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Xuanzang

The Chinese pilgrim whose 17-year journey to India preserved Buddhism's sacred texts

Xuanzang (602โ€“664 CE) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who undertook a 17-year overland journey from China to India and back, covering 25,000 km, to collect original Buddhist scriptures. He studied at Nalanda for 5 years under the abbot Silabhadra and brought back 657 texts. His account, 'Great Tang Records on the Western Regions', is one of the most important primary sources for 7th-century Central Asian and Indian history. He inspired the Chinese classic novel 'Journey to the West', in which he appears as the Tang Monk.

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Pick one book, teaching, or idea you have been meaning to explore. Commit to taking the first step โ€” Xuanzang's entire journey began with one step out of the monastery gate.

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