Yancong

Chinese Buddhist monk famed for his biography of Xuanzang
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Yancong

Summary

Yancong is a human[1]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[2].

Key Facts

  • Yancong held citizenship in Tang dynasty[3].
  • Yancong's professions included Buddhist monk[2].
  • A notable work attributed to Yancong is Separate Biography of Falin, the Dharma-Protecting Śramaṇa of the Tang dynasty[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Yancong is Collecton of Texts on the Matter that Śramaṇas Should not Bow to Secular Authorities[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Yancong is A Biography of the Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Ci'en Monastery[6].
  • Yancong's religion is recorded as Chinese Buddhism[7].
  • Yancong is recorded as male[8].
  • Yancong's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Yancong's CBDB ID is recorded as 0094135[10].
  • Yancong studied under Xuanzang[11].
  • Yancong's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Classical Chinese[12].
  • Yancong's Shanghai Library person ID is recorded as dpedyp3t5ayf8hx9[13].
  • Yancong's ctext data entity ID is recorded as 188019[14].

Body

Education

Yancong studied under Xuanzang[11].

Career and Affiliations

Yancong's professions included Buddhist monk[2].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Separate Biography of Falin, the Dharma-Protecting Śramaṇa of the Tang dynasty[4], a literary work[15], written by Yancong[16]; Collecton of Texts on the Matter that Śramaṇas Should not Bow to Secular Authorities[5], a literary work[17], written by him[18]; and A Biography of the Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Ci'en Monastery[6], a literary work[19], founded in 0688[20], written by Huili[21].

Personal Life

Yancong's religion is recorded as Chinese Buddhism[7].

FAQs

What did Yancong do for work?

Yancong worked as Buddhist monk[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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