What is the purpose of Jian Zhen Dongdu?

Hello, what motivates Jian Zhen lawyers to go east at all costs? What is his real ambition to travel to Japan? First, the original wish of Jian Zhen's eastward crossing. Buddhism was introduced to Japan as early as the 6th century, and developed rapidly with the strong support of the royal family. It reached its peak in the 7th and 8th centuries and became the main religion in Japan. However, before Jian Zhen's lawyer went to the east, the Japanese Buddhism was not completely forbidden, which led to the abnormal development of Japanese Buddhism. On the one hand, Buddhist organizations have developed rapidly and their numbers have increased dramatically; On the other hand, the prevalence of "private abstinence" and "self-abstinence" has caused confusion in Buddhism and customs, and the quality of the monk group has declined. Many monks have abandoned their discipline, disobeyed the rules and regulations, behaved badly, and treated others lightly, which has had a very bad influence in society. In order to maintain the purity of the monks' group, the court repeatedly ordered rectification, but none of them achieved results. In 733 A.D., Prince Scheeren transferred to the Emperor, and went to China to invite eminent monks to preach the precepts in Japan, so as to establish a strict system of preaching the precepts in Japan, which was approved. In April of the same year, two monks, Rong Rui and Puzhao, were sent to China with the ninth envoy to the Tang Dynasty, responsible for inviting the preacher from China to travel to Japan to preach the precepts and establish the system of conferring the precepts. When Rong Rui and Pu Zhao came to China, Jian Zhen, a lawyer, had become the direct descendant of Nanshan Sect, the patriarch who was widely expected by the whole country, and became a world-famous legal authority. Rong Rui and Pu Zhao went to Yangzhou and asked Jian Zhen to recommend a lawyer to go to Japan to rectify the precepts and promote the Dharma, but no one answered. So, lawyer Jian Zhen decided to go to the East to preach the Dharma himself. Then, since the second year of Tianbao, he made five "eastward journeys", but his will was strengthened after repeated failures. What motivated Master Jian Zhen to risk a narrow escape and go eastward to Japan? The answer can be found in his oath: "In order to preach the precepts, I made a vow to cross the sea, but I didn't want to go to Japan." It can be seen that Jian Zhen's original intention in Dongdu is to "learn from precepts" and help Japan to establish a healthy Buddhist group, because this is the basis for the long-term residence of the Dharma. Second, Jian Zhen's rectification of Japanese monks. In the autumn of the 12th year of Tianbao (AD 753), Jian Zhen, a lawyer who was already a blind monk, finally arrived in Japan safely on December 2th, and Kejsarinnan Koken wrote a letter, "It's very kind of you to come to this country as a monk from Dahe. From now on, teach precepts and be a monk. " And awarded the position of "exorcist". On April 5th, the following year, an altar was erected in front of Lushena Temple, presided over by lawyer Jian Zhen. First, Emperor Shengwu, who was the emperor's father at that time, was given a bodhisattva ring, then Kejsarinnan Koken, the empress dowager and the prince were also given a ring, and then more than 43 people, including Shami Chengxiu, were given a ring. Finally, 55 people, including the Buddhist monk Shenrong, were given a ring again. On the first day of May, under the personal auspices of lawyer Jian Zhen, another Buddhist altar was built on the west side of Lushena Temple. This altar was completed in the following year (755), and then more than 8 Japanese monks, such as Ling Fu, who had already received Buddhist precepts and had achieved some accomplishments, were given a foot ring. From then on, "only those who are ordained by Jian Zhen can be recognized as monks by the state." Jian Zhen, a lawyer, has established his leading position in Japanese Buddhism with his profound moral education and high prestige. Out of respect for Jian Zhen's lawyers, the imperial court of the Emperor placed the right of conferring precepts and education under the management of Jian Zhen's lawyers, which was resolutely opposed by the old cult of Nara. In order to regain their lost interests and power, the old church in Nara took every opportunity to attack the Protestant church headed by lawyer Jian Zhen. Because Jian Zhen, as the leader, advocated strict observance of the precepts in the minority, while those who were born and raised in the majority did not observe the precepts, the Japanese Emperor finally had to give in and let "Jian Zhen" retire. In 758, the Japanese Emperor issued a letter to remove Jian Zhen from the post of "Big Monk Capital" and honored him as "Big Monk". At this time, the lawyer Jian had only been in Japan for four years, and he was forced to "retire" because he was in vain. Under extremely difficult circumstances, in order not to be disturbed, lawyer Jian Zhen built a Tang Zhaoti Temple in the pastoral area given to him by the Japanese imperial court, so that those monks who really became monks could concentrate on their studies and practice, and gave precepts to those who really became monks to improve their quality. Lawyer Jian Zhen has won people's respect for his indomitable spirit of fighting for preaching and spreading the teachings. Zhaoti Temple in Tang Dynasty eventually became the main mountain of Japanese Legalism, while Master Jian Zhen was regarded by the Japanese people as the founder of Legalism, the ancestor of medicine, the founder of tofu industry and the benefactor of Japanese culture. Third, enlightenment. Jian Zhen, a lawyer, had a narrow escape. After arriving in Japan, he taught the law and set up a complete system of giving precepts in Japan. Unfortunately, in the later development process, the Japanese monk group gradually moved away from the original intention of Jian Zhen's lawyer's eastward journey, from the "self-sworn precept" of the early Nara old cult to the "pure Mahayana Bodhisattva's circular precept" of the missionary master and the "Mahayana without precept" of Qin Luan, and finally became "everything can be done". In fact, in the last era of Dharma, precepts played a more important role than wisdom, and it was the basis for the lasting Dharma. Because in the three treasures of Buddhism and Buddhism, the Buddha has proved nirvana, and the teachings are deeply hidden in the Sanzang scriptures. Only the Sangha has passed on from generation to generation, spreading the seal of the Buddha's heart, solving the gist, and understanding the Buddha. In this sense, the monk is in the law, and the law is in the Buddha. In other words, harmony with monks who are as pure as Dharma is the basis for the long-term residence of Dharma, and discipline is the fundamental guarantee for maintaining a clean monk group. Recognizing the above, we will understand the historical significance of Master Jian Zhen's indomitable preaching.