Interpretation of Yan Buddha by Buddhist monks in Fodu Mountain Scenic Area.

Desolate years, heaven and earth know.

Spring goes to winter and changes naturally.

However, in the days when the water passes like the wind, it is the season that changes, and the constant is the devout heart of Lian Buddha, which has never changed after suffering. Shang Lianfu has been enlightened at this time. He knows that if he wants to practice Buddhism and help others, he should not only understand Zen, but also understand other kinds of ways. From his epiphany, he felt that Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and medicine are in harmony. He should learn from the strengths of many schools and practice extraordinary kung fu in order to gain access to the road, spread teachings, benefit the people and help others.

As a result, even the father became more angry. While meditating, he further studied medical methods, deduced the Book of Changes, studied Laozi's moral classics and history books, and swam in the vast and profound ocean of China's quintessence culture. The wisdom sparks of generate, from small to large, are like mysterious light in the universe, which instantly illuminates the darkness and doubts accumulated in his heart and makes his blood boil.

In order to study medicine, Lian Fu not only looked through books such as Compendium of Materia Medica and Huangdi Neijing, but also personally identified and prepared medicinal materials. Niang is his supporter of intensive medical care. Not only did she collect all kinds of herbs from the mountain and put them in front of Lian Fu's book for him to identify, but she also walked dozens of miles down the mountain with frugal money and bought herbs that were not available on the mountain for Lian Fu to identify, taste and prepare. So, I don't know how many times I fell on the rugged mountain road, but I never complained. I am supporting my son with my loving mother's love and my life. Lianfu is well aware of the painstaking efforts and dangers that Niang has made to support him in studying medical ethics. For a time, he wanted to give up the study of medical ethics in order to reduce his hardship.

Mother knows her son's mind and filial piety. She knew that her son was about to reach the other side of success. He will never give up his support because of the hardships and dangers of collecting and buying medicines. She would rather sacrifice her life to help her son. For her, there is nothing she can't give her son. Her son and even the Buddha are everything to her.

Mother once said to Lotus Buddha in "Beating the Floor": "Lotus Fuer, I know that you are filial, but I want you to practice Buddhism and become a doctor, so as to help the world and others in the future. Now that we are on the verge of enlightenment, we can't relax at all. If you practice successfully, your mother will be satisfied. Even if she dies, she will smile and she will look forward to your achievements. "

Mother's words, every word is precious, every word is like a clock. For many years, they have been engraved in Lian Buddha's heart and echoed in Lian Buddha's ear, making him awake and unforgettable. This winter, Liu Yanqing finally finished his homework and went to the Lotus Temple to practice with Lian Fang.

Liu Yanqing said to the Buddha, "I am stupid and can't fix it, but I am good at it. I can help my aunt do more work and help you become a Buddha as soon as possible. I admire you and I am willing to serve you. I believe you can become a Buddha. "

Lian's father was very moved and said, "Yan Qing, as long as you keep practicing, you can do it sooner or later. Huineng, the sixth ancestor, once said: compassion is Guanyin, and people of your character can certainly practice.

Encouraged by the words of Lotus Buddha, he said devoutly, "I hope the Buddha can bless me."

"I will, I will, Amitabha." Even Fu said devoutly.

From then on, Liu Yanqing began to practice in Lotus Temple with Lotus Buddha until 1983 was accepted as a disciple by Lotus Buddha.

It is also this winter, about 1 1 mid-month. Lianfu was accidentally poisoned, foaming at the mouth and twitching his limbs when dispensing and tasting the medicine. He was so anxious that even Fu Niang and Liu Yanqing were scared to death that he didn't know how to save Lian Fu. Fortunately, even my father was sober at that time. He pointed to the honeysuckle on the ground. Niang and Liu Yanqing understood the detoxification function of honeysuckle, and made a fire to cook honeysuckle soup for Lian's father. He recovered slowly and resumed his life. My mother was afraid to mention it afterwards. Liu Yanqing regretted it, but she was even happy. He said that Shennong tasted a hundred herbs and was poisoned many times. Li Shizhen collected herbs and tasted them, but I don't know how many times he was poisoned. If you don't do this, you won't understand the essence of this medicine. When can you understand this medical method? Now that I have studied it, I am not afraid. Just be careful in the future.

