Writing |Exploring the Ancients and Discussions of Modern People
Edit |Exploring the Ancients and Discussions of Modern People
In the spring of 1948, on the eve of the decisive victory of the War of Liberation, Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and his group crossed the East of the Yellow River from northern Shaanxi, crossing the Luliang Mountain to Xibaipo.
However, what was unexpected during the march was that in the evening of April 9, 1948, the cold suddenly fell, and heavy snow fell in the area where they were. The heavy snow blocked the road, so Chairman Mao and his group temporarily climbed the Wutai Mountain , which was not far away from nearby, and also stayed in the temple on the mountain that night.
The next morning, the monks on the mountain invited Chairman Mao to visit the ancient temple, and the chairman was naturally happy to go. During the tour, an old monk enthusiastically invited Chairman Mao to draw a lottery. was so kind that he could not resist, and the "top sign" in the lottery was actually beaten by Chairman Mao.
Results Next, just as the monks repeatedly praised Chairman Mao’s lucky luck, Chairman Mao just shook his head and said, “I thank you for your kindness.”
At this point, why did Chairman Mao say so? As a firm materialist person, how would Chairman Mao face such people as monks in the temple?
Chairman Mao is also an ordinary person
Speaking of Chairman Mao, although in many people's impression, he seems to be a great man who denounces Fang Zun and guides the country, but after all, Chairman Mao is just an ordinary person with noble personality.
Then since you are a human , you will naturally have your own interests, as well as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
Anyone who is familiar with Chairman Mao knows that the chairman loved reading when he was young, and his grandmother's brother Wen Yunchang often borrowed some of the Wen family's books to him when he was young. At that time, the Chairman read the most, naturally some legends such as " Water Margin " and "Romance of the Yang Family Generals", and episodes .
Wen Yunchang (middle), and Chairman Mao
Because of this, on the way to climb the mountain, Chairman Mao, who was already in his forties, thought that this was the Wutai Mountain where Monk Hua made a fuss in the past, was rare to appear excited. I heard Chairman Mao say to Ren Bishi beside him:
"The temple is a cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, and we should be proud of it. When we switched to northern Shaanxi last year, we also visited Baiyunshan Temple in Jiaxian . This time we came to Mount Wutai, which is a blessing."
went to the mountain and lived in the temple. Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou and others sat around a brazier. Soon, the abbot who received the news on the mountain brought a little novice monk to the group to bring the vegetarian in the temple.
Chairman Mao, after sending out another greeting with Ren Bishi
, the abbot said he was offended and planned to say goodbye and leave. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chairman Mao suddenly became interested: "Abbot, is the Bodhisattva top where Lu Zhishen lives in "Water Margin" right on Mount Wutai?"
Abbot was stunned when he heard this, and he really did not expect Chairman Mao to say this. However, although he was somewhat shocked by the Chairman's sudden question, the "public relations" ability he developed over the years made him stunned after a little stunned:
"The noble man is right. At first, he was a monk at the Bodhisattva's peak for 7 months... Later, because he stole dog meat and beat the little masters in the temple, he was exiled to Xiangguo Temple in Kaifeng."
Chairman Mao was right when he heard it. Fang said that he was noble, so he waved his hands all the time. However, suddenly, Chairman Mao thought of Yang Wulang, a legendary figure who cut his hair into a monk, and then continued to ask, "I remember that Yang Wulang became a monk in the Romance of Wutai. Which temple did he come from?" The chairman of
chatted, and the abbot was naturally happy to make fun of him, so he replied, "Yang Wulang became a monk at Xiantong Temple. After becoming a monk, he also practiced a group of guard monks on the mountain. I heard that he also created the first ' Wulang Bagua Stick '."
Chairman Mao nodded repeatedly with a smile, and he actually followed the conversation and told the story in the novel, which made everyone, including the abbot, listened with relish. Until late at night, when the abbot left yawning, he was still thinking about . It turned out that this Communist Party chairman was so approachable.
Chairman Mao’s dragon robe on the mountain
The next morning, accompanied by the old abbot yesterday and the local cadres who rushed to the news, Chairman Mao took a break from his busy schedule and was able to see the famous places and historical sites on Mount Wutai.
And while he was so "refreshing", the old chairman remembered another thing and asked the old abbot beside him: "Do you have a dragon robe on Mount Wutai that was given by Kangxi ? Where is it now? "
Why is there a dragon robe given by Kangxi on Mount Wutai? Why did Chairman Mao know about this?
It is actually simple. In 1948, the "King of Shanxi" Yan Xishan retreated step by step under the attack of the People's Liberation Army, and the Communist Party generally liberated many rural areas in Shanxi except for the Taiyuan area. It is also in this context that vigorous land reform has been steadily promoted in various parts of Shanxi.
Mount Wutai is located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province. It has been a famous mountain in China since ancient times. After the monk Hua killed Zhenguanxi, he became a monk here. The famous temple on the mountain has a long history.
