The life and adventures of a chinese monk who made a 17year journey to. The text of the commentary appears to be based on a lecture given by tan hsu at the dedication of the buddhist library in china, april 1958. Tathagata is the epithet that according to the discourses the buddha regularly used. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. Prologue hsuantsang was one of a succession of chinese travellers who came to india in search of buddhist wisdom. As to our great tang dynasty, it assumed empire in accor.
Another of xuanzangs standard aliases is sanzang fashi simplified. Tang monk tang seng is also transliterated thang seng. A large number of kings attended the assembly, as well as 3,000 mahayana and hinayana buddhist monks, 3,000 brahmanas and jains and about 1,000 buddhist scholars from nalanda university. Hiuen tsang at nalanda had written the destruction of heresy a refutation of hinayana. Hiuen tsang project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Now they almost kill each other as jay learns to inline skate.
Rural temples around hsuan hua south chahar, their iconography and their history by willem a. Hsuan tsang tripitaka master 596664 great enlightened master, translator, and founder of the consciousnessonly school in china. Talk given by bodhinaga at sangha night, sheffield buddhist centre, on 29th april 2014. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. Like other chinese pilgrims, one of hsuantsangs primary reasons to undertake the arduous journey to india was to visit its sacred buddhist sites. Hsuan tsang the epic visit to kamrupa and first account of. Assam apsc gk question answer, quiz and mcq for apsc exam and interview with general knowledge information. Translated by tripitaka master hsuan tsang commentary by.
A talk given by the venerable master hsuan hua during a chan meditation session in december, 1980. Unfortunately, chen is killed by two treacherous ferrymen shortly before his sons birth, and. Xuanzang hsuantsang internet encyclopedia of philosophy. In the collection of popular indian fables known as the panchatantra there is the tale of a snakechild, the divinelymanifested naga son of a brahmin. Why d n jhas claim that ancient hindus were given to. Since childhood hsuan tsang used to read chinese religious books and traveled all across china in search of good books on. Contents verses delineating the eight consciousnesses. This bhikshus contributions to buddhism have been exceptionally great. His book great tang records on the western regions is a classic in chinese literature, and contains a lot of firsthand information about the lands and people found along this. Liu shih, uncle of the noted official liu hun, was himself a celebrated prose writer. In 630 the chinese buddhist pilgrim hsuan tsang visited a major town known as tsekia or taki, which was in the vicinity of modern gujranwala.
Jun 25, 20 hsuan tsang was born in ad 602 at present days henan province, china. Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. Unfortunately, chen is killed by two treacherous ferrymen shortly before his sons birth, and is impersonated by one of the ferrymen, liu. Pronunciation of hsuan with 2 audio pronunciations, 4 translations, 1 sentence and more for hsuan.
A chinese document from the tang dynasty, records the visit of maldivians to china. Hsuan tsang, traveling in india in the early years of the 7 th. Hiuen tsiang a well known chinese monk who visited india and traversed a large number of countries covering more than 50,000 li. D and he great buddhist king, king asoka, who arrived in 252 b. Hsuan tsang synonyms, hsuan tsang pronunciation, hsuan tsang translation, english dictionary definition of hsuan tsang. You can learn and practice to improve your general knowledge on assam and to improve your performance in various exams like psc, ssc, bank and govt exams. He called the islands nalokilochou coconut islands.
