Pu Xian, Manjusri's Dojo Problem
Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun and Pu Xian are real people in Taoism. Manjusri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva are Buddhist figures. Many things in China culture are mixed with things from foreign cultures. In order to adapt to the spread in China, foreign cultures need to constantly absorb China culture, so as to better attract believers. 1. What is Buddhism? What exactly is Buddhism? People who study Buddhism should know. Buddhism' is the Buddha's education, and it is the Buddha's perfect education for all sentient beings in the nine dharma circles. The connotation of education includes endless things, which is more than the curriculum content of modern universities. In time, it talked about the past, present and future; In space, it tells us that life in front of us has been interpreted into an endless world. So it is teaching, education, not religion; This is an education of wisdom and understanding of the universe and life. Is Buddhism really education? If we observe carefully, this doubt will be eliminated. In daily life, only teaching can be called a teacher and student. We call Sakyamuni Buddha the fundamental teacher, which means that this education was founded by his old man, and he was the first founder. We call ourselves' disciples', and disciples are self-proclaimed students in ancient China. From these names, we know that our relationship with Buddha is a teacher-student relationship. As far as religion is concerned, God and believers are not teachers and students. Buddhism clearly says that Buddhism is a teacher-student relationship with us; We are classmates with Bodhisattva-Bodhisattva was a student of the early Buddha, and now we are students of the Buddha. We were classmates of Bodhisattva before and after, and Bodhisattva was our senior. We should make it clear. In daily life, we call monks' monks'. In fact, there is only one monk in a temple. "Monk" is an Indian word, which translates as "pro-teacher". The teacher taught me personally, just like the guidance professor in the school now. He gave me direct guidance and was very close. If he doesn't instruct me directly, call him a' mage', just like many teachers in the school, but he didn't take my class or instruct me. This is the difference between a monk and a mage. The teacher who represents the monk's teaching is called Aguili. Korea's words and deeds can be our example, and we can learn from him. These names are only available in education, but not in religion. This can prove that Buddhism is education, not religion. As far as the organization of Buddhist Dojo (China Buddhist Temple) is concerned, the temple is an educational institution that combines Buddhist teaching with Buddhist art, just as schools and museums are now combined. This form is modern art teaching. Modern people talk about art everywhere, and Buddhism practiced art teaching two or three thousand years ago. As can be seen from the organization of the temple, it is roughly the same as that of modern schools. Monks' are equivalent to the principals of schools and are the people who preside over the teaching policy. It is the monk's responsibility for him to formulate courses and hire teachers. Under the monk, three people helped him. Buddhists are called program deacons, which are divided into three departments: the one in charge of educational affairs is called' the first one'; The person in charge of discipline is called Na Wei. The person in charge of general affairs is called the supervisor. The name is different from that of the school. In fact, the affairs they manage are no different from the educational affairs, discipline and general affairs of modern schools. It can be seen that the organization of temple institutions is indeed a school and a very complete school. China used to call it the "jungle", which is the Buddhist University. From the origin of Buddhism to its establishment in China, we can see that it is indeed a teaching system. We must know this fact clearly before we know what we are learning!