Buddha's picture

Buddha's picture

Master Zhu fotucheng (232-348) was born in the western regions. This surname is Bo's. At the age of nine, he became a monk in Wuchang state. He went to Dabin twice to learn Dharma. People in the western regions all said that he had gained the Tao.

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In 310 ad, Emperor Huaidi of Jin Dynasty came to Luoyang at the age of 79. He was able to recite hundreds of thousands of sutras and understand the meaning of literature. Although he did not read the history of Confucianism in China, he was unable to argue with other scholars. He was knowledgeable, knowledgeable and devoted to teaching. Some of the famous monks, such as Tianzhu, Fodiao and xuputi, came to study from him not far away. Famous Chinese virtues such as Shi Daoan and Zhu Faya also traveled to listen to him. According to the biography of eminent monks, there are often hundreds of followers, and tens of thousands of disciples. The grand occasion of teaching can be seen.

Fotucheng attached great importance to the discipline, and taught his disciples how to drink without exceeding his teeth, eat without abstinence, and perform without abstinence. He also took part in many examinations on the discipline handed down from ancient times. For example, dao'an's preface to the great precepts of bhikkhu said, "my teachers began to receive precepts in the Qin Dynasty, and they were also translators and examiners. According to the forefathers' biography, it is said that the precepts were inherited from each other, and the precepts were Chenghe and shangduosuo Zhengyan."

However, in the biography of monks, there are a lot of stories about his miraculous deeds, saying that he is good at both secret and secret cultivation, and is good at reciting mantras. He can slay ghosts and gods, see foreign affairs from afar, foresee good or bad fortune, and is good at medical skills. He can cure chronic diseases and cope with time and damage, and is worshipped by people. His righteousness and precepts were covered by miraculous deeds.

When fotucheng arrived in Luoyang, he wanted to build a temple in Luoyang, which was worth Liu Yao's capture of Luoyang and local disturbance, so he lived in the grass. In February of the sixth year of Yongjia (3112 AD), shile stationed troops in Gepi, preparing to attack Jianye in the south. At this time, fotucheng met with shile because of the relationship between shile General Guo heilue. Cheng advised him not to kill. In nine cases out of ten, those who were going to be killed at that time were exempted by Cheng's persuasion. Cheng for shile many counseling, shile is called emperor, things are very clear, something must consult and later. Shile pawn, stone tiger abandoned his son Shi Hong and self-reliance, known as the king of heaven, more respect for Cheng. On the day of the court meeting, Chengsheng hall, often attends the following Xie zhujuyu, Prince Zhugong helps Yi to go to the hall, and the master sings the great monk, and all living beings rise. He also ordered Li Nong, Sikong, to greet his daily life every day, and Prince Zhu Gong to pay homage to the court every five days.

Fotucheng not only promoted Taoism in Zhao, but also established 893 Buddhist temples in all the counties. His teaching is very sincere. Zhang Li and Zhang liangjiafu, the ministers of Shihu, worshipped Buddhism and built their own pagodas. Buddha Tu Cheng denounces his greed and grudges, and only then can he accept the sin of this world. What's the blessing? He asked Shi Hu, "it's not a crime to be tyrannical and wanton and kill people. Although the law is used again, there is no solution to the disaster." From this, we can see that his teaching focused on promoting Tzu Chi. At that time, because of his influence, Fenghua people competed to build temples and became monks. However, there are many kinds of them, resulting in many accidents. Shi Hu also believes that "there are many Salmonella today, or there are traitors to avoid servitude, most of them are not human beings", and he orders zhongshuming to "briefly discuss the authenticity". It can be seen that although Buddhism flourished at that time, the chaotic situation also flourished. His disciple, shidao'an, is erudite, versatile, well-informed and most outstanding. His notes are rich and profound. After the Yi Ke Ming, since the beginning of an. "Biography of eminent monks" says: when dao'an first arrived in Yedi, he came into Zhongsi temple and met Buddha Tu Cheng. Cheng appreciated him as soon as he saw an, and talked with him all day long. When people see that Ann is not well-known, they are all light and strange. Tell the public: this man is far sighted, not like you. Because of this, Ann became a teacher. When Cheng was lecturing, an Mei repeated his lecture. Many people raised questions one after another. Dao an was frustrated and resolute. He had enough power to solve the dispute. All four of them were shocked. This shows Cheng's skillful teaching of dao'an. As a result, the meaning of the Scriptures proved by Dao an was consistent with the purpose of the later translation of the scriptures by Luo Shi, which made the Buddhism manifest in the middle land (Wei Shu Shi Lao Zhi). The eighth volume of the biography of eminent monks, yijielun, says: "shidao'an learned from his Master Zhu fotucheng, and he taught his disciple Huiyuan. However, there is no lack of sages in this three leaves. He has strict discipline and wisdom. It's really up to Yi people to make his husband and his wisdom shine for thousands of years

