ancient Chinese name for India
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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India (ancient Chinese name)
archaicA historical term used in ancient Chinese texts, particularly during the Han and Tang dynasties, to refer to the Indian subcontinent. It is most famously associated with the Buddhist monk Xuanzang's pilgrimage journey recorded in 'Great Tang Records on the Western Regions'.
Táng唐
dài代
gāo高
sēng僧
Xuán玄
zàng奘
céng曾
qián前
wǎng往
tiān天
zhú竺
qǔ取
jīng经
。
The eminent Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang once traveled to Tianzhu to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
Tiān天
zhú竺
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
duì对
Yìn印
dù度
bàn半
dǎo岛
de的
chēng称
hu呼
。
Tianzhu is what ancient China called the Indian subcontinent.
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Lì历
shǐ史
jì记
zài载
zhōng中
de的
tiān天
zhú竺
guó国
yōng拥
yǒu有
càn灿
làn烂
de的
fó佛
jiào教
wén文
huà化
。
Historical records show that the land of Tianzhu possessed a splendid Buddhist culture.
Cóng从
Cháng长
ān安
dào到
tiān天
zhú竺
，
Xuán玄
zàng奘
zǒu走
le了
zhěng整
zhěng整
shí十
qī七
nián年
。
Xuanzang spent a full seventeen years traveling from Chang'an to Tianzhu.