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Xuanzang's Studies at Nalanda

Type Event Region India Time 636–643

From 636 to 643 CE, the Tang monk Xuanzang studied Yogacara and logic under masters such as Silabhadra at Nalanda, winning debates and being honored …

Timeline

  1. 636Nalanda Monastery · BiharAfter years of travel, Xuanzang reached Nalanda Monastery in Magadha, where he was grandly welcomed by the monks and admitted to study, beginning his time there.
  2. 637–642Nalanda Monastery · BiharXuanzang studied Yogacara and logic systematically under Silabhadra, repeatedly winning debates at the monastery and being elected one of the Ten Great Elders, his scholarly reputation rising steadily.
  3. 643Nalanda Monastery · BiharKing Harsha summoned Xuanzang to preside over a religious assembly at Kanyakubja; Xuanzang ended his formal studies at Nalanda, traveled to North India for the assembly, and prepared to return east to Tang China.

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