The chineselanguage source is that of grand master tan hsu, commenting on the tang dynasty translation, by tripitaka master hsuan tsang, of the original sanskrit or pali sutra. It can be said that from ancient times to the present, there has never been anyone who can compare to this dharma master in his. The narrative of hsuan tsang s travels resumes with a record of his journey southwards to the andhra country. Hsuantsang definition of hsuantsang by the free dictionary. Hsuan tsang was born in 602 ad in china to a scholastic family. Hsuan tsang xuanzang chinese buddhist pilgrim mahavidya. Many of the dates associated with xuan zang are uncertain and many sources quote differently. Hsuantsang stands out as a pilgrim scholar, mastertranslator, epic hero of chinese narrative literature, and as the history and outstanding source for the history and archaeology. Media in category xuanzang the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
The chinese pilgrim hsuan tsang relates the story of a king of udyana who married a naga maiden, and that every time he went to lay with her, from her head issued a ninefold crest of the naga. Though the dangers that he encountered were viele he fulfilled sein main objective undaunted by them. Being ordained a monk in the buddhist faith, hsuan tsang devoted much of his time and energy to learning buddhist doctrines and understanding buddhist scripture. Works cited complete english with chinese translation very slow. A mound near the modern village of asarur has been identified as the site of the ancient city. Fahsien, hsuan tsang, wang hsuan tso and itsing the chinese scholarpilgrims, indologists in modern terms, are outshining in history who came to india and have bequeathed historic records. Historical travelers to india rajras rajasthan ras. Hsuan tsang article about hsuan tsang by the free dictionary. Buddhist pilgrims from all over the ancient world also visited the site, including hsuan tsang, who visited the site twice during his pilgrimage to india between 630 and 644 a.
Born into a scholarly family at the outset of the tang tang dynasty, he enjoyed a classical confucian education. Gopalan 19261974, popularly known by his pseudonym, nandanar was an indian writer of malayalam literature. He was known for his novels and short stories which had the backdrop of the indian army barracks of the 1940s and 1950s as well as for his childrens literature. May 01, 2014 why is the metaphor of the journey so important in buddhism.
The author of the work is the late indian scholar d. The narrative of hsuantsang s travels resumes with a record of his journey southwards to the andhra country. The travel records of chinese pilgrims asia for educators. Mukherjees speech at the rss event delhibased vineet kacker, known for his work inspired by buddhist architecture, made chortens called hsuan tsang s dream i, ii, iii, referencing the. Hsuantsang sometimes transcribed xuan tsang or xuanzang was a chinese buddhist monk who in 627 ad traveled overland from china to india to obtain. French sutra translation committee of the united states and canada new york san francisco toronto 2000 first published 1995 second edition 2000. Itsing has left short bio sketches of 60 eminent chinese monks who visited india. Hsuan tsang wanted to shatter the illusory facade of the world of. Hsuan tsang left detailed accounts of his travels, and also wrote about the interaction between chinese buddhism and indian buddhism during the early tang dynasty. Jun 18, 2012 hsuan tsang wadegiles or xuanzang pinyin, whose roles include travelling monk, ambassador, and translator, stands as a prominent figure in chinese and indian religious history. The story of great master hsuan tsang, who went to india in search of sutras. Fatsang was apparently involved in a controversy with the fahsiang school that followed in the footsteps of hsuantsang 596664. Fa tsang was apparently involved in a controversy with the fahsiang school that followed in the footsteps of hsuan tsang 596664.
Publication date 1884 topics buddhism, chinese literature texts and translations, india description and travel publisher london. He is credited with writing or compiling the cheng weishi lun as a commentary on these texts. This important book contains the translation of original texts not before available in english. Hsuantsang was born in 602 ad in china to a scholastic family. The iching and the formation of the huayen philosophy.
Hiuen tsang also xuanzang, hsuan tsang was the celebrated chinese traveler, a buddhist monk, who visited india in ancient times. Hsuantsang article about hsuantsang by the free dictionary. Prologue hsuan tsang was one of a succession of chinese travellers who came to india in search of buddhist wisdom. Less common romanizations of xuanzang include hhuen kwan, hiouen thsang, hiuen tsang, hiuen tsiang, hsien tsang, hsyan tsang, hsuan chwang, hsuan tsiang, hwen thsang, xuan cang, xuan zang, shuen shang, yuan chang, yuan chwang, and yuen chwang. Though the dangers that he encountered were many he fulfilled his main objective undaunted by them.
Hsuan tsang is born to chen, the new governor of changan, and his wife. Hsuan tsang was born in ad 602 at present days henan province, china. Jay pharoah and bobby moynihan killed it as castmates on snl. He obtained budhdhist monk at young age dreamed of travelling to india, a country where buddhism was born and still the greatest learning place of buddhism. Fatsang was the protege of empress wu, and his school, the huayen school, based upon the huayen avatamsaka sutra, gained prominence in her reign 690705. On yuan chwangs travels in india, 629645 ad rare book society. Pronunciation of the pilgrims name also varies this article uses the pinyin chinese pronunciation of xuan xang, commonly written as hsuan tsang in western literature. The life of hsuantsang by his personal disciples huili. In 964 ad, three hundred chinese monks left for india. Hsuantsang left detailed accounts of his travels, and also wrote about the interaction between chinese buddhism and indian buddhism during the early tang dynasty.
