This is an award winning movie with English subtitle (yeah!) Beautiful sceneries and actors, a perfect afternoon indulgence with Buddhist educational value.
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When we recite sutras, we kind of take it for granted that the beautifully printed sutra with nice cover had always been there. In reality, they will not be available to us if great monks like Xuanzhang did not risk their lives to bring it back to China. And then spend their entire life dedicated to translation.
We always thought that Xuanzhang had a good one travelling to India because it was sponsored by the Royal. This iis actually a misconception caused by popular fiction, “A Journey to the West” In reality, travelling out of the country was forbidden unless there was official permission to do so. Xuanzhang did not have permission to travel.
He encountered extremely challenging situations while crossing the dessert, I found that scene very touching and it dawned upon me how much risk was undertaken to travel alone in such a deserted place.
Another touching scene involves his meeting with his Guru. Tears just welled up for me.
Okay, that’s all for now. Hope you will enjoy this movie.
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Jamyang, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, for sharing this wonderful movie. I watched it, although it was ay beyond my bedtime, as I have to get up for work way before sunrise. I was mesmerized by this spiritual journey.
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You are most welcome. And the part he mentioned about travelling monks tagging the caravan also struck a note with the lotus sutra😁
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Oh, indeed it does. I loved the moment when he was demanded to stay with this man to teach his community, although all the rich food and etc. were tempting, where he says that he needs to continue on his given path.
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Yes indeed. Steadfastness in practice 🙏😁
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