Master Awakening: Why is the first statue of Maitreya Bodhisattva seen when you enter the temple?

Master Daguan: Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Episode 42

Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (42)If a person who cultivates merits has a strong heart, he will always be respectful.If your heart is always lighter than others, and I will never be able to do anything, and if your nature is false and unreal, you will never be able to do anything. Because I am arrogant, I will always be too arrogant.Good teacher! Every thought is endless is merit, and a straight mind is virtue; self-cultivation is self-cultivation

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-05

Master Chengyi: Winter Zen

A reed of vines are covered with green snow, and the fragrance is not yet on the other day.The magpies surround the front room, Guanyin warms the heart of winter! The two mountains invite Zen guests and visit the fairy trails.There is a line that can be written as a poem, and it is leisurely to carry a pot.Fahai is clear in nature and the moon is found in the mountains of gold.Three shaved heads and swords entered Jinshan, and the clear air shook the mountains and rivers.Thousand-year potential cultivation

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-05

Master Daguan: Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Episode 27

Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (27)Ordinary people, the majestic and majestic, are not solemn, but are called solemnity, which is the body of the body, which is the mountain, which is not the mountain, which is also the mountain. It is also the mountain, which is the nature of emptiness and dependent origination, which is not changed, and it follows the circumstances. All forms, emptiness, color, and all dharmas return to one, and all dharmas are illusory, emptiness, wonderful existence, and there is no dwelling, and the mind is born.

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-05

Master Daguan: Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Episode 30

Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (30)Good teacher! If you don’t stay inside and outside, you will be free from going and coming, you will be able to eliminate your attachments, understand and be able to practice this practice, which is no different from the original Prajna Sutra.[Good teacher! Do not stay in the inside and outside,] Not being attached to the outside world is called [not staying in the outside world], and not being attached to one's body and mind is called [not staying in the outside world]. Not being attached to one's body and mind is called [not staying in the outside world].

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-05

Episode 61 of the Sixth Patriarch's Platform Sutra Speech, the Fifth and Sixth Patriarch will pass on the "Five-part Dharma Body Incense of Self-Nature". After finishing this chapter, the "Sixth Patriarch's Platform Sutra" has been discussed.Why did the Sixth Patriarch at this level talk about repentance?Learn Buddhism, don't know

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-05

On the seventh day of 17th, all colleagues, classmates and good teachers: Today is November 15, Sunday, 2009, and September 29th of the lunar calendar, which is the perfect day of the seventh.Through the seven-day meditation of the earth, everyone has improved to varying degrees and each has gained the benefits of meditation.have

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-05

Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (13)The fifth ancestor returned, but he didn't come to the court for several days.Everyone was suspicious and asked, "Are you angry with the monks who are sick or not?" They said, "I'm not sick, and the clothes are already south."Question: Who taught me? He said: Those who can get it.The crowd knew that, and hundreds of people came to chase after him, trying to take the robes and mantle.A monk named Chen and his name is Huiming.

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-05

‘The mutual coexistence is more rewarding. This is the revenge of revenge, endless."Everyone follows symbiosis", we are reincarnated in this life, we are destined to be with our parents, brothers and sisters, and relatives and friends. Being able to be together in this life is called common karma, and the result is called

Cause and effectTime: 2025-08-05

The Buddha once taught us: "Before you have achieved Buddhahood, you must first make friends." Later, you will uphold this principle. If you have the opportunity to make good friends, I will do my best.I would like to come to the United States to make a connection with Fayun Temple Buddhist Academy this time.1. How many years do you say

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-04

Good and evil cause and effect cannot be offset, this must be understood.What should we do? What should we do if we cannot offset it? Buddhism teaches us to strengthen good causes; and we will no longer do what we have done in the past.Let the power of good be strong, the power of evil be weak, and when you are reborn in the future

Cause and effectTime: 2025-08-04

The classmate is in poor health and is honest and honest in reciting the Buddha's name. Why are he still sick? There is a passage in Tiantai's "Zhiguan" that we have also learned before. Let's repeat it again. It is very important."Zhiguan" says, "may be dedicated to the karma of the past", evil karma

