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Xuanzang, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty, commonly known as "Monk Sanzang", surname Chen, Luoyang people. Xuangzang has four brothers, his second brother is a monk, he was deeply affected by him, Shaved to become a monk when he was thirteen years old and given the name Xuanzang, he had traveled throughout various places, visiting famous Buddhist teachers, studying Buddhist scriptures(Wriggins et, al. 1997). However, early Buddhism in china had different opinion which can rarely draws a conclusion, Xuanzang was deeply confused by different Buddhism sects due to the fact that early Buddhism sects in China have made considerable changes in their efforts to adapt to the current situation in China. For example, they eradicate the "caste" systems

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