Clarity of the original legal name of Zhihai. 10 years ago, when he was stationed at Gao Feng Temple in Neijiang, Xi, because Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were not well studied and he was very prestigious, celebrities and bachelors in Neijiang followed him everywhere. Every time he asks about Buddhism, he starts with a self-neglect review and handles things in a simple way, such as a trickle, which makes people forget to return day and night. In the morning, Chu Xiao walked up the steps of Gaofeng Temple and came back as light as a cloud. Those worldly desires and distractions in my mind have long been washed away by the mage's cup of green tea. Every time you read this, you will think of the profound connotation of the name of the "Mingxing" master, and you will be more grateful for his great wish of bodhisattva, that is, to let people "see nature clearly". Today, there are still laymen who respectfully call him a "wise" mage.
Ten years later, Zhihui's study and training went hand in hand and achieved great success. After adhering to the mantle of exorcist, Shui Sheng Temple in Neijiang, based on tradition, focusing on reality, determined to reform, resolute and innovative, created a new atmosphere of contemporary Buddhism, and was deeply admired by the majority of believers and Neijiang people. He was elected as the Standing Committee of CPPCC in Neijiang City and the Executive Vice President of Neijiang Buddhist Association. With the approval of provincial and municipal religious bureaus and Buddhist associations, he will be promoted to the abbot of Shui Sheng Temple in Neijiang on August 13. He is the youngest abbot in Sichuan. Only 35 years old, this is the joy of Buddhism and the pride of Neijiang people.
1 Master Zhihai is young, smart and studious, and is particularly interested in anthropology, philosophy and psychology. I am familiar with the works of Fromm, Freud and Jung. But these prophets' understanding of "man" and their views on the universe did not satisfy him, and the truth they expounded could not dispel his confusion in the end. By chance, after reading the representative works of Japanese Buddhist Suzuki and the works of China Buddhists, he was deeply impressed by the profoundness of Buddhism and his profound understanding of "man". Therefore, he is fascinated by Buddhism and loves it. He became a monk at the age of 20 and devoted himself to the cause of Buddhism.
Zhihai first converted to Master Jing Tian, the abbot of Brahma Temple in Guangyuan, and later studied under the assistant of Buddha in China, vice president of Sichuan Buddhist Association, president of Neijiang Buddhist Association, abbot of Shui Sheng Temple in Neijiang and exorcist. The exorcist of Qingde made his debut at Haihuitang Temple Temple in Jiufeng Mountain. Haihuitang Temple Temple belongs to the Zen branch of Shuangguitang, the Zen master of Broken Mountain. He took Lin Ji as his ancestor and Tiantai Sect as his secret. Zen in Haihuitang Temple Zen Temple, whose ancestors were mountain forest school, lived in the wild. With the evidence of "two images in one breath, everything blends in" and "wide road, nothing is easy to be difficult", it enriched and perfected China's Zen thought. Master Qing De won the essence of Buddhism in Haihuitang Temple Zen Temple, studied Buddhism in southern Sichuan, and kept silent, which opened the study style of double cultivation of Buddhism in southern Sichuan. His disciples spread all over Sichuan and parts of southwest China, and became a generation of masters as famous as The Exorcist, such as Ding Qing, Guan Lin and Quanneng.
After Zhihai came to Shui Sheng Temple in Neijiang on 1987, Master Qing De saw his profound wisdom and high understanding, and intended to cultivate him into a Buddhist disciple. Zhihai studied hard at Shui Sheng Temple, and at the same time helped Master with housework and management. From 65438 to 0992, Zhihai was appointed as the abbot of Gao Feng Temple in Neijiang. At the age of 25, he was one of the youngest abbots in Sichuan. He held various activities in Gao Feng Temple to promote Buddhism and life, which was admired and admired by the people of Sweet City. Neijiang Daily, the party newspaper of Neijiang Municipal Committee at that time, published the article "The glory of rivers and mountains remains unchanged, but it remains to be witnessed from this path", which comprehensively introduced Zhihai's Buddhist thought and mind of spreading Buddhism. 10 years later, his big wishes were realized one by one, and he was very happy.
