Hiuen tsang biography of barack

• HSUAN TSANG (var. Hiuen Tsiang)

A well known Chinese monk who visited India and traversed a large number of countries covering more than 50, Li. Though the dangers that he encountered were many he fulfilled his main objective undaunted by them.

HSUAN TSANG (var. Hiuen Tsiang) -

His contribution to the cause of Buddhism in general and to the Great Vehicle in particular is immense. For these and many other reasons he is held by the Chinese Buddhists in the highest esteem among the pilgrims of his calibre.

The following information on Hs&#;an-tsang's travels and his accounts of India and other countries which he travelled in his long journey is based mainly on two sources, namely, "Si-yu-ki, Buddhist Records of the Western World" an English translation of the Chinese version of Hs&#;an-tsang and "The Life of Hiuen-tsiang" an English translation of his biography written in Chinese by Shaman Hwui-li, a disciple of his.

Among secondary sources the most useful treatise is 'On Yuan Chwang's Travels Xuanzang - MAP Academy ZIFIG