BODHISATTVA MANJUSHRI WISDOM SWORD.

 

Bodhisattva Manjushri Wisdom gold sword

Through the books of the Mahayana tradition, we get to know each Buddha usually do two Bodhisattva attendants. If the Buddha with A-di-momentum Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Great Strength to the attendant, one of two main attendant of Shakyamuni Buddha is Manjushri, representing wisdom Vietnamese.

Manjushri Bodhisattva appeared in almost all the important texts of Mahayana Buddhism: Hua-yen, Surangama, France United, Duy-ma-hard, etc. .., as a close Buddha's closest-shift, when it officially took on behalf of the Buddha Dhamma talk, which plays at the opera to the operator to introduce the program to a legal audience the importance of Lord Buddha . Because the role is particularly important that the Bodhisattva Manjushri was honored as the Death Holiness, and his image was not very familiar and close to mass Buddhist Mahayana tradition of classical from India to China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Vietnam, etc., during the nearly two millennia, but even with the Mahayana tradition of the modern West. Buddhists United States, Europe, Australia, etc., today or chanting his name or his image as a reflecting object, view it as one of the methods of cultivation practices most efficient way to achieve insight.

As Bodhisattva represents Wisdom, Bodhisattva Manjushri is often depicted with youthful appearance to sit cross-legged on a lotus flower omit. On his right hand high above his head as positive a sword is on fire - a unique symbol of Manjushri Bodhisattva to distinguish them from the other Bodhisattva - imply that the golden sword of wisdom This will cut off all the shackles of ignorance binds afflictions were tied to the human suffering and misery of samsara the endless cycle, bringing people to wisdom. Meanwhile, the left hand of the Bodhisattva book business are held Bat-elegant - in the position as being at the heart embrace his fountain of wisdom and symbolizes awakening and enlightenment. Because of this symbolic that the eminent persons in the intellectual history of Buddhism in the world, as the Bodhisattva Nagarjuna and especially Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, was seen as the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, with two distinctive characters: The Buddhist king Trisong Detsen (742-797), who contributed the lead in preaching the Dharma in Tibet with the founder of Buddhism Samye Institute and The Master Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), founder of Gelug sect (Geluk) of Tibetan Buddhism that the Dalai Lama's life today is the 14th step tradition. In his autobiography The Master Tsongkhapa is the story of his father in a dream saw a young monk from Wutai Mountain - where the head area of the Bodhisattva Manjushri - find him, before He was born as a harbinger that the Venerable Tsongkhapa would be a great scholar is not unique to Tibetan Buddhism which is the world said the general. [1]

I. Look for the origin of the Bodhisattva Manjushri.

We can say that the Bodhisattva concept associated with the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and because the Bodhisattva Manjushri not appear in the Pali Canon of Theravada and Mahayana addition, the research scholars Buddhism has encountered many difficulties in understanding the origin, background of the Bodhisattva Manjushri. Several theories have been launched to explain the origin and existence of the Bodhisattva Manjushri. Among these hypotheses are the saturated nature of legend, myth as commonly seen in any religious tradition which, in addition there is also no shortage of work of the scholars of Buddhism science. But this time we will turn over a few points worth noting hypothesis.

Bodhisattva Manjushri, he created the Kingdom of Nepal

According Benoytosh Bhatta- chary [2] , the Bodhisattva Manjushri is an extraordinary character, who brought the light of Chinese civilization to the kingdom of Nepal and therefore, He is worshiped here in admiration. Bhattachary source of the material that is based on Svayambhu Purana legend, recounted that Bodhisattva Manjushri came from China and the one who created the kingdom of Nepal, at the time only includes the area around the valley Kathmandu, by lakes that have dried up valleys covered this before. According to legend, the Bodhisattva Manjushri is one of his disciples on the mountain refuge Pancasirsa (Wutai) of China, by divine power knows that there is a Buddha of "Independence" (Adibudha ) is a life and expand on a hill located next to the lake of Nepal Kali. Bodhisattva Manjushri immediately rushed to Nepal to lead disciples prostrate him, but once there, the Bodhisattva discover that this hill one can not reach because surrounded by a lake was poisoned by the Naga king. He then used the force of the cutting blade to bring the valley divided into six pieces, and cut out the mountains to the lake dried up immediately. At the same time, he mystically should dig a lake to the Naga king of the lake is a haven Kali. He finished up a Buddhist monastery Adibudha worship on this hill (the hill today Svayabhunath), and I are staying nearby. Currently on the hills of Nepal Svayabhunath mark still save the ancient Buddhist tower Adibudha and not far away is the shrine of St. Manjushri faith. After finishing done, he had to stay for a disciple to be king of the newly formed kingdom of Nepal, and I shall return to China to shed flesh, save the flesh, became a Bodhisattva Sanctification.

Being a legend is of course difficult to ensure the authenticity, moreover, that Bhattachary Purana legend Svayambhu rely on to determine the origin of the Bodhisattva Manjushri appeared only recently, as early as at about the sixteenth century, should not be a reliable resource on the origin of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, because as you know, the Bodhisattva Manjushri appeared relatively early in the Mahayana sutras. The hypothesis of the origin is also not built on a solid basis, as the scholar John Brough [3] , most legends pertaining to the kingdom of Nepal are from countries Vu Dien (Khotan) and has Tibetans later be transmitted to Nepal in the tenth century AD. Brough has launched a number of details that related to the legendary founding of the country Utilities also are similarities and parallels existing legends concerning the creation of Nepal, which has two limbs details are very similar: First, the origin Utilities are also created by the dried up a lake. Gosrnga Vyakarana Legend has it that: "Like Buddha-ni-ca Form Gosrnga when going to the hill, he saw two lakes he finally told his disciples that Xa-profit-waving and multi-cultural make-good or the border of the mainland. Well Buddha, two saints have used meditation to increase staff and the executioner lake dried up and transfer all the lakes and the creatures that live adjacent to a lake. " Second, virtue Van Su Loi had a special grace to protect an area on the hillside at this location Gosrnga but later a Buddhist monastery was built up. Gosrnga is an important Buddhist center of origin of the first electricity, just like Svayambhu hills of the Kathmandu Valley (Nepal). According to Brough, the origin of the background of the legend is derived from Dien Vu than Nepal, because even in Svayambhu Purana legend also pointed out that the original name of Gosrnga Svayambhu hill. The reason for the transformation of this legend from Utilities to Nepal because ancient texts of Tibetan origin known as Li-Yul Utilities, but later when the country names deleted Utilities is no longer an independent kingdom In addition, Tibetans can no longer ascertain the location of origin Utilities located. So at a time when classical Tibetan language which was compiled (Kanjur), Li-Yul has been labeled as Nepal, so that the legends related to land old Li-Yul (Utilities), has become attached to the new Li-Yul (Nepal) and Nepal later this watch legends of their own.

Thus, briefly, the theory that the Bodhisattva Manjushri who came from China and Nepal created, was unsuitable both historically as well as logic.

Bodhisattva Manjushri and Spirit Music (Qian-that-she) Panca-sikha

Meanwhile, a French scholar, Marcelle Lalou, that had an intimate relationship between the Bodhisattva Manjushri and the title of a real-Qian-she - the idol of heaven - Pancasikha, often mentioned in the Pali and Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures. Lalou scholars argued that one significant relationship was similar among Pancasikha title and a word sometimes used to describe the appearance of Bodhisattva Manjushri: Pancaciraka. Pancaciraka means "person with hair in a bun that constitute" while Pancasikha which means "In the constellation" which he Buddhapalita the title refers to a type of bun that was popular in the constellation of young ancient times.

