The Mahayana Lotus Sutra is dedicated to Asura. I really don't know when I look at it. I was shocked at first sight. It turns out that there are many Asura around us. Why? Let's see:
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What is Asura? Do you know that many Asura are close to you? How do you deal with Buddhism!
One. What is Asura?
Asura, a Sanskrit transliteration, was also translated into Asura, Asura, asura, Asura, Ashulun, Ashulun and so on. Free translation is not heaven, different kinds, incorrect, not Dionysus. They are one of the Six Buddhas and one of Ba Shen. Saying that he is a god, but there is no good deed, is similar to quotations. It is said that this is a quotation, but it has the power of the gods. It is a secular desire to say that it is a human being, but it has the power of God and quotations. Therefore, it is a kind of non-god, non-ghost, non-human, and a monster between god, ghost and man.
There are many kings of asura in Buddhist scriptures, the most famous of which are four kings of asura: one is Shiva Chi, which means Yongjian, the former commander-in-chief of Asura who fought Indra; One is called Luo Qiantuo, which means roaring like thunder, also called broad shoulders. Because of its shoulder width, it can make the sea surge and roar like thunder. One is called Pimo Doro, which means garland. It has nine heads, each with 1000 eyes, 990 hands and eight feet, and it can also breathe fire in its mouth. One is called Luo Wei, which means to cover obstacles, because it can cover the light of the sun and the moon with a huge hand. Every king of Asura commands tens of millions of Asura, the so-called Asura or Asura family. The Buddhist scriptures also say: Asura is male and ugly; Asura female, beautiful.
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Second, why do you say that Asura is right beside us?
What do you mean? Asura is blessed by heaven and man, but he is bad in conduct, noisy, good at stirring up trouble, fighting and playing hooligans. There are only five Buddhist scriptures, because there are Ashura Taoism in Heaven, Humanity, Ghost Taoism and Animal Taoism. Asura in human nature refers to those ugly men, bandits, murderers, arsonists and murderers. Although a woman is beautiful, she is a beauty, a troublemaker of the country and family, and a troublemaker of all kinds.
What about Asura in The Road of the Beasts? Especially those wild animals that are hard to get rid of, hurt people for no reason, and are aggressive. For example, cockfighting, cats that you are not allowed to touch, dogs that bite you and don't bark, etc. Then there are evil spirits in the ghost road, causing much trouble and harming people's lives. Well, as long as we know what Asura is, we can tell who Asura is in human and animal ways.
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Third, how to deal with it?
It is clearly written in this passage of Mahayana Lotus Sutra: there are hundreds of them each. In other words, only a small number of people come to listen to the teachings of the Buddha. What about the rest? Didn't come. Why? Even the King of Asura is here. Why don't those come?
Asura was defiant by nature, and he dared to fight for 28 days, so some Asura didn't believe in Buddhism until his death. Are there many such people in our world? Stubborn and cruel, no matter how hard you try to change him, he just won't recognize you. Just like the Monkey King, he won't be safe unless you put a spell on him.
So how did the Buddha treat Asura?
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The Buddha treated Asura like all living beings, but he had no chance to ignore it.
Buddha's heart is equal and there is no preference. Although the Buddha often praises practitioners and people who do good deeds, he is not favored by it. Similarly, in Tianlong Babu, all people who are destined to attend the Fahua Association can be said to be truly equal. As for those who don't want to come, the Buddha will go with him.
So how should we deal with such people in real life? The best way is to be strong. Asura dares to fight against heaven. Even God cannot defeat them, but the Buddha can conquer them. There is a simple reason. The Buddha conquered Asura's heart with great strength and wisdom.
The trick is that, in the eyes of Buddha, Asura and Bodhisattva are themselves, and they are under the evil influence of their past evil thoughts. As long as they overcome the evil thoughts in their hearts, Asura will naturally be subdued. This is the Buddhist scripture: if I turn to shura, I will exercise self-restraint.
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Asura is not a demon, but an unrealistic practitioner.
Some people say that Ashura Road is purgatory, which shows that they don't understand the true meaning of Buddhism. Buddha is both a Buddha and a demon, so are people and sentient beings, and so is Asura. Pure classification into hell is the loss of equality. Forget the Buddha's teaching: all beings are equal in Buddha's nature and can become Buddhas.
If we look at Asura in this way, he is a man of practice. Because of his practice, he was blessed by heaven and man, but because he was too paranoid, or broke the rules, or possessed himself, he eventually became Asura. This will naturally cause great concern to our practitioners! Practice is beneficial, but not as dangerous as Buddhism.
Asura's main feature is his big temper.
"I have a bad temper, don't mess with me!" It is a sentence that many people often say. You may not know this, but it becomes a test sign whether you are on Asura Road or not. Can't provoke, provoked adamant4, shows that there is no tolerance, no compassion. Grumpy, reckless, shows no wisdom, no fear. Although such people have some skills, they can already fall into Asura Road.
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Conclusion: We know Asura not to deal with him, but to warn and test ourselves. People are ever changing. When you have compassion, you are a Buddha and a bodhisattva; When you have a violent heart, you are Asura; When there is malice, it is a ghost and a beast; Although the appearance is human, the heart has changed. Your appearance and behavior have changed unconsciously. In the eyes of others, it is clear at a glance.
The reason why people practice Buddhism is because they realize their own shortcomings at the most basic point, so they begin to accept it humbly. Complacency, no matter how much you practice, is your greatest enemy. Therefore, Miao Selian has always believed that it is most important to be broad-minded. Broad-minded, in order not to go astray! This is also the secret of practice!