Liu Yanqing appreciates Lian Po very much. He listened to Lian Fu's words and said, "If you can't become a Buddha, no one in the world can become a Buddha. I was persuaded by you. "

November passed quickly, and the Spring Festival of the twelfth lunar month drew near day by day. Anyway, Liu Yanqing's family wants Liu Yanqing to go home for the New Year. Even Fu and Niang felt that they had suffered a lot from practicing with them during this time, and asked him to go down the mountain for the New Year, and repeatedly advised him to go down the mountain. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Yanqing was finally persuaded by Lian Fu and his wife to go down the mountain. On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, Niang also decided to get off Mazhuang. First, she went back to see her father. Second, she prepared something for the Spring Festival and took it to the mountain.

Maybe both heaven and Buddha are testing the lotus Buddha. It was sunny when my mother went down the mountain, but when my mother went down the mountain at night, a heavy snow fell from the sky. It snowed for a few days, and it really froze thousands of miles. It snowed in Wan Li, and the whole mountain became a world of snow.

The snow closed the mountain, and the mother was separated from her home by this huge snow. She was so anxious that she went out to see the road again and again, regardless of the cold and heavy snow in winter, but the road was already submerged by thick snow. Mother's heart is in a hurry. She knew that there was no food in the cave, only pickles and wild vegetables. Her son Lian Buddha is waiting for her to send food up the mountain. If he can't go up the mountain, how can his son live? When she was in a hurry, she had a high fever and fell into a coma. In a coma, she still remembers the blessings on the mountain. ...

At this point, even the father has eaten up only half a bowl of pickles and a few dried wild vegetables in the cave, and there is nothing for him to eat in the cave. He expected his mother to come back to the mountain as soon as possible, but looking at the thick snow outside the cave, even his father knew that when the mountain was closed by such heavy snow, his mother could not go up the mountain.

The third day is almost over, and there is no news of my mother. At this time, Lianfu had not eaten all day, and his intestines were almost dyed red by hunger. He climbed to the mouth of the cave, grabbed the snow at the mouth and swallowed it in his stomach. Having swallowed a handful of snow, he felt less hungry and uncomfortable. He grabbed another handful of snow, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it. On this day, Lian Fu filled his hunger with snow and spent the third day.

On the fourth day, the snow stopped, but my mother had not returned to the mountain, and even my father was a little dizzy with hunger. Eating snow won't feel any effect at all. No way, he had to take some grass out of the quilt and stuff it into his mouth, but it was hard to swallow. He looked for something to eat in the cave, but he did, but there was nothing to eat. Just as he was desperately leaning against the innermost cave wall, he suddenly found a white film in the gap of the cave wall. He reached out and took out the film, only to find that it was wrapped in a handful of black beans. Black beans may have been stored for a long time, and each bean has a layer of yellow hair, which seems to know that the beans are moldy. Even the Buddha was so hungry that he brushed off the yellow hairs on the beans with his hands, and then ate these moldy raw black beans one by one in his mouth. At that moment, he felt that these moldy beans were fragrant and sweet, and he would never forget them. That night, Lianfu went into meditation until midnight and fell asleep unconsciously. In his dream, he once again saw a gold man who was eight feet tall. The golden population murmured, calling itself "Sakyamuni". Lian Buddha knelt down in front of the golden man and asked, "What are heaven, mouth and mouth?" Jin people just laughed and didn't answer. He showed Lianfu the finger of his right hand. At this time, Lian Fu saw the eight glittering characters of "Little Anxi" written on the finger of the gold man. Lianfu was about to ask Jin what "Little Anxi" meant. In the blink of an eye, the Golden Man disappeared, leaving only a pool of purple and golden lotus flowers where the Golden Man stood.

Lian Fu soon woke up from his dream and was very excited. Why do you dream of Golden Man, Purple Lotus and Sakyamuni Buddha? Last time I dreamed that the Golden Man was in Liang Qing Temple, this time I dreamed that the Golden Man was in a cold and hungry cave. Last time I dreamed that eight words were engraved on the clock, this time I dreamed that the same eight words were written on the finger of the gold man. Even the Buddha doesn't understand its meaning, only feels that the Buddha is enlightened himself. It was not until many years later that Lianfo met Zhao Puchu, president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, that Zhao Puchu told Bianfo the mystery of the eight words "Xiao 'an, Xixi". This is another story.

