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User Review - herschelian - LibraryThingThis book is the story of a journey of self-discovery and faith written by a friend of ours, Sun Shuyun. Sun grew up in central China during the Cultural Revolution, but her paternal grandmother to ... Read full review
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User Review - moncrieff - LibraryThingFascinating travel account of a woman retracing the footsteps of the great Chinese monk Xuanzang, who brought many of the great Buddist scriptures back to China. Read full review
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| Title | Ten thousand miles without a cloud |
| Author | Sun Shuyun |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | HarperCollins, 2003 |
| Length | 464 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Religious Buddhism Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages Buddhists Religion / Buddhism / General Religion / Buddhism / History Spiritual biography |
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