"Between the Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, and Tang dynasties, eminent monks left Chang'an to seek the Dharma. Hundreds departed, but fewer than ten returned. How could those who came after know the hardships faced by those who went before? The road was long, the sky a cold expanse of blue; the river of sand blotted out the sun, and our strength was spent. If later generations fail to understand this, they will often think the sutras were easy to obtain." Yijing left home to become a monk at the age of seven. Admiring Xuanzang, he traveled through the countries of the South Seas and reached India at thirty-seven, where he obtained a great many Buddhist scriptures. After returning to China, he translated numerous Buddhist works, becoming the most famous Tang Tripitaka Master after Xuanzang to seek the Dharma and translate scriptures in Chinese history. Yijing lived in a land where Confucianism flourished, was immersed in Taoist culture from childhood, and also received Systematic Buddhist training. What, exactly, did he bring to the Sinicization of Buddhism? That is the answer this book most hopes to find.
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