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"Rengui, what is the name of this master?" Li Yin asked curiously seeing how special this monk was. [This article is from ]

In fact, there is no need for Li Yin to ask, Liu Rengui is already ready to introduce to Li Yin, and he said respectfully: "Your Highness, this master, whose name is Xuanzang, was originally from Luoyang. He was a very famous monk in the Tang Dynasty. The monk later traveled thousands of miles to Tianzhu, where he searched for Buddhist scriptures for more than ten years, and his eloquence was unrivaled, and he was very respected by King Jieri of Northern Tianzhu."

"He is Tang Sanzang!" Li Min said to himself in surprise.When he first heard the name Xuanzang, he hadn’t reacted yet, but it felt very familiar. Then he suddenly thought, isn’t Xuanzang the Tang monk, the bad guy in Journey to the West, but he also knew that novels are novels after all. The real Tang Sanzang was able to reach Tianzhu alone thousands of miles away. The spirit and will are on the one hand, and the body must be very strong. He will definitely not be blown away by the wind like in the novel.

"Tang Sanzang?" Liu Rengui was taken aback when he heard the name, but then he laughed and said, "Before Master Xuanzang left the Tang Dynasty, because he was proficient in Sutras, Vinaya, and Lun Zang, he got Master Sanzang at a young age. The title, I didn’t expect His Highness to even know this.”

When Li Yin heard it, he dismissed it. He really didn't know how the title of Master Sanzang came from, but it was because he grew up watching Journey to the West that he knew Tang Seng's aliases, and in his heart, Tang Seng is much more pleasing to the ear than Xuanzang, Sanzang and the like.Capital Datang 580

Li Yin did not expect to meet a famous historical figure here, so he stopped immediately, and then carefully looked at this famous figure in Buddhist history. In front of the door of the Vihara, the mouth opened and closed to chant sutras.It's just that Li Yin knows very little about Buddhist scriptures, and has no idea what scriptures the other party is reciting.

"Rengui, isn't Master Xuanzang in Tianzhu? Why did he come to Ceylon Island and come here to chant sutras?" If I remember correctly, the other party in history should have learned from Tianzhu and returned to Datang, and was personally interviewed by Li Shimin.But now this Master Xuanzang has appeared in Ceylon, it seems that the life trajectory of the other party must also be affected by him.

As the governor of Ceylon, Liu Rengui was usually busy with affairs, and he certainly didn't have time to care about ordinary monks, but Xuanzang had a great reputation in Tianzhu.King Jieri even held a Dharma identification meeting in Qunü City specially for him. More than a dozen kings and [-] people with profound Dharma attended. As a result, Xuanzang preached the scriptures, and no one could refute him.

Such a famous person came to Ceylon, and he was a Han Chinese, so Liu Rengui was naturally very concerned.Before that, he specially met with Xuanzang, and the two talked for several days, and he was very clear about the reason why Xuanzang appeared in Ceylon.So after hearing Li Yin's question, Liu Rengui explained why Xuanzang came to Buddha City.

It turned out that this Xuanzang had attended the Dharma Debate Conference held by King Jieri for him.For a time, he was famous in the five great Indians, and was honored as "Mahayana Heaven" by Mahayana, and "Liberation Heaven" by Theravada. At this time, Xuanzang also felt that his Dharma had reached a certain point.It's time to go back to the Tang Dynasty to spread Buddhism.

However, his plan to return to China was canceled by King Jie Ri, because the other party invited him to participate in the five-year Unsheltered Conference.The so-called unsheltered meeting refers to the big fasting meeting held by Buddhism every five years. At that time, monks from all over Tianzhu will gather together to debate. The donation of property and food is presided over by King Jieri himself, which can be said to be a grand event of Buddhism.

It was also this grand Buddhist event that allowed Xuanzang to stay in Tianzhu for a few more months, and it happened that during this time, Li Zhen and Li Yun occupied Ceylon Island and at the same time the news spread that they landed in the south of Tianzhu. To North Tianzhu.

There is no telephone or internet in this year, news can only be passed on by word of mouth, and in the process of passing on, the recipients naturally add their own subjectivity and conjectures, plus Nan Tianzhu is constantly fighting, so when Li When the news of Zhen and Li Yun's landing in Tianzhu reached the Jieri Dynasty, it had already evolved into countless versions, and each version could become a story independently, but all these versions have one thing in common, that is, this foreign force From the distant Tang Dynasty.

Originally, the news of Datang's invasion of Tianzhu did cause a sensation in various parts of Tianzhu. After all, they had all heard of the prosperity of Datang, but the sensation was sensational. Not many people really paid attention to this news, because they all I know that Datang is too far away from them. No matter how powerful Datang is, it is impossible to send too many troops to Tianzhu, so most people don't care too much. At most, they send a lot of people to the south to find out the news. .

But not everyone didn't pay attention to it. For example, Master Xuanzang from Datang, although he hasn't been back for more than ten years, but relying on his understanding of the country of Datang, he felt sensitively that the people who appeared in the south of Tianzhu Datang's army is definitely not that simple.

