The Biography of Previous Lives compiled in modern times probably missed an important figure, that is, Mr. Sun Lutang. Mr. Sun is known as Fuquan, Minglutang, Mingxi Hanzhai and nicknamed Live Monkey. He is from Dongrentuan Village, Wangdu County, Hebei Province. In modern Wulin, it is known as "the tiger with little care, the best in the world" and is famous at home and abroad. Sun Yat-sen is a master of traditional martial arts and one of the representatives of China Neijia Boxing. In his later years, he achieved mastery through a comprehensive study and founded an important Tai Ji Chuan school-Sun Shi Tai Ji Chuan. Mr. Sun has also made great achievements in martial arts theory. His works such as Tai Ji Chuan Research, Xingyiquan Research, Bagua Boxing Research, Boxing Tell the Truth, and Bagua Sword Research have been handed down to this day. According to Mr. Sun's chronology, he was born in 1860 (the tenth year of Xianfeng) and died in 1933 at the age of 73. Mr. Sun is not only at the pinnacle of martial arts, but also has profound attainments in Chinese studies (such as Yi ology, medicine, literature, calligraphy, etc.). ). Throughout his life, he studied in thousands of books, took the Wan Li Road and experienced numerous storms, mainly in pursuit of the true meaning of martial arts. He left many anecdotes, such as: Petrov, a famous Russian boxer, was knocked unconscious by his hand when he was nearly a hundred years old; In his 60s, he defeated Kazuo Sakahara, the great warrior of Japanese Emperor Qin Ming. At the age of 70, he defeated the joint challenge of five Japanese martial arts masters.
Mr. Sun Lutang is a man who pursues truth all his life. He really achieved the combination of martial arts and Taoism, and his boxing method of "form, meaning, gossip and Taiji" was integrated with the wonderful theories of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It is particularly noteworthy that Mr. Sun returned to the pure land teaching method and predicted that the time had come to study Buddhism in the western pure land. However, this great event and achievement of Sun Lutang's life is rarely known in the martial arts circle, and even if it is known, it is often regarded as a myth and legend. I have believed in Buddhism for many years. After reading Mr. Sun's chronicle and "To Tell the Truth" written by Mr. Sun, I realized that Mr. Sun is not only a rare martial arts wizard, but also a great achievement in Buddhism. He can believe in the extremely hard-to-believe method, and there is no name of Amitabha in South China. In order to get rid of the cycle of life and death, Buddha's fruit can be achieved. Maitreya Bodhisattva Baifo said in the Sutra of Infinite Life: "Dear Buddha, how many places in this world have never retired from bodhisattva and become Buddhist countries? The Buddha said to Maitreya, "In this world, 6.7 billion people will not retreat from the Bodhisattva and go to another country. Bodhisattva has supported countless buddhas, second only to Maitreya. All the little bodhisattvas, those who practice less merit, can't be counted, and they should all die. Mr. Sun Lutang is one of the dead bodhisattvas, which strongly proves the truth, breadth and completeness of the Pure Land Law, and proves that people from all walks of life can recite Buddhism, and Buddhism is not accepted equally.
According to the analysis of available data, the establishment of Sun Lutang's belief in pure land may be influenced by his teacher Hua Ting. Mr. Cheng is a disciple of Dong Haichuan, the founder of Bagua Palm, and a believer in Pure Land. Mr. Sun paraphrased Cheng's words in "The Truth of Boxing": "If you apply this to your body and mind, you will be able to be immune to yourself and be good to the world. What you do is filial piety and faithfulness. You can always read Amitabha in your mouth, act without leaving the way of sages, and never leave the door of becoming an immortal Buddha in your heart. Without knowing this, it is not enough to practice Bagua Boxing. If not, you won't get the magic method of Eight Diagrams Boxing. " This sentence was said by Cheng to Sun Lutang, and Mr. Sun himself recorded it, so it can be seen that the master and the apprentice are also very congenial in religion. Mr. Sun can accept his teacher's teaching about chanting Buddha, and he knows it by heart and follows the rules. It can also be seen that he really has extraordinary wisdom and good foundation.
According to Mr. Sun's chronology, 1882 studied under Cheng at the age of 22, and 1884 studied Bagua Boxing. 1885 (at the age of 25), he traveled to eleven provinces, visited famous mountains and looked for strangers. It lasted for more than three years, and his martial arts was extremely successful. He sat down and thought about everything, and everything depended on reason and Taoism. 1897 (at the age of 37) went to Beijing to visit Cheng, and they lived together for several days, which was very consistent. According to the chronology, Mr. Sun followed Cheng for nearly three years when he was in his twenties. After more than ten years of tempering, he saw Master Cheng again, which is undoubtedly a deep proof. Most people think that martial arts practitioners only do fist and fist kung fu, but in fact, high-level martial arts practitioners pay more attention to the improvement of virtue and wisdom and realize the metaphysical essence of life. Many martial artists' efforts in understanding the essence of the heart can almost rival those of the masters of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. For example, Mr. Yin Fu, Cheng's brother, also died in vain. There was a warning before his death, so he asked several disciples to come quickly. The apprentice came to the bed and told him to practice hard and pass on the Bagua Palm to future generations. As soon as Bai Junfeng (porcelain cypress) arrived at the bedside, he shook Yin Shi's hand and said that he was neither cold nor strong. Yin Fu shook it with his wrist and knocked Bai Junfeng out of the door. All the disciples said in unison, "The teacher is not in danger." Taking his word, Yin Fuduan sat down and died, looking alive and kicking. In addition, it is said that Mr. Yang Luchan, the founder of Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan, lived and died in a natural and unrestrained way.
Mr. Sun Lutang's deeds are recorded in his chronicle. 1933 (at the age of 73) Mr. Wang predicted the day when he would drive a crane. The lady was frightened, so she ordered her daughter to take her husband to a German hospital (now Beijing Hospital) for a comprehensive experience. Mr. Wang smiled and said, "I'm fine. What hospital should I go to? " It's just that there will be a fairy Buddha who wants to visit his ear. The family members expressed doubts about this and insisted that Mr. Wang check it. Mr. Wang had no choice but to go to the physical examination with my little daughter. After the examination, the German doctor Steve said, "Mr. Sun's health shows no signs of being bad, even better than that of young people. When I came back, my wife invited Kong Bohua, a famous doctor, to check up on Mr. Li at home ... Confucius said, "Mr. Sun's six pulses are in harmony and he has no leisure. It's the first time I've had such a good pulse. "This family is very safe. In the autumn of the same year, Mr. Wang returned to his hometown and didn't eat for twenty days. And practice boxing and calligraphy every day. In the mornings of 65438+February and 65438+June (Gregorian calendar1October 29th), Mr. Wang said to his family, "The Buddha has attracted me. At 6: 05, Mr. Wang sat outdoors with his back to the northwest, telling his family not to cry and saying, "I treat life and death as a game ear." "Laugh away.