In shuijingzhu, it is said that Seng Lang's Buddhist painting is clear, his master's learning is profound, and his Qi is clear. Fu Jian, murongde and Yao Xing all respect Lang Gong. When Fu Jian was a Buddhist monk, he made a special edict: "master Lang's apprentice is pretty, and Kunlun Mountain is no longer searching for examples." In Tang Dynasty, Yijing's biography of Nanhai Jigui Neifa narrated many stories of monk Lang living in jinyugu, Mount Tai. It can be seen that Seng Lang is respected by the masses. Zhu Faya, a master of science, studied and measured the subtle. He founded Ge Yi with Kang farang. Together with dao'an and fa'ti, they put together their doubts and tried their best. The head of an order of bhiksuni was the daughter of Xu Chong, an order of Shi Zhao's military department. She received precepts from fotucheng and jingjiani. Read the books and think deeply. She once built five temples, from which more than 200 people became monks. Since these people are all heroes of a generation, the knowledge of their teachers will be known.

Biography

It is recorded in the ninth volume of biography of eminent monks, biography of fotucheng: fotucheng was born in the western regions, and his original surname was Bo. When he was young, he became a monk and learned Taoism. He could recite several million words of scriptures and understand the meaning of the text. Although he didn't read the history books of Confucianism in Han Dynasty, he debated with scholars and questioned that omnipotence was in line with reason and justice, and no one could defeat him. He said to himself that he had studied law twice in Taiwan and was taught by a famous teacher. People in the western regions say that he has gained the right. In the fourth year of Yongjia (310), Emperor Huaidi of Jin Dynasty came to Luoyang, where he made great achievements.

Buddha is good at reciting mantras, and can slay ghosts and gods. With sesame oil mixed with rouge, painted in the palm, thousands of miles away things, all appear in the palm, just like the face. Not only can he see it, but also it can be seen by those who practice fasting. When he heard the sound of the tower bell, he could judge the fate of the matter, and it never failed. He originally wanted to build a temple in Luoyang to promote Buddhism, but at this time, Yongjia rebellion happened and the imperial capital was in turmoil. Therefore, fotucheng's ambition to build a temple in Luoyang did not come true. So he lived in seclusion in the mountains, forests and grasslands to observe the changes of the world.

Later, fotucheng came to Xiang state (now Xingtai City) and rushed to shile's subordinates to give advice and help shile to become emperor and establish Zhao state. After he ascended the throne, shile had great respect for fotucheng. If you have something to do, you must ask fotucheng first, and then you can take action. After shile's death, Shihu abolished his son Shi Hong and called himself the king of heaven, and worshipped Buddha Tu Cheng even more.

He died on December 8, the fourteenth year (348) of later Zhao Jianwu, at the age of 117. He promoted Buddhism and Taoism in Zhao state, and established 893 Buddhist temples. There are hundreds of disciples who follow him, including tens of thousands of front and back disciples. Among them, there are many eminent monks. There are many records about his miraculous deeds in biography of eminent monks.

