Sanzang Does Not Forget the Basic; The Four Holy Ones Have Their Piety Tested

Sanzang Does Not Forget the Basic The Four Holy Ones Have Their Piety Tested Long is the road as they travel West; In the rustling autumn breeze the frost‑killed flowers fall. The cunning ape is firmly chained−−do not untie him; The wicked horse is tightly reined−−don't whip him on. The Mother of Wood and Father of Metal were originally combined; Between the Yellow Mother and the Red Babe there was no difference. When the iron pill is bitten open, truth is revealed; The Prajna‑paramita has reached that person. Although this book is about the journey to fetch the scriptures, it never leaves the subject of how the individual strives for the basic. The four of them, having understood the truth, shaken off the chains of the mortal world, and leapt away from the flowing sands of the sea of nature, headed along the main road West free of all impediment. They crossed blue mountains and green rivers, and saw no end of wild flowers. The time flew by, and before long it was autumn. They saw: Hills covered with red maple leaves, Yellow chrysanthemums braving the evening breeze......