Is the cloth bag monk really true? Which dynasty did he come from?

The cloth-bag monk is one of the Seven Blessed Gods (Ebisu-Darkness-Vishamun-Longevity-Fulushou-Fortune-Cloth-bag monk). His surname is unknown, his origin is unknown, his smile is always open, his brow is furrowed, he often plays the fool, and he often carries a cloth bag.

Hou Liang period in the Five Dynasties

Monks were born in Fenghua, Mingzhou (now Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang). Because he often carries a cloth bag, he is also called a cloth bag monk. Jiang Zongba often makes friends with cloth-bag monks and worships them as teachers. After traveling for three years, one day they were taking a bath in Changting Creek. Zongba saw that the cloth bag monk had four eyes on his back. It is said that before he died, he left a few words: "Maitreya Buddha is really Maitreya Buddha, incarnating tens of billions, always showing it to people when people are ignorant", so the saying that this monk is the incarnation of Maitreya Buddha and Bodhisattva is widely circulated.

All kinds of cloth-bag monks (20) have countless adventures in their lives. They are happy to lie in the snow, and the snow doesn't touch them. It can predict luck and weather. On sunny days, he wore high-toothed clogs and ran to the bridge and knelt down. On rainy days, he put on wet sandals and hurried on the road to signal that it was going to rain, which was very effective every time. He is regarded as a great miracle. There is a poem that says: A bowl of rice, walking alone on Wan Li Road, a few witnesses, asking for directions. It describes the carefree and unrestrained life of a cloth bag monk.

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Most Buddhist temples in China worship the big-bellied Maitreya Buddha (or the big-bellied bhikkhu) based on him. Because his image is usually smiling and holding a cloth bag, he is often considered by businessmen to be festive and auspicious and regarded as a god of wealth.

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Legend lamp record of Jingdezhen

Bag Buddhists follow fate, and Zen machines are everywhere. According to "Jingdezhen Deng Chuan" (Volume 27), once, there was a

A monk walked in front of the cloth bag monk, and the monk touched the monk's back. When the monk turned around, he said, "Give me a penny." The Zen master replied, "If I can get it, I will give you a penny." The monk immediately put down his bag and stood with his hands crossed. Another white deer monk asked him, "What about the cloth bag?" He put down his bag at once. He asked again, "What happened under the cloth bag?" He left with a bag on his back. Once, a cloth bag monk was standing in the street, and a Zen monk asked him, "What is the monk doing here?" He replied, "I'm waiting for someone." The Zen master looked at it and said, "Here we go! Coming! " He said, "You are not this person." The Zen master asked, "Who is this man?" The monk said, "You give me a penny." Later, the monk in the cloth bag sang: Only by being a Buddha with one heart and one mind, the ten squares are the most spiritual things in the world. Make good use of your poor life, everything is not as true as your heart. Teng Teng is carefree and idle. After all, he is a monk. If you see the real road at present, it would be great to see nothing. What's the difference between all laws? What's the difference between them? Why bother seeking justice? The king of the heart knows a lot, but the wise man knows nothing. Non-sanctity is extraordinary, and it is not firm to separate the sacred feelings. Priceless heart beads are round and clean, and they are all empty. People can be broad-minded, clear-cut, boundless and sublime. If you take Brocade down the old country road, Mochow won't be heard everywhere. In the third year of Liang (9 17), a monk in a cloth bag sat on a rock under the east porch of Mingzhou Temple.

Before the photo collection of Chinese painting cloth-bag monks (12 photos) was destroyed, it was said: "Maitreya Buddha is a real Maitreya Buddha. There are hundreds of billions of people in both places, and people don't know it all the time." Then sit down safely. At this point, everyone knows that the bag monk who walked wildly turned out to be the embodiment of Maitreya. Soon, someone saw the monk walking around with a cloth bag on his back in other States, so the whole world competed to draw his image and offer it at home. It is said that his whole body relic is still well preserved in the East Hall of Lin Yue Temple. Today, as soon as you walk to the temple, you can see the smiling Maitreya Buddha and Bodhisattva in front of the mountain, which seems to welcome every believer or tourist who goes up the mountain. The following poem can best illustrate the bodhisattva's full joy: people who are destined to meet eventually, why not be full of joy? The more things you can tolerate in the world, the better. Why not tolerate them? I am full of tolerance, but I am full of joy at how many things in the world, and I laugh at the worries in the world. Be patient, put up with the world, laugh often and laugh at the ridiculous people in the world. Bag monk, a famous monk in Japan, is a famous monk who often hears everyone laugh, laugh and laugh strongly. He has only done one thing in his life, and that is laughing. This is his message, his creed and classics. In Japan, no one in memory is more respected than a cloth bag monk. In front of the statue of the cloth bag monk displayed in every room, people can feel the trace of his heartfelt smile. His smile stayed in the hearts of everyone who heard it. His smile touched his nature and created a human voice. The cloth bag is unique. In the whole world, all people can be nourished by his smile, everyone's soul can be purified by his smile, and everyone can feel pure happiness from his smile. His laughter is unfathomable, but what rings in people's hearts is happy music. "Song of Transplanting" has a hundred flowers in spring, a moon in autumn and a cool breeze in summer. This is a good time to let rotine have a rest. Like a pine tree and an evil flower. Not as good as the one in front of me. One day, it was hit by frost. I see pine trees, but I don't see flowers. There is no anger in my mouth. There is no anger in my heart. The priceless treasure has never gone out. It is true that the Buddha is in Lingshan. It's just that in your heart, everyone has a Ling Mountain Tower to practice Buddhism in Ling Mountain Tower. When I was alive, when you came to Kim, put the green seedlings in the field and lowered your head, you will see that your heart is clean in the water. Facts have proved that this is a retrogression. There is still a long way to go. Don't wait for the mountain to burn. Leave the white sky without resentment. There are immortals outside the world for thirty-three days. I am afraid that mortals are not strong, and there is no Amitabha in the south!

