When the Buddha lived in the world, he led seven disciples, including bhikshus, bhikshunis, novices, novices, novice nuns, Shikshamanas, Upasakas, and Upasakas, and there were as many as 1,250 people in terms of the Buddha's constant followers. How did the Buddha govern such a huge sangha?
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-18
Buddhism looks at life in the universe and is neither materialist, nor idealist, nor deist, but a dependent theist who advocates the harmony of cause and effect. Therefore, Buddhism looks at the composition of a person from three aspects: psychological, physical, and physical. topmost
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-17
Many Buddhist practitioners are influenced by fortune-telling, etc., and fortune tellers can roughly calculate some situations in our lives today, so they superstitiously think that Buddhism says that everything is predestined, and some people even think that if everything is predestined, then why should we learn Buddhism?
comeuppanceTime: 2025-07-17
1. Kāla and samaya In Sanskrit, there are many terms used to express time, and there are two that are often mentioned in Buddhist scriptures: one is kāla (gara), and the other is samaya (samaya). Early Indian religion or philosophy to make
The Buddha prepared the ritual vesselsTime: 2025-07-16
The statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the sea looks down at the vast East China Sea and shows a relieved smile at Luoshan Temple in Xiangyang. Since the establishment of the temple by Master Uixiang in the Silla era for more than 1,300 years, it has been a popular place for Guanyin prayers. After the spread of the word that Guanyin Bodhisattva settled here,
The Buddha prepared the ritual vesselsTime: 2025-07-15
From the Western Han Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, Qingzhou has been the political, economic and cultural center of the Shandong Peninsula. Buddhist temples began to be built very early, and Ningfu Temple was built in the second year of Tai'an in the Western Jin Dynasty (303 AD). Longxing Temple began to be built during the Liu and Song dynasties, and during the Song and Yuanjia periods, it was called the Buddhist Hall.
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-14
Hangzhou Lingyin Temple Supervisor Temple talks about Buddhist vegetarianism: contributing to a harmonious society China-Singapore Zhejiang Net, August 20 (Reporter Wang Enmin, intern Xi Wei) "Vegetarianism can bring us physical and mental peace and joy. At the same time, the taste enjoyment brought by vegetarianism is also full of nature
Eat vegetarian earlyTime: 2025-07-12
Cultivating the method of universal virtuous vows, developing a vast bodhicitta, exhausting the void, covering the Dharma realm, and continuously educating sentient beings in the future, in this way, without saying that self-afflictions will naturally be eliminated. With a deep and vast bodhicitta, the future is realized
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-07-09
There are often friends who are troubled by emotional marriage, and there are often people who ask about helpless marriage and marriage and happy amulets, hoping to pin their hopes on the help of amulets, and there are not a few more extreme people who want to help with the evil laws of the underworld. In fact, even if it is a really helpful amulet
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-08
If we can keep the precepts, we will be able to practice according to the teachings, and we will give birth to true wisdom, and we will never be upside down, and we will not do anything to break the fast. Therefore, monks must be able to restrain themselves and control themselves well at all times
Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-07-08
Bodhisattva is the abbreviation of Sanskrit transliteration Bodhisattva. Its Chinese translation of Bodhi is enlightenment, and the Chinese translation of Sattṣṇa is sentient beings, or sentient beings (all animals with feelings), and the full translation should be: enlightened sentient beings, Taoist sentient beings, and enlightened sentient beings. According to the meaning of this word, ancient Chinese translation
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-07
Q: Is it okay to worship Taoism after converting to Buddhism? Master Da'an answered: Converting to Buddhism means determining the spiritual destination and life value goals. When I received the three refuges, I solemnly promised: since I took refuge in Buddha, I will no longer take refuge in the heavenly demons and heretics; Self-conversion to the law
Master Da'anTime: 2025-07-05
