Hiuen Tsang

Hiuen Tsang (602-664), also known as Xuanzang, was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator. He is best known for his pilgrimage to India in search of sacred Buddhist texts, which he translated into Chinese. Hiuen Tsang was born in 602 in the Tang dynasty capital of Chang’an (modern-day Xi’an). He was ordained as … Read more