Where did Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty go to the Western Regions? Why did it take 14 years to

When you get to the western heaven, the Buddha of Rulai, that! He is known as the Sanzang Master, commonly known as the Tang monk. Tang monk, Buddhist scholar and traveler, is known as one of the three major translators of Chinese Buddhism and one of the founders of the Enlightenment Sect along with Kumarosh and Zhenyi.

His surname is Chen, and his name is Yuan. A native of Luozhou Wushi (now Yanshi Town, Henan). After becoming a monk, he visited famous Buddhist teachers, and because he felt that the theories of various schools were different and it was difficult to reach a conclusion, he decided to go to Tianzhu to study Buddhism.

Tang Taizong Zhenguan three years (629 A.D., the first year of Zhenguan), from Liangzhou out of Yumen Pass to the west, after difficulties to arrive in Tianzhu. At the beginning of Nalanda Monastery, he learned from the precepts. Later, he traveled to Tianzhu and debated with local scholars, and became famous in Wuzhu.

After 17 years, Zhenguan returned to Chang'an in 19 years (645 AD). e Organize the translation of scriptures, and a total of 75 scriptures and commentaries have been translated, including 1,335 volumes. The translated Buddhist scriptures, mostly in literal translation, strict penmanship, enriched the ancient culture of the motherland, and preserved precious classics for ancient Indian Buddhism, known as the "new translation".

He once compiled the "Theory of Enlightenment", arguing that "I" (the subject) and "law" are just the realization of "knowledge", and neither of them really exists, and only by breaking "self-grasping" and "dharma-grasping" can we achieve the state of "becoming a Buddha". He also wrote the "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", which is an important material for the study of the ancient history and geography of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Central Asia. Its stories have been widely circulated among the people of the past dynasties, such as the miscellaneous drama of Yuan Wu Changling's "Tang Sanzang Western Heaven Learning", and Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty, all of which are derived from his deeds.

Finally arrive in India, where you study the Buddhist scriptures, a round trip, plus study time, of course, it takes a long time.

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In addition to retrieving the scriptures, he also retrieved a lot of truths, and after traveling for such a long time, he finally realized a lot of truths and handed them over to future generations, which is also a particularly good thing, and he also brought back all kinds of specialties, and also brought some things from other places here.

He brought back a lot of scriptures, and opened up the Silk Road, and at the same time learned some Buddhism, and then also learned about the geography of the time, and also brought back some customs and customs of other countries.

This is the time difference between us standing above the times and looking at antiquity from a modern perspective. Today's earth has become a global village, even for a person who has never been abroad, or even does not know how to use the Internet, a globe can calculate and compare the shortest path between any two points on the earth (not counting aviation). But this is unrealistic for the era when Master Xuanzang learned the scriptures.

The reason why Master Xuanzang chose to detour to India through the Western Regions instead of crossing the southwest of China was because there was still a large area of wilderness in the southwest region that had not been explored and explored by his predecessors. How many dangers there are, and even whether they can reach Tianzhu (India) is still unknown, and no one dares to take this risk easily. The Silk Road, which runs through the Western Regions, is an official road.

Before Master Xuanzang, there had been countless caravans of business travelers, and there were even ancestors such as Master Faxian who successfully arrived in Tianzhu and learned scriptures, which was the reason why Master Xuanzang chose to detour to Tianzhu in the Western Regions.

The era when Master Xuanzang learned the scriptures was still hundreds of years before Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, and there were also hundreds of years between the "Great Voyage" period of mankind. Regardless of how the sea route was at that time, for a monk who went to Tianzhu alone, how to achieve this purpose by sea was first of all.

Most of the time, Master Xuanzang walked on foot. Occasionally, you can meet caravans, and it is unavoidable to meet in company. But no matter what, there are checkpoints, border towns and post stations for resting along the way, which at least guarantees the living needs of Master Xuanzang.

If it was by sea, Master Xuanzang took a merchant ship to India? But there was no such route at the time, let alone a non-stop transfer. Taking a step back, Master Xuanzang started a journey of 10,000 miles by boat alone, which was 10,000 times more dangerous than by land.

Let's assume that if there were navigable sea routes at that time, it was a matter of time before the sea route was chosen. From Chang'an to the west, out of Jiayuguan is the road to the west, and if you take the sea route, Master Xuanzang must first arrive at the coast, whether it is from the coast of Fujian or from the coast of Guangdong, it takes a lot of time to set off from Chang'an. After going to sea, you also need to "detour" to reach the Indian peninsula, and the journey is only longer than the land route.

In terms of time, it is also an unreasonable place.

Because the navigation technology at that time was still not advanced, and there were many dangers to walk from the sea, which was not as safe as land, so they chose to walk on land.

Because the Tang Dynasty still had little understanding of the sea at that time, it was afraid of danger.

At that time, there was no clear sea route, and sea ships were not very developed, and it would cost a lot of money to use sea ships.

In history, the real Xuanzang Xitian learned scriptures in 627 A.D. (the first year of Zhenguan), and the time he returned to Chang'an was 645 A.D. (the nineteenth year of Zhenguan). The process is as follows:

1. From Buddhism to the Sui Dynasty, it was divided into two schools, the north and the south, with different views on practice, and there were great differences on some important theoretical issues, which were difficult to integrate. Xuanzang, who sincerely sought knowledge, then had the intention of going to India to seek Maitreya's teacher.

2. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Xuanzang asked the Tang Dynasty at that time for permission to go west to seek the law. But without the approval of Tang Taizong, the next year, Xuanzang quietly left by himself.

3. In the western heaven, Xuanzang visited the country of Yingshimira, Cuilulena, Sock Bottom Buluo, Jieruju Pavilion, Irota Bovado (present-day Mongil in northern India), Salo country, Andala country, Tara Kadiega country (present-day Krishna River estuary on the east coast of India), Dravidian country (present-day area south of Madras City, India), Langjiera country (present-day eastern part of Mokran on the Indus River), and many other countries. After returning to China, he wrote the book "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", which is an important document for the study of ancient history, religious history, and the history of Sino-foreign relations in Central Asia and South Asia.

4. Xuanzang's important place of practice in the West Heaven is Nalanda Temple, where he stayed for several years and was selected by the temple as one of the ten virtues who are proficient in the three Tibets. In it, he studied and listened to a large number of Buddhist works, and later opened the altar in Nalanda Temple to give a lecture on Buddhism.

5. In 641 A.D. (the fifteenth year of Tang Zhenguan), Xuanzang held a Buddhist debate conference in Qunucheng, which was attended by 18 kings of Wuyin, 3,000 Theravada Buddhist scholars and 2,000 foreign Taoists. At the conference, Xuanzang asked people to ask questions, but no one could make it difficult. For a while, he was famous for five seals, and was revered as the "Mahayana Heaven" by the Mahayana and the "Liberation Heaven" by the Hinayana Celestial Heaven.

The king of the Indian Ring Sun Dynasty insisted on inviting Xuanzang to participate in the 5-year, 75-day uncovered conference. Returned home after the meeting.

Hello. Master Xuanzang set out from Chang'an City to Tianzhu in 629 A.D. and returned to Chang'an in 643 A.D.

He set out in 629 A.D. and returned in 643 A.D.

It took 2 years for Xuanzang to return to the Tang Dynasty from India.

In 643 AD, Xuanzang set off for China and brought 657 Buddhist scriptures back to Middle-earth. In the first month of the nineteenth year of Zhenguan (645), Xuanzang arrived in Chang'an. At this time, Tang Taizong had been stationed in Luoyang for the Liaodong Campaign.

When Taizong learned of his return to China, he immediately ordered him to be received in Luoyang. Xuanzang hurriedly set off on the road on the 22nd of the same month, and was received by Taizong on the first day of February in the Yiluan Hall of Luoyang Palace. Tang Taizong was deeply pleased, and sat down with Xuanzang and asked

Why didn't the master report to the imperial court when he went west to learn the scriptures", Xuanzang said: "When Xuanzang went, he played it again and again. But I sincerely hope that the court will not be allowed.

The ultimate in catechumenism is a private act. The sin of despotism is only deeply feared. ", Taizong said

After the monk became a monk, he broke off with the world, so he was able to entrust the Dharma to benefit the common people."

Xuanzang: Left Chang'an in the autumn of 627, at the age of 28; A month later to Liangzhou; In winter, we continued from Gaochang, and in the second year, in early spring, we left Qiuzi and crossed Lingshan; In the summer of 628, the living nation (Afghanistan); 628 days of autumn, to India, to the Indus River.

In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Xuanzang set out from Chang'an (now Xi'an) to the west.

In 643, Xuanzang set off for China and brought 657 Buddhist scriptures back to Middle-earth.

In the first month of the nineteenth year of Zhenguan (645), Xuanzang returned to Chang'an.

It took about two years to come back.

Tang Xuanzang is, of course, the Tang Dynasty.

Xuanzang (602-664), one of the greatest translators in the history of Chinese Buddhism, and the founder of the Chinese Buddhism Dharma Xiang Wisdom Sect; The common surname is Chen, whose name is Yuan, and he was born in Luozhou, Luozhou, Henan Province (now Yanshi, Henan); After becoming a monk, he visited famous Buddhist teachers and went to Tianzhu to study Buddhism. In the third year of Taizong's Zhenguan (629 A.D., the first year of Zhenguan), he arrived in Tianzhu after difficulties. At the beginning of Nalanda Monastery, he learned from the precepts.

Later, he traveled to study all over Tianzhu, returned to Chang'an in the nineteenth year of Zhenguan (645 AD), translated Buddhist scriptures, mostly with literal translation, strict penmanship, and wrote "Tang Dynasty Western Regions Records", which is an important material for the study of ancient history and geography in India and Central Asia. Its stories have been widely circulated among the people of the past dynasties, such as Yuan Wu Changling's "Tang Sanzang Western Heaven Scriptures", Ming Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West", etc., all of which are derived from his deeds. **The Tang monk told in "Journey to the West" is a monk who eats fasting and recites Buddha, and the story of the four masters and apprentices on the way to learn the scriptures and obtain the true scriptures through a lot of hardships.

The image of Tang Seng in film and television works has also changed from **.

On the twenty-fifth day of the first month of the nineteenth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty.