[Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms by Fa-Hsien]@TWC D-Link bookRecord of Buddhistic Kingdoms CHAPTER VIII 1/4
WOO-CHANG, OR UDYANA.
MONASTERIES, AND THEIR WAYS.
TRACES OF BUDDHA. After crossing the river, (the travellers) immediately came to the kingdom of Woo-chang,( 1) which is indeed (a part) of North India.
The people all use the language of Central India, "Central India" being what we should call the "Middle Kingdom." The food and clothes of the common people are the same as in that Central Kingdom.
The Law of Buddha is very (flourishing in Woo-chang).
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