Jigong is a real figure in history. Born in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province in the 18th year of the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1 148), he died in Jiading for two years (A.D. 1209). His real name is Li Xiuyuan and his legal name is Doggi. Because of his brilliant life, generosity, knowing the sufferings of the people, he was punished as rich and heartless, and he was deeply loved and respected by the people for helping others.
Later generations of Jigong were honored as "Living Buddha Jigong". Hangzhou, the "Jigong" monk, is just a product of later literati's ingenious writing, and his prototype is the Baozhi monk in Nanjing. The traces left by monk Baozhi in the world are now in Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum-Baogong Pagoda and three monuments in Guling Scenic Area.
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According to relevant records, there was indeed a "Jigong" in the Southern Song Dynasty, whose legal name was Daoji, also known as Moonlight. In the Southern Song Dynasty, this "Jigong" was a tattered and untidy image of transforming all beings in the "female world"! He is also a famous Taoist, "the enlightened monk of modern dialect", which has been passed down to this day because of his ragged clothes and a broken fan.
Ji Gong's "Taoist Buddhist Monks" said in the data: Ji Gong is a real figure in history, from Taizhou, Zhejiang. Born in Shaoxing in the 18th year of Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1 148), he died in Jiading in the 2nd year (A.D. 1209). His original name is Li Xiuyuan, and his legal name is Doggi. Because of his brilliant life and generosity, he knew the people's sufferings, was punished as rich and heartless, won the people's love and was respected as helping the public.
Jigong is real in history! There is also a saying that "the dragon-descending arhat among the eighteen arhats" is reincarnated as "Honorable Ye Jia, disciple of the 16th National Congress of the Buddha".
Jigong is a disciple of Hui Yuan, a famous monk in the Hall for the Blind. His Buddhist attainments are very high, and he was enlightened at a young age! It is also the fiftieth ancestor of Zen and the sixth ancestor of Yang style. Friends who have seen The Legend of Jigong should remember that in the TV series, Jigong helped and educated all beings more than once, and formed a good relationship.
Although in the eyes of the world, "Jigong" drinks and eats meat. Don't follow Buddhist precepts. He left a mantra of Jigong Living Buddha: "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha pays attention", but he did not say the last two sentences of Jigong Living Buddha: "If the world learns from me, it will be like evil." Therefore, it is a misunderstanding of the goodwill and goodwill of the living Buddha.
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