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Master Pure Land Dharma: This old man has not planted good causes for five hundred lifetimes, so how can he become a monk?
In the Lotus Sutra, the Buddha told us a story.When the Buddha was alive, an old man asked to become a monk with the Buddha.In the past, one must have attained the fruit of the monks. At the lowest possible limit is that there are countless people who have attained the fruit of Sotapanna, Stuka, Arhat, and Bodhisattva.
Pure Land DharmaTime: 2025-06-20
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A seven-year-old child prodigy became a monk and realized the truth, saying that he had been reincarnated in five families in five times
In ancient times, there was a practitioner who attained the Arhat fruit and lived in the deep mountains to maintain his post.In the village at the foot of the mountain, there is a seven-year-old prodigy. Because of his good roots in his past life, he realized the impermanence and ephemeral of the world at a young age, and he was determined to explore where life comes from.
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-06-20
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Master Kaiyuan: If you want to become a monk, what should you say to your parents?How should I deal with my social responsibilities?
Fellow practitioner: If you want to become a monk, what should you say to your parents? What should you do with your social responsibilities? Master: Not everyone can become a monk, it requires fate, and not everyone has the fate to become a monk.If you really practice for yourself,
Han peopleTime: 2025-06-06
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The past and present life of Emperor Shunzhi becoming a monk, a poem that makes people cry
In the late Ming Dynasty, an old monk built thatched huts and lived in seclusion on the peak of Mount Emei.The old monk never went down the mountain, did not eat, drank water all year round, and meditated with his eyes closed.A little monk followed him and went down the mountain from time to time to buy rice and cook for himself.In this way, the old monk meditated for more than ten years, and his disciple followed him ten times.
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-06-02
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Why did Sakyamuni refuse his aunt to become a monk three times? Is the "Eight Respects" considered discriminating against nuns?
Why did Sakyamuni refuse to become a monk three times? Is the "Eight Respects Dharma" considered discriminating against nuns? Why did Sakyamuni refuse to become a monk three times? Is the "Eight Respects Dharma" considered discriminating against nuns?We know that before Shakyamuni became a monk, he was originally Kapilava
Talk about Buddha's Zen and enlightenment of lifeTime: 2025-05-25
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Master Xuanhua: Will you really become a monk when you are a monk at home?
1.Question: What is true? Master: Which industry, which school, which sect, which religion, if you can do your best to benefit others and not yourself, this is all true. To put it more clearly, if you help others on the surface, but have some intentions inside, it is not
Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-05-21
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For example, Master: I call him a monk, and his Dharma name is specially added to the word "up and lower" and what is its meaning?
For example, Master Ben: Called a monk, his Dharma name is specially added to the word "up and down". What is the meaning? He gave up love and said to his relatives, knew the heart and understood the origin, and understood the law of inaction. This is called the Sammen. (Sanskrit sramana)。In order to save oneself, monks must beg for the Tathagata’s Dharma to nourish the Dharma body and wisdom life, so the Dharma name is
Han peopleTime: 2025-05-10
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Master Ruben replied: What are the twelve merits of becoming a monk?
Master Ruben replied: Le became a monk (Sanskrit pravrajya)Those who give up love and leave relatives, know the mind and understand the law of inaction, and understand the law of inaction, and improve diligence in order to achieve Bodhi and broaden the consciousness and improve themselves, then they can absorb ten kinds of merits: 1. Do not attach to all desires.2. Le Alanruo (Sanskrit aranya)。3. What Buddha practices
Han peopleTime: 2025-05-08
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The Monk Treasure Theory 57. Becoming a Monk
The Monk Treasure Theory 57. Becoming a Monk (Attached to my seventh cause and effect of becoming a monk )I was born in 1973 and was born in the 1970s.It was the middle of the Cultural Revolution when I was born, and it was an era of completely eradicating religious beliefs.Even if the country introduced the policy of restoring freedom of religious belief in 1982, I
Han peopleTime: 2025-05-05
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The cause and effect of the Buddhist monk becoming a monk in the same clan
After the Buddha became a monk in the same clan, many people from the Sakyamuni were transformed into Buddhism and became monks and entered the monastic community, many of whom became important disciples of the Buddha.Sutras and treatises such as "Sakya Book" record their causes and conditions for becoming a monk: Venerable Ananda is Hu
Han peopleTime: 2025-05-04
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Buddhist image: Shakyamuni Buddha spreads the Chapter of the Praise of the Elephant King respectfully becomes a monk
The Buddha Shakyamuni (superior )The omniscient Mipham Rinpoche translated by Sodaji Khanbu, the Five Blessings Chapters 66. King of Elephant became a monk, Sakyamuni Buddha was reincarnated as an elephant before he lived in the dense forest with many birds and animals. The forest environment was beautiful.Elegant as white
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-05-04
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Master Zhenyuan replied: My disciple Ma Wenbo wants to become a monk, but the parents disagree. Please give me a tip!
