Are there many Buddhists?

There are many people who believe in Buddhism. There is no need to stick to a vegetarian diet. Whatever you want. The most important thing is to have a Buddha in your heart.

If you want to eat vegetarian food, you should match it according to the nutrition of vegetarian food, which is very beneficial to your health and will not be malnourished. The following is an article about the meaning of conversion for your reference:

People who convert to Sambo have the following questions:

First, conversion is not vegetarianism, abstinence or becoming a monk. Converting to Sambo is just an oath to believe in Sambo for life, and I swear not to change my faith.

Second, you can respect God, ancestors and pagans by converting to the Sambo, but you should know that respect and conversion are different. Respect is courtesy, and conversion is to dedicate your mind, body and heart to the Sambo.

Third, conversion to Sambo is not a conversion again and again, but the end of life. Yoga precepts: not converting for a day is a violation of the precepts. Conversion is not only a conversion to Buddhism, but also a conversion to the Sangha, not to the individual.

Therefore, after conversion, we should use Buddhism to adjust our body and mind, strengthen our faith, change our temperament, turn past greed into joy, hatred into compassion, laziness into courage and diligence, negative pessimism into positive optimism, and then seek five precepts at home and eight official pavilions. So as to enhance our belief level and plant the seeds of interest in Bodhi.

The importance of transformation

Conversion means "conversion" to "dependence", and it also means relief and assistance. Conversion refers to turning to the Three Treasures and relying on the Three Treasures of Buddhism, Dharma and Monks. With the blessing and care of the three treasures, the endless wheels can stop, all fears can be avoided, and all troubles and sorrows can be cared for and relieved.

People in the world can get material life by gold and silver wealth. If we can rely on Buddhist monks to "protect", we can achieve the stability of spiritual sublimation.

The book "The Way to Becoming a Buddha" says: "All living beings have been going up and down in the sea of misery from the past to the present, from now to the future, and they urgently need to rely on the navigation of Sambo to reach the other shore. However, all sentient beings are stupid and don't know how to convert. Some people know how to seek conversion, but they mistakenly believe in heresy and even infatuate with the treasures, power, family and life in the world. But they didn't know that the property was owned by five families. When there is a flood or fire, they encounter thieves, evil kings, or give birth to immoral children, and their wealth will soon become empty and their lofty power will be lost. For example, it is recorded in the Classic of the King of Ding Sheng that the wheel king unified the four continents, ascended to heaven, and ruled the Heavenly Palace together with the emperor Shi * * *, and finally inevitably fell to earth and died with compassion. Dear family, once impermanence comes, we must separate; And where there is life, there is death, so life is not enough, and the country and society are always in the process of chaotic control. Therefore, all this is not a real place of conversion, so there is a saying that "conversion is everywhere and the three treasures are the most auspicious". 」

The thirty-fourth volume of "On Adamo's Great Pipasha" says: "People are forced by fear and turn to mountains, gardens and jungles, and there are many lonely trees. This transformation is not a victory, nor is it glorious. If you don't convert, you can get rid of all suffering. Those who return to Buddhism and become monks according to law, in the four noble truths, observe with wisdom, know suffering, know how to transcend all suffering, know the eight sacred ways, and enjoy nirvana. This shelter is the best, and this shelter is the most distinguished. So, you convert, and you can get rid of all the suffering. 」

This kind of conversion means deep confidence, believing that the three treasures of Buddhism, Dharma and Monk are really the real conversion places and can attract all kinds of merits. Knowing that Sambo has such merits, he vowed to be a disciple of the Buddha and believed it. He begged Wade of Sambo to bless him and bring his body and mind to Sambo. He no longer believed in monty and heretics.

