In the eighth year of Yang Di the Great (AD 6 12), Xuanzang became a monk in Jingtu Temple in Du Dong. Xuanzang's real name is Chen Yi, a native of Michael Chen Village, Yanshi. His second brother, Chen Su, is a monk of Jingtu Temple in Luoyang, whose dharma name is Chang Jie. Chen Yi often listened to Buddhist scriptures with his second brother when he was young, and became a monk in Jingtu Temple.
In August of the first year of Zhenguan (627), Chang 'an suffered a severe frost and hail disaster. The court ordered the victims to eat with the abundance, and the checkpoints around the country could give convenience. Xuanzang took this opportunity to mingle with the victims, leaving Chang 'an in the west, begging along the way, passing through Tianshui, Wuwei, Zhangye, Anxi and Yumenguan, along the northern road of the ancient Silk Road, passing through Hami and Turpan, passing through Sama City in Uzbekistan and Bamichang in Afghanistan, crossing the Hindu mountains in northern Pakistan, and finally reaching Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism.
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The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty records: "Monk Xuanzang, surnamed Chen, was born in Yanshi, Luozhou, and became a monk in the Pure Land Dojo at the end of his great career." "The Collection of Zheng Da" Volume 50 "The Biography of Kindness" said: "The second brother became a monk first and lived in Jingtu Temple in Du Dong. Master Cha can preach the Dharma because he will go to the Dojo to recite the scriptures. " In the eighth year of Emperor Daye's career (6 12), Zheng, an upright official in Dali Temple, became a monk 27 times. Chen Xian, who studied Buddhism at Jingtu Temple with his second brother, was allowed to become a monk at the age of 13. Then go to the Western Heaven to learn from the scriptures. "
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, once wrote "Preface to Tang Sanzang", saying: "Those who have Master Xuanzang are also leaders of spiritual practice, young people, chaste sensitive person, those who know the early days in the sky, those who have a long-term vision, and those who have a long-term vision will also travel with patience. Romantic is not as good as Tsinghua, and Xianzhu is not as good as it can be. " Based on the pure land in my heart, I traveled to the western regions and embarked on a dangerous road. "Describes the fact that Xuanzang became a monk in the Pure Earth Temple since he was a child and went to the Buddhist paradise to learn from the Pure Earth Temple.
References:
Jingtu Temple (Jingtu Temple in Luoyang, Henan) Baidu Encyclopedia
Xuanzang Baidu Encyclopedia