With the development of Buddhism, Zhihai deeply realized that the Chinese nation is a nation with high civilization and consciousness. She not only created civilization, but also has a clear self-awareness of her own creation. Therefore, he feels that it is not enough to be familiar with Buddhism. He must gradually improve his level and conduct a higher level of self-reflection. 1994 was admitted to China Buddhist College. After graduation, he was admitted to a postgraduate class for further study, specializing in precepts.
After seven years' study, Zhihai has worked hard on the vast amount of Buddhist literature, learned from ancient and modern times, and made great achievements in eastern and western cultures. In particular, it is superb to talk about the Three Zangs and Twelve Classics with modern people's thoughts. After his master's degree, China Buddhist College kept him as a teacher. The Buddhist community in Shanghai learned that he strictly abided by the precepts, practiced hard, respected him more, regarded him as a good Buddha, and begged him to give lectures. However, for the sake of Buddhism in his hometown, with the efforts of the Sichuan provincial government, Neijiang municipal government and people in the Buddhist circles in provinces and cities, Zhihai happily returned to Neijiang, taking over the mantle of Qingde exorcist and Zhuoxi Shuisheng Temple. Realize his great ambition ten years ago.
Zhihai has a solemn sense of mission and responsibility to carry forward Buddhism. Since the "Cultural Revolution", China's contemporary Buddhism, in southern Sichuan, represented by Qing De and others, has undertaken the heavy responsibility of reviving contemporary Buddhism. After hard work, they recovered their ancestral home and completed the solemn mission of the temple.
Zhihai knows that this is only the basis for promoting Buddhism. There are more arduous tasks ahead.
Buddhism is one of the three cultural sources in China and an important part of Chinese civilization. Our modern people's thoughts, modes of thinking, moral contents, concepts of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and scientific and technological culture are all inseparable from the birth of Buddhist civilization. Buddhist culture has already melted into the blood of the Chinese nation and cast the soul of the Chinese nation. Historically, Buddhism had a great influence on politics, economy, culture and folk customs of past dynasties. Then, as a contemporary Buddhism, how should it integrate with contemporary civilization and serve the society? Mr. Zhao Puchu once put forward the idea of "Buddhism on earth", aiming at giving full play to the splendid civilization of traditional Buddhism and benefiting the people.
Zhihai deeply understood Pu Zhao's spiritual core and put forward his own ideas: basing on tradition and focusing on reality.
Tradition is based on the excellent cultural soil of Buddhism and firmly rooted in this fertile soil. Focusing on reality means paying attention to the unity of opposites between absorption and service. On the one hand, we should make use of our own thick civilization to provide convenience for modern society; on the other hand, we should be good at absorbing modern civilized beneficial elements to enrich and improve the connotation of Buddhist culture. It can be said that Buddhism has been enduring for more than two thousand years because of its harmonious integration with the real society and its inclusiveness in covering the whole world.
After Zhihai entered Xishengshui Temple, he realized his own ideas in all aspects.
Zhihai believes that the "solemnity" emphasized in traditional Buddhism is an ideal symbol of the grandeur of a national territory; In traditional Buddhism, strict discipline is the ideal standard for people to advocate noble morality. Therefore, in order for traditional Buddhism to exert its energy in modern society, we must start with paying close attention to solemn family style.
The first thing Zhihai did when he entered Shui Sheng Temple was to pay attention to the construction of Taoist style. Taoist style, the most fundamental is people's mental outlook. Zhihai often said: Being a monk is respected as a "teacher" by the world, and you should be a teacher and set an example of social morality and etiquette. Grasping moral construction means rectifying discipline, which inevitably touches the interests of others and faces many difficulties in implementation. So, he first found a few like-minded people to make plans, study measures and form a consensus. Then, after being submitted to the members of the management Committee for study and approval, new disciplines and regulations will be announced, and monks and permanent laymen who have no moral conduct and refuse to mend their ways will be invited out of Buddhism. At the same time, strict morning recitation and evening classes, morning bells and drums, chanting and bells and drums are melodious and distant, giving the people of Sweet City peace and harmony every day.
In order to improve the Buddhist cultural quality of the majority of believers, Zhihai personally boarded the seat to give lectures every afternoon. Usually, it is given back to monks inside and outside the province or experts and scholars with their own expertise to study and solve doubts. In the past year, Shui Sheng Temple has carried out a series of activities, such as peaceful coexistence (that is, studying behind closed doors and understanding Buddhist classics), teaching the precepts of Bodhisattva, and meditating for three months.
