"Becoming a monk", the Sanskrit pravrajya, transliterated as Boviniya, pointed out that I should leave my family life and concentrate on practicing the samana. Because becoming a monk is far away from worldly dust, it is also called "turning into dust".
When you become a monk, you need to shave your hair and wear clothes with bad colors, so becoming a monk is also called shaving, shaving and dyeing, shaving and dyeing clothes and dyeing. Among the seven disciples, except Youpoyi and Youpoyi, the other five monks, such as Bhikkhu, Bhikuni, Misha and Famona, are all monks and are called the Five Monks.
Becoming a monk has existed in India since ancient times. As early as the Vedic era, people gave up their lives to get rid of it. Later, Brahmins inherited their fashion and went to secluded places in the mountains to concentrate on monasticism. Buddhism started from becoming a monk and learning Taoism.
In many classics, there are various explanations for becoming a monk: Volume 36 of China Han Scripture says that becoming a monk and staying at home have their own comfortable and uncomfortable pains. If you don't add gold and silver and the uncomfortable pains of herding at home, becoming a monk is to get rid of the pain of greed and ignorance. The Maha Monk Law lists 26 kinds of monks who are too young, too old, in debt and heresy to become monks. The Book of Dabao talks about the gains and losses of home and home, such as dust and pollution at home, and becoming a monk is wonderful; Bound by furniture, it's okay to become a monk; Take evil at home and be good at becoming a monk; Be timid at home and become a monk; Downstream at home, countercurrent at home.
Mahayana Buddhism regards bodhicitta and altruism as the key to becoming a monk. It is said that monks only regard tonsure as the original meaning of becoming a monk. Vimalakīrti said, "However, you will soon become a monk. 』; The Grand Solemn Law says, "When a Bodhisattva becomes a monk, shaving his hair is not a monk's name, ... or guarding his law as a monk; If you can open your mind and settle all beings, you will become a monk. 』
Who wants to become a monk, Mr. Bi must know Buddhism, and then he needs to shave his hair, wear cassock and be disciplined. There are three kinds of monks: intentional monks, intentional monks, and physical and mental monks. Both Hinayana and Mahayana monks belong to physical and mental monks; Mahayana bodhisattvas, such as Vimalakīrti and Hu Xian, belong to those who are determined to become monks.
The tonsure we usually understand is just a kind of becoming a monk, which can be said to be relatively narrow. Becoming a monk is a word with deep connotation. In this article, I will talk about my understanding of becoming a monk at will and encourage you all. If there is anything wrong, please correct me. Amitabha!
Becoming a monk is undoubtedly a great blessing for practitioners. But becoming a monk can be divided into three categories: having a mind to become a monk, having a mind to become a monk, and becoming a monk both physically and mentally. Becoming a monk is what we usually call becoming a monk. The word "monk" consists of two words: man and Zeng, which means that a monk was once a man, but now he has given up human desires and practiced supreme Buddhism. Buddha is made up of the word man and Buddha. When he became a Buddha, he jumped out of reincarnation and was no longer a human being. Monks are in a state of progress on the road from man to Buddha. I belong to my family, so I shouldn't say that my monk is wrong. Everyone in our family must absolutely abide by this Buddhist system. But as a qualified monk, of course, you must become a monk at the same time. You're not really a monk until you become a monk. The so-called benefactor is as big as Mount Sumeru, and he can't live this life. There is no doubt that when you become a monk, your heart will also become a monk. For most laymen who study Buddhism at home, we practice at home. Although we are at home, our hearts are also monks. If we are greedy for fame and fortune in the world and can't let go, then we will learn Buddhism in vain. Although there is practice, it is deceiving Buddha, Bodhisattva and all beings. We will always be ordinary people and will never be reincarnated. Therefore, people who study Buddhism must thoroughly see through it and put it down. It's really life and death and bodhicitta. It doesn't matter if it can't be done in one step. You must have this determination, be diligent and brave, and let your soul come out of the dust to be the biggest monk.