On the afternoon of the fifth day, that is, the afternoon of the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Niang finally stumbled back to the cave next to the Lotus Temple in Lotus Mountain. At this time, Lian Buddha was hungry and almost fainted. When he finally came back, his spirit suddenly improved. He called Niang, and his eyes were full of tears. Mother cried with a name. Mother and son are crying in the cave.

After a while, mother and son stopped mourning. Mother said, Buddha, your mother came late and made you suffer. Even the father looked at his mother, who was covered in snow and her face was hurt, and said, Mom, it's okay. My son brought you up and made you suffer in this snowy day. Children are unfilial and ashamed. Mother interrupted him and said, Buddha, don't say that. Mom knows that you are a dutiful son. As long as she can see that you are still well, she will be happy and relieved. Mom really doesn't know what you have eaten these five days. You are really lucky. It is the Buddha who is protecting you.

Even the father told his mother what he saw in his dream last night, and her mother repeatedly said, "Amitabha, Amitabha." It is really blessed by the Buddha, the Buddha's revelation, Buddha, this is a good dream, a good dream. "

The United father looked at Niang's happy face and said, "mom, stop talking and cook quickly." I haven't eaten bread for several days. "

Mother promised and began to make a fire to cook. Mother brought a small amount of noodles, oil, vegetables, tofu and steamed bread from the foot of the mountain. Mother made soup and cooked food for Lianfu. This year's dinner on the 29 th of the twelfth lunar month, even the Buddha never forgets. Mother risked her life when the mountain was closed by heavy snow, and finally got back to the mountain before the end of the year. Without his mother, even Fu might starve to death in the cave. It was his mother who came to him in do or die. Instead of starving to death, he had a life-saving hot meal.

That night, NianLia chatted all night. ...

The disaster finally became a thing of the past, and even my father and mother saved the day and won another spring. A year's plan lies in spring. Perhaps the fate of life will win a beautiful change in spring, and even the fate of Fu and Niang has really changed dramatically in this spring. ...

They are becoming more and more popular.

They will move from the wet cave to the Lotus Temple Hall, which has been driven out.

They will start from here and go to Shaolin Temple to learn from their teachers.

All this is related to the Lotus Temple, which is the most important temple that changed the life of Lian Fu and his wife.

Although the Lotus Temple is dilapidated, with the opening of the national religious policy, pilgrims come to burn incense and worship Buddha on the first day, the fifteenth day and ordinary days.

On March 15 this year, an unusual pilgrim came to Lianhua Temple. The pilgrim is an old lady. She was dragged to the Lotus Temple by her son in a carriage, and then his son burned incense on her back. The old lady's son is none other than the one who drove his parents out of the Lotus Temple. Although this man is a local ruffian, he has filial piety. His mother is a devout Buddhist who burns incense and worships Buddha on the first and fifteenth day of every month. This spring, his mother had a sudden stroke and her right leg and right hand were hemiplegic. In order to cure her illness, the man asked her for medicine everywhere, but it was useless. On the fifteenth day of the first year, he carried her on a shelf car and pulled her down from the foot of the mountain to the Lotus Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha.

On this day, when the couple walked out of the Lotus Temple after burning incense, his mother suddenly found her even father who was helping her cool herbs. His mother saw Lianfu moving things on the ground to help an old lady put herbs, so she asked who her son was. His son told him that there was a disabled person practicing medicine here, named Lian Fu, who usually read some medical books and made a fuss about treating people. There seems to be some means, but I don't know if it's true or not.

His mother asked again, "Then why do they live in this cave? How nice it is to live in a temple. "

When his mother asked him this question, it suddenly occurred to him that he had married someone else. After listening to her question, he had to say, "Who knows ..."

"This mountain is not your responsibility? You know people live here, and you won't kindly ask them to live in the temple, will you? " His mother added, "Look how pitiful they are living here."

Hearing this from his mother, he had to deal with it: "OK, OK, some other time."

"Son, since he can practice medicine, let's buy him some herbs to try and tell him to cure his mother's illness."

