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In Xiaguan Town, Dali City, Yunnan Province, there is a Bai-style white temple built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, which is called "General Cave" (also known as General Temple). The story behind it not only records the glory of Nanzhao in the most prosperous period in Dali history, but also engraves the historical memory of Nanzhao and the pain of many wars. It is not a Buddha or a bodhisattva, nor a local national hero, but a general of the Tang Dynasty, Mina Lee (2), who conquered Nanzhao in the famous Tianbao War in the Tang Dynasty and threw himself into the river. The local people not only don't hate General Mina Lee, but also respect the loyalty of General Mina Lee. So far, there are many legendary examples of General Mina Lee helping others in the local area after his death. Therefore, General Mina Lee was honored as General Li Ji by the local people and became one of the famous local owners. The incense is flourishing here, and people who come to burn incense and pray are bustling. Believers come to offer sacrifices from time to time, thanking General Mina Lee for his effective protection. With what sacrifice? Because you don't understand cause and effect, it is often the flesh and blood of all sentient beings such as chickens, ducks, fish, pigs and trotters. ④

Why should General Cave and General Mina Lee be introduced first? This starts with an incident that happened on May 23rd, 20 1 1 year:

That day, I received a phone call from Guo Jing, who was born in Dali, Yunnan, and later married a layman in rural Sichuan. Before studying Buddhism in this life, she lacked people who knew how to guide her, and she had never seen Buddhist scriptures and dharma books. She has gone through many detours and suffered a lot. Since we met for special reasons, we have often called me and asked some questions about Buddhism. She didn't understand the nature in Su Shi's meditation, but she first aroused some magical powers and didn't believe in going to the pure land, so she suffered a lot in reincarnation. She can see things that ordinary people can't see since she was a child, and because she didn't encounter Buddhism in her first half of her life, this ability not only didn't bring her any benefits, but brought her endless troubles and even disasters. Her specific situation will be written separately in the future, so I won't elaborate here for the time being. In 2005, in order to make a living, she was clumsily introduced to the general cave for a few days, explaining the signature drawn by lottery to the people who came, because she could see the general story and communicate with all sentient beings. Naturally, her business was good, but she gave up the job within a week because of family matters.

Guo Jing called me that day because when she was doing farm work in her hometown in Sichuan, she suddenly saw General Mina Lee appear. He has been here many times and appreciated her ability to communicate with all kinds of sentient beings. He hoped to invite her back to the General Cave to continue her work, and promised to give her a large sum of money to make her feel relaxed and comfortable all her life. She called to ask how to reply to the general. I asked Guo Jing, "Where is General Mina Lee now?" "He is standing beside him now. He is a tall and burly ancient general, with a long-handled sword in his hand, riding a white horse and taking more than a dozen ancient soldiers. He came here to sincerely invite me back, because there are not many locals who can really communicate with him. What do you think I should do? " "Of course, fortune-telling is absolutely impossible to go back, and no amount of money can be made. This profession is a' bad life' for Buddhist disciples, so we must look at it, put it down and strengthen our hearts! Although some things can be accurately counted by fortune telling, they can't bring the benefits of getting rid of troubles and getting rid of the cycle of life and death. Now you are a disciple of Buddha. Although you live in poverty, it is ok to practice the precepts, live in the pure land and go out of the three realms. How can you throw away the most precious wealth because of the limited economic interests in the world? " General Mina Lee is just a ghost king, and his karma is deep. He just accumulated some good deeds, that is, he is just a ghost of Ford. Once the blessings are exhausted, you will continue to experience suffering. As a Buddhist disciple, you converted to the Three Treasures. How can you serve ghosts and gods again? "I see. I used to study Buddhism, but I didn't understand Buddhism for the first half of my life. I only know how to deal with sentient beings with my special functions, and I have not led them to practice Mahayana Buddhism. All beings can't get real benefits. For more than 30 years, I have been harassed by these inhuman people and lived a life that is worse than death. I don't want to live this life anymore. Now I know the Dharma. If I earn more money to cancel my visa, the future world will be as painful as it is now, and I dare not take the old road again. " "Very well, just reply to General Mina Lee." "In fact, he has been listening to our conversation carefully, and now he has something to tell us ..."

