When Master Moon was young, he was good at painting, especially Guanyin, so he became famous and was called Little Wu Daozi.
At the age of twenty-five, I visited Jinsha River and met an old friend, Xiao Qichu, a bachelor of arts in Langqiong County. At the invitation of Xiaoyou, he lived in his home for more than a year.
One day, he and some good friends were drinking and enjoying flowers in Xiao's garden. Talking and laughing, he suddenly received a letter from home and learned that his uncle had died at the age of seventy. Suddenly, God woke up with wine and tears streaming down his face. He didn't believe in Buddhism and Taoism, but now he suddenly has the idea of becoming a monk. He said to his friends on the spot: "I am an unfilial son. My parents didn't repay my kindness, and my uncle didn't repay my kindness, so I can't escape the crime of treason." Decided to become a monk and confess my sins. Say goodbye to you today. "All my friends were surprised to hear this. Xiao Xiangchu, a good friend, said, "You can't live without wine for a day. How can you become a monk? "If I really want to become a monk, I don't need to go anywhere else. I will give this garden. Yang Shaoguang added, "Brother Xiao is a gardener. I will take care of your daily needs, and I will send another domestic child to wait on you." Master Yue was grateful for the fulfillment of two good friends, so he settled in Xiao's home and resigned as a friend to practice.
One day, he visited a Taoist temple twenty miles away and found a copy of Imperial Classics on the incense table. That is, ask the old Taoist priest to go back to the garden to study. The old man said, "You are not a Taoist. How can you ask for advice?" After listening to the old saying, I saw Yue Lao take off his vulgar clothes and put on his Taoist robes without hesitation. The old man said admiringly, "It seems that you are really a monk. You can go back. "
Please go back after seeing teacher Moon's Imperial Classics. Bye. And named themselves "Zhenyuan" and "Huanji" ... On the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month this year, I saw the tablet of the Jade Emperor, the teacher of the moon, prayed for my real name until midnight, and finally got tired. I fell asleep on my knees unconsciously, dreaming of cloudless blue sky in Wan Li and cloudless red sun in Wan Li. He walked to a big Buddhist temple alone, only to see the platform high and wide, surrounded by red walls, pines and cypresses in the temple, and a door next to the temple, where countless monks with round domes and square robes could be seen squatting. He is eager to enter, but he hates that the threshold is too high to cross. After repeated efforts, he suddenly surpassed it. Strangely, I was already a monk as soon as I entered this door. In front of the monks, an old monk wearing a red cassock sat on a high platform and smiled at him. So he hurried forward. The old monk held a roll of Buddhist scriptures and said, "Speak for all the monks." After receiving the scriptures, he preached to the monks. I woke up suddenly, sweating all over. Recalling the realm of dreams, I thought about it and decided to become a monk.
From then on, I still knelt down and recited the Imperial Classics for one day and prayed for repentance for a week as a constant lesson. Every time I turn around, I feel so sad that I can't help myself ... Anyone who comes to the garden with joy will be amazed when he sees his once tacky and true practice. Inspired by it, some people wish to grow up, and some people have the idea of intensive training. Within a hundred miles of Fiona Fang, Fiona Fang, everyone knows that Xiao Yuan is also a Taoist.
There is a Buddhist temple-Xueyuan Temple in Sanying Town, 80 miles away from Langqiong County. In the spring of the third year of Chongzhen, the Longhua Club began, and the moon master also went to Suixi. The abbot monk, Master Yun Guan and all the leaders begged his main altar in unison. Seeing the repeated refusal of the moon Lord, it is difficult to go against the wishes of all, so we have to struggle to accept it. He suggested that the meeting should focus on fasting monks. In order to prepare fast food, Master Moon personally took the local protector around the streets to raise money and advised Thaksin to do good deeds. In one day, more than 300 taels of silver and 500 meters of stones were raised, and then dozens of huts were built for travelers to rest. During this period, more than 1000 monks, lonely men and women, beggars and poor people go to fast every day. When the people came to Lent, he told them the truth of respecting the three treasures, believing in cause and effect, cultivating happiness and cultivating goodness. Everyone who hears it believes that it will be followed. People all praised this as an unprecedented event in the local area since ancient times.
At the end of each meeting, the leaders and deacons at the meeting privately discussed the preparation of gifts to reward teachers (also Taoist priests). Knowing this news, he left without saying goodbye before dawn the day before the meeting was successful and quietly returned to Xiaojiayuan in Langqiong County.
In July of the following year, Miao Zongxiang, the main monk of the Great Temple in Langya County, met Yue's family and his good friend Xiao Changchu. On August 15, I went up to the mountain and stayed at Silent Temple. They heard that there were two old monks, Dali and Baiyun, who practiced their skills and never went down the mountain for thirty years. So the three men went through the pine forest, bypassed the mountain road and entered the golden cliff. When he arrived at the monk's quiet room, he immediately prayed to the two monks to get a haircut and become a monk. After asking the reason in detail, monk Dali agreed to shave his hair. Monk Baiyun said, "I think this man will eventually become a great man, but I'm afraid he will become a monk easily and not keep the precepts firmly." Therefore, he must beg along the door, test his mind, turn into a cloak, and then climb the mountain to get a haircut. " When Master Yue heard this, he said to the monk with tears in his eyes, "The disciples did as they said. But after climbing the mountain, I can't bear to go back empty-handed. I asked the monk to give me a dharma name. Although I haven't shaved my hair, I am bent on becoming a monk. " The monk smiled vigorously and gave the dharma name "Shu Qiong".
Down from Jizu Mountain, go with Yue Feng monk. Half a month later, I went to Rome town and lived in Fangguang Temple in Xishan. The people here are very charitable, and they get along well. Soon, they became clothes, food and so on. See Master Yue going back to Jizu Mountain for a haircut immediately. I didn't expect the local goodwill to stay again and again, and it was difficult to get away for a while. Half a month later, Ru Liang, an old mage from this province, gave a lecture at Yongchang Mansion and passed by this place, Sudongshan Academy Temple. Seeing Master Yue discussing with Yue Feng, he wanted Master Ru Liang to shave his head and take his entourage to school, but he was afraid of going against Jizushan's wishes and his promise to the two old monks. Master Yue Feng said, "Bright as a mage is a silent pulse, and your dharma name belongs to the silent Sect. Please take the light as the teacher and the tonsure as the teacher, so the pulse of Buddhism is still the grandson of a powerful old monk, and you must not break your promise. There is no need to hesitate about this matter. "
Hearing Yue Feng's words, Yue Feng made up his mind and immediately went to Dongshan Academy with Yue Feng to beg and shave his head. The next morning, when I arrived at the temple, I saw the Moon Master burning incense and earnestly pleaded, as bright as an old mage. The mage smiled and replied, "Last night, I dreamed of a monk wearing a cassock and following countless people." He told me that it is a reason to have long hair and shave today. You can help me spread Buddhism and benefit my life in the future, so you can call it' reading style' and' less Confucianism'. On the fifth day of October, I saw the Moon Master shining like an old wizard with a beard, and I officially gave up the road to becoming a monk. After seeing the Moonlight Master being shaved, he accompanied Ru Liang, a mage, to give lectures and preach dharma everywhere. One day, several monks who had just become monks went to the temple to listen to the scriptures, and their manners were vulgar. Master Ru Liang suggested: "When you become a monk, you must first accept Misha's Ten Commandments, and then accept the monks' commandments. People with dignity are called monks. If you don't obey the monk's commandments, you will have no dignity, and you will not be called a monk. On the contrary, it will insult Buddhism. " Seeing that the moon master was moved by the old mage's words. Bow down on the spot, please shine like a monk giving a ring. Master Ru Liang said, "I am a mage, and I need a lawyer to teach the precepts. Today, the old monk samadhi is a special precept, and now he is in Jiangnan. " Seeing that Master Yue's handwriting was as bright as that of an old mage, he immediately decided to go to Jiangnan to be ordained and attend classes along the way.
On the afternoon of the eighth day of April in the sixth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, I saw Moonlight Master and his companions Juexin and Cheng Zhuo leave Qiyun Temple and start walking. After walking for nearly a month, my hometown is vivid in my mind. I stayed in Jinchan Temple for one night and saw my teacher's thoughts tumbling and I couldn't sleep. I thought my parents were not filial and my uncle was not filial. I left my brother at home for seven years and now I have run away from home. Maybe goodbye. I can't help crying at the thought of this ... On second thought, if I can't give up with my family, I will fall into business in the future. Since you become a monk, you should practice merits and repay your help, so that you can really repay your kindness. After dawn, he knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of his hometown and ancestors, choked and sad, and his feet were weak, making it difficult to walk. Barely walked to Guangtong County.
A few days later, I went to Qujing House and signed a bill in an ancient temple. Teacher Yueyue said to her peers, "Our trip is not an ordinary tour. We just look at the outside world and don't mend it. Install a arhat lamp and take turns to be on duty every night. Turn on the lights after dinner, and everyone will sit around the lights and practice with the schools until midnight. Take this as a rule. " Everyone agrees.
The next day, I left Yunnan, entered the border of Guizhou, went to Pu 'an, passed Suoling and crossed Panjiang. After that, the mountain road became rugged and steep, and suddenly it was caught in heavy rain. The mountain stream poured down and the mountain road became a ditch. The rain drenched the soles of the feet from the head, and the wind blew on our faces, so everyone had to walk with their feet. Untie the belt from time to time, like opening a dike to release water, and soon everyone felt cold to the bone. Teacher Yueyue encouraged everyone: "Ancient people took part in learning, and it was not bitter to give up their lives and seek the Dharma. We must not be discouraged by today's rain. We will tell people how to behave in the future ... "Everyone laughed and walked on in the rain.
I rested in Dayuan Temple for a few days and went to Anzhuang the next day. The gravel on the dirt road is uneven and turns. A few days later, I saw Miss Moon's sole was punctured and fell off. Had to walk barefoot. When resting in the dark, my feet are swollen and painful, like thorns in the fire. The next morning, I was barely able to walk, and I couldn't touch the ground at first. I gradually had to limp on crutches. After walking five or six miles, I don't know if it is enough, and I don't feel pain. I didn't rest halfway, and by evening I had walked more than fifty miles.
In early October, I went to Wugang, Hunan, and spent the winter in Shuishui Temple. On the fifth day of the first month of the second year, Master He Yi gave a lecture in Liang Jia 'an. When I saw the teacher and his party, I went to class until the first day of April.
Half a month later, Yueshi and his party entered Jiangxi Province, took De 'an County and went to Lushan Mountain. One day, when I went to Song Wan Temple, it was getting late. I knocked at the door to borrow money, but the monk refused to open the door. Helpless, I saw a big stone on the roadside, and the gap below was more than ten feet wide. A few people crowded into the stone and sat down. In an instant, the monks in the temple opened the door to drive away. They just sighed that they didn't have a chance to meet this monk, so they closed their eyes and sat silently ... The next day, several people walked along the road of Dawn in the East, went to Douyeping for breakfast, and went to Tolingi for registration at dusk. When I entered the Yunshui Hall, I saw that the grass was dozens of feet deep, the walls were falling off, and the windows were not covered, so I couldn't rest. There is a temple without beams in the middle. After everyone goes in to worship the Buddha, clean it up and put futons on both sides of the Buddha. They are going to spend one night chanting Buddha, and it's not a waste to come to this ancient lotus meeting. At this time, the monk in charge of the temple came out and sternly reprimanded everyone, saying, "Move the temple without telling the deacons, and don't rest in this temple." They were rushed to the mountain gate and met an old monk, who kept them for dinner and accommodation. Monks who don't want to be masters blame the old monks and throw water on the ground so that they can't sit and lie down. No, they have to thank the old monk before they come out. Teacher Yueyue said to her companions, "Maybe we planted an unsatisfactory karma with the responsible monk in the past, and now it's time for retribution. He is achieving our humiliation, so we should think of him and never hold a grudge. " We talked and looked for a place to rest. Finally, on the edge of an ancient tomb, they bought land with futon and sat quietly all night.
