On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c5.12
On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c5.12
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that the term is to be taken here, as commonly, in the sense of "begin to reign", "accede to empire". Thus the phrase shêng-t'ien-tzŭ-yü-chi-yi-lai means "since His Majesty ascended the throne".