The Journey to the West, the twelfth time Xuanzang秉诚建大会 观音显象化金蝉, writes Tang Taizong believed in Buddhism, summoned the world's senior monks to hold a seminar on Buddhism, and Buddha happened to make Guanshiyin Bodhisattva come to Chang'an to visit to the West to get the scriptures of the people who have real virtue and behavior. The Zen Master Xuanzang is their established candidate:
But the South China Sea Putuo Mountain Guan Shiyin Bodhisattva, since received the Buddha's will, in the city of Chang'an to visit the scriptures of the good people, the day did not meet the real virtuous person. Suddenly heard the emperor proclaimed the fruits of goodness, the election of monks, the opening of the General Assembly, and see the master of the altar, is the monk Jiang Liuel, is the ultimate happiness in the Buddha's son, and his original guide to send the reincarnation of the elders, the bodhisattva is very happy. The Buddha will give the treasure, held on the long street, and wooden fork goods to sell.
What is his treasure? There is a Jin Bat exotic treasure robe, nine rings of tin staff, and that gold tightly forbidden three hoops, hidden secretly, in case of later use. Only the robe, tin staff sold. In Chang'an city, there was that foolish monk who could not win the election, but he had a few coins of village money. Seeing the Bodhisattva change a scabby description, wearing a tattered cassock, barefooted and bareheaded, holding the robe fixed, colorful light, he went up and asked, "That mangy monk, how much do you want to sell your robe for?"
The Bodhisattva said, "The robe is worth five thousand taels, and the tin staff two thousand taels." The foolish monk laughed, "These two mangy monks are madmen and fools! These two rough things, and sold for seven thousand taels of silver? Just unless wearing the body immortality, will become a Buddha, can not be worth this much! Take them, they won't sell!" The Bodhisattva did not argue, and the wooden fork to go forward again. Line hook for many hours, came to the East China Gate, is bumping into the Chancellor Xiao Xing scattered court back, the head of the crowd to step drink open street.
The bodhisattva openly not avoided, when the street took the robe, the path to meet the prime minister. The Chancellor of the horse to watch, see the robe colorful light, with his men to ask that sell the robe of the price of geometric. The Bodhisattva said, "The surplice costs 5,000 taels, and the scepter costs 2,000 taels." Xiao Xing said: "What is the benefit, worth such a high price?" The Bodhisattva said, "The robe has its benefits and not so benefits; there are places where money is needed and places where money is not needed." Xiao Xing said, "What is good? What is not good?"
Bodhisattva said: "with my robe, not into the sink, not fall into hell, not suffer the evil of the difficult, not meet the den of the tiger and wolf, is good; if the greedy lust and happiness of the stupid monks, not fasting and not precepts of monks, the destruction of scriptures and slandering of the Buddha's mortals, it is difficult to see the face of my robe, this is not good." And he asked, "What is money and what is not?"
The Bodhisattva said, "Do not follow the Buddha's teachings, do not respect the Three Jewels, forced to buy the robe, tin staff, to sell him 7,000 taels, this is to money; if you respect the Three Jewels, see the good with the joy of converting to my Buddha, can afford it, I will be the robe, the tin staff, would like to send him to me to make a good karma, this is not money."
Xiao Xing heard, doubly spring, know he is a good person, even if the horse, and the Bodhisattva to meet with the salute, mouth: "Dafa Elder, forgive me Xiao Xing's sins. I am the emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty is very good, full of civil and military, all practiced. Today, the construction of land and water assembly, this robe just with the metropolitan explication Chen Xuanzang master wear. I and you into the court to see the driver to come."
The bodhisattva written above changed into the image of a bareheaded, barefooted, mangy monk, the general ignorance of the monks who just look at the appearance of how to recognize! The Bodhisattva's robe and the tin scepter are both miraculous things given by the Buddha, and they must be given to monks who are of high moral character, sincere in their devotion to the Buddha, and resolute in their will, and this candidate is not Xuanzang!
The demand for seven thousand taels of silver is only a way to recognize whether or not one is sincere in preaching to the Buddha, the Buddha and the Bodhisattva's purpose is to universalize all sentient beings, so if one encounters a sincere preacher of goodness, then one can not receive any money to the robe and the tin staff to be presented also. Bodhisattvas listen to Xuanzang propaganda Buddhist scriptures, found that Xuanzang preached is the Hinayana teachings, not Mahayana Buddhism, then loudly criticized the Venerable Xuanzang, which is the cause of going to the West to get the scriptures:
That the Venerable Xuanzang in the stage, read a moment "receive life and death scriptures", talk a moment "Anbang Tianbao Zhuanzhuan", and declared a moment "persuade to cultivate the merits of the volume". This Bodhisattva came close, patting the treasure stage shouted sternly: "That monk, you only talk about Hinayana teachings, can talk about Mahayana?" Xuanzang heard the words, the heart of great joy, rolled over and jumped off the stage, to the bodhisattva rose his hands and said: "The old master, the disciple lost sight of, much crime. See before the cover of the congregation of monks, are preaching the Hinayana teachings, but I do not know how the Mahayana teachings."
