simplicity
1, Zen master Yongjia doesn't eat hoes.
Zen master Huilin wore a pair of shoes for 20 years, and walked barefoot when she met the flat and soft ground.
3. Master Tonghui wears a suit all year round, and his clothes are patched. No matter winter or summer, he wears the same suit.
4. Regardless of the size of the charity, Master Hui Kai immediately distributed relief to the poor.
5. Master Xing Yin kept company with birds and animals every day while practicing in Buddha Finger Rock in Lushan Mountain. Those animals were very docile and approached him without any fear. And then stood smartly and died.
6. Monk Damei visited the Zen master Mazu, and after seeing his heart clearly, he lived in seclusion in the mountains. He was invited to be an official. Monk Damei replied humorously: "A pool of lotus leaves is endless, and eating pine flowers is more than enough. Just after the world knew where he lived, he moved to a small house and lived in it. 」
7. Master Fu Shang lives in Jingde Temple in Yizhou. He wears a big hat beside him during the day, sits on the roadside and recites scriptures, and never climbs the mountain. Because the road is quiet and there are few people coming and going, he has nothing to gain. Someone asked him, "Master! Why not go to a crowded place in the city for alms? He replied, "I only need a penny or two to live on, so why climb again?" " 」
Zhao Zhongshu, the secretariat of Lingzhou, is a very cruel official. After hearing the news, he didn't believe that there was such a light fame and fortune in the world, so he went to visit him specially. Zhao Cishi rode by and deliberately dropped a pile of money. Master Fu Shang was still reading his Buddhist scriptures, without looking up. Zhao Cishi sent someone back to withdraw money after a long walk. Master Fu Shang also ignored him. Master Zhao came back and asked, "Master! All you get every day is a penny or two. There is a lot of money falling in front of you now. Why not accept it? Master Fu Shang replied, "This is not my money. How can I keep it for myself? "? " Zhao Ling was convinced by the secretariat and personally dismounted to worship the rich merchant mage.
(2) Respect teachers
1. In order to meet Master Dharma, Master Shen Guang stood outside the door until the snow covered his knees. To show sincerity, he broke his arm and prayed for Buddha.
2. Master Fakuang of Jin Dynasty lost his father in his early years and was very filial to his stepmother. After becoming a monk, he became a monk with Tan Yin. One day, monk Tanyin was seriously ill, and Master Fakuang prayed to the Buddha for seven days and seven nights, repenting and praying for the master's safety. On the seventh day, I suddenly saw five colors of light shining into monk Tan Yin's bedroom. Monk Tanyin felt as if someone was shaking him by hand, and his illness gradually improved.
3. Master Dao An of Jin Dynasty became a monk at the age of twelve. He was clever, but he was ugly, so he didn't get the attention of his master. His master sent him to do hard work and odd jobs. He doesn't complain at all, and he works hard. It was three years before he asked Master to read the Bible. Master gave him a 5,000-word "Yi Bian". He works during the day and reads famous books in his spare time. When he came back in the evening, he borrowed a classic from Master. The master asked him, "You haven't finished reading the classics you invited this morning, so why did you invite them again?" Master Dao An replied, "I know it by heart." The master was surprised, but didn't believe it. He gave him a 10,000-word "Guang Jin Ming Jing". I didn't expect to go to work during the day and come back at night, so he returned the Golden Sutra to Master. Master told him to recite, and he did recite every word. At this time, his master was greatly surprised.
(3) Filial piety
1, the Taoist priest takes care of his mother's clothes, diet, defecation, etc. For decades. Wherever he goes to lecture, he carries his mother and Buddha on his shoulders.
2. Master Bei in the Tang Dynasty was originally surnamed Xie, and his father was drowned by water for fishing. He wanted to repay his father with Buddhism, so he became a monk. He is diligent, ascetic every day, and close to Master Xuefeng. One day, because he was going to visit a famous teacher, he took a water bag, cut his foot with something, and became enlightened after bleeding. Later, I dreamed that my father came to thank me and said, "Because you became a monk, I was blessed by you to ascend to heaven, so I came to tell you." 」
During the great famine, Master Daupi went on a hunger strike to support his mother. Later, his mother asked him to go to Huoshan to retrieve the remains of his father who died in battle. He went to Huoshan to chant incantations day and night and brought his father's bones home. That night, his mother dreamed that her husband was coming.
(4) Loyalty to the monarch
1, the Jin Dynasty Buddha Tucheng urged Schleswig to stop killing people.
2. Please don't persuade the emperor to take the four seas as his home and all the people as his sons, to be benevolent and moral, and to preach good words.
Master Tan advised Emperor Wu to practice "Five Repentances of Bodhisattva", and Emperor Wu asked him, "What sin do I have to confess? Master Tan replied, "Although Yao Shun is a saint, he still talks about himself. How can you be so narrow-minded and say that you have no sin to confess? 」
(5) compassion.
1. When the Buddha was alive, one of his disciples (a monk) went to a jewelry store to beg for food. The jeweler is wearing a string of precious jewels. Just as the jeweler went in to get food, the goose saw the orb reflected in the monk's robes, which was orange-red and looked like a piece of meat, and swallowed it.
When the jeweler came out, he was very angry when he saw that one of the jewels was missing. He mistook the monk for stealing, so he beat the monk. In order to protect the goose, the monk gave him a beating. Later, the monk was beaten and bleeding, and the goose came to lick the blood. In a rage, the jeweler killed the goose, and the monk shed tears of pity unintentionally. The jeweler asked him why, and he told him what had happened. The jeweler hurried to make amends, repent and worship to the monks.
Master Fallon often helps the poor and the sick. When he sees an animal to be killed, he will buy it back to the temple to raise it. So there are many chickens, ducks, geese, dogs and other animals in the livestock breeding area. Strange to say, animals seem to be very similar to humans. When the master sleeps, the animals immediately become silent.
3. The master Shunzhi of Sui Dynasty lived in Tingshan. A hunter chased a pheasant to the home of Shunzhi's master. The owner of Shunzhi urged the hunter not to hurt the pheasant again. At this time, the hunter was surprised, broke his bow and arrow and let go of the eagle used to find prey. From then on, I changed my profession and stopped killing people.
Master Zhi Yan in Tang Dynasty often sucks pus for many people with malignant sores, and also teaches them how to clean up their filth and take good care of them. Later, he died in the ward with a beautiful face and a strange smell all over his body, which lasted about ten days.
The Zen master Zhikuan in Tang Dynasty is kind-hearted and likes to take care of patients. No matter how far the journey is, no matter where it is, whether it is a yogi or a secular, it is all taken care of by yourself. Some patients have abdominal sores and pus can't flow out, so he sucks the pus out with his mouth to make the patient recover.
One day, he carried the scriptures with a donkey. On the way, he met a master Bao Siam lying on the side of the road with a broken foot. He gave the donkey to Master Bao Siam to ride and walked by himself.
When there is famine, he cooks for the poor and sick, takes off his clothes and gives them to those who freeze to death, persuading them to recite Buddha and practice blessing.