Questioner: Ma Wenbo )Master Zhenyuan replied: The merits of becoming a monk are immeasurable. Sentiments can develop the heart of becoming a monk, which is worthy of rejoicing and praise! However, the fundamental purpose of becoming a monk is to leave and to help all sentient beings.Parents are also among the sentient beings. Parents oppose it and act against it is unfilial.A hundred good things
Han peopleTime: 2025-04-27
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The first meeting with his wife and son ten years after becoming a monk
In the third year of Buddha's enlightenment, he returned from the southern state of Magadha to his hometown, Kazila Acropolis.From King Suddha to all the people of the Sakyamuni tribe, they all went outside the city to welcome the Buddha. Among them, the only ones who did not participate in the welcome ranks were Yasudra and Rahouluo.In Yeshutu
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2025-04-26
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Master Guoyu: Yiwei Crossing the River Appendix: Ten years of spiritual journey of studying Buddhism and becoming a monk
The journey of studying Buddhism and becoming a monk for ten years———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————It should be part of the life blueprint, which is inherent in life; perhaps
Han peopleTime: 2025-04-16
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Taoism would rather ask ten people to return to secular life than to persuade one person to become a monk.
Taoism would rather ask ten people to return to secular life than to persuade one person to become a monk. "Since the introduction of Buddhism into China in the Eastern Han Dynasty, fate has always been ups and downs. In history, it had the heyday of "480 temples in the Southern Dynasties".There was also a fatal blow to "Three Martial Arts and One Sect Destroying Buddha".Buddhism
Time of enlightenmentTime: 2025-04-16
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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
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Even those who don't believe in Buddhism know this most famous Buddhist story
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
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Master Renda: He became a monk in his previous life to destroy magic weapons, and he had a headache in this life for 30 years!
A lay Buddhist named Miaorong. She had a headache for 30 years because she had destroyed magical tools as a monk in her previous life. The experience of this lay Buddhist writing: I know this lay Buddhist, and I once heard Master Renda talk about her in person. I think it is very necessary to write it out and share it with the public.
Han peopleTime: 2025-03-15
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Buddhist Story: Folk Story: Hui Kaiqiuqiuqiuqiu
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
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Buddhist Story: Folk Story: Kind White Chrysanthemum Fairy
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
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Buddhist Stories: Folk Stories: Unlucky Stories
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
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Buddhist Stories: Folk Stories: The Encounter of Monks
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
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Buddhist Stories: Folk Story: One-Eyed Hero
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
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Buddhist Story: Folk Story: Wang Mazi's Twenty-Six Knives
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
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The causes and conditions of Nirvana Miaorong to become a monk
The reason why Master Miaorong became a monk was born in an extremely ordinary working family. Both parents have different family backgrounds. Fortunately, my mother grew up in a family that believed in gods and followed the traditional morality of the East.This may be closely related to the ancestors of my grandmother's family
Other Causal StoriesTime: 2025-01-07
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A dancer becomes a monk
A long time ago, there was a couple in ancient India who made a living by Kabuki music and had a daughter named Qinglianhua.The green lotus is not only solemn in appearance, but is rare in the world, clever and smart, and is impressive; it also has many talents, which are complete with the sixty-four talents that women should have at that time.
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2024-12-30
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Master Jiqun: Ordering of Monks and Noble Life Chapter 1 The Meaning of Monks Section 1 The Origin of Monks System
The ordained monks and the life of novice monks - Interpretation of "The Fresh Practice of Novice" Chapter 1 The meaning of becoming a monk, and the novice monks are the starting point of their status as a monk.As the saying goes, a good start is half the success.Personally, being a good novice monk who is in accordance with the Dharma will lay the foundation for the future career of the monks.
