In fact, in China, don't monks all look like in TV plays? Fat head and big ears? Yes, monks in many temples in China also have the habit of asceticism, but their asceticism is simply walking. If they were more pious, they would even go to The Way in three steps.
According to Zhou Li, there were nine kinds of bow-down rituals in ancient times: one was kowtowing, the other was nodding, the third was emptiness, the fourth was vibration, the fifth was auspicious worship, the sixth was fierce worship, the seventh was strange worship, the eighth was praise worship and the ninth was su worship. Three kneels and one worship are China's most respectful manners. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there were three kneels and nine knocks.
Generally speaking, three kneels and one worship are only used in daily life when offering sacrifices, or when mourning. Generally speaking, when worshipping Buddha in temples, monks rarely perform the ceremony of kneeling three times and worshiping one, but there is one exception, that is, during the pilgrimage.
So-called? Hajj refers to the religious activities of pilgrimage to the holy land, and it is a journey for a person to go to the holy land he believes in. Buddhist nirvana sutra occasionally records:? I was able to visit Lumbini, where the Buddha was born, Bodhgaya, where the Buddha became a monk, Luoguyuan, where the Buddha turned to Falun, and Naluo, where the Buddha was nirvana, and so on. My merits are immeasurable. ?
Buddhist pilgrimage sites in China generally refer to Putuo Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, Wutai Mountain and Emei Mountain. Shi is a devout pilgrim, even called? The first ascetic? .
Shi first practiced in Asoka Temple in Zhejiang, and was later inspired by an ascetic monk in Shaolin. He decided to worship the four famous Buddhist mountains in China in three steps, thus fulfilling the prayer of enriching the country and reassuring the people, breaking evil and cultivating goodness.
In order to prove his sincerity, Shi did not wear shoes during the visit, but only wore a patched patchwork dress in hot and cold weather. No one understood him, and everyone regarded him as a madman.
It takes several days' drive to travel around the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, and it took 20 months to worship the stone in three steps. From September 20 13, Shi embarked on his own journey. He didn't bring anything. He drinks natural water when he is thirsty and goes to alms when he is hungry.
People in some places think that Shi is crazy, and they all avoid him. If Shi can't get food, he will have to starve and go to the next place to continue begging. Walking day after day grinds a thick layer of skin on his feet, which is harder than the sole. Helped him resist the anxiety in summer and Leng Xue in winter.
In May of 20 15, Shi finally reached his final destination-Jinding, Emei Mountain. At this time, Shi is no longer a person, but has more followers. They made a wish together until the Buddha statue: peace and prosperity, long life, breaking evil and cultivating good.