Yijing （635-713） A Tang period monk originally from Shandong 山东. Inspired by the accomplishments of such monks as Xuanzang 玄奘 and Faxian， he traveled to India to study Buddhism， leaving in 671 and returning in 695. During his 25 year stay， he traveled through more than thirty states， gathering many Sanskrit texts. Later， after his return to China， he translated some 50 texts in 230 fascicles， concentrating particularly on Sarva^stiva^da 说一切有 and Vinaya 戒律 works. Among his more famous writings are the Nanhai jigui neifa chuan 南海寄归内法传 and the Datang xiyu qiufa gaoseng chuan 大唐西域求法高僧传. （Yijing's Works）.