About orthodox Buddhism

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Buddha refused to use avatar to preach.

Once, the Buddha came to the country of Mojedo and lived in the mango garden on the outskirts of Nalanda.

On this day, a Buddhist named "Zhuangshi" came to the Mango Garden to worship Buddha. After bowing to the Buddha, he suggested that the Buddha said:

"Buddha! Nalanda is a prosperous and wealthy city with a large population. If the Buddha can invite a monk to show his magic power in front of the public, then our Dalai people will definitely believe in Buddhism more. 」

The Buddha replied:

"strong! I have never taught monks to show their magical power to any family members. I only taught them to stay away from the noise, calm down and think talk.an excellent job. If they have made achievements, it is good to know them. If they make mistakes, they should repent and turn over a new leaf. 」

However, this layman named Stotti repeatedly asked the Buddha to show his magical power to the people, so as to win more people's respect for the Buddha and facilitate the Buddha and his disciples to promote Buddhism in this populous city and benefit more people.

The Buddha refused again and again, and explained why he didn't want to preach the magical dharma. Buddha said:

"strong! I can use three kinds of my own personal evidence to educate: one is the magical power of God's foot, the other is the magical power of heart, and the third is the magical power taught.

What is magical power? The supernatural power of god's feet is to change the extraordinary ability of many incarnations, such as invisibility, walking through walls, entering the ground, walking on water, flying in the air, emitting fireworks, dharma and so on.

However, if a Buddhist turns into a Sambo person tells another unbelieving friend:

"It's too rare, it's amazing! I have seen a monk who can show infinite magical powers. He can go straight to Brahma. What a great power and a great weed! 』

An unbelieving friend may answer like this:

"yes! There is such a bright spell that Qi Xin can work together. It is according to this mantra that the monk shows infinite power. 』

Like this, not only did it fail to achieve the purpose of promoting Buddhism, but it became a slander! Therefore, according to my observation, I know the shortcomings of using magical powers, so I don't like it, don't pay attention to it, and refuse to use magical powers for such purposes.

What magical power does he have? This is an extraordinary ability to know what others are thinking without being told.

Similarly, if a Buddhist turns into a Sambo person tells another unbelieving friend:

"It's too rare, it's amazing! I have met a monk who can express his mind and know what others are thinking. What a great power and a great weed! 』

An unbelieving friend may answer like this:

"yes! There is indeed such a spell, which can make people have magical power. The monk knows what others are thinking according to this mantra. 』

In this way, it has not achieved its goal, but has become a kind of slander! Therefore, according to my observation, I know the shortcomings of using magical powers, so I don't like it, don't pay attention to it, and refuse to use magical powers for such purposes.

For this reason, I don't teach monks to change their magical powers, but only teach them to calm down and think about Buddhism; Exposing our mistakes, rather than showing our achievements, is the magical power of our mentoring.

What is a teaching avatar? For example, teach monks this:

"You should think like this, not like that; Thought should be like this, not like that; We should leave these things and live there. 』

Speaking for him in this way, with pure content and righteous words, can make people practice successfully. After listening to these teaching methods and sayings, the elders and lay people at home can truly have a correct understanding of Buddhism, arouse their confidence in Buddhism, and be willing to leave home to study and achieve Sanming's liberation. This is the magical power of our monks. 」

@ Avatar is an extraordinary ability developed after meditation, which makes ordinary people feel magical and charming. However, what the Buddha wants to teach us is the complete cessation of troubles and the liberation of life, which is beyond the reach of the avatar. According to the records in Za agama, China agama 12 12, and the Eighth Corresponding Seven Classics of the Corresponding Department in12, among a group of 500 freed monks, there are as many as 320 people who have been freed by wisdom, accounting for 64%. However, according to the corresponding book 1270, the wisdom of freeing Arhat is a liberator without magical powers, while the book of Zaahan says in the 347th book, a liberator without meditation power above the first meditation will not be in the first meditation, and certainly there will be no magical powers. So there is no necessary relationship between avatar and liberation.

