Jian Zhen crossed to Japan.
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Jian Zhen's trip to Japan
Jian Zhen, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Jiangyang, Yangzhou, and became a monk at the age of fourteen. A little longer, travel around Luoyang, Chang 'an, consult famous teachers and study commandments. In the first year of Tang Tianbao, Japanese monks extended their stay in Japan. However, the wind in the East China Sea suddenly increased, or the boat capsized, or food was scarce, or lost its way. Twelve years later, Wudu failed. At that time, the monk was blind and determined. In the twelfth year of Tianbao, when it reached the day, a ring platform was built with Nara East in the following year, and the ring method was awarded.
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In the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous monk named Jian Zhen, whose real name was Chunyu. He was born in Jiangyang, Yangzhou, and became a monk at the age of 14. Grow up, visit Chang 'an Luoyang, visit famous teachers and study Buddhism. In the first year of Tianbao, he accepted the invitation of Pu Zhao, a Japanese monk, and went to Japan. But the East China Sea is stormy, sometimes it capsizes, sometimes it lacks food, and sometimes it gets lost. 12 years later, five times of crossing the sea were unsuccessful. At that time, Jian Zhen was blind, only his ambition remained unchanged. After twelve years in Tianbao, I finally arrived in Japan. The following year, he built a circular platform in eastern Nara to teach Buddhist precepts.
Annotation of works
1, Gao: This means prestigious.
2. Jiangyang: Guxian is now Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province.
3. Discipline: refers to the Buddhist discipline.
4. The first year of Tianbao: the year number of Xuanzong in Tianbao in 742 AD.
5. Nara: the name of a city in Japan.
6, omitted: gradually
7. Sudden: Emergency
8. Or: Sometimes
9. Cover: Tip
10, deficit: deficit
1 1, Chongqing: reform
12, unexpectedly: finally
13, the following year: the second year.
Jian Zhen is a man.
Personal profile
Jian Zhen, originally named Chunyu, became a monk at the age of 14. Thanks to his efforts, he became a learned monk after middle age. In 742 AD (the first year of Tang Tianbao), at the invitation of Japanese monks, he made six trips to the east and finally arrived in Japan in 754. He stayed in Japan for 10 years and tirelessly spread the cultural achievements of the Tang Dynasty. He brought many books and cultural relics. The people who go with them know art and medicine. They also apply what they have learned to Japan. According to the architectural style of Tang Temple in China, Jian Zhen carefully designed the Tang Zhao Ti Temple for the Japanese. Two years later, Tang Zhaoti Temple was built. This is a famous Buddhist building in Japan.
Du Dong reason
In the Tang Dynasty, he went to Japan to preach famous Buddhist monks. Japan is often called "Master Crossing the Sea" and "Great Monk of Tang Dynasty", and the common surname is Chunyu. Jiangyang County, Yangzhou (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu). He became a monk at the age of fourteen in daming temple, Yangzhou. I have visited Chang 'an and Luoyang. After returning to Yangzhou, he restored the temples such as Chongfu Temple and Fengfa Temple, built towers and statues, and gave lectures. Over the past 40 years, there have been more than 40,000 people who have shaved their heads and taught the rules, and Jianghuai [1] has been honored as a master of discipline. At that time, Japanese Buddhism had incomplete precepts and could not become a monk according to law. In 733 A.D. (5th year of Japan), the monk Rong went to the Tang Dynasty and invited the eminent monk to teach the precepts. After visiting for ten years, I decided to invite Jian Zhen. In 742 (the first year of Tang Tianbao), Jian Zhen insisted on being invited eastward despite the dissuasion of his disciples. Due to the obstruction of local officials and the sinister waves at sea, it failed to make it four times. He drifted to Hainan Island for the fifth time, died of honor and illness, and Jian Zhen was blind. 75 1 year (ten years of Tang Tianbao) returned to Yangzhou.
A tortuous process
During their six trips to Japan, Jian Zhen and others encountered many setbacks. Before their first trip, they joked with a monk who was traveling with Jian Zhen. As a result, the monk became angry from embarrassment and falsely accused Jian Zhen and his party of colluding with pirates to build ships. Local officials were shocked when they heard the news and sent people to detain all the monks. So the first trip to the east failed. Later, it failed one after another, and the fifth eastward crossing was the most tragic. It's been 60 years in Jian Zhen this year. The fleet set out from Yangzhou and just passed near Langshan (now Nantong, Jiangsu), when it was hit by a storm, it took refuge in an island. A month later, I set sail again, and when I arrived in Zhoushan Islands, I was hit by big waves again. When we set sail for the third time, the wind and waves got worse. We drifted south for 14 days, lived by eating raw rice and drinking seawater, and finally reached the south of Hainan Island. On the way home, due to the long journey and overwork, Jian Zhen became seriously ill and became blind.
Jian Zhen's last eastward crossing was not smooth sailing. Just as the fleet set sail, a pheasant suddenly landed on the bow. Jian Zhen thought it was not surprising that the river beach was overgrown with reeds, and the fleet surprised the pheasant. However, the Japanese envoy in Tang thought it was not a good omen, so the fleet turned around and returned, and set sail again the next day, and arrived in Japan through hardships and dangers. Jian Zhen brought many Buddhist scriptures and medical books to Japan. He presided over important Buddhist ceremonies, systematically taught Buddhist scriptures and became a master of Japanese Buddhism. He instructed Japanese doctors to identify drugs, spread the architectural technology and sculpture art of the Tang Dynasty, and designed and presided over the construction of the Tang Zhaoti Temple. This temple, based on the Buddhist architecture of the Tang Dynasty, is a pearl in the world and has been preserved to this day. After Jian Zhen's death, his disciples made a statue for him. It is still enshrined in the temple and is designated as a "national treasure".
Cultural common sense
Xuanzang and Jian Zhen: Xuanzang and Jian Zhen were both famous monks in the Tang Dynasty. Some people may be confused. Let's list the differences between the two eminent monks in a common language:
Xuanzang was older (602-664) and Jian Zhen was younger (688-763).
Xuanzang's aliases are Tang Priest and Tang Sanzang, and Jian Zhen's aliases are Master Crossing the Sea and Tang Sanzang.
Xuanzang went west to India, and Jian Zhen went east to Japan.
Xuanzang rode and walked, and Jian Zhen sailed by boat;
Xuanzang took the scriptures and brought back things. Jian Zhen talked about Buddhism and gave things away.
Xuanzang went out and came back successfully, but Jian Zhen didn't come back when he went out.
Xuanzang went to many countries, and Jian Zhen went to one.
Inspiration and reference
Monk Jian Zhen traveled to Japan six times before and after. He went through a lot of hardships and never backed down even if he was blind. His spirit makes people sincerely admire him.
As the saying goes, "Where there is a will, there is a way", people need not only ambition, but also perseverance. There are inevitably thorns and tigers and leopards on the road of struggle, and the road ahead will not be straight and flat. Only by persisting and not afraid of difficulties and hardships can we reach the other side of the ideal.