A natural Reclining Buddha was found in Junan area.

Deeds

In the middle of the east side of the north wall of cave 323 in the early Tang Dynasty, the panoramic comic strip depicts the miraculous deeds of fotucheng. According to the biography of eminent monks and the book of Jin, the main miraculous deeds are as follows:

Fire fighting in Youzhou

"Biography of eminent monks" records: once, fotucheng and Shihu sat together in the middle hall of Xiangguo (Xingtai) and talked about sutras. "Change! Change! There's a fire in Youzhou," fotucheng said in surprise Then take wine to Youzhou direction spray. After a long time, fotucheng said to Shihu with a smile, "now the fire in Youzhou has been put out."

Stone Tiger feel strange, don't believe, send envoys to Youzhou verification. The messenger came back and said to Shihu, "that day, the fire started from the four gates, and the fire was fierce. Suddenly, a black cloud came from the south, and then it rained heavily and put out the fire. You can still smell wine in the rain. "

There are four groups of stories in the middle of the east side of the north wall of cave 323 in the early Tang Dynasty. The two groups of pictures in the middle of the story picture depict "fighting a fire in Youzhou".

Hear the bell and tell the story

In the biography of eminent monks, there are several miraculous deeds related to the story of the bell breaking by Buddha Tu Cheng. According to Mr. Sun Xiushen of Dunhuang Research Institute, the story painting of the middle upper layer on the east side of the north wall of cave 323 in the early Tang Dynasty of Mogao Grottoes refers to the event of "capturing Liu Yao": Liu Yao personally led his troops to attack Luoyang in the 11th year of the reign of emperor Guangchu (328). Shile wanted to lead his troops to resist Liu Yao. Inside and outside the imperial court, the Minister of culture and military advised shile not to lead his troops. Shile was not determined, so he went to visit fotucheng to decide his action. Fotucheng said to shile, "the bell on the phase wheel of the pagoda tells us:" Xiuzhi will replace liwang, and pugu will be bald. " This is Capricorn. Xiuzhi was an army, but he went out to fight for liwang. Fugu was Liu Yaohu, and kuituo was captured. This is to say: Liu Yao will be captured when the army goes out. "

At that time, after hearing the prophecy of fotucheng, Xu Guang remonstrated shile and sent out troops immediately. So shile left his eldest son Shi Hong to guard Xiangguo (Xingtai) together with fotucheng, and personally led the infantry and cavalry to Luoyang. There was a fierce battle between the two armies, and Liu Yao's army was defeated and fled. Liu Yao fell into the wasteland and fell into the water by horse. Shi Kan, the son of Shi Le, took the opportunity to capture Liu Yao alive and escorted him to Shi Le's tent.

At this time, fotucheng mixed with sesame oil and rouge and applied it on the palm of his hand. He saw that there were many people in the palm of his hand, one of whom was tied up with vermilion thread around his neck. Therefore, fotucheng told Shi Hong, "Liu Yao has been captured." Liu Yao was arrested when the Buddha told him.

After Liu Yao's pacification, shile called himself king of Zhao, did the emperor's business, and changed the era to Jianping. This year is the fifth year of emperor Xianhe (330). After shile ascended the throne, he had more reverence for fotucheng and served him more deeply.

In this story painting, a pagoda is painted on the top and shile visits Buddha Tucheng on the bottom. What is depicted is that fotucheng predicts Liu Yao's capture with a bell.

Wash your intestines with water

According to the biography of eminent monks, at first there was a small hole beside the left breast of fotucheng, which went straight into the abdomen. Sometimes fotucheng takes out his intestines from the small hole, and sometimes fotucheng uses cotton wadding to plug the small hole. If you want to read, pull out the wadding, and the light in the hole will make the room bright. When it comes to fasting

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