During the Sui Dynasty, including the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the number of monks was strictly controlled. When you become a monk, the state is exempt from all taxes and customs duties. Master Xuanzang 13 years old happened to meet Zheng, a monk from Dali Temple, visiting Luoyang. A * * * is only allowed to shave Erqi 14, and only allowed to shave 14 monks. Test your Buddhist accomplishment, then in the Sui Dynasty. What is this Zheng famous for? It is a lesson given by a knowledgeable person, that is, this person is good at reading fortune and identifying a talent. Are you talented or not? Xiao Xuanzang was only 13 years old. He is at the entrance of this examination room. This is a very accurate historical record. He just dawdled there and refused to leave at the door. Zheng came out after the exam and saw how there was another child here. Then ask him, whose child are you, that is, who is your son? Xuanzang reported home. Then ask him, do you want to become a monk? Xuanzang said yes, I would like to become a monk. However, I am "learning to be close to the industry, rather than walking in front of the industry." What do you mean? I haven't studied Buddhism for a long time, but I have studied it for several years. Thirteen, that's three years. Ye Wei, this "karma" is not a bad karma, but also a Sanskrit word, meaning skill. I spend little skill and energy, my skills are still very shallow, and my study time is very short. I was not qualified to take the exam without prior notice, because there was an age limit for the exam at that time. When Zheng saw this child, he certainly felt very unusual and asked him: Then why did you become a monk?
Xuanzang's answer is, "If you want to see the Tathagata far away, keep the Buddhism near the light."
Less Tathagata, "less" means continuity and inheritance, inheriting this dharma and inheriting Tathagata from a distance; I want to carry forward the Buddhism handed down by Sakyamuni in the near future. Zheng is famous for his talent identification and appearance, so he opened an open back door. Zheng has an examination committee, and of course many people around him will attack him, but he didn't take the exam. Just because he said a few words and saw that the child was beautiful, you gave him such a precious 14 quota, and there was only 14 quota in Luoyang. Then Zheng said this: "It's easy to learn, and it's rare to have a strong personality." If you spend this child, it will be a great tool to release the door! "
Because in the past, there were two kinds of exams for monks or imperial examinations: one was how many pages of Buddhist scriptures you could recite. At that time, there were no pages of Buddhist scriptures in thread-bound books. It's a scroll, how many pages of Buddhist scriptures can you remember is a standard; The second is to see how many volumes of Buddhist scriptures you can copy, that is, to see how many you can read, whether you can read, and whether you know all the words in Buddhist scriptures. Recitation is the effort of reciting, which is easy to achieve and recite; But character is rare, and it is rare for you to have this style, this physique and this tolerance. So if you shave this child, if you shave this child, it will be a great tool to release the door. Buddhism belongs to Sakyamuni and will inevitably become a very great figure in Buddhism in the future. This certainly proves that Zheng has the insight of a knowledgeable person, and he is definitely not vain. He does know people.
Second, great wisdom and inverse acts's courage.
Xuanzang left Chang 'an and went to Guazhou. First, he was caught by Chang Li. Later, because Chang Li was a Buddhist, Xuanzang was released. After Xuanzang was released, he went to a temple to worship Buddha. He happened to meet a semi-final meeting called Shipanto, hoping to ask a monk to be ordained for him and make him a layman, so he asked Xuanzang to help him to be ordained. When he learned that Xuanzang was going to India to seek dharma, he was greatly admired and vowed to help Xuanzang and go to India with his master.
However, after several days of hard work day and night, Shipanto confessed to Xuanzang for fear that he would be captured in Wufeng (at that time, assisting in smuggling across the border was a capital crime), and he was afraid that he would be killed, which led to the evil thought of killing his teacher and betraying him. One night, as soon as Xuanzang lay down to sleep, he found someone coming towards him. When he looked intently, it was Shipantou, pulled out a knife, approached him, came over, came back, came over and came back. Xuanzang knew that he had killed his heart. At this moment, whether it is severe reprimand or begging for mercy, it will arouse the killing heart of Shipanto. So Xuanzang sat quietly and closed his eyes. Seeing this, Shipanto dared not do it. He lingered for a long time and finally put the knife back in its sheath.
The next morning, Shipanto finally admitted it. So Xuanzang gave Shipanto a good horse, and he rode the thin old red horse sent by the conference semifinals to the five peaks immediately.
Third, high
Xuanzang, who has no customs clearance certificate, has to face more than just the long yellow sand outside the customs. Local businessmen in the western regions told him never to rush into the sand alone, no matter what kind of desert disaster you encounter, there will be unimaginable consequences. The conference semifinals who guided him along the way also backed out. When he left, he sent an old horse, Xuanzang, who knew the way and told him that after walking in the desert for four days, if he could see a small oasis, he would be on the right path. Therefore, Xuanzang can only take this old horse into the depths of the Gobi. However, when the unlucky Xuanzang drank water, he didn't spill all the water in the skin. The thirsty desert sucked up the water mercilessly. Without water, Xuanzang insisted on walking because he made a vow of "never returning to the east until he reached Tianzhu", and finally fainted on the old horse. I don't know how long it took, but a cool breeze woke him up. He finally found that piece.
King Gaochang believes in Buddhism, and there are many temples in Beijing, with an average of one for every 100 people. There are thousands of monks in Gao Changguo, but King Gaochang still feels that there is a lack of real monks. After listening to Xuanzang's lecture in Liangzhou, the merchants in Gaochang were all amazed, and King Gaochang was quite excited to hear the news. When he paid tribute to Chang 'an three years ago, he witnessed magnificent temples and learned monks. He was so impressed by the customs of the country of etiquette that he ordered his subjects to comb their hair styles in the Tang Dynasty after returning home. Now there is a monk from the Tang Dynasty. You can ask him to spread his teachings to the people of China. This is a good thing. As the saying goes, anything is possible, and now the opportunity has come. Xuanzang wanted to go another way, but King Gaochang sent an envoy to invite him to Gaochang.
After hearing the news that Xuanzang was coming that night, King Gao Chang was so anxious that he couldn't eat or sleep. In the middle of the night, the guards reported that Xuanzang had arrived, and Gao Changwang personally greeted him with a torch. Regardless of the fatigue of the journey, Xuanzang had a pleasant chat with him all night, and so did the following days. Every day, King Gaochang kneels in front of 300 disciples as a stool, allowing the mage to step on his back and ascend to the throne to give lectures. Ten days later, Tang Xuanzang insisted on going west.
Xuanzang expressed deep gratitude to King Gao Chang for his hospitality, but declined politely. Seeing that King Gao Chang was so eager to keep Xuanzang, the ministers came up with a plan to make Xuanzang the king's son-in-law. They say that Xuanzang is a talented young man, and the princess is both talented and beautiful, and she also believes in Buddhism. Xuanzang had to be indifferent to the princess. King Gao Chang wanted the princess to mention it, and the princess smiled. She listened to Xuanzang's teachings and admired him very much. It is a great honor for him to spend his life with this wise man. But Xuanzang expressed his feelings to King Gaochang. His mission in this life is to study Buddhism in India and then return to China to promote it among the people. He begged King Gaochang not to stop him.
King Gaochang was furious when he saw that Xuan Ling did not listen to his entreaties. He threatened: there are two ways in front of the mage, either to stay or to return home. Please think twice.
Xuanzang replied without hesitation: "Your Majesty can only leave the bones of the poor monk, but never the heart of the poor monk!"
In order to be released, Xuanzang began a hunger strike. On the fourth day, he was extremely weak and dying. King Gaochang was extremely shocked: King Gaochang invited Xuanzang to eat, recuperate and continue to travel westward, but invited Xuanzang to live in Gaochang for three years after returning from India. Xuanzang was deeply moved by the piety and sincerity of Gao Chang Wang Lifo, and promised to visit him after he went back. King Gaochang decided to invite Xuanzang to give lectures on the throne for one month, and at the same time, he prepared everything he needed for his westward journey. Before he left, King Gao Changguo wrote 24 customs clearance documents for Xuanzang, and also presented horses and 25 servants. On the day of departure, the whole city will see each other off. King Gaochangju Wentai cried with the mage in his arms. He was sent to jiaohe city 100 miles away, just to say goodbye.
Fourth, be generous and serve the Brahmins.
After two years' arduous journey, Master Xuanzang arrived in India, worshiped at the door of Jiexian, a famous 100-year-old monk in Nalanduo Temple, studied Buddhism assiduously, and became proficient in Tibetan scriptures, statutes and theories for several years, so he was honored as "Master Sanzang". But it also attracted the jealousy of some monks in India.
One day, a Brahmin monk thought he was knowledgeable and unparalleled, and posted fifty difficult scriptures in front of Nalanda Temple, claiming that anyone who could crack one of them would immediately cut off his head. The monks in the temple refused to accept it and went to watch it one after another, but no one really cracked any of them. The monks turned to Xuanzang for help, but Xuanzang said simply, "We are all monks, so why try to be brave?" He was not in the temple for three days in a row.
On the fourth morning, as soon as Xuanzang walked to the front of the temple, he was caught by a brahmin monk. The brahmin monk scolded, "Xuanzang, you can't even decipher a scripture. Go back to Datang!"
Xuanzang sighed slightly: "As a monk, why do you have to speak ill of yourself? How can I understand these fifty classics? " After that, Xuanzang casually explained the Confucian classics, and everyone was as happy as a sigh of relief. The brahmin monk was pale and bloodless. In order to fulfill his oath, he had to draw his sword and prepare to commit suicide. Xuanzang stopped: "It's really rare for you to lower yourself to study. What makes you take what you said seriously? " Brahmin monks fell to the ground and worshipped Xuanzang as their teacher.
Soon, Xuanzang heard that the Brahmin monk was going to explain the classic "On War", so he asked him to explain it himself. The brahmin monk said in surprise, "I am a disciple, how dare I give a lecture to the master?" Xuanzang replied, "I have never learned that classic. Since you are proficient, I should ask you for advice. "
After the Brahmin monk explained, Xuanzang said to him, "I used to be your master, and now you are my master. Let's learn Buddhism on an equal footing and not be a master and apprentice. " After this incident, all the monks in the temple admired Xuanzang's profoundness.
First, Xuanzang exam During the Sui Dynasty, including the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the number of monks was strictly controlled. When you become a monk, the state is exempt from all taxes and customs duties. Master Xuanzang 13 years old happened to meet Zheng, a monk from Dali Temple, visiting Luoyang. A * * * is only allowed to shave Erqi 14, and only allowed to shave 14 monks. Test your Buddhist accomplishment, then in the Sui Dynasty. What is this Zheng famous for? It is a lesson given by a knowledgeable person, that is, this person is good at reading fortune and identifying a talent. Are you talented or not? Xiao Xuanzang was only 13 years old. He is at the entrance of this examination room. This is a very accurate historical record. He just dawdled there and refused to leave at the door. Zheng came out after the exam and saw how there was another child here. Then ask him, whose child are you, that is, who is your son? Xuanzang reported home. Then ask him, do you want to become a monk? Xuanzang said yes, I would like to become a monk. However, I am "learning to be close to the industry, rather than walking in front of the industry." What do you mean? I haven't studied Buddhism for a long time, but I have studied it for several years. Thirteen, that's three years. Ye Wei, this "karma" is not a bad karma, but also a Sanskrit word, meaning skill. I spend little skill and energy, my skills are still very shallow, and my study time is very short. I was not qualified to take the exam without prior notice, because there was an age limit for the exam at that time. When Zheng saw this child, he certainly felt very unusual and asked him: Then why did you become a monk? Xuanzang's answer is, "If you want to see the Tathagata far away, keep the Buddhism near the light." Less Tathagata, "less" means continuity and inheritance, inheriting this dharma and inheriting Tathagata from a distance; I want to carry forward the Buddhism handed down by Sakyamuni in the near future. Zheng is famous for his talent identification and appearance, so he opened an open back door. Zheng has an examination committee, and of course many people around him will attack him, but he didn't take the exam. Just because he said a few words and saw that the child was beautiful, you gave him such a precious 14 quota, and there was only 14 quota in Luoyang. Then Zheng said this: "It's easy to learn, and it's rare to have a strong personality." If you spend