This Zen monk can be said to have a help from heaven throughout his life, and he has a cheat. He actually carries 5 Australian dollars and creates Chinese Buddhism with one person's strength to become the second largest religion in Australia. A series of behaviors are the first in history, and even the Australian Parliament highly appreciates him. The countless first-handed bodies of ordinary Eastern monks who were far away from home can be said to be amazed by all living beings. However, this path of cheating and spreading the Dharma like God helps is just a small wish, but he has gone through all kinds of hardships, was far away in a foreign land, and suffered all the humiliation, which made the heaven unable to bear it for a lifetime.
He just took 5 Australian dollars and crossed the hemisphere alone, and made a sprawling trip to Australia, just to promote Chinese Buddhism to the Prajna monks all over Australia.
Some people say that he is like the incarnation of famous monks who spread the Dharma in ancient and modern times. Some people say that he is like the Buddha's son personally selected. His half of his life was incredible but extremely extraordinary.
doesn’t talk much nonsense. Next, let us enter the feat of the Prajna monk in half his life and appreciate his long journey of spreading the Dharma like a cheat.
1973, a baby boy arrived here. His birth was obviously extremely lucky, as if he had the will of heaven in the dark, and as if he was reincarnated by a Buddhist son, he was born in a completely Buddhist family.
Other people's children are constantly singing, but he is actually the murmuring of Buddha's voice, and the Buddha's fragrance is intoxicating.
In this way, he gradually grew up in the atmosphere of Buddha nature.
Perhaps, for thousands of years, from ancient times to the present, both in China and abroad, countless famous monks and masters must experience the sufferings of the world and fulfill the great responsibilities of the world before they can become Buddhas and monks in one day. However, the boy's Buddhist teachings were as natural as eating and sleeping.
Only 14 years old, he became a monk. It seems that the parents have already taken everything lightly, and they know that this child is destined to embark on this Buddhist path: this moment is still here, his future is destined to be extraordinary, go. It seems that all this is the continuation of the family's Buddha nature and needs to be inherited and promoted in his generation.
Then, after saying goodbye to his parents, the boy came to Guanghua Temple in Fujian, officially became a monk, and took the Dharma name Prajna.
Meditation and worship Buddha, chant scriptures and meditate, and the ancient Buddha in the green lamp comes to accompany you. Prajna may hurriedly spread his mind in this Guanghua Temple. In the Pure Land of Fujian, a temple full of land, you can achieve your own destined life, spread the Dharma freely, and become a Buddha with peace of mind. It can be said to be pure and inaction.
Time flies, and it has been 7 years.
Little did you know that a thought was like a lotus blooming in an instant. The stable future Buddhists of Prajna, the road to becoming a Buddha with peace of mind, was completely gone at this moment. For some reason, a heart decided to go out of my mind: I want to go abroad to preach the Dharma, I want to go to Australia.
This thought amazes everyone, and somehow an ordinary Zen monk has such an "immature" idea. After all, at that time, it was not easy to spread the Dharma in the country, let alone go abroad. The road of thousands of miles spans the hemisphere, you are not familiar with the place, the language is not clear, and the culture is not clear. We must spread the Dharma in a country where we have no sense of identity with Buddhism. It's impossible to think about it.
Everyone felt that Prajna must have not woken up at this time and was talking nonsense.
However, no one expected that Prajna would actually carry his luggage and he really wanted to go to Australia.
All of this is like Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and the great masters of spreading the Dharma throughout the ages and present. The night before, he specially wrote a dream and whispered in Prajna's ear: You want to go to Australia to promote the Dharma, and we will protect you.
Belief is already as solid as a rock, Prajna is determined without hesitation, but completely ignores the difficulties of reality. No one dared to imagine that at this time, he was penniless, with only the 5 Australian dollar he had received in his hand, wearing a yellow monk's clothes, alone, and had no knowledge of language and culture, so resolutely boarded the ship to Australia.
"He must be crazy." Everyone must be unable to believe it and feel confused at this time.
Little did anyone know that everyone never thought that the future of Prajna would be out of control. With one's own strength, he became famous overseas and became a veritable Chinese living Buddha in the hearts of foreign sentient beings.
Perhaps, this legendary road ahead will be protected by gods and Buddhas in their hearts, just like gods helping them.
In this way, the different path of spreading Dharma belonging to Prajna has begun.
All the road, I finally stepped onto this strange pure land. Prajna was stunned, with blonde hair and blue eyes all over the streets, and was full of difficult words to understand the birds' singing. Not only Prajna, but also this local person is very surprised. How could an oriental monk wearing yellow monk's robe appear here?
