Xuanzang (602 -644 /664) was a famous monk in Tang Dynasty and the greatest translator in the history of Buddhism in Han Dynasty. Chen, whose real name is Xian, was born in Gou County, Luozhou, Luoyang, Henan Province (now the south of Yanshi City, Henan Province), and was the founder of Buddhism Faxiangzong. Monks, scholars and travelers, together with Kumarajiva and Zhen Zhen, are also called the three major translators of Buddhism in China, and one of the founders of only knowing Sect.

Xuanzang became a monk when he was young, and his parents died early. At the age of 65,438+03, he became a monk and later became a Buddhist teacher. He has successively studied Confucian classics such as Mahayana, Za 'a Dharma Mind, Theory of Achievement, Theory of Abandoning Everything, and Panchen Sutra from Hui Xiu, Shen Dao, Dao Yue, Chang Fa, Monk Debate and Xuan Hui, and has made more and more achievements. I decided to go to Tianzhu to study Buddhism because I felt that the theories of different schools were different and it was difficult to draw a conclusion. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Xuanzang married a couple. Please allow him to go west to seek dharma. However, it was not approved by Emperor Taizong. However, Xuanzang has made up his mind to "venture beyond the appointment and go to Tianzhu privately", starting from Chang' an Shenyi and ending at Wangshe New Town, trekking more than 50,000 miles.

In the second year of Zhenguan, Xuanzang arrived in Gaochang Wangcheng (now Turpan County, Xinjiang) and was treated with courtesy by Gaochang Wangqu. After that, it passed through Qu Zhi (now Kuqa, Xinjiang), Lingshan (Yemusuer Ridge), Suyecheng, Gaby experimental country, Chijianguo (now Tashkent, Soviet Union), Sassuojianguo (now east of Samarkand), jungle and iron gate. Arrive at the former site of Luoguo (now west of Guling and south of Wuhu). To the south, it passes through Binhe country (now Balkh in northern Afghanistan), Jiezhi country (now Ghazi in Afghanistan), Daxue Mountain, Fanyangna country (now Bamiyan in Afghanistan), Yushiro country (now Peshawar in Pakistan and its adjacent eastern Afghanistan) and Uwona country (Swat in Pakistan) and reaches Kashmiro country. Here, learn the name of a monk, the theory of harmony and justice, and the theory of reason. , and compared the lay man of Pixutuo (pure teacher), the monk Sukhumidoro (a friend who came here), Doro of West Su Mi (a family friend), Sulitibo (one day) and Chennaluoduo (the best), and then went to Raja (now Punjab, Pakistan) to learn from an old Brahman, Bai Jinglun and Bai Guanglun; Go to Nadi (now Parr, Felloze, North India) and learn "On Law" and "On Xian Zong" from Pinidobulapo (dimming); He went to Rhoda (now Jalandhar, northern India) and got the "Bodhisattva of Everything" from Dalavat Mo (Moon). Go to Chenlu Qinna (now north of Rotak, North India) and learn from Yue the Prajna Sutra. In the kingdom of Buluo (now D'Arvor, North India), he accepted the theory of arguing truth and sharing wisdom with me from Midosina; Go to Qunnv Town (now Lucky City on the west bank of Ganges River in India) and learn from the Prajna Paramita Sutra of Buddha and the Prajna Paramita Sutra of Sun. After five years of Zhenguan, he went to Nalanduo Temple in Mojeto to study morality.

Xuanzang stayed in Nalanduo Temple for five years and was chosen as one of the ten virtues of knowing three zang. Before and after listening to Jie Xian's talk about the yoga master's theory of land, obedience, worship of saints, dharma, concentration, China, hundred views, explanation and so on. At the same time, learn all kinds of brahmin books.