Why did Tang Priest take Chen Xuanzang to the Western Heaven for Buddhist scriptures?

Emperor Taizong remembered Cui Panguan's repeated exhortations. After returning to the sun, he made a list of recruiting talents, built a land and water conference, and crossed the lonely soul of hades. This list is popular all over the world, and officials from all over the country have elected Taoist priests to become monks in Chang' an. In another month, many monks in the world will come. Together with Wei Zhi, Xiao Xing and Zhang Daoyuan, the King of Tang invited Buddhists to elect a sage as the altar master and set up a Dojo. Who can this great virtue walker be?

Master Xuanzang.

The next day, three courtiers gathered monks and searched and selected them from top to bottom in the altar. One of them was a German monk. This monk has a long history. He has been a monk since he was a child, and has been fasting and abstaining since he was born. When his grandfather saw it, it turned out that it was Yin Kaishan, the general manager of the dynasty, and his father Chen Guangrui was the top student in middle school. The official worshiped the university students in Wenyuantang. I don't love glory wholeheartedly, but I like to practice silence. After thousands of times, everything is impassable; The Buddha's name is immortal, and everything is immortal. The fine print is the ancient Buddha, whose legal name is Chen Xuanzang. That's what we call Tang Priest.

At that time, the three men led them to the imperial court and bowed down and said, "Chen Xuanzang is a monk, chosen by imperial decree." . After listening to his name, Emperor Taizong pondered for a long time and said, But is Chen Guangrui's son Xuanzang a bachelor? Jiang Liuer kowtowed and said, I am. Emperor Taizong said happily, it's really a good chess. I am a monk with virtue and Zen mind. I will give you the posts of "Left Monk", "Right Monk" and "Great Monk on Earth". Once again, I sincerely worshipped the Ming monk, arranged for Li Bantou, wrote a will, went to Huasheng Temple, and chose a good day to pass by.

Xuanzang bowed his head gratefully and got a big explanation. Then I went to Huasheng Temple, gathered many monks, built a Buddhist temple, arranged merits and arranged music. 1,200 monks, large and small, were selected and assigned to the upper, middle and lower classes. In front of the Buddhas, everything is orderly, and there are two times in the first place. Choose the third day of September this year, when the ecliptic is bright, and start the land and water conference on July 49.

On the recommendation of Wei Zhi, Xuanzang became an altar master. As we all know, Journey to the West tells the story of Tang Priest learning from the scriptures. So what is the connection between this land and water conference and Buddhist scriptures?

Learn from the source.

Time passed quickly, but on the seventh day of the meeting, Xuanzang had looked at his watch and asked Tang Wang to burn incense. At this time, good voices are all over the world. Emperor Taizong immediately arranged an expulsion, led a number of civil and military officials, concubines and national interests, and went to the temple early. People in that city, big or small, regardless of rank, listen to lectures in the temple.

While Xuanzang was on the stage, he read the Sutra of Bitter Death for a while, talked about the Seal of Anbang Tianbao for a while, and announced the Book of Persuasion for a while. Guanyin Bodhisattva turned into an ugly wandering monk, came near, patted Baotai and shouted: Monk, can you only talk about the Hinayana teaching method and Mahayana? Xuanzang was overjoyed when he heard this. He turned over and jumped off the stage. He shook hands with the Bodhisattva and said, "Teacher, father and disciple are at fault." . Before meeting Gai, all the monks were talking about Mahayana teaching, but they didn't know what Mahayana teaching was.

Out of this situation, the homesick inspector rushed to play the Tang king, and Taizong ordered him to be captured. But I recognized him and said, are you the monk who sent the cassock the day before yesterday? The Bodhisattva said: Exactly. Emperor Taizong said, since I'm here for a lecture, let's just eat vegetarian dishes. Why did you talk to my mage, disturb the Confucian class and miss my Buddhist work? Bodhisattva said, your mage is talking about Hinayana teaching method, and the dead can't ascend to heaven. I have Sanzang Mahayana Buddhism, and I can live a long life without suffering. Emperor Taizong asked seriously, where is your Mahayana Buddhism? The Bodhisattva said: At the Leiyin Temple in Tianzhu, where I came from, I can resolve all kinds of grievances and eliminate innocent disasters. Taizong said, do you remember? I remember, said the bodhisattva. Emperor Taizong was overjoyed and said, "Teach the mage to lead me. Please take the floor.

