If you want to achieve a career in life, the key lies in talent and opportunity, both of which are indispensable. In history, huaicai did not meet, and there were not a few people with empty cavity ambitions, especially in the Tang Dynasty, so there were those who did not see the ancients before, those who did not see the comers after, the leisurely reading of heaven and earth, and the helplessness of solitude but sobbing. Many literati did not do what they liked, to exert their value, and to realize their ambitions, but some monks did. The debater monk is one of them, and today we will talk about his story. When it comes to the debate monk, we can immediately think of Princess Gaoyang, the daughter of Tang Taizong, and the love story between them, but you may not know that these are probably not real historical facts, so what are the real historical facts?
Debater film and television image
Born in the second year of WuDe, according to historical records, he was a native of Wuzhou, which is now the Jinhua generation in Zhejiang. At the age of 15, he was ordained and left his hometown to come to the Dazongzhi Temple in Chang'an City, where he worshipped the famous Daoyue Master as his teacher and immersed himself in the practice of Buddhism. Later, Daoyue Fashi was transferred to Puguang Temple as the head of the temple, and the debater left the Dazongzhi Temple and moved to Huichang Temple in the northwest of Chang'an City. He lived at Huichang Temple for ten years, during which time he devoted himself to the study of Buddhism, and the people around him were very impressed with him. Later, Master Xuanzang traveled thousands of miles to bring a considerable number of Buddhist scriptures from India, and Tang Taizong was very happy when he heard the news, and personally received Xuanzang.
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Later, Tang Taizong recruited outstanding talents from all over the country to translate these precious Buddhist scriptures. The debate machine is also one of such talents, and the talent of the debate machine among the many talents is even more outstanding, which has attracted the attention of many people. Gradually, the debate machine became less famous, but the more outstanding the ability, the greater the responsibility, in addition to translating the scriptures, Tang Taizong also gave the debater a heavy task, that is, to compile the later "Records of the Western Regions of the Great Tang", recording what Master Xuanzang saw and heard on his westward journey. Of course, the tasks given by the emperor could not be neglected, and some outstanding talents were specially selected to devote themselves to this great work. As a result, he participated in the writing and arrangement of the entire book of the Tang Dynasty, which became the greatest achievement of his life.
At this time, the debate machine can be said to have embarked on the peak of life, but the peak also means the end, and it did not take long for the debate machine to encounter the Waterloo of life, such a Buddhist person with both talents and good work, but finally fell into a waist cut, which is really regrettable. The source of this matter can be traced back to Princess Gaoyang, the daughter of Tang Taizong. At this point, many people have already thought of the ancient love between the debate monk and Princess Gaoyang, in fact, the truth of the facts may not be the same as in our image. The love story of Gao Yang and The Debater is inconsistent in the records of the history books, and there are great doubts. Most of those we know are processed and transformed by literature, film and television works for artistic creation.
Princess Gaoyang was one of Emperor Taizong's favorite daughters, and she was married to Fang Yi'ai, the second son of his most trusted chancellor, Fang Xuanling. Princess Gaoyang was arrogant by nature and did not want to be subordinate to others, and she hoped that her husband would receive the title of Fang Xuanling. Therefore, after Fang Xuanling's death, Princess Gaoyang had requested Tang Taizong to hope that her husband would inherit the title, but was rejected by Tang Taizong, so Princess Gaoyang was very dissatisfied. Soon after, a thief was caught stealing a golden jade treasure pillow in Chang'an City, which was a gift given by Emperor Taizong of Tang to his daughter Gao Yang and was a unique existence. But the thief insisted that the golden jade pillow was stolen from the monk, but how could a monk have a princess's thing? Soon, the news reached Tang Taizong's ears, and he was furious and ordered the execution of the debater monk by beheading.
There is a new addition to Princess Gaoyang in the Zizhi Tongjian, saying that the monk of the debate machine was beheaded for the matter of the treasure pillow, and Princess Gaoyang was accused of having an affair with the monk of the debater because of this matter, and had fallen out of favor in front of Emperor Taizong. After the death of The Debater, both Princess Gaoyang and the Fang clan were executed by the reigning Emperor Gaozong of Tang for plotting rebellion. At this point, it is not difficult for us to find that the affair between Princess Gaoyang and the debater is not as simple as it seems, and it is somewhat unreasonable to listen to the words of a thief. Moreover, the causes and consequences of an incident cannot withstand scrutiny, and there is no detailed record in the history books
Moreover, the death of this Princess Gaoyang has been implicated in the historically suspicious royal rebellion, and the mystery of this has not yet been conclusive, and the matter in which the debate monk was involved is only recorded in the New Book of Tang and the Zizhi Tongjian, and the contents recorded in these two books have been found by historians to find many untruths. Some scholars who specialize in the study of debate machines believe that the debate machine has made great achievements in Buddhism and has been respected by many Buddhist scholars, but because the cause of his death is confusing, it has created opportunities for those who have a heart. In fact, whether or not the debate monk had an affair with Princess Gaoyang, it has disappeared in the long river of history, and we do not know, but the merits of the debate monk's translation of the works are real and cannot be ignored.
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