Purity means different things in different places:
1. A clean mind, free from external disturbances.
Tang Yuanzhen's "Book of Visiting Pei Xianggong": "If Zhen learns a few things at the end of his life, and dares to quote the past to your Excellency, he can only recall the behavior of the former Pei Bingbu in recent times. He has a pure discernment and is named "Celebrities." "Confucius' Family Sayings·Seventy-Two Disciples": "﹝ Yuan Xian﹞Pure and virtuous, poor but happy."
Song Lu You's poem "Living Alone in Summer": "I am pure in my life. The elders are more solemn. ""Warring States Policy·Qi Ce IV": "I wish to return home, eat late as meat, walk leisurely as a chariot, be innocent as a noble, be pure and upright as Yu."
2. Stability and no disturbance.
"Historical Records·The Chronicles of the First Emperor of Qin": "Zhao is separated from the inside and outside, and it is impure and impure, and it is applied to the heirs."
Tang Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians·Political System": "Therefore, I work hard all night, I just want to be pure and make the world peaceful."
Chapter 52 of "Dream of Red Mansions": "Go in the morning and go in the evening. Take it with you in the morning and be pure in the morning.
Zhao Shuli's "Heirloom" 3: "Old man! According to me, you only need to eat well and wear something nice, and live a pure life for a few years. "
3. Clean and pure.
Guo Moruo's "Olive: Difficult to Travel, Chapter 1": "Such a pure mountain, such a pure water, such a pure person. "
"Suwen · Four Qi Regulates the Spirit": "The weather is clear and bright. ”
Su Che of the Song Dynasty, "Hezi looks across the ridge": "I hold my ancestor's pure water in my hand, and I don't mind the gray hair shining through." "
Chapter 52 of "Dream of Red Mansions": "Besides, the scent of medicine in this room has spoiled the fragrance of the flowers. Why don't you carry it away? The flowers will be pure and free of any debris. The smell disturbed him. "
4. Refers to women's chastity.
"Jin Ping Mei Ci Hua" Chapter 24: "Why am I not a pure aunt? Better. "
5. Concise and not complicated.
Qing Hou Fangyu's "Taichang Gongjia Biography": "The public 筮 is in compliance with laws and regulations, clean and simple, and can benefit the customs. "
"Chen Shu·Biography of Xie Zhe, Wang Gu and others": "Xie, Wang, Zhang, Xiao, and Xian took purity as their style, and they were elegant and well-known. Although it was more difficult, they eventually became famous. "
6. Buddhist language. It refers to staying away from evil deeds and troubles.
"Baixue Yiyin·Jade Dragonfly·Pursuit": "I am a Zhibin nun monk in Fahua Temple... ...I expected to become a monk and be pure, but who knew that sixteen years ago, I caused injustice. "
Tang Zhang Wei's poem "Farewell to the Monk": "I seek purity all over my body, and I wear cassocks all the time." "
Wang Sengru of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties "Writing the Buddha's Singing, Instructing and Making Vows": "May all those present before me be pure in body and mouth. "
7. Taoism and others also use it.
The famous "Lunshang" written by Dai Dai of the Qing Dynasty: "The things of gods and immortals... are not found in the scriptures, but they are mostly performed by magicians. Noisy, keep pure. ”
Extended information:
Comparing the teachings of Taoism and Buddhism, Taoism pays more attention to the movement and stillness of the external body (from outside to inside), which is an ultimate The Tao of purity. The clear meaning of Buddhism at the beginning is that the human heart is pure and both movement and stillness are pure.
Taoism believes that "Tao" includes two opposite aspects: purity and turbidity, tranquility and movement. Purity is the foundation, and turbidity is the flow. Because purity is the source of turbidity, tranquility is the foundation of movement. Therefore, if you are able to govern your country and your body with tranquility, you will live as long as the world.
There are two kinds of purity in Buddhist practice: 1. The freedom from evil deeds and the defilement of worries is called purity. This is the purity that transcends all good and evil. This is the purity of one's nature and liberation.
If there are living beings who live in the Mahayana and wish to be born in this country with a pure mind for even ten years, they will have faith and understanding. As a result, one thought can be pure, and one thought can be thought of that Buddha. When this person is about to die, he will see Amitabha Buddha in a dream, and he will be reborn in that land, and he will achieve the unparalleled Bodhi.
——"The Buddha Speaks of the Mahayana Infinite Life, Solemn Purity, Equality and Awakening Sutra"
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