The Bodhisattva took Mu Cha to the high platform and walked on Xiangyun until nine o'clock, showing his true self of salvation and holding the pure bottle of willow. On the left is Mu Cha Huian, holding a stick and full of energy. King Le of Tang offered sacrifices to heaven, and all the civil servants knelt down to burn incense. The monks and nuns in the temple are full of customs, and the scholars are artificial, and everyone does not pray. Bodhisattva Xiangyun gradually drifted away, and the golden light disappeared instantly. In mid-air, a simple post fell round and round, with a few words of praise on it-a gift for Tang Jun, a wonderful article in the west. Long journey, Mahayana diligence. You can surpass ghosts after returning home. If someone is willing to go, they will seek the golden body.

When Taizong saw the eulogy, he ordered the monks to stop winning the meeting and wait for me to send someone to get the Mahayana sutra before resuming good results. Immediately in the temple, I asked: Who took my order and went to the Western Heaven to worship Buddha for Buddhist scriptures? I couldn't ask, but the mage flashed by, and the emperor saluted: I am a poor monk, and I am willing to help my dog and horse. I beg your majesty to be true and pray for my king Jiangshan to protect me forever. The king of Tang was overjoyed. He stepped forward and raised his imperial hand, went to the Buddha in the temple, made four obeisances with Xuanzang, and called himself "the holy monk of the imperial brother". If you want to be selected for good or ill luck, give a ride.

A huge land and water conference in Guanyin Bodhisattva's sentence, "Your mage is talking about Hinayana teaching method, and the dead can't ascend to heaven. I have the Mahayana Buddhist Sanzang, and I can survive and get rid of suffering. " Cui Can Pangu Land and Water Conference has gone through a lot of hardships? The answer given by the Bodhisattva is yes. It's just that the supporting equipment of this amphibious conference can't keep up, and the Hinayana teaching method is dragging its feet! If the land and water conference is to be effective, it is necessary to introduce the Mahayana Buddhism Sanzang and where the Buddha came from.

The so-called Tang Priest's learning from the scriptures is actually Tang Taizong's learning from the scriptures, which is indisputable. Tang Priest's Buddhist scriptures are just a wish to help dogs and horses and help Taizong to eliminate disasters. This is also very consistent with the original name of Journey to the West, Journey to the West and Interpretation of Eritrea.

Now let's see how the omnipotent Guanyin Bodhisattva turned the Tathagata Sutra into the Tang Priest Sutra!

The eighth time, the Buddha said: I have a collection of "Fa" to talk about heaven; "Shang" is called implicit; After hiding, I'm a ghost. Sanzang * * * has 35 volumes, and the number of volumes is 15 144, which is the sutra of repairing truth and the gate of goodness. I'm going to send it to the East, but I'm afraid that all beings there are stupid, slander the truth, don't know the gist of my teaching, and ignore the authenticity of yoga. How did you get a magical person? He went to the East to seek good faith, taught him to go through Qian Shan, took the Wan Li Road, came to my place to learn the truth, spread it to the East forever, and advised all living beings, but it was a blessing in one mountain and a green mountain in another.

This is the original intention of Tathagata to spread Mahayana Buddhism and Sanzang to the East forever. However, the phenomenon of Buddha falling in the Tang Dynasty in East China is common! The existing Hinayana teaching method has been slandered by the anti-Buddhism school. For example, Tai Shicheng Fu Yi's "The Law of the Western Regions", which is based on three roads and six roads, is summarized as the autobiography of Yu Gong. It is unbelievable that a foreigner committed China.

In this land, as a latecomer, Mahayana Buddhism is difficult to open the market! The best way is the government effect. Just like our current automobile market, driven by the government, joint venture vehicles shine brilliantly in China. If the government had promoted our own brand, we can imagine that today's automobile market would definitely be a different situation!

As long as the emperor accepts it, Mahayana Buddhism will flourish. As a result, we can see that when Tang Taizong boiled water for the land conference, he made an imperial edict-but those who slander Buddhists will be destroyed and their arms will be broken. So, for this result, a series of games appeared.

First of all, pick on Yuan Shoucheng, he has nothing to do with the Dragon King! Give a lesson to the fisherman with sleeves and tell him to learn everything. The Dragon King held a gambling contest with Yuan Shoucheng to protect the aquarium. With the help of the Jade Emperor, the Dragon King was defeated in a big mess and violated the imperial edict. When his life was at stake, the Dragon King asked Yuan Shoucheng to let him live, which showed the feud between the Dragon King and the Tang King.

With this feud, Yan sent him to hell on the grounds of the three Cao cases. The experience of this trip to hell is frightening, and all the ghosts that Tang Wang saw died because of him. If we want to destroy these dead souls, we must hold an amphibious meeting.

