... originally inhabited by human beings, but only by devils and dragons, with whom the merchants of the neighbouring countries traded by barter. At the time of the barter the devils did not appear, but set out their valuables with the prices attached.... The Travels of Fa-hsien (399-414 A.D.): Or Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms - Page 67 by Faxian - 1923 - 96 pages Full view -
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