Soon after, Xuanzang explained his purpose to his disciples: "If you are impermanent, send me frugally, but you can send me away in addition to the package, and still choose a secluded place in the mountain stream instead of going near the palace temple." An unclean body should be far away. "
On the third day of the first month of this year, Xuanzang propped up his weak body and began to translate the Dabao Classic. But this was only the beginning. He stopped his lifelong translation work and said to his disciples with regret, "Xuanzang will never do it again because of his own strength. It's time to die. " On the eighth day of the first month, a disciple of Xuanzang dreamed in the middle of the night that a pagoda in Yuhua Temple collapsed. After waking up, he ran anxiously to Xuanzang's meditation room and asked about the omen of Xuanzang's dream. Xuanzang said to him, "It's none of your business. It's a token of my appreciation."
One day later, Xuanzang accidentally fell down and hurt his ankle. Since then, he has been ill, unconscious and often inarticulate: "I have Bai Lianhua in front of me, bigger than a plate, fresh and lovely." When he is awake, he will tell his disciples what he saw when he was unconscious, saying that he met many monks who came to meet him in gorgeous carriages, carrying all kinds of exquisite food and holding bright golden banners.
On the 24th day of the first month, Xuanzang's condition suddenly improved obviously. He called all his disciples to the Buddhist temple, and finally left a clear message: "Xuanzang's poisonous body is disgusting, and he has done everything, so he should not stay long." When the Buddha is born, he is willing to be a Buddha or even a bodhi. " After that, Xuanzang hardly spoke. Until the middle of the fourth day of February in 664, he "supported his head with his right hand, applied a left moustache with his left hand, laid his feet comfortably on the right side, and did not turn around until he died", maintaining a standard posture of lying in the Buddha and never moving a penny. On the fifth midnight of February, Xuanzang's disciple asked, "Is Master sure to give birth to Maitreya?" The meaning of this sentence is to ask whether Xuanzang has decided to be a Maitreya Buddha. Xuanzang replied, "Be alive." Leaving these last two words, Xuanzang died.
Tang Gaozong said sadly after hearing the news: "I lost my national treasure!" Then, the court went on strike for a few days and ordered the inpatient department to pay all the expenses for Xuanzang's burial, so that monks from all temples in Beijing could attend Xuanzang's funeral. Later, Xuanzang was buried by the river. There are more than one million mourners in the ruling and opposition parties, and people come to the cemetery to mourn every day.
Up to now, Xuanzang's influence continues. Although most of the classics he translated have been lost, his perseverance, the spirit of pursuing truth, his attitude of assiduous study and his precious time have left precious wealth to China culture.