Waiba Temple, a famous royal temple group at home and abroad, is a national and religious policy of Emperor Kanggan in Qing Dynasty to strengthen national unity, consolidate border defense and conform to historical development. From 17 13 to 1780, Chengde has built 12 royal Tibetan Buddhist temples in recent 70 years. Each temple is dedicated to all kinds of Buddha statues with exquisite craftsmanship and beautiful shapes. These Buddha statues were originally enshrined in the Thousand-Buddha Pavilion of Zongcheng Temple in Putuo, and the words "Qing Gan Long Geng Yin Nian Jing Zao" were decorated under the Sumitomo statue. The year of Gengyin in Qianlong coincided with the 60th birthday of Emperor Qianlong. At that time, in order to celebrate the emperor's birthday, the princes and nobles of all ethnic minorities unanimously demanded to contribute thousands of buddhas with infinite longevity.
The Buddha with infinite life, also known as the Buddha with infinite light and Amitabha, is the main Buddha in the western paradise, representing wisdom and meaning infinite light and infinite life. People are convinced that reading his signature often has a great meaning of attracting the Qing emperor to be a Buddha, which means that our great motherland is vast in territory and rich in resources, just as Emperor Kangxi was regarded as the embodiment of the Buddha with infinite life at that time.
The dictionary of Buddhism says: "There are 1000 buddhas in the past, present and future, all of which are meant to bless the country and people, good weather, health and longevity." Is the thousand buddhas in the Thousand Buddhas Pavilion a historical testimony of people's unity, national unity and the reunification of the motherland?
(1) Amitabha. Amitabha, literally translated as Infinite Longevity (Van amita^yus) and Infinite Light (Van amita bha), is also called Infinite Longevity Buddha and Infinite Light Buddha. However, the tantric religion regards Amitabha as the infinite light Buddha, which is called the infinite longevity Buddha. According to the scroll of the Infinite Life Sutra, the Buddha with infinite life is powerful and bright, and he is the most respected and the first. Viewing the Infinite Life Sutra, also known as the Infinite Life Buddha, is infinite in size and very accessible to people.
(2) One of the six constant sand buddhas listed in the Amitabha Sutra in Cheng Zheng lives in the west. Being in the west with Amitabha, and with the same name and infinite life, there have been similarities and differences since ancient times. Infinite longevity Buddha
Question 2: Is the slogan of Taoism "infinite longevity Buddha" or "infinite longevity blessing"? "Infinite longevity Buddha" is a Taoist term, a special term for blessing and good faith.
It is different from the Buddhist "Amitabha"; But the word "fu" in Taoism is pronounced the same as "Buddha" in southwest dialect. In order to avoid misinterpreting people's confusion between the tantric "Infinite Life Buddha" and "Infinite Life Blessing", the last four words of "Infinite Life Blessing" were later unified into eternal holy names in Taoism throughout the country.
Regarding "boundless Buddha", Taoist orthodoxy has the word "three boundless buddhas", which can also be regarded as "three boundless buddhas"; "Tianzun" does not represent any god in this number, but only promotes the word "boundless" to the highest level.
To sum up, "Infinite Buddha" is the highest honorific title.
Taoism has such titles as "Infinite Respect for Man", "Infinite Respect for Life" and "Infinite Respect for Merit", all of which are complete titles of Buddha.
Infinite longevity Buddha is a Buddhist term. Later, Buddhism moved eastward, which influenced Taoism. It makes Taoism known as "Infinite Buddha".
