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In the Buddhist system, if Esoteric Buddhism is born in the world, then Theravada Buddhism is in the world; while Zen, at least a group of temples represented by Shaolin Temple and Putian School, gradually aim at commercial profits, and even set up limited companies (some Professional CEO), I don’t know if it counts as direct secularization, or a new development trend of Buddhism in the new era? In this context, those cultivators who maintain the state of being born out of this world are commendable.
in eastern tibet
There is a sacred mountain named Zizhu Mountain
Here the mountains are high and the road is far away
few outsiders here
on Zizhu Mountain
there is a temple
It is built on the top of the mountain at an altitude of 4800 meters.
strange cliff
to get here
Not only have to go through the difficult road of the “Gate of Hell” on the 317 North Line
also need a devout heart
And overcome the high-reflex body
Along the way up the mountain, cliffs and deep ravines
It used to take half a day to ride up the mountain
Although dirt roads have been built
But even local Tibetan drivers dare not go on rainy days
except for local monks
even native tibetan
Rarely come up to this temple
because it’s too remote
more importantly
Living Buddha Ding Zhen of this temple said
This is not where ordinary people can go
Except for very fateful people
This is the Zizhu Temple of Yongzhong Benjiao
Its uniqueness goes far beyond its altitude
Not limited to difficult terrain
More than just a unique shape
It is one of the highest monasteries in Tibet
It is also the oldest and most important
and one of the largest existing temples
Founded 3,000 years ago*
(It is said that when Songtsan Gampo introduced Buddhism from China and Tianzhu during the Tang Dynasty, the eminent monks of this religion lived in Zizhu Mountain and built temples in order to avoid conflicts)
↓Knowledge point No. 7: Yong Zhongben taught↓
Yong Zhongben taught: 
Yongzhongben religion is also known as ancient Zhang Zhung Buddhism, which originated in the “Gangdise Mountain” and “Manasarovar Yumcuo” of ancient Zhang Zhung in Tibet. The ancient Zhang Zhung civilization has a long and splendid history, and has been included in the scope of protection of world cultural heritage. From the perspective of Tibetan history, “Zhang Zhung” is almost synonymous with the entire ancient west. After Indian Buddhism was introduced to Tibet, it merged with the traditional Zhang Zhung culture, and then formed various schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
There is an essential difference between primitive Bon religion and primitive Buddhism: Bon religion believes in all things, and Buddhism believes in Buddha. A more obvious external feature reflects the difference between Bon religion and Tibetan Buddhism: the scripture turning direction of Bon religion is counterclockwise, while that of Tibetan Buddhism is clockwise.
Meizhu Mountain is also called Zizhu Liutai Mountain
Six Symbols of Six Mountains
Cintamene Jewel / Unstained Crystal / Visibility to Emptiness
As you wish / Unchanged Yongzhong / Great top
as a teaching
The oldest, largest and most influential temple
Zizhu Temple not only collects a large number of
Important instrument of this teaching
and also founded
Three Schools of Insight/Debate/Meditation
In addition to systematically teaching the classics of this teaching
Also taught history/astrology/geography/philosophy/poetics/medicine etc.
