Buddhism is one of the three major religions in the world today, which has a wide influence in the world. Among the three major religions in the world, Buddhism is relatively mild, mainly popular in Asia, and the ideas it preaches are also encouraging people to be positive and friendly. Therefore, Buddhism spread rapidly in the Central Plains after its introduction into China, forming a tripartite confrontation between Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
It must be admitted that compared with other sects, Buddhism is relatively progressive and at a relatively advanced stage of development. This argument was put forward by Engels in Dialectics of Nature. In his exposition, Buddhists gained dialectical thinking through Buddhist classics, which is worthy of recognition. Although Marx and Engels believed in materialism, they praised Buddhist believers with dialectical views for the first time. In addition, when chatting with friends, Marx also mentioned that "The Religion of the Buddha" was a very important book, which helped him further understand the history of Buddhism, made Germany the first country in the western countries to understand Buddhist teachings and agree with Buddhism, and broke the monopoly of Christianity.
This shows that Buddhism itself must have some advantages, which two famous thinkers in the history of human development, Marx and Engels, can recognize. In fact, we can also find that what Buddhism preaches is very positive. For example, Buddhism denies the theory of destiny, believing that people can change their destiny through their own efforts, and does not advocate that people decide their own life and death by God. In addition, Buddhism also preaches that everything in the world has a causal relationship, and everything has its own reasons for development, which also initially has dialectical thinking, which is very different from western religions.
Since the development of Buddhism, many famous monks have appeared in the world. They all realized the truth of this world more or less through their own practice, and left many precious cultural treasures to future generations, such as virtual cloud mage, which is close to us. He is the first monk in China. Throughout his life, he has traveled to many great rivers and mountains in the motherland and many countries with Buddhist history in Asia. He widely absorbed Buddhist teachings from various regions and finally realized the Tao. His life is very tortuous. He was born in Daoguang period of China and died in the environment of New China. His life has experienced the afterglow of feudal society and the turmoil and chaos in the Republic of China. In his later years, he witnessed the birth of a brand-new country. He lived to 65,438+0.20 years old, which can be said to have seen all the ups and downs in the world.
Virtual cloud mage
Master Xu Yun's family is well-off, and his mother has been deeply loved by his father since he was a child. When I was a child, Xu Yun, who knew nothing, seemed fascinated by chanting and began to take an interest in Buddhism. However, his practice was opposed by his father. In his father's mind, Xu Yun should study honestly, be an official when he grows up, get married and have children, and spend the rest of his life in peace. If Xu Yun becomes a monk, doesn't that mean he will die?
However, his father's various obstacles were useless. Xu Yun finally fled his home and became a monk at Yongquan Temple in Gushan, Fujian, and practiced for more than ten years in the future. Virtual cloud occupies a high position in the modern history of China. Some people say that the life of Master Xu Yun is the modern history of Buddhism in China. Why can you give him such a high evaluation is because of something he did in modern times.
Many people think that chanting Buddha in temples on weekdays seems to be of no help to the country, but this is actually a very wrong concept. At that time, China was invaded by Japanese invaders. Although virtual cloud mage believed in Buddhism, he creatively put forward a concept, that is, when the country is in danger, Buddhists should first resist foreign enemies, drive away invaders and kill them too much. During the Anti-Japanese War, he went to all parts of the motherland to promote Buddhism. And used the money earned to support China's army, and organized a group of Buddhists to set up a medical team to rescue those soldiers who were wounded on the battlefield. It can be said that virtual cloud mage has made outstanding contributions in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
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After the founding of New China, virtual cloud mage was recommended as the chief founder of the Chinese Buddhist Association, and 1954 was recommended as a member of the CPPCC. After the founding of New China, the country became very peaceful. Xu Yun once again returned to the place where he practiced Buddhism when he was young, and read the scriptures every day to practice his body and mind. He finally died in1June 959+131October, and lived 120 years old. Virtual cloud mage left a word before his death, which is still unknown. This word is the "ring" he wrote on the main entrance of the temple before his death. In our cognition, the word "warning" refers to preparedness, such as vigilance and martial law. But in Buddhism, it refers to things that are forbidden to do, such as abstinence and abstinence. There are many explanations about the meaning of the word "Jie" left by virtual cloud mage. I believe that no one will understand until he reaches that level. I wonder if future generations can understand it?