Cause and effectTime: 2025-08-03

Many people think that time is life, but they equate time with money.We can think about it. During work, whether riding a bicycle or driving on the road, it is like playing with life, rushing forward.I've asked at the intersection once

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-02

Some people like to drive by themselves, go mountaineering, Jiuzhaigou, and go to farmhouses.Today we call this lifestyle leisure.Why relax and relax?Because I was too tiring to go to work and the pressure was too great, I needed to yell hard in the mountains.However, this way

Han peopleTime: 2025-08-02

If he is jealous, he will have heavy karma in his previous life; if he has a big temper, he will have heavy karma in his previous life; if he is selfish, he will have good karma in his previous life, and he will have good karma in his previous life, and he will have a lot of karma in his previous life. He will be too selfish and only know how to be selfish.We humans are like a speck of dust in the void.This pill

Cause and effectTime: 2025-08-01

【Introduction to the classics] "Uphisattva Precepts", seven volumes.Translated by Tan Wuchen, Northern Liang.Also known as the "Sutra of Good Life" and the "Upsa Precepts".The Buddha was a good student who taught the Mahayana Upasaka Precepts (Home Precepts) and revolved around it, explaining the six paramitas such as giving.The content of the whole scripture

Buddha statue knowledgeTime: 2025-07-31

Q: What is "cause and effect continuity"?Answer: All dharmas arise from cause and condition are impermanent, but are continuous, like flowing water, passing by before and after, and arise after cause and effect, without interruption. This is in terms of vertical aspects.From the horizontal

Cause and effectTime: 2025-07-30

The five precepts are: do not kill, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not lie, and do not drink alcohol.Although there are many precepts in Buddhism, the most important thing is the Five Precepts. From the beginning of the mind to the Bodhisattva, you must abide by the Five Precepts.If you do not kill, the first of the Five Precepts, the result of killing is disease and short life.

Buddha statue knowledgeTime: 2025-07-30

The main hall of Guangde Temple in Xiangshan, Ninghai, 1. About the three Buddhas and the three-body Buddhas, the main hall of the three-body Buddhas, are two forms: the three-body Buddhas and the three-body Buddhas. [Note] The Buddha’s head has a flesh bun on the top of his head. (j)、Snail hair grows on the head and white hair grows between the eyebrows (a symbol of Buddha's enlightenment

Buddha statue knowledgeTime: 2025-07-29

Q: What is "cause and effect continuity"?Answer: All dharmas arise from cause and condition are impermanent, but are continuous, like flowing water, passing by before and after, and arise after cause and effect, without interruption. This is in terms of vertical aspects.From the horizontal

Cause and effectTime: 2025-07-29

The third door is to describe the forty-eight great vows made by Dharmazang Bodhisattva, which are the great vows of the world and the ultimate supreme, which are very worthy of our praise.The Buddhas and Tathagatas in the ten directions made general vows and other vows in the practice of Bodhisattvas in the causal realm.I hope everyone is the same, the Four Great Vows, we

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-28

Nowadays, many people chant Buddha's name every day. It is a good thing to be able to chant Buddha's name every day, but chanting Buddha's name alone is not enough. You must know the principle of chanting Buddha's name. What is the ultimate greatness of Buddha?Where is the excellence of the Buddha's wisdom?Take the four most common words to save sentient beings as an example. Those who truly study Buddhism

Buddha statue knowledgeTime: 2025-07-28

Those who study Buddhism should understand Buddhism and practice Buddhism, that is, eat Buddhism, wear Buddhism, and sleep with Buddhism.Both walking, standing, sitting, and lying down are in Buddhism.Those who know Buddhism should benefit others as the premise and never make plans for their own interests.In short,

Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-07-27

The 28th, please ask the monk to be a Buddhist son.There are monks and Bodhisattvas.A lay Bodhisattva.And when Tan Yue asks the monk to pray for blessings.You should go to the monk's yard to ask the governor.Now I want to ask the monk for a wish.Governor report.Invited in sequence.Then you will be able to obtain wise and sage monks from all directions.But the world does not invite five hundred Arhats Bodhisattvas

