Buddhist story: Zen is a flower: The Dharma body is free from illness

Master Fo Guang: Interpreting the Second Lecture of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva in the "Perfect Awakening Sutra" to Understand the Dharma Body

The second lesson on understanding the Dharma body. We talked about entering the Great Light Garland of Supernatural Powers, Samadhi Right Reception, and All Tathagata Light Garcinia Abbot. This is the state of liberation that is described. It is difficult for us to guess the so-called state of liberation, because we are troubled sentient beings and do not know what it is.

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-01

Master Wei Chuan: Visualize the Master’s Dharma body in front of you and practice seriously according to Master’s teachings.Is this OK?

In the past, I recited the Great Compassion Mantra every day, visualizing Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva shining light on his head to eliminate his disciples' karma, becoming like Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, purifying his Dharma body, and then chanting the mantras in the Dharma Realm by myself.Now, can you visualize Master, Master, as the incarnation of Guanyin, and practice the fourth level

Han peopleTime: 2025-04-06

Buddhist Story: Master Xuanzang and the Heart Sutra

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

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

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

Once, when the Master Fu of Taiyuan was preaching the Nirvana Sutra at Guangxiao Temple in Yangzhou, a Zen master suddenly laughed when he heard the three virtues of Dharma body and talked about the wonderful principles of Dharma body.After the lecture, Master Fu invited the Zen scholar to have tea and asked: I don’t know enough about my study of Buddhism based on the meaning of the text.

Zen caseTime: 2024-11-18

Namo Amitabha, good Bodhisattvas and good friends: I am a graduate student. Although I have not formally converted to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas (disciples are party members), I deeply believe in cause and effect and take the Buddha as my teacher.My disciple has published several articles about sexual misconduct while studying Buddhism, although his sexual misconduct is more and more lustful.

Retribution of evil lustTime: 2024-05-27

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

Zen Master Tongrong is a monk from Yunshui who is home to the world. His daily homework is his journey, begging for alms, and preaching Dharma.One day, on a mountain road, he met two bandits holding steel knives, escorting an enemy bandit with shackles and handcuffs and a big wooden shackle around his neck.At

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-25

One day, Zhaozhou Congshen (read shen3)When sweeping the floor in front of the Buddhist temple, a monk asked Zhaozhou: You are a great monk, why are you still sweeping the floor? Zhaozhou replied: The dust flew from outside.The monk asked again: This is a pure holy land, how can there be dust? Zhaozhou said: Look,

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-25

Su Dongpo likes to practice Zen very much and likes to be friends with monks. He has a monk friend named Foyin.Let me tell you a story about Su Dongpo and Foyin.One day, Su Dongpo meditated on both legs and meditation. His realm was very good. After getting off the seat, he wrote a poem: Ji

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-25

A young beginner asked Zen Master Zhaozhou and said: I am a new seeker and sincerely asked the teacher to give me some special advice.Zhaozhou said: Have you eaten breakfast? Thank you! I have used it! Then, go and wash your food utensils! Wash it.Please clear the ground

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-24

Wang Tian is a doctor who is skilled in medicine, but many patients still die, so he is afraid of the shadow of death every day.Once on the way to the clinic, I met a Yunshui monk. Wang Tian asked for instructions: What is Zen? Yunshui monk replied: I don’t know how to tell you,

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-24

Zen Master Yunmen visited the Zen Master Muzhou and arrived at the temple of Zen Master Muzhou. It was dusk and dusk.Yunmen knocked on the two closed doors hard. After a long time, Muzhou came to respond. After Yunmen knew his purpose, he was about to step into the threshold. Muzhou came out of it.

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-24

When Master Nanyue Huairang was in the abbot of Prajna Temple, he found that every afternoon there was a young man meditating in the Main Hall. It seemed that the young man was very intelligent, so he asked with great concern: "My friend, what are you doing here?" The young man didn't like someone to disturb him.

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-24

Zen Master Shitou Xiqian, who lives in Hunan, once asked a new monk who came to study: Where did you come from? The monk: comes from Jiangxi.Xiqian: Then you have met Master Ma (Mazu )Did you? Learning monk: I have seen it.Xi Qian pointed at a pile of firewood and asked again: The statue of Zen Master Mazu

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-24

Once, when Mazu Daoyi was meditating, he couldn't help but spit on the Buddha statue. The waiter didn't accept it when he saw it and asked hurriedly: Teacher! Why do you spit the phlegm on the Buddha statue? Master Daoyi immediately coughed twice and asked the waiter: In the void,

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-23

When Master Fayan Wenyi was practicing Zen at Zen Master Qinghui, he could not understand the enlightenment. So he left Zen Master E Qinghui and began to travel around.Once it rained heavily, and on the way, I was hanging a list in a Ksitigarbha Courtyard. The master in the temple asked him: Zen Master, where are you going? Dharma Eyes

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-23

In the past, Ananda was the attendant of the Buddha for 27 years. One day, when the Buddha was preaching to King Persenathus in Sarvas, Ananda's face looked sad. The Buddha asked him, why did he show sorrow? Ananda said that he dreamed of seven strange ancient things overnight.