Guo Jing paused, and then relayed the words of General Mina Lee sentence by sentence: "He said that after listening to the conversation between us, he was moved and woke up. He and his family receive sacrifices and sacrifices from all beings in the General Cave every day, and tirelessly relieve people's worries and pains. They haven't changed for many years. They can only help some small things in life, but they can't fundamentally change the fate of all beings. The troubles of all beings are one after another. There is no end in sight, and the ghost road is full of attacks and killings. Thousands of years ago, the two sides who died in battle met in a ghost road, still fighting and taking revenge. How can all this stop? He felt helpless and tired. Many admirers supported him with the flesh and blood of animals and killed many animals. In front of the temple, the nearby stream was dyed red with the blood of killing chickens. The temple is often full of excitement, but the soul killed outside the temple cries loudly. Although he is a blessed military commander for the time being, he is always uneasy. He has been looking for a way to get rid of the troubles of life completely. After listening to our conversation, he felt very reasonable and said he didn't want to

I don't think General Mina Lee will be happy. After listening to General Mina Lee's words, I sincerely admired General Mina Lee's deep kindness and keen interest, and told him: "The formal three-conversion ceremony should be taught by the static monk on behalf of the monk group. Our family is a disciple of Buddhists, so we will temporarily take you to take the oath to convert three times before the Buddha, and then convert before the clean monk when conditions permit. " I took over the general and recited the oath of three conversions, briefly preaching the meaning of three conversions and five precepts and ten good deeds. The general asked again, "What Dojo should I go to practice?" I told him: "Only by observing precepts and chanting Buddha can we survive in the West. Now is the Dojo. You should study Buddhism with your heart, and never ask for Buddhism from outside. You can quit the pure preaching Dojo. As long as you live in the world of nuns, you can listen to the scriptures and listen to the dharma, increase your wisdom, get close to the real knowledge of goodness, follow the teachings and practice for one day. By the way, you should use your own ability to protect all Buddhist disciples in the world, and do good deeds as the pure land of your past life, and you will be born in the pure land of the West. " The general agreed and left.

In the evening, Guo Jing called again and said that General Mina Lee had something to ask: "I am studying Buddhism now, but there are still many soldiers in my account who have been following me since I died. There are ghosts of killed animals outside the general's cave. What should they do? " Guo Jing explained that in the Tang Dynasty, General Mina Lee was ordered to fight for his country, and the defeat rate was that all soldiers were the first to throw themselves into the river in Xiakansai Hull, and their subordinates threw themselves into the river one after another. Some of them are still subordinates of General Mina Lee after their death. Some of them have been reincarnated as fish and other beasts for many generations, while others are water ghosts in the river, and their ghost lives are endless. They are always wandering back and forth in the river, struggling for help. Every time they swim to the shore, the water rises. I told the general: "You were a general and a ghost king in the ghost road, and you were honored as the Lord. You use this condition to call on all sentient beings to convert to the three treasures, learn Buddhism, and let them get happiness from suffering. " Upon hearing this, General Mina Lee immediately ordered his followers to record it, and ordered all creatures under his jurisdiction to convert to the Three Treasures and learn Buddhism. Together with the general, we recited the three conversions for all his subordinates and sentient beings.

Suddenly, Guo Jing became nervous, and her voice showed fear. She said: "Some water ghosts suddenly appeared around me. Their clothes were running, their skin was white and swollen, their faces were miserable, their hair was waist-high and their eyes were green. One of them smiled and wanted to hug me, with his head close to him, ecstatic. " I told Guo Jing to mention the Buddha's name immediately, and the water ghost suddenly left. The water ghost smiled and said to Guo Jing, "I know you. You were only eighteen years old before you became a soldier in the Tang Dynasty. You and I grew up in a mountain village, childhood friends. My family promised to marry me after the war. Who thought of being defeated in a foreign country and throwing himself into the river? I don't know how many years passed. Although I died, I never forgot my oath. Today, someone taught us three transformations and we can get out of the water at once. I didn't expect to see you in front of me as soon as I came out of the water. Why didn't you make me happy? " The bride who has been waiting for so many days finally meets! "I shouted at the water ghost:" My heart can't pass! "Those things have passed forever and will never come back. Guo Jing is now a disciple of the Buddha and has married another woman. Don't be rude! " General Mina Lee and the guardian ghost king immediately drove away the water ghosts in Guo Jing.

Guo Jing and I immediately asked General Mina Lee to lead all the people who came to read Buddha with us. Accompanied by the sound of the Buddhist name "There is no Amitabha in the south", Guo Jing saw many sentient beings coming behind General Mina Lee, forming a long team, including the general's subordinates, the sentient beings killed outside the general's cave, and local ghosts. They read Buddha together, and the ugly faces of many sentient beings became solemn, and some sentient beings with ripe opportunities were blessed by the power of Buddha.

