Xuanzang is a descendant of Chen Mao, a famous minister in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his great-grandfather Chen Qin was the satrap of Shangdang in the post-Wei Dynasty. Grandfather Chen Kang, an outstanding scholar in the Northern Qi Dynasty, was appointed as Dr. Guo Zi,

the food city of Nan Zhou (Luoyang, Henan); My father, Chen Hui, was tall, strong and beautiful. He devoted himself to learning and read classics, and was admired by people of his time. He used to be a county magistrate in Jiangling. Later, when the Sui Dynasty declined, he lived in seclusion in the countryside and couldn't get out of illness. People of insight at that time praised his dedication.

In the eighth year of Sui Daye (612), when Xuanzang was 1 years old, he was greatly rewarded by Zheng Shanguo, the head of Dali Temple, and became a monk in the Jingtu Temple in Luoyang, the eastern capital.

In the first year of Wude, Tang Gaozu (618), due to the war, Xuanzang and his elder brother Jie left Luoyang for Sichuan to study with two masters, Kong Jing (Hui Jing, a photographer).

In the following year, Xuanzang went to Chengdu to listen to Bao Siam's "On Photograph", and then learned "On Abhidharma" with Daoji, and then studied "On Wisdom" at Daozhen.

during his four or five years in Shu, Xuanzang studied the theory of Mahayana Sutra and the theories of the schools of geography and photography in the north and south, and made great progress in his studies, and gradually gained admiration.

In the 12th year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty (618), Xuanzang went to Hanchuan with his brother, and went to Yizhou in the north, which coincided with the Master Kong and Master Jing, and he learned from them. Then I went to Chengdu, where monks and great virtues gathered.

in the fifth year of Wude (622), Xuanzang was ordained in Chengdu. After Xuanzang traveled around, he visited famous teachers and gave lectures.

In the seventh year of Wude (624), he went to Xiangzhou (now the central and western part of Anyang City, Henan Province). Xiangzhou was the center of his studies at that time. Xuanzang dropped out of school from Hui to Zhao (now in Zhao County, Hebei Province), studied the theory of achievement with Taoism, and then went back to Chang 'an to listen to the theory of giving up everything from Daoyue, and learned from Wu.

In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Xuanzang married a couple, so please allow him to go west to seek the Dharma. However, it was not approved by Emperor Taizong. However, Xuanzang made up his mind to "venture beyond the Charter and go to Tianzhu privately" and travel more than 5, miles. In the second year of Emperor Taizong's reign of Zhenguan (628), Xuanzang, 29, won the Xuanzang Prize as the only way to learn yoga.

In the tenth year of Zhenguan (AD 637), Xuanzang left Nalanduo Temple and went to Ilanbowava (now Mongir in northern India), Saruo, Andalo, Tuonake Diega (now at the mouth of Krishna River on the east coast of India), Darovidoo (now south of Madras, India) and Wolf Jieluo (now east of Moclan in Hexi, India)

In the 15th year of Tang Zhenguan (641), Xuanzang was 42 years old. He met with the King of the Ring of Japan, and was treated with great courtesy. King Jieri decided to hold a Buddhist debate conference in Qunvcheng with Xuanzang as the main topic, with 18 kings, 3, Mahayana Buddhist scholars and 2, heretics in Wuyin.

In 643 AD, Xuanzang set off for China with a reputation and brought 657 Buddhist scriptures back to China. In the 19th year of Zhenguan (645), Xuanzang arrived in Chang 'an. At this time, Emperor Taizong had been stationed in Luoyang for the Liaodong Campaign. When Taizong learned that he had returned to China, he immediately received him in Luoyang by imperial edict.

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Xuanzang's contribution:

The Xuanzang Prize has made many contributions to the development of China culture, the greatest of which is his translation of Buddhist classics "stopping the truth and learning from it".

in the 19th year of Tang Zhenguan (645), Xuanzang returned from India at the age of 46. In the next 2 years, he devoted all his efforts and wisdom to the translation of classics.

in Chang' an and Luoyang, with the help of his assistants, Xuanzang translated 74 Buddhist classics, with 1335 volumes, each with about 1, words, totaling 13.35 million words, accounting for more than half of the total number of translated classics in the whole Tang Dynasty, equivalent to more than double the total number of translated classics by the other three major translators in China history, and greatly surpassing the predecessors in quality, becoming an outstanding model in translation history.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xuanzang.