A few days later, I went to Taipingfu, and I heard that Master Wu Rong was talking about "Hokkekyo" in Qingshan. Everyone was happy and enthusiastic, and went to Qingshan to listen to the scriptures. After listening to the classics, go back to the road. On the morning of 10, I arrived in Nanjing and went to the Buddhist temple to sign the bill. The temple owner told the city that Xingshan Temple was from Yunnan. At noon the next day, I saw Master Yue and his party go to Xingshan Temple and found that all the monks ate rice eaten by insects, with little salt and no oil. But the monks in charge are all fresh rice and seasonal vegetables. A disciple of a monk in charge listened to their Yunnan accent and went to Yunshuitang to recognize his hometown at night. Seeing the moon, the teacher replied, "We are from Guizhou." Never answer this monk again. Later, Yue Shi said to his colleagues, "We came from Wan Li, and we have to rely on virtue and good knowledge. If it is not for the public, it is better to be weak and not close. " Winter is coming, so it is inconvenient to walk. However, according to local regulations, more than two people are not allowed to register, so the companions have to be scattered in various temples. See the moon teacher go to Huashan, cook and set orders. Usually wash dishes and carry water to help the kitchen, and learn the mantra in my spare time.
The number of seats in the kitchen is clear, and I keep some for myself every time I cook. One day, after seeing Moon Master chanting, he returned to the kitchen, and the altar left him a bowl of rice to eat. When he met the Moon Master, he asked, "Everyone eats porridge. Where did this rice come from? " The throne was furious and said, "I left my kindness to you and questioned me instead!" " Seeing the moon, the teacher said, "A gentleman can't eat unknown food." "Say, got up and went out, and went to the kitchen and never looked back.
After seeing Miss Moon go down Huashan Mountain, I happened to meet a clumsy teacher on the road. They went hand in hand. On the first day of March, they went to the mouth of the Great Wall, passed Longquan Pass, and went to the Taiyuan Temple in Wutai Mountain to sign the bill. In Tayuan Temple, in addition to attending Buddhist ceremonies in the temple, Master Yue was absorbed in reading Leng Yan Yihai. Successful teachers will volunteer to carry water and do housework, and read Hokkekyo in their spare time. During this period, the two had no miscellaneous words and could not get together. They read famous books until late at night every day. One day, Yueyue said to Cheng Zhuo, "We read the Bible until late at night every night, which affects others' sleep. It's better to go to the glass lamp in the main hall and be quiet. " So they read the scriptures in the hall from now on. Wutai Mountain is still cold in spring and autumn, not to mention winter nights. They stood under the lamp with only light clothes and scrolls in their hands. When they study hard, they will get carried away. When they rest in the middle of the night, their fingers can't bend, their feet can't move, and they are shivering with cold. Despite this, the desire of the two is even stronger.
On the eighth day of the second year of April, I saw Yue's departure from Wutai Mountain. On July 19, I stayed at Luozhe Temple in Baoding. In the afternoon, I went for a walk in a forest with six colleagues, but I was suddenly dispersed by the swarming refugees and mutinous soldiers. Finally, only the telepathic teacher followed. They can't go back to their accommodation, so they have to sprint south. One day, they were resting under an old tree in an abandoned grave. They were hungry and tired and had no home to live in. Master Moon said to Chueh-hsin, "I started from Yunnan and traveled more than 20,000 miles, but I didn't get what I wanted. I was inspired by the great cause of Shaoxing Tathagata when I thought that I was named "Little Confucianism" by the master of tonsure. Now I have accomplished nothing, and I am extremely ashamed. My dharma name' mindfulness' means mindfulness of teaching and understanding the meaning of dharma body, such as seeing the moon. I decided to change the name of "Shaoru" to "Look at the Moon" today.
