Buddhist Stories: Buddhist scriptures and Folk Story: King Ganyi Shitou

Do you know this?The mysterious meaning of 24 animals in Buddhist scriptures

Do you know this?The mysterious meaning of 24 animals in Buddhist scriptures is that Buddhism regards compassion as its own, treating all living beings equal, including animals.Elephant is a symbol of nobility in Buddhism, and the elephant king is often used to describe the Buddha's behavior as the king among elephants.Turtle, Buddha often uses

Buddha toolsTime: 2025-07-09

Sandalwood in Buddhist scriptures

In the Buddhist scriptures, the trees, roots and flowers of sandalwood are also used to describe the Bodhisattva's conduct as wind blows and grass. All those who see and hear are influenced and follow along.In Buddhist scriptures, the wonderful fragrance of sandalwood in the fragrance is often used to indicate that the Mahayana Bodhisattva is more powerful than the Hinayana saints.

Incense and Chinese medicineTime: 2025-06-19

The truth interpreted in Buddhist scriptures is universal in the Dharma Realm and will not change with the changes of the times.The past is like this, the present is like this, and the future is infinite and still like this, so the truth can be discovered but cannot be created.The Buddha often talks about the Dharma he talks about

Master Da'anTime: 2025-06-12

Fellow practitioner: I have studied many Buddhist scriptures but still cannot understand Buddhism. Why? Master: Arhats are also called "no learning". They have learned a lot in the world, and after learning, they have graduated.Some people have learned worldly law for countless kalpas but have not graduated yet. Why? Because the worldly law you are attached to is here.

Han peopleTime: 2025-06-06

Strange Anime - Ghost Story in Buddhist Sutra 01 (Cute version )Have you ever seen ghosts? When we think of the ghosts in novels, movies and TV shows, all of them have green faces, fangs, and claws, we will be creepy.In fact, this is not the case. Most ghosts are more bitter and pitiful than humans.Ancient

Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-05-28

31【A ghost asked: I have a large amount of food, but I often go hungry if I don’t eat enough.What sin did you commit? Mulian replied: When you were a human being in your previous life, you were originally a monk and begged for other monks.After asking for food, I ate it alone.forward

Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-05-28

There are two main orders: the order of initiation and the order of verification.The preface to initiate the reason for the preaching; the preface to prove that the preface to prove that the preface to prove that the preface to the sutra is the preface to the Buddhist scriptures of Venerable Ananda and preached to the sentient beings in the future. In order to make the sentient beings prove that this sutra is trustworthy, we will first say four words: I heard this.this

Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-05-22

(one )Faith achievement: Why is faith the first? Faith is the source of the Tao and merit, and it nourishes all good roots.'Faith is the root of the Tao, the mother of merit, it can increase all good roots, and faith is particularly important. The Great Wisdom Treatise says: Great wisdom and belief in Buddhism is the power

Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-05-22

Didn’t Sakyamuni leave Buddhist scriptures after Nirvana?What did the four assemblies in the history of Buddhism do?(North Mu Talks about Ancient Indian Culture Issue 74) ｜When Beimu Sakyamuni was in a very embarrassing situation when he first founded Buddhism.The Brahminism at that time

Buddhist fablesTime: 2025-05-21

The good man asked: Master, can we read Buddhist scriptures with questions?Master Miaohua answered: This question is very big, involving the differences between Chinese and Western philosophy.Do you know?You are now learning Buddhism as a religion, and you can use it very rationally

Han peopleTime: 2025-05-20

Jambudvipa: The immortal tree recorded in Buddhist scriptures, the life span of one kalpa, the immortal tree recorded in Buddhist scriptures "The Sutra of the Arisen": This Jambudvipa.There is a big tree.It is called Yanfu.Its original nature is broad.It is also seven yojanas.Even the branches and leaves hang down.Fifty yojanas.Under this tree

Buddhist fablesTime: 2025-05-11

The story of Master Xuanzang and the Heart Sutra. On the way to India, Xuanzang relied on the power of the Heart Sutra to eliminate all obstacles.Back then, he took some of his relatives to seek scriptures, but for various reasons he was the only one left.Once he passed by a temple and saw an old monk sick

Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-04-03

《The Sutra of Hundred Karma is a profound scripture that the Buddha preached that cause and effect is true. There are more than a hundred moving stories, involving monks, monks, nuns, novice, nuns, novice, nuns, upass, upasi, immortals, kings, ministers, Brahmins, donors, residents, hunters

Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-04-03

Those who want to gain Pure Land must practice the five powers of self that lead to the Pure Land in Buddhist scriptures.The five powers are the seed power of the white Dharma, the power of vows, the power of countermeasures, the power of practice and the power of prayer.Why are they called "forces"?This is because they

Time of enlightenmentTime: 2025-03-31

Before the long-term disaster, King Sapoda cuts his flesh and feeds the eagle, there was a King Sapoda who protects sentient beings and cares for the people. He practices good deeds on a daily basis. Whenever the people have any needs, he can always understand the people's sentiments, listen carefully, and provide them with them as they wish, and never stingy.One day, Indra

Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-03-29

The full name of the Sutra of Solemnization is the Sutra of Solemnization and Sin-Eliminating Sins. This is a very powerful scripture. We can get a lot of benefits and responses when we practice and recite it. Let’s take a look at the Sutra of Datong.

Buddhist scriptures inductionTime: 2025-03-29

A good man asked: Nowadays, people have language barriers to reading classics. Is it good to translate them into vernacular?Master Gangxiao replied: No!If you really have nothing to do, I suggest you move a small stool after dinner and sit under the tree to watch the ants move. This is more like translating the classics into

Han peopleTime: 2025-03-26

Cause and effect are the basic laws of Buddhism. They advocate that good and evil karma in this life can lead to good and evil consequences in the future life and react to oneself. The practice of giving, keeping precepts, forbearance, diligence, meditation, and Prajna Paramita in Buddhism is based on deep belief in cause and effect, but it is different.

Cause and effectTime: 2025-03-15

Huikaichi's Colossus Huanglong Cave, also known as Wumen Cave, Feilai Cave.Located on the northern foot of Qixia Ridge in the north of the mountain in the west, the lush forests and bamboos are deep and the cave is full of the sky and the blessed land.Although it is named after the cave, what is more attractive in modern times is the scenic scenery of Taoist temples, but before the late Qing Dynasty, it was famous for its Buddhist temples.

Buddhist Stories: Folk StoriesTime: 2025-02-18

The kind white chrysanthemum fairy lived a long time ago, a farmer named A Niu lived by the Grand Canal.A Niu's family was very poor. He had no father at the age of seven and lived on his mother's textiles.Aniu's mother lost her husband because of her childhood. She had a hard time and often cried and her eyes were sobbing.

Buddhist Stories: Folk StoriesTime: 2025-02-17

Unfortunately, when I was in the Buddha world, there was a young man who grew up with the lonely elder.The financial resources given to the lonely elder are very rich. From the king and the prince, they all admire him very much. Other scholars, farmers, workers and businessmen admire him even more, but his friend has always been very sleepy.

Buddhist Stories: Folk StoriesTime: 2025-02-17

The encounter of a monk. One thing happened in the Buddha's monastic community. A young monk who enjoyed Buddhism was originally very diligent in Buddhism, pursued the truth very hard, and his state of mind was always in tranquility.However, sometimes people's thoughts are like waves, and they get crazy when they encounter strong winds.

Buddhist Stories: Folk StoriesTime: 2025-02-17

One-eyed hero During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, a famous warrior appeared in Shimen County, Jiangnan, with the surname Da's name Zhen.He has been a famous hero since he was a child, and his light sword skills have reached the top level, and he has also mastered his skills and has become a master of money.Dazhen is not only a superb martial artsman, but also has a straightforward temperament and is easy to stand up for injustice.This year begins

Buddhist Stories: Folk StoriesTime: 2025-02-17

Wang Mazi, Cheng Bolin, a businessman from Anhui in the Qing Dynasty, lived in Yangzhou, Jiangsu for a long time and believed in Guanyin Masters very pious.In the summer of the year of Yiyou, chaos passed by Yangzhou City. Cheng Jun prayed to the master to save him. He dreamed that the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva said to him: Your whole family is seventeen, sixteen can escape difficulties, only

Buddhist Stories: Folk StoriesTime: 2025-02-17

In fact, any Buddhist scripture is amazing. When we recite and practice Buddhist scriptures, we should not compare Buddhist scriptures.If we make up our minds to practice, we should believe in Buddhist scriptures and Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.Let’s take a look at the merit response of Buddhist scriptures.Buddhist scriptures

Learning Buddhism and inductionTime: 2025-02-17

Reciting Buddhist scriptures can bring about sensing. We have many merits and benefits from practicing Buddhist scriptures. We must be serious and respectful when practicing and reciting them.If we want to believe in Buddhist scriptures, let’s take a look at the merits of Buddhist scriptures.Buddhist scriptures

Learning Buddhism and inductionTime: 2025-02-17

Buddha said the cause and effect of killing a sheep and butcher for six generations of birth (Retribution is not bad at all )—(Excerpted from the "Miscellaneous Metaphor Sutra" )—When the Buddha was alive, there was a king named Ajatatru.One day, a butcher who was a profession of killing went to see the king and asked the king to agree to his request.

