I wonder how many people have heard the story of Buddha holding flowers and smiling? However, Sakyamuni just held flowers and smiled, and did not say whether to go or not. This scene made the disciples present not know what to do, let alone Knowing what Sakyamuni wanted to expres

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Legend has it that he was entrusted by Sakyamuni to give two things to the "Oriental Saint" who would appear in the future world. For this, he has been waiting in the human world for 2,500 years. who is he? Who is he waiting for? Has that person appeared?

The story of Kassapa

How many people have heard the story of Buddha holding flowers and smiling? Legend has it that at a spiritual mountain meeting held 2,500 years ago, King Brahma wanted to invite Sakyamuni to come and preach the Dharma, so he presented a golden Bora flower to Sakyamuni.

However, Sakyamuni just held the flowers and smiled, without saying that he was going or not going. This scene made the disciples present not know what to do, let alone what Sakyamuni wanted to express. Only One person understands the profound meaning, he is the third disciple of Sakyamuni: the Venerable Kassapa.

Kassapa was born in a wealthy family and was extremely smart since childhood. However, unlike other children from rich families, Maha Kassapa did not like an overly luxurious life, nor did he pursue fame and fortune. He only liked to be alone and only wanted to practice pure practice and escape from the source of suffering. After Kassapa came of age, he was forced by his parents to marry a wife. However, like Kassapa, she had no interest in the world and only wanted to practice. So the two practiced together for 12 years. After the death of his parents, Kassapa began his own path of ascetic cultivation. Later, he met the Buddha and finally obtained the righteous Dharma.

At the Lingshan Dharma Assembly, Kassapa looked at the smiling Buddha holding flowers and also smiled without saying a word, understanding each other. Seeing that Kassapa was so close to Buddha, Sakyamuni passed on higher-level Buddhist teachings to him and gave him a task.

The translation is that Sakyamuni told Maha Kasyapa that after his nirvana, Maha Kasyapa would wait for the coming of Maitreya Buddha in the human world, and hand over Sakyamuni mantle to Maitreya Buddha to complete the task of spreading the Dharma. It is said that after Sakyamuni's nirvana, Kassapa took the two things that the Buddha gave him to Jizu Mountain in Yunnan, and entered samadhi here to wait for the birth of Maitreya Buddha. Jizu Mountain has also become the dojo of Kasyapa.

Why did the Buddha ask the Venerable Kassapa to wait for the birth of Maitreya Buddha? There is a record in "The Sutra on the Rebirth of Maitreya Bodhisattva": When the Buddha was eighty years old, he had a premonition that his time had come, so he chose Maitreya Buddha as his successor. However, Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha and has not yet been born. What should we do? He also chose to let his four major disciples assist Maitreya Buddha, so he had the previous instructions.

In order for Maitreya Buddha to come to the world smoothly and obtain the Dharma, the Buddha stipulated that Kassapa and others must not be reborn in Nirvana. They must wait for Maitreya Buddha to come to the world and hand over the golden cassock and mantle to him.

In order to wait for the birth of Maitreya Buddha, Kassapa came to Jizu Mountain to keep his clothes and enter meditation. This wait lasted for 2500 years. What is the origin of Kassapa and Jizu Mountain?

Maha Kassapa and Jizu Mountain

He was a disciple of the Buddha 2,500 years ago and took over the important responsibilities when the Buddha passed away. Traveling thousands of miles to Jizu Mountain just to wait for the Buddha to be born?

"The Authentic Biography of Zen" records that more than 2,500 years ago, Kassapa carried the Buddha's will, carried a golden cassock and an alms bowl, and traveled thousands of miles to Jizu Mountain in Yunnan to wait for the arrival of Maitreya Buddha. It is said that Kassapa had not yet entered nirvana at that time and was still performing ascetic practices.

It is written in the "Ashoka Sutra" that when Maha Kassapa felt that he was about to enter death, he wanted to explain to King Ajatasavat, the protector of Buddhism at that time, what happened after his death. However, when he arrived, he found King Ajatasava being sleeping. . Kasyapa felt that this was destined, so he left without waking the other party.

Later, Kassapa came to the mountain alone, found a gap in the cliff and sat cross-legged, waiting for death.After Kassapa passed away, King Ajatasava wanted to cremate his body, but Venerable Ananda stopped him. He told King Ajatasava that Kassapa would not be reincarnated until he reached nirvana because he had to wait for Maitreya Buddha. He came to this world and personally handed over a dung-sweeping robe given to him by the Buddha to Maitreya Buddha.

After saying that, the two left, but at this moment, the gap where Kassapa had just passed away miraculously closed up, wrapping Kassapa inside. From then on, Jizu Mountain became Kassapa's dojo.

Jizu Mountain is located in Binchuan County, Yunnan Province, with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters. It is known as "Lingshan Buddha Capital" and "Tiankai Buddha Country". As the monastery of Maha Kassapa, Jizu Mountain had already become famous all over the world as early as the Tang Dynasty. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Buddhist buildings in the mountain had formed a huge scale of 36 temples and 72 nunneries, with more than 100 monks and nuns. There are 3,000 people, and the bells ring all night long.

