Tibetan Living Buddha Fortune Telling _ Lhasa Living Buddha Fortune Telling

How is the reincarnation of the living Buddha confirmed?

How to identify reincarnated soul children

The reincarnation of a living Buddha is usually one year later, but it can be postponed for some reason. There are many ways to find and identify the reincarnated soul boy, which can be summarized as non-lottery and golden urn lottery.

(1) Non-lottery method

1. Search by will and prophecy. That is, according to the living records, implied wills or prophetic clues of living buddhas, search and identify them.

2. look for it according to the sign. That is, according to the posture of the living Buddha when he died, the whereabouts of the smoke when he was cremated, and the dream of the big Lama, he searched and identified.

The protector sent the Oracle. The protector ("Cui Zhong") sent gods to indicate the direction and place of reincarnation of the living Buddha, and according to this instruction, he searched for and confirmed the reincarnated soul child.

4. Look for the illusion of seeing the lake. According to the illusion of Lake Cuosheng in Lamona, Tibet, the place and phase of Tong Ling's birth were determined.

5. Secret search. We sent venerable monks, Kampo, butlers of living buddhas, and close disciples disguised as people of different identities to secretly visit and inspect various places, and then identified them as spiritual children.

6. Identify Tong Ling by identifying the relics of the living Buddha. That is, in the process of identification, let the children identify the relics of the living Buddha and the people who lived together. Children can grab things from the living Buddha among many objects, or identify people who have acted with the living Buddha among many people. Tibetan Buddhism is called Sutong.

(2) Golden urn lottery method

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, in order to avoid the malpractice of personal appraisal, the reincarnated Hutuktu was extracted by the "Golden Bottle" (Bemba). The right to identify the reincarnation of the living Buddha is in the hands of the central government, which directly examines and approves the granting of the title. To this end, Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty made two gold vases, one for the Lama Temple in Beijing and the other for the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. The Hutuktu Living Buddha, canonized by the Qing Dynasty, is kept in the School of Management. After Hutuktu's death, it is necessary to look for "well-informed people" according to religious procedures, and the reincarnation of Hutuktu in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Tibet was decided by drawing lots at Jokhang Temple. The reincarnation of Hutuktu stationed in Beijing and Mongolia was decided by drawing lots at the Lama Temple in Beijing. There are more than two "well-informed" people in the primary election, sometimes only one. First of all, the family background, name, date of birth, nationality and place of origin must be reported to Lhasa or Beijing for examination and approval, with the participation of the Minister of Tibet Affairs, the Special Representative of the Central Committee, the Regent and Major Hutuktu who should draw lots in Lhasa; Those who should draw lots in Beijing shall be presided over by Hutuktu, Beijing Zasak Lama and Lifan Hospital officials. At present, it is presided over by the government of Xizang Autonomous Region and the heads of the State Bureau of Religious Affairs. The lucky draw is to write the name, date of birth and native place of the candidate "Tong Ling" on an elephant toothpick in Chinese, Manchu and Tibetan. Tong Ling's family knelt to see if there was any difference in the name and age of the brand, and then the owners inspected it one by one, wrapped it in yellow paper face to face, put it in a golden jar, shook it and covered it, and then the monks chanted prayers in public. If there is only one "soul boy" in the lottery, you must put an empty number in it. If you draw an empty number, you need to find another "soul boy" and draw lots again until you successfully find the reincarnated soul boy.

After the formation of the "golden urn lot-drawing" system, the right to draw lots has always been in the hands of central officials. After the reincarnation of the living buddhas identified by lottery, especially the living buddhas such as Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama, it has become a custom to hold the ceremony of shaving and sitting on the bed with the approval of the central government and inherit all the rights of the living buddhas in their previous lives. The same system was implemented during the Republic of China. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), this system was still used. For example, the reincarnation of the Fifth Jiayang and the Tenth Panchen Lama were determined after strict search, golden urn drawing and the State Council's approval.

After the death of living buddhas without titles in various places, search for "spiritual children" according to religious procedures. At the time of identification, some were decided by lottery, some were decided through consultation between the living Buddha and tribal leaders, and some were actually decided by simple lottery methods such as "food group asking for divination". With the approval of the government, they can take over the power of living buddhas in previous lives.