Yoga disseminator, as a small branch of Hinduism, why can Buddhism develop into a world religion in China?
- As a small branch of Hinduism, why can Buddhism develop into a world religion in China?
- When you reach middle age, when you live in an unwilling living environment and do not have the ability to change it for the time being, how do you face and continue?
As a small branch of Hinduism, why can Buddhism develop into a world religion in China?
Who says it's a branch. That's a lie.
Hinduism is the foundation of Brahminism. Brahminism is good or bad. just look at Xizang in India now and before liberation.
At first, Buddhism is more like a philosophy, more like our native Confucianism and Taoism, but the difference is that one is born and the other is China's entry into the WTO. But what they have in common is in line with Chinese philosophy (except Tibetan Buddhism).
So it can be spread in China, after all, it is a religion that advocates equality to solve worries.
Hinduism and Brahminism are all about inequality, with the caste system as an example.
So the worst religion is Brahminism, and so is Hinduism.
First of all, it needs to be affirmed that the super complementarity between Buddhism and Chinese local ideology and culture has given Buddhism a soil for development in China.
Of course, Buddhism has also experienced continuous religious reform in order to integrate Chinese traditional thought. To grow to where it is today.
Among them, many sects of Buddhism also have their own ups and downs. For example, the knowledge-only sect founded by Xuan Zang, also known as the Legend sect, gradually withdrew from the stage of history because the theory was too esoteric and obscure to understand. The same sects of esoteric sect, Pure Land sect, Huayan sect, and so on, are also withering for various reasons.
The highest achievement of the Sinicization of Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, has gone through the process of localization in China, followed the path of citizenization, and finally compatible with Chinese thought, so that it can be popularized on a large scale.
Zen Buddhism, originated from Buddha Sakyamuni's smiles, and was understood by his heart-to-heart disciple she she, thus creating Zen Buddhism.
Later, it was introduced into China by the ancestor of Dharma in the Northern and Southern dynasties, and later generations also called Dharma as the ancestor of Chinese Zen Buddhism.
The most important contribution is Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism. During the Tang Dynasty, Huineng reformed the thought of Zen and pushed it to the families of ordinary people. Among them, the six ancestral altar Sutra is the only Buddhist scripture other than that told by Buddha Sakyamuni. It comes from Huineng's lecture notes.
In fact, in the Tan Jing, there are also many Confucianists. Taoist ideas are expressed in the language of Buddhism. For example, Huineng said after awakening: when is self-nature? He is full of nature. It is the thought of Mencius: all things are prepared in me, reflexive and happy. Huineng made Buddhism compatible with a series of Confucian and Taoist thoughts.
Tan Jing and Huineng are also the highest and only evaluated by Chairman Mao Zedong, civilian religious reformers and thinkers. It pushed Zen Buddhism from the scholar-official class to the civilian class.
At this point, to the Zen Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty, the overall structure has been formed in China, and then experienced the inheritance and reform from generation to generation, thus in the Chinese land, spread branches and leaves everywhere, blossom step by step, and continue to this day.
Buddhism, in essence, is not a religion, because there is no God coming and dominating the world. There is only, Buddha. The original intention of the Buddha is the meaning of the enlightened, that is to say, the Buddha is an enlightened person, while a person is an unawakened Buddha. All sentient beings have Buddha nature, the former fantasies are mortal, and the later enlightenment is both Buddha.
Zen, the original meaning: static filtration, also known as thinking maintenance. It is a sect that becomes a Buddha by thinking, practicing and awakening. Buddha Sakyamuni called it the wonderful Heart of Nirvana.
The core idea of Zen Buddhism is: do not set up words, do not spread outside the church, point directly at the hearts of the people, and become a Buddha by seeing sex.
The general meaning is: do not set up special words, through a special channel, also known as the subtle method, to realize the supreme wisdom. For example, when the Buddha picked up the flowers, Kaya smiled knowingly, and in his heart to heart, he realized the supreme wisdom, also known as Bodhi.
To practice merit, seeing sex is merit, equality is virtue, and universal respect for all living beings is merit. "seeing nature" is the realm, and it is necessary to see the Buddha nature. "Equality" means that all living beings are equal, because they all have Buddha nature.
Therefore, Zen is also a sect that pays attention to the equality of Buddha's nature. If you put down the butcher's knife, you can become a Buddha. This is the best portrayal of the Buddha nature of every life. No matter who, when and where, you can become a Buddha with epiphany. This is also the reason why Zen Buddhism aims at the reform of Chinese people, and at the same time, countless Chinese people fall in love with Zen Buddhism.
I only have a superficial knowledge of Buddhism. If you have any other views, you are welcome to communicate. Thank you!