The other area is the relationship between the Bodhisattva Manjushri and Pancasikha by Lalou, the quality of voice and sound financial theory measures. Manjushri is known as Bodhisattva with eloquence and his wife are often described as people with special voice soft, sweet; so, he also brought a title other harmonics (Manjughosa or Manjusvara) and is regarded as "the Master's teaching" (Vadiraja or Vagisvara). Meanwhile, Pancasikha a need-that-she with a knack for singing, of course is to have a very attractive voice, mellow. Business Sakkapanha highlighted this knack of Pancasikha: Brahmas to taste, the thirtieth of the third heaven, want to be a visiting teacher Buddha but that Buddha did not hesitate to contact ready or should not have asked for Pacasikha mediators, financial hopes of the singing idol will create a favorable atmosphere. In Business Sakkapana, the Buddha praised the talents of her need-it-is as follows:

"The sound sound of his wonderful harmony with the lyrics, he Pacasikha! Also, his lyrics are in harmony with the sound of. Again, he Pacasikha, not the sound of the dominant sound of his voice processing as well as tone of voice is not the dominant institutional language above. " [4]

Remember, the Buddha was not ordained as a Prince of talent and very pampered pets. His palace is where the focus so all the musicians and the most talented singer of the kingdom of Ca-Pi-la-guard contemporary, so the level of appreciation of his music is enjoying a level who knows, a competent knowledge of the art sound.

Tuesday correlation between the Bodhisattva Manjushri and Pancasikha is youthful. Pancasikha is the Spirit lives in heaven Music: "Where the spring flowers are not disabled and the elderly have no face" . Symbol of Uranus is the freshness with handsome face swell. Fresh definition is also a symbol of the Bodhisattva Manjushri when one character describes him as kumarabhuta implies two meanings, and the young prince. So, by Lalou, ordinary general character of the two characters are derived from a legend that the gods first, the Uranus never grow old. This may be true to character Pancasikha, however, the youthful element - kumarabhuta - not a major feature of the Bodhisattva Manjushri. As the latter, especially under the Road of China, the Bodhisattva is often described as appeared as an old man or sometimes as a beggar.

Finally, the Bodhisattva Manjushri Pancasikha also can play the role of a referral, ask questions beginning to prepare for an important measure of the Buddha. Sutras Ton (Mahagovinda) in the Field A Ham recounts, at Spirit Mountain Animal Buddha is, the god Pancasikha Music - News Bat-price-Germany - have appeared to the Buddha and reported to him what he had witness in heaven knife Loi previously [5] . Integration of this story has been told in the Great The (Mahavastu), which in the end, Pancasikha has played the role of the referral program, like the role of the Bodhisattva Manjushri in the economic Mahayana.

Based on the close relationship of the title, form, qualities and the role of two people, affordable Pancasikha character's image is the image of the Bodhisattva Manjushri at the beginning of time? David Snellgrove scholars have hypothesized that such and Pancasikha initially called Pancasikha Manjughosa, which Manjughosa (harmonics) is the highlight attributes of voice quality Pancasikha. According to Snellgrove, the latter title was reversed on the Manjughosa Pancasikha position in which Pancasikha become the character's attributes and Manjughosa Manjughosa is none other than the original title of Bodhisattva Manjushri .

However, the Lalou and Snellgrove was not raised to be a proof texts for his arguments show that there is a relationship between mental Pancasikha Manjughosa and Music. This relationship is not fully appear in the Pali Canon, there is only one product only business school in a function, when referring to a mountain range of Himalayas, Ghandhamadana, is described: "harmonics ( Manjughosa), king of the Qian-that-she's surrounded by 500-really-need her seat there. " But business products only in Chinese translation is longer exists, so harmonics name can be interpreted in the Chinese language and was definitely not right with the Sanskrit original. Moreover, the term which he Buddhapalita Pancasikha that is meaningful in bun, in Sanskrit also has another meaning as five peaks, or in mountains, will be discussed in the next following .

Ghandhamadana mountain, abode of the Bodhisattva

Business School In A Ham products, cited above mentions Ghandamadana mountains as places of abode Ms. Throne-real-harmonics. Ghandhamadana are part of Hy-sequence code-Himalayas surrounded Anavatapa famous lake, as is also the place of the important rivers of India: Every galaxy, Indus and Oxus, often referred to in the classic television Buddhism. Free food in the glossary Theory (Udana) of sub-divisions of the lake and surrounding mountains were detailed as follows: "Ho Anavatapa is surrounded by mountains in the Sudarsana, Citra, Kala , Ghan - dhamadana, and Kailasa ". [6]

Thus, Gandhamadana in the name of a mountain - but Sanskrit called Pancasikha or Pancasirsa. So there may have been the link between the noun Pancasikha (peaks) with the locality where the abode of the Throne-that-she. The god of the Qian Music-that-she was named after the localities where they reside as their own title, Pancasikha. In Indian tradition, it also found that Hy-code-particle coating is described as the abode of the Qian-that-she and the idol Pancasika have frequented this place. About the predecessor of the Bodhisattva Manjushri (Manjari Jataka) in the Ambassador told that the idol had been to visit the Greek god of paint-code-particle paint to convince his heart arise generous tolerance, and in the United Khong Minh City Economic Deprivation (Mahamayuri) also clarifies that Pancasikha is the abode of the attacker (Kashmir), northwest of Hy-sequence code-Greek painting in the mountains adjacent to the cover Anavatapa famous around the lake.

Bodhisattva Manjushri also has close ties with Ghandhamana mountains. In the short prayer, "the Bodhisattva Manjushri nirvana", the Bodhisattva was once described as visiting Hy-sequence code-particle paint to transform the first 500 local residents have come here to Buddhism. And then, also in the economic landscape has described Bodhisattva Parinirvana, the fire burned eighty of his body. His remains were brought to Huong Son mountain, where the multitude of the Heavenly, Long, spirits will gather for a ceremony to honor him. Huong Son mountain scholars have been identified as Gandhamadana Lamotte France, "mountains radiate scents incense treasure ". [7]

As the reputation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri increasingly common in public, his name is often associated with the name painted in Buddhist countries, namely the origin Gosrnga Vu Dien (Khotan) and China Wutai Mountain. Both Gosrnga and Wutai Mountain has a lake nearby and special Wutai Mountain, as its name implies, consists of five mountains clustered together, partly related to properties pancacira-hair in a bun - the Bodhisattva Manjushri, wherever that is linked to the number five can be considered as appropriate where the abode of the Bodhisattva. In this spirit, Wutai Mountain area is the ideal head of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, as part of the year related to mountain tops which Ghandhamadana famous.

II. Wutai Mountain, China, where the head area of ​​the Bodhisattva Manjushri.

Belongs to Wutai Mountain in Shanxi Province. The reason is called for is in Wutai mountains are gathered together East station, Radio West, South stations, north and central station operator. So delicate landscape with sparkling lakes, the meandering river is clear, and the wonderful natural landscape as the picture wearing, it has long been considered the first place Penglai scene, the abode of Available in the Chinese legends. The reason Wutai Mountain area is regarded as the head of the Bodhisattva Manjushri in horror Flower Adornment said the Bodhisattva Manjushri his head in the mountains northeast Thanh Luong and is now preaching the word Bodhisattva heard . Nui Thanh Luong later alluded to the Wutai Mountain, Wutai Mountain is so called rational in that the mountain of the Buddhist belief, the mountain is preach to Manjushri Bodhisattva heard thousands . Depending from the life of Wutai Mountain has been considered as the pure land of the Bodhisattva Manjushri and mid-life curve, ie at the end of the seventh century, it has become a major religious center, a place of flavor stature Nations International. [8]

There have been many legends as well as remain in the holy books say that the Bodhisattva Manjushri repeatedly appeared in Wutai of paint to the heart of pilgrims who have come here to seek Him. The most famous is the story of Buddhist household, who water Ke Tan (Kashmir), was
a pilgrimage to Wutai Mountain in 676, with only a single hope is to see Bodhisattva Manjushri appeared. Upon arriving in stature Master prostrate to the ground and prayed for the Bodhisattva. After finish up the prostrate he saw an old Buddhist protectors are walking towards his staff. This person is asked to bring their Master mantra Buddhosnisavijaya or not, but the old man, only this new mantra capable disarmament Chinese Buddhists from the temptations of the devil. Buddhist households admitted that they did not carry this mantra and the old man was advised to return to India from time to spell it, then when will definitely come back here to see Bodhisattva Manjushri. Joyful mind, Buddhist household bowed respectfully thank the instructions and stop up the old man is gone! Master returned to India and back to Wutai Mountain with the mantra, he met the Bodhisattva Manjushri again and this time the Bodhisattva Buddhapalita led him to visit Wutai Mountain as well as for hidden secrets here.