The tenth volume of the Mahayana Sutra says, "Refutation means refuge." . Returning to the phase, such as the son returning to the father; According to Fu's meaning, as the people depend on the monarch, as fear depends on courage. 」

Generally speaking, conversion is faith. I hope to get outside help and help from others. This is someone else's religion. Of course, it is meaningful to convert to Buddhism, but in addition, there are places where foreign teachers are not allowed, because the deepest meaning and ultimate goal of conversion is to convert to one's own self-nature. That is, the Buddha taught his disciples the true meaning of "self-nature, law-nature, and no distinction" at the Nirvana Conference. This clearly shows that disciples should rely on self-reliance, learn by orthodox methods, and become Buddhas by themselves according to their own Buddha nature. Therefore, one's body and mind is the nirvana of Buddhism. Being able to have such an understanding is the true meaning of conversion.

Those who convert to the three treasures, if they get a panacea, can cure the heart disease of greed and ignorance; Such as lights, candles, stars and the moon, will lead us astray; Sailing in the sea of suffering can get rid of the sea of life and death; If the poor get the treasure, it will solemn our body and mind.

Volume 14 of "All Houses" says: "Can converting to the Three Treasures really relieve people's suffering? 」

Volume 10 of the Mahayana Righteousness Chapter also cites three points to convert to the Three Treasures:

1, stay away from the evil and unkindness of life and death.

2. In order to be born into nirvana.

3. For the benefit of all beings.

"You Po Sai Jing" said: "In order to break all hardships, except troubles, and enjoy the joy of great silence, I converted to the three treasures by karma. 」

"Prajna Sutra" says: "All saints are famous for inaction, and inaction means that there is no other reason for leakage. As a result, the three treasures live forever and are not deceived by the laws of the world, so they are called treasures, just as the treasures of the world are valued by all beings. Today, the three treasures belong to all the students, three transgressions and seven times to them. 」

"The Book of Good Life" said: "One person gets three times, and the results are endless, such as Four Treasures of the Study, which the people of the whole country can't ship out in seven years." Those who convert to the Three Treasures are more blessed than others. 」

"Buddha said that there is a need to test merits and demerits" said: "If Buddhas come to three thousand realms, such as bamboo, reed, sugarcane, rice and hemp, they will really realize. If there are good men and good women, two Wan Li, often with all kinds of entertainment tools, clothing, food, beds, soup, medicine, all kinds of offerings and even extinct, collect their relics and build seven towers, all with Koge's ci music as the topic. Buddha said: Ananda! It is better to be a kind man and a kind woman, and say this sentence with a pure heart: I want to go to Buddhism, Dharma and Monk. The merits obtained are hundreds of times and thousands of times more than the previous merits, which are uncountable and unspeakable. 」

"Za Agama" says: "I will convert to the sky and enjoy it for life. It is your own child who is pregnant, and it is self-sufficient; After being born, he has knowledge and opinions and will convert to the three religions. A guest with a handmaiden is pregnant with a child, so she teaches. If you buy a handmaiden, you can accept the purchase of three conversions and five precepts, but you can't accept it. Even begging for loans and raising interest rates have to go through three conversions and then join them. If there are three treasures, from the Buddha, it is said that the name curse is the birth of heaven. Buddha's words: Good! If the Tathagata has supreme knowledge, it is convenient to know and everyone is born. Therefore, it can be seen that the conversion to Sambo has the greatest merit and has to be accepted. 」

In the metaphor of French sentences, it is recorded: "Indra's five virtues left his body, and five failures coexisted, until he died." Now he is going to fall into a beast and get a donkey's tire in a family that specializes in smelting pottery. Indra immediately rushed to the Buddhist temple, kowtowed as a gift and surrendered to the Buddhist monk. Before he got up, his god knowledge had reached the belly of Tao Jia donkey. At that time, because the donkey was not tied by a rope, it destroyed the blank in the action, and the owner whipped it, causing its abdominal pain and the fetus was injured instantly. His gods immediately returned to their original bodies, and his five virtues were also prepared, and he was restored to Heaven. At that time, the Buddha said that Indra knew the importance of impermanence, the change of sin and joy, and the root of rise and fall. From then on, I was happy to believe in the three treasures and got the classics.