The prajna paramita hrydaya sutra is the core of the maha prajna paramita in six hundred scrolls. By tripitaka master hsuan tsang commentary by grand master tan hsu translated into english by venerable dharma master lok to edited by kun li, shih and dr. Sanzang is the chinese term for the buddhist canon, or tripi. Xuanzang, worldfamous for his sixteenyear pilgrimage to india and career as a translator of buddhist scriptures, is one of the most illustrious figures in the history of scholastic chinese buddhism.
Travels of hsuantsang buddhist pilgrim of the seventh. For instance, the writer cites hsuan tsang seventh century who wrote about the huna ruler mihirakula, a devotee of shiva, destroying 1,600 buddhist stupas and monasteries, besides killing. Apr 21, 2006 hsuan tsang more often spelled xuanzang is a famous chinese buddhist scholar and pilgrim. What were the observations of hiuen tsang about the then. In the year 2016 was released the movie da tang xuan zang as an official chinese and indian. Hsuan tsang 602 664 chinese traveller hsuan tsang, or xuanzang, also yuan chang was a chinese pilgrim to india who introduced buddhism to china. Hsuan tsang, a buddhist monk who travelled in india for religious studies in the years 629 to 645 ad, was the first chinese writer to mention maldives. Hsuantsang synonyms, hsuantsang pronunciation, hsuantsang translation, english dictionary definition of hsuantsang.
After an extremely rigorous and dreadful journey, hiuen tsang, put his first foot steps in indian in 630 ad. He left china in 629 and travelled for 16 years through turkestan, bactria, and tashkent where he came into contact with western culture. Fahsien, hsuantsang, wang hsuantso and itsing the chinese scholarpilgrims, indologists in modern terms, are outshining in history who came to india and have bequeathed historic records. Hsuantsang tripitaka master 596664 great enlightened master, translator, and founder of the consciousnessonly school in china. What hsuan tsang did, among other things, was to take a major work of vasubandhu, treatise in thirty verses on consciousnessonly vijnatimatratrimshika, plus ten commentaries on it, including that of dharmapala 439507, add his own views, stir all this together and come up with his own concoction called chengweishih lun treatise on. Beside the capital was the lotonochi monastery, a magnificent and famous establishment, the resort of the illustrious brethren. Hsuan tsang hiouen thsang, hiwen tsang, yuan tsang, yuanchwang, the most eminent representative of a remarkable and valuable branch of chinese literature, consisting of the narratives of chinese buddhists who travelled to india, whilst their religion flourished there, with the view of visiting the sites consecrated by the history of sakya muni, of studying at the great convents which then. Born around ad 600, hsuantsang was ordained at the age of twenty. Hsuantsang 602 664 chinese traveller hsuantsang, or xuanzang, also yuan chang was a chinese pilgrim to india who introduced buddhism to china. Travels of hsuantsang buddhist pilgrim of the seventh century. Regions visited during the great tang dynasty,12 was meant for his royal patrons as much. Beside the capital was the lotonochi monastery, a magnificent and famous establishment, the resort of. Rural temples around hsuanhua south chahar, their iconography and their history by willem a. He was dissatisfied with the available translations of the sacred books and, at the age of twentyeight, decided to procure the texts in the original and have the finer points of buddhist doctrine explained and clarified to him by learned indian scholars.
Shroff the early presence of zoroastrianism is biased towards the west of iran, but it is known that the avesta is not a southwestern iranian language. He returned to china in 645 and set about to translate this and a number of other texts he had brought with. Riding for education hsuan tsang silk road traveller. Fa tsang was the protege of empress wu, and his school, the huayen school, based upon the huayen avatamsaka sutra, gained prominence in her reign 690705.
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