But this was not the heyday of Jizu Mountain's development. During the Guangxu period, a monk named Xuyun went to India to study Buddhism. After completing his studies, his first stop was Jizu Mountain, where he worshiped Kassapa. It is said that when monk Xuyun was worshiping at Huashou Gate, three bells suddenly rang out from the stone gate, which echoed for a long time. This was a sight that had never happened before. Xuyun thought this was Kasyapa's response to him, so Make a vow to Kassapa to revive Jizu Mountain.

Xuyun went to Jizu Mountain three times to revive Buddhism. In 1906, Xuyun was named the Master of Foci and Propaganda. Under his leadership, the temple in the mountain took on a new look, Buddhism flourished, and monks and believers came and went in an endless stream. In 1959, Xuyun passed away at the age of 120.

Xuyun became a monk at the age of 19, and practiced for 101 years until his death. Like Kassapa, Xuyun persisted in ascetic practice and promoted Buddhism throughout his life. He went through fifteen monasteries and had millions of followers.

After Kassapa sat on Huajizu Mountain, this place became a holy place for Buddhism. Not only believers came to make offerings and donations, but countless practitioners also chose to practice seclusion here and understand the true meaning of life. People believe that Kassapa, a disciple of the Buddha, is still practicing in the mountains and protecting all living beings. He only needs to reach Jizu Mountain three times in his life to enter the paradise of Buddha after death. Does this mean that Kassapa is still alive today?

Mahagasyapa lived for 2,000 years?

Did Kassapa, a disciple of Buddha, really live for 2,500 years? Someone claims to have met him in Jizu Mountain. Is it true or false?

2500 years ago, before the Buddha entered Nirvana, he asked Kassapa to remain in this world and stay in samadhi at Jizu Mountain, waiting for the birth of Maitreya Buddha. More than 100 years ago, Monk Xuyun received enlightenment from Maha Kassapa and built a temple here to teach the Dharma. All signs indicate that Kassapa is still in the world, and there are many records of encounters with Kassapa in folk stories. Can anyone really break the cycle of three lives and live for thousands of years?

The earliest legend about encountering Maha Gaya comes from the master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty. It is said that Xuanzang was on his way to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. When he passed through a deep mountain and old forest, he saw a thatched house surrounded by purple air. He suddenly felt that there might be an expert inside, so he went to check it out. I found an old monk who was in meditation. The old monk's body was covered with weeds. After talking to Xuanzang, he learned that this person was Da Jiaye.

And in the Qing Dynasty , the book "The Footprints of Old Monk Xuyun" recorded the chance encounter between Monk Xuyun and Da Jiaye. As we mentioned before, after Xuyun returned from studying Dharma in India, he went to Jizu Mountain to worship Mahagasyapa. When he arrived at Jizu Mountain, he heard three "dang-dang-dang" sounds.

Other believers present at that time were very surprised, because they came to worship every year and only occasionally heard the sound of small wooden fish bells. When Xuyun came, the bells rang three times, which showed that for Mahagayapa, Xuyapa was very important. The cloud is a different existence. When Xuyun went to Jizu Mountain for the third time, he saw Kassapa walking toward him holding the Buddha's cassock in his meditation.

According to the records, Xuyun is the Maitreya Buddha that Maha Gaya has been waiting for, but whether it is true or not cannot be verified, because in the last century, some people also claimed to have met Maha Gaya accidentally in Jizu Mountain.

In 1993, a Taiwanese doctor named Hong Wenliang traveled to Jizu Mountain.While admiring the scenery, he met an old monk. The two hit it off and started chatting. After walking together for a while, the old man suddenly said: "It's time for me to go home," and then he broke open the stone wall in front of Hong Wenliang and disappeared.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Hong Wenliang was also stunned. After reacting, he realized that he might have met the legendary Jia Yezheng. After all, on Jizu Mountain, the only old man with such magical powers must be Da Jiaye. Afterwards, some people came here to meet Venerable Kaye, but they never had the chance.

Another folk tale also happened in the last century, but in India. It is said that a British man named Paxson was originally a doctor and an out-and-out atheist, but a trip to India completely changed him. In the lingjiv mountains in India, Paxson met a senior monk.

The eminent monk not only invited Paxson to his residence, but also taught him Buddhism for a year. Under the guidance of the eminent monk, Paxson became enlightened and finally chose to escape into Buddhism. He also followed the old man's instructions to go to , Myanmar and return to Buddhism, becoming a "foreign monk" wearing cassocks. It is said that after Paxon converted to Buddhism, he met the eminent monk again while meditating. The other party told him that he was Maha Kassapa, a disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha.

Can anyone really live for thousands of years? Although Buddhism has its mysteries, various prophecies also mention the emergence of Eastern saints. But judging from the existing science, it is obviously impossible, so everyone should treat it rationally. What do you think about this? Welcome to leave a message for discussion, see you in the next issue!