The novel is a fictionalized account of the legends around the Buddhist monk Tang Sanzhuang's pilgrimage to India during the Tang dynasty in order to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

这部小说是关于唐朝佛教和尚唐三藏去印度朝圣以取得佛教经文的虚构故事。

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The Journey to the West, one of the four Chinese literature classics, tells the story of Xuan Zang, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, traveling to ancient India for Buddhist scriptures.

中国四大名著之一《西游记》讲的就是唐朝僧人玄奘到古代印度取经的故事。

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Fahien and Xuan Zang, two eminent monks in Chinese history, went on pilgrimages to India for Buddhist scriptures, while Kumarajiva and Bodhidharma travelled east to disseminate Buddhism.

中国高僧法显和玄奘取经西行，天竺鸠摩罗什和达摩祖师负笈东来，这是鲜明的历史见证。

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Enter the Lotus Sutra, considered one of the most significant Buddhist scriptures in East Asia.

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St Thomas turned up to preach the gospel, while Chinese pilgrims, following the route that I had taken over the Khunjerab Pass, came looking for Buddhist scriptures.

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Xuan Zang's pilgrimage to India for Buddhist scriptures in the 7th Century was the inspiration for the novel Journey to the West and popular television series Monkey.

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