Five Misconceptions About Buddhism in the World (Literacy Video) - Venerable Wisdom

In the middle and late Jin Dynasty, why did Buddhist beliefs permeate the daily lives of the Jurchens?

In the middle and late Jin Dynasty, why did Buddhist beliefs permeate the daily lives of the Jurchens? Before the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the Jurchens mainly believed in primitive shamanism, and due to the widespread spread of Buddhism in the north in the Liao Dynasty, Bohai, and Goryeo, there were also individual Buddhas in the early Jurchen period

Be a personTime: 2025-06-01

Just like the Venerable Master: The 2001 "Buddha Bathing Conference" of the American Buddhist Federation

The 2001 "Buddha Bathing Conference" of the American Buddhist Federation is just like May 26, when the wind and rain meet, the sky is sprinkled with nectar, and then the rain passes and the sky is clear, the floating clouds fade, the breeze blows, and it is comfortable and cool

Han charactersTime: 2025-05-30

Shakyamuni was born, he founded and spread Buddhism, which today has hundreds of millions of followers

Shakyamuni was born, he founded and spread Buddhism, and now has hundreds of millions of believers in the dissemination of historical knowledge: Lu Binghan said that history When it comes to Indian history, everyone may think of Buddhism the most, and it is true that Buddhism was born in India and was transmitted from India

Talking about the Buddha and talking about Zen enlightenment lifeDate: 2025-05-26

The Story of Yinzu: All the Lay Scholars Serve the Country, and the Old Master Mentions His Life (88)

In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China (1935), in the early June of the ancient calendar summer, Rugao Xiang Zhiyuan and Bai Deyi, mother and daughter, invited Li Zhang Zhixun to go to Suzhou Baoguo Temple to meet his mentor Master Yinguang. They are all refuge disciples of Venerable Yinguang. Between Rugao and Suzhou

Knowledge of BuddhismDate: 2025-05-26

Venerable Master Xuanhua: Buddhism looks at the floods in the south

The three major disasters are fire, flood, and wind, and the small three disasters are sword and soldier disasters, famine disasters, and plague disasters. This is also the calamity. In a great tribulation, it is divided into four intermediate eons, each of which has twenty minor eons. Every dwelling robbery

The Venerable Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-05-22

The clothing culture of Buddhism, like the teachings of Buddhism, has formed an indissoluble bond with China's traditional culture, folk culture and customs after it was introduced to China. And because of the long time of circulation, the vastness of the territory, the large number of nationalities, and the customs and folklore

Monk robes Zen robesDate: 2025-05-20

Ghosts are a yin qi, and there are as many ghosts as there are people. There is no number of people, and there is no number of ghosts. Cultivating the Tao, what thoughts you have, there will be ghosts. The so-called ghost is a yin qi, and if you have any bad thoughts, the yin qi will come. If you change you

The Venerable Master XuanhuaDate: 2025-05-20

guān z zi p s 。 contemplation of freedom in the bodhisattva . xng shēn bō rě bō lu m duō sh. When the line is deep, Prajnaparamita is long. zho jin wǔ yn ji

Buddha utensilsDate: 2025-05-19

The morning class is that the monks of the whole temple gather in the main hall every morning (about between Yin and Chou), and recite the "Lengyan Mantra", "Great Compassion Mantra" ten small mantras, and "Heart Sutra" once, and the beginning and end of the recitation are equipped with Sanskrit praises. Among them, "Lengyan Mantra" is a lesson,

Buddha utensilsDate: 2025-05-19

Buddhist knowledge (1) Xiaobian is dust-free: The abbot of Dalian Yunqi Zen Temple Hongren gave a lecture to let more good believers distinguish between the inner and outer ways of Buddhism, and wish the Dharma to live in the world for a long time. Khenpo Tzu Cheng Lodrup gave a lecture on "Introducing Bon" Many lay people believe that Bon is also Buddhism. In fact

Buddha utensilsDate: 2025-05-17

The Four Meditations of the Color World 1 and the First Meditation are to eliminate all kinds of troubles and desires in various ways to achieve the state of carefree and desireless. Although Chu Zen has been freed from the evil and ungood laws of the realm of desire, it still retains primitive thinking such as seeking and serving. 2. The second meditation is to further remove both consciousness and contemplation, no