more continuous teaching
Preserved in Zizhu Temple
ancient god dance
The only place in the entire Tibetan area that can maintain the original appearance of Shenwu
every year of the rooster
Meizhu Temple will host this grand event
and unique
Divine Dance “Bliss and Hell”
lasted 21 days
thousands of believers
Come to Zizhu Temple from all directions
Participate in this religious event that has been passed down for thousands of years
“Bliss and Hell” divine dance is derived from the classics of Bon religion
“Sang’a Lingba Says Yama’s Ten Judgments of Good and Evil Sutra”
Tells about the ten souls who came to the Judgment after death
undergo scrutiny of his previous life
Then the story of being sentenced to the place of reincarnation in the afterlife
Many Tibetans are convinced
I have seen the “Bliss and Hell” dance three times in my life
will not fall into the next life
Animal/hungry ghost/hell three evil realms
Watch God Dance three times in a row
At least 24 years apart
in case you miss it
The interval becomes 36/48 or even 60 years
After all the rituals of God Dance
People leave Zizhu Mountain with harvest and good memories
Tents that once filled the valley disappeared overnight
The excitement that has lasted for nearly a month seems to have never happened
<< Swipe the picture to the left to see more pictures of Shenwu
Attachment: Brief Introduction and Script of the Divine Dance of the Year of the Rooster at Zizhu Temple “Bliss and Hell”
The Divine Dance Dharma Assembly held once every twelve years is the most grand Buddhist event in Zizhu Temple. Every year in the year of the rooster, tens of thousands of pilgrims gather at this snow-covered holy temple at an altitude of 4,800 meters without hesitation. The most fascinating thing is the divine dance drama “Ultimate Bliss and Hell” (also known as “Ultimate Bliss and Hell”) staged during the Fa Conference.
God dance is a religious ritual dance performed by monks during the celebration of Tibetan Buddhism. During the dance, monks wear various masks to play different roles, wear robes and ribbons, which not only has the meaning of saving all living beings but also brings It has strong religious and cultural overtones.
Compared with the divine dances of other monasteries in Tibet, the “Bliss and Hell” dance of Zizhu Temple is different. It is performed only once every twelve years, and every time it blesses all sentient beings to achieve the awakening of the world and the rebirth of the soul. . The divine dance drama is arranged according to “Sang’alinba Says Yama’s Ten Judgments of Good and Evil Sutra”. Sang’alingba is a famous terma master in Tibetan Buddhism. He has opened many termas in his life, including dense Tathagata statues (dense Tathagata is one of the main Tathagatas in the six major inheritance systems of Tantric Buddhism), many Buddhist scriptures, “Zizhu Mountain Buddha “Trace Records” (this records in detail the deeds of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and achievers in Zizhu Mountain, including the footprints left by Amitabha Buddha). “Sang’alinba Saying Yama’s Ten Judgments of Good and Evil Sutra” records the master’s experience of visiting hell in the bardo. Later, the master passed on this scripture to Zizhu Temple, and entrusted it to be performed in the form of divine dance to transform sentient beings.
The divine dance “Bliss and Hell” takes the “Ten Judgments of Yama” as the main axis, showing the law of karma between good and evil. There are ten acts in the whole play, which are performed by monks with profound practice. The plot shows Yama’s trial of ten people, including good and evil masters, good and evil monks, good and evil officials, good and evil civilians, and good and evil women. “The principle of “prompts people through the accumulated karma to enter the good way and evil to the evil way. The whole performance will strongly bless and shock people, making people reflect on this life and this life, realize the rareness of the human body, the pain of reincarnation, the truth of cause and effect, and pray for early liberation. Master Sang’alingba taught: Divine Dance has a powerful blessing power, and those who are lucky enough to see it three times will not fall into evil ways! At the same time, it is predicted that Zizhu Temple will become an important place to promote Buddhism in later generations.
The performance of the divine dance takes more than half a month, and more than ten days of chanting. After many prayers, elimination of karma, blessings, salvation, etc. as a foreshadowing, it is not until the last day that the performance of the divine dance is performed. All sentient beings who can witness the puja in their lifetime will receive incomparable blessings and spiritual liberation.
The most recent one was the God Dance Dharma Assembly in July 2005. A few days before the Dharma Assembly, there was a rare auspicious snow on Zizhu Shenshan Mountain. Living Buddha Ding Zhen predicted that the Dharma Assembly would be held auspiciously and successfully, and the Dharma would be promoted. Sure enough, the event was unprecedentedly grand, including nearly 200,000 disciples from the mainland who participated in this rare event. This also indicates that the compassionate power of Buddhism in this teaching will benefit more sentient beings in the future.