Original: a single spark can start a prairie fire. It can't be called a small branch. Because there is Zen in the south and esoteric Buddhism in the north. There are Pure Land sect, Tiantai sect, Huayan sect, Fa Xiangzong, Law sect and so on. Of course, there are also several masters: Jiu Mozhi, Dharma, Huiyuan, Huineng, Xuan Zang, Zongkhapa, Hongyi. The time span is also long (thousands of years, 5000 years). That's why it has grown to where it is today. However, over a long period of time, there are also false believers (opportunists) who are eager for quick success and instant benefits, temporarily cram and do bad things, and also want the Buddha and Bodhisattva to avoid disasters. And sincerity first! The most important thing is to reflect all the time!
Who told you that Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism? Don't be ignorant that Buddhism can prevail in China has nothing to do with Hinduism. On the contrary, it is the Indians and Hinduism who reject Buddhism, and Buddhism almost dies out in India. It is the misfortune of India, Bad money drives out good. Because it advocates equality, compassion, emptiness, self-consciousness and self-awareness, righteous Buddhism is not in line with the ideas and interests of the hierarchical and selfish rulers of India.
Buddhism is not a small branch of Hinduism. Hinduism was born out of Brahminism, and Buddhism was founded against the background of opposing Brahminism. For example, Buddhism, Jainism, Shamanism and so on are all opposed to Brahminism. In a sense, Buddhism is a "foreign religion" for India and a "returning religion" for China.
The biggest difference between Buddhism and Brahminism is that Brahminism believes that life is different, while Buddhism believes that all beings are equal. In this respect, Buddhism is more progressive, advanced and inclusive than Brahminism, and is more easily accepted by the oppressed class. In a sense, Buddhism founded by Sakyamuni Buddha is a "revolution" for Brahminism.
During the period of Ashoka, the peacock dynasty ruled almost all of ancient India, but because the rulers were not "noble", they needed religions such as Buddhism to fight against the dominant religion at that time: Brahminism, and thus stabilize their legal rule, so Asoka made Buddhism a state religion, vigorously promoted it, and spread by the royal family and eminent monks to all directions outside the empire. This period was the most prosperous period of Buddhism in India, with various monks and temples born accordingly.
Buddhism founded by Sakyamuni is a system with systematic thought, which is huge and fine. For example, its Wuming theory is the main content of "wisdom" among the three studies of Buddhism. There are three kinds of wisdom, one of which isWhat you hear becomes wisdom.Listen to the Dharma and learn Wu Ming, which includes:
1. Declaration
2. Gongqiaoming
3. The doctor's prescription is clear
4. Because of Ming
5. Neiming
This makes Buddhism have indomitable vitality among intellectuals, because it has a theoretical basis, not superstitious preaching and blind worship, but its other two kinds of wisdom are:
Think about what you think and become wise.According to what I have heard before, I have gained wisdom through careful consideration and organization.
Shisuo ChenghuiAccording to the wisdom gained by hearing and thinking, practice meditation, from Ding to Ming, to wisdom from enlightenment. It also makes religious practitioners extremely pious.
By practicing wisdom, we can make people understand the world correctly, understand life correctly, get rid of superstition and increase wisdom. Remove the "three poisons" of greed, anger and ignorance.
Although there are many reasons for the decline of Buddhism in ancient India, such as the coercion of foreign religions, the exclusion and tampering of native Hinduism, the suppression of secular regimes, and so on, it finally corresponds to an old Chinese saying: born in distress, die in peace and contentment! It was the arrogance and extravagance of the monks who broke away from the foundation of the masses, which eventually led to the decline of Buddhism in ancient India, which was due to people rather than Buddhism itself.
The rejuvenation of Buddhism in China is the result of its combination with China's excellent local culture. At this time, Buddhism is Chinese Buddhism, such as the combination of Buddhism and Chinese "filial piety" and China's native Taoist culture. For example, ten thousand characters are very consistent with the yin and yang of Taoism, and the Buddhist doctrine of the mean is also in line with our Chinese Doctrine of the mean and the harmony of Taoism. Therefore, Buddhism originated from China in terms of its core, and it is closer to our Chinese culture in terms of cultural commonness, and it has created the law of Zen forest, which not only accepts the support of believers, but also engages in hard work and production at the same time. Self-sufficiency does not add burden to society and the government. And widely do good deeds for the people, do not seek money and power, somewhat similar to the ploughing life of scholars, but also somewhat similar to the seclusion life of Taoist monks, it is more tolerant, more compassionate, more kind, more intelligent, and become a pure land.
Therefore, Buddhism spread from China to the four directions and became a worldwide religion. At this time, Buddhism was already completely Chinese Buddhism.
Selfless, open and aboveboard, compassionate and intelligent, naturally full of vitality.
When you reach middle age, when you live in an unwilling living environment and do not have the ability to change it for the time being, how do you face and continue?
Either put up with it or leave. Comprehensive analysis, a comprehensive assessment of gains and losses, the advantage of middle age is not confused, will not easily make impulsive decisions, to this age, thinking is also mature. It should be believed that "there are always more ways than difficulties". As long as a specific problem is analyzed in detail, everyone can find a way to solve the problem. After all, there is no other way.