xuang xang
Xuan Zang was a Chinese pilgrim who came to visit India after travelling through the north-west, and Central Asia. He was interested in the Buddhist culture and wanted to gain knowledge about Buddhism. Xuan Zang, and other pilgrims of that time spent most of their time studying in Nalanda, (Bihar) the most famous Buddhist monastery of the period. He was very much impressed and inspired by the Buddhist culture and carried back with him statues of the Buddha made of gold, silver and sandalwood, and over 600 manuscripts loaded on the backs of 20 horses.