Christmas Day for Bodhisattva Wei Tuo - the third day of the sixth lunar month. What does Bodhisattva Wei Tuo ask for?
It is also because when the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, was born, his words had great intimidating power, just like a lion roaring, which is called a lion's roar. Sakyamuni was also called a lion among men, and he went to that place. Sitting is called Vajra Lion Sitting, so t
Why is there a pair of lions guarding the entrance of the temple?
At Faxing Temple in Guangzhou, he discussed the Feng Banner language with Master Yin Zong and taught him the supreme way, which directly pointed to the human heart and became a Buddha by seeing one's nature. Brother Shenxiu is different. With his decades of following the Fifth Pa
Introduction to the Sixth Patriarch Huineng
Wenshu Temple is named after its magical legend in history. According to legend, in ancient times, Mother Manjusri taught Buddhism to Sakyamuni, Tathagata, Maitreya, and Bodhidharma on this mountain. All four disciples successfully practiced Buddhism, and the Buddhism is boundles
Guo Jinshuan|Visiting Wenshu Temple
Someone asked the Zen Master: "How can we avoid the cold and heat when it comes?" The Zen Master said: "Why don't you go to a place where there is no cold or heat?" The man asked: "What is a place where there is no cold or heat?" The Zen Master replied: "When it's cold, It will k
Prescriptions for cold and heat show true qualities of heroes
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, walking in the deep Prajnaparamita for a long time, sees that the five aggregates are all empty, and survives all hardships. Relics, color does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ from color, color means. It is emptiness, emptiness is
Appreciation of Copying the Heart Sutra in Hard Pen and Small Regular Characters
Swedish art historian Osvald Siren made an excellent comment on Chinese sculpture and Western sculpture. He compared Michelangelo's works with some Chinese Buddhist statues, such as the Longmen Buddha. Place it next to the image of Moses.
Buddha's Hand: Understand the hand shape of Buddhist statues in one article
"A big belly can tolerate things that are difficult to tolerate in the world, and a smile can often make people laugh at the ridiculous people in the world." When we see this couplet, we can always think of Maitreya Buddha, that cute and naive image with a smile on his face. When
Temple knowledge: Maitreya Buddha in the Temple of the Heavenly King teaches us to look at the world with tolerance
Shousheng Temple in Yanwu Town, Fenyang, is called Dasi by our local people. It is said that there used to be a cave under the Buddha statue in the main hall of the temple that led to Zixia Temple in the southeast direction of Yanwu. The two temples are about 1,000 meters apart.
An ancient building in urgent need of rescue—Shousheng Temple (big temple) in Yanwu Ancient Town, Fenyang
1. In a temple with a history of thousands of years, a mysterious underground palace was discovered, with an eminent monk sitting inside. What do the experts say? 2. Why do many Chinese people like Shaolin Temple? The thousand-year-old temple has been destroyed by Feng Yuxiang. I
A mysterious underground palace was discovered in a thousand-year-old temple, with an eminent monk sitting in it. What do experts say?
People who have experienced certain things may be really different. Monk Daolu, formerly known as Wu Bing, was a successful businessman in his early years. He accumulated a fortune and had a wife and daughter.
There are some people we can’t understand after all
Zhu Yuanzhang had no food in his early years and became a monk in a temple. From then on, he became attached to the temple and left many stories related to the temple in the world. For example, once, Zhu Yuanzhang went to the temple to worship Buddha and asked in front of the fut
Zhu Yuanzhang went to worship Buddha and asked the abbot: Do you want to kneel down? The abbot answered with 8 words and saved the whole temple
There is freedom of religious belief in our country, and there are relatively many people who believe in Buddhism. I believe you often hear the terms "consecration" and "blessing", but they are actually derived from terms in religion.
Is “consecrated” jewelry really worth buying? Did you know that some cost less than ten yuan?
Huayan Temple is located in the southwest of the ancient city of Datong. It was built in the seventh year of Chongxi of the Liao Dynasty, that is, 1038 AD. It was named according to the Buddhist classic "Huayan Sutra" "The flower of compassion will bear the fruit of solemnity". L
Datong Royal Temple Huayan Temple
Bi Pi ruined the Tathagata's mantle and shrunk by one arm. Bi Pi, a rich monk in Macheng, once donated a hundred gold to help the villagers build forts and defend one side. The disciples went to Xingyan monk at night to report the warning and then returned. When Bihui saw this, h
Three Stories of Wei Tuo Bodhisattva