this child, it will be a great tool to release the door! "Because there were two ways to test monks or imperial examinations in the past: one was how many pages of Buddhist scriptures you could recite. At that time, there were no pages of Buddhist scriptures in thread-bound books. It's a scroll, how many pages of Buddhist scriptures can you remember is a standard; The second is to see how many volumes of Buddhist scriptures you can copy, that is, to see how many you can read, whether you can read, and whether you know all the words in Buddhist scriptures. Recitation is the effort of reciting, which is easy to achieve and recite; But character is rare, and it is rare for you to have this style, this physique and this tolerance. So if you shave this child, if you shave this child, it will be a great tool to release the door. Buddhism belongs to Sakyamuni and will inevitably become a very great figure in Buddhism in the future. This certainly proves that Zheng has the insight of a knowledgeable person, and he is definitely not vain. He does know people. Second, inverse acts Xuanzang left Chang 'an with great wisdom and courage and arrived in Guazhou. He was first caught by Li Chang. Later, because Chang Li was a Buddhist, Xuanzang was released. After Xuanzang was released, he went to a temple to worship Buddha. He happened to meet a semi-final of the conference called Shipanto, hoping to ask a monk to be ordained for him and make him a monk. When he learned that Xuanzang was going to India to seek dharma, he was greatly admired and vowed to help Xuanzang and go to India with his master. However, after several days of hard work day and night, Shipanto confessed to Xuanzang for fear that he would be captured in Wufeng (at that time, assisting in smuggling across the border was a capital crime), and he was afraid that he would be killed, which led to the evil thought of killing his teacher and betraying him. One night, as soon as Xuanzang lay down to sleep, he found someone coming towards him. When he looked intently, it was Shipantou, pulled out a knife, approached him, came over, came back, came over and came back. Xuanzang knew that he had killed his heart. At this moment, whether it is severe reprimand or begging for mercy, it will arouse the killing heart of Shipanto. So Xuanzang sat quietly and closed his eyes. Seeing this, Shipanto dared not do it. He lingered for a long time and finally put the knife back in its sheath. The next morning, Shipanto finally admitted it. So Xuanzang gave Shipanto a good horse, and he rode the thin old red horse sent by the conference semifinals to the five peaks immediately. Third, King Xuanzang of Gaochang has to face more than just the long yellow sand outside the customs. Local businessmen in the western regions told him never to rush into the sand alone, no matter what kind of desert disaster you encounter, there will be unimaginable consequences. The conference semifinals who guided him along the way also backed out. When he left, he sent an old horse, Xuanzang, who knew the way and told him that after walking in the desert for four days, if he could see a small oasis, he would be on the right path. Therefore, Xuanzang can only take this old horse into the depths of the Gobi. However, when the unlucky Xuanzang drank water, he didn't spill all the water in the skin. The thirsty desert sucked up the water mercilessly. Without water, Xuanzang insisted on walking because he made a vow of "never returning to the east until he reached Tianzhu", and finally fainted on the old horse. I don't know how long it took, but a cool breeze woke him up. He finally found that piece. King Gaochang believes in Buddhism, and there are many temples in Beijing, with an average of one for every 100 people. There are thousands of monks in Gao Changguo, but King Gaochang still feels that there is a lack of real monks. After listening to Xuanzang's lecture in Liangzhou, the merchants in Gaochang were all amazed, and King Gaochang was quite excited to hear the news. When he paid tribute to Chang 'an three years ago, he witnessed magnificent temples and learned monks. He was so impressed by the customs of the country of etiquette that he ordered his subjects to comb their hair styles in the Tang Dynasty after returning home. Now there is a monk from the Tang Dynasty. You can ask him to spread his teachings to the people of China. This is a good thing. As the saying goes, anything is possible, and now the opportunity has come. Xuanzang wanted to go another way, but King Gaochang sent an envoy to invite him to Gaochang. After hearing the news that Xuanzang was coming that night, King Gao Chang was so anxious that he couldn't eat or sleep. In the middle of the night, the