In everyone's impression, monks are all practicing people who eat fast and chant Buddha's name. However, in history, there were three monks who wore black monk robes and participated in political affairs and had great influence. Later generations called them "prime ministers in b

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In everyone's impression, monks are all practicing people who eat fast and chant Buddha's name. However, in history, there were three monks who wore black monk robes and participated in political affairs and had great influence. Later generations called them " Prime Ministers in Black". In vernacular, they were political monks. They were in Buddhism but in the secular world. The key is outstanding meritorious service.

1, Huilin: A monk from the Southern Dynasties Liu Song, a native of Shaanxi today, with a common surname of Liu. A disciple of Daoyuan, he became a monk as a young man and lived in Jianye Yecheng Temple. was favored by Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, participated in court secrets, and was famous for his courage to criticize and slander Buddhism.

Huilin

2, Liu Bingzhong (1216-1274): was born in Xingtai City, Hebei Province today. He was ordained and became a monk in Tianning Temple, with the Buddhist name Zicong. The name of the Yuan Dynasty came from the meaning of "Great Qianyuan" in the Book of Changes. He presided over the construction of the Yuan Dadu (today's Beijing) and the Yuan Dynasty Shangdu, which laid the initial urban prototype of Beijing. Kublai Khan passed away in the eleventh year of the Yuan Dynasty (1274) and received the posthumous title of "Wenzheng".

Liu Bingzhong

3, Yao Guangxiao (1335-1418): A native of Suzhou, Jiangsu today, he was ordained and became a monk at the age of fourteen, with the Buddhist name Daoyan. The main planner of the Jingnan War, helped Zhu Di seize the country, planned Beijing city , and supported the compilation of Yongle Grand Ceremony . As a civil servant, was entitled to enjoy the Ancestral Temple after his death. was the first and only person in the Ming Dynasty. Folks have always called him the "demon monk".

Yao Guangxiao

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On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Master Hongyi's passing away, this issue publishes three articles in commemoration: "Remembering the Buddha and Never Forgetting to Save the Country", "Talking to Young People about Master Hongyi" and "Integrating the Three Sects with th

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What is "Zen"? The original meaning of Zen can be seen as a kind of behavior. It means to sit quietly, eliminate distracting thoughts, and generate supreme wisdom in meditation to verify the true nature of everything in the world. Now Zen can also be regarded as a noun. The so-ca

From "Zen" to "Zen"

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Buddhist scriptures record that when Prince Siddhartha first expressed his desire to become a monk, his father, King Suddhodana, not only disapproved of it, but also tried every means to stop it.

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Interpretation of the Diamond Sutra II

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Master Jingxiang was an eminent monk in the Song Dynasty. His lay name was Fu. He was born into a family of officials. His father, Fu Yi, was the magistrate of Yongxin County. When Master Jingxiang was in his twenties, he heard that a monk named Youqi was preaching at Lingjiu Tem

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After China entered the Han Dynasty, as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened up the Silk Road, Buddhism was gradually introduced to China from Central Asia. Later it was introduced to North Korea and Japan from China.

Ancient Chinese and Japanese Buddhism

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[Original text] "Subhuti, if there are as many Ganges rivers as there are sands of sand in the Ganges, what do you mean by this? Aren't the sands of the Ganges rivers so many?" Subhuti said: "Very many, World Honored One. But there are countless Ganges rivers, let alone them." "S

What does the Diamond Sutra say (19)

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