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A keen intellect, an enquiring mind, profound scholarship and, above all, a deep attachment to india, were the. Jul 15, 2014 the original 16th century epic has tales of adventures of monkey king who protected the buddhist monk, xuanzang chinese name of hiuen tsang, against demons and evil spirits in his journey to india. Hiuen tsang a buddhist pilgrim from china hiuen tsang, a chinese pilgrim who came to india in a. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. Chinese community in kolkata, india, celebrates 50th anniversary. Hsuan tsang was born in ad 602 at present days henan province, china. According to the 2010 united states census, tsang is the 5103 rd most common surname in the united states, belonging to 6860 individuals. A real life dan brown novel where science meets reality, the mystical meets the mundane and the esoteric or hidden is made manifest. Record of western countries, remains an indispensable source book to students. He later traveled throughout china in search of sacred books of buddhism. This book fills up a significant gap about the information available on the life of the illustrious buddhist scholar, hsuantsang. Hiuen tsang too was immensely impressed by the king about whom he gave the greatest details. Hsuan tsang the epic visit to kamrupa and first account. According to chinese sources, the first chinese to be ordained was zhu zixing, after he went to central asia in 260 to seek out buddhism.

At one hearing he is said to have comprehended a book thoroughly and after a second. Andy tsang born 1958, commissioner of the hong kong police force. Hiuen tsang gives a detailed account of the assembly held by harsha. This book is about a 21st century mythic adventure and spiritual odyssey. Hiuen tsang by anant pai meet your next favorite book. Huen tsang or xuanzang was a chinese buddhist traveler who belongs to early tang period of china. Thus we get details of his administration, his economy and above all, his personal life. He returned to china in 643, bringing with him precious manuscripts that he then translated to chinese. His indika has been the most authentic and accurate account of that era.

Nov 26, 2009 according to chinese sources, the first chinese to be ordained was zhu zixing, after he went to central asia in 260 to seek out buddhism. He stayed in india for 16 long years, travelling extensively and holding discussions with buddhist scholars all over the country. He was twentysix years old when he started on his journey from china. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. More mind bending than the matrix movie and as strange as any philip k. Hiuentsang xuanzang hiuwen chang yuan chwang hiuen. Rady childrens hospitalsan diego 3020 childrens way, san diego, ca 92123 main phone. Enroute is a big lake where you can go boating although boat condition did not seem good. It makes use of the energy flow of all major systems in the body. What, in fact, megasthenes had done for chandragupta maurya, hiuen tsang did for harsha. On his return to china he received a royal ovation that was usually reserved for kings and generals. This is a true story of one mans quest to understand. Hiuen tsang at nalanda had written the destruction of heresy a refutation of hinayana.

Glorious days of nalanda hiuen tsang came to study buddhism and mysticism in india from china. As a conclusion of the assembly, harsha offered hiuen tsang 10,000 pieces of gold 30,000 pieces of silver and 100 garments of superior cotton, in recognition of his merits. Founded by contemporary and wellknown chef david tsang, house of tsang products draw on the flavors and spices of his childhood in hong kong. Lets see the route of hiuen tsang which he took to go to indian land. Tsang is most common among asianpacific islander 94. Apparently even in chinese intu is the name for the moon. Born in henan province of china in 603 ad, he displayed signs of intellectual and spiritual greatness even at an early age. Hiuen tsang or hiuwen chang hiuen tsang popularly known as hiuen sang was a chinese pilgrimscholar and traveler who came to study at nalanda university visted kamarupa formarly assam was known as kamarupa during the region of king kumar bhaskara varman.

Gandhara comprises the area to the west of river indus and north of river kabul. A large number of kings attended the assembly, as well as 3,000 mahayana and hinayana buddhist monks, 3,000 brahmanas and jains and about 1,000 buddhist scholars from nalanda university. Xuanzang, wadegiles romanization hsuantsang, original name chen yi, honorary epithet santsang, also called muchatipo, sanskrit mokshadeva, or yuanzang, born 602, goushi, luozhou, now yanshi, henan province, chinadied 664, changan, now xian, china, buddhist monk and chinese pilgrim to india who translated the sacred scriptures of. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. At length, he came to changan, then under the peaceful rule of emperor taizong of. Hsuan tsang xuanzang hiuen tsang was a worldfamous chinese budhdist monk, traveler and scholar whose recorded accounts of india during his sixteen years long visit to the country is still considered as the greatest account of 7th century indian history by any foreign traveler. The original 16th century epic has tales of adventures of monkey king who protected the buddhist monk, xuanzang chinese name of hiuen tsang, against demons and evil spirits in his journey to india. Show your creativity in the kitchen with a product line built on the ideals of authentic asian flavors. Hiuen tsang memorial nalanda bihar india bharatonline.

