He Falls into the Tiger's Den and Is Saved by the Planet Venus; On Double‑Forked Peak Boqin Entertains the Priest

He Falls into the Tiger's Den and Is Saved by the Planet Venus On Double‑Forked Peak Boqin Entertains the Priest The Great Tang Emperor issued an edict Sending Sanzang to learn the Dhyana teachings. With firmness and patience he seeks the dragon's lair, Determined to carry on till he climbs the Vulture Peak. On his long journey he will visit many a country; Thousands of cloud‑capped mountains lie before him. Now he leaves the Emperor and sets out for the West Cleaving to the faith, and aware of the Great Void. It has been told already how Sanzang was seen off at the checkpoint outside Chang'an by the Tang Emperor and a host of officials on the twelfth day of the ninth month in the thirteenth year of Zhen Guan. For two days his horse's hoofs were never still, and he soon reached the Fa Men Monastery, where the abbot came out to meet him at the head of five hundred and more monks drawn up in two lines. Taking Sanzang inside, he greeted him, offered him tea, and then gave him a monastic meal. By the time the meal was over night had fallen. As it approached the Milky......