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1. for xuanzang, travel was about more than adventure—it was about spir…

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  1. for xuanzang, travel was about more than adventure—it was about spiritual discovery.
  2. born in seventh - century china to a prosperous family, xuanzang was educated in the study of confucianism. but despite his family’s confucian leanings, xuanzang found himself drawn to buddhism, and so became a buddhist monk at the age of thirteen.
  3. however, xuanzang found chinese buddhist texts to be full of inconsistencies. inspired by a dream, he decided to travel to india, the birthplace of buddhism, to better understand the tenets of his belief system.
  4. unable to obtain a travel permit, xuanzang snuck across the chinese border in 629 c.e. along the way to india, xuanzang passed through more than one hundred kingdoms. upon reaching his destination, he journeyed to sacred sites from the buddha’s life and studied at the nalanda monastery, becoming so highly esteemed for his wisdom that he was visited by the king of north india.
  5. when he finally returned to china in 645 c.e., after walking over 10,000 miles, the emperor was so impressed with the traveler that he offered him a post in the government. however, xuanzang preferred to focus his efforts on advancing buddhism and refused the position, instead choosing to spend the rest of his life translating buddhist texts he had carried back from india.

which paragraph best explains xuanzang’s motivation for journeying to india?

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

To determine which paragraph explains Xuanzang's motivation for traveling to India, we analyze each:

  • Paragraph 1: Discusses travel as spiritual discovery generally, not specific motivation.
  • Paragraph 2: Covers his background and becoming a monk, not India travel motivation.
  • Paragraph 3: States he found Chinese Buddhist texts inconsistent, was inspired by a dream, and wanted to understand Buddhism's tenets by going to India (its birthplace) – this directly explains his motivation.
  • Paragraph 4: Describes the journey to India, not the motivation.
  • Paragraph 5: Details his return and post - return actions, not the motivation.

Answer:

Paragraph 3