Master Xuanzang, who had participated in the Unsheltered Conference, also persuaded King Jieri that he was ready to go back. However, the news that the Tang army had invaded the southern part of Tianzhu made him feel that it was necessary for him to go. The island also enshrines the Buddha Tooth Shede, which is just right to visit.

That's it, Xuanzang did not go back to the Tang Dynasty according to the historical time, but turned south to Ceylon, but when he arrived in Ceylon, the first thing he heard was how Li Zhen and Li Yun used the tooth of the Buddha as a gift. Citation, the annexation of the original Sinhala Kingdom.As the saying goes, soldiers never tire of deceit. Li Zhen and Li Yun's strategy can be said to be a wonderful strategy in the eyes of military strategists. Even Master Xuanzang thinks their strategy is very good, but the mistake is that they are the princes of the Tang Dynasty. , To use the relics of the Buddha as a guide to achieve your own goals, this is really disrespectful to the Buddha.

It was also Xuanzang's idea, so the first thing he did when he came to Ceylon was to pay homage outside the Buddha Tooth Relic Abode, and made a great wish to chant sutras outside the Abode for [-] days. , in order to resolve Li Zhen and Li Yun’s disrespect to the Buddha last time, and now it has been three months, no matter it is strong wind or heavy rain, Xuanzang will come to chant sutras outside the monastery at a fixed time.And his fame has already spread to Ceylon Island, so the local monks in the Buddha City also respect him very much. Xuanzang is allowed to be within ten steps of the abode, but he shows respect to the Buddha every time. It stopped a few steps away.

After listening to Liu Rengui's explanation, Li Yin couldn't help looking at Xuanzang not far away in surprise.As a later generation, Li Min, who was educated in materialism since he was a child, naturally has no beliefs, so it is difficult for him to understand Xuanzang's devotion to Buddha, but for Xuanzang's great perseverance, it is indeed impressive. admire.

"Your Highness, it takes two hours for Master Xuanzang to recite sutras each time. Shall we find a place to rest first?" Liu Rengui suggested seeing that Li Yin seemed to be very interested in Xuanzang.

"No, I'll just wait here for him to finish reciting the scriptures!" Li Min said indifferently, Xuanzang is a very legendary person, it's fine if he doesn't meet him, but Now that I can meet him here in Buddha City, it can be regarded as my predestined relationship with him, so Li Yin really wants to talk to him.

Xuanzang has been chanting sutras outside the Buddha Tooth Relic House for three months, so the news has spread all over the Buddhist city. Many people admire this famous Buddhist master in Tianzhu, so Xuanzang knelt down not long Soon, a group of people spontaneously knelt down behind Xuanzang and began to chant scriptures silently. These people included monks and ordinary people, Han Chinese and Sinhalese, all of them were devout and silent. Hang your head and chant scriptures.

For two hours, that is, for four hours in later generations, Xuanzang knelt in front of the door of the monastery without moving, his voice was low and steady, as if there was not the slightest fluctuation from beginning to end.It’s just that he is also an ordinary person. Under the influence of the hot weather here in Buddha City, Xuanzang’s face and body were quickly wet with sweat. Some of the sweat dripped to the ground, and then evaporated quickly, leaving patches of sweat stains. .

The people behind Xuanzang were also on the verge of collapse. Many people had finished chanting ahead of time, but they supported their bodies with both hands and did not fall down. Beads of sweat kept flowing on their faces. Some of them were old and weak. Although people have great perseverance, they really don't have that kind of physical strength, so some people will faint from time to time, but soon the monks guarding the monastery will send them down to rest.Capital Datang 580

After finally waiting for Xuanzang to finish reciting the scriptures, he kowtowed to the Buddha Tooth Relic House, and then slowly prepared to stand up. Ren, together with Master Xuanzang, stood up stiffly.

Naturally, Li Yin would not pay homage with these people, but stood under a bodhi tree next to him, waiting patiently.At this time, after Master Xuanzang stood up, he first saluted the people behind him by reciting the Buddha's name, and then he was about to leave.

However, Li Yin was waiting for this opportunity, and he led people forward to stop the way of Master Xuanzang, and then he said with a smile: "The trustworthy man Yang Liu pays homage to the master, I don't know if the master is free, and Yang has something to ask for advice." ?”

Xuanzang was also a little surprised. He didn't expect to meet so many Han people here, but soon he saw Liu Rengui next to Li Yin, which surprised him even more. Although the other party was wearing casual clothes, he met Liu Rengui before. We talked for several days, so we naturally recognized each other at a glance.

Only in the identity of Liu Rengui, but only by the side of this young son who claimed to be Yang Liu, this shows that the other party's status is higher than that of Liu Rengui, and this discovery finally gave Xuanzang a flash of inspiration, and he had no idea about Li Min's identity in his heart. There are some vague guesses.