Xuan Zang

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Xuan Zang

(ˈʃwɑːn ˈtsæŋ) or

Hsüan-tsang

n
(Biography) 602–664 ad, Chinese Buddhist monk, who travelled to India to study the Buddhist scriptures, many of which he translated into Chinese: noted also for his account of his travels