What is home? Home is trouble, and becoming a monk is to get rid of trouble and get cool and comfortable. Why do people have troubles? Just too stupid and persistent, this is mine, that is his, this is my home, that is his. Selfishness has a home, but where does selflessness come from? Selfless people are cosmopolitan. There is a lyric that says I want to have a home, which is unwise. All beings are pitiful. Individuals always feel too lonely and want to find a partner. So with marriage, the family came into being, and it became bigger and bigger and passed down from generation to generation. Anyone who persists can't do without pain. Don't say I have a sense of family responsibility It is a good thing to have a sense of family responsibility, but you only have a sense of family responsibility, which shows that your heart is very small. A sense of family responsibility shows that you have love and compassion. Where does this compassion come from? In terms of Buddha's nature. Everyone has Buddha nature, and at the beginning of life, human nature is good. This goodness is Buddha's nature, the supreme goodness, and its function is incredible. But now our Buddha nature has been blinded. What happened? That is, we are too small-minded to become monks. If we don't become monks, we are ordinary people, which is very bitter. I'm not talking about becoming a nun in a temple, but becoming an independent and persistent family. It's good to be a monk. If you can become a monk, you won't have any troubles, but you will feel at ease. Why are you happy after becoming a monk? Because after becoming a monk, all sentient beings are my family, and I am no longer limited. For all sentient beings, we can be one and save all sentient beings. We know that everything can be, like a bubble of a dream, inseparable, persistent and spotless. My life has no four aspects, unchanged and unchanged. Kung fu has reached this point, and that is the real monk.
Being a monk is a far cry from being an ordinary person. At this time, my method broke down. It turned out to be an invention of Buddhism. Ah, we know that all kinds of delusions in the past are upside down, and we lament that we have been wronged because we refused to become a monk. If I become a monk, heaven and hell will disappear for a while, and I will live alone in an incredible and wonderful place. Who am I? I am not me, but I insist on being me, just following all beings. Therefore, a family's merits are boundless, and becoming a monk is reincarnation. What if I don't become a monk? The cycle of life and death Only when you become a monk can you have great compassion and wisdom. So I said, all people who study Buddhism should become monks, not monks, but monks with their hearts. We Buddhists should all become monks. The master in the temple became a monk physically and mentally, and our Buddhist disciples at home became monks at home. We should take home as our heart and strive to become a monk. What do you mean by trying to become a monk? Becoming a monk is a very difficult thing. Goode said that being a man should do, not a general. When Goodall said home, he also meant to become a monk with his heart. He has already become a monk. We are determined to become a monk now, which only shows that we are willing to do it, not that we have become a monk. What do you mean by becoming a monk? Trouble turns cold, persistence disappears, and wisdom appears. This is called becoming a monk. Strictly speaking, only after life and death is it called becoming a monk. However, although life and death have passed, there is still a long way to go. Ignorance has not been broken. Only by breaking the house of ignorance, that is, becoming a Buddhist, can we be regarded as the most successful monk. So we must work hard. We are not monks now. We are just on the way to becoming a monk, and we can't stop, otherwise we will never want to become a monk.
Master Chang Sheng (common name Li Na) said that when someone asked her why she wanted to become a monk, I didn't become a monk, so I went home. This answer is very good. Being a monk is really going home. Leaving the home of life and death and returning to the home of eternal purity, all this has come true. How happy we are! Now some Buddhists are disgusted with alienation and always want to shave their hair and become monks in temples, which is not appropriate. Becoming a monk is a very cautious thing. It is very hard to have the determination to preach Buddhism and benefit students, and it is definitely not for you to hide in a temple and live a quiet life. If you don't have a big heart, even if you become a monk, you may not be able to become a monk. At that time, your trouble may be even heavier. Wouldn't it be more tragic if you couldn't keep the precepts? Becoming a monk is not an escape. It takes a lot of courage to become a monk. Becoming a monk is the most important thing. We should believe that everything is created by idealism.
To be a real monk, even in the most noisy downtown, he can remain motionless and comfortable as always. Why? I said, "The hustle and bustle of downtown is based on my heart, but when I have become a monk, I have no intention. My heart is neither in the market nor in the market, so I am called a real monk. " How can I become a monk the fastest? Let's repeat an old saying, read Amitabha Nanwu!
In my opinion, you are an ordinary person, you are a monk, you are just a monk, but you are not a monk. Therefore, I suggest that you be a layman with peace of mind, take on the unshirkable responsibility as a man and father, be generous and open-minded, and care less about gains and losses, so that you can live a good life after entering the WTO with the spirit of being born, take root in the soil of reality and put your heart in the ideal blue sky. I believe you will live a down-to-earth, confident and happy life!
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