As for the origin of Zhang Xi, it is said in Pi Naje Miscellany that it is for the sake of monks, so as not to frighten the donor's family: "I beg for food, sit tight and be alert, and punch the door, and my family will ask strange questions. Buddha said,' It should be Zhang Xi.' The Buddha couldn't understand it. He said, "The head of the staff is fixed in a patent, as round as a lamp, and there is a small ring fixed." Shake it and stay alert. ..... I don't believe in my family. I feel tired after shaking tin for a long time, but my family has no problem. Buddha said:' Don't shake it for a long time, shake it two or three times. You must go when no one asks. "
Its shape is divided into three parts, the upper part is the club head, made of metal such as tin and iron. It is pagoda-shaped, with a big ring and a small ring under it. It will make a tinkling sound when it is shaken. The middle is made of wood; The second half is either,? ? , iron, etc. , or made of teeth and horns. In Volume 4 of the Biography of the South China Sea Returning to the Inner Law, it is said: "Zhang Xi, held by the West, has only one iron coil on his head, which can hold three or two inches. Angel tube, four or five fingers long. Its pole is made of wood, and its thickness can be changed at any time. Shoulder height, under the safety code, can be two inches. The stirrup is round or eccentric, and the middle can accommodate the big finger, or six or eight, which can be worn on the thigh, copper or iron. "
According to Volume II and Volume V of Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Xi held by the Buddha exists in Narodha, a country in northern India. It is more than ten feet long, patented with white iron and sealed with sandalwood, and is contained in a treasure chest. In the Tang Dynasty in China, a man with four sticks of all iron was regarded as illegal by the Book of Changes. At present, there are six pipa and forty-two pipa in Japan, and the center of the pipa is decorated with balls, five-wheeled pagodas and Buddha statues.
Look around.
In addition to the needs of life, Zhang Xi has profound significance. In Zhang Xijing, the Buddha said, "The Buddha told the monks,' You should accept Zhang Xi. So what? The past, future and present buddhas all insist on their reasons. Also known as the wisdom staff, it shows saints and wisdom. Also known as the staff of virtue, it is reasonable to do merit. The symbol of the sage, the memory of the wise, the architecture of Taoism. "Ye Jia White Buddha:' What's Zhang Xi's name?' Buddha's words:' Tin is light, leaning on it is a staff, and the three realms are removed from annoyance. Tin, Ming also, people. Tin, wake up, wake up bitter empty, three realms make sense. Tin is sparse, that is, the holder and the five desires are sparse. " "
According to the different shapes, it also symbolizes different meanings. The same scripture says: Zhang Xi has three precepts, which means remembering three hardships, then practicing the precepts, settling down and being wise; Missed the three disasters of old age, illness and death, and got rid of the three poisons of greed, anger and ignorance. The reason why four people stay is to break the cycle of four births (viviparous, oviparous, wet and metaplasia), or to suffer, gather and destroy the Tao.
The twelve precepts show twelve karma, no obstacles, three weights and four strands, seven senses, such as the purpose, drilling eight holes and using eight right paths. The second ray is what Ye Jia Tathagata did, letting all living beings remember two truths: the truth of the world and the first truth of justice, so as to establish their justice.
The function of Zhang Xi.
There are three functions about Zhang Xi:
1. Used to drive away snakes, poisonous insects, etc. For example, Volume 52 of "Four Points" says: "Monks are afraid of seeing snakes, scorpions and centipedes, and they are white buddhas before they leave. The Buddha said,' Listen, grab Zhang Xi and shake it.' In the fifty-sixth volume of Ten Odes, it is said: "The Buddha lives in a cold garden, and many poisonous insects gnaw at the monk. As the Buddha said, you should use crutches to drive away poisonous insects. " It means that when the Buddha was alive, monks were afraid of snakes, scorpions, poisonous insects and so on. There was even a monk who was bitten, so the Buddha said that he should be a poisonous insect with his voice.
2. When monks beg for alms in the street, they are used to guard against donors or cows and dogs. For example, in Pernaya Miscellany, it says: Go to other people's houses and ask for food, and don't knock at the door. You should keep Zhang Xi quiet so as to stay alert. Once again, Nanhai returned to the biography of Neifa, and the article in Volume 4 said: "Those who talk about Zhang Xi (in short) put forward Si Yuan's intention to prevent their cows and dogs from begging for food."
In Japan, Tiantai, Yanzhen and other places. They all played Zhang Xi with a short handle and sang Brahma when they lived in the legal world. They all thought that the sound made by Zhang Xi had special magic power. Brahma, also known as Zhang Xi, is one of the four laws, which can be divided into nine laws and three laws. There are nine hymns, also known as Chang; The third is the first two and the last one of the nine hymns, also called Zhang Xi. Also, at the law conference, Zhang Xi's first sentence was sung, and Zhang Xi's position was called Zhang Xi's public.
In the tantric school, Zhang Xi's Buddha Tathagata is listed in Sakyamuni, which is the embodiment of Zhang Xi. In addition, among the 40 hands of Guanyin with a thousand hands, one hand holds Zhang Xi, which is called Zhang Xi's hand. In addition, there are the Eight-armed Bodhisattva and the Earth-hidden Bodhisattva. Take this staff, too.
Zhang Xi's story
Xizhang is one of the tools that monks carry with them, and it also leaves many stories.
In the Tang Dynasty's "Three Zangs", it was recorded: "On the way to the King of Wu in Huaizhou, Sanzang heard two tigers fighting and roared loudly. Monk Shi Qi mediated on his way to Zhangxi, so the two tigers dispersed. "
The story of Zen master Deng Yinfeng is also recorded in The Record of Passing Lights. Zen master Deng Yinfeng lives in Heng Yue in winter and in Liang Qing in summer. During the Tang and Yuan Dynasties, when the Zen master climbed Wutai Mountain out of Huaixi, he happened to meet Wu Yuanji, who stopped the soldiers and refused the king's orders. The loyalist and the thief fought fiercely, and the outcome was undecided. The Zen master thought, "I should release him." So the Zen master threw tin into the air and flew over the two armies. When the soldiers of both sides saw the Zen master flying in the air, they all opened their mouths in surprise, forgot to strike the staff for a while, and dispersed separately.
In the precepts of Zen, the average meditator is not allowed to show his magical powers except the madman, so as not to confuse people.
After the Zen master Deng Yinfeng showed his magical powers, he entered Wutai Mountain and showed his sense of existence and disappearance in front of King Kong Cave.