Chapter 1819 [The legend of Buddha in the secular world]
At the beginning, Ye Tianchen naturally knew that this was just a dream, a dream that could not be underestimated, a dream that could not go with the flow. If he was seriously injured or even died in the dream, then such a dream would turn into reality!
However, when Ye Tianchen jumped off the cliff of the deep sea and a "Buddha handprint" shattered the purgatory on earth, he came to a palace. In this palace, there were ten real Buddha statues around. Ye Tianchen took action to kill a Buddha statue, but he suffered a powerful backlash. His overlord's fist force was easily resolved by a Buddha statue, which was shocking!
However, when Ye Tianchen saw the Buddha statue sitting cross-legged in the middle of the palace, he was stunned. He was really shocked, because the Buddha statue sitting cross-legged in the center of the palace exuded a supreme breath. Ye Tianchen had lived in the secular world for so long, and there were too many images of the supreme Buddha of Buddhism, that is, the Buddhist emperor mentioned by martial artists. Isn’t the person sitting cross-legged in the center of the palace the Buddhist emperor?
The Buddhist Emperor, the most mysterious Emperor, and the emperor who created a truly immortal inheritance of billions of years, is undoubtedly mysterious and powerful, and it is difficult for anyone to touch. No matter whether he is a real Buddhist Emperor in front of Ye Tianchen, the breath and trembling feeling are difficult for people to remain unmoved!
Ye Tianchen looked at the Buddha sitting cross-legged in the center of the palace, looking at the ten Buddha statues around him. He tried hard to recall everything about this Buddhist sect. He had never thought about it before, and he had never thought about it. His understanding of Buddhism came from some information from the secular world. This is what he could think of now!
There is a small country between the foothills of the Himalayas and the Ganges, and the king is called King Suddha.
One day, King Sudhosa, who was in the palace, received a good news from the empress's house, and the empress gave birth to a prince for him. This prince is Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism.
Sakyamuni's mother died on the seventh day after she gave birth to him, so he was raised by his aunt. Sakyamuni was very smart since childhood and could learn anything at once. He was willing to ask a reason for everything, and he had to get the answer.
King Sudhodon likes the little prince very much, hoping that one day the little prince can become a king who unifies the world. But the old king always worried about the little prince because he was always willing to think of some things that seemed very ridiculous to the old king. For example, he asked, why are some Brahmins and some Shudras? Moreover, the descendants of Brahmins are all Brahmins, and the descendants of Shudras are always Shudras. Why is this? The old king couldn't answer, so he had to say that this was arranged by God, but Siddhartha said that he did not believe it. He also said that he wanted to find a way to make everyone equal.
When Siddhartha was 19 years old, she married her cousin and her family life was very happy. One day, Siddhartha went out to visit the city. She saw an old man walking hard with a wooden stick. She walked a short distance and saw a patient lying in the mud. She met a group of birds pecking at a corpse. He asked a passerby, what was going on. The passerby said, "It's really rare and strange. This kind of thing happens often, not the first time." After returning to the palace, he kept thinking about this question, which was very annoying.
Depressed and distressed. He was thinking: Can't a person's life be exempted from the pain of birth, old age, illness and death? One day, Siddhartha saw a man wearing a torn clothes and holding a tiled bowl, looking leisurely and contented, rich and happy. The prince asked the entourage who this was. The entourage said, "This is a monk who practices the Taoism." Siddhartha hurriedly saluted the practitioner and asked him why he was so happy. The practitioner said to him: "The world is impermanent, and only monks can get liberation."
After returning to the palace, the prince was excited to think about the words of the monk. He had a monastic thought and had the idea of becoming a monk. The next morning, his wife gave birth to a son for him. After the news came out, the whole city was celebrating that King Suddha had a grandson and Siddha had a son. But after thinking for a night, Siddha decided to become a monk and practice. He quietly walked through his wife's room and saw her holding her son, wanting to walk in and take a look. However, he finally stopped
When Shakyamuni Buddha was 25 years old, he stopped walking and sighed and said, "How difficult is it to practice Taoism!"
Finally, he made up his mind to leave his wife and children and resolutely leave the house.
The next day, Siddhartha walked out of the country, drew his sword by a river and became a monk. The old king disappeared from his son and was extremely anxious. He sent a few people to search for it. Finally, he found Siddhartha in the forest, but he refused to go home. After that, Siddhartha traveled around to visit famous scholars to study philosophy, and followed the ascetic monks to learn Taoism. At that time, the so-called "asceticism" popular in India was to seek Taoism using various ways to seek hardships, such as not eating or sleeping. Siddhartha also used this method of practice, but the result was that his spirit and physical strength were almost exhausted and he still gained nothing. Later, he realized that only when he was strong could he find the truth. So he began to pay attention to exercising his body and will.
