How many Indian texts did Xuanzang bring to China?
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Xuanzang, also known as Xuanzang, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar who travelled to India in the Tang dynasty. He spent 17 years there, during which he collected 657 Sanskrit texts, which he brought back to China and translated into Chinese. These texts are an important source of information about Buddhism in India and China.
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