Another story is equally important because it led to build a dignified great ashrams at Wutai Mountain, is Kim The self. It is said that Zen master Nhat Dao, a famous Tang Dynasty monk, said that his lack of grace so blessed at birth degenerate, appliance paint only to Wutai can see the goods of Bo- slap. In the belief that, Master made ​​a pilgrimage to holy places visited by him in 736 along with a traveling monk. On our way up the mountain, suddenly saw an elderly monk Master riding a white elephant on his appearance in the opposite direction. After the two greeted each other respectfully devout, elderly monk said that he understood the background of the largest wish and promised that if the Master back the next day it may have been the Bodhisattva Manjushri. Path First Division thanks very good idea of the elderly monk, barely more asking the elderly monk suddenly vanished like a puff of wind, leaving a space thoang scent. Master overjoyed and stay overnight at the pagoda Thanh Luong, the center of Wutai Mountain, Master any hope for heaven forever restless bright colors to be face to face and pay homage to the Bodhisattva. The next morning at dawn, Master was hastily closed wake up alone on the mountain West. In the cold breeze of the dawn, the Master suddenly not seen on an ancient tower house radiate the glow. Continue your journey, Master again see the old white elephant ride up the day before. Encourage every monk should continue and when you add a line change again, Master surprised to see a large group gathered up our life in a boys home road sections. Remind ourselves that the main purpose is to meet the Bodhisattva Manjusri, Master felt should not linger to this site and continue to press forward and then suddenly in front of a pupil Trac Master about 13 and 14 age matched , self-proclaimed genius pupil, Happy Teacher: "Hi monks! He has reached the threshold of Kim The self ". Master follows the pupil is approximately a few hundred paces to the northwest, passing a bridge, then stepped into a row of majestic stately mansion of the monastery , all in gold. There, folding up the old white elephant rides. Now, when there were no doubt, Master said that the elderly monk is nobody other than the Bodhisattva Manjushri manifests! From said sure everyone else knows is excited to the point of dizziness, to complete a new soul was later revived. On this occasion, Master has consulted with the Bodhisattva of these knots in Buddhism and He graciously inquired about the status of Buddhism in his native Teacher. Teacher invited largest meal here and then led the pupils to visit Master entire landscape of the monastery. Retired from the Bodhisattva Manjusri walked around hundred steps, the last Master looked back, all gone!

Path First Division took all the things I've seen on the same Western Huyen Ton emperor and the king has proved to be attracted by the mystery story inspired by the Bodhisattva Manjusri, should have supported the Kim started the reconstruction throne itself. This great temple architectural model that Master had seen the largest meetings Bodhisattva Manjushri, is completed by the end of the eighth century monk by the merits of India, No No Diamond King lobbied the General Ton provides funds to build temple in AD 766.

A Japanese monks, List Human (Ennin), also a pilgrimage to Wutai Mountain in AD 840. He has logged more than two months and recorded in his diary what is seen in Wutai Mountain as follows: "As early as today, we, a group of about ten people up they suddenly saw the sky east of the valley appeared a lamp, light at first just because of it with a bowl, but then grew up in the house. We are indeed quite shaken at the sight of this, hastily bowed and knelt down large concepts title Bodhisattva Manjushri. Then a lamp other than the place near us, at first the size of a straw hat and then keep growing. Two lights from a distance, approximately 100 feet apart, emitting very bright light until about midnight and then fades away. "

In this memoir, Professor Nhan Vien also describe the architecture, temples, places of worship in the Wutai Mountain, including the statue of Bodhisattva Manjushri very popular in Hoa Nghiem Temple: "The statue Bodhisattva riding on his big lion with a five-room house. The lion looks super, great and just as real life. I feel like it is going and mouth breathing in the fumes. We looked at it one more look back and see it as moving. "

According to the abbot told the Truth Master List, the statue was cast in the seventh to complete, all the previous times, each time the tank is damaged. Conviction that what was true, it may be desecration to the Bodhisattva, sculptor casting shall sincerely pray with the Bodhisattva Manjusri, just ask him out for his fidelity images that the Bodhisattva would describe yourself. The story of this statue was Professor Chan List summarized as follows: "After prayer, the sculptor opened his eyes and was astonished to see Bodhisattva Manjushri riding on his yellow lion appeared before the eye. A moment later, the Bodhisattva soaring and iridescent clouds gradually disappeared into the distance. Sculptor overjoyed and grateful to be seeing the real image of the Bodhisattva, but at the same time, he could not hold back tears of regret expressed about the Bodhisattva mistake ever ".

The story takes on a crucial significance in the history of Buddhist art as well as from the returned image Bodhisattva Manjushri riding on a lion appeared in the cloud has become a brilliant model for the artist composed the description of the Bodhisattva. In 1975, we discovered in the Dunhuang a fresco dating back to the tenth century, was presented with the Bodhisattva Manjushri style as above.

Wutai Mountain as presented has close ties with Mount Thanh Luong mentioned in the Avatamsaka Sutra, which he promoted Buddhism-momentum-momentum-la has been translated into Han culture in 418-420 AD. So when we talk about the Bodhisattva Manjushri we can not say to Hua-yen, a Chinese Buddhist sects so prevalent under the Tang Dynasty. The popularity of the Flower Adornment Sutra is a major contributor in the development of religious worship Bodhisattva Manjushri in mass. Because the Flower Adornment Sutra, especially in the end product of this business, has highlighted the role of the Bodhisattva as a good knowledge with appropriate advice and practical for those who are eager for director, represented the genius pupil. The influence of Avatamsaka tone for religious Manjusri was the French ambassador Tang (643-712 AD), Third Organization of the United strictly tones described in Notes on Hua-yen Tradition, has documented a the same background stories related to Wutai area painted and the Bodhisattva Manjushri.

Another factor may also have contributed to the strengthening of religious worship Bodhisattva Manjushri in Wutai Mountain is a popular belief in this point, that the world is entering a period of degenerate . During the decline of dharma, unchained evil wrong, it is believed that the only Wutai Mountain, where the abode of the Bodhisattva Manjushri can help people get the opportunity to interact directly with the Chief Justice, the source of enlightenment. This belief is reflected in part the pilgrim's diary The Master List legs as described above, as well as Manjushri Dharma Shingon Business by Mr. Bo Liu Chi translated into the Han culture in 710, having made ​​the prophecy of Shakyamuni Buddha related to Wutai Mountain. In his experience, when requested Vajraguhyaka Bodhisattva Buddha explains what happens when no longer exists dharma, the Buddha said: "After I enter Nirvana and, in the realms of the European South Thiem This, in the northeastern state of a called Great China. At the center of this domain is called a mountain of Wutai. The French prince Manjusri will seat in the center of this mountain took says Dharma to save sentient beings. Countless Thien Long, La-close, African people, Ma-old almost-as-air with them and the spirits who gathered around the Bodhisattva for offering legal and hear " . Shakyamuni Buddha also said, when defunct Dharma, the Bodhisattva will VanmThu Su Loi said corresponding law for this period.

Thus, the end of the seventh century, religious worship Bodhisattva Manjushri firm already established in China and Wutai Mountain, where the head of the Bodhisattva area has become a sacred shrine attracts pilgrims from around the world: Kashmir, India, Japan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, etc. ... At this point, one towers house six college size has also been erected on the campus of the Great Temple Tower Institute (China Dai) to worship a treasure believed to be the hair of the Bodhisattva Manjushri. Because according to the legend, his legend under the Northern Wei, the Bodhisattva once appeared as a poor old woman home country to Wutai Mountain and pilgrimage because nothing precious offerings, she was awarded temples her hair. Increase Of course no one in the temple we rejoice to receive an offering of this, if not also proved very contempt. Suddenly old woman flew into the air and out of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, this new horror people knelt bowing and then collapsed to create this monument to worship the precious relics of the Bo- slap that respect the Chinese people called "dark relic". Throne of the tower was restored under Emperor Shen Chun, Ming (1573-1619).

