Write poems about past and present lives

The lapel of this stone can still be touched, and thousands of bamboo roots are inserted diagonally beside the stone.

If Qingfeng does not change his suspicion of Yuanze, it is difficult to trust Li Yuan because of his quality.

The body is an illusion when driven into the smoke, and the songs from the river leave no trace.

In two words, you can enter into the wonderful and diligent practice of Taoism, and the deep nature of the bamboo courtyard will exist by itself.

The above poem "Three Lives Stone" was written by Yuan Hongdao in the Ming Dynasty. It tells the story of the "Three Lives Stone" between Lingyin in Hangzhou and Fajing Temple in Xiatianzhu. This story is old and sad: It is said that Li Yuan, a famous scholar in Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, named Zicheng, was a well-educated scholar. His father's name is Li Cheng. In the last years of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Anlushan Rebellion broke out, and Li Cheng died at the hands of the rebels. When Li Yuan saw that his father was dead, he was deeply saddened. Seeing the turmoil in the world again, he gave up his official career and vowed to be filial to his father and not to be an official or marry a wife until his death. So he went to Huilin Temple to live in seclusion. Gradually, he discovered that the monk Yuanze in the temple was quite talented and honest, so he became a close friend. In their spare time, the two of them traveled around the mountains and rivers, traced the past and found secluded places, and expressed their emotions, often writing poems and songs to complement each other.

Once, the two of them traveled to Mount Emei together. Li Yuan originally wanted to go from Jingzhou to Mount Emei along the Three Gorges. Yuanze felt this was not good and thought it would be more convenient to go through Xiegu Road in Chang'an, the capital. Li Yuan resolutely refused and said: "I have made up my mind to refuse the world, and I have no desire to pursue an official career. How can I mention the capital Chang'an again!"

Yuanze was silent for a long time, and said: "The principles of conduct It’s not decided by others, so do as you wish.” So the two of them entered Sichuan from Jingzhou. When passing by Nanpu, they saw a woman carrying a clay pot on her back to draw water from the spring. She was seen wearing old clothes on the outside and a brocade crotch on the inside, looking like she was pregnant with Liujia. Yuanze calmly said to Li Yuan: "She is where I want to be reincarnated."

Li Yuan didn't understand Yuanze's words and asked hurriedly: "What did you say?"

Yuanze said: "This woman's surname is Wang. I was supposed to be her son. She has been pregnant for three years. Because I have not come to reincarnate, she has been unable to be a mother and cannot raise her son. Today, since I met It seems that there is no way to escape. You should recite the Buddha's name to help me survive."

After bathing in Yuanze Xiangtang, he said to Li Yuan: "I have a close relationship with you and know each other well. Today is the end of the day. Come and say goodbye. Three days later, you will come to the home where I surrendered. The newborn baby will be my rebirth. And please remember, Thirteen years later, we will meet again in Lingyin Tianzhu, Hangzhou."

Li Yuan knew that what Yuanze said was not false, so he felt sad and had to say goodbye to Yuanze. After Yuanze finished speaking, he sat down and passed away. Over there, a woman named Wang gave birth to a son. Three days later, Li Yuan followed Yuanze's instructions and went to see Yuanze at his reincarnation home. Sure enough, the child was being bathed. When he saw Li Yuan coming, he grinned at him.

Since Yuanze's reincarnation, Li Yuan had no intention of going to Mount Emei and returned to live in seclusion in Huilin Temple. Between the rising of the sun and the setting of the moon, thirteen spring and autumn years passed. Li Yuan did not forget the old covenant and went from Luoyang to Hangzhou alone, hoping to meet Yuanze in Lingyin Tianzhu. On the Tianzhu Road, you can see endless charming scenery and hear endless streams and springs. But Li Yuan had no intention of enjoying the scenery. He only wanted to see his friend Yuanze from his previous life. As I walked, I thought: Can he really keep his promise? Does he still remember this day the way he does? Could he have forgotten the covenant thirteen years ago? But he dare not forget it for a moment! Keeping this promise in the past and present life in mind, will Yuanze forget it because of the passing of this life? When he came to Ge Yuan Pavilion, while he was thinking, he heard someone calling him vaguely: "Li Yuan, Li Yuan!"

He followed the call and saw a shepherd boy on the other side of the stream. Wearing a rhombus bun, riding on the back of an ox, singing bamboo-branch lyrics, when he saw him, he waved to him and shouted: "Li Yuan, Li Yuan!" Li Yuan took a closer look and found that the appearance of this shepherd boy resembled the round boy from his previous life. Ze, you will know that Yuanze really keeps his promise. Yuanze, who was reincarnated as a shepherd boy, sat on the back of a cow and sang a poem about bamboo branches to him:

The old spirit is in the three-life stone, and it goes without saying that it is worth admiring the moon and chanting in the wind.

I feel ashamed that my old friend is visiting me from afar, even though I am of the opposite sex.

Li Yuan knew that although Yuanze was in another life, his old temperament had not changed. For a moment, he had mixed feelings. Yuanze, who looked like he had been in his previous life, walked towards him. He asked: "Are you in good health?" ”

Yuanze said with a smile: “Mr. Li, you are a man of your word! It’s a pity that your mortal relationship is over and we can’t renew it. Please continue to practice hard. "After that, he sang again:

The things before and after are so unclear, and I am afraid my heart will break if I want to talk about the cause and fate.

Wu Yue searched all over the mountains and rivers, but returned to Yanchao and went to Qutang.

