The book publishes the first complete translation into Russian of the notes of the Chinese Buddhist Xuan-zang, compiled after his trip to India, made in 629-645. The purpose of the pilgrimage was to visit the holy places of Buddhism and acquire Buddhist texts. The geographical narrative underlying the composition is saturated with historical and literary subjects, originating from Buddhist texts belonging to different genres. The translation of the text "Da Tang si yu ji" is accompanied by comments from the translator, bibliography, and indexes.