He turned on Diamond (AMOGHAVAJRA) and the development of beliefs Manjushri

When it comes to religious worship Bodhisattva Manjushri, we can not not mention the great industry of a great increase has taken this belief universal to all Chinese territory, it is not his real Kim Cuong. He turned on the Sri Lanka (ancient Chinese called the Lion), in his 15 years at Tri Diamond to Luoyang and was ordained there. In twenty years under the master who, who studies the meaning of tantric secrets. After he passed away Vajradhara, he along with the monk Quang Ham waterway back to India to consult the scholars of contemporary Tantric, collecting a lot of esoteric Buddhism classics. Until Thursday Thien Bao (746), he returned to Chang'an professional translators to spread the tantric. He died in the General Calendar No. 9 (774) Great Sun King, the age of 70. For the past 30 years, he was three kings Huyen Ton Dai Ton persisted and treatment are important. When he lost, ordered three days intertidal to celebrate and give his legal name is "Dai Quang Tri Border The Real Tripitaka No Dai Hoa Thuong ". [9]

Along with La Cross, the base and Huyen Trang, he was called as one of "four great translators" classic of Chinese Buddhism. In addition to spread the tantric teachings, The Master Real No known through his career uphold religious worship Bodhisattva Manjushri in China. The documents related to this industry was Cao, one of his disciples, in the General Collection Tan Tu Main Tripitaka, including correspondence between him and the two Chinese emperor late eighth century, is a valuable historical source in the study of the development of religious worship Bodhisattva Manjushri.

As noted above, the Great Master Real is not responsible for the completion of building works at Wutai Kim The painting itself after the Great Sun King in funding standard 746. Favored by the king that his real devotion to convince the king not issue religious edicts Bodhisattva Manjushri as a Bodhisattva in the protection of all the temples in the Chinese monasteries. Rise of the Emperor said, No No master has written about the Bodhisattva Manjushri as "who is protecting, guarding the Wutai Mountain," implies emphasis on the role of national protection of the Bodhisattva . In the year 772, and by his request, the Great Sun emperor issued an edict to add another, ordered all the temples in the country must set up a church Manjushri Institute. At this shrine, monks are required to recite the scriptures for "prosperous country," Bodhisattva Manjushri left where de facto head Wutai Mountain area to become a protector of national . The concept of belief in the Great Manjushri be painted so popular everywhere and Wutai Mountain Spirit suddenly become a test of all the national colon.

III. The role and significance of the Bodhisattva Manjushri Mahayana scriptures.

Although so far the Buddhist researchers still do not have a satisfactory explanation of the origin, the origin of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, but one thing that no one can deny that his image appeared very early in the Sanskrit classics, beginning with the start of the manic phase Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Specifically, as six of the nine divisions of his first long-Chi-ca-thunder translated into Chinese in the 2nd century AD, still exists, referring to the presence of Bo -slaps Van Rivals [10] . This shows the role and significance of the Bodhisattva was honored as Great location, very afraid that with eloquence usually selected character to stand out the categories to explain the essential core of the philosophy Emptiness of Buddhism, such as, Real sensitive, Brackets, ... be promoted in place of Mahayana sutras. He proclaimed as the Christ Holiness, the Bodhisattva Manjushri is the official time on behalf of Guru took dhamma talk, but his methods sound echo throughout the three natural causes of all worlds the heaven, who, all things being legal are imbued rain, enjoying the benefits. This role of the Bodhisattva has shown the most outstanding in the books "Manjushri talk about any private realm of the Buddha asked," Duy-ma-hard and Surangama. Sometimes, the Bodhisattva again act as a spokesperson, referral program, solemn warnings to the general public know the Buddha began to preach as an important tool in the Lotus Sutra, or is a good knowledge offering practical advice and valuable for practitioners who are sacrificing themselves for the Bodhisattva as in the Flower Adornment Sutra. We will turn over the role of the Bodhisattva Manjushri in the sutras of Mahayana this key.

A. Legal citations Noble

In economic "Manjushri talk about private planes without request of the Buddha", the Buddha had the honor to introduce the masses eloquence very afraid of the Bodhisattva Manjushri praised him and asked Abhidharma:

"I heard something like this: One time the Buddha in his garden Anathapindika forests Ky Da, Sravasti countries, along with our age is a thousand monks and the Bodhisattva is ten thousand, have deities of Education's death, death of Lust deities and God of heaven and death Pure Cu, along with their many relatives there are countless hundreds of thousands are surrounding and offering their reverence, said the Buddha's law. Then the Buddha told the Bodhisattva Manjushri:

- This pupil? You have eloquence, can smart off to. Now you should have a mass said Bodhisattva positive magic solution ". [11]

It is a short prayer, but the content business "Manjushri talk about any private realm of the Buddha asked," contains a very important sense: It is a statement of Bodhisattva ideal director announced by a great Bodhisattva representing wisdom. When trading flowers France said that the Buddha was born as one of the causes and conditions, of the causes and conditions which is nothing if not the suffering of all beings? So the realm of the Buddhas can not seek in the realms of pure Nirvana president or Pure Land solemn to the right in that sorrow, pain that:

- "Behold the pupil! Realm of the Buddhas should ask where?

Bodhisattva Manjushri said:

- Buddha! Realm of the Buddhas have to stay in all the afflictions of living beings. Why? If Chon district understand the afflictions of living beings, which is the realm of the Buddha way. The district understands these afflictions of living beings is the state of Buddha, is not it the seat of all the office Thanh Van, Pratyekabuddha that. "

Also in the business, a clothing categories profound wisdom of the Buddhist philosophy-ideology Bat-elegant-but later Bodhisattva Nagarjuna used as a foundation is built Madhyamika philosophy Emptiness , Real sensitive method with the correlation between the Second Empire - Brackets and custom base - has been the gold sword of wisdom the Bodhisattva Manjushri cut the haze hit the wrong view, doubt, when he answered virtue Exalted of the meaning of the French head of equality of the Tathagata:

Bodhisattva Manjushri said:

- Buddha, for all the ordinary law does not, the formless, invisible prayer, greed, hatred and delusion arises, which should take place starting up angrily of all is the ordinary legal equality of the head of the Tathagata .

Buddha said:

- This pupil? With a non-commissioned law that says there are involved in it so angrily?

Bodhisattva Manjushri said:

- Buddha, not that there should also have angrily.

Buddha said:

- This pupil? Why is not there? Take back angrily why is there?

Bodhisattva Manjushri said:

- Buddha! No, because by words (expression) so that; greed, hatred and ignorance as well as to express by words should be. As the Buddha told the monks: "Friendship is not born, does not start, uncreated, unconditioned, not the practice of it, is not there. If is not, for legal, it must arise, partnerships with the onions, the glasses should have no output. Since there is no production for glass should say so. " This, too, if not zero, then angrily to participate without the glasses are made. Since there are not so separated participate angrily said ... the affliction.

Buddha said:

- This pupil? So, so! Like what you say, greed si ... all afflictions, there is something that is not in the no.

Bodhisattva Manjushri Buddhist to transparency:

- Buddha! If people take away from religious hatred and delusion ... but not the bridge where, should know that he is not smart practice, can not be called a monk. Why? Because of greed, hatred and delusion ... all the negativity that is not so ". [12]

Goal, the ideal of the Bodhisattva is not just to overcome birth and death, reach their Nirvana, but the complete Buddha to save sentient beings. On the road to seek enlightenment, one can not planting the same time Bodhicitta forge yourself Bat-elegant wisdom. This is the essential way. This road was the bodhisattva Manjushri again confirmed when answering venerable Bo Tu, Thanh Van representing goods, when fears that venerable lecture profound thoughts will not bring clothes wise What benefits for the beginner who:

"Tu Bo said:

- This great artist! He teaches this may not be brought to the shelter who received primary care affordable?

Bodhisattva Manjushri said:

- This great faith! Now I ask you, custom answer. As with the physician to treat patients, because he wanted to protect the patient's heart for the drug should not be spicy, sour, salty, bitter adaptation to the disease. What can make people sick are healed, peaceful affordable?

Said,

- Can not be.

Bodhisattva Manjushri said:

- This great faith! This is the same. If the teacher lectures for heart who want to protect law school concealed profound should not speak out, but depending on who he wishes, saying only takes crude sense to make the scholars who suffering from birth and death, to the joy of Nirvana, that is not never had ". [13]

Two. Bodhisattva Manjushri lecture in the subject economic duality Duy-ma-hard.

