We all know that "living buddhas" or "relics" are all from Buddhism. Buddhism has believed since ancient times that after the death of a Buddha, a bodhisattva or a monk, great virtues and Buddhist relics can be obtained. It is recorded in Xuan Ying Yi Yin: "The relic has a whole body and a broken body." The whole-body relic refers to a person whose body does not rot for a long time after the monk shows silence, and always keeps his original shape and is lifelike. Broken relic refers to the remains of a monk, Dade. The body bodhisattva we are talking about is what Buddhism calls the whole body relic. The whole body relic is the most precious relic in Buddhism, but it can only be obtained when the monk is dead.
"Jin Fan Ming Jing" contains: "Those who are Buddhist relics are all smoked by abstinence. It is hard to come by, and Futian is the best." The enlightenment of abstinence wisdom is the Buddhist explanation of the immortality of the flesh. There are ten famous succulent bodhisattvas in Chinese history, namely Master Huineng (638-713) and Master Shi Xiqian (700? 790), Bodhisattva Stone (1497- 1623), Deqing Bodhisattva Shi Deqing (1546- 1623). In modern times, there were Cihang Master (1893- 1954), Renyi Teacher (191-kloc-0/995) and Shi (1909-).
Here is a brief introduction to some flesh bodhisattvas:
Innocent Zen master
Also known as Yu Hai monk, Shuntian Yuanping (now Lugou Bridge in Beijing) came to Cliff Peak of Jiuhua Mountain in Wanli years, where he became a famous star-picking pavilion, working hard, isolated from the world, hungry for wild fruits and thirsty for mountain springs.
Monks study Buddhist scriptures in the sea. In order to educate future generations, he spent 28 years copying the Huayan Sutra of Dafang Guangfo. This blood sutra is written with the blood of the tongue mixed with gold powder. It is said that he smeared blood on his tongue every seven days, and finally spent 28 years of hard work, leaving this 8 1 volume masterpiece. Tomorrow, three years later, when Yu Hai was dying, she drew a sentence: "The old man has more than a hundred skeletons, and he is thin and fat." The head of the shore lost its magic blade, and the mouth of the cave said it was extraordinary. The stars are high in the morning and the world is far away. Guests came to ask me where I was going, and when I came back in spring, I saw the sea again. "After the wedding, he suddenly left. Three years later, the corpse was not rotted, and the dream was given to the present Emperor Chongzhen.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen sent Wang Daren, the minister of the Ministry of War, to take people to look for it. In the evening, he suddenly saw two auspicious places, Dongya Peak and Shenguangling, which set each other off. Wang Daren was surprised. The next day, people found the sea in the cave at the top of the East Cliff. I saw the place where the jar was placed glowed repeatedly, and the strange fragrance lingered. This is considered magic. After three years of opening the jar, the face is like life, and it is enshrined in the golden hall, waiting for the court. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse (1626), Emperor Amin Zhu Youjian was honored as the "Buddha" and is now enshrined in Jiuhua Mountain.
Innocent body
2. Daxing monk
Zhu Maohe, a monk in Daxing, was born in the 20th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1894). He was born in Daming Village, Zhong Zhen Town, Taihu County, Anhui Province. He came to Nanjing Gulinmanji in 193 1 and was awarded the title by Master Guo Hui. He studied five famous mountains such as Emei Putuo for four years and returned to Jiuhua Mountain in 1936.
In the eyes of others, monk Daxing looks crazy, but he is ready to help others. He is good at treating various diseases and often uses qigong and herbs to treat people. Many intractable diseases have been cured by his wonderful hands. When wandering down the mountain, every time he went to a village, someone stopped him and asked him to visit his family. He never refuses and often gets rid of his illness. Therefore, Daxing monks are becoming more and more famous and are deeply loved by their neighbors.
What distinguishes him from other monks is that he often recites the mantra of "Sorakara Ku" while living, sitting and lying down, and "emptiness" never leaves his mouth, all year round. Someone once asked curiously, why do you always say "Sorakara Ku"? Daxing said: "People will scold me, praise me and say whether I am good or not. It will all be like a dream."
