Zhu Zixing

In Chinese Buddhism, Zhu Zixing is described as the first Chinese to be ordained and become a Buddhist via contact with others on the Silk Road. Zhu first went to central Asia in 260 to investigate Buddhism, long before other Chinese monks and travelers reached India to study Buddhism.

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