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Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘; Wade–Giles: Hsüen Tsang; [ɕɥɛ̌n.tsâŋ]; 6 April 602 – 5 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (陳褘 / 陳禕), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, [1] was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator.
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A "Tseh-kia" kingdom is mentioned by Hiuen-Tsang (631-643 A.D.). [5] [8] It is mentioned by him as situated towards east of Gandhara. The Chach Nama (history of Sindh) mentions it as Tak. [9] The earliest Muslim author who mentions the kingdom is a merchant named Sulaiman. He visited the area before 851 AD, when his account was written.
The 7th-century Buddhist Chinese traveller Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) mentions king Harsha and his capital of Prayag, which he states to be a sacred Hindu city with hundreds of "deva temples" and two Buddhist institutions. He also mentions the Hindu bathing rituals at the junction of the rivers. [51]
Xuanzang is a 2016 Chinese-Indian historical adventure film that dramatizes the life of Xuanzang (602—664), a Buddhist monk and scholar. [5] The film depicts his arduous nearly two-decade overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty on a mission to bring Buddhist scriptures to China, largely related to the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
His son, the next ruler Śilāditya I Dharmāditya was described by Hiuen Tsang, visited in 640 CE, as a "monarch of great administrative ability and of rare kindness and compassion". Śilāditya I was succeeded by his younger brother Kharagraha I. [ 3 ] Virdi copperplate grant (616 CE) of Kharagraha I proves that his territories included Ujjain .
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The book is also known as Faxian's Travels (t 《法顯 行 傳》, s 《法显 行 传》, Fǎxiǎn Xíngzhuàn), Faxian's Biography (t 《法顯 傳》, s 《法显 传》, Fǎxiǎnzhuàn), Memoirs of the Eminent Monk Faxian (t 《高 僧 法顯 傳》, s 《高 僧 法显 传》, Gāosēng Fǎxiǎn Zhuàn), A Buddhist Pilgrimage to India (t ...