玄奘頂骨舍利的歷史情況撲朔迷離，原因與可政和尚的傳說有關，近年更由戶縣終南山紫閣寺曾瘞玄奘遺骸說，引發對「黃巢發塔」的爭論，但在戶縣和西安開的兩次討論會的結論意見相左，引起佛教徒和學者們關心。《近年來關於紫閣寺與玄突遺骨關係的討論》一文詳細介紹這一輪討論的始末，涉及澄清玄奘卒後安葬、黃巢入長安後有無發興教寺塔、黃巢的佛教信仰、紫閣寺是否曾是玄奘的第三個安葬地等諸多歷史問題，提供相關材料和研究思路。

The historical conditions of Xuanzang’s sarira is a complicated problem, which has relation with the legend of monk Kezheng. In recent years, the statement of Xuanzang’s sarira once was buried in the Zige Temple of Zhongnan Mountain, have stimulated the arguments about opening the tower by Huang chao. The different opinions at the two conferences in Hu county and Xi'an, has caused wide concern of Buddhists and scholars. The paper will give a detai1ed account about the arguments, involving many historical problems about the bury of Xuanzang, opening the tower or not by Huang Chao, the religious belief of Huangchao, the problem which the Zige Temple is the third burial place of Xuanzang or not.