After a long journey beginning in 1403, he arrived in Nanjing on April 10, 1407 on an elephant, at the imperial palace, where tens of thousands of monks greeted him.
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After a long journey, Deshin Shekpa arrived in Nanjing on April 10, 1407 riding on an elephant towards the imperial palace, where tens of thousands of monks greeted him.