"Niang of, he can cure what disease, headache brain fever, maybe a blind cat meets a dead mouse, you can cure all the sick children, but it hasn't improved much. How can he do it? Miss, miss, mom, let's hurry down the mountain, don't delay. "

Mother was a little unhappy to see him say this: "son, if you want to be filial to your mother, just listen to her and let her see a doctor and prescribe two kinds of medicine." She didn't hear anyone say that she was ill, so she went to the doctor at random. If she can't say so, she will cure her illness. Besides, this herb can't cure her illness, and it won't hinder anything. Pull her over quickly. " Seeing that his mother had to let Lianfo see a doctor, he had to bite the bullet and pull her to the front of the cave and take the initiative to say hello to Lianfo. Even the Buddha stopped his work and greeted him. Even the Buddha understood the meaning of this person, so he asked this person to take his mother down from the shelf car, looked at the arms and legs of this person's mother, pinched them with his hands, and asked about the situation before and after the onset. Then he moved into the cave, took out three bags of herbs wrapped in broken newspapers and gave them to the man.

Lian's father said, "Go back and have a drink. It should work. Eat three packs first, and then eat when it is ready. "

The man was moved to see Lotus Buddha forget his feelings and take medicine for his mother. He quickly took out money to buy these three medicines for practicing Buddha. Lotus Buddha pushed back the hand that handed the money and said, "I save lives and never accept money. Besides, these are all herbs, and they are not worth much. As long as it can cure my mother's illness, it is better than anything. "

At the beginning, he threw his parents' pots and pans out of the hall and drove them out of the Lotus Temple. Now, even the father pays for the mother's illness in vain. Compared with the two, this person's conscience is extremely ashamed: "Even the father and brother can't do it before, please don't care, we will still be good brothers in the future."

Lian Fu shook his head and said with a smile, "It's okay, forget it, forget it."

The man got the money back, put the medicine on the shelf car, carried his mother to the car, and then went down the mountain with tears in his eyes.

On the way, my mother asked him if he had a problem with this doctor Lian Fu. He told her the whole story and began to cry, crying and saying, "mom, my son was confused and did something stupid." It's really a sin. Since my mother got sick, I often wonder if it is because my son angered God, and God punished me and made my mother sick, Mom ... "

As he spoke, the man put down the ox cart, suddenly knelt down on the mountain road and knocked on the ground with his head and said, "God, Buddha, if I am guilty, please punish me and reduce my life, but don't let my mother get sick and suffer."

Seeing that her son made a mistake, her mother advised her in the car: "son, get up and go." Your filial piety will touch Buddha and heaven, and her illness will get better sooner or later. "

The man got up, wiped a handful of tears and dragged his mother down the mountain. After returning home, I cooked a pair of herbs for his mother that night. After drinking two kinds of medicine, my fucking arms and legs actually moved. After drinking the third medicine, his mother's arms and legs were much better, and he and his mother were burning with joy.

Sweet prayers. On the fourth day, the man came to the mountain early, excitedly told Lianfo about his mother's illness and begged Lianfo to open more grass areas to cure his mother's illness. Even my father was glad to hear that his medicine was symptomatic: "Amitabha, bless the Buddha, and mother will be well soon." After that, he moved into the cave, took out six medicines and handed them to the man. The man took the medicine and said to Lian Fu, "Brother Lian Fu, I was wrong before. I made a mistake. From now on, you can move back to Lotus Temple. I have asked several people to help you and your aunt move. "

Just then, a few people came out of the temple, including a Taoist priest, two pilgrims and two others who had driven Lian's father and his mother together. When they came to the cave, they involuntarily carried it and helped Lianfu and his mother move home.

In this way, even the Buddha and his mother were invited to the Lotus Temple and resettled there. From then on, they began to live in the main hall to practice, and they were no longer afraid of wind and rain, and they no longer had to be bullied. From this, Lian Fu deeply understood the Buddhism of "good for evil" and the Buddhism of "good for good, evil for evil".

What's more, the mother who made a mistake and turned over a new leaf finally got rid of all the symptoms under the careful treatment of Lotus Buddha, and her sick limb recovered as usual after one month.

