Is there really Buddhism in history?

According to historical records, this person does exist, but it is an exaggeration to say that he will not die after eating poison. He is just a monk who knows Buddhism very well.

In the third year of the Eastern Wei Dynasty (AD 536), Tian Ping died of illness in Robin and was buried in Xiong 'er Mountain.

Buddhism began to spread Zen in China, "pointing directly at people's hearts, becoming a Buddha naturally, not writing words, teaching people", which was vigorously promoted by the second ancestor Hui Ke, the third ancestor Sanshen, the fourth ancestor Daoxin, the fifth ancestor Hongren and the sixth ancestor Huineng, and finally blossomed and became the first gate of Buddhism in China. Later generations respected Dharma as the ancestor of Zen in China and Shaolin Temple as the ancestral home of Zen in China.

There are many stories about Buddhism in history. Among them, there is a well-known story, a reed crossing the river, facing the wall for nine years, breaking the arm and setting up snow, and dying in the west. These beautiful and moving stories all express the admiration and nostalgia of later generations for Buddhism.

[Edit this paragraph] The life of the character

Dharma; (Van bodhidharma; ? ~ 536, say 528)

Known as Dharma, he is the ancestor of Zen in China.

He was born in South India, Brahmin, and fell in love with Mahayana Buddhism after becoming a monk.

Liang sailed from India to Guangzhou in the middle of the same year (520 ~ 526, the end of the Southern Dynasties and the Song Dynasty), and from here he went north to Wei, where he taught people by Zen.

It is said that he saw the exquisite pagoda building of Yongning Temple in Luoyang. He said that he 150 years old has never been seen in any country. So, "He sang in the south and crossed his hands for several days" (Galand, Luoyang, Volume 1).

When Dharma arrived in Wei, he visited Songshan Shaolin Temple and practiced meditation alone. At that time, he was called the Brahmin on the wall.

Two Samanas, Yudao and Hui Ke, treated Dharma with courtesy and supported it closely for four or five years.

Dharma thought they were sincere and taught them how to dress.

He also gave Huike four volumes of Shurangama Sutra, saying,' I think the roots of China people are most suitable for this sutra. If you can follow this, you can leave this world.

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With the development of Zen in China, Dharma gradually became a legend.

First of all, it is said that Dharma had a question and answer session with Liang Wudi when he arrived in Jinling (now Nanjing).

Liang Wudi is an emperor who believes in Buddhism. After he ascended the throne, he built many temples, wrote scriptures, taught monks and built statues. He proudly asked dharma:' how much merit have I done in doing these things?' Buddhism says,' There is no merit.

Emperor Wu asked again,' Why is there no merit?' Buddhism said,' This is a promising thing, not a real merit.

Emperor Wu could not understand that Dharma crossed the river into Wei.

The oldest documents to record this legend are the nameless magic weapon unearthed in Dunhuang (written in 774) and the second volume of Jue Yuan Jing Da Shu Chao by Tang Zongmi.

Later, the famous Blue Rock Record of Zen Buddhism spread it as the first ode to the ancients.

Later, it became a well-known case-solving of Zen.

Damodang

The deeds of Buddhism in his later years are not clearly recorded in all biographies.

Later generations said that he was poisoned and buried in Xiong 'er Mountain (now Yiyang County, Henan Province), but it was also said that Song Yun, the envoy of Wei, met Dharma in Ling Ying when he came back from the Western Regions.

Dharma died alone and at a loss.

So there is a legend of' only getting in and out'.

[Edit this paragraph] Achievements and honors

From the data unearthed in Dunhuang, it seems that among the numerous works circulated as Buddhist theory since ancient times, only the theory of "two advances and four lines" is the real Buddhist thought.

There are four lines of Mahayana Daoism in the biography of Dharma by teacher Lengga of Tang Jingjue, which was recorded by disciple Lin Tan of Dharma.

According to Lin Tan's preface, he integrated Dharma's words and deeds into a volume called "On Dharma"; Dharma wrote a book called Linga Essentials for meditation audience, also known as On Dharma.

These two papers were logical and neat, and they were very popular at that time.

At present, Shaolin Temple is generally regarded as a Buddhist doctrine, which consists of two volumes: Ode to Heart Sutra, Incomplete Theory (a kind of mind-watching theory), Two Introductions, Relieving Mind, Understanding Theory and Blood Theory.

There are also the absolute view of Dharma monks unearthed in Dunhuang, the interpretation of Dharma's unintentional view, the Dharma view of Zen master in Nantianzhu (Mahayana theory), other papers on Buddhism collected in the upper and lower volumes of Zen master carved in Beidou Temple in North Korea, and the school magazine Shao Shi Art Book published in Suzuki Teitaro Daisetz, Japan.

