Biography of Yang Fei

Chapter 207 Scam
Avalokitesvara on the front is holding a sutra case, Avalokitesvara on the right is holding a lotus flower, and Avalokitesvara on the left is holding a rosary, which in turn symbolize wisdom, peace and kindness.Each Dharma image contains a great intelligence and sensing function, which can increase blessings and wisdom, and protect peace.Avalokitesvara is holding a scripture box on the front, which embodies Avalokitesvara's prajna virtue, that is, wisdom and virtue.Avalokitesvara is holding rosary beads on the left side, which embodies the virtue of liberation of Avalokitesvara, that is, to completely get rid of ignorance, troubles and all kinds of shackles, to achieve the realm of great freedom and ease, and to express the compassionate spirit of "all living beings chant Buddha, Buddha chant all living beings".The right hand holds the lotus Avalokitesvara, which embodies the Dharmakaya virtue of Avalokitesvara.The statue of Avalokitesvara generally expresses the image of Avalokitesvara's great mercy and compassion of "great compassion for all sentient beings, and great compassion for all sentient beings to suffer".It is the spiritual symbol of "compassion", "wisdom" and "peace".

One day, Guanyin Bodhisattva turned into a village woman, holding a brocade box with a bronze mirror in it, and sold it on the streets of Luoyang.Many people on the street came forward to inquire about the price of the mirror.

The Bodhisattva said: "This mirror of mine is a rare treasure. It will sell for 1000 taels of silver, and I won't sell it for a penny less." Hearing what the Bodhisattva said, someone asked where the precious mirror was.The Bodhisattva explained: "This precious mirror can firstly see the good and evil of people's hearts, and secondly, it can reflect everything in the past. Based on these two points, it is worth 1000 taels of silver." One person didn't believe it, so he asked, "How can this be done?" Baby, can you let me have a try?"

The Bodhisattva said: "Of course you can, but you have to pay three Wen for taking a look in my mirror." The man immediately took out the three Wen and handed it to the Bodhisattva.The Bodhisattva took out the precious mirror and told him: "When looking in the mirror, you must concentrate and not think about it, so that you can see your true form." The man nodded and focused on looking at the mirror.After about a bag of cigarettes, he really saw pictures in the mirror, all of which were his previous actions.

In the end, he saw himself falling into the animal realm after death, reborn as a bitch in the next life.After seeing all this, the man was horrified.But those who watched did not see anything.Guanyin Bodhisattva took back the mirror from his hand and asked: "Is it worth looking at this mirror once for three pennies?" To look in the mirror.A total of 3000 people took a look in the mirror.After taking the photo, most of the people either showed frightened or frowning faces, and only a small number of people were elated.

In a blink of an eye, it was already dark, and the Bodhisattva said to everyone: "This precious mirror is not expensive for only 1000 taels of silver. It's a pity that everyone is common-sighted and has no knowledge of goods." After finishing speaking, the Bodhisattva put the precious mirror back. In the box, the Dharma appeared in front of everyone.Only then did everyone realize that it was Guanyin Bodhisattva who came to enlighten them.

It’s just that in the eyes of different people at the scene, the Bodhisattva presents different Dharma appearances: in the eyes of the wicked, the Bodhisattva presents the appearance of the golden god and the seven evil spirits, which is very terrifying; People are terrified; in the eyes of good people, the Bodhisattva presents the image of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with benevolent brows and kind eyes.

So, everyone discussed to use the money that each of them took out but the Bodhisattva did not take away, to build a temple on the spot to enshrine the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva.It's just that this Bodhisattva statue has three faces, the front is the face of the Bodhisattva, the left is the face of great anger, the right is the face of anger, and it holds a mirror in its hand.

The three sides symbolize wisdom, peace and kindness in turn.Each face contains a kind of great intelligence and sensing function, which can add blessings and wisdom, bless peace, and eliminate disasters.On the front, it embodies Guanyin's prajna virtue, that is, the virtue of wisdom. It means that Guanyin "saves people in white, and has both wisdom and compassion." Take the opportunity to save yourself, and use prajna to enlighten the wisdom of all living beings.

The great anger side on the left embodies Guanyin's liberation virtue, that is, to completely get rid of ignorance, troubles and all kinds of shackles, to reach the realm of great freedom and ease, and to express the compassionate spirit of "all living beings chant the Buddha, and the Buddha chant all living beings".On the right, the side with anger embodies Avalokitesvara's Dharmakaya virtue, which means "Chang Le Wu Jing" symbolizes the fleshy heart of all living beings, "Heart Buddha and all living beings, there is no difference between the three". All sentient beings are suffering", the image of great compassion.It is the spiritual symbol of "compassion", "wisdom" and "peace".

