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Xuanzang, a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar, undertook a daring seventeen-year journey to India to obtain original Sanskrit texts, despite a travel ban in his country. He studied at Nalanda University in India and returned to China with valuable texts. His translations of key Mahayana scriptures and his travelogue, the Records of the Western Regions, are highly regarded sources for scholars studying 7th-century India and Central Asia. Xuanzang's adventurous spirit and commitment to scholarship had a lasting impact on Chinese Buddhism.