Since Cai Zhizhong believed in Buddhism and set foot in Shaolin Temple, do you have your own religious beliefs?

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Cai Zhizhong, a Taiwanese cartoonist, became a monk in Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Henan Province on June, 2020165438+1October 7, and Shaolin abbot Shi Yongxin personally shaved Cai Zhizhong's hair in the Buddhist Scripture Pavilion. There is no longer Cai Zhizhong in the world of mortals. Since then, Buddhism has become a novice monk, whose dharma name is stone. Cai Zhizhong, 1948 was born in Changhua, Taiwan Province, and he is 72 years old. He is a well-known cartoonist and has created countless cartoons in his life. More than 65,438+000 classic cartoons such as Zhuangzi, Laozi and Liezi have been translated into various languages and published in more than 30 countries and regions, with sales exceeding 50 million copies. His cartoon Lao Zi won the Golden Horse Award for Best Cartoon Feature Film.

Cai Zhizhong's works are very popular. His ink paintings cost 6800 to 65438+2000 yuan. So, when I was 36 years old, I owned three houses with 2.2 million RMB. Up to now, I have achieved financial freedom. 1990 takes three years. Cai Zhizhong immigrated to Canada, lived an idle life and began to study Buddhist scriptures. He spent three years studying Buddhism in seclusion and drew countless cartoons about Buddhist stories. The painting style is elegant, simple and profound, which is deeply loved by painting and calligraphy lovers.

Since then, Cai Zhizhong has been fascinated by collecting bronze buddhas. He earned 14000 yuan from painting every day, and then used the money to collect bronze buddhas in Hong Kong, Japan and other places. In a few years, he collected more than 3000 bronze buddhas. He told others that bronze Buddha statues with different heights and postures were the source of his creative inspiration.

In order to create, Cai Zhizhong once sat in a chair for 58 hours and stayed in his room for more than 40 days. Perhaps all scholars engaged in research are like this, with long hair and unkempt appearance, immersed in their own academic world.

Finally one day, Cai Zhizhong said: If I die of old age in Vancouver, I will not be reconciled. I won't stay in Canada. I don't want to die of old age here. I will go back to Taipei to see chinese comic and Buddhist scriptures.

He said that he has earned enough money in his life, and he will never cut off any life to make money, so he can enjoy the rest of his time freely.

Perhaps it was his last wish to escape into an empty door, and he realized it, handing himself over to Buddha and Bodhisattva and an illusory world-cartoon Buddhism that he spent half his life describing.

In fact, it is not surprising that celebrities become monks. Many popular artists choose to become monks for personal reasons. Like singing? Come to Taipei to watch the rain in winter? Taiwan Province's famous singer Mai once chose to become a monk in an ancient temple in An. Xu Xiaoming, a famous director in the last century, directed TV dramas? Huo Yuanjia? Being popular all over the country, Yuen San Wong, starring Huo Yuanjia, finally chose to become a monk.

Becoming a monk can purify the mind and escape the troubles of the world. Jumping out of the three realms is not in the five elements. If you can do this and make yourself carefree and carefree from now on, it will be a blessing. But obviously only a few people can do it, and most people can't see through the world of mortals, so they can only be ordinary people and live hard.