Master Xuan Zang was a monk who diligently engaged in scholarship, and who was also a devout Buddhist. He translated numerous classics accurately; among which, The Great Tang Dynasty Records on the Western World from the written and oral compilation of Master Xuan Zang and his disciple Bian Ji, the most reliable and precious historical records of Central Asia and India. The book illustrates the details of Master Xuan Zang's journey to the west and each country he passed by, and it helps us comprehend the folk customs of these countries. In addition to illustrating a sacred place for religious service in India, it also records the historical sites where Sakyamuni Buddha had once been. Additionally, through ancient documents and on-site witnesses, stories about the biographies of Buddha were recorded. We can see the feature of Sakyamuni Buddha in ancient time through the book, which re-interprets the touching epic and provides the powerful blueprint. 佛 Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama’s teaching to all sentient beings, with the intention to liberate all beings from suffering and finally attaining enlightenment. During the 45-year period when Sidhhartha Gautama travelled and spreaded his teachings around India, the teachings were well received, respected and followed by all people of different castes. Although in today’s India modern society, we no longer experience the same prosperity and greatness as when Siddhartha Gautama was alive, the ambience from those days lingers on till today. The life of Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, can be regarded as a classic legend. The characteristics of the biographies of Buddha are that they record Sakyamuni Buddha’s life story of Jataka tales, becoming a monk, enlightenment and predestined relationships with his pupils, metaphors and other feats as well as inaccessible merits and virtues that he had achieved. However, it might be more difficult to return to the original part of the biographies of Buddha nowadays, This could be caused by possible additions and abridgements throughout the history, especially these new contents are all from Abhidhamma Buddhism, Mahāsāghika and Vibhajyavāda.As a result, this gradually led to the development of Mahayana Buddhism.