Buddhist activities, monks and laymen are tired, but they enjoy the grace of Buddhist culture in their asceticism, and their flexibility in body and mind and wonderful understanding bring you a pleasant joy. At the same time, it also closely United the majority of believers. The wind is great.
In order to enhance the profound sense of Buddhist culture in Shui Sheng Temple, Zhihai spent a huge sum of money and invited a large series of books "Tripitaka Sutra" covering Buddhist documents of past dynasties, which became the treasure of Shui Sheng Temple, giving up Neijiang people's desire to see its true content and filling the vacancy of cultural resources in southern Sichuan.
Zhihai believes that it is fundamental to grasp the construction of Taoist style in temples, and it is a task for more people to understand and learn traditional culture. Zhihai divides people close to temples into three categories: first, people who burn incense and worship Buddha; Second, people who understand and learn traditional culture; Third, those who like sightseeing and satisfy culture and entertainment.
At present, many temples can only meet the needs of the first kind of people, and the purely religious elements are relatively heavy. As a modern Buddhism, we should not only meet people's pure religious needs, but also open up Buddhist cultural belts centered on temples and religious sites to meet the needs of the second and third kinds of people. Therefore, in just a few months, his abbot, Shui Sheng Temple, demolished a huge sum of money to rebuild the Zen Garden and let people feel the Buddhist cultural atmosphere. Zen Garden integrates vegetarian food, Zen tea and modern gardens. From architectural design to decoration, it is elegant and simple, with scenic spots everywhere, and the scenery penetrates the Zen machine.
The Tuojiang Stone Museum with the theme of caring for the natural environment, water resources and life has attracted many students, soldiers, government officials, businessmen and scholars to visit. Many people stopped to meditate in these two scenic spots and wrote many beautiful poems. While people feel the compassion of Zhihai, they also lament the sublimity and greatness of Buddhist humanistic spirit.
Zhihai also made bold innovations, changing the common practice of temples to invite old laymen to participate in the service industry, and inviting young people who believe in Buddhism and advocate Buddhist culture to participate, giving people a brand-new atmosphere. This has played a certain role in attracting more young people to love traditional culture and changing the knowledge structure of Buddhist culture lovers.
The opening of Shui Sheng Temple, especially the promotion of vegetarian culture, is facing many difficulties and great economic pressure. However, its unique Buddhist cultural atmosphere and etiquette service have enhanced the efforts of Shui Sheng Temple to promote Buddhist culture and won wide acclaim from all walks of life. According to statistics, the Zen Garden has been open for only a few months, and tens of thousands of people have visited and studied.
The success of Shui Sheng Temple is a beautiful scenery of traditional Buddhism in modern civilization. It indicates that traditional Buddhism is full of vitality at any time, and the tree of life is evergreen, bringing people a Ye Changqing of eternal happiness!
The sensational effect of Zen Garden on society has inspired Zhihai, and also made those who stick to the rules abandon their old ideas. They jointly realized that the cultural atmosphere of Shui Sheng Temple should be improved, enlarged and implemented, so as to attract more people to accept the baptism of Buddhist culture. Therefore, they Qi Xin worked together to actively build Nanmushu Park, Luohansong Park, Ginkgo Tree Park, Guihua Tree Park and "Master Zhang Xue Memorial Garden Area" in Shui Sheng Temple, and strived to make Shui Sheng Temple towering, tree-lined and lush in three years, and let Neijiang, a treasure house of geomantic omen, glow with a new year. At present, Zhihai is writing a book "Modern Landscape Architecture", which will comprehensively expound his views on nature, environment and human nature and reflect his unique aesthetic thoughts.
These efforts of Zhihai attracted a large number of scholars. Calligraphers, musicians, artists and bonsai artists all come to Shui Sheng Temple to engage in creative activities. At present, Zhihai is actively preparing for the establishment of "Neijiang Shui Sheng Temple Painting and Calligraphy Institute" with calligraphers, and has set up a classical painting studio. Writers and artists are planning to set up a "Shui Sheng Temple Studio in Neijiang" to create literary and artistic works that embody Buddhist cultural thoughts with modern methods.
We wish Master Zhihai great compassion and complete merit. This is not only the success of his practice, but also a model of the prosperity of Buddhist culture in Neijiang and even Sichuan.