玄奘取經
Xuanzang's Journey for the Scriptures
Level 4 · Historical Anecdotes · 历史轶事 · 70 vocabulary words
Source: 《大慈恩寺三藏法师传》 · Biography of the Tripitaka Master of Da Ci'en Temple
唐朝的和尚玄奘,觉得佛经翻译得不好,决定去印度学习。
The Tang monk Xuanzang found the Buddhist scriptures poorly translated and resolved to study in India.
他没有得到批准,就偷偷地出了玉门关,一个人走向西方。
Refused permission, he slipped out through the Jade Gate Pass and walked west alone.
他走过沙漠,翻过高山,走了几万里,用了十七年时间。
He crossed deserts and mountains, travelled tens of thousands of li, and was gone seventeen years.
他从印度带回来六百多部佛经,用余生翻译成汉语。
He brought back over six hundred scriptures and spent the rest of his life translating them into Chinese.
他的故事后来变成了小说《西游记》,唐僧就是以他为原型的。
His journey became the novel Journey to the West — the monk Tang Sanzang is modelled on him.