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China Culture
Master Xuanzang (Tripitaka)Tang Dynasty (Silk Road Era) · 602 - 664

The Silk Road Pilgrim & Great Translator of World Civilizations

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602 · Age 20 · 河南洛阳 (少年出家 · 精研经律论三藏)

Ordained as a Prodigy Monk in the Eastern Capital

Young Buddhist Scholar (Youth, Age 20)
Young
Modern Perspective (通俗类比)

“A teenage prodigy mastering multiple schools of philosophy and ancient languages by age 20, noticing major contradictions among translations.”

Life Turn & Story (历史生平)

Born into a scholarly family in Luoyang. Ordained as a monk at age 13 at Jingtu Temple. As he mastered major scriptures across China, he discovered unresolved contradictions in existing Chinese translations.

Signature VerseYoung Xuanzang's solemn declaration upon his ordination at age 13.
“远绍如来，近光遗法。”
Yuǎn shào Rúlái, jìn guāng yífǎ.
From afar, to inherit the Buddha's true wisdom; in the present, to illuminate his eternal teachings.
Resilience State:
+70 (CALM)
📈 Triumph / Spiritual Rebirth (及第/赤壁涅槃 +100)📉 Death-row Crisis (乌台诗案死囚 -90)
1037 (Birth in Meishan)Year 602 · 河南洛阳 (少年出家 · 精研经律论三藏) (Age 20)1101 (Sunset in Changzhou)