This story is very popular. People say that there is a "living Buddha" in the Lotus Temple. Lianfu's reputation spread further and further, and more and more pilgrims came to the Lotus Temple to burn incense and treat diseases. At ordinary times, pilgrims come in an endless stream, and the temple is crowded with pilgrims on the fifteenth day of the first month. Some monks and Taoists also come here to practice.

This summer, Liu Yanqing, a close friend of Lian Lian, ignored the persuasion of his family, and formally came to the Lotus Temple to practice with Lian Lian. Master Tang, a female layman who once helped the Lotus Buddha, also came to the Lotus Temple to practice with the Lotus Buddha. There is also a man named Shang who met Lian Fu in Lianhua Temple and became good friends with him. He often goes to Lotus Temple to play chess and chat with his father. Today, Master Shang still follows Shi Yanfo to build a temple in the temple. Although he didn't become a monk, he has been working for the Buddhist industry. During the interview, the author lived with Master Shang in the bell tower of the temple, where he heard many legendary stories about the Lotus Buddha.

Lotus Buddha's popularity is getting stronger and stronger, and pilgrims are donating more and more money and things. Lotus Buddha said to those who followed him in practice: We should save money and use the money donated by pilgrims to rebuild the Lotus Temple and make it flourish. Master Shang, Master Tang and others were deeply encouraged by Lian Buddha's great spirit, agreed with his ambition and admired his personality. Mother is more happy, watching her son practice the Tao step by step, and her mind is getting wider and wider. Her eyes were filled with tears of happiness and excitement when she slept. At this time, living in the main hall of Lotus Temple, she and her humiliated and suffering son finally lived a quiet spiritual life, and no longer had to worry about food and shelter. At this time, she slept soundly at night. She prayed countless times and thanked the Buddha for his kindness.

When pilgrims heard that the Lotus Buddha was going to revive the Lotus Temple, many people volunteered to come to the Lotus Temple to donate money and materials to support the Lotus Buddha's revival of the Lotus Temple.

Lotus Buddha failed the pilgrims. It took nearly a year to repair the main halls of the Lotus Temple, such as Guanyin Hall, Wanfo Hall and Bodhisattva Hall, with this money, which made the Lotus Temple look brand-new.

Master Shang, a friend of Lotus Buddha, made a lot of efforts in restoring Lotus Temple. Speaking of what happened in those years, he felt a lot. He said, I volunteered to help Master, helped Master fulfill her wish to revive the Lotus Temple, and sincerely admired Master, so I worked selflessly in the temple without pay. When repairing the temple, Master tried his best. First of all, the pilgrims donated money and food to Master, but Master never squandered a penny. He spent all his money on repairing the temple. Because he is a carpenter and a mason, he is very proficient in repairing the hall. He personally conducted, from brick to brick to pillar, and everyone in the temple was impressed. Without master and lotus.

Master Tang talked about Lian Buddha today, and his eyes were full of tears. She said, now I am a monk with Master, and I am in charge of the underground storage hall of Dafa King Temple. Although I am old and ill now, I still insist on working for the Buddha. In order to support Master in repairing the Lotus Temple, I went down the mountain again and again, carrying my family's food up the mountain to support Master's practice. Master is a crippled man with two legs, but it is really remarkable that he has such great perseverance to persist in practicing and rebuild the Lotus Temple. I have followed Master for many years, and Master has suffered too much and is too pitiful to say. I know a lot of things, and I want to cry when I think about it. ...

At that time, the Lotus Buddha, who is now the master of Shi Yan Buddha, recalled the days of practicing in the Lotus Temple and said with emotion, "Everything has a destiny. As Buddhists say,' As you sow, you reap', and you have suffered all the hardships in the world. My mother and I are still very religious in practice, and finally we all survived. With the relatively quiet practice in Lotus Temple, I am a disabled person based on Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and medicine.

Lotus Temple is the turning point of Lian Buddha's practice and the last temple before he officially converted to Buddhism. Here, he and his mother were humiliated before being respected. Finally, they went to Shaolin Temple from here, converted to Buddhism, and were accepted as closed disciples by Master Yongshan, the great monk of Shaolin Temple ...1Late at night on April 3, 983, Lotus Buddha fell asleep after meditation. That night, he dreamed again of a golden man about 80 feet tall, calling himself Sakyamuni. He mumbled something and pointed southwest. On his finger, Jin wrote eight glittering characters, "Little Ann, Cicino." He read, "Heaven is in heaven, his mouth is in his mouth ..." Even the Buddha bowed down to the golden man: what's the word' Little Ann, Cicino'. " Mean? Disciples don't understand, please enlighten the Buddha. "The gold man just laughed, and even the Buddha bowed down to the gold man again. The Golden Man suddenly disappeared, leaving only a pool of purple lotus where the Golden Man stood. ...