From then on, General Mina Lee went to lecture and listen to Buddhist scriptures at any time to improve his practice. A few days later, he came to me through Guo Jing and said, "Thanks to the love of the people in Shimonoseki, you respect me and have something important to ask. First, I'm a disciple of the Buddha now, and I can't kill and eat meat. I hope that the two laymen will try to inform the people in Jiangjundong and Shimonoseki not to support me with the flesh and blood of all beings. " Animals used to be people, and killing them means killing people. Animal flesh and blood come to worship God, and I don't know that they are also God's people. Second, we should warn the world that what goes around comes around is true. Among the six divisions in the wheel of karma, there are obvious differences between sin and blessing. Now I have finally found a bright road, got rid of suffering, and got rid of the six divisions in the wheel of karma, namely Buddhism. I also hope that my people will stop evil and learn from Buddhism and get the same benefits. I vowed to join the ranks of the Dragon and Eight Branches and protect all those who do good deeds and learn Buddhism. People must know that if you do good, you will be blessed. Why sacrifice to God, help the world, and God will protect those who do good. "We praised the compassion of General Mina Lee and solemnly agreed to the entrustment of General Mina Lee. Two things entrusted by the general are of great significance. Diet is a big problem faced by ghosts and gods. Buddhism has its own methods to clean the diet for ghosts and gods, such as the great compass said by the Buddha to save the hungry, the great compass said by the Buddha to give the hungry manna, the feeding method of Mengshan, the feeding method of flame mouth, and even the feeding method of land and water, which should be strongly advocated. The principle of causal samsara is indeed a necessary basis for learning Buddhism, which needs to be vigorously promoted among the public, as the "Five Bitterness Chapters of Buddhism" says: "A husband is good at knowing. Want to teach new things. Teach slowly. Talking about magic makes you protect it. Because life and death are bitter. There are five different ways. Believe in sin and be blessed. It's over. "That's how you talk."

Afterwards, I tried to get in touch with the management of Jiangjundong several times, but I couldn't find the accurate contact information, and I couldn't go to Dali, Yunnan Province to deal with this matter in person because of official business, so this matter was delayed again and again. In recent days, Guo Jing met General Mina Lee several times. The general is angry because we haven't done so yet. He said that in the past year, many people killed the general in his cave and offered sacrifices to him, which caused obstacles to his practice. He has ruined his career, and adding more debts will turn him into a degenerate beast to pay off future debts and urge us to find a way as soon as possible. I also think this matter can't be delayed any longer. I just want to write an article about it. I hope that believers in Dali, Yunnan, or Buddhist disciples who have been to Jiangjun Cave, after reading this article, can bring General Mina Lee's announcement to Jiangjun Cave and local people. At the same time, I hope this incident can bring some enlightenment to people, completely reform the bad habit of killing and sacrificing, and persuade the world not to use the flesh and blood of all beings to support the gods and the dead. The Tibetan Scripture says: "Therefore, I am inhuman to the Buddha and the Dragon and Eight Branches. Advise all sentient beings not to kill at the end of their lives, not to create evil karma, not to worship ghosts and gods, and not to pray for ghosts (w m: ng) and ghosts (Li m: ng). Why? What you killed, even worshipped, did nothing, and the interests killed people. However, the fate of evil has increased. If you were born in the afterlife, or now, you would get a share and be born in heaven. It is evil to be loved by all family members when life is at stake. It also makes it the end of life, and it is tiring to argue, and it is good to be late. What's more, when people are dying, they have no less good roots in their lives and have their own interests. How to endure your family and increase your career. For example, someone who comes from far away and doesn't eat for three days has a burden of 100 kilograms. When I suddenly meet my neighbors, I am even less attached. " So I'm in trouble again. "We should keep in mind the teachings of Tibetan bodhisattvas.

Today, I will remember it:

This Lord God will convert to the Three Treasures of Galand Bodhisattva.

Protect the law, tell the woman, be eager to sacrifice, and remember to abstain from animal products.

May this article pray that General Mina Lee, his family, his subordinates and all sentient beings killed by him will popularize all six sentient beings with clean diet, rich knowledge, joy in suffering, believe in Buddhism and die in pure land, and prove Bodhi together!