In the Song Dynasty, there was a Zen Master Siqing who was from Shangrao, Jiangxi Province. Zen Master Siqing understood the knowledge and views, and was highly praised by monks and laymen at that time.
Zen Master Siqing has always treated people with no distinction between noble and humbleness. He always bows to others when he sees them. He never accumulates money and property, does not eat and live forever, does not encourage people to eat and drink, does not eat or drink after noon, does not wear monk's robes made of luxurious cloth, and does not discuss worldly affairs with others.
When the Song Dynasty high-ranking official An Bing was appointed as the pacification envoy of Hunan, Zen Master Siqing was invited to the temple of Daweishan as the presidency. After Zen Master Siqing served as the presidency, he slowly dispersed the more than 7 million chunks of money he had accumulated to You Seng and the poor people nearby. At that time, the governors in the temple collectively dissuaded them. Zen Master Siqing said: " is concentrating on it and giving it to it. What's wrong with it? Did the Buddhist teachings we practice allow monks to accumulate wealth? "
Daweishan
There is a man named Mengjuetang, who is a fellow villager of An Bing, who came from Sichuan to An Bing's mansion. An Bing's mute guests and his family praised Mengjuetang very much and persuaded An Bing to let Mengjuetang take over the position of Zen Master Siqing. An Bing couldn't stand everyone's persuasion and agreed. Zen Master Siqing then left Dawei Mountain. After Mengjuetang took over as the presidency, he planned to invite Zen Master Siqing, so he sent an envoy to take the invitation. Zen Master Siqing wrote a few lines at the end of the invitation: " is no longer a monk in Weishan, and he does not eat Weishan rice. However, for more than two decades, Yuezhou met. "
Less than a month ago, the deputy temple in the Daweishan Temple had a dispute with the retired governor monk. The latter was kicked in the ribs and fell to the ground and died. The deputy temple fled for fear of his crime. Meng Juetang was implicated and imprisoned for this matter. At this time, An Bing had left Hunan and the Cao Envoy was in charge of government affairs. The Cao Envoy had no choice but to be with Mengjuetang. Before the lawsuit was settled, he was sent to Yuezhou. The time and place were as stated by Zen Master Siqing in the invitation.
An Bing’s former residence
In Zen Master Siqing’s daily life, there are many things that are unknown. People at that time feel very magical, but Zen Master Siqing never seems to care, which shows that his cultivation is extraordinary. Zen Master Siqing died in his eighties. The relics obtained after cremation were like golden beads, and the fragrance spread across the forest valley where the corpse was burned for more than a month and had not dissipated.
These things about Zen Master Siqing are recorded in the "Yuyuan" written by people in the Song Dynasty. From Zen Master Siqing, we can see the shadow of a true practitioner. We are not greedy for fame and fortune and are not burdened by common things. Only by being transcendent in the world can we see through the world with a pure heart. It is precisely because he can uphold the true heart of a practitioner and practice his own beliefs by practicing, so it is reasonable that Zen Master Siqing can perform miracles after his death.
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