Abstract/Resume
I. Introduction
II. Translation in Xuanzang's Life
2.1 Xuanzang's pilgrimage triggered by incomplete and inadequate sutra translation in early imperial China
2.2 Sutra translation being the ultimate goal
2.3 Preference for translation over pure lecturing and preaching as a tool to promote Buddhism
2.4 From Xuanzang's translation practice to Xuanzang's translation ideologies
2.5 Xuanzang's insights into translation
III. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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