Sunday 29 July 2012

JULY WITH GERMANY :" KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTA".

In July the lunar calendar, Buddhism is not only great festival day, "Vu lan", but also details other major holidays, it is on "Location organ of the Bodhisattva" on 30-7.
This holiday is commonly referred the "Advanced Stratum Japanese Bodhisattva". According to the Buddhist, Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha faith was born after Sakyamuni entered Nirvana and before Christmas that Maitreya. The words "Stratum": "Land" means "land", "Tibet" is read as "stealth" means "hidden, hidden" name of Lord Buddha Bodhisattva with great implications for his immense local , where countless hidden virtue. German Stratum Bodhisattva embodies relieve suffering, he was authorized to Sakyamuni responsibility "six paths of beings Church" to all species fall into place from the sea suffering and damnation appointed "U Minh rabbi "governing sound, He vowed before the Buddha:" If hell is a ghost, to not become Buddhas. " Therefore, he often appears in place of sound when and where to find how international world of sentient beings, not an effect where the world Sukhavati, although the merit of him, he was the Buddha Group for the Buddha's name.
Also according to Buddhist books, faith Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in the country each Christmas Silla (now North Korea) in the 4th year statute Screening king's reign (AD 695 years) are children of the kingdom This water loss. As the book "Nine U.S. media painting," "Spirit Rising" Tales ... it is written, their faith Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Kim, named Kieu Enlightenment, he realized the top intelligence, high moral standards from the heart as a child, years He was like 5 years old to temple and very devout Buddhist ceremony. In his 25 years, he has a highly educated, intellectually superior, beloved by all, respect for, the fame opened wider, but he did not care to, to ask parents to be ordained, religious in place of Lord Buddha. Because as one practice, the very color of his school of translation, the abbot and monks extremely loved, but he did not like is enough, still kept learning, books rarely left hand. In the 28th year of the reign of St. German Silla (729 AD), one day, he overheard some traders in the temple Buddhist ceremony, told the General Abbot, China ta5i party had a Hoa Tripitaka is usually positive, exceeding the insurance cover to Thien Truc time visiting the many Buddhist scriptures and translated into kanji, so that Buddhism in this country very Prosperity, And he earnestly begged the General to leave his abbot Temple, across the sea to China to practice, Buddhist studies.
He leaves the country Korea, passing through countless waves dangerous to China in the 18th Kaiyuan (730 AD) Tang Minh Hoang (ie Tang Xuanzong). In China, he heard rumors in Qingyang District, Anhui Province with Vulcan Nine tops, beautiful scenery, famous for its Buddhist legend, sought to, indeed, see them as lower natural rumored word ; found in the Fire Lane, under the style of mountain tops Cuu Phu Dung Hoa am a old building, Legend by a Buddhist monk Thien Truc (India) is often because that building Hoa in Long An to No. 5 the Dong Jin (401 AD) to practice, the elderly monk abbot had just passed away this am, am left vacant, he went to ask the district to be Qingyang am living in it to practice. At this am, His hunger cold tolerance, and absorbing read Buddhist scriptures, the crystal of his school rapidly, he became very learned monk of the Buddhist, fame resounding all over the realm of Trung Nguyen, a lot of credit Map admired, looking to hear his lectures.
In Germany the 2nd Chi Tuc Tong Tang (757 AD), a wealthy family in Thanh who is Zhuge Advanced Ocean, because he admired, had put money the construction of the temple. 2 In Kien Trung Duc Tong Tang (781 AD), animal behavior who is Zhang Yan Chau Hau Tri, the higher his deep piety, affection fell, saw the cross on a pilgrimage down to the more densely , where the temple is not enough for our little frequented, he offered some of the court for funds used to rebuild the temple for big, beautiful. Temple built, extremely to ro5ng, beautiful. They move Zhang Quan interesting to ask him a new name for the temple. He relies on a typical problem in the Lotus Sutra: "One day Sakyamuni's disciples went with a missionary, on the mountain was definitely way suddenly. Now, people are starving disciples, the desire to come back, Sakyamuni saw this, came forward pointing "In the other has a castle, to which we can fruit"; name Temple is "being" and this name is used until today.
From the throne of Chemistry The self-built, parallel to the great world, the magnificent temple, the low number of visitors even more crowded Island, the temple became one of the four major scenic spots of China at that time.
In the 10th Trinh Nguyen Duc Tong Tang Dynasty (794 BC), he was 99 years old, but still abundant health, mental clarity. One day, sitting in meditation, his scholarship vaguely heard a voice call great spiritual realms far from aspiring to South station in the South Mountain Fire Department, telling or reminding then post the fun, transmitted robe and bowl, staff area for cereals successor, told the student placed in a large jar, which sits leisurely passed. Three years later, in the words told His disciples-in the presence of good men large, woman-credits opening the jars were opened to flesh him out procession entered the tower. jar lid open, his flesh is very soft, fresh colors such as the still life, smelled faintly scented, decay no damage. At the disciples picked flesh from his chum, his joints stiff still, motion hearing emit cries "thrilled" the title shake gold chains. Based on that recorded in the Buddhist scriptures, people understand that, after Sakyamuni passed away in 1500, this is the phenomenon of "Bodhisattva transformed," flesh of his procession went to the Tower Museum thap.Ngon His flesh is holding a three-story stone tower, take the "needle" he said. That night, just in time Ty, tower radiating aura suddenly, a bright region, the people at that time called "the optical" (light of fullness), while the monks and nuns called it "mental ray can "(magic light, bright colors). So, in southern Taiwan (not sure why called "West station") is called the "God of Light Spirit", the tower is called "Flesh Body stupa."
