(1) One hundred and eight
This is the rarest number. In order to prove ignorance, eliminate 108 kinds of troubles and let the body and mind reach a state of silence. There are many different ways to explain the content of "180% regret" Generally speaking, six roots have their own pains, their own joys, and their own homes, so they became eighteen. There are six kinds of equality between good and evil, which add up to 18, accounting for 36 kinds. Together with past lives, they add up to 108 kinds of troubles. As the Bible says:
The Bodhisattvas asked: What is a cloud? Buddha's words: if you have thoughts, you don't know if there are yin and sets in your heart. I don't know if I'm crazy, so is going to my destination, and so is knowledge. It means the third level. See lust, neutral color, evil color, I wonder if there is a set of level playing field. There are six classics, each with six classics. Although there is no language of three generations, there are hundreds of clouds, so we know that it is also three generations. Knowing three is three, so we can understand three generations, such as gathering the heart of fame, publicizing the meaning of fame, and distinguishing names. Three means the same thing, so five are the same. There are 36 reasons in three generations, so there are 180.
(2) 1080 pieces
According to the reality of Tiantai Sect, there are good and evil in all ten realms, so the number 1080 indicates that there are 108 kinds of troubles in all ten realms, and 1080 kinds of troubles are decomposed. The "Ten Realms" represent the whole mysterious realm, namely: 1, Heaven Realm, 2, Hungry Ghost Realm, 3, Beast Realm, 4, Shura Realm, 5, Human World, 6, Heaven Realm, 7, Music Realm, 8, Yuanjue Realm, 9, Bodhisattva Realm, 10.
(3) Fifty-four tablets
It represents the fifty-fourth order of Bodhisattva's practice, including ten faiths, ten residences, ten lines, ten directions, ten places and fifty orders, plus four good roots. The breakdown is as follows:
Ten letters:
1, determination, 2, mindfulness, 3, diligence, 4, wisdom, 5, centering, 6, caring, 7, centering, 8, being wary, 9, giving up, 10, wishing. [8]
Ten lives:
1, initial settlement, 2, settlement, 3, practice, 4, living expensively, 5, living conveniently, 6, living honestly, 7, never retiring, 8, living innocently, 9, living the Prince's Law, 10, living consciously.
Ten lines:
1, rejoicing, 2, Rao Yixing, 3, no regrets, 4, endless, 5, wandering in madness, 6, being good at the present, 7, doing nothing, 8, respecting, 9, being good at law, 10, and really implementing it.
Ten directions:
1, save all sentient beings from all sentient beings, 2, avoid evil retribution, 3, wait for all buddhas to return, 4, return to all places, 5, hide endless merits, 6, repay good roots with kindness, 7, wait for all sentient beings to repay kindness with kindness, 8, return to the phase, 9, free to return, 66.
Ten places:
1, happily, 2, away from dirt, 3, shining, 4, fiery red, 5, difficult place to cross, 6, past and present, 7, traveling, 8, immobile place, 9, land of good wisdom, 10, land of fayun.
Four good roots:
It refers to the four levels of practice before seeing the Tao, that is, observing the four truths, practicing sixteen lines, and reaching the seamless sacred position, including: 1, warm position, 2, top position, 3, forbearance position, 4, and the first dharma position in the world.
(4) 42 pieces
It represents the forty-two levels of Bodhisattva's practice process, namely, ten dwellings, ten lines, ten directions, ten places, equal senses and wonderful senses.
Isokinesis: also known as Isorightness, refers to people who are equal to the Buddha in content, but slightly inferior to the Buddha in practice and practice. For details, please refer to Kumarajiva's translation of Benevolence King Prajna Paramita Suffering Goods.
Miaojue: refers to the ultimate Buddha fruit of complete consciousness, which is obtained by breaking the ignorance of a product with equal consciousness.
(5) 36 capsules
There is no exact meaning, and it is usually considered to be portable, so one hundred and eight pieces are divided into thirty-six pieces, which contains the principle of seeing the big from the small, so it is the opposite of one hundred and eight pieces.
(6) 27 pieces
It represents the twenty-seven sages of Hinayana who practiced four fruits in four directions, namely, the "eighteen studies" of the first four directions and three fruits and the "nine unfinished studies" of the fourth A Luo Han Guo.
Eighteen have studied: 1, Shun Xin, 2, Shun Fa, 3, Understand Xin, 4, See it, 5, ID card, 6, family, 7, one room (one kind), 8, Forward Flow, 9, Forward Flow Fruit, 10, One-way, 65433.
Nine have no learning: 1, eliminated, 2, eliminated, 3, eliminated, 4, eliminated, 5, advanced, 6, eliminated, 7, eliminated, 8, eliminated, 9, eliminated. [ 17]
(7)2 1 capsule
It means ten places, ten paramita and Buddha fruit. See "Fifty-four Pieces" for "Ten Places" and "Ten Paramitas" for the introduction of "Disciple Zhu", so I won't repeat them here. And "Buddha fruit" refers to the fruit position of reaching the ultimate Buddha.
(8) Eighteen.
Commonly known as "eighteen sons", the so-called "eighteen" here refers to the "eighteen realms", that is, six roots, six dusts and six senses.
Six roots: 1, vision, 2, ear boundary, 3, nose boundary, 4, tongue boundary, 5, body boundary, 6, meaning boundary;
Six dusts: 1, color dust, 2, sound dust, 3, fragrance dust, 4, taste dust, 5, contact dust, 6, method dust;
Six knowledge: 1, eye knowledge, 2, ear knowledge, 3, nose knowledge, 4, tongue knowledge, 5, body knowledge, 6, understanding.
(9) Fourteen tablets
It means that Guanyin Bodhisattva shares the same sorrow with all sentient beings such as Shifang, Shisan and Liudao, and makes all sentient beings gain fourteen fearless merits. Fourteen fearless:
1, so that all beings can reflect on their own nature and get rid of it;
2, so that all living beings know, it is difficult to meet fire, and the fire cannot be burned;
3, make all living things spin and listen to it, although it is floated by the big water, the water can't drown;
4. Make all beings enter the ghost country of Luo Cha, and the ghost will self-destruct;
5. Make the six sentient beings disappear, and when they are killed, the knife section is broken;
6. Bodhisattva shines brightly in ten directions, so that all beings are not harmed by medicine forks;
7. Make all beings free from false sound and dust;
8. Make all beings walk on dangerous roads, such as smooth roads, and avoid being robbed by thieves;
9, people who make love more, don't be colored;
10, so that people who hold grudges will not be born;
1 1, to keep all stupid and heartless people away from delusion;
12, making all beings without children, making men if they want men;
13, creating childless beings and wanting women, that is, giving birth to women;
14. Those who make all beings hold the name of Guanyin will be blessed by the Ganges.