玄奘 Traditional form: 玄奘 Pinyin (reading): Xuánzàng Definitions: Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 Characters: 玄 - deep, profound, abstruse 奘 - fat, stout, thick; powerful, stocky Traditional characters: 玄 - deep, profound, abstruse 奘 - fat, stout, thick; powerful, stocky