Learn Chinese Traditional Culture --- A True Story From Xuanzang's Journey to the West

[Music] do [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hello everyone the story i'm going to share today is a true story from shenzhen's journey to the west xuanzang a 7th century chinese monk traveled west to india to obtain the buddhist scriptures five beacons lined the border of tang dynasty each one was 30 miles apart and each had a guardian general when shenzhen arrived at the fourth beacon won long won the guardian general there told shenzhen that he needed to find wild horse spring as a source of water as he planned to cross the desert ballon won pointed to the direction of the spring and give shenzhen big water back shenzhen left the fort beacon and walked toward large mahayani desert the desert was about 250 miles long and had no signs of life no birds flying above no animals running around not even dropped water or blade grass could be seen sunshine entered the wasp desert alone and walked from dawn to evening and then from evening to daybreak in the desert shenzhou was accosted by the ghostly hot air during the day the sunday wind made it difficult to open his eyes and breathe at night ghosts were everywhere and flashed like stars the floating ghosts were followed by various monsters it was horrifying sometimes when a monk loudly recited them but it's ava going in the horrifying shadows would have disappeared but other times the still flew around nonetheless whenever he recited the buddhist scriptures with a pure heart they would all disappear after 30 miles shenzhen was lost and became anxious about not being able to find white horse spring when he stopped to drink from his water bag he accidentally dropped it now he had not even single drop water having no option the monk headed back toward the fourth weekend to fail his water back before continuing three miles back he suddenly remembered kizual to never return if he didn't reach tianjin he turned his horse around and this oblated spirits walked to buddha i'm your disciple i would rather walk towards west and die than walk back home alive full of conviction had continued his journey shenzhen and his horse did not drink a drug water for five days and four nights they were both dizzy and stricken with high fevers the monk collapsed in the desert near dying he spoke to bodhisattva guanyin wear his heart your disciple isn't going to indian to obtain the scriptures for personal benefit or fame it's just for the sake of saving people but it's all going in please show your compassion and help me eliminate disasters on the way shortly after he lost consciousness later that night a cool breeze hit shenzhen's body and he woke up refreshed too tired had fell asleep again he dreamed a giant majestic god clawed in armor calling out to him why are you not hurrying along but still lying there the monk suddenly weakened and set forth on his horse just then his horse became out of his control and began to run three miles into the spring they arrived at the side of the spring shenzhou was overjoyed and bent over to drink the water there were also fresh water plants by the spring so both shenzhen and his horse were saved he rested there for a day filled with water bag cut some green plants and was on his way again two days later he made his way out of the desert on his way to nalanda temple in central india he encountered a more sinister tribulation he embarked on a ship with 80 some locals to head to aymur by way of genji's river when the ship had reached the center of the river it was visited from all sides by time paris ships that had emerged from the woody banks the ship passengers panicked and some jumped into the river to escape for their lives the paris was stunned by transgen's appearance as they had never seen such magnificent graceful monk they decided to kill the monk as a sacrificial offering to their evil god shenzhen advised them not to kill while others on the ship also begged for mercy it was no use and the paris took them all away after the gang constructed an altar two of the nine-waiting paris dragged the monk to the top the altar thinking that there was no hope of survival shenzhen asked paris to give him some time allow him to good at heaven by himself his calmness and peaceful temperament scared the paris the monk said on tranquility as he recited buddhist scriptures involved to go to mature's world to listen to the scriptures and then reincarnate into this world again to save the paris as he said there his man soul flew over the third celestial level of sumeru mountain he saw bodhisattva and his heart was full of joy he looked at a solemn buddha and then at the dark human world below down below a dark wind suddenly blew sand and stones around the trees were uprooted the river wheels became mountainous and the ship was overturned the paris were frightened and fell on their knees and prayed someone from the crowd said to the paris this is master shenzhen from the east the gods are angry shouldn't you repent now or the paris kneel in front of shenzhen and kauto the wind slowly subsided the paris approached the monk and touched the ham shenzhen returned from his meditation seeing xin zhang was still alive the paris jumped for joy and repented shenzhen took the opportunity to give them a fall lecture i told them not to sow seeds or retribution for petty personal interests afterward some pirates threw away their weapons others received five precepts they all abandoned their previous blood thirsty quote and chose the righteous far thank you for listening to the story more tattoo stories will be ready for you if you just subscribe it thank you again you