Han peopleTime: 2024-12-06
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Master Jiqun: Ordering of Monks and Noble Life Chapter 1 The Meaning of Monks Chapter 2 The Promotion of the Benefits of Monks
The ordained monks and the life of novice monks - Interpretation of the meaning of becoming a monk in Chapter 1: The meaning of becoming a monk in Chapter 2: The second part of the part that persuades the interests of becoming a monk. Li Zu quoted the "Huashou Sutra" and "Great Wisdom Treatise" to further explain the persuasion or assist others in becoming a monk.
Han peopleTime: 2024-12-05
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Master Jiqun: Ordering of Monks and Noble Life Chapter 1 The Meaning of Becoming a Monk Chapter 5 The Blessings of Monks
The ordained monks and the life of novice monks - Interpretation of "The Parting of Noodles" Chapter 1 The meaning of becoming a monk to help the group Chapter 5 The blessings of monks are said to have a monk who knows how to keep the precepts and does not want to pursue the Tao after becoming a monk.Take precepts as the best, but the rest will not do anything.Use it as a non-theory, and there is a lot of anger inside.Self-deprecation
Han peopleTime: 2024-12-05
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Master Xuyun: His wife has an affair with a wild man, and his husband becomes a monk and practices Taoism and cuts off the red dust
There is a magnificent master in Yunnan, who is from the Ming Dynasty, with the surname Cai, and lives outside the Xiaodong Gate of Kunming.When his parents died, they left behind their property and lived a good life, worked hard and frugal, and sold their own vegetables for pocket use.His wife is young and beautiful, lazy and has an affair with a wild man.Cai Sanming
Han peopleTime: 2024-11-11
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Master Xuanhua: Being a monk is the most thorough cloth; Shi
The great Bodhisattva among the Bodhisattvas has the most magnificent furnishings, beautiful houses, and various exquisite living tools.If anyone begs for such a lot of noble materials, the Bodhisattva will immediately give them to him without hesitation.Bodhisattvas practice the method of giving,
Master XuanhuaTime: 2024-09-03
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Khenpo Dazhen: If you obtain the Buddha's fruit, you will naturally obtain the benefits of the world.
Khenpo Dazhen: If you obtain the fruit of Buddha, the benefits of the world will naturally be obtained. If countless sentient beings can rely on Bodhicitta and cultivate Bodhicitta, they will be able to achieve liberation very smoothly and easily, and they will be able to obtain the fruit of ultimate Buddhahood very smoothly.
Being a personTime: 2024-08-21
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The Pure Land Dharma: Why didn’t the Buddha build a temple?Now some temples are built, why do some people become monks?
“What is Prajna? Prajna is the core of Sakyamuni Buddha’s life preaching.He taught this course for twenty-two years.twelve years of "Agama", elementary school; eight years of "Fangshua", middle school; twenty-two years of "Prajna", university; the last eight years of "Lotushua", that is
Towards the Pure LandTime: 2024-08-18
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Master Daojian: I want to launch an activity that refuses to toast to monks. Please support me!
Master Daojian: I want to launch an activity that refuses to toast to monks. Please support me!Master Daojian himself has been a monk for more than ten years and has been exposed to the Southern Buddhism of Han and Tibetan Buddhism and found that the positioning of monks by the Southern Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism is relatively accurate, that is, professional preachers and practitioners.
Other Causal StoriesTime: 2024-07-29
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Master Tiheng replied: Is there an age limit for becoming a monk?
Master Tiheng replied: Being a monk means breaking away from his secular identity and entering the organization of the monastic community.The Sangha is a group that takes the basic characteristics of leaving the life and undertakes the mission of inheriting the Dharma. The characteristics of the Sangha determine that monks should have high qualities, whether internal or external.
Han peopleTime: 2024-07-28
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The Buddha preached the Dharma and saved the two kings and became monks
The Buddha preached and saved the two kings and became monks in the Buddha's era. Two kings were incompatible with each other and often mobilized troops to attack each other, which greatly harmed the people.At that time, King Persenaut saw that these two kings were often struggling by anger and were in the flow of life and death, and could not extricate themselves, and their hearts were born.
