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The Secret History of Shunzhi: Why did the emperor shunzhi become a monk in Qing Dynasty?

It sounds incredible that the emperor shunzhi gave up his splendor and supreme power to become a monk. But what is the reason behind Shunzhi becoming a monk? Let's have a look.

Solve the mystery of the emperor shunzhi's abdication as a monk? In ancient China society, being an emperor was everyone's highest dream. However, there is such a person in this world. When he was an emperor for many years and got everything an emperor should have, he was tired of sitting in the dragon chair and began to abandon all material and glory. He must be a bald monk who can only fast and recite scriptures and is not allowed to approach women. This man is the emperor shunzhi. His abnormal behavior was called one of the three major mysteries in the early Qing Dynasty by later generations, that is, "Shunzhi became a monk".

The fact that the emperor gave up becoming a monk sounds really new and even incredible, but in historical records, it is true that the emperor shunzhi became a monk.

According to records, the emperor shunzhi believed in Buddhism for a long time. Tibetan Buddhism had a far-reaching influence on the Qing royal family when they were outside the customs. The emperor shunzhi's biological mother, sourdrang queen, is a Mongolian. She was deeply influenced by Buddhism since she was a child. Coupled with heavy and busy state affairs and tense political atmosphere, she is young and widowed. Therefore, sourdrang dowager needs to rely on Buddhist beliefs to relieve his inner pain. Her thoughts and behaviors, unconsciously, also deeply influenced the emperor shunzhi as a child. In addition, because of loneliness, most eunuchs serving the royal family in the palace believed in Buddhism, and their words and deeds also influenced the emperor shunzhi to some extent. And the emperor shunzhi's family life is not sweet and beautiful. In order to find a spiritual sustenance, he also took great interest in Buddhism.

According to textual research, the earliest record of the emperor shunzhi's contact with monks was in the eighth day of November in the eighth year of Shunzhi (1651kloc-0/2.20), at Zhongjingshan, Qianxi County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. During that trip, the emperor shunzhi not only learned more about Buddhism, but also regarded becoming a monk as the belief and pursuit of life. In the fourteenth year of Shunzhi, under the arrangement of eunuchs, Emperor Shunzhi met and talked with Han Pucong, a monk who presided over the meeting. It should be said that the meeting was very successful and pleasant, which made the depressed Shunzhi emperor in full bloom. The emperor shunzhi, 20, was deeply attracted by the profound Buddhist attainments and elegant manners of monk Han Pucong. So the emperor shunzhi wanted to call the monk Han Pucong into the palace to give lectures.

Han Pucong (16 10- 1666), born in Shunchang, Yanping, Fujian, was a common name Lian, and was a monk in Qing Dynasty. He became a monk in Tennoja when he was 0/5 years old, and shaved his hair three years later. At the age of 25, he traveled all over the world and then practiced in Taiping Temple. In May of the 13th year of Shunzhi, he began to preside over Haihui Temple in the south of Beijing. Kangxi died on February 8th, 2005/kloc-0, at the age of 57, leaving behind 16 "Quotations of Zen Master Ming Juecong".

The statement that the monk Han Pucong entered the palace to give lectures is recorded in the Quotations of Master Hampton:

On the fourth day of October in the fourteenth year of Shunzhi, Wanshan Hall was called. Q: It has been handed down from generation to generation since ancient times, and there is no leisure every day. (1) Who is studying Buddhism now? Zhiyun: The emperor was reincarnated as the Golden Wheel King, and planted great kindness, great wisdom and natural nature. Therefore, he believes in Buddhism, which is self-improvement without learning, and it is self-evident, so the world is supreme.

During the Buddhist activities in the palace, the emperor shunzhi's spirit was entrusted and greatly enriched. So, in excitement and joy, the emperor shunzhi gave the monk Han Pucong the title of "Ming Jue Zen Master". Seeing that the emperor shunzhi was so obsessed and pious about Buddhism, monk Han Pucong recommended several other eminent monks, such as Yulin and Mu Chen. Among them, the monk Yulin was honored as the teacher of the emperor shunzhi in the future.

Yulin Monk (1614-1675), also known as Yulin Tong Monk and Yulin Tong Zen Master, is called Yulin Buddhist. Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, the common surname is Yang. A famous monk in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, presided over by Hongzhi in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, entered Beijing on 1658, promoted Buddhist Dafa in Wanshan Hall, and was awarded the title of "Dajue Zen Master". Soon after, he left his disciple Tunxi Hangsen to continue his Buddhist career in Beijing. The following year, he was named "Dajue Puji Zen Master" and given purple clothes.

Perhaps, at this time, the emperor shunzhi felt that he could not reach his true devotion to Buddhism. On a whim, he decided to play something big: he also wanted a formal Buddhist disciple's name.

In the sixteenth year of Shunzhi, the emperor shunzhi finally couldn't help admiring the Buddha and asked the Yulin monk to give himself a dharma name.

How dare monks in Yulin do something disrespectful to the world? But at this moment, the emperor shunzhi made up his mind and stubbornly insisted, not only claiming that this practice was voluntary, but also proposing "using some harsh words". Yulin monk was forced to write 10 for the emperor shunzhi to choose from. The emperor shunzhi chose the word "chi", thinking that only this word can express his fascination with life and Buddhism. According to Buddhism, Longchi Zufa school has a generation rule, the name comes first and the name comes last. Usually just by name. Yulin should be called Yulin Tong Monk. "Tong" is a descendant of Yulin, and all the disciples of Yulin monks use the word "Xing". Therefore, according to this rule, the emperor shunzhi's dharma name is "Xing Chi" and his dharma name is "Crazy Taoist". From then on, the emperor shunzhi called himself disciple Fu Lin when he was meditating with the Yulin monk. Call Yulin disciples brothers. In order to appease the emperor shunzhi, monks in Yulin called him "Buddha's Heart". For this reason, the emperor shunzhi was also engraved with titles such as "Dust Tibetan Taoist", "Foolish Taoist" and "Lazy Weng".

In the sixteenth year of Shunzhi, although the Zen Buddhism activities between Shunzhi Emperor and monks were quite frequent, as the Ninth Five-Year Plan, Shunzhi Emperor's disciple status at that time was still limited to Buddhism. Although there is no official record, Yulin Buddhist Chronicle records as follows:

Since March 15th, those who respect teachers and keep them in the Wanshan Hall of Xiyuan for the second month of the month often don't take off their hats and upload Shi Zhen, leaving them as ouchi. However, you can't be strong without asking. Words are not as good as ancient and modern political gains and losses, and characters deny it, but enlighten the sacred heart with the first meaning. Gai dared not recruit the Ming imperial edict of the Sangha alone.

The teachings of Buddhism, the Zen of monks, really have a deep influence on the emperor shunzhi. Perhaps the cultivation of mind, the method of avoiding arrogance and rashness, and the indifferent concept of fame and fortune in the world can just fill the emperor shunzhi's anxious and rude empty mind, which is also the spiritual sustenance and pillar of life he needs. In the monk Mu Chen's Journey to the North, he once wrote:

It's hard to be a dragon. Take a nod from time to time. Occasionally, because of the question-and-answer session, the teacher said, "People who participate in meditation should not be emotional, so they said,' Let's get straight to the point.'" Nod your head and say "got it". Later, Yun, a Chinese teacher who was closely related to the ambassador, said: "Now, long live Grandpa. Not only does he not hit people, but he also wants to swear and take part. Long live grandpa. He spoke highly of the old monk's calmness, kindness and joy. "