Thursday

I still remember my dream that convinced me to travel to India. But no, I have not made it to India, not yet. After persuading the Bhuddist guards at the gates of Yumen, I have managed to sneak past. I travelled through the Gobi desert after many months. And I met the king of Turfan as well! He is a Bhuddist who equipped me with letters and valuables that served as funds. I was truly grateful. I knew this journey was indeed dangerous. But I remeber my promise to travel westward. Yes, I am still travelling westwards. Now, I'm touring the Therevada monastaries of Kucha. I am glad that I managed to escape China. There's no turning back.


"I would rather die going to the west than live by staying in the east."
10:14 PM


PROFILE

I amXUAN ZANG!
Chinese Name: 玄奘
Pin Yin: Xuán Zàng
BACKGROUND:
Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler and translator that brought up the interaction between China and India in the early Tang period.
Birth place & period: born near Luoyang, Henan in 1602


GOALS

A seventeen year trip to India,
to study with many famous Buddhist masters,
especially at the famous center of Buddhist learning at Nālanda University.

COMMENT



SOURCES

Dunhuang
Journey to the West
Laputan Logic
Pictures of Xuan Zang
The Mongols
The Silk Road
Wikepedia-The Silk Road
Wikepedia-Xuan Zang


MY PICTURE COLLAGE

Pictures of my Journey
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