Tang Seng took me to play time travel [Journey to the West]

Tang Monk: Dharma name Tang Xuanzang (602~664), the founder of the famous "Faxiangzong" in the Tang Dynasty, a native of Yanshi, Luoyang, Henan Province, with a common name of Chen Yi, and is respected by the world as "Master Sanzang" and "Kumarajiva", "Zhen Di" is also known as the three major translators of Chinese Buddhism.

Tang Seng's father is Chen Hui, a famous courtier and talented scholar, and his mother is also a lady, the daughter of a high-ranking official and prime minister.

The Chen couple had four sons, and Tang Seng Chen Yi was the youngest and fourth son.

Tang Seng's second elder brother, Chen Su, is both "Master Changjie" and a monk in Luoyang "Jingtu Temple". monk.

In order to explore the differences in theories of various Buddhist schools, in the first year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang monk wrote a letter to Chen Biao, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, "Tang Taizong", asking for permission to travel westward to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

However, at that time Tang Taizong did not respect Buddhism, and even deliberately suppressed Buddhism, so he did not approve his trip to the west.

Tang Seng went to Emperor Taizong of Tang several times, but all his requests for memorials were rejected. He gritted his teeth and made up his mind that he "followed the charter and went to Tianzhu privately" alone (emphasis added, he was alone, without any entourage) , not to mention apprentices), traveled long distances, crossed mountains and rivers, and crossed thousands of miles of desert, the whole journey was more than [-] miles.

At that time, Tang Seng was 29 years old, not past his thirties.

Tang Seng’s trip to the Western Regions experienced unimaginable hardships and obstacles. He passed through countless countries in the Western Regions and received the highest courtesy from the local kings and religious temples.

When Tang Seng was 46 years old, he was able to learn from the scriptures and return, and was personally interviewed by Emperor Tang Taizong, which lasted for 17 years.

On this trip to the west, Tang Monk learned all kinds of theories of Mahayana and Mahayana at that time, and brought back 150 "Buddha relics", 7 Buddha statues, and 657 "Sutras" and translated Buddhist scriptures with his disciples for many years. "Great Prajna Sutra", "Heart Sutra", "Yogi's Land Theory", "Cheng Wei Consciousness Theory" and other scriptures.

His personal works include "Da Tang Western Regions", "Hui Zong Lun", "Controlling Evil Views" and so on.

The most famous is of course "Da Tang Western Regions".

The book describes the 110 countries and more than 28 city-states that Tang Monk passed through from the west of Gaochang on his [-]-mile journey to the west. It records in detail the geography, culture, agriculture and commerce, customs, languages, characters, currency, kings, religion, etc. wait.

"Da Tang Western Regions" is an extremely important document for the study of ancient neighboring countries, and has a profound impact on history and culture.

Mr. Wu Chengen's mythical story "Journey to the West" is based on Tang Seng's "Da Tang Western Regions", combined with thousands of years of myths and legends, adapted in the form of literary novels, and has become one of the four ancient classics. .

————The above quotes from Baidu

The author has something to say: I have been updating the old sayings for the past two months, and now I am coming back to update.

I want to write this article, mainly as a brain supplement in my spare time, I can’t close it, and I want to write it when my hands are itchy.

I have liked Journey to the West since I was a child, of course it refers to the TV series, the one made in [-]s, I don’t know how many times I watched it.

Journey to the West has many characters, a grand background, and is composed of countless stories.

In the final analysis, it is the story of the five sages (including Bailongma) headed by Tang Monk Sun Wukong and his team to upgrade and fight monsters all the way, obtain the scriptures, and become saints and Buddhas.

The main plot is very clear, which contains a lot of current events, and it also makes a lot of sense for the satire of senior officials in power.

So I became interested in the original book "Journey to the West". When I was very young, I begged my parents to buy a set.

But it’s a tragedy. My literary attainments are shallow. Although I can barely understand this kind of ancient vernacular novels, they are very obscure to read.

I finally finished reading it, and in retrospect, I probably just skipped a ride, and I can't remember much about the details of the story and the characters in it.

If it wasn't for the TV series in front of me, I probably just watched it, and I wouldn't be much interested in it.

As I got older, I suddenly became interested again, and wanted to write with words that I understood and with my own thoughts.

Add my preference for Tanmei, and write it according to my own meaning and interest.

What I want to emphasize is that I first wrote this article for myself.

To entertain yourself, only by entertaining yourself can you entertain others.

It's good for someone to watch, but I can comfort myself even if no one is watching.

I think I'm ready.

Tang monks and laymen "Chen Yi", "Yi" reads "clothes", which means beautiful and precious.