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Controversy on the Authenticity of Hsuan

Chuang's(Xuanzang), a Buddhist Master,
Illuminant Bone Stones
Yun-shi Huang

ABSTRACT:
The authenticity of Hsuan Chuang's (600-604)bone stones from his
cremated body became a controversial issue, a few years ago, among the
China Mainland(archaeological)scholars. The focal point of the issue
revolve's around the insurgent Huang Ch'ao's grave-stealing Incidentnear
the end of the T'ang Dynasty618-907 A.D., leading to the evacuation of
the holy bone relics to Chungnan Mountain Tzu-ko Shrine. The
pro-and-counter camps could not produce any conclusive proofs against each
other's counter arguments. Their contentions are simply pure hypothesized
conjectures.
This paper is an in-depth analysis based on the finding and insights
reached by the 2003, Huh County-sponsoredXuanzang Master and Tzu-ko
Shrine Dialectics Symposiumsponsored by Hsing-Chiao Shrine. Hopefully,
this study can shed light on the authenticity of the issue.

Keywords: Xuanzang and relics

Professor & Chairman of Department of Religious Studies, Dean of College of

Arts and Sciences, Hsuan Chuang University, Taiwan

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