Xuanzang
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Xuanzang was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, and translator renowned for his pilgrimage to India to obtain sacred scriptures and for profoundly shaping East Asian Buddhism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hsuan Tsang | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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historical figure ⓘ pilgrim ⓘ scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hsüan-tsang
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Tang Sanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripiṭaka ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist pilgrimage
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Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Chen Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 602 ⓘ |
| broughtBack |
Buddhist relics
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Buddhist scriptures ⓘ images of the Buddha ⓘ |
| deathYear | 664 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 7th century ⓘ |
| foundedSchool | Faxiang school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Buddhism
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East Asian Yogācāra tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Journey to the West NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on East Asian Buddhism
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pilgrimage to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures ⓘ promotion of Yogācāra (Consciousness-only) philosophy ⓘ translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese ⓘ travelogue Great Tang Records on the Western Regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTranslations | Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy |
detailed records of 7th-century India and Central Asia
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standardization of Buddhist terminology in Chinese ⓘ |
| mainAffiliation | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorWork |
Cheng Weishi Lun
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Great Tang Records on the Western Regions NERFINISHED ⓘ translations of Yogācāra texts ⓘ |
| name | Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| numberOfTextsBroughtBack | over 600 Sanskrit texts ⓘ |
| patron |
Emperor Gaozong of Tang
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Emperor Taizong of Tang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
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Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageEndYear | 645 ⓘ |
| pilgrimageStartYear | 629 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Luoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chang'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sourceLanguages |
Prakrit
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Sanskrit ⓘ |
| studiedAt | Nalanda Mahavihara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Śīlabhadra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | novel Journey to the West ⓘ |
| traveledThrough |
Central Asia
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Gandhāra NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undertookPilgrimage | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | royal preceptor at the Tang court ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.