After Liu Juan and Xiao Shuihua finished dinner, they went to the library to look for information.
Mr. Lu Xun once verified that the prototype of Sun Wukong was Wuzhi Qi when Dayu was controlling the floods. From ancient times to the present, legends about Wuzhi Qi have been circulating in the Huaihe River area, describing him as "like an ape" and "powerful than nine elephants."
, is the water god of the Huai River. As a native of Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, Wu Cheng'en should be quite familiar with the story of Wuzhi Qi. When creating the image of Sun Wukong, he undoubtedly drew on the legend of Wuzhi Qi. Especially in Wu Cheng'en's version of "Journey to the West"
, Sun Wukong emerged from the stone, which is vaguely related to Dayu's control of floods. "Journey to the West" has created four distinct characters: Tang Monk - sincere to Buddha, stubborn and persistent, Sun Wukong - righteous and bold, superb ability, and monsters.
His nemesis, Zhu Bajie - greedy for money and lust, but not lacking in kindness, Sha Seng - kind-hearted and content with his destiny. These four characters each have their own characteristics and personalities, which form a sharp contrast.
Tang Monk's study of Buddhist scriptures is a real thing in history.
The Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous period of Chinese feudal society, and foreign exchanges were very frequent, so it is reasonable to set the era in the Tang Dynasty. Except for the Tang Dynasty, there are basically no other dynasties to write about. In the Han Dynasty, Buddhism had just entered China; in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Dynasties
The Kingdom period was divided; the Yuan Dynasty was basically ruled by nomadic peoples, and Buddhism did not develop much; the Song Dynasty was full of crises on the border. Only the Tang Dynasty could show the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
About 1,300 years ago, in the first year of Zhenguan (627), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang, a young monk who was only 25 years old, left Chang'an, the capital, and went to Tianzhu (India) to study alone. After starting from Chang'an, he passed through
Asia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, after going through hardships and dangers, he finally arrived in India. He studied there for more than two years and served as a lecturer in a large-scale Buddhist scripture debate, and received praise. In the 19th year of Zhenguan (645), Xuanzang returned to
Chang'an, he brought back 657 Buddhist scriptures. His journey to the West for Buddhist scriptures lasted for nineteen years and traveled tens of thousands of miles. It was a legendary long march of thousands of miles and caused a sensation. Later, Xuanzang's oral account of his journey to the West was compiled into "The Great Journey" by his disciple Bianji.
"Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" in twelve volumes. However, this book mainly tells the history, geography and transportation of the countries seen on the road, and there are no stories. When it comes to the "Tang Zang Master of Da Ci'en Temple in the Tang Dynasty" written by his disciples Huili and Yancong
"Biography" added a lot of mythological color to Xuanzang's experience. From then on, the story of the Tang Monk's Buddhist scriptures began to be widely circulated among the people. The Southern Song Dynasty has "The Poems of the Tang Tripitaka", and the Jin Dynasty Academy has the "Tang Tripitaka",
"Peach Club" and so on, Yuan dramas include Wu Changling's "Tang Sanzang Goes to the West for Buddhist Scriptures", Anonymous's "Er Lang Shen Suo Qi Monkey King", etc. These all laid the foundation for the creation of "Journey to the West". Wu Cheng'en also wrote in folk legends and scripts,
Based on the opera, and through painstaking re-creation, this great literary masterpiece that the Chinese nation is proud of was completed.
Liu Juan knew that the information he found might not be useful, but if he didn't look for it and really encountered something, it would be too late to look for it in the game. Liu Juan knew that he was prepared and his own life was not important, but Xiao Shuihua must
Save, even if you are afraid of dying, you must save Xiao Shuihua's life.
For some reason, Liu Juan sometimes feels that he has changed a lot. He is no longer the competitive boy and has learned to think calmly.
The computer said that Buddhism flourished during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. One manifestation of its prosperity was the translation of Buddhist scriptures. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, people had already encountered great difficulties in the translation of Buddhist scriptures. They could only use Sanskrit knowledge based on their understanding of Sanskrit at that time.
Translating classics, and Sanskrit itself is an elegant language, so translation is very difficult. Therefore, some people want to go to India to see what Buddhism is and what the real Buddhist scriptures are like.
As a result, some people in the Southern and Northern Dynasties had already begun to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Due to language changes, the Buddhist scriptures translated during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were difficult to read by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, let alone the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures. This made some people engaged in Buddhist scriptures during the Sui and Tang Dynasties
The translators are very confused. In fact, this problem is still the same today. The text of "Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra" has a total of 5119 words, but can everyone explain it clearly? It is not clear. The development of Buddhism in China
The history is the history of translation and understanding of Buddhist scriptures in China. Because of lack of understanding, ambiguities arise, ambiguities arise, and disputes arise. When arguments arise, factions arise. Therefore, by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, many factions emerged in Buddhism.
