Liu Juan's current main mission is to go to the Tang Dynasty to find Tang Monk so that he can go to Lingshan. When Tang Monk returns from Lingshan, his merit value will reach 1000 points, so that he can get the Life Fruit of the Tree of Life and save
Xiao Shuihua's life, but I don't know if the God of Death can play tricks. Now there is no other way, there is only this way, I have to go on.
Liu Juan looked at the sky outside the library. It was such a sunny day, but Liu Juan's heart was gloomy.
No matter what, let me look at the information:
"Tang Seng, whose common name is Chen Guo and whose Buddhist name is Xuanzang, is commonly known as Tripitaka Master, Tang Sanzang, and Tang Seng is his common name. Xuanzang was born in a family of scholars. He was taught by his father when he was young, studied classics, and knew a little bit about Confucianism. At the age of 13 (
Or 11 years old) became a monk in the Pure Land Temple in Luoyang. It was the peasant war in the late Sui Dynasty, and the Central Plains was a battlefield. He fled west to Chang'an to learn Buddhism from a teacher, and arrived in Chengdu via Hanchuan. After studying for several years, he was not satisfied and left Sichuan again.
Arrive at Jingzhou, go north to Xiangzhou, go to Zhaozhou, and return to Chang'an. At this time, the Tang Dynasty was first established, and society was still unstable. Xuanzang traveled east, west, north and south, which was quite hard. He showed a spirit of not fearing hardships and dangers. He later went to India to learn from the experience and hone his will.
It can also be said that he has laid a good foundation for his preliminary examination. He studied Buddhism everywhere and felt that the principles of Buddhism were either unclear or inconsistent with each other. He wanted to find out more about it, so he wanted to visit the birthplace of Buddhism.
A famous teacher, looking for classics, decided to go to India via the Western Regions to study.
In the third year of Zhenguan, he set out from Chang'an and passed through Lanzhou to Liangzhou. At that time, the Tang Dynasty was not very powerful and was fighting with the Turks in the northwest. People were prohibited from leaving the country privately. Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, heard that Xuanzang was going west and forced him to
He was ordered to return to Chang'an. The local Master Huiwei respected Xuanzang's ambition and ordered his young apprentices Hui Lin and Daozheng to secretly send Xuanzang forward. They were afraid of being captured by officers and soldiers during the day, so they traveled at night. When they arrived at Guazhou, the horse they were riding was gone.
He fell dead. At this time, Li Daliang's official document of arresting Xuanzang arrived. Li Chang, a state official, believed that Xuanzang's ambition was rare and that he should not be detained, so he destroyed the official document and urged Xuanzang to move on quickly. Xuanzang bought a
An old and thin red horse that had been to Yiwu (Hami) 15 times, accompanied by his new disciple Shi Pantuo, set off on the road at night. Hui Lin and Dao Zheng could not bear to travel far, so they returned to Liangzhou. Such a difficult journey made Xuanzang
He further made up his mind to go westward: he would never return eastward until he reached India. Even if the guest died on the way, he would never regret it. In the middle of the night, they successfully crossed Yumen Pass. Just after resting, they saw Shi Pantuo walking towards him with a knife.
He said that going any further would be a dead end and he was unwilling to go with him, so Xuanzang had no choice but to let him go and move forward alone.
In the desert, no pedestrians can be seen. Beyond the yellow sand, the bones of humans and animals are the traces of living things. When walking along, sometimes it seems like there is a large group of people moving in front of you. In fact, this is a mental state of loneliness and terror.
He was hallucinating under the influence. He marched to the first sentry post outside Yumen Pass, and when he sneaked in at night, he was discovered by the guard and almost shot by an arrow. Wang Xiang, the school captain, sympathized with him because he was unwilling to return eastward, and persuaded him to go to Dunhuang to practice.
Xuanzang still expressed that he would rather be tortured than stay. Wang Xiang had no choice but to let him pass the checkpoint and told him to go to the fourth checkpoint, where his tribesmen were there and could be released. Xuanzang followed his words and set off after passing the fourth checkpoint.
, and further forward is 800 miles away from Mohe Yanqi, which was called Shahe in ancient times. It is a place where "there are no birds above, no animals below, and no water and grass anymore" as mentioned in the "Biography of Master Tripitaka of Daci'en Temple". Xuanzang walked alone, meditating
"Prajna Heart Sutra" to encourage yourself. After walking for more than 100 miles, I lost my way. When I saw water, I led my horse to drink water. I accidentally dropped my bag into the water. I lost all the things I used on the road and I didn't know where to go.