In addition, "Old Miscellaneous Metaphors" records: "When the Buddha is the mother, one day, one life will be exhausted. After his death, he was born in exile, exhausted his country and became a child in the womb of a sow suffering from scabies. At that time, there was nothing he could do about it. One day, someone told him that he went to the Buddha for help and immediately went to the Buddha to pay tribute. The Buddha told Heaven and Man: "If you want to get rid of Pig and Eight Rings, you must convert to the Three Treasures. On the third day, heaven and man listened to the advice of Buddha and turned to refuge at dusk. Seven days later, Tianren's life was exhausted, because he had converted and gave birth to Weiye and left the country as the eldest son. 」

From what has been said above, we can know that the merits of conversion are enormous, so all living beings should convert to the Three Treasures. With the blessing of the Three Treasures, we can purify the body and mind, stimulate good deeds, achieve everything, find back the value of life, re-recognize our precious and pure nature, and develop the Tathagata, equal Buddhism and pure sincerity of every sentient being.

The call of three treasures

First, converting to the Three Treasures can make life more colorful, practical and safe.

Second, if you want to enrich your life, you must first convert to the three treasures.

Third, life can not live without faith, take the first step of faith-convert to the three treasures!

Fourth, the turning point of life, turning mystery into enlightenment, turning evil into right and turning evil into good, is to convert to the three treasures.

The most important thing in life is to convert to Sambo.

Sixth, converting to the Three Treasures is the dependence of the soul; Converting to the Three Treasures is an eternal treasure.

Seven, converting to the three treasures is a shortcut to happiness!

Eight, converting to the three treasures is the road to truth, and it is to know yourself.

Nine, convert to the three treasures, and enter Buddhism as soon as you enter Buddhism.

Ten, conversion to the three treasures is the basis of precept and the foundation of becoming a Buddha.

11. If you don't want to suffer, you will convert to the Three Treasures, believe in the principle of causal reincarnation, and don't create bad karma.

12. Honesty should be recommended to good friends-convert to Sambo. Let's come together.

Thirteen, carefully recommend, after all, refuge-the three treasures are the most auspicious.

Fourteen, the real hometown-from the three treasures; Real dependence-from the three treasures.

XV. Direction of Truth Avenue-Convert to Three Treasures.

Sixteen, open the window of the soul-convert to the three treasures.

Seventeen, rebuild a happy life-convert to the three treasures.

Find your true colors-convert to Sambo.

Nineteen, light an eternal heart lamp-convert to the three treasures.

Twenty, establish a pure land on earth-everyone converts to the three treasures.

2 1. the beginning of the resurrection of the soul-convert to the three treasures.

22. Life Navigation-Convert to Three Treasures.

23. Let go of the burden of life-now is the time to convert to Sambo.

24. How long will you hesitate about Buddha's kind call? Hurry back to the embrace of Sambo.

Twenty-five, a night light, a sea of suffering, a good Fukuda, a wise master.

Twenty-six, the environmental protection of the soul, the clean flow of life, and the good doctor of the patient, then we must convert to the three treasures.

The sincere call of Buddha in 27.2500-convert to the Three Treasures.

28. Replace resentment with compassion, influence evil with prajnaparamita, help meanness with charity, and purify yourself and society by converting to the Three Treasures.

29. If you convert to Sambo, Sambo will be with you!

At the age of 30, a complete life must begin with the conversion to Sambo!

The merits and benefits of converting to Sambo can be said that in life, the overall benefits are not as great as those of converting to Sambo. The Buddha said that the merits and demerits have been checked: the merits and demerits of converting to the Three Treasures are not as good as those of converting to the Three Treasures if there are four things to support them, or even building seven pagodas to support the Buddhist relics. "Sambo, once in a lifetime, all disasters meet. If you convert, you will be blessed; Those who read the ceremony, sin destroys the river sand. For example, a panacea can cure all diseases. In the darkness, the three treasures are lamps and candles; In the bitter sea, the three treasures set sail; In a house with fireworks, the three treasures are rain. " This shows the merits of the three treasures.

If you don't convert to the three treasures, even if you worship Buddha and burn incense, you can only be regarded as a respected Buddhist, not a Buddhist. If you are a Buddhist, the first condition you have is to convert to the Three Treasures.