At the beginning of September, they went to Guazhou in the south of the Yangtze River and crossed the river to Kanluoji. They were warmly received by the head teacher and bought them a list of clothes. After New Year's Day the following year, they left Kanluoji for Tiantong Zen, and their usual teacher bought them luggage and gave them travel expenses.
On the third day of February, when they took the ferry to the bridge head of Danyang County, their luggage was stolen. After arriving at Haihui Temple, I heard from two traveling monks that the old monk Samadhi had left Beijing and started to become a monk from Chao Hai Temple in Dantu County on the eighth day of February. Hearing this, they were overjoyed and returned to Chao Hai Temple the next morning. I didn't know until I arrived in buddhist nun that the 225 yuan travel fee for two people was only enough for one person to be ordained. So, I decided to go to see the moon teacher who was to be ordained, and the mind teacher entered the hall.
New Tang Jie welcomes a ceremony teacher named "Ear Circle". He is not satisfied with seeing the teacher on the moon without luggage, nor with studying law books, but sitting silently all day long. So people who asked for abstinence later were told to stand aside and give way. So many times, the same abstainers were indignant. Seeing Miss Moon, he didn't complain, just playing games. On the day when the ordained people recited "Petunia's Daily Use" in turn, the usher deliberately put Yue Yue's name first. Unexpectedly, Yue Shi recited it in front of the professor, spilling a bottle of water in a clear voice, and reciting the daily use of Petunia word by word from beginning to end. The professor was surprised and asked, "You don't read the commandments, just sit still every day. How can you recite it so skillfully? " See the teacher replied: "because there is no money to ask for the law, I have to sit quietly and listen to my brothers, so I remember." During this abstinence, Li Yue Xiang Xuehai taught the Sanskrit, and the heads of Class Four repeated it in turn. The first teacher recommended Yue Shi to give a lecture, and all the audience were full of praise for Yue Shi's explanation, so the monk and the second mage were very happy. The big monk gave him bedding, clothes and shoes, and also gave him the mantle of a spiritual mentor, so that he could enter the church to be ordained.
After being ordained, Master Xiang Xuehai called Master Yue and his teachers and asked him to change his dharma name so that he could always be around. They followed the precepts and rushed to the abbot's room to pray for the monk to change his dharma name. Only see the moon teacher retreat to the end. He bowed to the monk and said, "I can ask the monk to accept the great precept because I was trained as a master barber, and Monta instructed me to leave Yunnan. Without a barber, I can neither become a monk nor be ordained to become a monk. Please kindly allow the monk to call me the old dharma name, so that I won't forget my roots. At the same time, disciples are willing to serve the big monk for life. " The monk said, "When I was ordained, senior officials also advised me to ask Fazu to change his dharma name, but I dare not forget my roots. It's been more than 30 years now, and today I met a soul mate with me. Doing good knowledge only emphasizes virtue, regardless of the name, allowing the use of the old legal name. "
Seeing Master Yue and others, he ordered Samadhi monk to go to Pini Temple in Taixing County to quit. The professor recommended to the monk that the Moon teacher taught the West Hall and the Prime Minister taught the West Hall. See the teacher in charge of the rules of the Prime Minister's Hall during the day and concentrate on reading the laws of various departments at night. Sometimes the difficulty of reading the ancient Olympics, no one asked, is to pray for Buddha and Bodhisattva to beg for forgiveness. After the ceremony, sit for a while, then open the book and reread it. You will be suddenly enlightened and all obstacles will be solved.
10 15, Nanjing Hongzhi opened the ring, seeing that Yueshi was still in Xitang.