The internal and external dignity should be sufficient [Hengshan Temple] How much do you know about the etiquette of the fasting hall? 1. Internal: Five views of food and storage (1) Calculate the amount of merit and where it comes from (2) Think about one's own virtue and lack of supply (3) Prevent the mind from being greedy and so on (4) Doing good things and good medicine to cure the body and dryness (5) Achieving enlightenment
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-04
The Buddha told the audience with shallow roots the fundamental principles of being a human being, keeping the five precepts, and practicing the ten good deeds, which is called the human heavenly vehicle; For those who have a strong sense of world-weariness, they talk about the way to liberate from life and death, which is called the Hinayana of sound and hearing; For listeners with deep roots and sad wishes to transform into the world, it is
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-04
The important scriptures established by the Pure Land Sect are the "Buddha Says Infinite Life Sutra", "Buddha Says Infinite Life Buddha Sutra", "Amitabha Sutra" and "Theory of Rebirth", which are the main scriptures, and the rest of the "Huayan Sutra. Universal Virtue Bodhisattva Fulfillment" and "Rangam Sutra. The general trend is to the Bodhisattva chanting Buddha
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-07-03
Why do some people get rich first and then poor, while others are poor and then rich? The sutra says this: Excerpted from "The Buddha is the Elder Who Speaks of Karma Differences", and there is also karma at the beginning of happiness and then suffering. It seems that there are sentient beings. He was encouraged by others. I am happy to do charity. The heart is not strong. Later, he regretted it. Thus, it was fate.
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-06-29
Worshiping Buddha has the meaning of repenting of sins, practicing meditation and gratitude, and expressing respect and gratitude for the Three Jewels of Buddhism and Dharma Monks, and reviewing oneself and repenting of the karma created in the past, which not only helps to improve one's personality, but also stabilizes people's body and mind. So
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-06-29
went to Wenchang to watch the satellite go to the sky, and Dai Huiwen Buddha beads returned home safely. Hainan Huiwen Government, Huiwen Buddha Bead Association, and Huiwen Buddha Bead Trading Market are the only designated Buddha bead cultural exchange platforms. Nowadays, there are many Buddhist beads that have been consecrated by the master
Buddha statue knowledgeTime: 2025-06-29
The seven Buddhist recitations of the Buddha in the eleventh month of the 2010 lunar calendar at Gaoshan Temple in Leizhou, Guangdong (lectured by Master Renhuan on the morning of the eleventh month of the 16th lunar calendar) to give orders to the Buddha is a great way to eliminate disasters and avoid difficulties. To get rid of it is to have no obstacles. Life and death, life means living,
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-28
Buddhism's reason for opposing suicide is based on the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance. If Leslie Cheung understood Buddhism, would he still choose to commit suicide? Leslie Cheung committed suicide, and countless people sighed for it, and it is really thought-provoking that life is so unbearable. German philosopher Heidegger
The Buddha prepared the ritual vesselsTime: 2025-06-26
The Great Compassion Mantra comes from the "Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva Vast Perfection and Unhindered Great Compassion Dharani Sutra", which is an important mantra of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva's great compassion, supreme bodhicitta, and helping people to help people and cultivate the Tao and become Buddhas. The full text of the Great Compassion Mantra consists of 84 sentences, each of which is correct
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-06-24
One of the four great bodhisattvas of Buddhism, Puxian Bodhisattva, has ten great vows for practice, the fifth of which is the merit of rejoicing. The so-called rejoicing is to follow the obedience, follow the reason, and follow the power and reality. Joy is celebration, celebration of cause and effect, celebration of Buddhism, celebration of Buddhism, celebration of Buddhism. Now the previous one
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-06-24
Q: According to the wisdom of the Dharma master, how does the Buddhist concept of life protection enter the field of non-religion and lead to an environmental protection issue that all mankind can be aware of in the 21st century. Master Jingkong answered: This topic has gone beyond religion, but it still needs to rely on all religions.
