Wednesday

It has been 3 years. I have spent these two of these three years, studying Mahayana from a talented Bhuddist monk. Around this time, I have wrote about the Fourth Bhuddist council that took place nearby under the order of the king Kanishka of Kushana. I know that this was disputed by some Theravadins. I then travelled south to Chinabhukti. There, I studied for one year with monk-prince Vinitaphraba. Yes, I have achieved my dream of travelling to India long, long ago. Now, I spend years to learn from the best. When I am about to sleep at night, I can't help but wonder what would have happened to me if I had stayed in China. And how is China right now? How about the people? I don't have regrets but I can't help but wonder.


"I would rather die going to the west than live by staying in the east."
1:42 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
DESIGNER

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ARCHIVES

July 2007
August 2007
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