胡僧是唐代中外文化交流的特殊使者,唐代胡僧主要来源于西城的于阗国、疏勒国、高昌国、康国、曹国、何国、石国、毕国、吐火罗等国以及天竺五国。为数众多的唐代胡僧,一类是入唐胡人后裔出家为僧,另一类通常是从西域诸国或天竺五国远道而来的异域高僧,他们主要从西北陆路而来,也有一些从南海海路而来。 Monk was a special messenger of cultural exchange between China and foreign countries in the Tang Dynasty. The Monks in the Tang Dynasty came mainly from Xugu Kingdom, Shule State, Gaochang State, Kang State, Cao State, He Guo, Shi Guo, Bi Guo, And other countries and Tianzhu five countries. A large number of monks in the Tang Dynasty, the first is a monk into the Tang Dynasty descendants of descendants, the other is usually from the Western Regions or Tianzhu five exotic monks came from the northwest overland, but also from some South China Sea from the sea.