1. Introduction of the author, Master Sang’alingpa
Master Sang’alingba was born in 1863 AD. He is a famous terma master in Tibetan Buddhism. He has opened many terma in his life. The master came to Zizhu Mountain in 1926 (at the age of 63), and opened many treasures in Zizhu Mountain, including the Sangwaduiba Buddha statue (Sangwaduiba is one of the root Tathagatas in the three major inheritance systems of Tantric Buddhism) , many Buddhist scriptures, “Zizhu Mountain Buddha Records” (this records in detail the deeds of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and achievers in Zizhu Mountain, including the footprints left by Amitabha Buddha). At the same time, Master Sang’alin also passed on “Sang’alinba’s Sutra of Ten Judgments of Good and Evil by Yama” to Zizhu Temple, and entrusted this sutra to be expressed in the form of divine dance to transform sentient beings. The master once predicted: Divine Dance has a powerful blessing power, and those who are lucky enough to see it three times will not fall into evil ways! At the same time, it is predicted that Zizhu Temple will become an important place to promote Buddhism in later generations.
2. Plot details
King Yan Luo sits on the Dharma seat, with angry face, eyes like copper bells, wearing black clothes decorated with gems and mirrors, and holding a board that shows the karma of all living beings. On his right is the lion-faced minister, holding a mirror that distinguishes good from evil. On the lower right is the Minister of Ox Noodles, holding an abacus and the Book of Merits and Demerits. On his left is the monkey-faced minister, holding the scale of good and evil. On the lower left is the pig-faced minister, holding black and white stones counting good and evil. There are also jailers with different faces, each holding a terrifying instrument of torture.
Act 1: Judgment of False Guru
In this scene, a guru who is about to die in this universe is judged. King Yama gave an order, and the jailers screamed and dispersed. Soon, a young master appeared before Yama’s throne.
The guru’s “good nature in white clothes” and “bad nature in black clothes” are arranged on the left and right, and the lion-masked minister uses a mirror to reflect the good and evil in the guru’s heart. The cow-faced minister read the master’s “Book of Merits and Demerits”. The monkey-faced minister announced that he was good and evil. The pig-faced minister used black and white stones to calculate his good and evil. As a result, the master was arrogant since he was a child; he did not respect the master, did not follow the master’s inheritance and practice the law; he was not filial to his parents; he killed because of anger; he did not obey the precepts and gave birth to adultery There is no offering to the Three Jewels, no accumulating blessings to the upper realms, no giving to the lower realms, no propagandizing the Dharma to benefit living beings, and no self-contained practice.
King Yama pronounced him a sinner who destroyed Buddhism, a disgrace to practitioners, a misleader of all living beings, a person of wrong views who did not believe in cause and effect, and did not abide by the precepts. go to hell.
The jailers howled and went away.
Act Two: Judgment of a Qualified Guru
King Yan Luo sat on the throne, and the master knelt under the seat calmly and peacefully. “White-clothed goodness” and “black-clothed viciousness” are listed on the left and right. The results of the appraisal of the lion-faced minister, the cow-faced minister, the monkey-faced minister, and the pig-faced minister are: this guru has a gentle nature since he was a child; , the method taught by the master is refined one by one; strictly observe the precepts; continue to be quiet; make offerings to the Three Jewels and the Sangha; build Buddha statues and pagodas; read and recite copied scriptures; Build bridges and repair roads; donate to the poor; never kill and release animals, donate to aquatic animals, birds, and reptiles; persuade people to do good deeds; do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not lie, do not double tongue, do not speak harshly, do not gossip, do not be greedy, and do not get angry , no ignorance; practice diligently for self-achievement; arouse bodhicitta for the liberation of all living beings; have powerful mana and vows to make people do good: he is a qualified guru. King Yan Luo said: “Your master is in the realm of Buddha, and you can come and go freely with reincarnation and nirvana. It is equally valuable. Go to the kingdom of King Samantabhadra to fulfill your ambitions.”