In this context, the emergence of Guanyin Bodhisattva makes the plan of learning from the scriptures come naturally. As the host of the land and water conference, in the case that the existing Hinayana teaching method is invalid, Tang Yan's defense will be logical.

To put it bluntly, the reason why classics can evolve into classics depends on the bureau. This situation made Emperor Taizong demand Mahayana Buddhism. This is also the reason why Emperor Taizong wanted to return his grandson with "loyalty is superior to life". From the moment he returned to the sun, Taizong, who had spent more than 20 years, would be loyal to Buddhism.

Of course, apart from the planners, the success of a bureau is mainly the opponents and implementers.

King Tang as an opponent.

If there were not too many killings in Emperor Taizong's imperial road, there would be no ghosts in hell to deal with him. Without these ghosts, Emperor Taizong would have no obvious weakness. So Taizong entered the game because he had a ghost in his heart. This is also the reason why the Tathagata chose Nanshan Buzhou, which is a place where there is killing and doing.

As the main attack dragon king.

Arguably, the Dragon King should not bet on Yuan Shoucheng's provocation, as long as he arranges a water patrol hag in Fisherman's Net to scare him. As soon as this move comes out, the fisherman will never trust Yuan Shoucheng again. If the fish is not caught, he will be scared away! The Dragon King's action to protect the clan was easily completed.

To say the least, the Dragon King wants to gamble with Yuan Shoucheng in order to teach the provocateur a lesson. When Yuan Shoucheng knew the jade emperor's will before himself, the Dragon King should realize that Yuan Shoucheng is not simple! Even if the dragon king is confused and changes his will without authorization, he should know that the jade emperor killed him, and Emperor Taizong couldn't save him at all, right?

Therefore, the seemingly confused Dragon King is actually the biggest hero! The gambling between the Dragon King and Cao was just a play, but it achieved a feud and triggered a confrontation between Cao in the Three Kingdoms. Otherwise, Yan people took Taizong to the underworld, and he had no reason to return to Sun!

But there is a problem here. If the Dragon King is the main attack, why is he willing to be cannon fodder? Yan has something to say! Ten Kings: Before the dragon was born, Nandou Star was doomed to be killed by Cao, which we already know.

The so-called book of life and death is the book of life and death and the book of death. Because Nandou is the living master and Beidou is the dead master, the life book is also called Nandou Star Life Book, and the dead book is also called the Big Dipper Death Book. Obviously, the book of the death of Nandou Star mentioned by Rebecca does not exist, and the book that does not exist records things that do not exist. In other words, Yan is lying. This also means that the dragon king is not dead. As for his whereabouts? Wait until the little white dragon's life is over.

Wei Zheng is the pusher.

Guanyin Bodhisattva, who obeys the Tathagata's imperial edict, should not only look for Buddhist scriptures, but also give him brocade bat cassock and nine rings to look around. I visited Chang 'an for many days, but I didn't meet a really virtuous person. Suddenly, I heard that Emperor Taizong preached good results, chose eminent monks, held a meeting, and met the master of the temple, Jiang Liuer, a monk. The Buddha was born in Elysium, and Elder He was reincarnated. Bodhisattva is very happy.

So the Bodhisattva came to the East Gate of the Forbidden City with the treasure given by the Buddha. Under the introduction of Prime Minister Xiao Xing, I got to know the King of Tang. From the beginning, Tang Wang really thought it was a good thing. He said, Elder Dafa, to tell you the truth, I am doing a lot of good teaching and planting Futian. I saw many monks gathered in Huasheng Temple to practice Buddhist scriptures. One of them is a man of great virtue, whose legal name is Xuanzang. I bought you these two treasures for him. What's your asking price? . The Bodhisattva raised her hand and said, "I have a wish before me. It was originally said that if he respected the Sambo, he would be happy to see the good. He will convert to my Buddha and don't give him money. Today, I saw your majesty's virtue and showed great respect to my Buddhism. In addition, the monk should give it to me because of his virtue and deeds, and should never ask for money. I am willing to keep this and report back.

By the hand of the Tang King, the cassock and Zhang Xi became the possessions of Tang Priest. This means that from the moment Tang Yan became the owner of the altar, he has been recognized as a Buddhist. In other words, Tang Priest is the default candidate. This is due to Wei Zhi. Assuming that without Wei Zhi's recommendation, the Tang Priest could not be the altar master, let alone learn from the scriptures.

In this series of games, Wei Zhi played a great role! A trick to cut the dragon in the dream prompted the dragon king to make enemies with the Tang king. A letter to extend the life of the judge, but also Taizong Yu Yang, the land and water conference. A search and election also sent the Tang Priest on a long journey to the West.