The role of legal citations magic Bodhisattva Manjushri again be expressed in economic Duy-ma-hard. Duy-ma-bourgeois hard as a layman, but spiritual attainments, password telecom operator level that even the disciples of
the Buddha did not have any match with. He resides in the Pi-da-li (Vaishali), as
was a wealthy merchant and also as a prestigious local artists. One day as to create conditions for preaching the benefits of birth, he had wanted to create opportunities for disease of kings, officials, people to visit and the opportunity to explain their teachings. The Buddha said that "disease" was his turn to ask you on behalf of his disciples to visit his sick Duy-ma-hard. But all the great disciples of Buddha in the past have been bourgeois Duy-ma-hard questions of legal and emotional learning that no one answered before flowing profound Buddhist knowledge and eloquence very afraid of the fear he should have refused. Diseases of the bourgeois Duy-ma-kidney disease is the Bodhisattva - because being sick so sick Bodhisattva - so who are eligible to visit his sick, no one other than the great Bodhisattva Manjushri location Su Li:

At that time, Buddha told Manjusri:

- This Manjushri, he should instead I went to visit his sick Duy-ma-hard.

Manjushri Buddhist transparency:

- Buddha? Anger lay intellectuals to meet other hard surface, because he was very intensive achieve minister, said smart legal mystery, very afraid wisdom, eloquence smooth, clear lens yogic methods of all the Bodhisattva, penetrating secret treasure of the Buddhas and goods for the drug, free and divine wisdom are all ultimately means. However, I ask only Buddhist region to visit his sick.

Then, the mass of the Bodhisattva and disciple of the Great, to taste, Brahma, are the four heavenly king thought: 'Today two great artists: Manjushri and Duy-ma-hard together said legal discourse all colors'. Instantly, the Bodhisattva eight thousand, five hundred hundred thousand Thien Thanh Van and mercy are to follow ". [14]

Everyone is eagerly want to go to, because they expect a lively debate about the teaching will occur between these two eminent persons, a delegate to the Bodhisattva of wisdom and a delegate to every prominent layman, through which will certainly bring many practical benefits for their practice. The content of the conversation between the teaching of this important Bodhisattva Manjushri and chief author Duy-ma-hard took place in all six of the products business, which is most important in the product: Buddhahood and France No sensitive subjects.

In Food Buddhahood, we meet once again included in the economic thought Manjushri talk about any private realm of the Buddha asked: "realm of the Tathagata is the troubles' . It is thought that later neng said a more specific: "Sorrow News Bodhi." I do not go looking for Bodhi place somewhere other than this earthly suffering because of the implications from the mud heap of sorrow, pure lotus flower will germinate. Let's listen to the Bodhisattva Manjushri answered questions of the author Duy Ma Head of "seed Tathagata":

"Now, Duy-ma-hard Manjusri asked:

- What is the Tathagata seeds?

A:

- There is the seed itself unto me. Love is the same ignorance, greed, hatred and delusion is the same, four is just crazy, I was like five, six senses is the same, Furniture Made in the same way, the bowl is the same evil practice, permanent brain is similar, the cross of evil ... is the same. In short, Approval and sixty-two afflictions are all Buddha seed.

Question:

- Why?

Answer: If the district that the inaction on the mind can not even play anymore Supreme Bodhi. For example, can not place a high mound lotus birth, but where the damp muddy lotus birth. Also, who found the legal inaction on the right, then no Buddhist can arise in a new mud beings suffering arising only Buddhism. As of nowhere where the seed can not arise, in the lush land was assigned a new mud. Also, who in the district are not unconditioned dharma arises, whose opinions fall as Mount Meru can give rise to Supreme Bodhi, Dharma arises. Be aware of all negativity Tathagata is the seed, such as the sea is not like to be Buu European invaluable. Also, no sorrow on the sea can not attain the jewel First Set Tri so ". [15]

Reading sutras Duy-ma-hard, someone will panic wondering: There may be a great character so affordable? There is a historical figure as reasonable, or it was just a fictional character to symbolize a philosophical thought or an ideal of the Bodhisattva Mahayana Buddhism?

"It may be answered emphatically that it is a historical figure, appearing in a special period of history of Buddhism in general, and during movement of the Mahayana.

A real man, is equipped with a binary basis Real thoughts (Advaita) to be raised to the Saint himself beyond the three worlds, but at the same time flooding can lower their pollution in the world and still not world apart from pure pure immaculate ".[16]

Theme of the economic foundation Duy-ma-hard is to implement perception of reality on the basis of the principle of duality, that ideology is not Nature's Bat-elegant. "guiding principle nondual awareness departing from the reality discovered discrepancies that ultimate reality can be absolute right in the difference that exists. To realize the true reality, the Bodhisattva should go through the door no second ... "; is "the door to the Bodhisattva traffic between Nirvana and samsara. If not equipped with the duality principle, the Bodhisattva will not gain sufficient strength to withstand and mighty on the Mind ". [17]

Nondual thought so important in business-that-hard Duy was lifted into a French door, and no sufficient intellectual capacity to say about the practice location outside his Great Bodhisattva Manjushri slap. This is a profound source of inspiration for later Chinese Zen, in a hundred of the koan is the koan Cliff Clerk No. 84, "Duy Ma Real sensitive subjects", are built from products of business Mon-dual French Duy-ma-hard:

"Now, Duy-ma-hard protection that the Bodhisattva:

- The author mercy! Bodhisattva do enter nondual teachings? Let her realize that option of speaking out.

***

The Bodhisattva said each and every completed as above, then asked Manjusri: What is import-dual method of the Bodhisattva?

Manjushri said:

- In my opinion, where all legal theory no words very, very urban unconscious, leave where questioning. He is to enter nondual teachings.

Then Manjushri asked Duy-ma-hard that:

- We each have a self-finished speaking. This in turn Nhon author says: What is import-dual teachings of the Bodhisattva?

Duy-ma-hard silence. Manjushri praised that:

- Good place! Protestant instead! So there is no script, new words enter feet-dual method.

When this theory then, we have five thousand in the Bodhisattva are import-dual method, obtained Unknown Birth French Rings ". [18]

I hear the word table in Cliff Continent: At the time, thinking that he lay with Manjushri and the Bodhisattva entourage visited the sick, He then asked the Bodhisattva, what is the Bo- Real slaps import binary method. The Bodhisattva from the first-person entourage to the # 32 has in turn respond to this question, but thinking that lay people are not happy about the answers.

Finally he received Manjusri, for bringing this question presented: Before the Bodhisattva presentation: Real II subjects were only about two nominations for it's legal duality, but duality is the state of Great wisdom of equality, nor inherently 2 and 3 do not. It is only the theoretical argument has been lost over time, should he be questions fully agree delicate subject of Duy Real Ma. He spoke with Duy Ma, as I shall be away from all questions and answers, do not say, not theory, very urban, unconsciously, it is import-dual method. If it comes to practice this duality must be separated from the language in the realm of expectations theory of language, good order and can not take all the theory of language that all understand the law, and also can not just okay, not may know, can not be asked and answered, that time is nondual teachings. His answer to this Manjusri, there were no problems for children and non-dual, that is, notice of the general intellectual equal.

Manjusri then he lay for Ma Duy, asked: We are all 32 people presented the Bodhisattva then enter nondual teachings, please ask about this place of lay insights. That is the question of his side Manjushri. Then lay Duy Ma "fail silent" . He sees now the Manjushri is the lay mind immediately praised Ma Duy said, Well done instead! rather good! "There is no script language is no second leg measures subject ". [19]

3. Sword of Bodhisattva Manjushri in Bat-elegant ideology: Buddha Feng detector!

Bat-elegant ideology Emptiness philosophy is regarded as the backbone of the Mahayana Buddhist thought. The goal is to complete the Mahayana Bodhisattva also means the realization of emptiness. The path to the Bat-elegant three perfections must be started from conscious efforts to eliminate discrimination. But the Bat-elegant three perfections is what? Let's listen to the Bodhisattva Manjushri explained in Sutra Chanting Seven Bach (Prajna-Paramita Saptasatika):

"Buddha asked: this Manjushri, Did you ever shop on the law of a Buddha?

