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Xuanzang's Journey to India: Route Map & Timeline

Xuanzang: 8 stops from AD 629 to AD 645, from Chang'an to Chang'an.

Route map of Xuanzang's Journey to India
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Route and timeline

#YearPlaceWhat happened
1AD 629Chang'anSeeking the original Buddhist texts, he slips out of China against an imperial ban.
2AD 630GaochangThe king of Gaochang welcomes him, swears brotherhood and funds his journey.
3AD 630SuyabMeets the khagan of the Western Turks and receives letters of safe conduct.
4AD 631SamarkandPasses through Sogdiana and preaches to its ruler.
5AD 632BamiyanSees the giant Buddhas carved in the cliff.
6AD 633NalandaStudies for five years under the master Śīlabhadra.
7AD 642KannaujKing Harsha holds a great debate for him; for eighteen days no one can refute him.
8AD 645Chang'anReturns with 657 texts, spends nineteen years translating them and writes his Record of the Western Regions.

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