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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Xi Ming Monastery
is a famous monastery located in Chang'an, the capital of Tang Dynasty
in Chinese history. The Temple is located in Chang'an, current day
Xi'an, which was located at the eastern terminus of the Silk Road, and
placed within a cosmopolitan metropolis. It was at Ximing that pilgrim
and traveller Xuanzang (602-664) had translated the scriptures he had
brought back from India. Another traveller Yijing (635-713) also based
himself at Ximing while working on translations of Indian scriptures.
Indian scholar monk Shubh¿karasimha, was responsible for the
introduction of the Mahavairocana Sutra and the tantric traditions
associated with it.