On April 15th of the following year, Samadhi monk was invited as the abbot of Huashan Dojo, and was appointed as a supervisor by Yueshi.
In July of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Samadhi monk decided to build a temple and change the direction of the temple gate in order to revive Huashan Dojo. The project is heavy and the affairs are chaotic. Although I am a professor, I still work with the public, personally unloading tiles and transporting bricks, and set an example.
On the first day of June in the first year of Hong Guang, the monk Samadhi said to the waiter, "I am nirvana on the fourth day." Then he ordered the waiter to ring the gavel to gather the public in the abbot's room. The monk solemnly announced: "Huashan Law Seats can be inherited at the sight of the moon." Give the purple clothes and precepts to the teacher on the spot. On the fourth day, the public gathered in the abbot's room. After taking a bath, the monk sat cross-legged and died smiling in the crowd chanting Buddha. After seeing Huashan, the abbot of Samadhi monk's mantle in Yueshi, he first formulated ten statutes and announced them to the public:
First, in view of all kinds of ancient temples and self-supporting houses, the right products are not selected and the tonsure is rampant. In order not to let the head of the family suffer, Huashan only lived with the cassock and vowed not to shave anyone's hair in the future.
Second, it is not uncommon to save money for the elderly in the jungle and refuse to practice, which makes donors and protectors laugh. Huashan broke this bad habit, and even the elderly practitioners did not save money, so they resigned.
Three, Huashan restless, don't spread a book, let it come.
Fourth, in the past, the elders and abbots of various factions set up their own small stoves and received gifts in private, failing to share joys and sorrows with the public. In the future, no matter who it is, porridge and rice will be in class at three o'clock, and all the gifts will be put in storage.
Fifth, the leaders of the churches receive private support, and the reception funds are based on permanent residence. Huashan leather will also have this drawback in the future. All support provided by donors will always belong to residents and shall not be used for private purposes.
Sixth, in the future, Huashan preached that you don't have to save money when you come, and you don't feel at ease when you leave. Don't preach precepts for trading, preach precepts indifferently and cleanly at any time.
Seventh, get rid of the habit of sitting together and talking about the years. If tourists and Taoist friends visit, please treat each other in the guest room.
Eighth, get rid of the past wind of hanging congratulations and giving gifts to laymen. As long as we adhere to the law, I believe that all parties will naturally understand each other.
Ninth, no matter what position they hold in the future, people living in Huashan will go out to work, and they will not be forced to rest until they get sick.
Tenth, Huashan initiates should follow the Buddhist system, decorate themselves, do not wear silk, wear vulgar clothes, take three clothes in one, do not eat in the afternoon, and make progress with each other.
As soon as the ten laws came out, the public expressed their opinions. Master Zhao Da said, "Other things are put aside for the time being, just to annoy the master and fear that there will be a shortage of food in the future." Seeing Master Yue said, "Although it is my first time as an abbot, I will never take the prosperity of all parties as an example, but would rather imitate the exercise methods of the ancients." Hearing this, da Zhao Shi sighed.
A few days later, I saw a dozen colleagues of Yue's scattered down the mountain, and nine times out of ten the old deacon resigned. In the end, there were only more than 100 comrades left. They tried their best to help and were willing to practice precepts with Master Yue in Huashan.
At the beginning of April in the third year of Shunzhi, although the local bandits made an insurrection and people were uneasy, the moon Lord decided to set a summer according to law. At dawn on May 20th, bandit leader Zhang Xiufeng led 100 people into the temple. See the teacher is well-founded. A few days later, the bandits evacuated, but they still came to the temple from time to time to harass. The benefactor didn't dare to send meals up the mountain, and only drank porridge every day, which made the public uneasy. See the teacher said to everyone: "Peace has just begun, don't be afraid to back down. In the future, whenever officers and soldiers go up the mountain, I will go forward to entertain myself and not worry about the public. " After listening to this, people's hearts are stable, and they continue to practice intensively.