Release Q&ATime: 2025-06-24
In addition to the five precepts, as a disciple of the Three Jewels at home, he should fulfill his responsibility for raising and educating his children; Children should be obedient and loyal to their parents, not to waste their parents' property, and when their parents are old or weak, they should fulfill their responsibilities of assistance and support. student
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-06-23
chanting Buddha beads, chanting Buddhist mantras, counting, and changing decorations; Buddha statues are respectfully offered, but they become works of art; The temple is a place for practice and Taoism, which becomes tourism; Buddhist scriptures become academics, which are the supreme magic weapons of listening and thinking; Meditation is a method of cultivating Buddhism and becoming stress-relieving and fitness;
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-20
Master Hongyi said that the ten benefits of copying scriptures The special merits of copying scriptures not only praise the Dharma and get close to the Tathagata, but also absorb merit, be blessed by the gods, and eliminate disasters and sins. In the "Sutra of Observing Good and Evil Karma", it is mentioned that writing and offering scriptures has the following merits: 1. Yu
The Buddha prepared the ritual vesselsTime: 2025-06-20
Buddhism is like a void that can include all the infinite worlds. Just now, Professor Xu said, "The world's religions include monotheism, polytheism, and polytheism." But there is no atheism or theism. What is divine? Wisdom and integrity are called gods. What is Buddha? Buddha
Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-06-20
Buddhist release was originally to rescue some injured small animals, but today the release is a group of people who go to the vegetable market to buy some animals to release in the river, not knowing what taboos there are in releasing animals. Share Buddhism below
Release guideTime: 2025-06-19
The death of "Sister Lin", Buddhist "hospice care" surfaced The death of Chen Xiaoxu, who played Sister Lin in Dream of Red Mansions, attracted widespread attention in society because of the particularity of the process of "illness - monk - death". There is artificiality
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-18
It's so special! People donated so much to build a temple, I must donate more than her, and the merit is greater than her. On such a special day today, you must burn incense. So many great masters must sit next to the masters in order to receive blessings. This division
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-06-18
The Chinese nation has a long history and has the reputation of a 5,000-year-old civilization, and is the only country in the world that continues to exist to this day
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-18
Buddhist worship ceremonies originated from the reverence of Buddha Buddha in the early days, and gradually expanded to worship other Buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities and masters. After the Buddha's death, the most important Buddhist ritual: placing the Buddha's bone relics in a stupa (stupa). therefore
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-06-18
March 6, 1984 A benevolent person who loves others is a loving person. This benevolence, for people, is a manifestation of kindness, with the idea of pushing oneself and others. As the saying goes, 'Do not do to others what you do not want to do. Don't impose on others what you don't want to suffer.
Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-06-18
Buddhism is a non-profit unit, so there is no need to compete - and answer to loyu8848's question from Master loyu8848: How does Buddhism compete with other religions in the new era? How should the relationship between the Chinese Buddhist Association and the temples create harmony? A: Buddhism is a non-profit organization.