The contents of these words are roughly the same.

Dharma's Zen method of "dividing into two parts and four lines" takes the "wall view" method as the core.

The second volume of Tang Zongmi's Complete Explanation of Zen Source (Dazheng 48.403c):' Buddhism teaches people to be comfortable with the wall, stop everything from the outside, have no breathing inside, feel like a wall, and enter the Tao. Isn't this the way to meditate? The so-called "two ways" are "rational way" and "practical way". The rational approach belongs to the theoretical thinking of teaching, and the practical approach belongs to practice, that is, the theory of combining Zen theory with practice.

The names of Li Jin and Xing can be found in the fifth edition of Diamond Sutra translated by Beiliang.

But what the Diamond Sutra says is "awareness view" and "wall view" is a unique Zen method from Buddhism.

Dao Xuan's evaluation of Buddhism meditation in the late 20th volume of The Continued Biography of Monks (Dazheng 50.596c):' Mahayana observes the wall, achieves the highest achievement, gains enlightenment in the world, and returns to the city.

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The characteristic of the wall-watching Zen method lies in "teaching to realize Buddhism", that is, the standard of not leaving the holy religion when inspiring faith, which constitutes that teaching people after faith is "not following culture and education", that is, they no longer rely on words and teachings.

In the second step, reason is the main factor and action is the help.

In later Buddhism, the symbol of Buddhism was "teaching others, not writing". Because it takes the study of Buddha's heart as the ultimate goal of meditation, it is also called Zen Buddhism.

Some people call it the "Lengga Sect" because Buddhism teaches people the Lengga Sutra as a proof of meditation.

There is no test of Dharma Cave's learning method, and later generations have different opinions.

"Teacher Lunga's Records" claimed that Bala was the first ancestor, bodhidharma was the second, and Shen Xiu was the seventh.

God insists on the orthodoxy of Southern Sect, affirms that Buddhism is the ancestor of Zen Buddhism in China, and claims that the six generations of Buddhism-Hui Ke-monk woman-Taoist mind-forbearance-wisdom can come down in one continuous line.

There is another saying about the lineage of the Western Heaven, such as Ji Jia Ye He's translation of Fu Zhuan.

The Biography of Lin Bao by Tang Zhiju (completed in 80 1) takes Indian monks in Ye Jia as the 24th generation, followed by Bodhisattva, Mi Duo, Prajna and Dharma as the 28th generation.

This theory was inherited by Zutang Collection (completed in 952), Yongming Yanshou Record (completed in 957), Jingdezhen Dengchuan Record (completed in 1004) and Chuanfa Authentic Record (completed in 65433).

Disciples of Buddhism include Hui Ke, Yudao, Vice Monk (a work called Tao) and Lin Tan.

Yudao is a wise educator. Together with Hui Ke, he became the founder and disciple of Dharma and worked in Dharma for four or five years.

He learned Zen from Buddhism and paid attention to personal inner practice rather than telling others.

His deeds are unknown, except for the third-class legend in Jingde Dengchuan Lu, which tells that Dharma got the marrow from his wisdom, the bone from his Taoism, the meat from his master, and the skin from his Taoist deputy (that is, the monk deputy) and died. You can imagine the degree of his Zen.

Deputy monk, the common surname is Wang, a native of Qixian County, Taiyuan, and a disciple of Dharma.

Nanqi Jianwu (494 ~ 497) lived in Dinglinxia Temple in Zhongshan (now Nanjing).

He enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Mount Emei in Ling Min. When Xiao Yuanzao left Sichuan (now Sichuan), he followed him into Sichuan, thus making Zen popular in Sichuan.

Later, he returned to Jinling (now Nanjing) and died in the Kaichan Temple in Jinling for five years (524) at the age of 6 1 year.

Lin Tan claimed to be a disciple of Dharma, and recorded Dharma's "24 th Line Theory".

In the Biography of Hui Ke, he was called Master Lin.

From the first year of Yongping in the Northern Wei Dynasty to the first year of Wuding in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (508 ~ 543), he participated in the translation of classics in Luo Yang and Yeh, and was an important figure in the translation of Buddhist scriptures at that time, such as Bodhi Six Fingers, Buddha Fanduo, Gotama Prajna Six Fingers and Vishnu Wisdom.

He is knowledgeable and good at speaking, and he often talks about victory classics in Wild Capital.

During the demise of Wu Zhou, he and Hui Ke defended the classics, and their arms were cut off, so they were called' armless forest'.

