Hsuan Tsang (605–664)
was a Chinese Buddhist scholar and translator whose account of his extended
sojourn in India (629–645) is one of the few authentic sources on Indian
society at the time.
Hsuan Tsang traveled to India in search of trustworthy
copies of the Buddhist scriptures, which had become severely garbled and
corrupted during their journey to China.
He was a scholarly man who spent years studying at Buddhist
educational institutions, especially the Buddhist university in Nalanda,
throughout his tenure.
He journeyed across northern India, and the rulers he
encountered, including Emperor Harsha, praised him for his devotion and
intelligence.
For more information, see Samuel Beal's translation of his Si-yuki: Buddhist Records of the Western World, 1969.
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