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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.
More than two centuries after Fa-hsien, another pilgrim named Hsüan-tsang (c. 602-664) set out for India with much the same purpose in mind: to increase his understanding of the Buddha's teachings by going to the source—not only the original Buddhist texts, but the geographical homeland of Buddhism.
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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.
Hsuan-tsang traveled between AD 627-643. His detailed account provides the first reliable information about distant countries, terrain and customs. He traveled over land, along the Silk Road west toward India.
1 sty 2017 · Xuanzang (600?∼664 A.D.), a renowned Chinese pilgrim to India and the founder of the Faxiang school. Xuanzang, whose name is written variously, for example, Hsüan-Tsang or Hieun-Tsang, was an eminent monk and a famous pilgrim to India.