, so he had to return. As he walked, he thought, he had sworn before not to look back until India, what happened today, he actually walked back? He thought again, he would rather die walking west than go back, thinking of this
, when the energy came, he changed direction and continued westward.
Today it is easy to talk about Xuanzang's continued journey to the west. On the road that day, he saw yellow sand flying like rain during the day, and at night he saw phosphorus fire emitted by human and animal bones, which shimmered and was eerie and terrifying. The most serious thing was walking
After five days and four nights, there was still no water, and the thirst was unbearable. On the fifth night, I had no strength at all, so I lay down on the yellow sand. In the middle of the night, the wind suddenly blew, which made me sober.
He immediately got up and started on the road again. The horse suddenly stopped walking according to the road and could not pull it. It turned out that it found water plants. He drank enough and rested for a day, and then set off again. After walking for two days, he came out of the quicksand.
Arriving at Yiwu and then Gaochang. It can be said that this was Xuanzang's decisive step in learning Buddhist scriptures. After this training, Xuanzang's determination to go westward became even stronger.
The King of Gaochang warmly entertained Xuanzang, worshiped him, and hoped that he would stay and spread Buddhism. Xuanzang's purpose was to go to India to learn Buddhist scriptures, so he politely declined. The King of Gaochang repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but Xuanzang still refused to stay. The King of Gaochang thought it was a waste of time.
The method of detention could make Xuanzang surrender. Xuanzang responded by going on a hunger strike and not drinking a drop of water for three days. The king was deeply moved by his spirit and let him go west. He also ordained 4 apprentices, 30 horses, and 25 knights.
He also wrote 24 official documents to the administrative heads of various regions that Xuanzang was going to pass through on his westward journey, asking for their care. The courtesy of King Gaochang was something Xuanzang had never experienced before. After that, the material conditions for Xuanzang's journey were better than those for the previous journey.
Much better. When Xuanzang arrived at Shizhiguo, the road was blocked by heavy snow and stayed there for two months. When they reached Junshan Mountain to the north of Congling, the snow that never melted made it difficult for Xuanzang and his party to walk, so they slept on the ice at night.
Rest. It took another seven days to go down the mountain. Thirty to four percent of the companions died, and more cattle and horses died. When they arrived in Kang State, because the residents did not believe in Buddhism, they wanted to burn Xuanzang's two apprentices with fire. Fortunately, the king stopped him, Xuanzang and others
He passed safely. When he arrived in the Kingdom of Fuhe, Xuanzang stayed for more than a month to study Buddhist scriptures. After that, regardless of the fatigue of the journey, he stopped to read scriptures in some places many times and argued with local Buddhist masters. Xuanzang sometimes encountered robbers, and his clothes
All the belongings were plundered, and the fellow travelers cried sadly. He comforted everyone and said that the most precious thing in life is life. If life is saved, the lost clothes are nothing. He encouraged his disciples to keep moving forward. Once, in the Ganges River, the robbers thought that Xuanzang's physical appearance was
He was tall and tall, suitable for worshiping the god Tujia, so he tied him to the altar and was about to commit murder. Xuanzang was not afraid and calmly recited Buddhist scriptures silently. Unexpectedly, a strong wind suddenly rose and broke the branches. The thugs thought that God was blaming them for committing evil and hurriedly
Expressing his apology to Xuanzang, he escaped a disaster.
After passing through many difficulties, Xuanzang traveled all over India, collected and studied various Buddhist scriptures, and attended the all-India Buddhist debate hosted by King Harsha. Xuanzang was the forum host. Due to his profound Buddhist attainments and prestige,
No one dared to attack him; some people wanted to assassinate him, but the conspiracy failed. Xuanzang's goal of studying was achieved, so he returned home with Buddhist scriptures. When crossing the Xindu River, he encountered a storm and 50 scriptures fell into the water.
Xuanzang felt deeply regretful and tried to make up for it. He sent people to Wuchangna country to make up the copy. When he arrived in Yutian, he also sent people to Woutian, Shule and other places to search for scriptures, and there he waited for the arrival of the book seeker."
In the 19th year of Zhenguan (649), after 17 spring and autumn years, Xuanzang returned to Chang'an with 357 Sanskrit scriptures. Later, he translated Buddhist scriptures in Hongfu Temple and Ci'en Temple, translating 75 books and 1,335 volumes, and wrote "The Great Master". "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", and became an outstanding Buddhist scholar, translator, and traveler in Chinese history. Xuanzang's spirit of going through all kinds of hardships to the Western Regions to learn scriptures set a shining example for future generations. He was a model of perseverance. .”
