大唐三藏取经诗话
dà​táng​sān​zàng​qǔ​jīng​shī​huà

The Story of Master Xuanzang's Quest for Buddhist Scriptures

  1. 大唐 dà​táng
    Tang dynasty
    the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD)
  2. 三藏 sān​zàng
    Sanzang
    A title for a monk who has mastered the sān zàng (Buddhist canon), most famously used as a name for the Tang dynasty monk 玄奘 xuán​zàng
  3. 取经 取經 qǔ​jīng
    to go on a pilgrimage for scriptures
    (original meaning) to travel to India to seek Buddhist scriptures
  4. 诗话 詩話 shī​huà
    prose-poetry narrative
    A historical genre of narrative literature popular during the Tang and Song dynasties that alternates between prose and verse