Budai Shang Nong Yi

The common name of "Bao Monk" is Zhang Qiben, and his real name is Changting Pavilion. He comes from Changting Village, Qiao Feng Town. Born in troubled times in Hou Liang, he was determined to become a monk. He often runs around with his bag on his back, uninhibited. When Qi died, he sat on a rock and said a few words: "Maitreya is really Maitreya, incarnating trillions;" Always showing the time, people don't know. " When you say it, it disappears. This makes people realize that the fat monk is the embodiment of Maitreya Buddha. Later, according to his appearance, people shaped a potbellied Chinese Maitreya Buddha, which was enshrined in the Tianwang Temple, and has since replaced the orthodox Maitreya Buddha in Buddhism, becoming famous all over the world for thousands of years. There are many legends about him, some of which are similar to Jigong.

Bag monk farming 2

During the Five Dynasties Back Beam, one winter, just before dawn, there was Zhang in Changting, Fenghua, and the cloth bag monk figure in Laile Village was detained.

[1] When I was fishing on a bamboo raft in Qianjiang, I looked up and saw a thin piece of ice floating from Lin Yue Temple on the bridge. On the ice, there is a little boy of seven or eight years old, wearing only a blue Chinese-style chest covering and smiling on his face. His scalp is round, his stomach is round, his hands and calves are round, and there is a green cloth bag under his round ass. Zhang Zhongtian has no son. In a blink of an eye, Xiao Qi became a young man. The appearance is also interesting, with bare forehead, big belly, tea tray face and big mouth, which makes people laugh. Besides, he is kind-hearted, diligent and likes to help others. Everyone in the village liked him and gave him a nickname "Happy Monk". This spring, Zhang San next door is going to farm. Please help me and promise me this. On that day, Li Si, Wu Zhao and Liu Wang all wanted to catch up with the farming season, and they came to ask for help, which was also a promise. A few days later, when the seedling gate is closed, the farmers will treat the people who have helped each other as usual. However, when I arrived at this family, my neighbors and eight families quarreled and pulled, saying that this day was to help their family farm, which was quite difficult, so I had to sneak away and pull it down. Chucky likes to make fun of others. One day, a person in his own family planted a mountain and a field, and four young people across the mountain were planting a mountain and a field. So he said, "You four plant two acres of land, and I will plant two acres of land to see who plants it first." "Four epigenetic defy spirit, thinking, theory of farming, the four of us in Changting put aside the forehead-jump, not as good as you a' happy monk'. Immediately promised to compare high and low. The four epigenetic gritted their teeth, did not straighten up and did not rest; Don't wipe your sweat, your hands grow fast like car water. If you see this, don't be right, or you will be defeated. Immediately, a broken straw sandal was thrown across the ridge. As soon as the straw sandals fell into the ground, they became a big carp and swam to the feet of the first epigenetic. The epigenetic lost the seedling handle and began to catch carp. Carp jumped up and landed in front of the second epigenetic, splashing him with mud. The second generation lost their seedlings and went to catch fish. The big carp jumped all over the mountain, and the fourth generation chased them all over the field. Until dark, more than half of the two acres of land were not planted. Look at the hills here. The rice seedlings have been planted together. In this way, after planting the last bunch of seedlings, there is a small folk song: "You have a young seedling in your hand and plant Futian, and you will see water in the sky and six clean rice (roads). Backward is forward. "Before he died, the cloth bag monk left a message:" Maitreya Buddha is really Maitreya Buddha, with thousands of members, who always show it to people when they are young, but they don't know when they are young. "