Chapter 901: What is reincarnation?
The reincarnation system of living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism is the most unique aspect of Tibetan Buddhism and other religions and other branches of Buddhism.
The system of reincarnation of living Buddhas was founded in the 13th century. It originated from the Karma Kagyu school of the Kagyu lineage. In 1333 AD, the third generation of the black hat line of the Kagyu sect, Jean Dorjee, was invited by the royal family of the Yuan Empire to go to Beijing to attend the enthronement ceremony of the Yuan Shun Emperor, and was favored by the Yuan Dynasty, and then replaced the Sakya School, which was the dominant sect in Tibetan Buddhism at that time.
When Jean Duoji visited Beijing for the third time, he unfortunately contracted an illness and passed away, leaving his last words before his death, saying that he would be reincarnated in the Gongbu place in Tibet. After his death, his disciples, according to various signs and signs, searched for him in Gongbu to confirm his reincarnation and become the fourth presiding officer. From then on, the system of reincarnation of living Buddhas began to appear. The various schools of Tibetan Buddhism vied to follow suit.
According to Lin Bai's previous understanding, in the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, the death of a living Buddha is the transfer of the soul, the incarnation of another physical person, and the incarnation appears randomly. At first, he thought so, but judging from the doubts in the eyes of the little lama in front of him, it was clear that even people in Tibetan Buddhism were quite skeptical about this theory of reincarnation.
"Actually, I don't know if what I'm thinking is correct or not, Zhu Gu, you can just listen to it, you don't need to dig deeper!" After pondering for a long time, Lin Bai stared at the little lama in front of him: "I don't know if Zhu Gu has seen the theory of the three bodies in Buddhism?" ”
"The Dharma retribution is the secret of the Dharma, how could I not have heard of it." The little lama nodded slowly, and then asked Lin Bai, "Do you think that the reincarnation of the Living Buddha is related to the three bodies mentioned in the Dharma?" ”
"The body is the righteousness of gathering, and the gathering of all the laws becomes the body, so the gathering of the law is called the body of the law; The gathering of wisdom and dharma is called retribution; The gathering of merits and dharma is called the body! The Dharma body is clear, there is no difference, and it is a rational body that proves that the reality is the same; Repaying one's body for one's meritorious deeds and showing one's good and dignified body; The body that should be manifested in accordance with the nature of the beings it incarnates. ”
Lin Bai bowed slightly, glanced at the little lama, and continued: "Among the six realms, life and death, reincarnation is uncertain, but the living Buddha must maintain a pure heart in this world, not sad or happy, not angry or angry, how commendable!" If I have to say what reincarnation is, I'm afraid that this Dharma retribution is the unity of the three bodies, which may be the reason for it! ”
"Ridiculous! The three bodies are the three bodies, and the Dharma body is the Buddha Virujana, which is the truth of the Dharma; Reincarnate as a Lushena Buddha, obtain the Buddha country because of merit, and enjoy the body of the Pure Land; The body is Shakyamuni, in order to save all sentient beings, change with the situation! How can these three be mixed up! Lin Bai's voice fell, and the big lama on the side showed a gloomy color, obviously extremely dissatisfied with Lin Bai's bold assumptions.
"Don't lie!" Hearing this, the little lama waved his hand again and again, then turned his head to Lin Bai and said: "He has a rough temperament, and his speech is a little straight, you must not go to your heart, continue to speak, I want to hear what you have to say!" ”
Although there was no emotion in his words, Lin Bai could still see that the little lama obviously had doubts about his words. The doctrine of the three bodies is still controversial in Buddhism, just like the 'Trinity' in Christianity, where there are both proponents and opponents, and it is really ambiguous to rush to put them into one.
And the little lama is really a little curious, looking at Lin Bai's face and methods, he doesn't look like a person who cultivates Buddhism, but when he talks about the three bodies, he is the Tao, and he is simple to understand, as if he is familiar with his heart, which is really surprising!
However, this little lama didn't know that the reason why Lin Bai studied these things was actually related to the strange figure in the 100,000 mountains! No matter how Lin Bai thought and understood, he still felt that the figure should not exist in the world, suddenly appearing, suddenly disappearing, like a projection, it was very strange.
And after seeing Gesang's methods and seeing the so-called technique of condensing the Dharma Body, Lin Bai began to be a little moved, and began to wonder if that figure would be like the Dharma Body that Gesang and they gathered, all of which were made up of some kind of thing. That's why I began to study this Buddhist classic carefully, and I wanted to find some clues, which can be regarded as living and applying today.
"The Dharma body is empty, and the original is pure; Repay oneself and do all the good dharma, contemplate the perfection of one's own heart; Tens of millions of people, with the opportunity! Although there are differences, can you say that apart from the rebirth, the other two are not Shakyamuni? Lin Bai smiled slightly and said softly.
When the words fell, the great lama's lips moved, but he could not refute them at all. As Lin Bai said, the three bodies of Dharma retribution are in the Buddhist scriptures, although they are not the same, but they are all created by Shakyamuni, if the two are not Shakyamuni, then where did they come from, where did they come from, and the scriptures that everyone believes in have become empty words.
