Hsüan Tsung
noun
a.d. 685–762, Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty 712–756.
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Hsüan Tsung
American
[shyahn dzoong]
/ ˈʃüɑn ˈdzʊŋ /
(Pinyin)
Xuan Zong
noun
Hsüan-tsung
British
/ ˈʃwɑːn ˈtsɒŋ /
noun
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Hsüan Tsung having promised, Fa-shan then said: “Chang Kuo is a white spiritual bat which came out of primeval chaos.”
From Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
Hsüan Tsung, with bare head and feet, went to Chang Kuo as he had promised, and begged forgiveness for his indiscretion.
From Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
Letters, art and pageantry made the Court of Hsüan Tsung brilliant, but the splendour faded and his reign ended tragically in disaster and rebellion.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
No further explanation of his symptoms was then given him and his uncle Hsüan Tsung was raised to the throne.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
And the la mei flower, 151; cure the Emperor Hsüan Tsung, 151; and the Spirit-boat, 151; subdue the demons of pestilence, 151.
From Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
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