13th Five Trinh Nguyen, Duc Tong Tang (797 BC) after the Bodhisattva's body flat stone tower that is entered, the German emperor Tong, because I am His menduc, the projector personally truyenxuat public funds, construction bosses to "flesh stupa" a power house, named the "humiliating body protection area". Since then "Electric flesh protection" is the successive dynasties repaired several times. Especially in the second Ming, Qing, "Flesh Body protection power" has been remodeled and built with a much larger scale. In about the year lifetime Minh City Wanli (1573-1619 BC), the court has granted funds for reconstruction "Electric flesh security" was magnificent, and the magnificent title of "National Household Electric Flesh Body protection" . In function No. 7 Feng Qing Dynasty (1857 BC), this court because power lies in the fierce fighting between the army and insurgents Manchu Pacific Kingdom of God, was destroyed in the heavy ne.Phai to the Annual East Tri effective Qing (1862-1874) for the newly restored court, this court "Electric flesh protection" available.
Court representatives fame lies in the realm of the ancient order of "being", a region located between the mountains of the "God of Light Scope" of that "Fire Mountain" is one of the big four spots of Chinese Buddhism in particular and the whole Chinese nation, including: Nine United Paint , Wutai Mountain, Emei and Putuo paint. In order to "protect electric flesh" to pass the 84 stone steps from low to high power at the front, along the stone steps with the pilling of iron, laid iron chains to protect electric customers and help customers hand bay has room.
Court "Electric flesh security" grounds located on a square, each side 15m long, 18m high power. Peak power ba2ng cast iron tiles. The corridors around power is supported by 24 stone pillars, adding majesty to the court representative. the first measure of the phoenix wings high up the curved roof truss and columns ... electric power are the engraving, drawing patterns so exquisitely trimmed with gold lacquer or color is very magnificent. At the front door hangs a sign that power large bamg blue porcelain, highlights four kanji of self: "Flesh Body Shrine". In the halls of power in a hung like a poster color, carved five large letters: "Southeast First Son". The back door of duen also hung a sign like the sign hanging in front y electricity. Inside the building, "Flesh Body protection power" is paved with alabaster stone. The power between the wooden tower was placed on the white jade stone, the tower consists of 7 floors wood Na, 17m high tower, the octagon. The outside of the tower of wood, each floor has eight surface examination church, have the merit in examining the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha steel needle as in very lively. Inside the tower wood floors have ganged "glass Stratum A Prayer" with metallic ink powder, extremely refined character. At the bottom floor of the tower is wood 3-story stone tower, where the Bodhisattva's body is flat like Kim Kieu conquerors, in the face of the stone tower to hang a light octagonal lazuli carving very fine cosmetic , which is a rare antiques. Also, inside the "protected electrical flesh" also showcases many precious treasures, by the gift of kings for generations as "Si Long needle hidden" cast in Tang Dynasty, dating Chi Germany, by Tuc Road Cardboard gift; "Long hidden" cast on dating Wanli, given by Minh Tong etc ... and many artifacts are set in gold, pearls, precious stones, and ... along the ancient texts.
In the out "Flesh Body protection power" There are many sub-structures such as arrays monks, guest rooms, meditation rooms and rooms "cultural object exhibition" ... The power behind a building "long knives" stone , semicircular, placed third on the top rail station is very large, very smart beautiful carvings: the station building is a "stock garden" this place is called "Bo Kim Wins Field", on the ancient legend Now "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was born," "enlightenment Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha," good men, women believers gather information usually is burning incense and making offerings to Buddha and busy supplies.
According to the book "Stratum Bodhisattva behavior ', as has faith prayer before Buddha, Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha virtue incarnate ceaselessly to save sentient beings, his body balance to variables, but constant attention, in our leisure time not thinking about sinh.Hom suffering of this, before the second anniversary holidays "born" and "enlightenment" His direction to the merit idea of the Bodhisattva who, we pray according to His design direction others do well to avoid evil, the bodhisattva heart spread wide like he's there, that is the compression of "home care" we respectfully offered to the Bodhisattva.
END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.( SRAMANERIKA ( NOVICE-NUN ).VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUNS.( GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY ).30/7/2012.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES.

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