At this time, all the gods and mothers of the Buddha blew the dharma vessels to welcome the master to bliss.
Act III: The Evil Monk
King Yan Luo sat on the throne, and the monk knelt down and trembled in fear. After some identification, it turned out that this monk was naughty, violent, disrespectful to his parents; he was ill-informed; Monk Hua, who used money to support women, broke the precepts of nuns, had abortions after adultery; Vows; bullying the strong and the weak; disrespecting the master and the Three Jewels; preferring to wear white clothes instead of monk’s clothes; polluting food offerings. He is a man more detestable than the wicked among the common people. King Yama sentenced him to go to Avici Hell.
Scene Four
King Yan Luo sat on the throne, and the monk was calm and peaceful. The result of the appraisal is that this monk is not greedy for reincarnation, and practiced diligently; he built thousands of Buddha statues such as the third Buddha, Avalokitesvara, Manjusri, and Vajrapani; Prajna Sutra, Confession Sutra, and Xianjie Sutra; worshiped many Buddhist temples; often offered lamps, incense, water, flowers, food, and remittance offerings; kowtowed to the head with the body; Sincerely pray and make a vow; give to the next three ways. Avoid evil deeds just like avoiding poison, and have the diligence of knowing and seeing good deeds. King Yan Luo sentenced him to go to the place where Master Zhenbananka made offerings to continue his practice. The monk recited the mantra of Guru Rinpoche and left.
Act V: Sentencing Corrupt Officials
King Yan Luo sat on the throne, and the official’s face was ashen. The result of the appraisal is that this official did not listen to his parents’ teachings since he was a child, and believed that doing good deeds is meaningless; he often violated the Dharma; he did not respect his master and the Three Jewels; Covering sinners, framing good people, many unjust prisons, and murdering people in prisons; never acting in accordance with the law, sinister behavior is creepy; taking bribes, using power for personal gain, seizing beauty, greedy for property, stealing plunder; instigating wicked people to demolish temples and destroy Buddhist scriptures , Buddha statues; mercilessly slaughtering lives, hunting, and using rare birds and fish as food; provoking conflicts; setting up clever names to increase taxes; imprisoning innocent monks; harassing practitioners for no reason; corrupt officials.
King Yan Luo said: “Official, your selfish behavior has ruined yourself, killing and embezzling, you have become the representative and leader of evil. You will not be able to escape the punishment of hell. The jailer will take him to the nine-story hot iron room.”
Scene Six
King Yan Luo sat on the throne, and the officials in the hall were relaxed and proud. The results of the appraisal are: this official has been upright since he was a child, sympathetic, and listened to his parents; he is self-disciplined, assertive, and has official authority; he is rigorous in doing things, and clearly observes the cause and effect; Sutra, Confession Sutra, Du Mu Sutra, Six-character Mantra, Eight-Character Mantra, and White-Character Mantra; do your best to solve the suffering of the people, build schools, roads, and bridges; rewards and punishments are clear, and it is wise to let sinners build roads and plant trees; wealth and honor He is not prostitute and unyielding; he cherishes life and tries not to punish sinners with the death penalty; he has established many sanctuary areas; he protects the weak;
King Yan Luo sentenced him to reincarnate in Nanzhan Buzhou, and meet a qualified master to make you practice to the point of no regression, achieve success in two lives, and see Buddha in the Western Paradise of Bliss. “
The official was very happy, and left after reciting the eight-character mantra and the six-character mantra.
Scene VII: Judging the Bully
King Yan Luo sat on the throne, his face was ashen as a commoner, and his body trembled like a leaf in the wind.
