Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s1.23

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In the Tang period, monks also took silk with them during their journeys to the west, which is another way that Chinese silk was introduced into India. For example, in the *Biography of San Zang of Da Ci'en Temple*, it is mentioned that Xuanzang used to give brocade to the temples in India. The *Da Tang Xi Yu Qiu Fa Gao Seng Zhuan* (Biography of Eminent Monks Who Sought Dharma in the West in the Great Tang) also has references to Chinese monks taking silk to India.