Bodhisattva Manjushri replied Buddha, no. If you can see the special achievements of the law of a Buddha, you will immediately observe. But white Buddha, the development of the Bat-elegant three perfections are not based on legal sense to distinguish and say that this is the ordinary law of man, the others are of every legal monks, this is the method of Thanh Van, Pratyekabuddha the other is the legal level of enlightenment. The death when good men let go of all of the requirements to go into open Bat-elegant wisdom not only to grasp the law, medicine may help distinguish the ordinary law is law, there is a legal method of those who practice, or the good guys Giang, or level of complete enlightenment. Because there are absolutely no such law, I do not observe them, so, O Buddha, that's called intellectual development of the Bat-elegant ... Again, O Buddha, the Bat-developed intellectual elegant benefit did not carry as well as no prejudice to the law. Bat-elegant wisdom, they are not as developed for the guys bring legal grace of a Buddha, nor a killer for the ordinary man's law. Just so, O Buddha, new development known as prajna wisdom, it does not prevent the ordinary law of man or the legal acquisition of a Buddha.

Buddha praised: Or do! Very good! He Manjushri. He understands this is a way deep ". [20]

In a different set of business - The French Susthitamati Uranus (Susthitamati devaputra pariprcha), the Bodhisattva Manjushri explained Bat-intellectual elegance to Uranus Susthitamati heard, when he offered to jointly cultivate professional ethics with Bodhisattva:

"Bodhisattva Manjusri: this Uranus, if now he could take all lives of all beings, without resorting to knives, to stick, to bludgeon, to brick and stone, I will cultivate Practice of faith with him.

Susthitamati: Bach of the cross, why did he say that?

Bodhisattva Manjushri replied Uranus this, he thought about how we birth?

Susthitamati: White Great Saint, I think, all things and beings is only a name but is not anything. It all just because the idea of ​​creating.

Bodhisattva Manjushri: this Uranus, so I said he should kill the idea of ​​self, the essence of a being, born of a network, eliminating the idea of ​​where all of them list . Kill him in ways like that.

Susthitamati asked the White of the cross, we must use what means to kill them?

Bodhisattva Manjushri replied Uranus Hey, I always kill them with sharp sword of wisdom. In this issue closely, we have to grip the sword's sharp intellect and down manually in a way no notion of the sword and not even close concept. This Uranus, the way so he will understand deeply that kills the idea of self, of being that is actually killing all living beings. If he do so, I would allow him to practice the virtues happy with me ". [21]

It is from this dialogue form, his experience has led to an atmosphere in which to apply the Buddha Bodhisattva Manjushri through a dramatic act is full of swords to kill the Buddha, creating an Impact 500 powerful Bodhisattva retrogression for not being able to forget the negative acts in the past, that they attained the unborn legal entities:

"Now, to help for 500 Bodhisattva in mass consciousness eliminate discrimination, the Buddha has employed to create miracles inspired the Bodhisattva Manjushri, the Bodhisattva has made from the mass rise, increased cell repair, to order sleeve, holding sharp sword in hand, headed to the Buddha to kill him.

Seeing this, the Buddha hurriedly told Manjusri Bodhisattva: Stop! Stop hand! He Manjushri! Do not do wrong. Do not kill us in such style. If he should kill me, he should first know the best way to kill. Why? Because of this he Manjushri, from the beginning had no ego, there's, there are others; as soon as one realizes that there is no existence of self, of personal identity, their own have killed me; new so-called killing ". [22]

The contents of the passages has led to the project "Buddhist Feng detector" famous Chinese Zen Buddhism and possibly the inspiration for the artist to describe the Bodhisattva Manjushri holding a sword on intellectual fire.

4. Surangama Sutra: Bodhisattva Manjushri super Vietnamese specify practices to show enlightened mind Chon

In the Mahayana sutras, Shurangama Sutra is a sutra very precious, precious to the king of ancient India see this as a national treasure towns, forbidden to spread abroad. Later an Indian saint is his favorite honey Bat (also known as Real La honey) had to write business on thin pieces of silk, cut thigh meat, tucked into the new business out of water brought into China during the Song Dynasty. His favorite honey Bat fortunate to be a great solution is to wholeheartedly support the Thua General Office File, encouraging him translated into Han culture with Sa-Di Older subjects of U School of Shakyamuni who translated lyrics, Thua Minister Office Capacity management is personally the best returns, so the outside Shurangama Sutra profound sense, literature is also very lofty.

Cause Shurangama Sutra Buddhist theory because venerable Ananda alms along the way may not have come into the house of a pagan woman fluent credit notes Ma arts are worthwhile. Because the Venerable Ananda who is very handsome face that is aging Ma recently met was very loving attachment to the illusory arts funding and arrested Ananda tempt him fall into the flesh. Ananda Buddha that suffering victims Shurangama mantra they said and told the Bodhisattva Manjushri mantra brought to a place worth breaking Ma exorcism uncle Ananda rescue.

This is a lesson for the venerable Ananda. He was knowledgable, but did not bear much practitioners should have no concept of power and therefore can not escape spells, magic of pagan witches. Grief and remorse, venerable Ananda was Buddha just ask him a legal practitioner can quickly reach into the results. Ananda mercy, and mercy is forever being propelled into birth and death, delusion, Buddha has pointed out a path to enlightenment fastest, most certainly Buddhas ten directions had to practice and attained. This is the path excluding eight - that is mind-distinction to realize the show can browse, ie the TAM permanent, pure, eternal unborn. That is the theme of the conference Surangama.

Surangama conference is a meeting open legal market ever, profound sense, marvelous sound echoing through the ten lectures in the world, was held at the Vihara States Complete, La Phiet honest, gathering "our University monks one thousand two hundred and fifty, are the Great Arhat, was out of cycle, full majesty, which the Buddha preaching where the national level, morality, purity, as didactic for the three worlds, the countless applications, the goods of being the ultimate future employment from the ceiling. Every student is vice-abbot of Dharma wishes include: Great location Xa-profit-waving, Ma-ha-event-related section, The Ma-ha-la-sacrifice, Phu-long multi-na-la-Di- ni-e, Tu-Bodhi, Pros-sa-ba-ni-momentum, etc. .. is the upper level, and there are countless silent disciples to place the Buddha monks with chronic low self-quarter ... sa constant along the Bodhisattva were to congregate, which is rank Manjushri Supreme player ". [23]

After seven times the open market Buddha, breaking expectations recognized as interest form, and specify the ten phen realize that human nature - not in the sense that said, venerable Ananda and public intellectual is a smooth, understanding that beings floating in the cycle of birth and death are the results or certificate Bodhi happily liberated are also due in six faculties. In the joy of the conference, the public has a problem presented to the Buddha in the end, a specific question: So, in this six bases should practice the basis to achieve the telecoms? To answer this question, the Buddha asked the public - the A-la-drought levels, the Bodhisattva - please submit your insights as well as the general public know that they have cultivated by any means which was directed into effect. Now Bodhisattva 25, A-la-drought leading presence in the conference were presented to the Buddhist religious experience of their testimony. Twenty-five twenty five different from them, but how well or practices, are also taken to the ultimate liberation, indeed, make this mass confusion, difficult choices.

Now, when we fully trust the Buddha on the wisdom of Manjushri Great location Bodhisattva to solve the problem:

"At that time, Tathagata told Manjushri Death Holiness that:

25 You shall see the Great Bodhisattva illiterate and A-la-drought, each presenting a direct means of beginning, all say the true practice of telecommunications, not profit from their truth and no less than before after difference. Now we want to make enlightened Ananda, the 25 policy practitioners, the way you see fit, and after my death, living beings in this world wants to excess Bodhisattva, the Supreme demand, from the door means to be of achievement? " [24]

Well Buddha, Bodhisattva Manjushri has summarized the content of the conference, giving venerable Ananda and mass a very important measures:

"Ananda, he should be paying attention: I obey the great compassionate Buddha, said this method of spiritual practice. I heard he brought his deep listen to all secret teachings of the Buddhas, much of the ceiling, if the sexual defilement not illegal unless they hear something even more mistakes. He said he brought the hearing, listening to the teachings of the Buddha, did he not bring the listener, listen back to hear Emptiness (emptiness feet) of her.