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-26

What is the difference between a temple and a temple? In various news reports about Buddhism, you can often see journalists calling Buddhist temples a temple. Sometimes when chatting with some lay Buddhists, you can often hear them say: I went to the temple to burn incense one day or another.That

Buddha statue knowledgeTime: 2025-07-26

Today we rode Amitabha Buddha's ship to Mount Wutai to get close to Manjushri Bodhisattva.We have already said before we set out in Amitabha Temple that all Buddhist teachings cannot leave Prajna wisdom, and Manjushri Bodhisattva represents Prajna wisdom.Many of us Bodhisattvas are practicing

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-25

What is ignorance?Ignorance: Ignorance is affliction, and it is also one of the different names of afflictions.Focusing on the cause is called ignorance, while focusing on the result is called trouble.There are two major differences, namely one thought of ignorance and beginningless ignorance.One thought of ignorance is also called afflictions and confusion of views and thoughts.Ignorance without beginning is also called

Buddha statue knowledgeTime: 2025-07-25

Khenpo Dazhen: What is the biggest problem?When I was sick that year, I was not nostalgic for this life. I had nothing to let go, but I was not very sure about the bardo and the next life, although I also knew the whole process.At that time, there was only one around me

Buddhist Q&ATime: 2025-07-25

Is there any difference between seeking rebirth in the Pure Land and seeking ascend to heaven?The answer is yes.My teacher, Yin Hairen, once said that his teacher, Yin Shun, had a good summary of this.Mr. Yin summarized three points: Rebirth in the Pure Land is ascending rather than depravity, and equality rather than rank.

Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-24

「Tathagata is one of the ten figures of the Buddha.A lay Buddhist asked me, "Is Tathagata Buddha different from Amitabha Buddha?"In fact, the name of each Buddha is "Tathagata", "Sakya Tathagata", and "Medicine Tathagata".It’s not that this Buddha is called Tathagata.

Master XuanhuaTime: 2025-07-24

All sentient beings, as long as they are in the samsara and are inspired by their own good and evil karma, have an essential characteristic, which is the feeling of suffering.This bitter fruit comes from the karma he has committed.For example, our world is called Saha, also known as tolerant.What to show

Master Da'anTime: 2025-07-23

What is concentration in Buddhism?It is not that we can close our eyes, see nothing, hear nothing, and have no thoughts.This is just a preliminary stage, not a real determination.What does it mean?It is certain to be unaware of various external states

Buddha toolsTime: 2025-07-22

Master Kuanjian replied: When meditating, is breathing a nose and mouth exhaling? Why does it always hurt when sitting for a while? ※※: Master, when meditating, is breathing like a nose and mouth exhaling? Why does it always hurt when sitting for a while?Shi Kuanjian: Not necessarily, usually you suck and exhale with your nose.As for back pain

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-22

Disciple: My child’s father doesn’t care about anything and has lived with others outside. I take care of the child and the old lady alone. What should I do? Leave or not? Master Kuanjian: After learning Buddhism, you must learn how to deal with it. How to choose? Leave or not

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-21

Question: What Buddha should people with deep karma chant? Kuanjian Master: No matter what sutra or Buddha chant, they are all harmonious and unobstructed, and they are all one and not two. Reciting one Buddha is chanting countless Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.Ordinary people will always be led by others, and they will be fickle. If they really treat each Buddha and a Bodhisattva

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-21

The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas give us their kind wishes, or the merits and blessings they have achieved, which is called the addition.The so-called holding is like taking it with our hands, holding it up, and holding it.Buddhas and Bodhisattvas use their compassion, wisdom and merits to give us all kinds of wishes and help

Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-21

Enlightenment can be achieved through the practice of chanting Buddha's name and practicing Zen.How to be enlightened?To use the term modern philosophy, that is, how to understand the world, this is the epistemology of Buddhism.Buddhist epistemology includes dependent origination and causality, which is separated from dependent origination and causality,

Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-18

When the Buddha was alive, the monks led by him included seven disciples including monks, nuns, nuns, nuns, nuns, nuns, shikhamana, upass, and upas. In terms of the permanent followers around the Buddha, there were as many as 1,250 people.How can the Buddha govern such a huge monastic community?

Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-18

What is the special meaning of wearing Buddhist beads? I talked about the topic of "Who can bring Buddhist beads" in my previous blog. Many people are following it. Today we will continue to talk about the special meaning of wearing Buddhist beads.Perhaps, some friends think that anyone can wear it now

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-17

Who is destined to be a Buddha? Li Ming has been very successful since he was a child. He had excellent grades when he was in school. It was not a problem for him to go to school. He got married soon after work. His wife was a classmate who had been in love for many years. Everyone envied them as a golden boy and a jade girl.How much work

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-17

When Buddhism looks at the universe and life, it is neither a materialist nor an idealist, nor a Theist, but a dependent theory who advocates the harmony of cause and condition.Therefore, Buddhism analyzes a person's composition from three aspects: psychology, physiology and physics.above

Buddha statue cultureTime: 2025-07-17

Are there any people who chant Buddha's name in our world who have been reborn? There are not many.There are many people who cannot be reborn after reciting Buddha for a lifetime, and it is disproportionate. There are indeed too few and too rare people who can be reborn; there are too many people who cannot be reborn.We observe calmly and carefully

Cause and effectTime: 2025-07-17

Saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level pagoda and abortion. It is killing people and killing their own biological children. Parents must bear causal responsibility.The mother killed her children directly. Her sins were heavier than her father and she bears a heavy responsibility for causality.Kill your own children, this is not an ordinary revenge

Cause and effectTime: 2025-07-16

Nirvana refers to the state of liberation of life and death and dying, and achieving the state of liberation of inaction, that is, neither birth nor death.Nirvana is translated as passing away. The perfect merit is called perfection, and the extinction of karma is called silence.Nirvana is the highest state that Buddhist practice must reach.Why should Nirvana Buddhism think

Buddha toolsTime: 2025-07-16

When you come to this world, whether in the past, present, or future, people need blessings to nourish their physical body and satisfy their insatiable greed.There are many ways to obtain great blessings, some people say it depends on hard work

Cause and effectTime: 2025-07-15

The charity asked: Master, my husband always lie flat on his body, sleeping with his hands on his pillow, and he is always nightmarished when he sleeps for several years. I have never dared to sleep on his body, and I will be nightmarish when I lie flat on my body. I always dream at night and have poor sleep. What is the reason?

Cause and effectTime: 2025-07-15

Question: Master, how can you adjust your life to be suitable for practice? Answer: Your body and mind are comfortable and your practice are good.Question: This is difficult, it is not easy to be comfortable in the body, but it is not easy to be in a good mood. Hey, no matter how I think about it, everyone is annoyed? Answer: Those who are difficult cannot, and those who are good at it are not difficult.Q: Then let me talk about how to be able to do it

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-14

「When you are willing to die, you will be reborn as you reborn, so it is said that you will follow the sins. "If you are willing to die, this life span has come. When a person dies, he will die. After he dies, he will reincarnate again.As you reap, what is heavy? This is your thought, this thought is your serious wrong thought

Cause and effectTime: 2025-07-14

Today, the phenomenon of breaking harmony and monks is very common. Not only does it create heavy karma by itself, it brings disasters to sentient beings. What kind of disasters are there? sentient beings do not have the opportunity to listen to the Dharma.This is called eliminating the Dharma body and wisdom life of all sentient beings, which is heavier than killing their body and life.Kill his body and life, he will have blessings, forty

Cause and effectTime: 2025-07-14

After the rain, the old trees grow green in the thousand-year-old trees bloom yesterday, and the flowers bloom today; the rain blows the wind and dust and dirt, adding to the mountains.In the bamboo forest outside the Zhizhe Tower, there are a few old camphor trees that seem to have been half-dead. After a late spring rain, some of them finally emerged.

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-13

The early morning sunshine is so bright. It slipped in against the window ridge in the north and opened my eyes. I opened my phone and saw that it was 5:50 on a certain year, month and day. It seemed that it was not from the dark space or from the night dream. It seemed that it was just a turn.

Han peopleTime: 2025-07-13