So, when the ancient temple with a long history encounters land reform, there are many monks in the ancient temple and a wide area, and the land reform is changed. Very sensitive, it is inevitable that extremely complex situations will emerge.
In order to properly handle the problems encountered in the land reform movement at the foot of Wutai Mountain, Chairman Mao specially convened a symposium. Unexpectedly, it was during this symposium that something caught Chairman Mao's attention. It turned out that a local cadre actually found a dragon robe in a temple near Wutai Mountain.
According to that According to local officials, During the reign of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi had visited Mount Wutai near Beijing several times. I don’t know which time, the emperor came to the main hall of Xiantong Temple and happened to meet the monks in the temple holding a ceremony for several young monks.
The abbot at that time was naturally a smart person, fearing that the grinning look of the little novice monk when he took the ordination ruined Kangxi's mood, so he claimed that "Your Majesty should not watch the ceremony. "
As a result, one wave after another was not settled. Kangxi, who was excited, was naturally displeased, so he asked the abbot why. The abbot was very anxious, but under the teaser, he really made up a reason for him. The abbot said:
"Your Majesty's heaven is shining and the earth pavilion is shining. This is the face of having good luck in love, and the most taboo of participating in the ordination ceremony, otherwise it will be washed away. "
After a word was made, Kangxi was so happy. It turned out that not long ago, His Majesty the Emperor had newly adopted Miss Meizhi as his concubine. When he heard the abbot's words, he thought the other party was really capable of distinguishing faces. Little did he know that the abbot could meet each other, it was just that he was well-informed.
Of course, the abbot was naturally happy that Kangxi misunderstood.
Everyone said that "the masters are among the people, and there are sages in the countryside." He accidentally discovered such a great sage in Wutai Mountain. Kangxi was so happy that he actually gave the dragon robe he wore to this temple to show his piety.
Kangxi portrait
After that, Kangxi established the first day of the first lunar month and the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar as the emperor's worship day. The abbot wore this dragon robe to worship the emperor incense and worship Buddha. And that dragon robe became the most precious treasure on Mount Wutai.
When the local cadre finished speaking this sentence, many people said that monks should be liquidated like landlords, and of course the dragon robe should be confiscated.On the contrary, Premier Zhou sang the opposite tune:
"The central government has policies. We have principles for treating feudal landlords and monks. It is wrong to apply the method of liquidating feudal landlords to liquidating monks! What's more, the monks on Mount Wutai also made contributions during the Anti-Japanese War."
Dragon robe does not need to be confiscated, but Chairman Mao himself inevitably became a little curious about this thing, so he accidentally recalled this incident when visiting Mount Wutai and asked the old abbot beside him about whereabouts of the dragon robe.
Chairman wanted to see the dragon robe, but the abbot naturally agreed and soon brought his group to a treasure room in Xiantong Temple. When he opened a box, everyone looked closely and saw that the dragon robe hidden in Mount Wutai was still bright and bright, which was actually a treasure for the temple. Many people were moved by it.
However, just when many cadres wanted to touch the vivid golden dragon on it, Chairman Mao turned around and said to the comrades who accompanied him:
"The Buddhist cause is an important part of our party's cause, and monks are our friends. We must respect our friends and protect our friends. We must first respect and protect our friends. You must get close to the monks well, help them understand the Communist Party's policies, care about their lives, and protect temple cultural relics."
Chairman Mao's debate on Buddhist scriptures
Another day, Chairman Mao, who lives in Mount Wutai, came to Shifangtang Temple for a walk. During the tour, Chairman Mao accidentally saw many monks sorting out scriptures, so he went over and picked up one.
The scriptures were held in my hand. Chairman Mao looked closely and found that the scriptures in his hand were damaged, which made him feel a little heartbroken. So he asked the monk who organized the scriptures, "Is it a pity to be bad if the scriptures are not preserved well, is it a pity to be broken?"
The monk who organized the scriptures was a monk named Luo Zhen from Qinghai. After hearing the chairman's question, the man said that he folded his hands and bowed and beat him up, saying: "There are all things to be born, and there is life and death."
The implication is that: "tangible things" like the scriptures naturally have achievements and bad results. Chairman Mao understood what he meant after a little thought. However, when he heard that the monk had a maneuver, Chairman Mao felt a lot of thoughts in his heart and asked the other party:
"Old man, do you think it's a pity to beat Chiang Kai-shek ?"
is related to politics. Luo Zhen had to be cautious and could only answer carefully: "The little monk only knows Pudu Cihang, and dare not talk about national affairs."
Chairman Mao glanced at him, and felt that he was not very satisfied with the other party's answer. In his opinion, the monk in front of him can explain the relativity of things, but does not say that justice defeats evil and the new society replaces the old society.
Of course, although he was not happy, Chairman Mao did not make things difficult for the monk because of the incident, but just brought up this person and talked about family matters. After a question and answer, Chairman Mao learned that the other party was from Qinghai. Recalling his experiences passing by Qinghai during the Long March, the Chairman warmly said:
"Ah! There are two large temples in Qinghai, one is called Xining Dongguangda Temple and the other is called Taer Temple. Why don't you become a monk there?"
