Monday, November 6, 2017

From Chess to Hyecho

1. Chess

- two-player, 64 squares
- believed to have its origins from India
- many notations and strategies to record moves
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Caption: 64 squares

- founded by Sri Gupta (Indian Empire)
- great cultural developments under Chandragupta II
- very into animals

3. Faxian

- a Chinese Buddhist monk
- traveled on foot to India from China
- had three brothers 

4. Hyecho

- studied esoteric Buddhism
- travelled the "five kingdoms of India"
- took four years to complete the journey

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