Question 3: Taoist terms of infinite longevity In order to avoid misinterpreting people's confusion about the tantric "infinite longevity Buddha" and "infinite longevity blessing", later, the last four words of "infinite longevity Buddha" were unified as eternal holy names in Taoism throughout the country. With regard to the "boundless Buddha", the orthodox Taoism has the word "three boundless", which means infinite view (used when there are many young people or people), infinite life (used by elders) and infinite happiness (used by women and children). "Tianzun" does not represent any god in this number, but only promotes the word "boundless" to the highest level. To sum up, "Infinite Buddha" is the highest honorific title. Taoism has such titles as "Infinite Respect for Man", "Infinite Respect for Life" and "Infinite Respect for Merit", all of which are complete titles of Buddha. Infinite longevity Buddha is a Buddhist term. Later, Buddhism moved eastward, which influenced Taoism. It makes Taoism known as "Infinite Buddha". Buddhist dictionary: Buddha with infinite life (? ~ 867.2. 10) was born in Chengshui, Chenzhou (now Zixing City, Hunan Province). There are many opinions about the birth year and age of Shoufo in the literature: Xiang Chengshu was born in the fourth year of Wu (704); According to Guangxi Tongzhi, Shoufo was born in the 16th year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (728). Xiang said that the immortal Buddha "Faraba is 66 years old", Guangxi Tongzhi and Qing Tongzhi 140 years old, Hunan Tongzhi 133 years old and Huizhou Fuzhi 132 years old. Although the records of birth and death years are inconsistent, it is quite certain that Tang Xiantong died in Quanzhou, Guangxi on February 10, the eighth year (867). Because he is the longest-lived person recorded in the history of China, people respectfully call him "Shoufo". Because the Buddha with infinite longevity is a free translation of the Sanskrit Amitabha, that is, Amitabha, people are used to calling it "the Buddha with infinite longevity". It is said that when Shoufo's mother Xiong Jingzhao was pregnant, she dreamed that a golden god descended from the sky and entered her room to throw herself at her. When Shoufo was young, his face was big, his ears were big, he was skinny, and his figure and walking posture were different from ordinary people. 16 years old, was ordained at Kaiyuan Temple in the northwest of Chenzhou City, and traveled and preached before his death. In the 14th year of Tang Tianbao (756), he was stationed in Yanfeng Temple in Hengyang, Xi, leaving a cassock, which was regarded as "the treasure of the town temple" by monks, leaving a poem: "A wandering monk knows a vacuum, and a thousand buddhas have cassock from generation to generation." Monks in the mountain temple can't stay, and they will return to the wild goose peak after 500 years. Believers call this the "Living Buddha Dojo". After his death, he often appeared in southern Hunan, and appeared in Hengzhou area in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. He was reincarnated as a monk in the Qing Dynasty and lived in Yanfeng Temple to preach the scriptures. Therefore, the legend of Shoufo "born in Chenzhou, died in Quanzhou, and became a Buddha in Hengzhou", "windy in Chenzhou, cloudy in Quanzhou and rainy in Hengzhou" and "turning to Yan Hui Peak in 500 years" has been called "the silent photo of Ci Wu is a wonderful Zen master", and also called "the founder of Xiangshan" and "the master of Vientiane". A poem says, "If you want to go to Nanyue to worship the holy emperor, come to Yanfeng to worship Buddha. "Every year, the eighth day of the second lunar month is the birthday of Shoufo, and it is also the' Shoufo Day' in Nanyue. The people of Heng Yue held a grand rally in front of the Shoufo Hall in Yanfeng Temple to worship Shoufo, and good men and women from all over the world gathered together to form the folk custom of "Shoufo on the eighth day of February".
Question 4: Why does Taoism say that there is no limit to longevity? Who is the boundless Buddha? If you want to believe in Buddhism and Bodhisattva, you can believe in Buddhism, and if you want to integrate the three religions, you can believe in Taoism. Different faiths have different interpretations. Buddhism does not worship gods because they are one of the six divisions of the Karma Wheel. From the standpoint of Buddhism, it is a folk belief, but from the standpoint of Taoism, the unity of the three religions is a Taoist belief, and Taoism is a polytheistic belief. Gods, including local customs, are also within the scope of Taoism. If you want the guidance, help, relief and blessing of the gods, you can choose Taoism such as prayer, prayer, spirituality, inducing death and helping the poor, depending on which aspect of your belief you choose. This is the difference between your choice of belief and understanding, but both understandings are correct. Depends on which belief you want to stand on. Buddhism is atheism.
The following is the explanation of the feast master to orthodox Buddhism:
Orthodox Buddhism
In fact, there is no difference between belief and superstition in the essence of Buddhism. Buddhism is Buddhism, and the basic content is the same everywhere. Buddhism emerged from the sea of great compassion and wisdom of Buddha Sakyamuni, who has great awareness. It is a teaching full of wisdom, kindness, brightness, coolness and comfort, and the cult form established according to this belief is Buddhism.
True faith means correct belief, proper oath, correct understanding, honest belief and true trust. The content of a positive letter must meet three main conditions: first, it must be permanent; Second, it must be universal; Third, it must be inevitable. In other words, it used to be like this, now it is everywhere, and it will be like this in the future.
Any belief or trust in a truth or a thing that cannot stand the test of these three conditions is not belief, but superstition. A religious doctrine can't stand the test of the times, can't be guided by the environment, and can't open a new realm. It's superstition, not faith.
However, it is undeniable that the orthodox Buddhism in Mahayana religious areas, especially in China, has always been enjoyed exclusively by monks and a few gentlemen in the mountains. As for the orthodox beliefs of the people, they have never been popularized. The general public has always lived in the concept of mixed beliefs of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, such as the worship of ghosts and gods, and the belief that people are dead or have ghosts, which are not the products of Buddhism.
How does Buddhism adapt to the requirements of folk beliefs?
The so-called folk belief is a kind of religious behavior related to folk customs and a primitive religious phenomenon. Since the beginning of human culture, it has generally occurred between ethnic groups. That's to relieve mental troubles, family and social disputes, and the torture of the natural environment. In the case that people's physical strength and intelligence can't be solved for a while, they can only turn to the guidance, help, rescue and blessing of the gods, and use the methods of praying for a sign, praying for a sign, descending the spirit, dragging the dead, helping Luan, offering sacrifices and making wishes to achieve the purpose of communicating with ghosts and gods. Buddhism does not advocate similar behavior.
Folk belief is a mixture of gods. Since the Song Dynasty, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have merged, and gods, immortals, buddhas and bodhisattvas are not divided. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there have been so-called folk religions with the same origin as Ye religion and Hui religion. People who call themselves gods, immortals, saints, sages, bodhisattvas and ancient buddhas are invited through mediums, magicians, Lu 'an altar, teenage girls, and figures and props such as Lingqian and R Cup to give advice to those who want help and meet their needs. The difference is that Buddhism achieves the purpose of prayer through rational persuasion, cultivating goodness and accumulating blessings, and repenting and chanting Buddha. However, monotheistic believers pray for the only God. Folk beliefs also regard leaders of various religions as gods. The difference is that all major religions have their own leaders, teaching history, teaching principles, teaching instruments and teaching groups. Folk belief is polytheism. Therefore, orthodox Buddhist monasteries should not have a sign tube, an altar in Lu 'an and an R cup, nor should they worship idols with various local colors, so as not to be contaminated with the color of folk beliefs, and be mistaken for Buddhism worshipping many gods, and Buddhism is the mainstream of folk beliefs.
How does Buddhism meet the needs of the public and the needs of folk beliefs? This should focus on promoting the role of Buddhism and Bodhisattva, or expounding the functions of some commonly used scriptures, such as Guanyin Bodhisattva and Earth Treasure Bodhisattva, which are meticulous, far-reaching and ancient and modern. Guanyin Bodhisattva is called inspiration, salvation and compassion. Amitabha Buddha is known as the supreme medical king, also known as infinite life and infinite light. These buddhas and bodhisattvas can make people meet their needs, live longer and seek wisdom. Sakyamuni Buddha is one of the tens of billions incarnations of Lushena Buddha. He is the leader of the women's world, the mentor of man and nature, the beacon of the night and the mercy of suffering ... >>
Question 5: What does it mean to read Infinite Life? Amitabha in Buddhism should have infinite longevity, and it is certain that their longevity is infinite in limited Taoism. It is to convert to self-nature, live indefinitely, and say that there is no Amitabha in the south.
Question 6: The master said that there is no limit to longevity. How should Amitabha in Nanwu reply?
There is no sound in the south and no sound in the south.
In the last days of Buddhism, hundreds of millions of people practiced, and only chanting Buddhism was a matter of life and death!
-the collection of lunar scriptures.
Whether you die or not depends on whether you believe it or not, and the taste depends on the depth of chanting Buddha.
