Xuanzang
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Most Influential Person Across History
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar
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Xuanzang's Degrees
- Bachelors Buddhism Nalanda University
Why Is Xuanzang Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Xuanzang , born Chen Hui / Chen Yi , also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism, the travelogue of his journey to India in 629–645 CE, his efforts to bring over 657 Indian texts to China, and his translations of some of these texts. He was only able to translate 75 distinct sections of a total of 1335 chapters, but his translations included some of the most important Mahayana scriptures.
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