This is not to promote superstition, but to compare the achievements of two people:
1. Compared with the number of Buddhist scriptures brought by the two. Tang Sanzang was proficient in the Tripitaka of scriptures and laws, so he was called Tang Sanzang. , traveled west for 17 years, and then returned to China, he spent the rest of his life translating Buddhist scriptures. The number of Buddhist scriptures he translated was more than the total number of Buddhist scriptures translated in history. In other words, the Buddhist scriptures brought by Bodhidharma were only insignificant compared to the Tang Sanzang;
2. Compared with the number of disciples between two people, Tang Seng used the Buddhist scriptures he translated for the rest of his life to face all believers, while Bodhidharma only came for 9 years. He focused on spreading the word to the Shaolin Temple. The mantle was only passed on to one person, so the scope of the propaganda was limited. Guang;
3. Summary: Before Bodhidharma went eastward, China had already integrated Buddhism. Therefore, it is stated that Buddhism was not brought by Bodhidharma, but he is the 28th generation disciple of Tathagata after all. No comment, but Tang Xuanzang participated in the "Qunu City Conference" organized by the king in India. Xuanzang participated alone on behalf of Nalanda Temple, the highest institution of learning in India. He represented Mahayana Buddhism and debated 5,000 other Buddhist schools across the country. There were many people, all eminent monks selected from various places, and the audience at that time was hundreds of thousands. As a result, Tang Xuanzang won. This debate is not necessarily the largest in Indian history, but it is definitely the longest in Indian history. A debate, so Tang Xuanzang’s Buddhism is not inferior.
Summary: The level of Buddhism between the two is not comparable, but Tang Xuanzang’s contribution to Chinese Buddhism is definitely higher than that of Bodhidharma. It can also be said that in India, The influence of Tang Xuanzang is higher than that of Bodhidharma