Xuanzang

Most Buddhist scriptures taken into China by Chinese monks such as Xuanzang were on pattra, called beiyejing by the Chinese people.

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

"Its golden hues sparkle on every side, and its precious ornaments dazzle the eyes by their brightness," Xuanzang said of the larger Western Buddha.

The Ruins of 'Monument Valley' Arnie Cooper 2011

"The most important historical description," Mr. Petzet and Ms. Blänsdorf wrote, was created by the Chinese monk Xuanzang while he passed through the area on his way to India in 632.

The Ruins of 'Monument Valley' Arnie Cooper 2011

Note 43: For the records of Yijing and Xuanzang, see Fang Guoyu 2001, 4: 338-369. back

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

The novel replaces Xuanzang with Tripikaka and adds the more fantastical characters of King Monkey, Sandy and Pigsy, who join together over a series of 81 trials, heavy on morality, and always extolling the virtues of a noble life.

Can MONKEY MAGIC recapture the cult appeal? | Obsessed With Film 2009

The novel, probably published during the Ming dynasty in the 1590s, and held as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, is a fictionalised account of the legend of a Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India to obtain Buddhist sutras during the Tang dynasty.

Can MONKEY MAGIC recapture the cult appeal? | Obsessed With Film 2009

One of the most famous intellectual pilgrims was Xuanzang, the Chinese monk, who spent two years in Kashmir studying Buddhism under the patronage of the Kashmiri king.

Kashmir: The Scarred and the Beautiful Dalrymple, William 2008

The Monkey and the Monk chronicles the adventures of Xuanzang, a seventh-century monk, over the course of his sixteen-year journey in search of Buddhist scriptures.

The Chicago Blog: Anthony C. Yu receives Mellon Foundation Fellowship 2007

The Monkey and the Monk chronicles the adventures of Xuanzang, a seventh-century monk, over the course of his sixteen-year journey in search of Buddhist scriptures.

The Chicago Blog: March 2007 Archives 2007

The sixth century Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang (Hsüan-tsang) reported two huge Buddhist monasteries at the Sogdian capital at Samarkand.

Historical Sketch of Buddhism and Islam in West Turkistan 2006