The bodhisattva said, "Your Hinayana teachings will not help the dead to ascend, but will only bring the common people and the light. I have the three collections of Mahayana Buddhist teachings, which can transcend the dead and ascend to heaven, can help the difficult to escape suffering, can cultivate the body of immeasurable life, and can make no coming and no going."
Hearing the words of the Bodhisattva, Venerable Xuanzang immediately comprehended the yearning, and the Tang Emperor Taizong in the Bodhisattva manifestation of the Dharma under the call, but also is wanting to send monks to the West to obtain the scriptures:
Taizong saw the ode, that is, the order of all the monks: "and collect the victory will be, to wait for me to send to obtain the Mahayana scriptures to come, and then by the dan sincerity, and re-revised the good fruit." The officials did not comply. At that time in the temple asked: "Who is willing to lead my will, to the West to worship Buddha and seek scripture?" Can not ask, the side flashed past the master, the emperor before saluting: "poor monks are not talented, willing to do the work of a dog and horse, and Your Majesty to seek the true scriptures, and pray to protect my king's kingdom forever."
The Tang King was delighted, went forward to the imperial hand to help up, said: "The Venerable Master can do this loyal and virtuous, not afraid of the journey is far, trekking through the mountains and rivers, I would like to worship with you as a brother." Xuanzang bowed his head to thank you. Tang King is very virtuous, went to the temple in front of the Buddha, and Xuanzang worship four, said "Royal brother of the Holy Monk".
Xuanzang thanked endless: "Your Majesty, poor monks have what virtue and ability, dare to be favored by the grace of God so? I'm going to go, I must donate my efforts until the Western Paradise. If I don't go to the West, I won't be able to get the true scriptures, even if I die, I won't dare to go back to my country, and I will fall into the hell forever." With the incense in front of the Buddha, this as a vow. Tang King was very happy, that is, ordered to return to the emperor, to be selected on a good day, the ultimatum travel, so this driving back to the scattered.
Written above, Emperor Tang Taizong and Master Xuanzang worship as a brother, personally sent Master to the West to get the scriptures cloud, is not a historical fact, but the Journey to the West of the portrayal of so, the novel is a work of literature, allowing artistic fiction.
Xuanzang went to the West to get the scriptures of the strong will, from the above can be seen, and the purpose of getting the scriptures is universal, to protect the Tang dynasty for generations, prosperity, because all beings are enlightened, harmonious **** place, happy, happy, the Tang dynasty that will be able to pass on for generations, the long term security.
Expanded Information
Guanyin appeared with her disciple, Mukong, and they took the form of two scabby monks selling robes and tin staffs on the street. They were bumped into by Xiao Yu, who had just retired from the court. Seeing them with surplice robes in their hands, Xiao Yu took them to see Emperor Tang Taizong. Tang Taizong was delighted to see them, he needed them. When the Land and Water Assembly began, Xuanzang spoke of the "Hinayana teachings" but not of the "Mahayana".
One of the two monks was Guanyin, who became the Golden Cicada. He gave the Tang monk his robe and staff. The Land and Water Assembly was over. Xuanzang should also go to fetch scriptures.
Sentences written in the right order are: stripes of immortal qi filling the sky, doodles of auspicious light holding the holy. The immortal gas in the sky, illuminate the heavenly pass. The world is full of shadows, and the world is full of shadows, and the world is full of shadows. The streamers are fluttering, and the treasure covers are flying. The streamers are fluttering and the sky is filled with colorful haze. The treasure cover flying glory, reflecting the sun fluttering red electricity Che ......
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1, "Journey to the West" for the Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Cheng'en written. Taken from the Great Tang Journey to the West and folklore, Yuan miscellaneous plays. Song dynasty "datang sanzang fetch scripture poetry story" (the original name of the "datang sanzang fetch scripture") is the story of the journey to the west to see the earliest prototype of the spoken word, which, the tang monk is based on the master xuanzang as a prototype.
2. As the first long Romantic novel of ancient China, the book profoundly depicts the social reality of the time, and is the pioneering work of magical realism.
First wrote the Monkey King was born, and then met the Tang Monk, Porky Pig and Sha and Shang three, but still mainly depicted the Monkey King, Porky Pig, Sha and Shang three people to protect the Tang Monk westward to get the scriptures, the Tang Monk from the birth of the fetus to get the scriptures subjected to the ninety-nine hundred and eighty-one difficulties, all the way to subdue the demons and conquer the evil spirits, the ninety-nine, and finally arrived at the western sky to see Buddha Ru Lai, and eventually the five saints to become a true.
3, since the "Journey to the West" since its inception in the folk widely circulated, a variety of versions of the endless, the Ming dynasty publication of six, the Qing dynasty publication of the book, copy of the book also has seven, the canonical record of the anonymous version of thirteen.
After the Opium War, a large number of classical Chinese literary works were translated into Western languages, Western gradually in Europe and the United States, there have been English, French, German, Italian, Western, sign language, the world (Esperanto), Russia, Jie, Luo, Bo, Japan, North Korea, Vietnam and other languages. And published a number of research papers and monographs, the novel made a very high evaluation, is honored as one of the four great Chinese classical masterpieces.