The right side is enshrined as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, because he is as restless as the earth, and his meditation is deep and dense, just like Ksitigarbha, so he is called Ksitigarbha. It is said that he is like the earth, containing countless seeds of good roots.The ashram of Ksitigarbha is Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province, which is also one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China.According to Buddhist scriptures, 500 years after Sakyamuni Buddha died, he was born as the prince of Silla (Korean Peninsula) with the surname of Jin and the name of Qiaojue. bhikkhu.When Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was 24 years old, he came to China by sea. Because he liked Chinese Buddhist classics, he traveled thousands of miles to China. After visiting the great rivers and mountains, he entered Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui to practice hard. At that time, Jiuhua Mountain was owned by Mingong and Daoming father and son. At that time, the Duke of Min admired Dizang's asceticism and decided to build a temple for him. When he asked how much land "Ksitigarbha" needed, Dizang said, "One cassock is enough!" In the air, the cassock grew bigger and bigger, covering the entire Jiuhua Mountain. Hou Mingong sent his son Daoming to the temple to practice, and he himself went to the temple to practice.Because of the Buddhist jungle system in the temple, Duke Min called his son Daoming a senior and himself a junior. Later, the two became the left and right servants of Dizang. Buddhist shrine.When Jin Qiaojue was 99 years old, he passed away sitting in a letter after reciting the gatha. When he was buried in a vat three years later, his body was not bad and his complexion was alive. The dizzying sound of the golden lock means that the Bodhisattva came to the world, so he entered the tower with his whole body. This is the world-famous Ksitigarbha Body Pagoda. Every July [-]th and July [-]th are the birthdays and enlightenment days of Dizang. Tens of thousands of believers worship him in Qianshan, and Dizang Bodhisattva once said: "If I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell will not go to hell." Empty, you will never become a Buddha, if the hell is empty, you will find Bodhi."

Wei Baoheng was not in the mood to appreciate the Buddha statues here, so he asked someone to inquire, and they said that Master Mingjing had gone to practice in seclusion, and now the great monk Mingkong is taking care of this monastery.

Wei Baoheng sneered nonstop, what kind of closed-door practice, I'm afraid he's doing something harmful again, it's okay!He has the ability to tell him to come out obediently!
After Wu Zong exterminated Buddhism, the influence of Buddhism was hit hard.After Xuanzong ascended the throne, the temples were restored one after another.By the time of Yizong, the influence of Buddhism developed rapidly again.He himself indulged in it, built Buddhist temples widely, built large Buddha statues, and donated countless money.Under Yizong's advocacy, large-scale Dharma conferences and ashrams flourished unprecedentedly, and the sutras and Buddha's chant in Chang'an Buddhist Temple began to resound once again, praising the real Bodhisattva.Li Cui, Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, believed in Buddhism and neglected state affairs. He often went to Buddhist temples to give gifts and to play outside the palace. He especially liked to visit temples where tourists gathered.

This Huguo Temple is also a place where the emperor often comes, and the great monk Mingkong here has also received several times.Wei Baoheng found out that there was a large amount of property stored in the Huguo Temple, including thousands of pieces of silk and satin sent by the Jianghuai local officials to present to the emperor, which were temporarily stored in the Huguo Temple.Wei Baoheng finds a group of beggars and encourages them to take a big risk, earn a lot of money, and make a fortune.

How could they let go of such an opportunity to make a fortune?So he found a person who looked like Tang Yizong, dressed up as a handsome tourist, hugged him, and walked into the Huguo Temple swaggeringly.This magnificent traveler first wrote an astonishing amount of incense money in the donation book of Huguo Temple, which surprised Monk Mingkong.Mingkong has also seen it many times, and he is very similar to it, but today is a micro-service, some dare not confirm it, but he dare not rush to ask.

These people then generously rewarded the beggars in the monastery. This group of beggars had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so they asked for it again and again, so that all the reward money brought by the rich man was given out, which could not satisfy all the beggars.

At this time, a servant of the rich man said to the monk in a low voice: "Borrow the money from the temple."

The great monk hesitated, staring at the rich man who seemed to be the current emperor, he couldn't make up his mind for a while. "Are you afraid he won't pay back?" The servant blinked at the monk. "Ah, dare not, dare not! It's easy to say, easy to say." The great monk concluded that the rich man who visited the temple was the emperor.Therefore, in addition to generously taking out the cash in the temple, he also took out the thousands of bolts of silk and satin stored in the temple, and let the rich man generously share it with the beggars.Before the rich man left, his servant said in the ear of the great monk: "Do you know who he is? Wait for the reward! You will build a bigger monastery!"

Monk Mingkong was very happy, thinking that he had done a great event for Huguo Temple, if Master Mingjing came out, he would definitely be grateful to him.

Unexpectedly, not long after this group of people left, Jingzhao Yin Wenzhang came to the door with the servants and drove all the pilgrims out of the Huguo Temple. Monk Mingkong was very surprised. Could it be that the emperor's reward arrived so soon?

Wen Zhang looked stern, and said: "I received a secret report that the monks in the Huguo Temple were guarding themselves and stealing all the property of the court. Is there such a thing?" Monk Ming Kong was shocked and said: "My lord Mingchao! The emperor came here just now and used all his belongings for charity, how could it be that poor monks and other guards stole from themselves?"

Wen Zhang sneered and said, "Ming Kong! How courageous you are! How dare you slander the emperor without mentioning theft! I met the emperor when I went to court today. How could the emperor come out of the palace? It's nonsense!"

Monk Mingkong was stunned, only then did he realize that he had been cheated!Hastily knelt down and said: "My lord! The poor monk was deceived by a group of beggars! They pretended to be the emperor and defrauded the property of the Huguo Temple! My lord, it's not us who are guarding and stealing!"

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