On July 15, people gathered in the abbot's room and settled in the summer. Xitang Zhu Yungong wrote a poem on the spot to celebrate his ambition.
In the seventh year of Shunzhi, I saw Yue's fifty years old. At that time, Huashan Dojo became more and more prosperous, and all the temples and lodges approached respectfully, and sandalwood came in four directions without raising money. In this prosperous situation, when I saw the honorary certificate of Teacher Moon when she was ordained, I wanted to be an abbot. On the morning of April 15, I saw Yue Lao drumming in the abbot's room and personally invited the abbot to find his heart. Then I said to the public, "Since ancient times, the abbot has always invited virtuous people to take this position, and I am too humble to take this position. Now I announce to the public that the abbot of this mountain will be a heart-seeking teacher. " After that, I lived in the money and the accounts were handed over clearly on the spot.
On the 17th, I saw Master Yue pay a visit to the Samadha Pagoda and said to them, "It's illegal, so I can't move around and have no peace. I'm going to live in Ningguo House Life Club tomorrow morning." The next morning, the junior high school students in the auxiliary temple sent 320 taels of silver to Master Yue Ming as a travel expense, but Master Yue Ming just smiled and didn't answer. The teacher said, "This is a monk's incense burner, not for the public." Seeing Master Yue said, "All the money has been paid, and it has all been paid back. How can I leave? " Refused to accept, went down the mountain empty-handed.
After seeing the Moon Master go down to Huashan Mountain, people in the mountains are no longer like the Dharma Dojo, and people are going down the mountain one after another. Soon, the warehouse was empty, there was no money, and there were only a few stones left in the grain. Later, the local mage Chen Jinshan worshipped Buddha. Seeing this, he said to the public with tears: "After seeing the monks on the moon leave Huashan, the jungle here suddenly declined. In order to protect the law, I must first protect the monk and bring him back. "
On July 2 1 day, lord protector Chen personally rushed to Ningguo Mansion in Xuancheng to visit the Moon Lord and returned to the mountains. The next day, monk Juelang also came to see him off with the protector. When we arrived at Fanjiachang, it was completely dark. When the villagers heard that Luna had returned to the mountains, men, women and children held torches to bid each other farewell. When it was as bright as day, monk Juelang said with a smile, "What a surprise! It is a good sign to see the moon living in the mountains! "
After seeing the moon teacher return to the mountain, more people went up the mountain to ask for precepts. Although life in the mountains is hard, everyone is reluctant to leave him. From the eighth year of Shunzhi, every winter and summer, * * * people at home and abroad get together and keep chanting Buddha for seven days and seven nights. After eating porridge and lunch, it is still a routine to give it to the people on July 15, the day of self-inquiry, in order to repay their parents' gratitude.
In the nine years of Shunzhi, there was drought and insect disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, and there was no grass in the fields. Hundreds of hungry men, women and children from nearby villages flocked to the mountains to beg for food, and all the monks tried to reduce their rations to get relief. One day at noon, when there were the most people going up the mountain, the whole temple was crowded with people. Teacher Moon said to everyone, "You are going to climb the mountain today because you didn't believe in the three treasures in the past, and you were insatiable and didn't give it to the poor, so you felt this kind of bitter reward." Today, on behalf of all the monks, I gave everyone three pence, and then everyone gave me another money. Everyone should recite Buddha with their mouths and give alms with their hands. In this way, I will plant Futian for you, and you will be blessed in the future and will not be poor. "Everyone nodded, and the voice of the Buddha's name resounded through the whole temple. Then, the monks swept away the last grain of rice in the warehouse and cooked for the hungry. In this way, permanent residents have no food for the night and can only cook boiled water the next morning. That night, Jiangning Jushi Huang sent rice and ten stones up the mountain in time, which solved the difficulty.
