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Xuan Zang (2016 Film)

Posted on December 30, 2016January 16, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
A film covering the epic journey of the Chinese pilgrim Xuan Zang to India, and his return to China where he became one of the most successful translators of Sanskrit texts.

Xuan Zang

Xuan Zang’s life has been the subject of many books, TV series and films over the years, and rightly so as it is one of the most courageous stories in the long history of Buddhism.

Xuan Zang was a Chinese Buddhist monk who was born during the Tang dynasty, and eventually travelled to India over deserts and mountains in search of the true Dharma.

He left China in 629 and spent years on the road before arriving at the great Nalanda University in 637, where he studied for five years, before making a tour of India and eventually returning to China in 645.

This two-hour film is a co-production between China and India, and has been much touted during its production for various reasons.

A lot of time is spent on the difficulties Xuan Zang had crossing out of China and across the silk roads, and some of the hardships and difficulties he had to overcome on his quest.

The second half sees the success of his journey when in India, and how he himself became one of the great students of the Yogacara philosophy he embraced under the guidance of his teacher Ven Silabhadra.

The film is in very widescreen format 2.5:1, with the first half mainly in Mandarin, and the second in Hindi, both with English subtitles.

 

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TAGS:
Culture, China, India, Mahayana, Monasteries, Silk Road

6 thoughts on “Xuan Zang (2016 Film)”

  1. Sonal Waghmare says:
    March 20, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    its wasnt sankrit , pali language were used in that time

    Reply
    1. Dharma Documentaries says:
      April 1, 2022 at 2:38 pm

      At the time Xuan Zang was studying Sanskrit was the medium. By that time Pāḷi was only used in Theravāda countries, like Sri Lanka.

      Reply
  2. Barbara says:
    April 1, 2022 at 2:53 am

    Beautiful film, stunning nature and landscapes, and beautiful people.
    Is there a CD of the film’s music available to buy?

    Reply
    1. Dharma Documentaries says:
      April 1, 2022 at 2:24 pm

      See here, Barbara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpIbLKpgk2o

      Reply
  3. Barbara says:
    April 1, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    Thank you so much. Very beautiful and moving. Are there any other pieces of the music from the film recorded somewhere?

    Reply
    1. Dharma Documentaries says:
      April 2, 2022 at 7:31 am

      I am not sure about that but the singer has many really beautiful songs, just search: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Faye+Wong

      Reply

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