On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c19.89
On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c19.89
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Proceeding with his description the pilgrim relates that in the centre of the Bodhi Tree Inclosure is the “Adamant (Vajra, in Chinese *Chin-kang*) Seat” which came into existence at the beginning of the Bhadra Kalpa together with the world; it is in the middle of the Three Thousand Great Chiliocosm, reaches from the surface of the earth down to the Gold Wheel, is made of adamant (*chin-kang* or vajra) and is above 100 paces in circuit. The name is derived from the fact that here the 1000 Buddhas.