Xuanzang
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Xuanzang 🇨🇳

玄奘 (Known as "Tripitaka Master Xuanzang")
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Born Apr 06, 0602 🇨🇳 Luoyang, Sui Dynasty
Passed Away Mar 07, 0664 Yuhua Palace, Tang Dynasty
Lifespan 61 years old
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"I would rather take one step toward the West and die, than take one step to the East and live."

Archival Overview

Tang Dynasty monk and explorer who made a historic 17-year pilgrimage to India, studied at Nalanda, translated 1,330 volumes into Chinese, and inspired 'Journey to the West'.

Biographical Record

Xuanzang (602–664 CE) defied imperial travel bans in 629, walking across the Taklamakan Desert and the Hindu Kush to reach India in search of authentic Buddhist scriptures.

He spent five years at Nalanda under master Silabhadra, defeating rival scholars before King Harsha, and returned to Chang'an with 657 Sanskrit texts, dedicating his remaining years to translating them.

Key Life Milestones

642

The Grand Debate of Kanauj

Presided over King Harsha's grand assembly of 20,000 scholars and kings, defending Mahayana without a single challenger.

652

Construction of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

Supervised the construction of the Dayan Pagoda in Chang'an to preserve the Sanskrit manuscripts brought from India.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Pagoda)
Xi'an, China
GPS: 34.2217, 108.9642
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