A Nan, Cai heard it's not natural born, by a voice (hearing the ceiling) so that the new call Play. If you rotate the job back into nature, not at all known, so is the sound escape (silent ceiling), then also no longer hear The name is Play again (because no longer be treated no name call). A base (ear) have been anti Chon Vong back then, then all six bases were also freed.

Ananda, the feeling: seeing, hearing, or, know of him that are bogus, as confused eyes. There are three thousand realms sum this phenomenon, nor frankly, nothing like flowers held spots. When I see, hear, or, said Chon then rotate back, as well as other eye is all wrong. When the false ceiling is spending all his heart was pure.

When the mind is completely pure then, the mind clear optical out. At that time he had just browse the net just shines president, covering ten nowhere throughout the world, at the time he returned to see the sights in this world is money, as well as in a dream job. When he was like that then she is growing old Ma in the other dream start he was doing!

Ananda, for example, the techniques for the first illusory image, but you see movement, but the key is in the dispensers. If only the other computer viruses, then the other illusory quiet, have no self-nature.

Six of his apartment, too, comes from the mind, because the ignorance of the six units expected, if a base is reflected in Chon Vong then, then the other six (six senses) have failed. If he bare the structure was still in school status property (also to cultivate). When all the ceiling structure, the characteristics that he was completely lucid, which is Buddhist.

Ananda, I heard he just turn his back feet of nature, not at all distinguish bare external expectations, he immediately supreme enlightenment, here it is telecommunications practices.

The Buddha as much as some of the ceiling are also due to a road that comes down to this Nirvana. Currently, Bodhisattva and who cultivate the next life, all this medical practice that become enlightened. I, too, thanks to this method which is attained, he was not alone Quan Yin practitioners only.

Buddha taught me option this method of spiritual practice, to practice for the next life blood of the fruits, the only only his practices the Quan Yin is the most. How many different legal practice, both because of the great compassionate Buddha achieve greatly blessed. The measures are from where the minister was that flat ceilings except tuberculosis, should not a public method in practice.

Tathagata worshiped, for His blessings to all beings lives, for this method is no longer deluded. Buddha, this method is very easy to cultivate, color was the result, can bring Ananda and being taught the next life, medical practice is more than following the other methods. This is due to the sincerity of choice as the world ". [25]

It is a complete proof of professional training, but ultimately liberating Bodhisattva Manjushri behalf Buddha says in the Shurangama place, bringing numerous benefits to all our God, Long, arrests , the excess of organic Study II, the new Bodhisattva expressed interest whereby Chon enlightened mind. And we all, regardless of the color base slowly, regardless of age and circumstances, people, all men and all times can be applied, lowering the elaborately continuously to advance the practice to full liberation. Bodhisattva Manjushri so, indeed deserves to be proclaimed as the Son commended His Holiness Abhidharma.

Five. Flower Adornment Sutra: Bodhisattva Manjushri in the role of knowledge Compassion

Avatamsaka Sutra is one of the valuable experience of Mahayana. Legend of business by Shakyamuni Buddha preached after the Enlightenment. In thinking about 37 days under the Bodhi tree, he is in the Customs eighty publications, is the general body Dharmakaya Vairocana that speak to the Flower Adornment Sutra of the Bodhisattva for from his Profile address above. Because the dress sense too intensive economy has not been popular store that carried away in the palace of the Dragon King. It was not until 600 years after Buddha's Nirvana, the Bodhisattva Nagarjuna was born, by our thirst for the Dharma, he mystically down Long Supply and stayed for 90 days to read the copy and take action of the coral and the popularity of the great divisions of this.

Flower Adornment Sutra revolves around two key Necessary idealistic create and Best foot care as the legal world of dependent origination , which is a product Enter Dharma Realm important products, describes an ideal, Tai Shan, are already I pledge my life to serve the Dharma with the dream to build a Pure Land of time, freeing all sentient beings from all suffering, consequences. Along the same lines for the Bodhisattva, Tai Shan took the pupils to learn with 53 for the spiritual friend, he opened with Manjushri - symbolizing wisdom to end with happy Samantabhadra. Please enter the Dharma Realm also has highlighted the importance and necessity of the intelligentsia learned knowledge on the way in which the Bodhisattva Manjushri is a typical knowledge-Shan.

Dharma Realm products start with open meeting law in his garden in the woods Anathapindika The Da, La Phiet Seven countries with Shakyamuni Buddha with 500 great bodhisattva, countless Thanh Van ... During this conference, the Bodhisattva Manjushri saw in the audience has a special character is genius pupil, who was offering to the Buddhas past, sown deep base sound, big news out , prefer to close the knowledge improvement. Body language mistakes do not mind, cultivate the Bodhisattva set the location for Nhut into Buddhahood. This pupil pure heart like nothing, dedicate Bodhi unobstructed. He Manjushri Bodhisattva of Compassion Finance observe so then, and he comforted all Buddhism teaches that the two primer lesson is Phat Mind and bridge improvement knowledge . Listened to the legal protection of Manjushri wonderful genius pupil has decided to choose him as the teacher and wanted to go to church:

"At that time he Manjushri Bodhisattva, as the king, turning at Tai Shan told the pupils that:

Protestant instead! Protestant instead! This good son! You have found Supreme Bodhi mind, wanted to close the knowledge of good bothered to ask the Bodhisattva happy, practice the Bodhisattva.

This good son! the angry neighbor offering good grace mercy before knowledge is to be fully Nhut Nhut set location.

So this should work You shall have no fatigue boring ". [26]

Tai Shan white pupil that:

"Holy Bend for that because I teach the Bodhisattva Bodhisattva happy to learn how? To cultivate the Bodhisattva happy how? It was not until the Bodhisattva happy how? Be very happy of how the Bodhisattva? Consider how the bodhisattva behavior? To enter the Bodhisattva happy how? Have accomplished what the bodhisattva behavior? Must either accept the Bodhisattva happy how? Bearing in mind how the bodhisattva behavior? Width to add how happy the Bodhisattva? How do the happy colors Samantabhadra be fulfilled ". [27]

He Manjushri Bodhisattva disaster that pupils:

"Good place! Protestant instead! This good son! You have found Supreme Bodhi mind, for bodhisattva.

This good son! If there are sentient beings give rise to Supreme Bodhi, this is difficult. Forums may then demand Bodhicitta Bodhisattva behavior, the harder it is mutilated.

This good son! If you want to set racial achievement Nhut time to decide location for intellectual honesty.

This good son! Bridges do not have good knowledge each mesh. Seeing good enough knowledge not to be boring. Good knowledge must be taught that which are depending upon. Where skillful means that the knowledge of good mistakes.

Southern Water has a name is Victory Us. In the Lac Court Victory mountain named Noble Room. On the mountain there is a German monks named Van. You should go to the German monks asked Van: Bodhisattva Bodhisattva happy to learn how? To cultivate the Bodhisattva happy how? Tolerance to be how to be happy color fullness Pho Hien? " [28]

So on the Bodhisattva path, next play Bodhi mind, one will find a way close to the wise way to learn, open their minds and then apply to the religious. Learning to go along with practice. Learning without action, only to become a bookworm, a repository of knowledge not only not beneficial to anyone but sometimes also develop a high tribute, conceit, very harmful to those who practice the Bodhisattva direction.