guards reported that Xuanzang had arrived, and Gao Changwang personally greeted him with a torch. Regardless of the fatigue of the journey, Xuanzang had a pleasant chat with him all night, and so did the following days. Every day, King Gaochang kneels in front of 300 disciples as a stool, allowing the mage to step on his back and ascend to the throne to give lectures. Ten days later, Tang Xuanzang insisted on going west. Xuanzang expressed deep gratitude to King Gao Chang for his hospitality, but declined politely. Seeing that King Gao Chang was so eager to keep Xuanzang, the ministers came up with a plan to make Xuanzang the king's son-in-law. They say that Xuanzang is a talented young man, and the princess is both talented and beautiful, and she also believes in Buddhism. Xuanzang had to be indifferent to the princess. King Gao Chang wanted the princess to mention it, and the princess smiled. She listened to Xuanzang's teachings and admired him very much. It is a great honor for him to spend his life with this wise man. But Xuanzang expressed his feelings to King Gaochang. His mission in this life is to study Buddhism in India and then return to China to promote it among the people. He begged King Gaochang not to stop him. King Gaochang was furious when he saw that Xuan Ling did not listen to his entreaties. He threatened: there are two ways in front of the mage, either to stay or to return home. Please think twice. Xuanzang replied without hesitation: "The king can only leave the bones of the poor monk and never leave the heart of the poor monk! "In order to be released, Xuanzang began a hunger strike. On the fourth day, he was extremely weak and dying. King Gaochang was extremely shocked: King Gaochang invited Xuanzang to eat, recuperate and continue to travel westward, but invited Xuanzang to live in Gaochang for three years after returning from India. Xuanzang was deeply moved by the piety and sincerity of Gao Chang Wang Lifo, and promised to visit him after he went back. King Gaochang decided to invite Xuanzang to give lectures on the throne for one month, and at the same time, he prepared everything he needed for his westward journey. Before he left, King Gao Changguo wrote 24 customs clearance documents for Xuanzang, and also presented horses and 25 servants. On the day of departure, the whole city will see each other off. King Gaochangju Wentai cried with the mage in his arms. He was sent to jiaohe city 100 miles away, just to say goodbye. After two years of arduous trekking, Master Xuanzang, a servant of magnanimity and justice, arrived in India, worshiped at the door of Master Jiexian, a famous 100-year-old monk in Nalanduo Temple, and studied Buddhism diligently. Proficient in Tibetan scriptures, statutes and theories for several years, he was honored as "Master Sanzang". But it also attracted the jealousy of some monks in India. One day, a Brahmin monk thought he was knowledgeable and unparalleled, and posted fifty difficult scriptures in front of Nalanda Temple, claiming that anyone who could crack one of them would immediately cut off his head. The monks in the temple refused to accept it and went to watch it one after another, but no one really cracked any of them. The monks asked Xuanzang for help, but Xuanzang said simply, "We are all monks, so why try to be brave and deceive others?". "He was not in the temple for three days in a row. On the fourth morning, as soon as Xuanzang walked to the front of the temple, he was caught by a brahmin monk. The brahmin monk scolded, "Xuanzang, you can't even decipher a scripture. Go back to Datang!" Xuanzang sighed slightly: "As a monk, why do you have to speak ill of yourself? How can I understand these fifty classics? " After that, Xuanzang casually explained the Confucian classics, and everyone was as happy as a sigh of relief. The brahmin monk was pale and bloodless. In order to fulfill his oath, he had to draw his sword and prepare to commit suicide. Xuanzang stopped: "It's really rare for you to lower yourself to study. Why do you take what you say seriously? "Brahman monk fell to the ground and worshipped Xuanzang as a teacher. Soon, Xuanzang heard that the Brahmin monk was going to explain the classic "On War", so he asked him to explain it himself. The brahmin monk said in surprise, "I am a disciple, how dare I give a lecture to the master?" Xuanzang replied, "I haven't learned that classic yet. Since you are proficient, I should ask you for advice. " After the Brahmin monk explained, Xuanzang said to him, "I used to be your master, and now you are my master. Let's learn Buddhism on an equal footing, instead of mentoring. "After this incident, all the monks in the temple admired the profoundness of Xuanzang.