Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c8.s3.t1.3

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Xuanying was a Buddhist monk and linguist of the Sui and Tang Dynasty. His main work was *Sound and Meaning of All Sutras*. He compiled *Annotations of Mahayana-samuparigraha-sastra*, *Annotations of Shastra on Determination of Mean and Extremes*, *Annotations of Nyayadvaratarka-sastra* etc. Xuanying made important contributions in the propagation and understanding of Indian *sutras* in China and towards the exchange of linguistic science between the two nations.