Monster Prajna, who came back to his senses, thought of the serious business. Although Buddhism had been passed down in Australia a hundred years ago, this place was originally a place of religious freedom, and countless sects were preached here, and Australia is mainly based on Christianity and Anglican Church . In other words, the competition is really fierce.
How can a distant East promote Buddhism? People here can say that they have no sense of identity with Buddhism. It can be seen how difficult the future path of Prajna will be.
However, the first thought in Monk Prajna's mind was not how to save it here, and I slowly thought about it. How to build a temple and establish a monk?
"To promote it, you must first have your own temple, and rent a house and make it into a Buddhist temple." Prajna was anxious, and it can be imagined that it has been delayed for hundreds of years, and it really cannot be delayed. But he was in trouble with the 5 Australian dollar in his hand and had no choice.
I don’t know how many dishes I have to brush to rent a small Buddhist temple, which has become a confusion in his heart.
Unexpectedly, a seemingly childish idea was about to emerge from his mind.
"By the way, go and take a loan." Do it as soon as you say it. At this moment, it seems like you have to give some points, which makes Prajna very happy, and how much time will it save.
Nothing unexpected happened, and this loan path naturally made the staff who handled it helpless.
A monk wearing a monk's robe and only 5 Australian dollars in his hand, wants to take out a loan in a strange country? It doesn't matter if you think about it, but you still have to go through the procedure.
"Do you have any assets to mortgage, sir?"
Now Prajna's eyes lit up, and his voice suddenly became loud, and he said in less fluent English: "Yes." Then, he took out a asset to prove , in order to enhance his conviction (it seems that foreign loans can use domestic assets as collateral, but the author doesn't know much about it here, so I'll seek popular science)
However, when the staff saw it, he was completely stupid, Prajna's only asset.
actually means: "A worn-out classic car worth 2,000 yuan." The 2,000 yuan asset mortgage wants to borrow hundreds of thousands of yuan.
"Sir, you are joking." I think if Prajna continues to toss and the staff will call the security guard without hesitation.
How could it be expected that a moment like a god helper came to his death without warning.
I saw that the monk Prajna was just a few words, sincere and pious, and wanted to stick to the last glimmer of hope. This temple is all his belief.
"I want to build a temple here to establish monks. In the future, I will collect 500 arhats. If they are willing to offer me one dollar a day, then there is no problem in repaying the money." Prajna is like Buddha nature rising in the heart, penetrate the barriers between culture and national boundaries, and sincerely gathering thousands of years of wishes to convey to all living beings.
An unexpected miracle happened so suddenly, and the loan application was approved.
Perhaps it was the loan company that saw the inner compassion of this Zen monk and finally chose to believe it. All of this seems to everyone as a miracle.
The first step in life to spread the Dharma is a good start. Prajna finally has a small place to settle down.
Little do you know that the future will be difficult, sweeping over like a storm, and all become practices under the tempering of Prajna.
A pure land, a Buddhist temple, muttering the Buddha's voice, floating in the corner of a foreign country. But in the eyes of our own people, it is a pure land, but in the eyes of outsiders, it has become an alien.
"Close off your damn so-called Buddhist scriptures, you are not welcome here."
"Good east is not here, why are you here?"
"Hold your Buddha and go back to China."
" That Dongfang monk is so strange, does he know how to kung fu? "
There are no devout converts, no friendly communication, and even the minimum respect. Some are endless doubts, prejudice, indifference and confusion. People here really cannot understand the so-called Buddha, and they cannot understand why an oriental monk came to set up a Buddhist temple here.
Originally, in the temple, when practicing Zen and worshiping Buddha, they faced devout and worshipping pilgrims, all of whom were worshipping. And here, every day, they encountered strange gazes from neighbors, drunken wicked people making trouble in the Buddhist temple, and even attacks from anti-China people. After all, it is not easy to make a foreigner who has no idea about Buddha agree with your entire culture.
For a moment, Prajna had a hint of confusion in his heart: This is really worth it, I am What are you doing? I am not waiting for my hometown, and I am suffering from suffering. I am working hard to come here from afar and endure all the humiliation.
However, the next behavior of Master Prajna may have made God unbearable, and even amazed the people nearby.
Day after day, I practice Zen and worship Buddha, recite scriptures and recite Buddha, and meditate and worship. I do not speak or criticize or look at me, and I am compassionate in my heart and still unmoved. Prajna knows in my heart that if you want others to agree with me and want to truly spread the Dharma, you must first save your heart.
Everything these foreign people do to me is to save me, and it is a practice that must endure humiliation.
"There is an old saying that you must first suffer your heart and mind and muscles. "Only you can achieve great cause. This thought instantly resolves the confusion in your heart and allows Prajna to suddenly realize it.
