玄奘

Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645

Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel "Journey to the West" 西游记, based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘 (602-664)

Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

Bianji (c. 620-648), Tang dynasty buddhist monk and disciple of 玄奘, author and translator of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions 大唐西域记

Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts