S₁ : Hieun-tsang became a Buddhist monk at the age of twelve and soon discovered that the Buddhist texts available in China were insufficient.
S₆ : But he was on a quest and returned after a while to his motherland with a rich collection of texts, documents and relics.
P : Wherever he went, he was asked by the local rulers and monks to stay in the place.
Q : He entered India through Kashmir, where he spent some time in Srinagar. R : He therefore decided to go on a pilgrimage to India to collect further material.
S : From India, he attempted to go to Ceylon, but gave up the attempt.
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