Luo Zhen had to answer: "Mencius is based on goodness, and all the world is one."
Chairman Mao frowned again: "This sentence is not a bit unspeakable. Yes, only when we defeat the reactionaries, defeated Chiang Kai-shek, unified the whole of China, can we truly be one in the world... You came from Qinghai, and you should know the ' Qingma ' Ma Bufang . Can he have a slew of all over the world in Qinghai? "
Hearing this, Luo Zhen was "unable to resist" and said yes. However, the chairman was already hooked at this time, and he inevitably started a long discussion.Next, I heard the Chairman's eloquence and talk endlessly:
"The founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, advocates saving sentient beings. In order to save those oppressed in India, he abandoned his identity as a prince and founded Buddhism under the Bodhi tree. Therefore, in terms of dedication, we Communists have some similarities with your Buddhism."
"But our essence is different, the biggest difference is that we are talking about realism, which is to break the shackles of the old society on people through our own struggles."
"You want to save sentient beings, but you always say what about the next life? You are empty and kind Beautiful beliefs, but don’t fight. is of course a 'dream bubble' and is invisible. "
" You believe in Buddhism, and the belief of our Communist Party is ' Marxism-Leninism '. We must hold high the banner of the proletarian revolution and truly save the poor in the world from the sea of suffering. The so-called success of the revolution is to eliminate exploitation and oppression. The common people in the world have their own land, and all people live in peace and contentment!"
"Blessing" the Chinese revolution, the upper sign
A few words educated the monks speechless. Chairman Mao and his group came to Five Dragon King Hall again. In the hall of
, an old monk was holding a signboard and drawing lots with someone to unblock. At this time, many pilgrims were visiting the mountain. The old monk surrounded the signing guests, which naturally attracted Chairman Mao's sight.
Chairman Mao was a firm materialist all his life. In his hometown in Xiangtan, the chairman's mother Wen Qimei was persuaded by him not to ask God to worship Buddha. Because of this, the Chairman just glanced at the old monk in front of the signing box and withdrew his gaze.
How could this old monk really look at all directions and listened to all directions. Seeing the abbot leading a group of people up, although he didn't know Chairman Mao in the head, he also knew that this was a distinguished guest. He stood up to greet him, and then asked, "Can the donor ask for a sign?" Seeing this, Chairman Mao was not able to refute the old monk's face, so he shook a sign from the sign. It was this shake that the old monk took the sign and looked at the sign in detail, and immediately laughed: "Congratulations to the donor, it is the best sign, and everything will go well in the future." When
heard this, although he knew that the sign was just a temporary luck, Chairman Mao was still very happy to be able to draw the sign in: "It seems that I am lucky."
0 After saying one sentence, Chairman Mao seemed to have thought of something, but he shook his head and said politely to the old monk: "Thank you for your kindness."
For a moment, the old monk and the abbot who accompanied him were a little inexplicably panicked, but Chairman Mao finished speaking, but turned around and left without explaining. He didn't know how the abbot and the old monk would "think about" because of this sentence in the future...
After saying that, how the monk's divergent thinking is nothing to do with others. The reason why Chairman Mao said this was that was actually just because he thought of the revolutionary situation in China when he drew lots.
At that time, although the People's Liberation Army had a certain advantage in the northwest and northeastern regions, facing Chiang Kai-shek, whose military strength was still stronger, it was unknown who would win the Central Plains when he was competing for the Central Plains. In addition, the Central Committee was rushing from northern Shaanxi to Xibaipo, and the road ahead was unknown.
Therefore, even though the Chairman was a firm materialist, this signature finally comforted his heart. And for his sincere thanks to the other party, is actually because this signature slightly means "blessing" the Chinese revolution.
Epilogue
After exploring the scenery on Mount Wutai, Chairman Mao took a deep breath and embarked on the road to Xibaipo. When we arrived at Xibaipo, Chairman Mao recalled his experience on Mount Wutai and was filled with emotion.
Just after Chairman Mao left, the monks in Mount Wutai were also excited when they remembered the words the Chairman said when he "debating scriptures" on the mountain.Subsequently, under the instructions of the abbot, a screen wall was erected on Mount Wutai, and wrote to the words Chairman Mao said at the graduation meeting of Shaanxi North Public School in 1938:
"From the establishment of Mount Wutai in Shanxi to the establishment of Mount Wutai in China, we will strive for the final victory."
Chairman Mao on Mount Wutai Luju
During the Anti-Japanese War, the monks in Mount Wutai were persuaded by Nie Rongzhen and formed a guard composed of more than 480 monks, active on the front line of the anti-Japanese war and called the "monk company" by people at that time. This is how Chairman Mao’s words came from.
says this. As a spiritual monument, this "Wutai Mountain", is not only a manifestation of the anti-Japanese spirit, but also the soil for patriotic thought.