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Religion, a sect is a sect, and a religion is a religion. There are many sects in Buddhism, which have slowly developed due to ambiguities in the understanding of the classics. With so many ambiguities, what should we do? Some ambitious monks have developed a very strong
My wish: to go to India to see the real situation of Buddhism, to see how many Buddhist scriptures there are, and to see what the scriptures that are not available in China are said. Xuanzang in the early Tang Dynasty was such a figure. He wanted to go to India to obtain scriptures.
It is entirely because I want to explore Buddhism and the original situation in Buddhist scriptures. The reason for studying scriptures is to understand the issues mentioned in Buddhist scriptures and read more scriptures.
As I just said, people who go to the Western Regions to seek Dharma have been around since the Northern and Southern Dynasties. According to historical records, the first person to go to the Western Regions to seek Dharma was an eminent monk from the Three Kingdoms era. After the Three Kingdoms, the two Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, that is, from the 3rd century to the 8th century
During that time, many people went to the West to seek scriptures. The most famous one here was a monk named Faxian in the middle of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He had a very deep cultivation of Buddhism and a good foundation in Sanskrit. Faxian traveled west to seek the Dharma and passed through the snow-capped mountains of the desert.
, to Northern Tianzhu, and then to Central Tianzhu. Tianzhu is now India. Faxian stayed in India for three years and read a lot of scriptures. After that, he brought many scriptures back to China. He went by land and returned by water. From
India arrived in the Lion Country, which is now Sri Lanka, and then took a boat and encountered wind and waves on the sea. After drifting, it reached Sumatra, and then floated by boat to what is now Guangzhou, China. After that, it drifted on the sea for a long time before landing.
At first glance, he had arrived in what is now Qingdao, Shandong Province. He counted the time and found that he had been on the sea for three years starting from Sri Lanka. No matter how much he brought back, his spirit was very remarkable. And, from then on, he came to
Going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures has become a symbolic act of infinite loyalty to Buddhism.
According to statistics from scholars, from the 3rd to 4th century AD, a total of 7 monks traveled overland to obtain Buddhist scriptures. By the 5th century, 61 monks went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, 14 in the 6th century, 56 in the 7th century, and 32 in the 8th century.
From the 3rd century to the 8th century, eminent monks continued to leave China and traveled long distances to the Western Regions to seek scriptures regardless of personal safety. Of the 170 people recorded in history books, only 43 returned safely, and most of them died. Buddhism
This spirit of the disciples is very firm, showing the charisma of Buddhism and the pursuit of the monks.
Under such circumstances, in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang's feat of seeking Buddhist scriptures from the West took place. Xuanzang's pilgrimage to the West was a remarkable event. Although he was not the first monk to go to Tianzhu to seek Buddhist scriptures, his achievements were particularly great and his influence was particularly great.
, has a particularly far-reaching cultural significance. Firstly, Xuanzang’s search for Buddhist scriptures was to solve doubts in the Buddhist scriptures. Secondly, there were too few scriptures in the East at that time, so he wanted to read more scriptures. Therefore, Xuanzang’s search for Buddhist scriptures was also a reference to AD 3
The inheritance of the tradition of seeking Dharma from the Western Heavens for centuries. He decided to go to the Western Heavens to seek Buddhist scriptures. In our popular terms, this is also the pursuit of truth. Regardless of whether religion can be called the truth, for believers, what they pursue is
It is the truth. This spirit of pursuing truth can be seen from the study of Buddhist scriptures in the third century. This is a virtue of our Chinese nation.
In the Tang Dynasty, Buddhist scriptures were even more difficult to read. Huili, one of Xuanzang's disciples, said in a book that people were "unconscious of the Buddhist scriptures by the sages of the past, but have common doubts among today's people." In other words, the sages of the Southern and Northern Dynasties had not solved the problem.
The problem has now become a common problem among scholars today. The development of Buddhism has reached a very critical moment. It was under this background that Xuanzang began his journey to the West to obtain scriptures, so it is of great significance.
He studied the scriptures and treatises of various sects in depth. The deeper he studied and the broader his understanding, the more doubts and confusions he had. After arriving in Chang'an, he decided to go to Tianzhu to seek Dharma. At this time, there was a monk from Tianzhu in Chang'an who came to him.
He introduced the situation of Buddhism in India, and specifically mentioned Nalanda Temple, which is an amazing Buddhist center. Nalanda Temple is a temple, but it is actually the highest institution of learning in Buddhism. After the introduction of this Indian monk, Xuanzang was even more determined to
When he went to India, he had to go to Nalanda Temple. Xuanzang's search for scriptures showed his will, and he had a complete purpose and pursuit.
