Ken Campbell (The Last Wilderness, 4/12/09) edited by Wisdom Quarterly, suggested by contributor Hendon Harris (ChineseDiscoverAmerica.com)
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Let's introduce the missionary Buddhist monk Venerable Hwui Shan. In the year 458, this Chinese monastic, accompanied by four Buddhist monks from Afghanistan, sailed north to Japan. From there, they continued on up the Kamchatka Peninsula, then east to the Aleutian Islands.
On down the coast of Alaska they traveled then south along the Pacific Coast, to Baja California, Mexico.
Ven. Hwui Shan gave the name "Fu-Sang" to the entire region, as he recorded the appearance and customs of the indigenous peoples he came across as he traveled.
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These descriptions are rich in detail and appear accurate, according to what is now known about the area at that time.
The 41-year odyssey is recorded in the court records of the Sung Dynasty in the year 499, which is when the small band of roving missionary Buddhist monks returned to China.
According to one source, “They apparently reached Fu-Sang at about the time of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, 476 AD, stayed for a period of years, and then returned to China.”
Did it happen or not? If only there were written records! Wait a minute, there are written records preserved to this day. And Edward Payson Vining wrote a thick book all about it in 1885 (D. Appleton & Co., New York), providing all the details. Indeed, the voyage of Ven. Hwui Shan and Afghan Buddhist monks came to America before Columbus.
Who knew the Chinese were capable of ocean travel so long ago? If their navy could cross raging seas and explore the wilds of the earth hundreds of years before our European ancestors learned to bathe, it’s no wonder it’s been kept a secret.
It’s possible, even plausible, but it’s strange we haven’t heard more about it in Western history books. No matter, as that is not the point.
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