Xuanzang, after crossing the Karatoya, goes east to the ancient city of Pragjyotishpur (modern Guwahati) in the kingdom of Kamarupa (modern Assam) at the invitation of its king Kumar Bhaskara Varman, who, though he is a Hindu of the Brahmin caste, nevertheless patronizes Buddhism.

The people of Kamarupa worship the Devas and do not believe in Buddhism.

The Deva-temples are some hundreds in number and the various systems have some myriads of professed adherents.

The few Buddhists in the country perform their acts of devotion in secret.

The pilgrim-monk learns from the people that to the east of the country is a series of hills that reach as far as the borders of China.

The inhabitants of these hills are akin to the "Man of the Lao".

Later, the king escorts Xuanzang back to ...