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Chapter 2117 The past life of Maitreya

The numerous crimes of Maitreya Buddhism can be seen from history books. This Buddhist sect has long been "reciting the sutras of the crooked monks"...

But in fact, this sect was not so evil when it first appeared. The founder was even more a master of enlightenment, and the Buddhist name was named Fu Dashi.

Of course, Master Fu is not his real name. His real name is Fu Xi. Later, he was respected as a master because of his profound Buddhist teachings. The so-called Master is a monk who attained enlightenment.

But this Buddhist priest never became a monk in his life……

During the Six Dynasties, the country split north and south, and lived in that era, and almost everyone lived a nightmare life like a life of impermanence and death. It was an era without hope. The dynasties changed, the emperors changed, and the lanterns seemed to rotate.

When people suffer physical pain, they will subconsciously seek spiritual liberation.

Therefore, the Buddhist theory of immortality and karma and retribution were prevalent in various places, and even the emperor believed in Buddhism. Fu Dashi, the founder of Maitreya Buddhism, came into being in this era.

When Fu Dashi was young, he often went fishing. After catching fish, he would sink the bamboo cage containing the fish under the water every time so that the fish had the chance to leave freely. He thought that all the fish could swim out, and that what could not be kept was caused by cause and effect, so people ridiculed him as a fool.

In the first year of Emperor Wu of Liang, Fu Dashi was twenty-four years old. Once, he caught fishing by Jiting Tang. A Toutuo, named Bodhidharma, an Indian, came from Songshan Mountain, and people called him Songtoutuo.

He pointed to Fu Xi, and made him realize his previous fate and devote himself to Buddhism. When asked about the place of practice, Songtoutuo pointed to the Shuangshou Tree at the foot of Songshan Mountain: "This is OK!" After that, Master Fu came here to practice, which was the Shuanglin Temple in the future.

From then on, Mr. Fu lived a life of farming and Zen, and sometimes even worked for others. In this way, he worked in vain, studied at night, lived diligently, and took it as his responsibility to save sentient beings.

Once, someone came to steal the fruits and vegetables he planted. Instead of blamed him, the Master filled him with a basket and asked him to take it home, showing his compassion and mercy.

After seven years of his ascetic practice, many villagers came to worship him, which had a great influence on society. Later, Mr. Fu's supernatural deeds became more and more popular, and everyone thought that he was the incarnation of Maitreya and the tenth level Bodhisattva.

Almost people who practice practice have their own obsessions. The longer the practice takes, the stronger the obsessions will become. After ten years of practicing Taoism and spreading the Dharma, Mr. Fu formed the basic theory of Mahayana Buddhism unique to China, and also gathered a group of loyal believers who could martyr their lives. They were full of talents for the time being, so the obsessions became stronger and stronger.

But Mr. Fu found that Shuanglin Temple was located remotely. Although "stern disciples were solemn and scholars were solemn and the law was not widely accepted. It was necessary to move the Emperor and the noble officials of the capital to popularize his teachings and achieve the effect of "compassing the compassionate and compassionate party and unbiased party."

At that time, Emperor Wu of Liang promoted Buddhism and eminent monks gathered in the capital. However, the government and the public did not understand Fu Dashi very much, and believed that he was a "man in white". Even the "white body" that the Song people often called him was naturally looked down on him, and of course some of them were also jealous and hated him.

However, his disciples, such as Huiji Fu Pumin, were all devout religious believers. They made a vow: "If the great scholars do not spread the Tao, they will follow the hardships." On the 28th day of the first lunar month of the sixth year of Emperor Wu of Liang, Fu Dashi believed that the time for going to Beijing to spread the Dharma was ripe, so he wrote a memorial and sent his disciple Fu Wang to the capital to write a letter to Emperor Gaozu of Liang.