What are the advantages and benefits of converting to Sambo? There are ten points to summarize the merits in the classics:

First, I took Sakyamuni Buddha, the greatest saint in the universe, as my teacher and became an official disciple of the Buddha.

Second, as the saying goes, "convert to Buddhism and not go to hell; Convert to the law and don't fall into animal nature; Convert to a monk, not a hungry ghost. Therefore, once you convert to the Sambo, you can immediately get rid of evil ways, and everyone has a share.

Third, if you wear a crown and a fine suit, your body will be solemn immediately; And if you convert to Sambo, your morality, personality and faith will be improved.

Fourthly, the Buddha instructed dragon day, the protector of all good gods, to protect and impose on all converted Sambo disciples in the last days of Buddhism.

Fifth, we can gain the respect of the world public and take it as an example.

Sixth, eliminate disasters and take refuge, be safe and auspicious, and everything will be fine.

Seventh, we can accumulate a lot of blessings and achieve great wealth, such as building a smooth road for the future of life, such as sailing in the suffering sea of Wang Yang.

Eighth, reduce troubles, meet good people and make friends, and get convenience everywhere.

Ninth, have the qualification to be ordained. People who convert to the Three Treasures can accept the Five Commandments and participate in the Eight Officials Pavilion.

Tenth, one day, we must be moderate. Even if you don't practice, as long as you convert to the three treasures, Maitreya Bodhisattva Longhua will achieve it when they meet for the third time in the future.

Life and faith

Every religion exhorts people to have faith, but what do they believe in? As the ancients said, there is a saying. A good bird knows how to choose a wood to live in, and a loyal minister knows how to be an official, not to mention faith, but also to choose a good partner. Then, what conditions should be met for the object of belief? This problem cannot be ignored.

(1) having faith.

When we choose the object of faith, we should examine whether it really exists. For example, we choose to believe in Buddhism, and the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha, does exist. Buddha was born in a country, raised by his parents, brothers and relatives, and even recorded becoming a monk, practicing and becoming a monk. The deeds of the Buddha are clearly recorded in history. Sakyamuni Buddha is not an imaginary figure, but a god created out of thin air; Nor is it a fairy who has come without a trace. In other words, the objects we Buddhists believe in can stand historical research. So, what should we believe? We should trust the real thing.

(2) Believe in noble morality

When we make friends, we should make friends with people with high moral character and holy personality, because they can guide us to be good and upward. The ancients said, "People who have no friends are not as good as themselves. He also said: "Water flows downwards and people climb upwards. "If the object of our faith wants us to kill and harm people, it will be harmful to trust him instead of helping. We must know, is the virtue of the object I believe in clean? Is he compassionate enough? Is his personality perfect? If he does, then such an object is worthy of our belief and conversion. Sakyamuni Buddha is an awakened person with perfect behavior. He has three virtues: wisdom, morality and kindness. His morality is perfect and pure. Following this natural mentor can make our morality higher and our personality more perfect.

(3) Strong belief ability.

Climbing a mountain requires a crutch, and we also need a powerful crutch to be our crutch in life. From an early age, we accepted the knowledgeable support of our teachers, which made us gradually avoid being children; The object of our belief must also be able to measure and consciously perceive people's knowledge of great goodness, so as to guide us on the right path. The Buddhist scripture says: "I am like a good guide, guiding others to do good;" I am like a good doctor, responding to diseases and drugs. "I believe that a good guide can take the bright road and reach the destination; I believe that a good doctor can get Akada medicine to treat intractable diseases. Why are benevolent saints, heroes and ordinary people willing to accept his leadership? Mainly because of his ability. Lions can be the king of beasts, and Dapeng can be the strongest of birds because of their special abilities. So do people. If the object of faith has great power, as if life is backed up, we can be happy because of him.

(4) clean faith.