Retribution of evil lustTime: 2025-02-12

In real life, too many people are used to being upset and often entangled. They often ignore the scenery around them and miss out on their chances. The people around them are growing up, but they are still standing still and unwilling to put down their burdens as if they possess a Buddhist scripture pointing directly to this.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva PlatformTime: 2025-01-23

It is good to recite Buddhist scriptures a lot, and the Buddhist scriptures are the same, but their effects and effects are different. We just need to recite Buddhist scriptures according to our own joy, and it is best not to recite Buddhist scriptures for the sake of induction.Let’s take a look at the feeling of reciting Buddhist scriptures

Learning Buddhism and inductionTime: 2024-12-27

Everyone should know that being able to encounter Buddhist scriptures is a blessing you have from countless kalpas, otherwise you will not be able to encounter them.So when you meet it, you will have a rare idea.Modern printing technology is very developed, and Buddhist scriptures are everywhere; if there is no original scripture, what else can I use to copy it! How can I print it?

Old Monk MengsanTime: 2024-10-23

1、The eighth part of the Mahayana Sutra of Fasting the Meat in the Lankavatara Sutra: Great Wisdom.Bodhisattva Mahasattva.In the place where you are born, all sentient beings are relatives.Even the kindness of a son is like thinking.Therefore, you should not eat all meat....Dahui.All the people who eat meat are shocked when they see it.What should those who cultivate compassionate heart eat

Cause and effectTime: 2024-09-21

Appendix III (Chapter 6: The relationship between other Northern Buddhist scriptures and the Great Perfection Dharma )2Section 10: From the "The Great Treasure Accumulation Sutra of the Pure Land Bodhisattvas Chapter 43", there are four right paths for equality Bodhisattvas. What are the four, and they are equal to all sentient beings, and they all use Buddha wisdom to all sentient beings to all sentient beings.

Layman charactersTime: 2024-09-20

《The De Jing of Gradually Preparing All Wisdom" excerpts from the Western Jin Dynasty's Month Branch, the Three Zangshu Dharma, and abandons evil views.To be honest.Don’t fall into external learning.Leave the art of greed for hypocrisy.Day of Yoshira.Regardless of the time.Don’t think about the national rank.If you see the emperor.Don't think it's expensive.Don't be flattered.Correspondence between the inside and outside

Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2024-06-13

Notes on reading and reciting: 1. The scriptures are the teachers of all Buddhas of the three ages. The relics of the Tathagata's Dharma body should also be regarded as true Buddhas, and should not be regarded as paper and ink.Reciting rituals and reciting, and practicing all kinds of practices should be based on sincerity and respect.2. You must sit upright, just like facing the holy face, listening to the round sounds in person, and not daring to have a thought

Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2024-06-11

Important teachings on Buddhist scriptures about the dangers of prostitution: 1. "Sutra of Shansheng": "Spraying a bunch of people drink, waiting for his mischievous daughters, playing with despicable behavior, like the moon facing darkness.Doing evil can bring evil, but having sex with evil friends will not get anything in this life and in the future.”2. “Initiate the extraordinary aspirations of Bodhisattvas”

Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2024-06-08

Some people also want to go deep into the Sutra when Master Huineng heard the Diamond Sutra. If Master Taixu heard the Sutra when he read the Sutra, he also wanted to go deep into the Sutra.However, facing various rules of "protecting the scriptures", many people are at a loss.For example, what should I do if the scriptures are dirty or broken?

Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2024-06-06

The Buddhist scriptures recommended by the monks to read the nineteen Buddhist scriptures, but for the purpose, and then how much time can you have.Usually Buddhists read and recite the scriptures, the Heart Sutra, the Universal Door Chapter, the Amitabha Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, the Medicine Buddha Sutra, and the Earth

Records of modern rebirthTime: 2024-05-10

Translation of Buddhist scriptures in Lesson 22 (one )When Shakyamuni Buddha came from India, his disciples gathered the Tripitaka, they were all from Sanskrit. (1)，Therefore, when Buddhism was later introduced to China, it had to be translated before it could become a Chinese text.Although the magic weapon is rich, if no one translates it, then the Middle Earth

Intermediate Buddhist teaching bookTime: 2024-03-27

The Release Book comes from Mahayana Buddhist scriptures and is popular in mainland China, as is Tibet, and is also circulated in Japan, neighboring South Korea and Vietnam.The activity of releasing animals is based on the equal compassionate spirit of sentient beings and the concept of cause and effect of reincarnation and life and death.The so-called eating half a pound of it will give it eight

Release libraryTime: 2024-03-21

When the Buddha was alive, a Brahmin named Hei Finger came to the Buddha, used his supernatural powers, took two vases in both hands, and came to offer the Buddha.The Buddha said to the Black-fingered Brahmin: Let go! The Brahmin put down the vase he held in his left hand.The Buddha said again: Let go! The Brahmin took him again

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-27

The master asked Nanquan: What is Tao? Quanyun: The normal mind is.The master said: Can you still be interesting? Quan Yun: If you want to behave, you will be deviant.The master said: Is it the Tao that I don’t want to argue for? Quan Yun said: The Tao that I don’t belong to knowing or not.Knowing that it is false consciousness, not knowing that it is ignorance.If you truly understand the way of unquestionable, it is like a vast expanse, and it is so simplified.

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-27

The direct disciple of the Fourth Patriarch was the Fifth Patriarch Hongren, the child without a surname.He was only seven years old when Daoxin was taken in.At the age of thirteen, he was officially ordained as a monk.Under the Fourth Patriarch, he worked during the day and sat in meditation at night.Daoxin always tests him with the gradual purpose of Zen Buddhism.

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-27

When Master Wuxiang was walking, he was looking for water sources because of his thirst. He happened to see a young man picking a water truck in the pond. Master Wuxiang turned forward and asked the young man for a glass of water to drink.The young man said in an envious tone: Zen Master! One day, if I see through the red

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-27

When Yangshan Huiji first visited Zen Master Danyuan, he was deeply appreciated by Zen Master. Danyuan passed on to him a secret book of the Dharma that Master Huizhong passed on to him: This was passed down from generation to generation by ancestors, and you must preserve it well.Huiji took it over and looked at it, and then burned it with a torch. Danyuan

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-26

When a monk saw that he did not establish words, he realized his nature and became a Buddha, he seemed to be enlightened.He no longer worships Buddha, and often uses the Great Prajna Sutra as toilet paper.Someone wondered why he was like this.I am a Buddha, and the scriptures just record the words of Buddha.With Buddha here, what is the use of scriptures? One day, Bai Yin is right

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-26

Monk Shenxiu, Master Lao An, and Monk Daoming.The gods are in peace, and the monk Lazy is in peace.In Nanyue.The master enjoys the Tao and said: There is no need to change anything, so why should I discuss it in one paragraph if I have nothing to do?If you have no distraction in your true heart, you will not need to be stopped.The past has passed, and the future cannot be counted.Suddenly

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-26

Zen Master Shenguang Huike crossed the mountains and ridges to Shaolin Temple in Songshan, and visited Master Bodhidharma, requested a lecture, and asked for a disciple who entered the house. Bodhidharma sat quietly facing the wall and ignored it.The divine light then waited outside the door. It was wind and snow all over the sky. After a long time, the snow was deep and the knees were deep.Bodhidharma sees that he really wants

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-26

A long time ago, there was a king of Stonenimi who ruled the vast territory and many subjects; although there were many concubines and concubines, he still had no children.The king was worried about this and worried that no one would inherit the throne, so he held a grand and grand prayer ceremony to pray for the gift of God.

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-26

There is a wealthy family that has hired many servants, and each of them wants to please the master. Whenever they see his master spitting on the ground, they all rush to wipe it with their feet.One of them was not very agile and often lost.Once, he saw the owner's mouth

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-25

There is a rich man who is rich in the world, but he still lives a depressed life every day. He is worried that his children are unfilial, he is worried that old age and illness will come, he is worried that wealth will not last long, and he is afraid of the persecution of death.He let himself live in endless troubles.He lives next door

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-25