Buddha utensilsDate: 2025-05-17

Generally speaking, for the study of a painting, it is necessary to first understand the content of its subject matter, and then to identify its painting techniques, examine its age and the reason for painting. If the subject matter is unclear, the identification of painting methods and the examination of the age cannot be profound and detailed. about

Knowledge of calligraphy and paintingTime: 2025-05-13

Master Longdao: A mediocre mortal, Master Longdao will carry a beautiful small round box everywhere he travels, which is not only his most cherished memento, but also a proof of his convenience. "Anyone, no matter how heavy the karma is, whether or not they have practiced or not, just recite it

Be a personDate: 2025-05-12

Question: What are the causes of lowly and noble karma? Answer: "Five things are often born lowly, and they are slaves and slaves. 1. Arrogant and disrespectful to two parents; 2. Strong and unscrupulous; 3. Three respects of indulgence and rudeness; 4. Stealing for a living; Fifth, the debt is evaded. "There are five things that must be honored,

comeuppanceDate: 2025-05-11

1. Why do you bow your head slightly when worshipping the Buddha? Worshipping the Buddha is not an outward pursuit, but a self-development, so the head of the house returns. Our Buddha-nature, which has all the light, wisdom and good fortune, is blinded by the clouds of greed, hatred, ignorance, slowness, doubt, etc., and develops the beauty of humility

Monk robes Zen robesDate: 2025-05-11

For example, what is the meaning of calling a monk a monk, and his Dharma name is specially added with the words "up and down"? Cutting love and retiring relatives, knowing the heart and reaching the root, and solving the law of inaction, is the name of Shaman (Sanskrit sramana). In order to save themselves, monks must go to the Dharma to nourish the Dharma body and wisdom, hence the name of the Dharma

Han charactersDate: 2025-05-10

"Mida is a great grace, subtle and difficult to think", our fate must not be missed, this miss is really wrong. It doesn't matter if you miss everything in the world, it's a trivial matter, and this decision can't be missed. "Passing away with confusion, as soon as you go to the other land, there will be no turn", this

comeuppanceDate: 2025-05-10

As Venerable Ben replied, no matter how advanced science is, even if the person being copied is absolutely not 100% successful with the object being copied, it can be copied in some genes, factors, conditions, and relationships, in other words, in the four bodies

Han charactersTime: 2025-05-09

Excerpt from Master Pure Land Dharma "The Buddha Says Ten Good Karma Sutras" If your thoughts correspond to the Buddha, you will decide to become a Buddha. Don't doubt that you don't have good roots, you don't have Buddha seeds, that's wrong, all sentient beings have Buddha seeds, so you have to have faith. "Pure Karma and Three Blessings"

comeuppanceTime: 2025-05-09

1 In our present society, everyone's life is inseparable from worries and troubles, and life is very hard. 2 Everyone wants to be free from suffering and be happy, and they want their lives to be happy, and all living beings in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, pray there, and have this wish

comeuppanceTime: 2025-05-06

Do you often praise others? Do you feel that praise and encouragement are indispensable motivation for your own progress? The praise of the Buddha can not only strengthen the confidence of the public in practice, but also have incredible benefits for themselves! Once upon a time, there was a king of Ashanga in India. although

Knowledge of BuddhismDate: 2025-05-05

When you first enter Buddhism, you should understand the principle of karma in Buddhism from the meaning of the six realms of reincarnation: 1. We live in the six realms of reincarnation, in the sixteenth volume of the Taishō Collection, the six reincarnation sutras, the Dharma recitation sutra and the Dharma collection sutra, and the first volume of the Buddha's karma and retribution sutras

Han charactersTime: 2025-05-02

Unbelievable! Those Buddhist monks with supernatural powers! Anam Chapter on Great Wisdom Volume 2: At that time, the next monk returned to the monk with a mantle. In the middle of the time, Ananda pondered the Dharma and sought all the leaks; He sat in meditation at night and practiced the scriptures, and diligently sought the Tao. Ananda has more wisdom and less concentration,