In mid-February of the tenth year of Shunzhi, the nearly 50-year-old monk, with ten disciples, came by boat from Hanyang, climbed Huashan Mountain to learn precepts and begged for residence in March. 60 stones for rice and 20 taels for silver. Seeing their sincerity and sincerity, the moon Lord agreed to live in peace. However, on Lent Day, the ten monks refused to enter the church to worship the monk. Teacher Moon said to them, "You have learned precepts from the mind all the way, why don't you go to the Zhai Tang to worship the monks?" . Even if the monk 100 years old, he should pay homage to the monk in early summer. Today you are arrogant and dull monks, not people who learn commandments. Nishi told me, "We fasted in Hanyang, and the abbot was very polite to us and didn't ask us to worship. "Seeing the moon master said," He is so greedy for profits and corrupt practices. Whenever he sees what goes around comes around, he respects his mother and hopes to get more generous support. He is a lion bug, not true, good and knowledgeable. Although our Huashan Dojo is weak, we would rather not eat it than violate the rules and regulations. Today's fast is used permanently. I will pay you back with money, and you will take the rice from home. " Hearing this, Nishi's face turned sour. He took the money and led his disciples down the mountain. Three days later, I heard that Master Ni took his disciples up the mountain again. They knelt outside the abbot's room and wept bitterly. He confessed to Master Moon: "When we were in Hanyang in the past, we were always so ignorant. We didn't mean to be arrogant and slow down the monk. We implore the monks to be merciful and accept our repentance. From now on, all words and teachings will be obeyed. " At the same time, the deacon and the squad leader on the mountain knelt down and begged for help. Seeing the moon monk accepted the confession of the monks, arranged for them to live in the enchantment of Lushan Mountain Villa, and appointed Aguili to teach the monks in half a month. This shows the spread of the book "Buddhist precepts" compiled by Yue's family.
One day in early August, the first division of Houtanghui read a boat full of Samadhi Sutra, and said to Yueshi, "One boat full of Samadhi is the most important thing, and it is also the most difficult thing to do ..." Yueshi said, "I once listened to good knowledge in Wutai North and enlightened this method, so I had to stand for March instead of sitting. Later, after reading the collection, I realized that the ancestors of Nanshan Daoxuan often practiced this samadhi, and later there were fewer and fewer practitioners. I think, as long as I am willing to do this, I can naturally do it. " I immediately decided to repair this kind of ship samadhi. Enter the abbot's room on August 20th and close on 1 1 February 2nd1day. Two years later, in the autumn, I saw that Yue majored in shipping for three months.
Kangxi four years, the old man is sixty-four. This summer, I wrote "The Continuous Interpretation of Pini" and published it. In addition, there are Mahayana Xuanyi, Pini Zhi Zhi Zhi Huiji, Black-and-white Busa, preaching precepts and monk rules.
At the end of the seventeenth year of Kangxi, the old man saw microscopic diseases of the moon. On the thirteenth day of the first month of the following year, the old man said to his disciples, "Don't send soup any more, I will make it in seven days." Seven days later, on the twentieth day of the first month, I saw the old man sitting cross-legged on the moon, serene and serene. Shi Shou is 78 years old and La Monk is 48 years old. There are countless five-color relics after tea.
-Song Mingjian "See the Moon Law Firm"
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Yue Yue, a lawyer, was a monk of the Ming Dynasty. Ceng Yun, a master of Hongyi, said: "The life of a teacher is more powerful than kindness." Seeing that the teacher was born differently from ordinary people, the story of being a teacher for the law can be described as follows: "Heaven will demote him to a great position, and he must first suffer his mind, work hard on his bones and muscles, and starve his body, so that he can't do it." This is another person's witness.
Seeing lawyer Yue quit Buddhism for decades, there are tens of thousands of disciples and dozens of Buddhists. The revival of Legalists in modern times, with its comprehensive reading style and rich legal seats, is unprecedented in modern times, and its position in the history of Buddhism in China is even more remarkable.
"A thousand people are seated, but they don't agree" —— A History of Buddhism in China