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In A.D. 629, early in the Tang Dynasty period, the Chinese monk Xuanzang (Hsuan Tsang) left the Chinese dynasty capital for India to obtain Buddhist texts from which the Chinese could learn more about Buddhism.
Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘; Wade–Giles: Hsüen Tsang; [ɕɥɛ̌n.tsâŋ]; 6 April 602 – 5 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (陳褘 / 陳禕), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, [1] was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator.
Hsuan-tsang traveled to India in 629-645 to study Yogachara at Nalanda University. His journey became the inspiration for a very popular classic Chinese novel, Journey to the West. Hsuan-Tsang was a remarkable spiritual pilgrim who became one of the most famous Chinese Masters.
Xuanzang, also known as Hsuan Tsang, or Hiuen Tsang is one of the most legendary figures in Buddhism. He lived in China during the Tang dynasty, 602–664 AD. At the age of 27, he defied China's law to leave the country, and began his 17 year journey to and throughout India.
A Chinese monk who travelled in India for seventeen years collecting scriptures and studying languages. The second of the great translators after Kumārajīva, Hsüan-tsang left for India without government leave in 629, primarily to pursue an interest in Vijñānavāda or ‘consciousness-only’ philosophy.
1 sie 2013 · The famous account of his travels, Si-yu-ki (The Records of the Western Countries) is a very valuable literary source for studying the history of ancient and early medieval India. The Si-yu-ki records conditions in 138 kingdoms, including Assam (KIA-MO-LU-PO=Kamarupa, ancient Assam) which he visited in A.D. 642-43 at the invitation of the ...
11 lip 2024 · Xuanzang (c. 602 – 664) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator who travelled to India in the seventh century and described the interaction between Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism during the early Tang dynasty.
