"I know, Master Hou." Xuanzang said slowly, his heart was relieved, a smile appeared on his face, and his heaving chest gradually calmed down.

Xuanzang, a senior monk of the Tang Dynasty, from this moment on, finally decided that he wanted to go all the way to the west, there is only one location of Mahayana Buddhism in the West, that is, Tianzhu, those monks from the Western Regions, have never given up Middle Earth, in their eyes, the words of the Buddha are the panacea, the Buddha said, Buddhism flourished in Aurora, and the fertile soil of the Tang Dynasty is the place where Tianzhu wants to take root in Buddhism.

Where there are more people, the easier it is for the Dharma to spread.

There are also many people in Tianzhu, but in Tianzhu, with the rise of pagans, people's reverence for Buddhism has been lost, and without reverence, there is no soil for rooting and sprouting.

As far back as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Buddhism crossed to the east as the norm, and the Bodhidharma Patriarch, the sixth patriarch Hui Ke, was the representative of the outstanding monks in that period.

Tianzhu monks came to Datang one after another, and they will face a more harsh environment and the rise of Taoism.

Nowadays, His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty is quite ambiguous about Shamen, and did not say that Shamen was completely banned, but it did not provide any convenience, but Daomen, as a local sect in the Central Plains, is thriving and prosperous.

Xuanzang went west, on the one hand, to obtain deeper Buddhist scriptures and teachings, and on the other hand, to achieve the goal of Buddhism to cross east.

The spread of Buddhism needs a bond, Xuanzang, this in the Tang Dynasty, in Chang'an, the storm, the chest is splendid, the ancient and the present great virtue monks, is the best connecting link.

The monks of Tianzhu searched for a long time, but only found Xuanzang, of course, if there were other people, they would also encourage these monks to move towards the western soil.

"Master Hou, is the westward journey really 108,000 miles?"

Xuanzang asked, he was full of yearning for the scriptures, but that didn't mean he didn't need to know the distance along the way.

108,000 miles is an apocryphal in the Journey to the West story, in fact, from Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty to Tianzhu is only more than 13,000 miles, if you have to count the twists and turns along the way, it is more than 13,800 miles.

"Master Xuanzang seems to be quite good at Tianzhu Sanskrit, so it is better to record the scenery and landforms, large and small countries, as well as local customs and folklore along the way, as well as all kinds of anecdotes and wonders along the way."

Li Hui smiled faintly, "From ancient times to the present, what I admire most is a person like a master who has traveled thousands of miles, insisted on going his own way, and died and was born. ”

Xuanzang was stunned for a moment, always feeling that there was something wrong with Li Hui's words, he was obviously just to learn from the scriptures, how did he become a warrior-like existence?

He could have predicted the hardships of this journey, but he had never thought of such a thing as having to die and live again.

However, the heart of the monks who always forge ahead for the sake of firm ambition will not change.

At least here in Xuanzang, some things are more important than life.

"Two, Xuanzang is here, don't take the true scriptures, don't go back to the Tang Dynasty."

Li Hui smiled faintly, it is a good thing to make a grand wish, but the hardships of this way, not to mention the surging mountains and deserts, not to mention the suffering of bandits and barbarians along the way, some roads, no one has walked from beginning to end, just waiting for Xuanzang to open up, this kind of thing is just a sentence or two in history, but at the moment, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

"Master, what if you don't go back?"

Xuanzang was stunned for a moment, he hadn't thought about this question yet, there was depth in his clear eyes, and the light of wisdom began to shine on his head, "Then it's gone." ”

"If I don't die, I'll go back to Datang."

Li Hui clapped his hands and said, "Okay! The master is so courageous, all the way to the west, Li Hui is here to congratulate the master on obtaining the true scriptures as soon as possible. ”

Xuanzang found that Li Hui spoke a little strangely, on the western soil, on the Tianzhu side, the study of Buddhism may be more advanced, but it is not a true scripture, and he is just polite.

The above things must be tireless and work hard, Lotte Hou is worthy of being the writer of the Journey to the West story, and he has completely entered the play.

"Hehe, Lotte Hou is serious, how can there be any true scriptures, everything in the world can become a Buddha, the so-called true scriptures, all

In people's hearts, I just went to Tianzhu to find a path suitable for a young monk. ”

Li Hui thinks this monk is really interesting, no wonder in the long history, there are so many people who go west, and he is the only one who is remembered.

On the one hand, he was the first and most famous one, and on the other hand, in the process, he recorded countless things, which became quite beneficial to the Central Plains region and the culture of the Tang Dynasty.

"Monk, you see the flag fluttering outside, is it the wind moving, or the flag is moving."

Xuanzang smiled faintly, "Master Hou, it's the poor monk's heart that is moving." ”

This is the standard answer, the standard answer in Buddhism, and although there are many standard answers, most of them are idealistic.

Isn't that the case in Buddhism? There is only theory, but no practical basis, and the emphasis on the afterlife restricts the present life, and the escapism is used to make people forget their troubles.

Although Li Hui did not have in-depth contact with Buddhism, his philosophy teacher in college taught about it, and clearly pointed out that Buddhism was, to some extent, just a line for people to escape from the shackles of the world.

However, even if he fled, it was only he who fled, the world was there, and the influence was always there.

Thinking that escaping is not the way, facing it bravely is the only way to eliminate fear.

"The master is still a little too idealistic."

Li Hui lit a cigarette, "If the master's heart doesn't move, won't the wind move?" ”

"If the master closes his eyes and doesn't look at external objects, won't this flag move?"

"The flag and the wind are there, whether the master is tempted or not, they are all moving, but the master is willing to see it or not."

Li Hui seems to be smiling, in fact, he doesn't want to persuade Xuanzang to return to the vulgar, nor does he want to use this set of theories to persuade Xuanzang, but to tell Xuanzang that no matter whether you go or not, the West is there, and Tianzhu is there.

Whether you have an attachment to the Dharma or not, the bumps along the way are there, and they will not change in the slightest because of your inner fluctuations.

What you can deceive and change is your own mentality.

If you don't solve the suffering, it will always be there.

Xuanzang fell into deep thought.

Where is there any materialist philosophy in this era, it is one thing for him to dwell on it before leaving.

Xuanzang's whole person began to be confused.

Over the years, all the roots of his thinking have come from Buddhist scriptures, which have saved him, made him, and made him.