"Under the twin forest trees, we will be liberated from the Lord Shanhui, and the Lord of the White Kingdom will save the world. Now the good is the best, and the good is the best, and the bad is the best. The good is based on humility, not attachment to the root, and the cause of formlessness, and Nirvana is the result; among them, the good is based on the body, and the country is the basis, and the result is to be repaid and happy; the good is below to protect sentient beings and defeat the disabled and kill them. I will let the people all receive six fasts."

Shan, who was at the top, middle and lower levels, was the best way to convince Emperor Wu of Liang. In the same year, Fu Dashi arrived in Jiangshan, Kyoto for the first time.

He had the first time with Emperor Wu of Liang, and the talk was very scheming. Emperor Wu of Liang also invited him to have dinner and asked him to live in Tongtai Temple. Later, he moved to Dinglin Temple in Zhongshan and provided various expenses for accommodation. From then on, "the famous monks and apprentices gathered in Jingluo, and they all brought letters and asked Huizhi Zen."

The Master himself "lived in the high pine tree in the Ming Dynasty, lying on the rocks, and was in the four twilights, and was always filled with nectar. He was always in the 60s. He had many methods and tricks, making everyone think that he was a god and an immortal.

Mr. Fu’s Buddhism is really unique. He is a master of Zen Buddhism. After all, he is blessed by the aura of Master Bodhidharma and is proficient in Zen and Buddhism.

After the famous Buddhist names, he was so casual and humorous, and he could just read them all, and it was also a way for him to understand or preach Buddhism, such as the "smart" and "transformation" of Chinese Zen in the future.

Mr. Fu's reputation was respected by great Buddhist monks and masters. Master Huihe, who had studied the secret treasures of all Buddhas at the end of the year twenty, talked about taking refuge in the Toutu Temple when he was not in charge, and he was about to move to Master Yin of Tou Tuo Temple when he was not in charge.

The master planned to follow the funeral and asked, "Who can you rely on?" Yin Gong replied, "Dongyang Fu Dashi is naturally wise and has a deep understanding of the Mahayana. You can follow it as a teacher." So the master paid a visit to him and asked him to be a disciple, which shows how great the influence of Mr. Fu at that time was.

In fact, the greatest success of Mr. Fu lies in his making friends with Emperor Wu of Liang. Once Buddhism and the emperor are involved, they will naturally be incomparable. They have noble status and countless blessings to come to him.

Emperor Wu of Liang was indeed a brilliant emperor. Zhao Zhen, who was also an emperor, knew this very well. When he opened the historical books of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the length of Emperor Wu of Liang was almost the most recorded among the emperors of the same period.

This person is a young talent, especially in literature. Popular poems such as "Fragrance Tree", "Thinking", and "Lingaotai" are still circulating in the Song Dynasty today.

At that time, he traveled with seven other people under the sect of King Xiao Ziliang of Jingling, and was called the "Eight Friends of Jingling", including the famous Shen Yue, Xie Ting Fan Yun, etc. Shen Yue was a well-known literary and historian, while Xie Ting was a famous poet of this period. However, among these eight shortcomings, Xiao Yan's courage was incomparable to the other seven people.

This courage also achieved his future status. In this era of frequent emperor replacements, he chose to stand on the side of powerful ministers and eventually reached the peak of power.

He was both outstanding in civil and military affairs, and was considered a hero with both civil and military skills. He fought against the Northern Wei Dynasty and established Qi and Liang in the past, and had remarkable political achievements. Of course, people would have made merits and demerits. Tolerant of the royal family and faith in Buddhism were his fault.

As a result, the capital was more than 500 Buddhist temples, which were extremely magnificent. There were more than 100,000 monks and nuns, and their assets were abundant. The two most ridiculous things were to go to Tongtai Temple to hold the four evil deeds without any concealment. They took off their imperial robe, put on monk's robe, sacrificed themselves to become monks, and explained the "Mahapra Nirvana Sutra". The ministers donated 100 million yuan to pray to the "Three Treasures" and requested the redemption of the "Emperor Bodhisattva".
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