What contribution did Jian Zhen make to Sino-Japanese friendship? What do you feel most?

Jian Zhen is the founder of Japanese Buddhist legalists and the pioneer of Tiantai Sect in Japan. There are many classic works of Hua Yanzong and Zhen Zhenzong in a large number of Buddhist scriptures he brought to Japan, which laid the foundation for the establishment and development of Japanese Buddhist sects. Jian Zhen presided over the architecture and sculpture of Zhao Ti Temple in the Tang Dynasty, which directly spread the essence of China's architecture and sculpture art. When he traveled to the East, he personally brought more than 50 calligraphy works, which provided reference for Japanese calligraphy art. In addition, it also had a great influence on medicine, literature, painting, especially skills and customs, and became an important part of Japan's' balanced culture'.

At that time, when Jian Zhen went to the East, he took away many good things! Let's just say, he gave gifts to Empress Xiao Gan and Emperor Tai: he carved a statue of white sandalwood with thousands of hands, embroidered a statue of white sandalwood with thousands of hands, 20 pieces of meat relics, western glass bottles, 3 buckets of beaded bodhi, 20 pieces of five treasures, 8 pieces of tortoise shells, 8 pieces of jade bracelets, Tianzhu leather shoes and Wang Xi. If nothing else, two kings and four posts are national treasures.

But then again, was Jian Zhen really welcomed and loved by all Japanese people? Not necessarily! According to "Li Yan Monks" written by Jian Zhen disciple Stowe, the monks in Gaofu Temple of Faxiang Sect were dissatisfied with and opposed to Protestant groups such as Jian Zhen, which eventually developed into public abuse. According to another record, the Japanese government exiled the monk from the original temple on Tosa National Road to Izumi Island because he publicly insulted Jian Zhen.

In August 758 (the second year of Tianpingbaozi), the filial piety female emperor gave way to the crown prince to cook for the queen. Soon after, the new court sent a letter to remove the great monk Jianzhen from his administrative post, which was actually the inevitable result of the growing opposition within the ruling class in Kejsarinnan Koken and the rise of the conservative old cult in Nara. Unfortunately, Jian Zhen died in 763, and a year later, Emperor Chunren abdicated in 764.

It can be said that a few years before his death, Jian Zhen was in a very difficult situation because of the change of Japanese ruling class attitude and the impact of the old cult in Nara. However, he and his disciples were not negative and decadent. They still actively built and carefully managed the famous Tang and Zhao Temple, and expanded the "ten monks' support", trained many monks and expanded the promotion of Buddhism.

In addition, the Japanese still regard Jian Zhen as the founder of squeezing sugar, sewing, making tofu and soy sauce.