" It turns out that the true meaning of spreading the Dharma is to infect sentient beings with your own heart, and the human heart is the same. Whether it is blonde, blue eyes, or black hair and yellow skin, Buddha nature can penetrate the barrier between the country and the race and become a Buddha. "What's more, this path is originally my wish. If I can't bear it, how can I talk about the great cause of spreading the Dharma?
Compared to the ancient Xuanzang teaching the Dharma, it is easier for me now.
In the future, there will always be an Eastern Zen monk who will treat you gently no matter what he says to him. It has become a daily homework for Prajna.
After a long time, the masses are also infected and have changed: This Chinese monk is not simple.
As the saying goes, the lotus seeds take root and sprout, there is always When it blooms. The firmness under the humiliation of all kinds will eventually turn out. The wheel of fate of Prajna quietly began. In this year, the life of his life has been completely changed.
The legendary road followed one after another.
This year, in 2000, the Sydney Olympics were held as scheduled. A decision by the Australian government has become such a special twist of Prajna.
" Athletes are highly trained, and their spirits are highly tense before the event, and they often have negative emotions of fear and anxiety. Now they have to select people from major religions to undertake the work of "psychological therapists". "
I don't know it was passed down by word of mouth by word of mouth. This time, Prajna was miraculously selected again. Then he moved the Buddhist temple into the Olympic Village.
This time, Prajna naturally felt happy and spared no effort to work. This was a great opportunity to spread the Dharma and benefit sentient beings. It can be said that he had embarked on the highway of spreading the Dharma. This time, he never expected it.
"I want to arrange the Buddhist temple first to make the entire environment more solemn and pure, and then, I need the hint of Buddha nature so that athletes from all over the world can calm down as soon as they come in, and then this, that, and that... "
In this way, during the Olympics, Prajna worked for 15 hours a day, and never interrupted every day, and spared no effort to teach famous generals from all over the country who came to relieve fear and anxiety.
and among them Deng Yaping , Wang Nan became regular visitors here.
10 hours of perseverance every day, the wisdom of peace of mind in a moment, made Prajna spread throughout the Olympic village from then on, and it was praised by people. People were looking at this monk from the East with admiration.
In this way, Prajna became the first first in life and the first monk to permanently resident in the Olympics in history, and the road ahead was even more open.
During this period, a priest was attracted. The priest said with just a word and expressed his wish: "Master, do you want to be a policeman?" The priest had long seen that this Prajna is not an ordinary monk. He had true compassion and could alleviate the fear of athletes. However, the Olympics will end soon.
And you need to face the extremely vicious criminals every day, facing the most extreme ugliness in the world, with a high mental tension, and even losing your life if you are not careful, but the profession of the police will never end. If you can be a policeman in this way, then for the entire police force, it is like a reassurance, which is extremely special.
However, after listening to Prajna, he naturally declined. He now only had one thought in his mind, that is, he was diligent in his Buddhist teachings. This policeman and monk can be said to be a combination of things that are incompatible and cannot be combined with eight poles. Of course, I didn't consider it much. The matter of
has been left unresolved since then. In a blink of an eye, 6 years have passed in a hurry.
never expected that this fate that could not be avoided was still impossible.
6 years later, there is still a position in the Sydney police force for Prajna. It seems that they had known for a long time that this Zen monk would definitely sit in this seat. It makes people wonder who the priest was, as if on that day 6 years ago, he was the incarnation of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, just to plant this seed.
dramatic moment happened again and again. This time, Prajna agreed.
On May 26, 2006, Prajna was headquartered by the Sydney Police Department, and thus became the world's first "police monk".
Buddhism and the police are integrated at this moment. When treating the people, Prajna can be said to be compassionate and to treat all living beings with Buddha nature. When facing the criminal, he showed the angry eyes of the King Kong to show the Dharma.
No wonder Australian people and teammates all admired: With the Prajna police and monks here, everything was at ease.
Extraordinary honor continues.
In 2009, the first Buddhist magazine in Australia was born and founded by him, called Prajna Weekly.
In 2015, Congress was moved by his deeds and invited him to give a speech. He became another number one and has since become the first Chinese Zen monk in Australian history to speak in parliament.
This is the feat of Master Prajna for half his life. His path to spreading the Dharma can be said to have spread throughout all areas of Australia. A poor monk who was penniless actually made Chinese Buddhism bloom everywhere with his own strength like God's help. Today, Buddhism ranks first in Australia every year and has become the second largest religious faction, and it will eventually be recognized. Prajna can be said to be of great significance.
But he only said one thing: I am Chinese, and I must take root in Chinese Buddhist culture here.
No wonder these foreign sentient beings all admired: he is a true Chinese living Buddha.