"Hokkekyo" says: "If someone is receiving, reciting, and remembering such a classic, and understanding its meaning and interest, for example, practicing, you should know that it is a trip to Pu Xian, which is deeply rooted in the boundless buddhas, for example, rubbing their heads. If you write, then at the end of your life, when you are born, you will be greeted by the goddess as a geisha, and even give a hand to a thousand buddhas, so that you will not be afraid or fall into evil interest, that is, you will go to the Maitreya Bodhisattva in the sky, surrounded by thirty-two great bodhisattvas, and tsumoru's goddess will be attached to her family. In order to benefit from this merit, the wise should devote themselves to writing, making people write, being supported, reading, remembering, and practicing, which can win endless blessings. "
It should be noted that copying scriptures is a convenient and easy way, which not only praises Dharma and is close to Buddha, but also absorbs Fu De and is blessed by the gods, and also eliminates disasters and crimes. It is mentioned in Zhancha's Classic of Good and Evil that writing and supporting classics has the following merits:
1. Being in the first real meaning, don't be afraid and stay away from slander.
2, the mind can understand, and it is right to know and see.
3, can eliminate all the obstacles.
4, can now prove infinite merit.
copying the classics is extremely successful. See many Mahayana classics for merits and demerits.
The Diamond Sutra says, "If you hear this classic, you will be confident, and its happiness will win over the other. What's more, writing, reading, and explaining. "
The Buddhist Sutra of Mahayana's Immortality, Cleanliness and Equality says: "If there are sentient beings in this sutra, write, support, read, speak for him in a moment and persuade them to hear. Don't worry, even think about it day and night. And the merits of Buddhism. In the supreme way. Never retreat. "
The Tibetan Scripture says, "Besides, good men and good women write this scripture by themselves or teach others books. Or self-sculpt the image of a bodhisattva, or even teach people to sculpt. What you receive will be a big profit. "
There are five merits in copying scriptures. One can be close to the Buddha, the other two can absorb the Buddha, the third is praise and practice, the fourth can be supported by heaven and man, and the fifth can eliminate sin. " It can be seen how great the merits of copying classics are.
besides the merits and benefits mentioned in the classics, copying and practicing the classics has several advantages:
First, you can cultivate your self-cultivation
Second, you can go deep into the classics
Third, you can cultivate compassion
Fourth, you can benefit yourself and others
Fifth, you can concentrate
Sixth, you can train patience
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Notes for copying scriptures:
1. Clean your hands and sit upright:
2. Cleanse your body and mind and unite your thoughts:
3. Put your hands together and call it "Sakyamuni Buddha";
4, pious copying;
5. After writing, cross your hands and return.
The procedure of copying scripture is as follows:
1. Sit quietly before copying scripture, and cross your hands to meditate:
(1) The name of Buddha
There is no Sakyamuni Buddha (three names) in Nanbu.
(2) Opening Sutra:
There is no subtle method, and there are millions of disasters;
what I have seen and heard today is well received, and I would like to know the true meaning of Tathagata.
2. copy the scriptures in a quiet and pious way
3. after copying the scriptures, put your hands together and meditate:
(1) convert to Buddhism
When you convert to Buddhism, you should be willing to all beings, understand the main road and show great concern.
self-conversion, when wishing all beings, go deep into the scriptures and have wisdom like the sea.
if you convert to a monk, you should be willing to all beings and govern the public, and everything will be all right.
(2) Return to the Buddha (you can choose one of them)
Compassionate and happy to give up all the dharma circles, cherish blessings and become attached to people,
Zen is pure and forbearing, ashamed and grateful.
copying the classics will help you to get the dharma edge, which will increase your wisdom.
copying the classics will bring you happiness and luck.
Although it is difficult for modern people to devote themselves to calligraphy, it is a wise choice to use Buddhism to purify the common customs, calligraphy to nourish their feelings, copying scriptures to transform their mood and balance their life emotions in an era of developed material civilization and lack of spiritual civilization. The Buddhist scripture copying hall in Foguang Mountain welcomes you to worship Buddha and copy scriptures on the mountain.
Precautions for copying scripture
When we copy scripture, we should pay attention to the following points:
(1) Writing scripture is to copy the lofty scripture word by word, so the prerequisite is to write the font neatly.
(2) Don't write typos, or there are omissions and repetitions.
(3) It's best to write in block letters. Although there are computer typing and computer key in Buddhist scriptures, there are still differences between computer typing and calligraphy, so it's still necessary to write in block letters.
(4) concentrate, which is the most important goal of writing scriptures. Everyone should concentrate when writing the scriptures, not like some people wearing headphones when writing the scriptures, or even some people talking and eating while writing the scriptures. These are not very good, so we should be able to concentrate. The Buddha said that if we are determined to do everything, we can concentrate on one thing and do it well, and then we can finish it. Don't use two things at once, or use many things at once, so that none of them may be completed in the end. So what I just mentioned is to concentrate, which is the most important goal of writing scriptures.
(5) Before copying, you should copy with the most pious and respectful heart, and it is best to read it once. Don't feel like saying: Chuandeng will hold this one-day practice and scripture copying activity. I saw people coming, and I will deal with it. This is actually not very good. When you come, you will be safe. Zen says that you should live in the present. When you come here, you should copy it with the most sincere and respectful heart, and it is better to read it once first, which will be better.
(6) Scripture writing is a way of practice, so the most important thing is to persevere and not give up halfway, so as to cultivate your long-term diligence. What is diligence? Being able to persevere in everything and form a habit is diligence! Since you choose to copy the scriptures, don't come to copy the scriptures in the first half of the year. I will come to meditate in the second half of the year, and then I will go to read Buddha. It seems that I will see you everywhere, which is actually not very good. I'd better copy the selected classics in this issue! Wait for the next issue to change! Don't switch around! They say it's called half classics, so we should persevere and form a habit. If I worship the Diamond Sutra myself, I have vowed to worship 2 copies in this life. It took me more than ten years to worship it. What's the use of my mentioning this? I just suggest that you can make a wish yourself. I want to copy 2 or 5 diamond sutras. Why do you want to make a wish? Because of vows, practice has a steady stream of power. If we don't make a wish, we will have it or not. It's not very good to copy the scriptures if you do it, but not if you don't! Therefore, everyone should make a wish and have a goal, depending on how many copies you want to copy, and set it down. If you have this goal, you will have a steady stream of strength to practice, and will urge you to finish this thing and never give up halfway.
(7) We should return the merits of writing scriptures to all sentient beings, and hope that all sentient beings can be happy from suffering, have correct knowledge and even become Buddhas. Guys, it's important for us to remember to turn back! In the practice of Bodhisattva, there are so-called ten residences, ten lines and ten directions, so the direction is very important! No matter what merits we practice, even chanting Buddha, meditation, going out to work on the slope and copying scriptures, we remember to turn back every time we finish! This return is really important! In addition, before copying the scriptures, I also hope that everyone can pray first. What do you wish for? May all sentient beings come with me to copy the scriptures, so that everyone can have a certain determination and have the right knowledge to become a Buddha in the future. When you make this wish to copy the scriptures, it will be different. I hope everyone can make a wish first and then make a return.