The little lama frowned slightly, and his heart was also thinking, Lin Bai's statement was indeed extremely fresh, and if he really used this statement to explain the reincarnation of the living Buddha, it would be reasonable. The reincarnation of a living Buddha is spiritually untouchable, which is the Dharma body, and the description of the appearance is completely different from the previous life, which is the corresponding body; And the reason why there are these two kinds of manifestation is to retribution and protection.
Not only them, but even the onlookers around them, listening to Lin Bai's words, also felt that their hearts seemed to be a little pure at this time, as if they had grasped something, but they couldn't say what they had gained!
"All living beings are immeasurable, and so are Buddhas; The world is immeasurable, and so is the Buddha land! If the six realms do not stop, the three bodies will exist forever, and they should have the opportunity to manifest sentient beings in the world. The reincarnation of a living Buddha is based on the good Dharma of the world, cultivating all good and judging all evil, and then further cultivating good without clinging to goodness, understanding emptiness, contemplating emptiness without emptiness, breaking through dust and sand, and achieving the Buddha fruit of the Dharma retribution and transformation into one body and three bodies! ”
After a moment's pause, Lin Bai's face was full of smiles, and he looked at the little lama and said slowly: "Zhu Gu, I don't know if you think my statement is biased, and can it explain the confusion in your heart?" ”
"You will always be my most honored guest!" The little lama didn't show his attitude, but from the admiration in his eyes when he looked at Lin Bai, it was enough to see that he agreed with Lin Bai's statement, and after a little hesitation, the little lama took off the beads on his wrist and chuckled: "If you have a fateful thing to send to a destined person, you and I have a great opportunity, and this thing will be given to you!" ”
"No, this thing is so valuable, how can you take it out and give it away! Please think about it! As soon as the little lama's voice fell, the big lamas on the side looked extremely anxious, walked forward quickly, and said in a deep voice.
Seeing the attitude of these great lamas, although Lin Bai didn't know what this bead string was, he also understood that this thing must be extremely valuable, so he waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "Please also ask Zhu Gu to take back this thing, how can Lin Mou be virtuous, he can't deserve this love!" ”
"It's fate, keep it!" The little lama waved his hand slightly, and after retreating from the big lamas around him, he looked at Lin Bai and said with a smile: "This thing and my fate have been exhausted, and the fate with you has just begun, even if I stay with it, there is no spirituality, it is not as good as the beauty of an adult, I hope you don't want to shirk again, such twists and turns, but I want to make me underestimate you!" ”
Lin Bai is also a single person, listening to the words of the little lama, knowing that he has made up his mind to give this thing to himself, if he refuses again, it does seem that he is a little hypocritical, so he smiled and reached out to take the bead string, and then put it on his wrist, arched his hand and said: "In this case, it will be disrespectful in the next place, I will definitely wear it with me, remember this kindness!" ”
"So good! I will not continue to bother if I ask for advice today, and I will see you later. After the little lama saluted Lin Bai with his hands folded, he bowed slightly to the big lamas beside him, did not stop any longer, turned around and walked towards the intersection.
"Zhu Gu, you don't know the preciousness of that bracelet, how can you give it away casually!" After walking away, Lin Bai's figure could no longer be seen, and the big lama hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "And I see that person is talking crazy, I'm afraid he is also the same as that young man, he is a swaggering and deceiving person. ”
"The pearl is in the dust, not necessarily, right?!" The little lama laughed slightly, and couldn't help but think of a message he had received before, and after a moment of silence, he chuckled: "This young man is really interesting, it seems that this matter really belongs to him!" “
Listening to the brainless words of the little lama in front of him, the big lama couldn't help but secretly slander, aren't you just a young man, otherwise how would you be so ridiculous as to give such a valuable thing to a swaggering person casually!
But he only dared to slander secretly in his stomach, but he still didn't dare to say it, turned around and looked at the direction where Lin Bai and the others were, and stomped his feet with some annoyance, the big lama didn't dare to say more, followed closely behind the little lama, and walked forward. If Lin Bai was here, he would definitely be stunned to find that the place where this big and small lama went was Drepung Temple!
Looking at the back of the little lama, Lin Bai's heart was full of doubts. Wearing this string of beads, he felt that his heart was extremely pure, and just now he looked at it with the eyes of heaven, and he saw that this thing was full of golden breath, obviously gathered a lot of faith and willingness, I am afraid that it should be a Buddhist protector of the Dharma weapon, this little lama actually sent it out casually, which really makes people curious about his identity!
When I return to Drepung Temple, I must ask Gesang to see what the little lama is and where the Dharma field is, otherwise I will get such benefits from others for no reason, which is really a little unreasonable.
After slowly putting away the beads, Lin Bai calmed down for a while, turned his head and swept towards the crowd, wanting to find the young man who had been swaggering and deceiving before. This person has the secret technique of looking at qi, and if he recites that spell like Cangyang and Master Gu, there must be some great secret in his body, and if he starts from him, he will definitely be able to find out.
But at this glance, Lin Bai was dumbfounded, the young man didn't run away, but his body trembled, just like a star chaser who met his favorite star, looking at Lin Bai's eyes full of fanatical worship.