Chapter 19: Arriving at Vulture Peak
Bab 19: Tiba di Puncak Hering
After overcoming countless hardships and dangers, the four of them finally saw the Vulture Peak. This was the place where the Buddha lived and where Tang Sanzang was to obtain the scriptures.
Setelah mengatasi kesulitan dan bahaya yang tak terhitung jumlahnya, mereka berempat akhirnya melihat Puncak Hering. Ini adalah tempat di mana Buddha tinggal dan di mana Tang Sanzang harus mendapatkan kitab suci.
They arrived at the Great Thunder Temple and met the Tathagata Buddha. The Buddha gave them the scriptures, but the two disciples Ananda and Kasyapa who guarded the scriptures demanded that they exchange them for a purple-gold alms bowl. Tang Sanzang hadn't brought any gifts, so he could only give them the alms bowl.
Mereka tiba di Kuil Guntur Besar dan bertemu Buddha Tathagata. Buddha memberi mereka kitab suci, tetapi dua murid Ananda dan Kasyapa, yang menjaga kitab suci, menuntut agar mereka menukarnya dengan mangkuk sedekah emas ungu. Tang Sanzang tidak membawa hadiah apa pun, jadi dia hanya bisa memberi mereka mangkuk sedekah.
The four obtained the scriptures and began their journey back. However, after walking for a while, they discovered that the scriptures were actually blank! It turned out that Ananda and Kasyapa wanted to give them wordless scriptures. When the Buddha learned about this, he exchanged them for the true scriptures with words.
Mereka berempat menerima kitab suci dan memulai perjalanan kembali. Namun, setelah berjalan beberapa saat, mereka menemukan bahwa kitab suci itu sebenarnya kosong! Ternyata Ananda dan Kasyapa ingin memberi mereka kitab suci tanpa kata-kata. Ketika Buddha mengetahuinya, dia menukarnya dengan kitab suci asli yang berisi kata-kata.