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Saying
of Interpretation:
Managing and seeking for discrepancy, holding sharp knives and
wearing Armour;
When achievement is attained, joyous and happy shall be.
Bearing frost and white snow cold to the bone, report spring is
coming fully back to the world.
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Saying
of the Legend:
During the Tang Dynasty, there was an eminent monk named Xunzhang
who was both virtuous and scholaristic. Emperor Tang Taizhong
appreciated him very much and addressed him as his younger brother.
In the first year of Zhenguan era, Emperor Taizhong personally
dispatched him to go the Western regions (India) to bring back
Buddhist scriptures back to China with the aim of propagating Buddha
dharma. This was to enlighten all living creatures in the eastern to
good deeds and repair misdeeds for happiness. Master Xunzhang went
through innumerable trials and tribulations, crossed over mountain
after mountain on the way and the hardship of traveling without
shelter. The journey
spanned a distance of 108,000 li (mile), and lasted till the 18th
year of Zhenguan era before finally successfully completed, by
obtaining and bringing the scriptures back to the Tang Dynasty.
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