Even the father woke up from his dream, puzzled. This is the third time that Jin people have dreamed of Buddha since their practice. Is the Buddha really enlightened himself?

Even the father told his mother his dream, and the mother was overjoyed when she heard it. She immediately burned incense and prayed: "Lian Fu, you dreamed that the Golden Man dreamed of Buddha Sakyamuni, three times before and after. Your practice must have touched the Buddha, who let you see him in your dream. This is the enlightenment of Buddha. Mom will go to Shaolin Temple today to find Master Yongshan and let him dream. "

This morning, Niang left the Lotus Temple and went all the way over the mountains and straight to Shaolin Temple. When I arrived at Shaolin Temple, I found the Yongshan monk in the meditation hall, knelt down and kowtowed, and then told the Yongshan monk about his son's three dreams.

After hearing Lianlianfu's words, Monk Yongshanshan was all smiles and said, "Donor, your son dreamed of falling in love with the Golden Man. It was really Buddha Sakyamuni. Congratulations, the Buddha is enlightening your son. I wonder if your son has ever been a teacher? "

Lian Fu Niang said, "My son is disabled. Who can take my son as an apprentice? I dare not want to learn from the teacher. "

"In a few days, it is the eighth day of April, the birthday of my Buddha Sakyamuni. On that day, you and your son came to Shaolin Temple to learn from the Buddha, and the poor monk accepted him as an apprentice. " Yongshan monk said kindly.

Lian Fu Niang couldn't believe her ears when she heard the words of the monk Yongshan Mountain. She said in surprise, "Master, is this true? Is this true? "

Monk Yongshan nodded and said, "Your son is destined to be a Buddha and a poor monk. He practiced hard for six years and gained enlightenment through disaster. To tell you the truth, I saw a gold man 18 feet tall in Zhong Ding last night, calling himself Sakyamuni Buddha. He pointed to the southeast, where the purple lotus blooms half the sky. There is a dignified arhat sitting on a huge purple lotus. The gold man said to the poor monk. Go home and tell your son that the poor monk officially accepted him as an apprentice on the eighth day of April. " Lotus Buddha Niang once again bowed down to the Yongshan monk, left Shaolin Temple, trotted back to Lotus Temple and told her son Lotus Fu what Yongshan monk said. Mother said, Lianfu, you have finally finished, finally converted to Buddhism, and finally learned from the teacher. Mom is finally alive to see your successful practice. She is so happy. Mother said, her face was full of tears.

Listening to her mother's words and watching her happy, even Fu was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. He said to her in a trembling voice, mom, her son is like a dreamer, dreaming. She practiced with her son for six years. How much she suffered for her son, how much she suffered, and finally looked forward to this day. She did all this, and her kindness will never be repaid. Mom, my son is giving you some lessons now. Even the Buddha said, knock on the ground with your head and knock on your mother's head three times.

The mother wiped the dust off her son's forehead. Mother said, Buddha, I know your heart, I know your heart ... Mother said emotionally, tears dripping on Lian's face and hands.

On the seventh day of April, even Buddha and Niang didn't want to be sent away, so they set foot on the road to Shaolin Temple to learn from their teachers.

Lianfu put up a wooden shelf and, accompanied by his mother, walked step by step along the mountain road to Shaolin Temple for a day and a night. Finally, the next morning, he arrived at Shaolin Temple. At the grand ceremony of accepting disciples, Lian Fu was accepted as a disciple by a generation of eminent monks-Great Monk Yongshan. As mentioned in the first chapter of this book, Lian Fu was named Yan Yan Buddha by the great monk Yongshan, and from then on, she began her unforgettable years of practice. The book on the ceremony of accepting disciples has been described in detail in the first chapter, so I won't say much here.

From then on, Shang Lianfu became a monk and eventually became a generation of eminent monks. ...