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Yang Xuanzhi

Northern Wei Essayist, Historian, and Author of The Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Luoyang

Also known as Xuanzhi · Luoyang Qielan Ji Zuozhe

Author of 'The Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Luoyang' (Luoyang Qielan Ji), a foundational hybrid of historical topography, architectural record, and classical narrative prose.

Life and times

  1. c. 500BornNorthern and Southern
  2. c. 560Died