"Journey to the West" Tathagata Buddha is a supernatural novel written by Wu Cheng'en, a great writer in the Ming Dynasty, based on Sakyamuni. Novel written by a human being, you will always understand it without explanation.
"Buddha" or "人" is added next to the word "Buddha" - it means that there will be no more people after they leave. In order to prevent smart children and grandchildren from falling into superstition, the extremely intelligent ancients clearly told you the names of the superstitions you believe in. I believe you will understand.
Sakyamuni was an atheist. People who have a little understanding of the historical background of Buddhism will know the truth and will no longer be superstitious!
By the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism had reached its peak, especially Emperor Wu of Liang (502-549), who abolished Taoism and greatly respected Buddhism. He was ordained by Hui Yue and became a Buddhist and went to Buddhist temples. Cleaning and washing clothes for the monks, he became a "slave of the Three Jewels". From the crown prince to the civil and military officials and ordinary people, 48,000 people were ordained and became Buddhists (April 8, 519). Emperor Wu of Liang was called the Emperor Bodhisattva by later generations, and he indeed did great things for Chinese Buddhism. But this devout Buddhist protector finally died an unlucky death.
On page 26 of the second volume of "Buddhism", Zhuo Zhongzhen, a Buddhist, asked: "...and Emperor Wu of Liang worshiped Buddhism all his life, but his country was ruined and his family was destroyed, and he died at the hands of Hou Jing. This is an important event in Buddhism. "Defect!"
According to the records of the "Sad Flower Sutra", Avalokitesvara is the prince of Wu Jing Nian, the Holy King of Chakravartin, with an informal name. He made a great wish: to have great compassion, cut off the suffering and troubles of all living beings, and make all living beings live in peace and happiness. For this reason, Treasure Tathagata named him Avalokitesvara. "The Avatamsaka Sutra" says: "A brave husband observes freedom." Guanyin, who was introduced to China during the Three Kingdoms period, was still a majestic man. In the murals of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province and the statues of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Guanyin is shown as a man, with two beautiful mustaches on his lips. Influenced by the Christian icon of the Virgin Mary holding the Holy Infant Jesus, in the 18th century, the Prince Guanyin of the Wheel-turning Holy King Wu Jingyin became the "Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, the Son-Sending Avalokitesvara, etc." Now we see the enshrined Guanyin Bodhisattva. Most of them are female. It has become a good project for making money and has indeed attracted the worship of many women who pray for children, increasing the temple's income. If you tell those who worship them that this is a prince and a man, I am afraid those old ladies who worship Buddha will unite and call you "fool".
The article "Famous Buddhist mountains are competing to be listed on the market to attract money, causing controversy" in the 16th edition of "Reference News" on July 6, 2012 said: "...Buddhist Pure Land is caught in the tide of money making, and the local government is the driving force.… … Regarding the competition for famous Buddhist mountains to be listed on the market, the Chinese people are almost unanimously critical, mixed with the disgust of making money in the name of Buddha. … Some netizens sighed: Everything is for profit nowadays, because smart people know that there are always many people in the world. Ignorance, I can save money by making clay sculptures and wood carvings. "Moving the Chinese historical figure Guan Gong into a Buddhist temple, unfortunately no one even noticed.
The 8th page of "Reference News" on September 30, 2012 titled, "Transitional Commercialization of Buddhist Holy Lands in China" article: Chinese Buddhists respect the four major Buddhist mountains
The four famous mountains are The great Bodhisattva's dojo in the human world has now become a symbol of commercialization. … This strategy is not unprecedented; perhaps China’s most notorious religious entrepreneur is Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple. ...
"Boundless power" Just look at modern people and it turns out that people worship the bones of dead people! ?