcomes of the journeys.
"Search": This option enables users to read comprehensive biographies of itinerant monks online and conduct keyword searches.
Find out more at our website: https://youfun.litphil.sinica.edu.tw/
