In 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake occurred, and the abbot in a temple in Sichuan said, "Kill the chicken! Stew the meat!" And for the next three months, the monks in the temple were killing the chicken and stew the meat every day. Why is this?
In the face of disaster, pregnant women have nowhere to rest.
On May 12, 2008, a special earthquake occurred in Wenchuan, Sichuan. Faced with a sudden disaster, people escaped everywhere, and many families were on the verge of collapse.
Seeing people rushing to escape, however, there are 30 pregnant women waiting to give birth in Shifang Maternal and Child Health Hospital facing life and death. At this moment, the hospital building is shaking, as if it is about to collapse in an instant.
Along with these pregnant women, the doctors from the hospital, received orders that they must transfer these pregnant women to a safe place.
However, the surrounding hospitals were already overcrowded and could not accept these pregnant women at all. The director Gui Fengchun had to come up with a plan as soon as possible. Finally, he made a decision to say to the people below: "Transfer pregnant women to the nearby Luohan Temple."
Everyone found it incredible that Buddhism is a pure place. Will let so many pregnant women live in? Will it disturb the masters' practice?
This is also determined by many rules in Buddhism. After all, there are too many things that need to be followed in Buddhism. But Gui Fengchun also knows the behavior of Master Su Quan, the host of Luohan Temple.
Although Buddhism is a pure place, Buddhism will also be compassionate. Therefore, if such a big thing happens, the Buddhist land cannot stand by and watch.
And in this case, pregnant women's lives need safer and more peaceful places. Therefore, the dean was forced to try his luck in the temple without any help.
But they didn't expect that the temple had actually become a relief site, and the temple was full of injured people. The monks in the temple have been busy serving them.
This made the dean very happy. He felt that the temple did a very good job in saving lives and healing the wounded. Therefore, it is also the right decision to send pregnant women over.
Master Su Quan disagrees with the opinions and takes in pregnant women in the temple.
But the monks frowned when they saw these pregnant women. As we all know, blood cannot be seen or meat cannot be eaten in the temple. They all eat vegetarian food, but pregnant women will soon be born when they come, and all this will violate the temple regulations.
So many people think this is impossible, and the monks in the temple are still very hesitant. They also cannot decide whether they can keep these pregnant women.
At this time, Master Su Quan came out. After seeing the situation of the pregnant women, he decided to let them stay without hesitation. After all, this is a big deal. The mage also decided to let them live in the best room, and even if the monks had no place to sleep, they had to settle these pregnant women.
Dean was relieved to see Master Su Quan’s arrangements, so he left some doctors and nurses. After these pregnant women settled down, they began to enter the process of waiting for delivery step by step.
As the first pregnant woman reacted, the doctors nervously helped deliver the baby, and the nurses were busy. At this time, a sound of chanting scriptures sounded in the temple. These sounds could calm the pregnant woman. The child was born in the sound of praying for blessings, and the child would be happy and healthy throughout his life.
Master Su Quan particularly loves this child. This is the first child they were born after coming to the temple and it is also a representative of a new life.
Watching the arrival of a new life, Master Su Quan and other masters all showed smiles on their faces. Although they first saw this situation, they also felt that this was something they had to do during the special period.
This temple is amazing. They attract many pregnant women. Thank you, after coming here, the pregnant woman gave birth to the children with the help of the doctors and nurses' medical methods, and the masters' chanting and praying for blessings.
The baby was born, and the meat was stewed in the temple to supplement nutrition for pregnant women.
seems to have a fixed number in the dark. After the baby was born, they recorded 108 numbers. This is also similar to the 108 Arhats mentioned in the temple.These children are called Arhat dolls.
But then the temple ushered in something that had never happened in the Buddhist pure land, that is, pregnant women did not eat well during the resting process after giving birth, but they especially needed nutrition.
Therefore, Master Su Quan decided to stew them with nutrition. This is what happened at the beginning of this article. This is understandable and has to be done. Although it is very painful for them to be a monk, this is the only way.
This is also something that happened in a special period. Although the masters need to carry out psychological construction, the final result is to keep pregnant women and children healthy, which is a good thing.
After the earthquake, everything was rebuilt like a new life. In 2011, these Luohanwomen were three years old. The children's parents cut off a piece of the bed sheets when the child was born and spliced them into a 108 pieces of fabric.
They gave this Baina garment as a gift to Su Quan host. For him, this is the highest honor.
When the 108 Arhats were reported by the media, people did not expect that the pure Buddhist holy land would create such a miracle of life.
Various praises surrounded Master Su Quan, but he was very calm about this. He said that everyone is like a lamp, and if it doesn’t shine, it will always be a waste. As long as you shine, even if it is very weak, you can warm yourself and illuminate others and guide others. This is the meaning of life.
It has been 14 years since the Wenchuan earthquake, and the Luohans have grown up. Although they come with suffering and despair, their arrival also brings unlimited hope to people.
Buddhas are very compassionate in desperate situations and great compassion in sufferings. Faith is never in the mouth, but in the heart. For Master Su Quan, breaking the precepts is also a kind of practice, and what he practices is the Buddha in his heart.
Buddhist monk, the honorable and honesty of saving the country, has been passed down from generation to generation, Master Su Quan's master is also a particularly backbone person. In his generation, he has made contributions to protecting the motherland.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Master Su Quan's master, Luohan Temple, called on and mobilized monks across the country to participate in the War of Resistance. 51 people in the Luohan Temple participated in the War of Resistance, went to India to fight bravely.
In extremely difficult times, they never retreated in the face of strong ships and powerful guns, and finally died in a foreign land by horses and corpses. Their fearlessness made important contributions to the liberation and independence of the Asian people.
In addition to the Luohan Temple, the other monks also went to battle to kill the enemy. Faced with the controversy that the fight against Japan is also a murder. The monk 六文 said: "The country is in danger, every man is responsible, killing is to protect life."
"If you cannot save the people by practicing Taoism, what's the point?"
Taoist priest angrily angrily by the atrocities of the Japanese army. Countless Taoist priests went down the mountain to join the ranks of anti-Japanese war.
These monks broke the taboos on their bodies and took "breaking" as "establishment". In the face of national crisis, taking it as one's own responsibility to help the people, integrate yourself into the blood of the country, and complete the miraculous victory of the Chinese nation.
There is no end to the eggs when the nest is collapsed, and no one can stand by in special times. Master Suquan and his master did both. They saved many people with their own contributions, which is really a matter of saving all living beings.