"If the letter is strong, I will read it ten times all my life and I will live. If you don't believe in it, if you stick to your name until the wind blows in and the rain doesn't get wet, you can't survive. If the silver wall is similar to the iron wall, there is no reason to live. "
-Master Q Yi, the ninth founder of Jing Zong, "Tommy Yao Jie"
There is no amitabha in the south!
Question 7: What does infinite longevity mean? I wonder if you are mistaken.
I have heard a Taoist saying, long life, endless happiness and endless heaven.
And what Buddhists call infinite longevity Buddha, but I have never heard of infinite longevity Buddha. ...
Why not popularize science, or,
Infinite longevity and happiness, boundless Buddha
This is a Taoist term and a special term for blessing honesty.
It is not the same as the Buddhist "Amitabha".
In order to avoid misinterpreting people's confusion about Tantric Buddhism's "Infinite Life Buddha" and "Infinite Life Blessing", later Taoism unified the last four words of "Infinite Life Buddha" as eternal holy names.
Regarding "boundless Buddha", Taoist orthodoxy has the word "three boundless buddhas", which can also be regarded as "three boundless buddhas";
"Tianzun" does not represent any god in this number, but only promotes the word "boundless" to the highest level.
To sum up, "Infinite Buddha" is the highest honorific title.
Taoism has such titles as "Infinite Respect for Man", "Infinite Respect for Life" and "Infinite Respect for Merit", all of which are complete titles of Buddha.
Infinite longevity Buddha is a Buddhist term. Later, Buddhism moved eastward, which influenced Taoism. It makes Taoism known as "Infinite Buddha".
Infinite longevity Buddha
Amitabha is also translated.
Amitabha, literally translated as Infinite Life and Infinite Light, is also called Infinite Life Buddha and Infinite Light Buddha.
However, the tantric religion regards Amitabha as the infinite light Buddha, which is called the infinite longevity Buddha.
According to the scroll of the Infinite Life Sutra, the Buddha with infinite life is powerful and bright, and he is the most respected and the first.
Viewing the Infinite Life Sutra, also known as the Infinite Life Buddha, is infinite in size and very accessible to people.
Question 8: What does infinite life mean? Infinite life means infinity, greatness and infinity, such as infinite life and boundless sea!
Question 9: What does Taoism mean when it says there is an infinite Buddha? The disciples of Sanqing usually sing "Supreme Buddha" or "Supreme Taiyi Buddha" casually when giving gifts. If many good believers have unfortunate experiences, they sing "Supreme Taiyi Buddha" and "Supreme Taiyi Buddha to save the suffering", that is, they call on Taiyi Buddha (similar to Guanyin Bodhisattva in Buddhism) to help the unfortunate people and save their suffering. This singing ceremony has been used until the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. After liberation, it was misrepresented as boundless Buddha, which was created by some people who did not understand Taoism. Taoism often uses "the emperor's father", "supreme" and "supreme" to express the supreme supremacy of Taoism.
There is no boundless Buddha in Taoism.
The three infinity are: infinite vision, infinite life and infinite happiness. The origin of "three boundless" is very early. Later, because there is boundless Buddha in Buddhism, which is homophonic with Taoist infinite happiness, Taoism was changed to "boundless Buddha" in order to distinguish it. The boundless Buddha is Frodo. Infinite Buddha can't be used alone, only with others. Because there is no such thing as "boundless Buddha" in Taoism, it should be called "boundless Buddha".
The word of Taoism was originally "infinite longevity", which is a special word for blessing honesty, and it is different from the "Amitabha" of Buddhism; But the word "fu" in Taoism is pronounced the same as "Buddha" in southwest dialect. In order to avoid misinterpreting people's confusion about Tantric Buddhism's "infinite longevity Buddha" and "infinite longevity blessing", later Taoism in the whole country unified "Fu is the supreme Buddha" as the eternal holy name.
However, Taoist orthodoxy has the word "three boundless", which can also be regarded as "three boundless buddhas"; "Tianzun" does not represent any god in this word, but only promotes the word "boundless" to the highest level.
Taoism has such titles as "Infinite Respect for Man", "Infinite Respect for Life" and "Infinite Respect for Merit", all of which are complete titles of Buddha.