After singing, the shepherd boy folded his sleeves and disappeared into the haze.

The story ends abruptly here. The lingering sound lingers, sad and choked with sobs. It is rare in this world to have a close friend, who is close to each other in the mountains and rivers. Who knew that in the most inseparable situation, we would say goodbye forever. How shameful is this feeling! Why send! After finally waiting for thirteen years, the day of the meeting finally came. Who would have thought that this body was no longer the other one, and in the blink of an eye, it had become a century-old body! The person is an old friend, but the body is no longer him, and the words are the words of an old friend, but they are desolate and hard to suppress: there are so many things before and after, and if you want to talk about the cause and fate, you will be heartbroken. People from the Yin and Yang worlds cannot naturally come together. The heart yearns for it, but the body cannot reach it. One side disappears into the haze, while the other side has an added layer of sadness and sadness.

A three-life covenant can only be used for one life!

After reading this story, some people may ask: It is obviously two lives, how can it be said that it is three lives? There are two opinions or sayings: one is that the so-called "three lives" means that the first time Li Yuan saw was Yuanze himself, the second time he saw Yuanze's back body, and the third time he saw Yuanze's body. It is the incarnation of Yuanze disappearing into the mist; secondly, Li Yuan and Yuanze have only met for two lifetimes, that is, the previous and the latter. According to Zen Master Song Zanning's explanation, Yuanze later became a monk, so he was called Sansheng. This explanation is a bit far-fetched, but it can be listed as one. No matter what, the name of Sansheng Stone was decided.

Judging from this story, it seems that the name "Sansheng Stone" began to be called from the Tang Dynasty. In fact, it existed long before that. Xie Lingyun, a poet of the Southern Dynasties, once wrote a poem called "Three Life Stones", which is stored in "Lingyin Temple Chronicles". The poem says:

There are pauses in the four cities, and the three generations are endless.

The joys and joys are in front of me, but the sorrow is always there.

The prime of life is in the early stages, and the decadent years are approaching the twilight years.

In a moment of squandering dreams, the wind and thunder rise.

The good relationship is almost gone, and the passage of time cannot wait.

I am surprised to see Lingjiu Mountain, but I still want to go to the Huan Railroad.

Jue Liu flew in front of the court, and Gao Lin reflected in the window.

Contemplate the sky in the Zen room, and explain the wonderful principles of the universe.

This shows that the Sansheng Stone had already existed during the time of Xie Lingyun, not from the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan was a real person in history, and his deeds are recorded in "Taiping Guangji". This story may be based on the essence of Buddhist cause and effect and reincarnation, and evolved into such a story by linking the deeds of Shi Sansheng and Li Yuan. Just like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, people or things from the two dynasties are involved together and evolve into an eternal tragedy.

The original story tells the story of the deep friendship and estrangement between two men. In fact, later on, the meaning of Sansheng Stone has become a token of alliance between lovers. A pair of lovers, standing in front of the "Three Lives Stone", will definitely make a three-life vow: "Hold your hand and grow old together with your son." The wishes are beautiful and the vows are touching, but the vows made to each other are like the floating clouds in front of the window. It drifted away in the blink of an eye. When I came to the Sansheng Stone again in loneliness, and gently caressed the stone with blurred writing and weathered wind and rain, wasn't it just to caress the scars left on my soul by an unforgettable love? An eternal story is attached to an ordinary stone. And this stone was lying in the grass, almost covered with dead leaves. Looking around, it was desolate, dotted with jackdaws, but no one was around. Is it true that no one believes in the "Three Life Stones" covenant anymore? Is there no place for eternal love to keep its promise - an ordinary stone is not enough to move people's hearts? Is it the end of all "everyone's vows"? When Yuanze melted into the haze, Li Yuan's thirteen years of beautiful expectations were shattered: the meeting he had been waiting for so hard ended like this! It reminds me of the poem "seeing each other is like arguing but not seeing each other". Yuanze sang "But he went back to Yanchao and went down to Qutang" and he didn't know where he ended up. It can be seen that it is easy to get along with lovers when they see each other again. "Ask what is love in this world? Just teach us how to make a promise in life and death." How many lives can we promise? I’m afraid it will be difficult even for a lifetime!

Facing this ordinary but extraordinary stone, people cannot help but ask: Is there really reincarnation in the world? Is there really a connection between lovers? If so, then why was the promise broken in the face of the promise? Why was the lover turned into an enemy? The more exciting and confusing the story of the "Three Life Stones" is, the denser the doubts of future generations will be. Today's Mr. Zhang Chunyun visited Sansheng Stone and wrote a poem after returning:

In front of the mountain and behind the temple, I am alone and worried, and philosophy itself is confused.

I don’t know who I was in my previous life, and what I will be after this life!

Troubled by birth, old age, illness, and death, and even more lovesickness that no one can say!

People have suffered a lot in one life, how can they live three lives to keep their promise!

Ask in front of the Sansheng Stone, where can the fruit of correction be found in the world!

If you ask the rocks, there will be no words; if you ask the mountains, there will be no sound. A branch of snow in the melancholy east column, how clearly can one see life? In a trance, a burst of bells cut through the sky, cutting through the confusion in my heart without leaving any words, as if the Buddha's voice came from a distance: Love is delusion, the four elements are empty, and everything is nothing.

So, in the face of the Sansheng Stone, anything you say is just a cloud.

Answer: leosongyou - Jinshi Born Ninth Level 3-29 19:48

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