Dao Ji, whose legal name is Jigong, whose common name is Li Xiuyuan, was born in Tiantai, Zhejiang, and was a Zen monk in the Southern Song Dynasty. In our memory, Jigong walked around in rags all day, shaking his hand and breaking the fan. As the saying goes, wine and meat are over the intestines, laughing and groaning, half crazy and half stupid.
Benchang You's interpretation in the 1980s pushed the story of Jigong to the peak without surpassing it. I still remember Jigong rubbing a gray jiaozi the size of a meatball out of him, insisting on a panacea ... so that he lost his appetite for meatballs.
It is said that Jigong Gaozu or Xu Ma Li Zun Xu Ma was in charge of our army. Song Dynasty poet and monk Ju Jian was the nephew of Jigong. There is a collection of poems in the Collection of Northern Bamboo Slips, calling "Dao Ji the grandson of Li Wenhe". Xu and posthumous title are "harmonious", which is a simple or clerical error.
The Li family believed in Buddhism for generations, and it was embarrassing to pass it on to Li Maochun. In the age of no doubt, there is no child under the knee, and the fragrance is about to break. So, Li Jiacheng prayed for Buddha and finally got a baby. This baby was the later Jigong, and Xiu Yuan's name was taken by the abbot of the International Temple, which means "Chen Yuan, the core monument of Hengxiu's life". In this way, it is doomed that Jigong and Buddha will live together.
Because the Li family believed in Buddhism for generations, Jigong was naturally influenced by the family environment. He entered imperial academy at the age of a weak crown and later Lingyin Temple in Lin 'an (Hangzhou). Master Hui Yuan is a Zen master who gave Jigong a kick (formally granted Sangha qualification).
Although Jigong became a monk, he was unconventional. He doesn't look like a serious monk, and his manners and clothes are very fashionable. I studied Buddhism and meditated, and Amitabha got a Q. Jigong is in rags, wandering in the street, drinking and eating meat. He seems to be epileptic, so he helps the weak, and people named him "Ji Dian Monk".
Jigong, whose appearance is out of touch with his soul, is not a normal monk at all. All kinds of dazzling coquettish manipulation have driven all the monks, big and small, to roll their eyes and make all the monks have great opinions. Or master Hui Yuan's realm is very high, and he personally approved that "Buddhism is vast, how can you tolerate monks!"
Great wisdom is foolish, great wisdom is foolish. Ji Gong's mind has not been cultivated, but the abbot of Hui Yuan thought that the master would be born soon!
Jigong is a savage, ragged and crazy, and often goes in and out of the private market. Jigong is proficient in medical skills, cures diseases and eliminates disasters, does good and helps the poor, and has the demeanor of a folk ranger. He is the fiftieth ancestor of Zen Buddhism.
Jigong is also a real learned man, good at Go and poetry. Many poems were included in the Records of Jingci Temple, and he also wrote many prayers for the people in Lin 'an. In addition to wandering among the people to help the people, Jigong can also travel around the mountains and waters, and he often pays attention to pen and ink wherever he goes. How can he be free and easy?
There is indeed a Daoji monk in history, and there is a "Peak Quotations". Northern Ji Jian written by the poet Ju Jian can also prove its authenticity, but there are not many historical materials. In fact, the story of Jigong, which we are familiar with, may be mixed with many characters and stories, and it has experienced a 10% discount and 18% discount.
As a literary image, Jigong was first seen in a book "The Complete Biography of Drunk Bodhi", also known as "The Complete Biography of Jigong". The author of this book is a person in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, known as the "master of smallpox".
As we all know, novels in Ming and Qing dynasties are mysterious, which is the source of many later operas and literary creations. Another example is the legend of the white snake, which was first circulated among the people in the Tang and Song Dynasties and processed by Feng Menglong in the Ming Dynasty. Later, it was finalized and supplemented by Fang Chengpei and the owner of Yushan in Qing Dynasty, adding several key links. For example, Xiaoqing changed from herring essence to green snake essence, which increased the image of righteous demon and the story of worshipping the champion tower.
The story of Jigong took the same deductive route, first sung by Song people, then enriched by Yuan dialect (original version) and opera, and finally finalized in Qing Dynasty. Even the author's names are very similar: the owner of smallpox in The Legend of White Snake and the owner of Yushan in The Legend of Jigong.
To put it bluntly, the story of Jigong was first spread orally among the people in the Southern Song Dynasty, and was later interpreted by folk storytelling. Folk storytellers are the earliest writers, and the legends of Jigong are becoming more and more abundant. In the Yuan Dynasty, scripts and operas were further adapted and disseminated. At this time, the story of Jigong has taken shape and spread widely.
When novels were popular in Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was the novel The Complete Biography of Master Ji Dian Drunken Bodhi, also known as The Complete Biography of Ji Gong.
To worship him, we must give him a magical life. It is said that when Jigong was born, Guo Jiuseji's dragon-descending arhat suddenly collapsed, so Jigong was called arhat reincarnation. This is the cushion of the living Buddha statue of Jigong.
In the story, Jigong punishes evil and promotes good, eliminates violence, saves the world, and educates the people ... What the people can't do, Jigong can do it. To paraphrase Zigong, "all the goodness in the world belongs to Jigong."
The apotheosis and perfect interpretation of Jigong represented the spiritual desire of the people in feudal society. So Jigong can solve all diseases, disasters, injustice and other problems for the people. Jigong can even read other people's most difficult texts. Ji Gongsheng, Fei Laifeng, Gu Jingyun, teasing Qin Xiangfu ... These stories are widely known.
The story of Biography of Jigong is wonderful, but its structure is relatively loose, which also confirms the previous statement. It is not a book independently conceived by literati, but a book created by collecting all kinds of anecdotes and scripts since the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In other words, Ji Gong's novels are assembled rather than original.
There are many versions of the story about Jigong. In the final analysis, Daoji in history was just a popular monk, not a great god. Of course, he was as grounded as the legendary Jigong, but in the end he became the god of sacrifice for later generations.
The people under feudal rule longed for justice, called for heroes and looked forward to beauty. The appearance of Jigong perfectly catered to the psychological demands of the people at that time. Monk Daoji is interpreted as a living Buddha who helps the public.
People have a high probability of combining the stories of multiple characters into one person, Dorje. Daoji can become an "elected representative" because he is the most suitable spokesman for "saving the world and living Buddha". After apotheosis, goodness and perfection, the status of monks naturally forms. It would be a lot more abrupt if the script were ordinary people.
The reason why Jigong looks sloppy is to create an image of being close to the people. He is on the same side as the people. Jigong is a "poor monk" from the people and a "living Buddha" who benefits the people.
Jigong devotes himself to doing good for the people, and his poverty makes everyone psychologically balanced. Can ordinary people not like Jigong? Amitabha.
Real things, crazy people. In the past world, I finally became a Q. The less happy I was, the smaller my tail was.
Singing in a broken hat ...