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-23

The first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368),Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the great masters of Jiangnan to set up a recommendation ceremony for the fallen soldiers in Jiangshan.Zen Master Fanqi was ordered to ascend to the seat.The emperor is very happy.In March of the following year, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zen Master Fanqi to preach to Jiangshan and gave him platinum to the inner palace.Three years of Hongwu

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-23

A monk asked Master Huizhong to tell you: The ancient deeds said: The green bamboos are all Dharma bodies, and the depressed yellow flowers are nothing more than Prajna. People who do not believe in it think it is a wrong saying, and those who believe in it think it is incredible, but they don’t know what to do to be correct? Master Huizhong replied: This is the realm of Manjushri and Samantabhadra, not

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-22

There is oneindivualPeople, at homekeephaveTwo endsGood dairy cow,forthinkboastGlorious, go speciallyPre-I invited some good friends to his house to drink milk.He returned home and took the examconsiderHowSampleInvite thatIs itMany friends.becauseforHe only has twoheadAwesome.He thought: "It's best, do morepointbottleCome,

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-22

I have a friend, a scientist, who is now directing many PhD students in philosophy to write their dissertations.He wanted to do everything in a scientific way.But he was also a poet, and he often seemed very unscientific.go

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-22

Master Huangbo Xiyun became a monk since he was a child. Once when he visited Tiantai Mountain, he met a fellow disciple. The two of them fell in love with each other and were very prone to each other, so they walked together.When they walked to the front of a stream, the stream was rising.The ginseng wants to pull Huangbo to cross the river together

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-22

Zen Master Huizang from Shigong Temple in Fuzhou was a hunter before becoming a monk.He hated seeing monks the most. One day, when he was chasing a prey, he was stopped by Mazu Daoyi.This hunter who hated monks, when he saw a monk disturbing him from hunting, swung his arm and wanted to fight Mazu.horse

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-22

Yuan Xiao, a high-ranking monk from Silla in the Song Dynasty, practiced with Zen Master Da'an when he was young.Zen Master Da'an is a figure like Budai Monk and Jigong. He dressed in rags and beat the steel bowl on the street every day to beg for food. He also wished those who gave charity great peace. After a long time, everyone

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-21

The Zen master was sweeping the floor, and someone asked the great Zen master why he still wanted to clean the temple? The Zen master replied: The dust came from outside and asked: Since the temple was cleaned, why is there still dust? The answer was: Another little monk thinks that the quiet temple is naturally free of dust. For this view,

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-21

Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing Jisi (1149)In the spring of the year, Zen Master Zuyuan was invited by the believers and abbot of Nengren Temple in Wenzhou.Zen Master Zuyuan once went to the hall to sing a story by the monk Zhaozhou, saying: If there is a Buddha, you can't stand the scale and the hammer is as hard as iron.There is no Buddha, and I hurriedly walked past three feet deep grass under my feet.Three thousand miles away

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-21

A believer who had just studied Buddhism for a while, saw in the "Encouragement of Bodhicitta" that Vajra is not strong and his vows are the strongest. He did not understand the meaning and went to ask Zen Master Wuxiang. Zen Master Wuxiang said: On the Bodhi path to learning Buddhism, it is inevitable that people will be lazy, opportunities, karma and other obstacles will be caused by people's laziness, opportunities, and karma.

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-21

Zen Master Tansheng in Yunyan and Zen Master Daowu Yuanzhi in Changsha are both disciples of Zen Master Weiyan in Yaoshan, and their friendship is very close.Zen Master Daowu became a monk at the age of 46, and was eleven years older than Yunyan.One day, Zen Master Yunyan fell ill, Zen Master Daowu asked, "Li Que this

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-21

When Linji Zen Master was dating Zen Master Fenglin, Zen Master Fenglin once asked: I have a question I want to ask you, I wonder if you are willing to answer? Zen Master Linji replied: Who doesn’t know that Master Fenglin is a great poet? I don’t want to dig my flesh and make sores! But I’m very

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-20

There is a young man who lives on the top of the mountain. Every evening after work, he has to walk a rugged path to reach his home.One day, the factory was working in a hurry and he had to do overtime work.After work, it was midnight. When he was walking on that small road, there was a sudden strong wind and dark clouds.

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-20

A monk who has achieved success is about to pass away.The disciples are reluctant to leave the master.I ask the master, Master, where will you go when you pass away? We will chant your master with amazing words. I will be a cow.The master did not make any lies and reincarnated as a cow.Dedicate your own milk

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-20

Zen Master Weikuan was once asked by a monk: Do dogs have Buddha nature?Zen Master Weikuan answered.Do you have Buddha nature? I don’t.Why do all sentient beings have Buddha nature but you don’t have it? Because I am not the sentient beings you mentioned.You are not a sentient being, are you a Buddha? Neither.

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-20

The master showed his words: Those who study Buddhism today require true insights.If you gain true insight, live and die without any confusion, and live in freedom.No special requirements, special results will come from the beginning.Taoism! Just like the virtues since ancient times, all have a way out.Just like a mountain monk instructs people, as long as you are not deceived.To use

Buddhist story: Zen caseTime: 2024-02-20