Talking about the Buddha and talking about Zen enlightenment lifeTime: 2025-05-02

The term "Buddhism of Life" was coined by Master Taixu forty years ago, and is scattered in various fascination books about Buddhism of life. Since the master's death twenty-eight years ago, Buddhism seems to have gone with him

Han charactersTime: 2025-05-01

In Buddhism, it is said that there are old age, sickness and death in life, and illness is listed as one of the four major sufferings of life. According to the Dharma, people who are usually sick are certainly already suffering, even if they are not

Han charactersTime: 2025-05-01

No wonder Rulai is ranked third in Buddhism, but he is the leader, look at what the treasure "Obon" is forNo wonder Rulai is ranked third in Buddhism, but he is the leader, look at what the treasure "Obon" is for

Talking about the Buddha and talking about Zen enlightenment lifeDate: 2025-04-30

Teaser video exposure: The secret realm of "Ancient Sword and Strange Tan Online Version" "Nightmare Ci'en Temple" is developed by Shanghai Candle Dragon, a subsidiary of Netelement Shengtang, and the online game "Ancient Sword and Strange Tales Online Version" is being tested undeleted, and it is now logged in to the official website

golden sayingDate: 2025-04-29

Incense and Buddhism offerings and types of offerings, also known as offerings, offerings, offerings, offerings, offerings, offerings, incense, flowers, food and other items, the Dharma, the Three Jewels of the Sangha (as well as teachers, ancestors, parents, the deceased, etc.). The offerings used for different methods of offering are as follows

Be a personTime: 2025-04-27

Question: Those who recite the Buddha should make a wish to be reborn in the Western Paradise. It's hard for me to make this wish, on the one hand, I still have attachment to the world; At the same time, if I am good enough to be reborn in Elysium, then I can also help others here. If fly over there

The Venerable Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-04-23

Since studying the Dharma, I have deeply felt the experience of the spirit of the Dharma, which does not come from anyone or anywhere, but only the transformation of the truthful truth into the confirmation of one's own mind. Some people think that to describe truth in modern terms, perhaps abstract or philosophical

Han charactersDate: 2025-04-22

One of my students attached great importance to his identity after becoming a monk, especially when he became a veritable "Sect Teacher", and he had mixed feelings in his heart, and he instantly took on the burden of "seeking from above and from below". I also used to position myself as a "sect teacher",

Han charactersDate: 2025-04-22

No one is wrong, it's all the fault of reincarnation! The jeweler and the Elder Desher "are born in the womb: those who do evil will fall into hell, those who are righteous will ascend to heaven, and those who miss all will attain nirvana." ["Southern Transmission of the Dharma Sutra" Evil Product No. (126 verses)] This verse is the Buddha's Yuyi

Han charactersDate: 2025-04-22

Lengyan Jingyun: If the lustful heart is not removed, the dust cannot come out. It means that our physical life comes from lust, and we are bound by lust for life, and then we are drawn into samsara, reincarnated again, and endlessly. So how did man reincarnate, and how did the sexes of man and woman come about, modern

The Venerable Master XuanhuaDate: 2025-04-22

"The man has seven treasures. The female body has five leaks. What is the name of the Seven Treasures. A treasure of ambition. Everywhere marching fearlessly. Second, there is the treasure of the Lord. Acting well is in charge. Third, there is a treasure for a family. Good can make money and build a business. Fourth, there is the treasure of peace. Good can assist the king to support his relatives. Fifth, there is the wisdom of the sage

Master DaanDate: 2025-04-17

Shakyamuni's teeth, finger bones and Buddha's parietal bones are real, which can be called the three holy relics of Buddhism More than 2,500 years ago, that is, in the Spring and Autumn Period when Confucius lived in China, a prince in ancient India, named Bodhidharma Siddhartha, was alone under the Bodhi tree

golden sayingDate: 2025-04-16

1There is no accident in the world, there must be a reason for something, and there must be a cause for an effect—what kind of cause, what kind of retribution, karma, not at all!2 As the saying goes, "A drink and a peck, it is not predetermined", who decides? The Buddha told us: Karma is determined. 3rd

comeuppanceDate: 2025-04-16

It's almost two o'clock, and I don't feel sleepy at noon today, and I want to talk about cause and effect with my friends. In the morning, I was reciting the mantra in the main hall, and suddenly I called for a "tablet of the past life", and I asked, "Who?" Hu Yue is gone—"Hey! Amitabha, I put my hands together and chanted the "Six Paths."

