Why did many famous people in history want to live in temples, grow up, and then go out to complete their great deeds?
In 1328, Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a poor family in Fengyang area of ??Anhui Province. According to the practice of the Yuan Dynasty, his family gave him a name: Zhu Chongba. Some people also called him Zhu Baba. .
Zhu Yuanzhang spent time in his thatched house while suffering from hunger and cold.
In the chaotic era of the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, even if you worked hard, you could not fill your stomach. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to have a warm meal, so of course he couldn't be idle, so he made a living by herding cattle at the landlord Liu De's house. This pasture lasted for 16 years.
In 1344, the 17-year-old Zhu Yuanzhang was helplessly watching his relatives starve to death one by one, but he was helpless.
After crying bitterly, he made an important decision: to become a monk! The main purpose: to have something to eat.
The temple Zhu Chongba chose was called Huangjue Temple, which was not far from his home. Although his purpose was relatively simple, to have enough to eat, the year was not good and there was no surplus food in the temple.
In the next three years, Zhu Yuanzhang and the monks in the temple began to travel around and make a living by asking for alms. After ending the wandering life of monks and returning to the monastery, he started a new job - ringing bells.
There is a saying that when a monk strikes a clock, Zhu Yuanzhang's collision is another five years.
In the Four Great Classics "Journey to the West", an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty was selected by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin to be the Buddhist scripture seeker from the West. Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty was tied to a wooden board by his mother and drifted along the river to Jinshan Temple.
The abbot of Jinshan Temple named him Jiang Liuer, and asked him to cut off his hair, practice Buddhism, rub his head, receive ordination, and devote himself to cultivating Taoism.
In this way, Tang Xuanzang grew up in Jinshan Temple until he was 18 years old, and later devoted his life to the cause of promoting Buddhism.
As Emperor Taizong’s concubine Wu Meiniang, Li Shimin made a will and ordered that after his death, this woman should be sent to a temple to become a monk. Later, Wu Meiniang was sent to Ganye Temple to become a nun.
Zhu Yuanzhang was later forced to rebel, opened up new foundations, and became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty; Tang Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to learn scriptures and teach the Dharma, and became a famous eminent monk of a generation, the founder of the Faxiang Sect, and was honored as? Master Tripitaka, later secularly known as "Tang Monk".
Wu Meiniang was even more extraordinary. After becoming a monk, she returned to secular life, established Wu Zhou, and became the only orthodox female emperor in history.
Throughout history, there are many celebrities or important people who have experienced being sent to temples or foster care by others when they were children and adults. When they grew up, they went out to make contributions and made great achievements.
1. Temples and Taoist temples are relatively mysterious and are places of quiet practice
As the saying goes: God has no temple and has nowhere to go; people have no room and nowhere to live; life has no palace and nowhere to live. live.
Places such as temples or Taoist temples are the inheritance and witnesses of our country’s history and culture. They are also symbols of five thousand years of civilization and can be called artistic treasures.
Most of these temples are built on high mountains or in treasure places with excellent Feng Shui, and have good Feng Shui magnetic fields.
At the same time, these temples and Taoist temples mainly enshrine gods, mythical or legendary figures, as well as sages, philosophers, famous historical figures and other sacrificial buildings. For example, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the 72 Taoist gods, the literary sage Confucius, the martial sage Guan Gong, etc.
Since most of the Taoist temples in these temples worship people who are loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous, the temples and Taoist temples also advocate the causal relationship of "good deeds and evil deeds are rewarded", teaching people to be compassionate, kill less, be less greedy, and fight less. Concepts such as this are both mysterious and quiet and solemn, and are a place for sober introspection.
The main purpose of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty sending Wu Zetian to Ganye Temple was probably to help her cultivate her body and mind and keep herself in peace.
2. Temples and Taoist temples can dispel evil and strengthen righteousness, and are places to punish evil and promote good.
The ancients said in the Five Elements Yin and Yang view of the traditional culture "Book of Changes" and "Huangdi Neijing": Yin and Yang There is yang in it, and there is yin in yang.
From midday to dusk, the yang of the sky is the yin of the yang; from midday to dusk, the yang of the sky is the yin of the yang; from the end of the night to the cockcrow, the yin of the sky is the yin of the yin?
The ancients emphasized the concept of yin and yang, and also emphasized the "response between heaven, earth and man" and the "unity of heaven and man". Folks believe that temples are the best place for effective communication between heaven, earth and man.
Whether it is ancient people or contemporary people, they all have the desire to seek good luck, avoid evil, dispel evil and strengthen righteousness. If they encounter unsolvable problems in work, life or family relationships, they will go to Taoist temples. Pray for blessings and pray for the help of the gods of heaven and earth to get through the difficult times safely.
In the above text, "Yuan Yi Yuan" mentioned that temples and Taoist temples all worship sages and philosophers from all dynasties. They either have the great righteousness of heaven and earth, or they have benefited the people or the country during their lifetime. The positive energy field of "truth, goodness and beauty" therefore belongs to the place where evil is punished and good is promoted, evil is eliminated and righteousness is strengthened.
The so-called: great blessing, great destiny, great fortune! Sometimes great wealth and great blessings come with great disasters.
The reason why some celebrities were sent to temples or Taoist temples was because they had had a troubled life since childhood, were frail and sick, or they were unfavorable to their parents, or their parents were unfavorable to their children?
Out of consideration for the safety and health of parents and children, some people will send their children to temples. Some people even convert to Buddhism or Taoism from an early age and worship monks or Taoists as their teachers. This is beneficial to both parties.
For example, in Chapter 9 of the original work "Journey to the West", in a dream, the Antarctic Star Lord told Tang Seng's mother Yin Wenjiao: He was sent to the world by the decree of Guanyin Bodhisattva to send Tang Xuanzang into the world. An idle person. If Liu Hong comes back, he will not be allowed to kill him, and he must be protected with all his heart?
Yin Wenjiao thought about it again and again, and abandoned Tang Monk in the river, hoping that the Emperor and Empress would have mercy on him and protect him from death. Sure enough, Tang Monk drifted to the river. In Jinshan Temple.
3. Temples and Taoist temples are places of refuge in times of natural and man-made disasters
Monks are mostly compassionate, while Taoist priests are more compassionate, act chivalrously, and eliminate violence.
On weekdays, the abbots or abbots of temples and Taoist temples will rely on the power of faith from believers and other people to raise funds, build bridges and roads, and build temples and temples.
When there are natural disasters, wars, plagues, or disasters, people in temples and Taoist temples will open their mountain doors to provide relief to the victims and take in as many homeless or distressed people as possible. Origin and destiny? Zhu Yuanzhang and Tang Xuanzang listed in this article were given shelter and shelter from temples when they were in trouble.