“and though he has left this world, there are many traces of him. What
greater happiness could there be than to visit them in turn, to adore
him and chant his praises? Why then do you wish to leave, having
come so far? Moreover, China is a country of mlecchas, unimportant
barbarians. That is why the Buddha was not born there. The mind of
the people there is narrow, and their coarseness profound, hence
neither saints nor sages go there. The climate is cold and the country
rugged. Think again.7”