Research On Biography Of Sanzang Of The Grand Cien Temple

Biography Sanzang of the Grand Cien Temple, written by Hui Li, Yan Cong, is the most complete biography about Xuanzang, who played an important role in Buddhism in Tang Dynasty. The author will have a specific discussion based on this biography.This paper consists of three parts. The first part, based on the predecessors’ research results, makes a specific introduction of Hui Li and Yan Cong, adds some history materials to Hui Li’s death year, and reaffirms that "Yan Cong’s and Yan Cong’s ideas are the same person’s idea. The second part analysis the contents of Biography Sanzang of the Grand Cien Temple and discusses the rich figure technique of character image. Such as the language description is one of the bright spot. Language description deeply adds the vividness of this composition. The language of Xuan Zang in different periods makes him more colorful. Moreover, the description of other characters shows the bad environment of Xuan Zang’ acquiring scripture to the Western Heaven and also reflects the profound buddha doctrine from positive and negative sides. In the third part, the author make the emendation of some points in Biography Sanzang of the Grand Cien Temple.