Chapter 43 There is a Buddha in the temple who is good to be a monk
It is said that "three lives are lucky" later became an idiom, meaning that all three lives are lucky. Describe an extremely rare opportunity. Kind words to say when meeting new people. Three lives are lucky, which is an old saying in my country. Three lives is a Buddhist term, which refers to the previous life, this life, and the next life, and fortunately is lucky. The three lives are very lucky, and the luck and opportunities are excellent. )
And it is said that such a story happened later.
There was a monk in the Tang Dynasty, named Xuanzang, who was a mage of Jinshan Temple. Mage was the honorific title for people with high mana power at that time. Therefore, Xuanzang is also called Master Xuanzang.
Master Xuanzang is said to have a real person in history.
Master Xuanzang's name before he became a monk was Chen Yi (602
-664) was a native of Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan Province. Tang Dynasty Buddhist scholar, translator, founder of Buddhism, Tianzhu Nalanda Temple professor
Master Xuanzang has a profound attainment in Buddhism, and he is very good with his friend Gautama, who is also a master of Jinshan Temple, and was called Master Bodhidharma at that time.
One day, Master Xuanzang and Master Bodhidharma were traveling together, and when they passed by a place, they saw a woman drawing water by the river, and the woman had a big belly and was pregnant.
Master Bodhidharma pointed to the woman and said to Master Xuanzang: "This woman has been pregnant for three years, waiting for me to reincarnate and be her son, but I have been avoiding it, and now when I see her, there is no way to avoid it anymore."
After a pause, Master Bodhidharma pointed to the woman and continued to say to Master Xuanzang: "Three days later, this woman has given birth, at that time, please come to her house to see, if the baby smiles at you, it is me." Take this smile as proof!".
After taking a breath, Master Bodhidharma pointed to the woman and continued to say to Master Xuanzang: "Wait until the thirteenth year, on the moonlit night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will wait for you in Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu, and we will meet again at that time." Tianzhu is the name of the current location of India in ancient China.
After they separated, Master Bodhidharma died on this day and night, and at the same time, the pregnant woman also gave birth to a boy.
On the third day, Master Xuanzang took care of Master Bodhidharma's words and went to visit the woman's house, and the baby smiled rightly.
On the moonlit night of the Mid-Autumn Festival thirteenth year later, Master Xuanzang went through a lot of hardships and finally arrived at Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu as scheduled to visit.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu, I saw Siddhartha, who was called the Buddha by the people of Tianzhu, come out to greet him.
Siddhartha, who was called the Buddha by the people of Tianzhu, sang while greeting Master Xuanzang, and said: "The old love soul on the Sansheng Stone, don't talk about the moon and the wind, I am ashamed that my lover visits from afar, although this body is of the opposite sex, it will last forever."
Later, Siddhartha, who was called the Buddha by the people of Tianzhu, was in private. Tell Master Xuanzang and say: "In fact, Master Bodhidharma is the incarnation of him (that is, Siddhartha who is called Buddha Nyorai by the people of Tianzhu), and he (that is, Siddhartha who is called Buddha Nyorai by the people of Tianzhu) has many incarnations. [It is estimated that the Dharma master of the Shaolin Temple may be able to say later. It is just an incarnation of Siddhartha, who is called by the people of Tianzhu as the Buddha. Bodhidharma (also known as Bodhidharma), which translates to enlightenment. Self-proclaimed Buddha Zen Buddhism 28th ancestor, Chinese Zen Buddhism is the ancestor of Chinese Zen Buddhism, so Chinese Zen Buddhism is also known as Bodhidharma Sect, Bodhidharma is respected as "the first generation of patriarchs of the Eastern Land", "Bodhidharma Patriarch", and Baozhi Zen Master, Fu Dashi together known as the three major scholars of the Liang Dynasty. He sailed to Guangzhou during the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang during the Southern Dynasty of China. Emperor Wu of Liang believed in Buddhism, Bodhidharma to the capital of the Southern Dynasty Jianye Emperor Liang Wu, the interview was not deed, then a reed crossed the river, went north to Luoyang, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then Zhuo Xi Songshan Shaolin Temple, facing the wall for nine years, passing the mantle to Hui Ke. After leaving Yumen, you will travel for life. Aren't both of them called Bodhidharma?]
"There are people in the court who are good officials, and there are Buddhas in the temple who are good monks"!
Therefore, Master Xuanzang easily became a professor of Tianzhu Nalanda Temple.
And whenever Master Xuanzang preaches the Fa, there are many, many people to watch. Of course, many of them are not here to listen to Master Xuanzang's teachings, but to please the Buddha.
Therefore, the idiom that appeared later, "Don't look at the face of the monk, look at the face of the Buddha" is such a source. "Don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha" is to watch Master Xuanzang's teachings is not to look at the face of Tang monks, but also to see the face of the Buddha. Tang Seng is a monk from the Tang Dynasty, that is, Master Xuanzang.
Later, Master Xuanzang wanted to go home often, so Siddhartha, who was called the Buddha by the people of Tianzhu, gave some books of Buddhism to Master Xuanzang. This can naturally be said to be a human exchange between friends. After all, people come to see you from afar, and if you don't give some gifts, you won't want to go!
It is said that later Master Xuanzang carried forward the spirit of patriotism, Master Xuanzang was called the Buddha Siddhartha who was called the Buddha by the people of Tianzhu to contribute to the party and government at that time, that is, the Tang Dynasty, for Master Xuanzang to contribute these books, specially built a national museum, Dacien Temple.
It is said that Wu Chengen, the author of "Journey to the West", heard about this story, and after artistic processing, "Journey to the West", one of the four classic Chinese classics, was born. Since its inception, "Journey to the West" has been widely circulated in China and even in various parts of the world, and has been translated into many languages. The image of Monkey King in the book, with its distinctive personality characteristics, has erected an immortal artistic monument in the history of Chinese literature. "Journey to the West" is not only extremely rich in content, complete and rigorous in the storyline, but also vivid and full in character creation, colorful in imagination, and simple and accessible in language. More importantly, "Journey to the West" has reached an unprecedented height in terms of ideological realm and artistic realm, and it can be described as a masterpiece.
As a result, the facts are covered up.
Master Xuanzang, an old monk, originally traveled west to visit relatives and friends, but it was believed that he traveled west for the purpose of learning scriptures. This situation is like going to a certain place at public expense, but it is a business investigation. Of course, by the way, business investigation is also certain! Therefore, those who do not know think that going to such and such a place is going to a business investigation, and who knows that Lu Dao is going to travel at public expense?
It seems that some things can be understood at any time.
Xu Xian, the king of Xu Guo, was very happy for his three equal wives (actually queens) Ji Meili, Ji Yanli, and Ji Jiali who gave birth at the same time, and they were all sons at the same time. After all, no matter what, the Xu family's incense was saved.
However, when the happiness is over, the king of Xu Guo, the king of Xu Guo, Xu Xian, is now very, very troubled.
What's going on here?