During the Tang Dynasty, many Chinese contributed to the exchanges between the people of China and Japan. Among them, the most outstanding one is the eminent monk Jianzhen. Undaunted by hardships, he traveled east to Japan, taught Buddhist theories, spread profound Chinese cultur

During the Tang Dynasty , many Chinese contributed to the exchanges between the people of China and Japan. Among them, the most outstanding one is the eminent monk Jianzhen. He was not afraid of hardships, traveled east to Japan, taught Buddhist theory, spread profound Chinese culture, and promoted the improvement of Japanese Buddhism, medicine, architecture and sculpture. He was respected by the Chinese and Japanese people and the Buddhist community. Jianzhen, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, also known as Master Guohai and Great Monk of the Tang Dynasty, had a great influence on Japan. In the first year of Tianbao (742), he decided to go to Japan to preach the precepts at the invitation of Rongrui and Puzhao, monks studying in Japan. five The second trip eastward failed due to being blocked by the government or encountered a hurricane, and he became blind during the process. The sixth trip eastward to Japan was successful, and he promoted Buddhism and was revered as the founder of the Japanese Vinaya Sect. At the same time, he made outstanding contributions in imparting medical knowledge. It is also regarded as the ancestor of medicine by the Japanese people. Jianzhen After arriving in Japan, he was given a grand courtesy by Emperor Koken and Emperor Shomu. On February 1, 754, the important minister Fujiwara Nakamaro personally welcomed him at Hanoi Prefecture. On February 4, Jianzhen and his party arrived in Nara. Another local eminent monk of the Huayan Sect, "Shao Sengdu" Liang Bian, was in charge of Japanese Buddhist affairs, and was titled "Master Chuandeng" and honored as "Great Monk".

We are now looking at this Buddha statue carefully. It is a red copper statue. The surface patina is obvious and the patina is self-contained. Although ancient and simple, Master Jianzhen sits cross-legged, with his hands clasped together, thumbs pointing, eyes closed, his expression solemn and solemn with a slight smile, which truly reflects Master Jianzhen's otherworldly, calm and happy state of mind, and seems to give us an epiphany: Don't remember the past, don't worry about the past; don't worry about the present, just let it happen; don't worry about the future, don't worry about the future.