1985 A monk in Daxing fell down and was bedridden, seriously injured. 12 February, he predicted that his death was coming, and told his disciples to put his body in a jar after his death. /kloc-In February of 0/7, I recited Amitabha and died with a smile. 1989 12 months, opened the jar and began to see, the face was like life, the bones and muscles appeared, the nails were still there, and the larynx was visible, just like the first time. It is now enshrined in Shuangxi Temple in Jiuhua Houshan.
Daxing meat
3. Monk Ciming
Monk Ci Ming, common name Chen, was born in Gaoyou, Jiangsu in the 30th year of Guangxu (1904). The day he was born, the house was full of strange smells and hazy clouds, and the party gradually dispersed for three days. /kloc-in 0/934, he was given a foot ring in Longchang Fa Temple, Baohuashan, Longtan, Nanjing, with the name Ciming.
In the 1950s, he joined dozens of monks in Yangzhou to build dikes. In labor, he made the greatest contribution, so he was nicknamed "800 Jin". During his stay in Jiuhua Mountain, his image has always been unique. He is wearing a jigong hat and holding a convenient shovel. 1986 Transfer to Jiuhuashan Shangchan Hall for meditation.
In the mid-1980s, Ciming came to Zhengtianmen, where there was no abbot. In Zhengtianmen, Ciming did not change his habits, and insisted on having classes in the morning and evening every day to meditate for his health. Before he died, he wrote four words: "I live and I die." If I don't change, I will let go of my interests, and whoever lives will sigh. " 199 1 year1month, Ciming stopped eating. One day, he told his disciple Degui that after his death, he could be buried in the jar according to the Buddhist "floating figure method". After three years, he opened his eyes, showing that his body did not rot. 165438+ On October 26th, Ciming died peacefully at the age of 86. When people look at him, they see him sitting on his back (with one hand on his shoulder, like a short rest). Three years later, I opened the jar and saw the monk Ci Ming who had been sitting for three years. His body was not rotted, his beard and hair were still alive, his face was like life, and he smelled strange. It is now enshrined in the Dizang Temple on the north side of Jiuhuashan Sports Hall.
Tattoo meat
4. Mingjing Monk
Commonly known as Xu, people are called "standing monks." Shuangqiao Village, Dongxia Township, Langxi County, Anhui Province. He lost his mother at the age of three, and his family was poor, influenced by his ancestors' belief in Buddhism. He was not ruthless since he was a child, but he was kind-hearted. In the dry year, he put the water from his field into someone else's field to irrigate the seedlings. He is a Buddhist in since the enlightenment. It is said that he was often in a trance before he became a monk. The fellow villagers were ignorant and tied him up, but despite the obstruction of his family and fellow villagers, he insisted on staying in a meditation place.
1984 became a monk at Tiantai Temple in Jiuhuashan, with a clean dharma number. Later, he was stationed in Jiuhuashan Bamboo Zen Forest, with nothing but bowls, chopsticks and patchwork clothes. He is called "the monk standing" and "the monk barefoot".
Monk Mingjing is usually withdrawn and quiet, and some words and deeds are difficult for ordinary people to understand. He often stood beside Wei Tuo Bodhisattva barefoot and dressed in patchwork clothes. When pilgrims worship Buddha, he worships with Wei Tuo Bodhisattva, and some frequent pilgrims call him a "crazy monk".
1992 On the tenth day of the eighth lunar month, the monk came down to the earth in silence. Before he died, he asked disciple Shi not to cremate his body. In six years, he will be immortal. Shi led all Buddhist disciples to bury him in a jar and guarded him day and night for six years. 1August, 999 13, sitting in the jar, the result is auspicious. The face is like life, the body is intact and the skin of the whole body is elastic. Later, a temple was built at the sitting tank of Shenguangling, and now it is enshrined in the Old Ursa Hall in Lin Tan.
Mingjing monk
5. Renyi stone platform,
The common name is Jiang Sumin, a native of Shenyang in Northeast China and Tonghua in Jilin, born in 19 1 1 year. He was born in a big landlord family, and his parents were very rich. Jiang Sumin accepted feudal ethics from childhood and was wrapped in three-inch golden lotus.
