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SCOUT· 25%46m·2024-03-19·History132. Journey to Nalanda and the Library of Jewels
Empire: World History · 5
In late autumn, 629 AD, Xuanzang set out for the great university of Nalanda from Chang’an. Across the desert, over the Pamirs, and through multiple robberies, it was an epic journey. As he neared the Buddhist heartlands, he saw Buddhism in decline with its monasteries increasingly dilapidated, and he feared…
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