Wednesday, July 11, 2018

XUANZANG

Xuanzang was a the Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, translator who described the interaction between China and India in the early Tang dynasty.
There was the multiple in his name, and those diverse names is indicated to the great Buddhist monk - Xuanzang. We can see various names of xuanzang through the list of name below:



Hhuen Kwan

Hiouen Thsang
Hiuen Tsiang
Hsien-tsang
Hsuan Chwang
Hsuan Tsiang
Hwen Thsang
Xuan Cang
Xuan Zang
Shuen Shang
Yuan Chang
Yuan Chwang
Yuen Chwang.

Sānzàng (三藏) is the Chinese term for the Tripitaka scriptures, and in some English-language fiction he is addressed with this title.
In Japanese, he is known as Genjō, or Genjō-sanzō
In Vietnamese, he is known as Đường Tăng, Đường Tam Tạng in which "Tam Tạng" is indicated as Three Collections, and Đường means this monk belongs to Tang dynasty (618-907).
Here is some links to read of his bibliography


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