Although Lin Tan was close to Buddhism in his early years, he paid equal attention to Zen and righteousness. Therefore, later generations did not mention that Mo printed epithelium, flesh, bone and marrow on his disciples when he died.

Lin Tan's four lines (views) of Mahayana entering the Tao recorded in Chuan Fa Chan have left immortal achievements in the history of Zen in China.

[Edit this paragraph] Historical records

◎ Appendix 1: Chapter 19 of Tang Yongtong's History of Buddhism in the Han, Wei, Southern and Northern Dynasties (excerpt)

Zen master Fazun Wechsler took Dharma as his profound wisdom and had the greatest influence.

Dharma is called the ancestor of Zen in China.

In the late Tang dynasty, the history of Zen was published, and the fate of Buddhism could not be fully believed.

I don't know.

However, there are two historical records of Dharma that are most available today.

A contained in Yang Xuanzhi's Luoyang Galand.

One is the Daoist biography of Dharma.

At the same time, Yang Xuan's date with Dharma is not far away.

There are four lines of Buddhism recorded by Lin Tan.

This article is quoted from Daoxuan.

Knowing that it existed before the early Tang Dynasty, it should not be forged.

According to these books, Dharma's life and theory are summarized as follows.

Dharma, southern Tianzhu, or Yunbo.

God is wise and generous, and everyone knows it when he hears it.

If you are determined to keep Mahayana, you are guilty, you are silent, and you learn from it.

South Vietnam was introduced to China in the early Song Dynasty, and finally to Wei.

Seeing the majesty of Yongning Temple in Luoyi, I have traveled all over the world since Yunnian 150 years old.

Moreover, this temple is beautiful, and Yan Fu has nothing.

Extremely Buddhist realm, there is no such thing.

Sing south, put your hands together for more than ten days.

I also tasted the King Kong of Xiufan Temple in Luoyang, which is also called Dao.

Dharma first went to Luo Song.

Or once to leaf.

Stop it and teach Zen.

The four volumes of Lunga are often taught by scholars, and Robin was destroyed before Tian Pingnian (534 ~ 537).

Or clouds in case of poisoning.

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Dharma presented Hui Ke with four volumes of Shurangama Sutra, saying, "This is the only sutra for me to see the land of Han." .

Benevolent people follow their actions and enjoy themselves.

However, according to this statement, Zen masters, Manchu teachers and other teachers often write four volumes of Lengga, thinking that Buddhism is important.

You can learn from your descendants and learn this classic.

Dharma Sect is called Master Linga.

According to the cloud in Continued Biography of Monks and Biography of Fa Chong, Yan Hui, the master of three debates, listened to "great quality", "three debates" and "cold honk".

And with "Lenga" Aocanon, it sank for a long time and was sought after there.

When you meet someone who can be taught by a teacher, you can talk about it according to "Southern Tianzhu Righteousness Becomes a Sect".

Its scripture was originally written by Guan Hui, a master in the Song Dynasty, who asked Putuo Luo to hand over Sanzang.

Therefore, the arts and sciences are harmonious and the quality is consistent.

Look only at wisdom, not at words.

After the Dharma Zen master spread to the north and south, he forgot his own words and thoughts and had no correct view of the Sect.

After Hui Ke Zen master entered the Central Plains, he created a new class, and the literature of Wei and Jin Dynasties was greatly despised.

People who are proud of their ancestors can only realize when they are enlightened.

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On this basis, Dharma Pulse, Zong Fengsong translated Lengga.

His knowledge is very different from that of his contemporaries.

Be ridiculed.

Hui Ke's descendants also know that their methods are quite different from those of the world.

When talking about Lengga, he said that according to "Southern Tianzhu became a Sect", he knew contemporary speakers, or people who did not follow this Sect.

The biography of Fa Chong describes Mr. Lengga, saying that there are four volumes of Shu published by Zen master and ten volumes of Shu published by Suntech lawyer, all of which are "not to learn from others, but to rely on Sharon".

Then people who "take photos" don't accept Hui Ke, that is, they don't "take photos of southern Tianzhu one by one".

Therefore, "Southern Tianzhu Righteousness Becomes a Sect" has its own mysterious purpose, which is different from those who moved the Zen master and relied on the "photo theory".

What is its mysterious purpose is a question worthy of attention.

Southern Tianzhu Righteousness Becomes a Sect' inherits Prajna's legal meaning.

What can I say?

Nantianzhu people are the territory of Dragon Tree and Empty King Faxiang.

Buddhism originated in South India, from the public sector to the prajnaparamita.

Dharma was born in Tianzhu, South China, so it was influenced by the local style of study.

The study of the dragon tree originated from Prajna.

Sweep off the seal and confirm the phase directly.