Buddhist scriptures storiesTime: 2024-07-23
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At the age of seven, he became a monk and attained the fruit position
When he became a monk at the age of seven, he attained the fruit of the fruit. The Buddha was in the city of Sarvas.A great king who was born in Chang led his army to kill all the entire Shakyamuni people. The younger brothers and wife of Venerable Ananda were not spared, leaving only two orphans to live on the streets of the Acropolis of Kapila.Nothing to do, no home
Buddhist scriptures storiesTime: 2024-06-18
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The mystery of Emperor Shunzhi's becoming a monk
Emperor Shunzhi became a monk, Fulin, the ninth son of Emperor Taiji, ascended the throne with the assistance of his uncle, Regent Dorgon, and changed his reign to Shunzhi, becoming the first emperor after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass.Dorgon was arbitrary and resourceful.Only after his death did Shunzhi begin to
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2024-06-09
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Master Guanghua: How did I quit drinking before becoming a monk?
It is not easy to quit drinking, but it is actually just because I have not made up my mind.I can tell you my personal experience of quitting alcohol: I used to love drinking, but if the alcohol content is not large or small, I will drink one or two bottles of sorghum, and my face will not be red or my spirit will not be messy.Later, when the mainland was about to leave his hometown, my mother
Han peopleTime: 2024-06-06
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Emperor Shunzhi's Monk
The jungle in the world is like a mountain, and you can eat gold and white jade everywhere. It is not precious. Only the cassock is the most difficult thing. I am the master of the earth, mountains and rivers. I worry about the country and civil affairs and become troubled for a hundred years. It is not as good as the monk's family when they are idle and go away. I am confused when they are idle. I have never given birth to me.
Records of modern rebirthTime: 2024-04-05
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Sodaji Khenpo: The monks of all generations—the top scholars who have become monks and advise you to practice early
I advise you to set up a path of cultivation early, and it will be difficult for you to lose your life.In the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Luo Hongxian. He was particularly talented and became the top scorer in high school in his twenties.(It was very difficult to win the top scorer in the past, but it was even more difficult than to get into Tsinghua University and Peking University now.) He is upright because he saw an official
Buddhist knowledgeTime: 2024-03-19
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An old man who became a monk at the age of two hundred
When the Buddha was alive, he walked to the Bamboo Forest Monastery of the Royal City.That day, many monks gathered in the temple. When the Buddha was teaching, suddenly a noisy sound came from outside.The Buddha said to Ananda: "You go outside and take a look, the sound outside is
The story of Master ZhengyanTime: 2024-03-14
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The story of Master Haitao before and after becoming a monk
My hometown is from Taipei, but I was born in Kaohsiung.My father came to Kaohsiung to destroy the ship. At that time, the environment at home was relatively good. He often dreamed when he was a child. For a while, he even dreamed of a monk standing by the bedside to look at me every night. I thought to myself that I often went to the fields to catch fish, so
The story of Master HaitaoTime: 2024-03-14
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Do you still want to know your past life?This child was reincarnated by his grandfather, and he could not bear the reversal of ethics and became a monk.
Do you still want to know your past life?This child is actually the reincarnation of his grandfather. He cannot bear the reincarnation of his ethics and becomes a monk and reincarnation. There are many records all over the world.Li Qingchen, a literati of the Qing Dynasty, once recorded such a true case of reincarnation.In eastern Guangdong,
Common peopleTime: 2024-03-05
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Master Hsing Yun: "Biography of Sakyamuni" Chapter 30: All the princes become monks and gain salvation
In his hometown, Kapilava, the Buddha taught the Dharma several times according to circumstances. These Bodhi seeds gradually sprouted in people's hearts. Those who followed King Suzuan and the brothers of the Buddha in the Sakyamuni tribe all wanted to shave their hands and become monks.In the heart of King Sudian,
Master NebulaTime: 2024-03-03
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Master Hsing Yun: Chapter 12 of "Biography of Sakyamuni"
From then on, King Sumian added more treasures and beauties to the prince's palace. He wanted to use these to entertain the prince's heart day and night, but the prince did not feel nostalgic about these things. Every day he was worried about old age, sickness and death! He was so good!
Master NebulaTime: 2024-03-02
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Buddhist story: Zen case: What to let go?
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
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Buddhist Story: Zen Case: How to Be Tao
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
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Buddhist Stories: Zen Cases: Zen Trajectory
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
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Buddhist story: Zen case: Principle of waterwheel
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