入唐にっとう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

visiting Tang China; entering Tang China

Historical term referring to travel to Tang-dynasty China, especially by Japanese envoys, monks, or students. Often used in the context of cultural exchange missions.

• 遣けん唐とう使しとして入唐にっとうした僧そう侶りょたちは、多おおくの経きょう典てんを持もち帰かえった。

  The monks who entered Tang China as part of the Japanese missions brought back many scriptures.

• 彼かれは入唐にっとうして仏ぶっ教きょうを学まなんだ。

  He went to Tang China and studied Buddhism.