This Mahayana is of great significance.

It is not only different from Mahayana possessor, but also different from Mahayana confidante.

Regarding the Buddhist methods of Monk Hou and Dharma Buddhism in the Biography of the Continued Monk, I said,' However, if you look at these two Buddhist methods, you can take the second track, and if you miss the place, you can worship the model.

The magic hair is a virtual Sect, and the mysterious meaning is secluded.

If you can worship, the situation will be obvious.

Quiet and difficult to understand.

"Continued Biography" said that the monk learned the nirvana sacred line and the four thoughts method.

It means that the thick teacher cultivates the mind according to the four thoughts contained in the Nirvana Sutra.

Although nirvana is a great sutra, the method of four thoughts is originally the most convenient for Hinayana.

Monks attach great importance to the method of four thoughts, so it is different from the method of Buddhism in the case of Mahayana lacking Buddhism.

Therefore, it is the second track.

Four thoughts, observing the body, mind and law, have their own reasons and orderly steps.

Therefore, the situation is obvious and it is easy to follow.

Take advantage of the virtual Sect, have no wisdom and no heart, and realize reality.

According to this view, we can prove Bodhi.

Therefore, its purpose is mysterious and subtle.

If ordinary people think it is unreasonable, it will certainly lead to sectarian pride, but it can also be enlightened.

Anyone who has read the Shurangama Sutra knows that there is no imaginary Sect.

Although it is also a classic of law.

However, his statement focuses on breaking the illusion and showing reality everywhere.

Paranoia is like holding an obstacle, whether it's a play or not.

Reality is the same body, that is, truth is like dharma body, that is, nirvana.

Dharma meditation proves that knowledge is true.

It is important to observe all phases because it is necessary to conform to the principle of no phase.

I will feel guilty, bless and forget everything.

If you don't get anything from your heart, you will forget what to say.

Therefore, Taoist theory has another saying:

Bodhidharma, deified as an example, expounded Luojiang.

Mahayana is the highest achievement.

Judge what you want and be ambitious.

From its point of view, there are two palaces of sin and happiness.

Detailed husband is really vulgar wing, two rounds in the air. The emperor has unlimited connections and loves to see what he can lead.

I want to bring this up quietly, so don't say anything.

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The Mahayana meditation practiced by Dharma is called wall view.

What Buddhism proves is true and vulgar.

The wall viewer is like a wall, outspoken, persistent, and gives all opinions.

The explanation of the middle way is a reality without phase.

With nothing in mind, truth is true.

Buddhism meditation is aimed at this.

However, the so-called contract is a corresponding call.

No, the two are corresponding.

He is heartless and sincere to his husband. There is no distinction between inside and outside.

Therefore, the dharma also gives a meaning of mind.

The heart is the reality, the truth, the nirvana, not the second.

Tantric said, Damodan said heart.

One mind and one righteousness are the characteristics of Buddhism.

And it has the most important relationship with Zen later.

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Dharma presented scholars with four volumes of Lengga.

Da Jian Huineng focuses on King Kong Prajna.

From this point of view, the difference between ancient and modern Zen lies in law and law.

But this is not the case.

Dharma metaphysical wisdom is originally prajna's legal meaning.

In historical facts, there are six certificates.

(1) Sheshan Huibu, a famous teacher, pays equal attention to Zen.

When yeyu met Huike, he understood his meaning in words.

But, as the mage said, I can see nothing except this.

(2) Third, there is no purpose in teaching people to prosper the emperor.

The "shuranga" of Buddhism is also based on "forgetting words and thoughts, and there is no right view".

(3) Taoist believers recite the Prajna Sutra.

(4) Farong Zen Master, who studied under Master Mao Shan Daming, a craftsman of Three Arguments.

Zen people think it is the ancestor of the tauren clan.

Although this is not true, the agreement between the three theories and Zen can be known.

(5) Master Huiming once wrote "Da Yi Pin Zhang".

His detailed Fu Xuan is contained in Hong Guangming.

However, the Zen teacher's Record of Lengga was mistaken for a monk's.

It can be seen that the wisdom of Prajna Sutra is different from that of Master Lengga's monk.

(6) the method is blunt, and the stone is cold.

However, I first learned from Three Treatises on Yi Hui, An Zhou, and later learned the meaning of Hui Ke's Shurangama Sutra.

According to the above six things, we can know that there is a tacit understanding between northern Zen and the theory of taking three mountains.

Both of them are legalists and worshipers of Zen.

It is not the first time that Buddhism has spread to the south.

The Prajna Sutra is popular in the south because there are teachers who pat mountains.