comeuppanceDate: 2025-04-15

Is there a difference between Buddhism and Buddhism? When people think of Buddha, then many people think of Buddhism. In fact, Buddhism is only one form of manifestation of Buddhism in the human world, but there are other manifestations of Buddhism in the world, which means that Buddhism does not represent Buddha

golden sayingDate: 2025-04-14

And one more, killing. Where do you kill people? Abortion is homicide. How many abortions are there in the city we live in every day? I've heard people tell me that there are more than 50 million abortions every year in the world, and more than 100 million in two years; Two years, more than 50 million in a year,

comeuppanceDate: 2025-04-14

First, all living beings and ourselves are our blessed fields. We must learn to plant good fields in order to have a good harvest. Second, if we think that if we don't plant seeds, we will grow on our own, then we will achieve nothing and suffer in vain. Third, one

Han charactersTime: 2025-04-13

Ordinary people cultivate blessings, wisdom, and concentration, and cultivate a lot. But many people don't know how to make a vow. As a result, the effect is not visible. This is all due to some traditional ideas. What kind of traditional notions? That is: first, do good deeds without asking

Han charactersTime: 2025-04-13

Text: Cause and effect are the foundation of the Dharma, and before you study the Dharma, we have to know that first of all, you have to believe in cause and effect. If you do something wrong, you will definitely be punished, and you will be retributed. Therefore, many of our initiates do not dare to receive Bodhisattva

comeuppanceTime: 2025-04-13

Recorded from episode 529 of "The Interpretation of the Pure Land Sutra", "Distinguishing between respect and inferiority, without losing its integrity, is a famous gift". Etiquette is about fame, respect, and up, and etiquette, so it does not lose its moderation. For example, in our daily life, the etiquette prescribed by the state now,

comeuppanceDate: 2025-04-11

Buddhism emphasizes cause and effect, and how many types of cause and effect can be roughly divided? In Sanskrit for cause and effect (hetu-phala), usually cause and effect can be divided into three kinds of cause and effect in Buddhism. They are as follows: a. Seed cause and effect: What is seed cause and effect? Buddhism believes in all people, things, and even the universe

comeuppanceDate: 2025-04-10

Date: 1970-01-01

Master Yuanjing of the Song Dynasty, there is no image in the word. The common surname is Xu, and he is a native of Hangzhou. He became a monk at the age of 10, and when he was a little older, he relied on Master Tzu Yun to study. After the master was gone, he relied on the wise mage. Listen to and explain the method of meditation and comprehend the first truth. At the request of Taishou Lu Zhen

Knowledge of BuddhismDate: 2025-04-02

To access the five self-powers of bliss recorded in the Buddhist scriptures, those who want to attain the Pure Land must practice according to the five forces of Mahayana. The five forces are the power of the white dharma seed, the power of wishes, the power of cure, the power of stringing habits, and the power of prayer dependence. Why are they called "forces"? It's because of them

Enlightened timeDate: 2025-03-31

Incense is a common solemnity in the Pure Land, a yearning for human life, and a world that makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally. In the Sadhana Sutra and the Yava Sutra, the detailed description of incense is one of the common special solemnities in the Pure Land. There are also records of the pure land of incense, such as the land of incense in the Vimala Sutra, Hua

Agarwood cultureDate: 2025-03-30

The master severely criticized the six confusions in Buddhism, giving you a different cognitive shock! A few days ago, I met a master (a layman who has practiced Buddhism for many years) and told him about some problems in the current Buddhist faith

golden sayingDate: 2025-03-28

Buddhism's Inclusiveness and the Principle of Religious DialogueDirector of the Research Department of Suzhou Institute of Buddhist Studies Zongshun Buddhism is a religion with a strong tolerance, which comes from the basic theory of Buddhism, that is, the idea of "dependent origin and equality". The so-called dependent origination, Buddhism

Han charactersTime: 2025-03-27