Those who abstain from pure conduct, all their actions are in line with the precepts. We obey him, our words and deeds naturally conform to the right path, and we will not cheat. If the object we believe in is not clean, it is like a car that violates traffic rules. Accidents can happen at any time, so it's too dangerous for us to follow him. The Buddha, the object of our belief, is the most rigorous and pure awakened one. He was not only strict with himself, but also formulated many commandments to capture his disciples' body and mind. According to the scripture, a disciple of the Buddha asked the owner of the orchard for a bowl of fruit, and the owner asked him to pick it himself. The venerable master said, "The Buddha said that trees are taller than people and unattainable. The owner asked him to shake the fruit by hand. He said, "The Buddhist precepts say that you should not shake the tree to pick the fruit. In order to show sincerity, the owner had to climb down the branch himself and let him pick it. Knowing this, he still insisted: "The Buddhist precepts say that you should not help yourself with fruit. The owner of the garden had to hold the fruit in his hand and give it to him, saying, "I support you!" "This story is about breaking the commandment of' take and give'. In order to stick to this commandment, the disciples of the Buddha would rather not have fruit. In modern times, it is illegal to take anything without others' consent, even a stitch or thread. If everyone can abide by it, there will be no robbery and theft in society. If we can follow the teachings of the Buddha, the commandments we practice will be pure and flawless!

(5) Believe in Buddhism.

The object of our belief should have a perfect Buddhism. Buddhism is impartial, so it is called Buddhism. The truth of Buddhism is universally applicable, applicable to any time, space, people and things, not applicable to this person and that person. Or it is appropriate to use it at this time, but it is not appropriate to use it for another thing. Buddhism is complete because it transcends time and space and is not subject to any restrictions. There are many kinds of knowledge in society, so we should choose the most correct and harmonious as our guide. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Mrs. Qian Lou's famous saying, "It is better to be right, not wrong, not oblique, but more than enough", has been praised and used by the world for thousands of years. Believing in the perfect Buddhism can not only get many correct instructions, but also build a perfect life.

(6) Full of faith and wisdom

There are two sentences in the book "The Way to Becoming a Buddha": "Buddhism is the body, and purity and wisdom are the life. Usually when we see the Buddha statue enshrined on the desk, we will mistake it for the Buddha's body, or think that when the Buddha was alive, the solemn body was the Buddha's real body. In fact, the Buddha is based on Buddhism. The life span of the Buddha is not 80 years of human life, and the Buddha lives by endless wisdom. Secular knowledge is leaking, and human life is limited. Buddhism is the body, Buddhism is everywhere and endless; Wisdom is life, and wisdom is pure, eternal and infinite. The object of our belief, his intelligence is perfect, we can learn from him, and we can get a life full of intelligence in the future, thus making contributions to the public.

As the saying goes, "making friends carelessly" and "meeting people badly", one person staggered friends and ruined his life's future; How can you be careless in the choice of objects? What's more, if you are the object of faith, you should choose carefully!

A life of true faith and a belief of true faith

Although some people in the society say that they have certain beliefs, they are all superstitious, and some even believe in evil. So what is true faith? How can we get the life of faith and faith?

(A) from disguised beliefs to real beliefs

Ordinary people are often superstitious about evil because they have no real faith. So people's wisdom can't be opened, so they do a lot of stupid things in a muddle. For example, watching geomantic omen, telling time, telling fortune, divining divination, burning tin foil and gold and silver paper are all superstitious behaviors, which are not allowed by Buddhism.

There is a Wanshou Park cemetery in Foguang Mountain. Because of the death of relatives and friends, people often want to bury him in the cemetery. If I meet them, I often say to them, "It's best not to bring Mr. Geography to see Feng Shui. Some people don't understand why, because if you invite Mr. Geography to see Feng Shui, you must first ask the person who manages the cemetery to give him a red envelope. If you don't give it, after seeing the cemetery, even if you are satisfied with the funeral, you will find an excuse to say, "This place is in a bad direction. If your parents are buried here, they will offend their descendants. " "I heard that, you must feel all right. In order to bury your parents, you violated your child's daughter. You must not take this land. Another example is building a house. Even if you have a good landscape, if Mr. Geography says, "The direction of the house is not good, because parents can't go in this direction." "Imagine, you can take this big taboo? Superstition is to seize the weakness of human nature in a horrible way, so that you dare not disobey his beliefs. If a person does not have the wisdom to believe, he can't get rid of superstition. The Buddha repeatedly taught us in his legacy: "Don't take advantage of each other's good and bad luck, look up at the stars. Therefore, all my life, I have followed the wise saying that "every day is a good day and everywhere is a good place". As long as we are just, we can go anywhere; As long as it is convenient for everyone, every hour is auspicious. True Buddhists are never superstitious, and superstitious people are by no means true Buddhists.