After forbearance, Zen Buddhism turned to worship King Kong Prajna, which was also influenced by the southern atmosphere.

In addition, the Dharma originally taught the Shurangama Sutra, because it can show the virtual Sect without showing any signs.

Later, the Zen master also followed this canon.

However, few people can be proud of the world, and many people are backward.

Therefore, every time this descendant loses the original meaning of no phase, he returns to the phase in his heart.

After IV, this sutra also became a famous image.

Therefore, the wisdom of philosophers has become Confucian classics, so it is getting farther and farther to go to Buddhism.

The author of King Kong Prajna is concise and profound.

The one with profound meaning refers to the magical use of the virtual door.

A simple speaker is free to explain, not limited to words.

Therefore, it is also a natural trend of knowledge evolution that the great master Zen master chooses King Kong instead of Lengga.

From this point of view, the sixth ancestor is called revolution, and it can also be called ZTE.

Revolutionaries only criticize the North Master's Nomology.

Zhongxing people catch up with Buddhism, strive to "draw pride from Buddhism" and carry forward the primitive spirit of "Southern Tianzhu, one case at a time".

◎ Annex II: Chapter 1, Section 1, History of Zen in China (excerpt)

Dharma, or dharma for short.

There are also different names in the legends of meditation practitioners in later generations.

On the Right and Wrong of Southern Clans in bodhidharma (hereinafter referred to as the Right and Wrong of Southern Clans) written by Shen Hui (762) is also called bodhidharma.

God cited the preface of Zen sutra and passed it on by proving the prescription and Buddhism. For example, according to the Collection of Gods and Monks (hereinafter referred to as the Collection of Gods, according to the new print of 1957), God regards Damodolo in the Preface to Zen Sutra as bodhidharma.

Because of this, in legend, it is called bodhidharma or Damodolo.

The magic weapon of past dynasties, written in 774, is called bodhidharma Duoluo.

This is a legendary chaotic combination. Dharma, who came to China to preach Zen, has these different names.

Bodhidharma and Damodolo are said to be the same person.

Damodolo or translated as Damodolo, bodhidharma was also written as bodhidharma.

Dharma, transliterated in ancient times as Dharma (or Tammo).

The Theory of Za 'a Da Mo Xin was translated from Song Yuanjia (about 430 years) into Dharma.

The Miscellaneous Theory of Adamo was written by Dharma (that is, Damo) Doro, who is a salvation theorist.

Damodadoro theorist and Damodadoro Zen master are also mistaken for the same person.

For example, volume 12 of the Preface to the Catalogue of Saduoduo Records, Liang Sangyou (who died on May18), is still reported by Qigong Temple in Chang 'an (North), and written as Tammodoro (Zen Master), while among the 53 old records reported by Sangyou (South), it is written as Damodoro (Dazheng 55).

God (North) still writes about Damocles and Damocles, but God writes about Damocles, which is related to the East (written by 78 1).

The Biography of Cao Houxi in Shuangfeng Mountain (hereinafter referred to as the Biography of Lin Bao) written by Hongzhou (Master Ma) (80 1) is related to Jiangdong, and it is a bodhi method.

From then on, bodhidharma was rewritten as bodhidharma, which became the final conclusion left by Zen.

When Buddhism is rewritten as Buddhism, it can be said that the old translation is corrected by the new translation.

However, from the perspective of biographical changes, it shows that the prosperity of southern Zen is better than that of northern Zen, and the spread of southern Zen has become the conclusion of Zen.

(Introduction) Dharma preached Tathagata (Tibetan) Zen in Lengga, citing Prajna Sutra and Vimalakīrti Sutra, which may be related to Dharma's detention in Jiangnan.

Teacher Lenga said: There is also a 12-or 13-page "Interpretation of Lenga Essentials", which has been lost now.

From the past, it was introduced to Japan, and there was a volume called Mahayana Lengga Authentic Decision, which may be this one.

At that time, there were three volumes of Buddhism and Dharma, which were considered to be forged and the content was unknown.

Now, there are still many legends handed down.

Among them, disfigurement theory, concept theory, absolute concept theory and confidence inscription can all prove that they were made for others.

The existing "theory of understanding" and "theory of blood vessels" were created by later generations of meditation practitioners.

Without the name of the creator, it was misrepresented as a Buddhist theory.

The greater the fame of Buddhism in China, the more it will be built for Buddhism.

There is a volume in the Taoist collection called "Dharma Master's Skill of Keeping Shape on Earth". Dharma is a legendary fairy.

There are Dharma Yijin Sutra and One Palm Gold Method circulating in the secular world. Dharma is legendary as a martial art and divination! This is really a burden of reputation.