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Xuanzang

Type Figure Region China Time 602–664 Also known as Tripitaka Master、Chen Yi

Tang-dynasty monk, Buddhist scholar and translator, surnamed Chen, from Goushi in Luozhou.…

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  1. 602–629Goushi, Luozhou · HenanBorn in the second year of Renshou in the Sui dynasty, he was ordained as a child, studied the sutras and treatises extensively, later traveling to Chang'an, Chengdu and elsewhere to study, deeply troubled by doctrinal disagreements and resolved to journey west in search of true scriptures.
  2. 629–645Western Regions and India · IndiaDeparting Chang'an in the third year of Zhenguan, he crossed the Yumen Pass, passed through Gaochang, Kucha, Shule and other places into India, studied at Nalanda and other academies, and after seventeen years returned with a large quantity of Sanskrit manuscripts.
  3. 645–664Chang'an · ShaanxiAfter returning he received the favor of Emperor Taizong, presided over the translation bureau at Da Ci'en Temple, organized the translation of sutras and orally dictated the Great Tang Records on the Western Regions; in his later years he translated scriptures at Hongfu Temple and died in Chang'an.

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