Xuanzang's pilgrimage, study in India, and translation work (629–645 CE)

1. Xuanzang leaves Chang’an without an exit permit

   Jan 1, 629Labels: Xuanzang, Chang'an

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2. Crossing the Western Regions via Silk Road oases

   Jan 1, 630Labels: Silk Road, Western Regions

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3. Xuanzang reaches India after years of travel

   Jan 1, 633Labels: India, pilgrimage sites

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4. Study begins at Nalanda monastery-university

   Jan 1, 635Labels: Nalanda, monastery-university

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   • IEP

5. Reputation grows through debates and royal attention

   Jan 1, 641Labels: Harsha, public debates

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6. Return journey from India begins with large collection

   Jan 1, 643Labels: text collection, relics

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7. Xuanzang returns to Chang’an and meets Taizong

   Jan 1, 645Labels: Emperor Taizong, Chang'an

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8. Imperial translation bureau forms around Xuanzang

   Jun 1, 645Labels: Imperial bureau, translation team

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9. Travel record dictated and compiled as Da Tang Xiyu Ji

   Jan 1, 646Labels: Da Tang, travel record

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   • Records Wiki

10. Daci’en Temple established as a translation center

    Jan 1, 648Labels: Daci'en Temple, translation center

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11. Giant Wild Goose Pagoda built to store scriptures

    Jan 1, 652Labels: Giant Wild, Daci'en

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    • Asia Art Museum

12. Xuanzang’s translation career shapes East Asian Buddhism

    Jan 1, 660Labels: Yog c, translated corpus

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    • Britannica Summary

13. Xuanzang dies after decades of translation work

    Feb 5, 664Labels: Xuanzang, death

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    • Xuanzang Wiki