One day, he came to a small river and wanted to take a shower, so he washed all the dirt accumulated on his body for the past six years after becoming a monk. The little girl who grazed at the river was very worried when she saw Siddhartha's exhausted body and mind, so she gave him a lot of milk. Siddhartha finally recovered his energy. He walked to a Bodhi tree, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and pondered, and was reciting for 6 years.
When he was 35 years old, he finally figured out the principles of getting rid of the sufferings of the world and founded Buddhism. Later, Siddhartha went to various places to preach and recruit believers, hoping that everyone would believe everything he said and do as he did. Buddhism was born like this. As the founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha was called Sakyamuni by his disciples, which means a saint of the Sakyamuni clan. The doctrine and spirit of Sakyamuni moved many people, including many Brahmins and Kshatrian castes. More and more people accepted the teachings of Sakyamuni.
Sakyamuni interpreted Buddhism as the "Four Truths", which means truth, and the Four Truths are the four "truths": the truth of suffering, the truth of accumulation, the truth of extinction, and the truth of path. "The truth of suffering" means that people are suffering everywhere in their lives, and birth, old age, sickness, death, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are actually suffering. "The truth of accumulation" refers to the cause of suffering. Because people have various kinds of wishes and actions, corresponding results will appear. Then in the next life, they must pay the price for their actions in this life, which is the so-called good reward, and evil rewards. "The truth of extinction" means how to eliminate the causes of suffering. To get rid of suffering, one must eliminate it. "The truth of path" means how to eliminate the causes of suffering, and eliminate the causes of suffering, one must practice Taoism.
Shakyamuni also formulated "precepts" for believers. Both lay people and monks must abide by the "five precepts": do not kill, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not lie, and do not drink alcohol. The men of monks are called monks (monks), and the women are called nuns (nuns). They must shaved their heads, wear monk robes, and completely leave their family life. In addition, they must also abide by some monks' precepts.
Buddhism advocates that everyone is born equal, sympathizes with the unfortunate suffering, and preaches that as long as you do good deeds in this life, you will be rewarded in the next life; if you do bad deeds in this life, you will be rewarded in the next life. These claims of Sakyamuni avoid the harsh reality and have a negative side. He also advocates the use of self-liberation to eliminate troubles and deny struggle, so the ruling classes in the secular world in all generations often use it.
There are many myths and legends about Buddha saviors.
The monkey has to cross:
One day, Sakyamuni sat under the Bodhi tree by the Nilianchan River and meditated. A macaque held a honey fruit in his hand, and an elephant's nose rolled up a bamboo tube of sweet spring quietly knelt in front of him. The Buddha opened his eyes and asked why.
The macaque replied: "I used to live in the forest at the foot of the mountain. I had hundreds of relatives. I climbed trees and picked fruits every day and lived freely. But the prince hunted and shot us, and all my friends were killed. Fortunately, I climbed the branches and swayed across the stream and escaped. Now I am left with one body, so I ask the Buddha for his rescue.
The elephant also said: "There is a villain near where I live. He is very fierce to my elephant group. He catches traps and kills and arrows. I escaped here to avoid disasters. Fortunately, I met the Buddha and prayed for shelter.
After hearing this, Sakyamuni said, "Injuring life and harming life is the most important precept in Buddhism. Those who commit violence will eventually be punished. If you want to be free from suffering, you must practice and practice." After that, he drank the sweet spring with the monkey and shared the honey fruit. The monkey was overjoyed, bowed to the Buddha, threw himself into the Nilian Chan River, drowned and died, and waited for reincarnation to become a man and then became a monk to practice in order to seek liberation.
Buddha saves sentient beings:
There is a girl named Yunathaya. Her parents died and both of them made a living.
She set up a small stall to sell fruits, vegetables and other groceries. Because the transaction is fair, the business is pretty good.
Later, she and a young man in the same village were married and had a harmonious relationship after marriage. Her husband was doing business and she handled the housework at home.
Soon, she gave birth to a cute child, and her family life added more fun, but the good times did not last long... But the good times did not last long. After her husband died of illness, her youngest son died of illness. She carried the dead child to the Buddha who was sitting in meditation under the Bodhi tree and prayed for salvation.
The Buddha preached to her: Everything in the Saha world is inherently "suffering". Life is all suffering, life is suffering, old age, illness, death, resentment, separation. Living in the world means living in "suffering".
After Unataya returned to the village, forcing a livelihood, he sought help from a plague in Linli. There were many people who died of illness and were unable to take care of themselves and could not help.
She felt deeply about the loss of her husband and children and the suffering of life in the world. She recalled the Buddha's teachings and decided to escape from the sea of suffering. Unadaya converted to Buddhism, and the Buddha agreed to accept her as a disciple. Later, she practiced carefully and finally achieved the right result. (To be continued...)
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Chapter completed!