Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s4.t3.76

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Huisheng (4th and 5th centuries CE) is a Chinese monk who travelled to India for Buddhist scriptures. In the winter of November, the first year of Emperor Shengui (518 CE), the monk in Chongli Temple named Bhikku Huisheng and Songyun from Dunhuang were ordered to go to Western Regions for Buddhist scripture. They started from the capital of Luoyang, went west and first arrived in Chiling (present-day Riyue Mountain, which is situated to the west of Xining in Qinghai Province) after crossing the quicksand/ desert they arrived at Tuyuhun Kingdom (near Boukha-ingol on the west bank of present-day Qinghai). It was a very difficult journey due to snow storms, flying sand and rolling pebbles all along the way.