玄奘 (Xuánzàng): Xuanzang (602-664)

Meanings

1 Xuanzang (602-664)
2 Tang dynasty Buddhist monk who traveled to India and translated the sutras he brought back

Characters

玄

Examples

玄奘西行取经的故事家喻户晓。

Xuánzàng xīxíng qǔjīng de gùshì jiāyùhùxiǎo.

The story of Xuanzang's westward journey to fetch the scriptures is known to every household.

他在印度那烂陀寺学习多年。

Tā zài Yìndù Nàlàntuó Sì xuéxí duōnián.

He studied for many years at Nalanda Monastery in India.

Tips

culture

Xuanzang's real 17-year journey (629-645) became the basis for the novel《西游记》(Journey to the West), where he appears as Tang Sanzang (唐三藏) accompanied by the Monkey King Sun Wukong. His travelogue《大唐西域记》remains a key historical source on 7th-century Central and South Asia.