I can't tell you why. When Jiang Sumin was young, he suddenly fell in love with Buddhism and has been chanting Buddhism. /kloc-At the age of 0/5, Jiang Sumin proposed to his parents to become a monk. In order to break Jiang Sumin's idea of becoming a monk, his parents hurried to find her husband's family. However, at the age of 29, her husband and colleagues went to Nanjing to petition the government, but they were stopped by military police on their way to Beijing. Due to excessive shock, they got sick after returning to Shenyang and eventually died. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/940, Jiang Sumin left Shenyang and became a monk in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province, and was named Renyi. After becoming a monk, she devoted herself to practicing Buddhism and studying medicine. 1942, Renyi was admitted to Shenyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and studied medicine for four years. 1950, when the Korean War broke out, Renyi resolutely signed up for Chinese people's Volunteer Army and joined the army as a medic. 195 1 year, she joined the army and entered the DPRK. During her three years in North Korea, she used her medical skills to help and treat many disabled soldiers. 1953 returned to China and worked in Tonghua 206 Hospital, Jilin. 1982 after the implementation of the religious policy, she went to Wutai Mountain again and received a big precept at Tayuan Temple. In the same year, Nanshan Temple was rebuilt. 1983, Master Renyi made a pilgrimage to Jiuhua Mountain, and successively lived in temples such as Kanluoji and Bodhi Pavilion, and sold his fortune to rebuild Tonghui Zen Forest. Since then, she often went out to preach, build temples, build good relations, and master Renyi acupuncture. 1999 1.2, his disciple opened the crock that had been stored for three years, and found that his skin was not rotted, his black and white hair grew an inch, his teeth were intact, his skin pores were clear, the clothes he wore when loading the crock clung to his body, his breasts were gone, and his lower body was seamless. The posture of pointing at each other has changed, and her right hand is slightly raised. This is the posture she has been giving needles to patients for decades. Renyi, the first Zuni human body in the history of Buddhism in China, is now enshrined in Tonghui Zen Forest in Jiuhua Mountain.
Renyirou
So how did the Bodhisattva come into being? After the monk died, he put his body in a special clay pot with yellow paper bags, namely small sandalwood blocks, incense ashes and incense sticks. The average time spent sitting in a jar is three years. If you don't rot when you open the bottle, you are a bodhisattva.
After Cang Di became the first non-perishable meat in Jiuhua Mountain in Tang Dynasty, nine kinds of non-perishable meat, such as Innocent and Longshan, appeared in Ming and Qing Dynasties. After several years of opening to the outside world, five kinds of flesh, Daxing and Ciming, appeared in Jiuhua Mountain. There are 15 lifeless bodies in Jiuhua Mountain, including monks, nuns and Taoist priests, which are rare. The body is formed in a natural state without any medication. Di Chin's body is still hidden under the pagoda, and the immaculate monk was named "Bodhisattva" by Emperor Chongzhen. So how is the body formed? Is it a Buddhist inheritance? Or Lingshan induction? The society is widely concerned. Experts believe that the immortality of the flesh is the result of the comprehensive effects of factors such as genes, lifestyle, environment, water and soil. With noble spirit and steady pulse, some incredible and strange changes will naturally occur in physical function. However, whatever the reason, the phenomenon that the pulp of Jiuhua Mountain is not rotten is an anecdote in the world. This is a distinctive feature of Jiuhua Mountain, which has aroused widespread concern at home and abroad and added a solemn and mysterious color to Jiuhua Mountain.
201May March 17, experts from the National Museum of the Netherlands scanned a China Buddha statue with a history of nearly a thousand years, and found that there was a meditation monk hidden in the Buddha statue, and the meditation monk was a "human mummy with hollowed internal organs". Buddhists call it a "flesh bodhisattva". However, according to the observation of China cultural relics experts, it is suspected that the "Body Bodhisattva" is the ancestor Buddha statue stolen in Fujian 20 years ago.