From now obey me, Tai Shan pupil had set off for the Bodhisattva, and met most of the typical good knowledge of the sect, the Buddhist teachings, learning is all both the essence of the mystical teachings of the Guru. By the last stage, when consulting the Bodhisattva Maitreya, is he telling the Bat-elegant method and realistic, before leaving, the Bodhisattva Maitreya was all praises, Manjushri proclaims as a Bodhisattva deeds most complete, fully grasp the base; in the past have completed numerous virtues, was the mother of a multitude of Buddha, the Teacher of the countless amount of the Bodhisattva of Compassion Finance and he encouraged the pupils back to see old competent teacher, Bodhisattva Manjushri because:

"All the good level of knowledge that you have met, all the method that you've heard, all the methods of attaining enlightenment that you have practiced all the virtues that thou hast done; are considered in the power of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, who realized the wisdom member complacency ". [29]

Obey Maitreya Bodhisattva, Tai Shan pupil line setting off again, over how many more new castle Mon Prussia, on the Su-ma-na to see his old teacher. "From the distance the ball he saw Manjushri Bodhisattva end of the horizon, Tai Shan fly walking toward me, look forward to hugging his knees to put our foot master mind was anxious at the same time he Manjushri Master saw the ball exits the beloved disciple at the end of his blind sea, heart thump with joy is immense. He rejoined with his finger through the week from 110, then gently place the top of Tai Shan, wait until he arrived, barely up to worship, he spoke praise: "Good! Well done. " Then tell the disciples took dear countless wonderful healing method, very marginal momentum-la-ni, great volunteer countless, infinite wisdom of divine clarity and eighty unspeakable, that Tai Shan input pupil behavior ashrams Samantabhadra. Thus the fullness that he really is the heart of great compassion, but your ignorance is subtle obstacles ... the god Tai Shan, lost in thought, contemplation, while he Manjushri Bodhisattva psychic hide information, distortions always not or ... " [30]

The Bodhisattva Ideal as a high ideal. Those who are on the Bodhisattva path, the way to practice the virtues being served, do not forget that his side always has the presence of a spiritual friend, which is the Bodhisattva Manjushri Master Li, who is always willing to put our hands to remove the complete specialization and intellectual capacity necessary to help us practice diligently, completing all the virtues as natural disasters in the United strictly pupil.

6. Lotus Sutra and the Bodhisattva Manjushri: The steward spokesman, introduced a program of Buddhist.

Lotus Sutra originally in the "Noble French Lotus Sutra", is considered "super book in Vietnamese Buddhism's greatest has been feeling over the transfer of proceedings from India to Xinjiang and Central Asia before BC era. From 406 onward until the twentieth century, the literal translation of the Old Ship-ma-la-Cross is a unique translation has affected the most profound impact on religious thought political and cultural leadership of the boot Asia from China, Vietnam and Korea and especially Japan. In 594, who is considered the opening of Japanese civilization, St German prince (Shotoku) concentrated all ethnic consciousness led Japan into three sutras that the most important book in French Dieu Contact United " [31] . Lotus Sutra discusses the meaning of the Dharma body usually cylindrical, through which the Buddha was the Declaration of Rights shows just for people to see clearly the ultimate goal of the Mahayana teachings are sentient beings are full of Buddhahood. The mystery of the deep meaning of this prayer that his master Chih (538-597) who studied a method to place the Lotus ultimate end, based on texts of the wisdom of this great equality to set up a sect, was once considered as the most illustrious in the history of Buddhism in China, where prestige is almost photographic system covers the entire southern Chinese Buddhism: Tian Tai. Because of the importance of this prayer in the Buddha Dharma Master graciously product recommendations:

"If there is a virtuous man, a good woman who, after passing the Tathagata for every four they want to say that the Lotus Sutra is the way how to say? - The good men that women have to improve on the Tathagata, wear the Tathagata, the Tathagata sitting judge, then they should because that four broad say this prayer.

The Tathagata is the great compassion for all beings, the Tathagata is y gentle heart, patience, the court set Nhut Tathagata is not legal. Remain in it, then use the lazy mind is not late because of the Bodhisattva and the fourfold wide Sutra said United is " [32]

Also because of the economic importance of this statement says that before the Lotus Sutra, in the conference included a large mass of letters Bodhisattva, great monks, Heaven, Long, deleted, Qian-that-she , A-tu-la, Ca-la-long, king Khan-na-la, la-Ma-almost-old ... Blessed to have entered college, halo shines around eighteen thousand realms in the East , are found to the dignified realm of the Buddha, causing them including the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the astonishing miracle of rare first ever ever, and do not know what the causal This has auspicious. Maitreya Bodhisattva was convinced that in this conference and just Manjusri he "was very close to offering the Buddha of the past lives must have seen this rare minister," a new computer can solve radiating mass of questions and he stated the question to ask the Bodhisattva Manjushri answered. Lotus Sutra so devoted to the Bodhisattva Manjushri the task is extremely honored to inform the public that a very important law of the Guru. This is the role of spokesman attendant of the Buddha, or more specifically the role of facilitator, introduced the program as we often see in today's festivities, highlighted the role the character close not only between Manjusri Bodhisattva and Buddha, but also with countless Buddha of the past:

"At that time, he Manjushri said to him, the Bodhisattva Maitreya Foundation with the University who:

The Good son! As far as I think, now considered the Blessed Buddha wanted to say big law, big rain dance solutions, large speakers legal blow, hit big neck and took legal measures meant so much.

The Good son! We may place the Buddha in past lives that this benign, the other Buddhist halo then they said big law. So today must know that the Buddha is also the same aura. Buddha beings wanting to be heard in legal mystery that all the incredible life, so this is good sign.

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Now that this benign, with no other past, so today we consider the Buddha thought - economic Tathagata would say Mahayana name: Dieu France is a legal Lotus Bodhisatta taught the Buddhas household expression ". [ 33]

In particular, the Lotus Sutra also reveal to us information relating to a source, the background of the Bodhisattva Manjushri. According to the Lotus Sutra, the increase from countless a-lifetime-ago period, with a Buddha birth name is Sun and Moon party, he at that time Manjushri is a great Bodhisattva name is Dieu Quang, has ever heard the Buddha preached this sutra, should bode well evident when we see it used to be presented along with others, so the Bodhisatta, "I think today consider Buddha-Tathagata would say economic Mahayana name: Noble Legal Lotus is a teaching method is the Bodhisattva Buddhas bestow. " Since the Lotus is one of the major divisions of the Mahayana, details about past life of the Bodhisattva Manjushri in the business can be used to temporary end of articles related to the origin, the origin and role of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, the Bodhisattva representing wisdom in Mahayana Buddhist tradition:

"Sun and Moon Sign Minh City Buddha then said economic Mahayana name means Land of Boundless is the teaching method is the Bodhisattva Buddhas bestow. Business and then said, in a Buddhist mass immediately sat cross-legged into the Infinite That scene Parish district, not the mind and body.

When it rains plum-momentum-la, flowers Sheh-momentum Ma-ha-la, revenge-sa-plum with flowers Man-Ma-ha-sa revenge on the Buddha and spread to the masses. Across the six realms of Buddhist echo the tone. At that time in the Assembly, of monks, monks-ni, near the south, near the woman, sky, dragons, labor-deleted, raid-that-she, a-tu-la, ca-la-long, emergency-la-na, ma-almost-la-da, multiplication, multiplication with the non-emirates, the position cakkavatti ... the mass that is unprecedented, glad hands at a Buddhist heart.

Now, faith-Lai from the minister as white eyebrows block between the light emitted through the same stream a country like eight thousand realms in the East, as seen in this contemporary Buddha here.

Maitreya should know! Then in the Assembly, twenty favorite memories Bodhisattva want to hear solutions, the Bodhisattva saw the light over the Buddha was unprecedented, both want to know what pretext this free light-light .

Then, a Bodhisattva effect Quang Dieu eight hundred people have e-filed.

Then, the Buddha Sun and Moon Sign Minh City from the district of that up, because Dieu Quang said economic Bodhisattva Mahayana Dieu French name is a legal Lotus Bodhisatta taught the Buddhas bestow, over sixty primary life no seats left.

After Buddha's death, Dieu Quang Dieu Bodhisattva France over economic Lotus eighty primary life experience for me to say because.

Buddha's eight children are learning Japanese Dang Minh Nguyet him Dieu Quang, Quang Dieu he taught for both stable where the Supreme Awakened. The offerings which the Prince of countless hundreds of thousands of Buddha are like memories of the Buddha. Eventually you become a Buddha after all, named Natural Sign.

In eight percent of the student, a man named Bridge List. The participating preferred this fame, reciting the sacred oil that is not under distinctly, largely forgotten, should call upon the name. The plant is also due to the fresh root causes and conditions should be met countless hundreds of thousands of memories like that Buddha reverently respected offering of praise.

Maitreya should know! At that time Bodhisattva Quang Dieu where everyone who ironically, are we there. And the name of the Bodhisattva is he here. " [34]

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