Radhakrishanan to tan yunshan, february 17, 1960 8. Hiuen tsang was indeed an ancient ambassador of peace between china and india. Dantan site may be the missing link of hiuen tsangs. Travels of hsuantsang buddhist pilgrim of the seventh century. When the glory of nalanda university was at its peak, hieun tsang had come to india in 633 ad to study buddhism and mysticism. Megasthenes was the ambassador of selevcus nikator to the court of chandragupta maurya in the 4th century bc. If you have ever gone through the ancient history of india, you must have come across the name of the chinese buddhist monk hsuan tsang var. Hiuen tsangs india journey to hit us tv times of india. Hiuentsang or hiuwen chang hiuentsang popularly known as hiuen sang was a chinese pilgrimscholar and traveler who came to study at nalanda university visted kamarupa formarly assam was known as kamarupa during the region of king kumar bhaskara varman. While hiuen tsang s purpose was to obtain buddhist books and to receive instruction on buddhism while in india, he ended up doing much more. Beside the capital was the lotonochi monastery, a magnificent and famous establishment, the resort of the illustrious brethren. He stayed in india for 16 long years, traveling extensively and holding discussion with buddhist scholars all over the country. In 1980, he launched tinkle, a childrens anthology, which was started under rang rekha. Hsuan tsang, also spelled hsuan chuang, whose name is romanized in a.

Hiuen tsang, a chinese pilgrim who came to india in a. Though the dangers that he encountered were many he fulfilled his main objective undaunted by them. Dantan site may be the missing link of hiuen tsangs memoirs. Memorial is to commemorate hieun tsangs visit to bharat. Published in 1999 by gyan publishing house 5, ansari road, darya ganj, new delhi 110 002. Xuanzang hsuantsang 602664 xuanzang, worldfamous for his sixteenyear pilgrimage to india and career as a translator of buddhist scriptures, is one of the most illustrious figures in the history of scholastic chinese buddhism. Coming to hear of the prestige of chinese emperor from his pilgrim friend, harsha sent an ambassador to the chinese court in 641 a. Jan 09, 2014 hiuen tsang persuaded some buddhist guards at the gates of yumen and slipped out of the empire a sacred painting in bodh temple, china depicting hiuen via liangzhou province in 629 ad. Chinese scholar hiuen tsang in his memoirs, dating back to the seventh century, had written about some prominent buddhist monasteries in tamralipta st. Tsang is a chinese surname, particularly used by persons from hong kong.

He came in india in 633ad that is during the gupta period and stayed at nalanda university now in nalanda district for twelve years. Chi nei tsang is a noninvasive method of abdominal massage. Their combined citations are counted only for the first. Hsuan tsang the epic visit to kamrupa and first account of. Chi nei tsang can help increase the energy flow into the internal organs by specific manipulations and. Hiuen tsang 691 paperback june 17, 2011 by shubha khandekar author 4. No part of this book may be reproduced any manner without written permission of the publisher. The monastery is named after xuanzang 60264, known as hsuan. Hiuen tsang s work, the xiyu ji hsiyu chi, is the longest and most detailed account of the countries of central and south asia that has been bestowed upon posterity by a chinese buddhist pilgrim. At a young age of thirteen years he was ordained as a buddhist priest, in the tsingtu temple.

Jul 09, 2009 hiuen tsang, the renowned chinese pilgrim, who visited gandhara in the early 7 century ad, wrote that the kingdom of gandhara formed the tract of the country on the west bank of indus and north of kabul rivers which included the peshawar valley and the modern swat, buner and bajaur. Hieun tsang memorial hall nalanda one of the prime tourist attractions in nalanda, hiuen tsang memorial was constructed in the memory of hiuen tsang, a popular chinese traveler. Hiuen tsang, the renowned chinese pilgrim, who visited gandhara in the early. Hiuen tsang memorial is erected in the memory of the famous chinese traveler hiuen tsang. Though the dangers that he encountered were viele he fulfilled sein main objective undaunted by them. Roughly 900 years later, the book served as inspiration for the famous novel journey to the west written by ming dynasty author wu chengen. Xuanzang hsuantsang internet encyclopedia of philosophy. About the book a greek scholar, a chinese monk and a chinese pilgrimsharing a common fascination for indialeft for us a priceless legacy in the form of detailed accounts of their times.

