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Who are Master Xuanzang and Princess Wencheng?
Xuanzang (602 -644 /664) was a monk in the Tang Dynasty. Born in the suburb of Luoyang, Henan Province, the common name is Chen Xian. [2]

At the age of eighteen, Tang Priest became a monk and converted to Buddhism. He often studies Buddhist scriptures in the evening, and his understanding is extremely high. In his twenties, he was famous for China Buddhism and was deeply loved by Emperor Taizong. He went to Tianzhu to study Buddhism alone and followed many famous monks. The temples he stayed in included Nalanduo Temple, a famous Buddhist learning center at that time, and then he brought about 657 local Buddhist scriptures back to China.

Princess Wencheng (625-680, 165438+ 10, 1), a female royal family in Tang Dynasty, was of Han nationality. The Chinese name is not recorded, and Tubo is called Jiamusha (in Tibetan, "A" means "Han", "Mu" means "female" and "Sa" means immortal).

Princess Wencheng was originally the daughter of Li Tangyuan's imperial clan. In the 14th year of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan (640), Emperor Taizong named Li Princess Wencheng. In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan (64 1), Princess Wencheng married Tubo and became the queen of Zampson Zagambo in Tubo.

From then on, Tang Fan married very well. For two hundred years, whenever new Zampa ascended the throne, Tang Gaozong was asked to "register his life".

In the first year of Yonglong (680), Princess Wencheng died of smallpox, and the Tubo Dynasty held a grand funeral for her. Tang sent envoys to Tibet to offer condolences. Up to now, Lhasa still preserves the statues made by Tibetans in memory of her, which has a history of 1300 years.