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Visited c. 631 to 633Travelled from China
The Chinese pilgrim who described Kashmir in the 7th century.
Xuanzang travelled from China to India to collect Buddhist scriptures and stopped for about two years in Kashmir to study. His record of the journey describes a Valley enclosed by mountains, a wealthy and learned population, and about a hundred Buddhist monasteries.
Facts
- He described the people of Kashmir as fond of learning.
- His account, Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, is a key source for 7th-century South and Central Asia.