Buy the unknown hsuantsang book online at low prices in india. The kings of the karkota dynasty were followers of hinduism and worshipped in general gods like visnu, siva and surya, all belonging to the hindu pantheon. John tsang, the eldest child, was born as mui chunwah in hong kong on 21 april 1951 and lived in sai yeung choi street in his childhood. The book deals in history during king harshabardhans period. Pronunciation of hiuen tsang with 1 audio pronunciation, 1 meaning, 2 translations and more for hiuen tsang.

Hiuentsang seventh century chinese buddhist pilgrim who has left behind an account about india and bengal. Hiuen tsiang who visited india through the silk route. This master of the laws name may correctly be pronounced as xuanzang, and is also written as hsuantsang. Hiuen tsang memorial is erected in the memory of the famous chinese traveller hiuen tsang. Hiuen tsang also tells us about this, and describes how suitable the name is. Tsang are shaman hwuili, the life of hiuentsiang 1911. During the glorious days of nalanda university, hiuen tsang came to study buddhism and mysticism in india. His travel in india also included kamrupa then assam and his detailed and auhtentic writings about the region gave. Tsang s book siyuki forms an invaluable source of ancient indian history. Hsuantsang was a worldfamous chinese budhdist monk, traveler and scholar whose recorded accounts of india during his sixteen years long visit to the country is still considered as the greatest account of 7th century indian history by any foreign traveler. It includes the valleys of peshawar, swat, dir and bajaur and extends eastwards to the taxila valley in the punjab and westwards to hadda and bamiyan in afghanistan. Ieee transactions on circuits and systems for video technology 24 5, 769779, 20.

Hiuen tsang entered kashmir during the period of the karkotas. So it is quite easy for you to adopt a chinese name. The bubz guide to being unstoppable by tsang, lindy isbn. Travellers to india megasthenes, fa hien, hiuen tsang 3. It is only from the 4th century ce that chinese buddhist monks started to travel to india to discover buddhism firsthand. Hieun tsang memorial hall nalanda travel guide nalanda.

Xuanzang, wadegiles romanization hsuan tsang, original name chen yi, honorary epithet san tsang, also called muchatipo, sanskrit mokshadeva, or yuanzang, born 602, goushi, luozhou, now yanshi, henan province, chinadied 664, changan, now xian, china, buddhist monk and chinese pilgrim to india who translated the sacred scriptures of buddhism from sanskrit into chinese and founded in. Harsha, too was a man of international vision like asoka. Anant pai popularly known as uncle pai, was an indian educationalist and creator of indian comics, in particular the amar chitra katha series in 1967, along with the india book house publishers, and which retold traditional indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters. Hiuen tsang persuaded some buddhist guards at the gates of yumen and slipped out of the empire a sacred painting in bodh temple, china depicting hiuen via liangzhou province in 629 ad. Hiuen tsiang a well known chinese monk who visited india and traversed a large number of countries covering more than 50,000 li. Join facebook to connect with helen tsang and others you may know. As a conclusion of the assembly, harsha offered hiuentsang 10,000 pieces of gold 30,000 pieces of silver and 100 garments of superior cotton, in recognition of his merits. The memorial is about a 5 minutes drive from nalanda monastery gate.

Ujjayini which is the capital of malwa is named after surashtra and gurjjara. When he was in 1965, tsang and his family moved to the united states. What were the observations of hiuen tsang about the then. That tsang was thought worthy of this speaks volumes not only for the great veneration that the chinese had for buddhism but also for india. Jun 25, 20 hsuan tsang was born in ad 602 at present days henan province, china. Since childhood hsuan tsang used to read chinese religious books and traveled all across china in search of good books on. Jun 25, 20 if you have ever gone through the ancient history of india, you must have come across the name of the chinese buddhist monk hsuan tsang var.