Yijing (monk)
Chinese Buddhist monk (635–713 CE) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yijing (635–713 CE), formerly romanized as I-ching or I-tsing,[1] born Zhang Wenming, was a Tang-era Chinese Buddhist monk famed as a traveller and translator. His account of his travels is an important source for the history of the medieval kingdoms along the sea route between China and India, especially Srivijaya in Indonesia. He also gave accounts of the Gupta Period. A student of the Buddhist university at Nālandā (now in Bihar, India), he was also responsible for the translation of many Buddhist texts from Sanskrit and Pali into Chinese.
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Born | 635 CE Fanyang (Yanjing), Tang Empire |
Died | 713 CE |
Occupation(s) | Buddhist monk, traveler |
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Religion | Buddhism |
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Teacher | Shi Huen[clarification needed] |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 義淨 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 义净 | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 三藏法師義淨 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 三藏法师义净 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Tripitaka Dharma-Master Yijing | ||||||||
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Zhang Wenming | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張文明 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张文明 | ||||||||
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