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An account of the legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Tang Shen who traveled to the "Western Regions", that is, Central Asia and India, to obtain Buddhist sacred texts (sutras) and returned after many trials and much suffering.
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Episode 1
When receiving alms from the Chen family at Heaven Reaching River, the pilgrims see a funeral alter set up for the still-living infant son and learn that he is a human sacrifice to their guardian deity.