There is also an evil belief, such as the consistent way. What is a consistent way? I'm afraid few people can really understand; But why do so many people believe it? Perhaps it is its mysterious color and the oath that binds you firmly. Dare not violate, have to believe all the time. However, faith should not be so rash, because it is not true faith just because of human feelings or selfishness. Therefore, we should abandon the superstitious beliefs of disguised cults and choose the real Buddhist beliefs.

(B) from believing in fate to believing in autonomy

Generally speaking, people are willing to believe in fate, and everything belongs to the arrangement of heaven. The food is given to us by heaven; The benefits fell from the sky. Of course, there is nothing evil in this idea. It's just that we unconditionally hand over sovereignty to the gods and let them be the masters to rule us. This kind of person who doesn't know that he has sovereignty over himself is really the most stupid and pitiful person in the world. Why should a person's happiness, happy life, cheerful spirit and bright future be dominated and given by the gods? Buddhism says that "everyone has Buddha nature", which is to improve the sovereignty of each of us. Let us be alert to the fact that we can control everything about ourselves, and darkness can turn into light; Tragedy can turn into happiness; Rugged, can pave an open road to life. Believing in Buddhism, to put it more thoroughly, is to believe in yourself. Isn't it more meaningful to create everything with your own hands than to rely on the domination of the gods?

(3) From human belief to faithful belief.

People have many beliefs, often because this temple also goes to socialize and that temple also goes around. In the end, I was surrounded by many human feelings, so I couldn't choose the true faith. In fact, faith should not depend on people according to law. Buddha said that there are "four stops", that is, first, "not relying on people according to law": people who believe in Buddhism seek "faithfulness and interpretation" according to the teaching method of Buddha, and do not give up their faith because of the quality of people (people who say it); Or just be a believer in a temple or a monk, regardless of the whole Buddhism.

Second, "I don't know by wisdom": wisdom is wisdom, light is bright, and I can see its true colors; Knowledge is difference and distinction. Those who study Buddhism can only get the true meaning of Buddhism if they don't pursue Buddhism with different knowledge. People who study Buddhism should use their intelligence to prove the truth in order to be free.

Third, "follow the righteousness but not the words": people who believe in Buddhism should understand the Buddhism from the righteousness, and don't scrutinize and care about the language.

Fourth, "if you follow the righteousness, you can't follow the righteousness": Buddhism that can't follow the righteousness is just a convenient way to persuade new believers or those with shallow knowledge; If you believe in the truth, you should believe in the way of riding the dust.

"Four Persistences" is a truth that every Buddhist should know, and we should put it into practice.

(4) From temple belief to monk belief.

We believe in Buddhism, not just a temple, but the whole Buddhist monk group; Don't be a disciple of only one person, be a disciple of the whole monk group. As a Buddhist, you should protect any temple; Every monk group should do its best to love it as much as it loves its own home. There are many temples and believers all over the province. We often see some believers at home walking around temples, comparing the enthusiasm of monks for him, and some even make waves between temples, which is not the proper behavior of a real Buddhist. It is the duty of Buddha disciples to believe in the Buddhist monk protection group.

(5) From disorderly belief to pure belief.

Now the belief is too complicated, no matter what the object of worship is, he will burn incense here and worship God there. In fact, the benefits of faith cannot be obtained by disorderly beliefs. So, let's not be confused. We also believe in this and that. We can't concentrate, and we can't get help when we are really in trouble. It is better to turn our body and mind to the Three Treasures, let them unify our beliefs, worship God instead of seeing God, burn incense in every temple, and purify our beliefs.