The meaning of the four-line gatha in the Buddhist scriptures:
The four-line gatha "Buddhist Dictionary": "The four-line gatha refers to a verse composed of four lines. It is recorded in Buddhist books A verse is composed of four lines, and the number of words is not limited. Four lines of verse can often cover the essence of the Buddhist teachings in the sutra. Therefore, it is said in the sutra that teaching people with a four-line verse, or upholding a certain four-line verse, has great merit.
The first verse of the four lines is: Empty Body, the second is: Emptiness, the third is: Emptiness, the fourth is: Empty Dharma.
The fourth verse of the "Vajra Heart Sutra". Four Bodhisattva Manjushri asked the Buddha: In the Diamond Sutra, the Buddha often praises and upholds the four stanzas and preaches them to others, and the blessings gained are better than those of filling the seven treasures in the east, west, north, south, and the upper and lower spaces in the four dimensions; it is also better than the first day and the middle day. The Buddha said: All living beings have Buddha-nature. It is not destroyed in the first place. It is caused by confusion. Therefore, all Buddhas will never be confused. Cheng, Quan is divided into four levels, named Four Sentences.
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Detailed explanation of the Four Sentences:
1. Yunhe is empty. Born of parents, they also have the breath of their parents, and all kinds of impurities are always flowing out of the nine holes. The four false combinations will eventually be corrupted. Some people know that the male and female bodies are illusions. Before death, they should be like death. Use this illusion body to learn. Buddha's practice is called "realizing the emptiness of the body" (cultivation through falsehood)
2. If you look back at your own mind, it is the most sacred and spiritual thing that is neither born nor destroyed. There is nothing yet, so that you can always be aware of the emptiness of your heart, and do not follow delusional thoughts, but act according to your true nature. Unmoved, the feeling is clear, the changes are endless, the power is unpredictable, the mind is clear, the spirit is silent, and it is called the Three Sentences of Comprehension.
4. It is said that the Dharma is empty. Looking back at the scriptures and methods taught by the Tathagata, they are all convenient and guiding methods, like water washing away the dust, like disease and medicine. When the mind is empty, the disease is cured and the medicine is eliminated. This is called the Four Sentences of Enlightenment Dharma Empty.
Meaning: These four verses are the path to transcendence and enlightenment. From then on, Bodhisattvas of the ten directions will achieve enlightenment by practicing according to the meaning of the verses. The fruit of Sotapanna; if you practice according to the meaning, you will realize the fruit of One-Lay Situapanna; if you practice the meaning of three sentences, you will realize the fruit of Anagami; if you realize the meaning of four sentences.
If you practice according to the meaning, you will realize the fruit of Arahantship. These four verses will open the door to the Buddha's path, and those who listen to them will undoubtedly gain enlightenment and enlightenment. The blessings obtained by donating the body and life of the first seven treasures are less than one in hundreds of billions.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Sentences