It seems a good idea to expand Buddhism with magical power or miracle. Even today, I'm afraid some people will think so. In fact, the Buddha explicitly rejected it more than 2000 years ago. At that time, Brahmanism was popular with spells and spells, which emphasized magical power and miracles. If the development of Buddhism follows the wishes of ordinary people and rashly gets on such a train, how can pure Buddhism be introduced because of the wrong place? The Buddha assessed that this method did more harm than good, so he didn't want to preach that Buddhism had magical powers, nor did he want monks to attract people with magical powers. In today's environment, most people are still eager for magical powers and miracles, which is basically the same as that of the Buddha. I'm afraid it's not necessary to explore the territory of Buddhism by displaying magical powers. On the contrary, it blurs the attraction of pure Buddhism and will eventually lose more than it gains.

Teaching the avatar is different from the avatar of god's feet and the avatar of god's heart. This is not the supernatural, unobstructed and mysterious magical power that most people think. According to the Buddha's explanation, it is through indoctrination that Buddhism practice one after another, and then enlightenment, complete cessation of troubles and liberation. Originally, it had nothing to do with divine power, but from the point of view that it can lead an ordinary person to become a liberated saint, countless people can be changed and benefited through ten, ten, hundreds and thousands of times of teaching.

@ Once, the Buddha lived in a nice house in Galanto Bamboo Garden, the capital of Mojeto, north of King Snake City.

At that time, four Brahmin practitioners with five magical powers got together to discuss how to avoid death. Finally, their conclusion is:

"When death comes, no matter how tough and powerful people are, they should hide with their own magical powers so that death can't find them. 」

The first yogi flew in the air and tried to avoid death in this way. He died in the air.

The second yogi dived into the deep sea, trying to avoid death in this way and died in the sea.

The third yogi sneaked into the mountainside, trying to avoid death in this way and died in the mountain.

The fourth yogi dived into the rock, trying to avoid death in this way, and died in the rock.

Knowing this, the Buddha took this opportunity to teach the monks:

"Monk! People who want to avoid death should think about four truths, which four?

Everything is impermanent, which is the first truth, so never forget to practice;

Everything is bitter, this is the second truth, we should think about this truth;

All laws have no self, which is the third truth, and we should think about this truth;

Extinction is nirvana, which is the fourth truth, and we should think about it carefully. 」

@ All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have great magical powers and will never use them to do Buddhist things. All buddhas and bodhisattvas teach people by Buddhism. Avatar will misunderstand when doing Buddhism. Why? Buddha magic does not divide. Demons like to do Buddhism with magical powers. Buddha and demon decide differently. The Buddha decided to teach by Buddhism. One is Buddhism, and the other is supernatural power. This is the difference between Buddha and demon, especially in the last period of Buddhism. The last volume and a half of the Shurangama Sutra is about fifty kinds of evil spirits, all of which act by absorbing all living beings with magical powers. Buddha is not as good as. Buddhism teaches you to practice three conversions, teaching you to feel but not be fascinated, to be right but not evil, and to be clean but not dirty. Teach you to read Buddha honestly, practice without confusion, and teach you to keep your duty and obey the rules. This is Buddhism.

@ A fellow initiate told me that he had many auspicious images when he first studied Buddhism, but now they are all gone. Is this a retrogression? Didn't take a step back Why is it so common for beginners? Beginners must help you build confidence. When you enter the door, you gain self-confidence. You often show that you are bound to go to divine power, and when you go to divine power, you will go to evil power. You should keep that in mind. The Buddha decided not to do magical Buddhist work. Anyone who uses magical powers to do Buddhism is not Buddhism.

@ Buddha and Bodhisattva do have magical powers. Why not use the avatar to do Buddhism? Because the devil has magical powers, if the Buddha uses magical powers for Buddhism, he always uses magical powers, so we can't tell the difference between the Buddha and the devil. Buddha teaches all beings with Buddhism, but the devil can't. If the devil also educates all beings with Buddhism, then he is a Buddha and is no longer called the devil. Therefore, the Buddha must be teaching all beings with Buddhism. Anyone who attracts sentient beings with magical powers should be careful. This is not Buddhism.

@ "Or God's feet". God is sufficient to help all living beings achieve the magical power. But you should know that the Buddha doesn't always use magical powers to attract all beings. What's the reason? Because monsters have magical powers. To attract people with magical powers, in other words, buddha magic can't tell. So the Buddha decided to ban the avatar and not use this thing; In preaching, the devil can't preach, but he can show his magic. In this way, there is a clear boundary between the devil and the Buddha.