As a result, this commoner did evil since he was a child, and had no chance to do good deeds; he started catching birds at the age of five, went fishing when he was older, went hunting in the mountains, and tortured all the creatures he encountered; Drive out; deceive, bully the weak; speak harshly; raise vicious dogs to wound and hunt; poach in forbidden areas; be a butcher and instigate others to be butchers; compete with calves for breasts; occupy many women and give birth to many evil children ; set fire to the temple; set fire to the forest; poison the sea; roll boulders down the mountain; avoid good friends; associate with wicked people to harm good; slander Buddhism; break vows; steal and kill released cattle and sheep; work as a blacksmith to forge knives, guns, bows and arrows; drink heavily; rob monks , pilgrims and beggars; stealing Buddha statues and pagodas; Sanduo Madui, Tsacha; saying that the sky above the head is empty and there are no gods, the ground under the feet is real and there is no hell, and death is like a lamp going out, Good and evil cause and effect are all lies, and doing evil is his destiny.
King Yama sentenced him to Avici Hell to suffer 900 million kalpas.
Scene 8
King Yan Luo sat on the throne, and a commoner knelt below him. The right side of the civilians is followed by “the goodness in white clothes”, and the left side is followed by the “viciousness in black clothes”. The jailers surrounded them.
The result of the appraisal was that this commoner believed that evil deeds were cruel since he was a child; he never killed, knew that life is equal, and often released cattle and sheep; he sought out a qualified master to receive the Dharma to reduce bad karma; Pagodas, printed Buddhist scriptures, carved mani stones, pasted gold on Buddha statues, provided Buddhist clothes, and rejoiced in the construction of others; offered lamps; served as benefactors in temples; worshiped holy mountains; circled prayer wheels; offerings to monks; making offerings; repairing bridges and roads; not lying; persuading others to do good;
King Yan Luo sentenced him to transform into a lotus flower in the Western Ultimate Bliss World and see the Buddha of Infinite Light! “
Scene Nine: Sentencing a Bad Woman
King Yan Luo sat on the throne. The woman kneeling below kept crying.
The ministers revealed that this woman had been a nun, but she caused the monks to break the precepts, commit adultery in front of Buddha statues, Buddhist scriptures, and stupas, and killed the fetus; she used a lot of unbearable offerings. Later, she returned to vulgarity and got married, killing many cattle and sheep at the wedding; abused her parents-in-law after marriage, beat and scolded her servants; committed adultery, conspired to kill her husband. Pretending to be a ghost and cheating people of money; stealing and killing neighbors’ cattle and sheep; going to graze and breaking the legs of cattle and sheep; doing business to deceive people: she is a woman who is completely disgusting and evil.
King Yama pronounced that a woman like this can only go to Avici Hell, no matter how difficult it is to escape.
Scene 10 Sentencing a Virtuous Woman
King Yama sits on the throne, and the right side of the woman below is followed by “good nature in white clothes”, and “evil nature in black clothes” on the left. The jailers surrounded them.
The ministers showed that this woman was gentle since she was a child; she raised her parents well and learned to recite prayers, confessions and vows; Has been converted, respected the master and received blessings and empowerment; made offerings to the Three Jewels; donated to the poor; circumambulated the Buddha statues of the stupa; In practice: she is completely a peaceful mother with bodhicitta.
King Yan Luo said: “It is really rare to have such a virtuous and pious mother like you. There is no difference between men and women in bodhicitta. You can go to the Buddhist kingdom to get the blessing and state of Du Mu.”
Three. Postscript
Master Sang’alingpa’s Autobiography
After these ten trials, I heard a loud noise in the universe. I asked the jailers what it was, and they ignored me. I just feel so small and vulnerable. Is there another person to be sentenced? At this time, the jailers brought a child who was only eight years old, and I sincerely aroused bodhichitta.
Suddenly everything in front of me disappeared, I heard two masters calling my name, and I saw the tablet for saving me.
Master Yixi Lama said: “You are not dead, you have focused on your thoughts and made yourself present some scenes in the original and pure state.”
I “returned” to the human world again. Although my body was tired, my heart was very peaceful. The master recited the Longevity Sutra and gave me medicine.
I think this mission has been accomplished! Tashi.