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-17
A brief talk about Buddhist medicine - one of the five wise Buddhist medical practitioners Master Ming Daojian In view of the current confusion and even misunderstanding of the social function of Buddhism, which leads to widespread misunderstandings in understanding and the inability to treat people's physical and mental diseases correctly, he hereby publishes this article on Buddhist medicine
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-17
How Buddhism Strengthens Its Own Construction and Contributes to Economic and Social Development - Learning from the Spirit of the 17th National Congress of the Central Committee The victory of the 17th National Congress of the Central Committee marks that China, under the leadership of the new generation of national leaders, still adheres to the four basic principles
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-17
[Wonderful Lotus] Learn a little Buddhist knowledge every day; The six-character mantra is derived from Sanskrit and consists of six Tibetan letters, which is not only the prayer words of Tibetan Buddhist Tantra, but also a public law to strengthen the body. Six characters are true
The Buddha prepared the ritual vesselsTime: 2025-06-15
India, the birthplace of Buddhism, is located in the tropics, so most people think that monks and nuns did not wear shoes during the reign of Shakyamuni Buddha. In fact, this is not the case, according to the following citations of the Zen forest elephant vessel scroll, which says: If there is a benefactor, the cow dies and sells it to the slaughter, and it is transferred
The Buddha prepared the ritual vesselsTime: 2025-06-15
Meditation can break away from afflictions Our afflictions are everywhere, because our greed, hatred, and infatuation are everywhere. To learn Buddhism is to eliminate our greed, hatred, and infatuation, and to purify our body, mouth, and mind. This way we will be able to reduce our worries
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-14
In 2008, Myanmar was hit by a typhoon, causing casualties, and then within half a month, Sichuan, China, suffered a huge earthquake, causing huge casualties. While actively rescuing the injured and sick, people are actively restoring people's livelihood and doing their best
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-13
Mystical phenomena do not necessarily exist only in religion, but they also happen to non-religious people, but they treat mystical phenomena as illusions. As for the phenomenon of ghosts and gods, ordinary people are still very confused and unknowable and elusive, thinking that they do not exist, but in fact they exist
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-06-13
Master Mingzang: I want to set up a Buddhist university. The governor asked Yaoshan: What is the Tao? Yaoshan pointed up and down, saying, "Yes?" The governor replied, "No." Yaoshan said: The clouds are in the blue sky, and the water is in the bottle...... On April 26, 2008, Master Mingzang gave a lecture at Peking University with the theme of "The clouds are there
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-12
Buddhism talks about fate, and some people think that since it is fate, there will be what is in fate, and there is no need to force what is not in fate. Learning because of understanding is learning correct thinking
Buddha statue knowledgeTime: 2025-06-12
[1. Temple, courtyard, nunnery] Temple, in ancient times, was the name of the court institution, such as Dali Temple Taichang Temple, and extended to the official office. In the Han Dynasty, there was a Honglu Temple to entertain guests from all over the world. Later, Buddhism was introduced to China, and the number of monks from the Western Regions gradually increased, so it was built in Luoyang
Buddha statue knowledgeTime: 2025-06-12
Ritual vessels are also called Buddhist vessels, Buddhist utensils, ritual utensils or props. In a broad sense, in Buddhist monasteries, all solemn Buddhist altars, as well as utensils used for various Buddhist rituals such as prayers, practices, offerings, and pujas, or prayer beads and even tin canes carried by Buddhists
The Buddha prepared the ritual vesselsTime: 2025-06-09
Buddhism believes that worshiping and worshiping Buddha statues will produce and accumulate a lot of merit, and visualizing the solemnity of the Buddha and the profound mystery of Buddhist teachings in front of the Buddha statue can enter the realm of meditation, which can be conducive to religious practice and practice. When you want to invite a Buddha or Bodhisattva statue to come
Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-06-07
"Auspicious Mantra for Eliminating Disasters" It is a Tibetan character in the Tripitaka, and the Tibetan character box "Auspicious Sutra for Eliminating Disasters" comes from the "Auspicious Sutra for Eliminating Disasters", and there is also a sutra called "The Buddha Says the Auspicious Dharani Sutra for Eliminating Disasters and Great Virtues", which also talks about this mantra
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-05
In previous lectures, we talked about cause and effect, and put forward a concept. This concept is what the Buddha told us in the Mahayana scriptures. The first is that there is no effect without cause. This fruit is not the fruit of apples, oranges, and bananas that we think.
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-04
The layman asked: Master, why do you still feel troubled when you chant scriptures and worship Buddha every day? Master Huiguang answered: We have studied a lot of Buddhist principles, recited long scriptures, recited complex Sanskrit mantras, meditated on double plates, and vegetarian diets for a long time
Han biography figuresTime: 2025-06-01
In the middle and late Jin Dynasty, why did Buddhist beliefs penetrate into the daily life of the Jurchens? The Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty mainly believed in primitive shamanism before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and due to the widespread spread of Buddhism in the north by the Liao Dynasty, Bohai, and Goryeo, there were also individual Buddhas in the early Jurchens
He was a person in the worldTime: 2025-06-01
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