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  • What is the etiquette between senior and junior monks?

    In the monastic community, senior or junior does not refer to older or younger in age, but the number of years since ordination. The title “Thera” (Elder) is conferred on Bhikkhus 10 years after ordination, and “MahaThera” 20 years after ordination. Juniors should salute seniors. Seniors precede juniors while walking along. As to sitting, the upper seats to the juniors, and juniors should not sit unless asked to sit by seniors. So in the southern Buddhist countries, the inquiries about ordination time are necessary for monks when they meet each other. Normally when ordinary bhikkhus meet a MahaThera, they are required to take off their shoes, and expose their right shoulders, and then make salutation. (From Essentials of Buddhism: Questions and Answers)

    2022-12-01

  • Would you please say something about dietary habits?

    There are two seasons for monastic Buddhists not to eat after midday according to Buddhist regulations, they are: 1. Abstaining from taking food afternoon reduces the burden on the laity since they provide the food; 2. It is conductive to practicing contemplation (bhavana). In the southern countries, this situation is still in common practice today. The strictest adherents only drink water, without taking milk, tea, coconut juice or anything else, while others may drink tea, soda water or fruit juice, as well as take candies after midday. In China, the Han monks of the Zen Sect have been used to doing farm work since ancient times, and due to their physical work, they have to eat something in the evening, so in most monasteries, this regulation is relaxed, but supper is regarded as part of a “medical diet”. Even so, many monks continue to observe the rule of abstention from eating after midday. (From Essentials of Buddhism: Questions and Answers)

    2022-12-01

  • The monks of southern countries eat meat. Do they break the Vinaya rules?

    The food of monks in the southern countries is obtained by begging from door to door with alms bowls or provided by nearby families in turn, so they eat whatever is offered to them, regardless whether it is vegetarian. In the Bhikkhu’s Vinaya, there is no rule prohibiting meat-eating. While in the Chinese Mahayana scriptures there are clauses against meat-eating. The Chinese Han monastics, keeping faith in Mahayana Buddhism, accept not only Bhikkhu’s precepts but also Bodhisatta silas, so Han monks, nuns and even many lay followers abstain from eating meat. Historically, the custom of vegetarianism among the Han Buddhists became popular with the advocacy of Emperor Wu of Liang (the Southern and Northern Dynasties). As for the Mongolian and Tibetan Buddhists, though they follow Mahayana Buddhism, they can’t live without eating meat since there is a great shortage of vegetables in their regions. Nevertheless, all the Buddhists in the southern countries as well as in Mongolia and Tibet highly praise the habit of vegetarianism of Han Buddhists. As to the Chinese word “hun”, it refers to things with strong and pungent smells like garlic and onion. They are proscribed by both Mahayana and Theravada Vinayas, which is observed by both Southern and Northern Buddhists. It is a mistake to confuse the term “hun” with simply eating meat. (From Essentials of Buddhism: Questions and Answers)

    2022-12-01

  • Taste Chan in Tea

    Tea is the ordinary matter like dressing and eating each one needs and use. As Buddha dharma that all monastics have Buddhist nature, no high and low, saints and mortals equal and each one can enlighten it. Chan and tea are common while human and Buddha are interlinked. Buddha and dharma are is visible at any time and Chan ceremony can be entered at any moment. As long as people have the heart, be able to enlighten. How to enlighten? Go for tea! (From Words of Chan by Shi Yongxin)

    2022-11-22

  • The Attitude towards Life of Buddhism

    Buddhism aims not to talk about emptiness for emptiness. Conversely, we can even say that Buddhism speaks emptiness to show its large role in “Non-emptiness” of all things in the world. Buddhism takes an objective approach eliminating discrimination for Self-nature of emptiness of all things in the world. This is what we often say the true wisdom. That is also a gongan of Chan origin saying “mountains are still mountains and water still water”, having a higher realm than “mountains are no longer mountains and water no longer water”. Ancient meditation masters’ realization, liberation and large comfortable relief, were just the true wisdom gained. Once getting the true wisdom, we shall gain awareness of all things in the world and get positive feelings. Whether conducting ourselves or handling affairs is as clear as noonday rather than spend our lives blindly under our own desire. So called “establishing undertakings in the world, with sentiments of coming into the world” means nether blindly talking about emptiness nor persistent in what we have. So the attitude towards life of Buddhism is always positive and uplifting. The sutra says “a human body is difficult to attain”, cherishing the real life very much. If Buddhism were negative, then it would not be necessary for Buddha to go through rain and wind, explaining sutra and preaching Buddhist doctrines over forty nine years. (From Words of Chan by Shi Yongxin)

    2022-11-22

  • Buddhism Cultivating Good Conduct

    Buddhism’s cultivation of good conduct includes conditioning behavior in daily life such as basic necessities of life, belonging to the arrange of Buddhist regimen. Buddhism advocates thrift and self-sufficiency. Monastics have to live by their own labor for food and vegetables, making self-sufficiency. There is a rule in Buddhism: “a day without work, a day without eating”. Practice has improved that a certain amount of work for human body can increase the circulation of blood, lower blood lipids and dredge the channel to help boost metabolism of human body. In addition, learning Buddhist theories and Buddhist thought work out for regimen through mental work. Buddhist regimen has full necessities of life, lives quietly, ceases all of the work, following human behavior of regimen of good conduct. (From Shaolin Encyclopedia)

    2022-11-15

  • Spirit Cultivation of Buddhism

    Spirit cultivation of Buddhism contains the conditioning of body and mind as well as interest cultivation and moral cultivation. Listening to Buddhist music is also one method of spirit cultivation. Buddhist music is fresh, elegant and extraordinary. Its sound and implication is distant and profound. The singer whose body and mind is a unity sings the music, forgetting self and anything else. Listeners whose body and mind become clear suddenly and is touched, seeming to enter the blissful wonderland. Buddhist music can calm brain activities and relieve the venation. It could also adjust to physical and mental state, playing a role in lowering blood pressure as well as tranquilizing and allaying excitement.

    2022-11-15

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  • Would you please say something about dietary habits, such as abstaining from taking food after midday and vegetarianism?

    There are two seasons for monastic Buddhists not to eat after midday according to Buddhist regulations, they are: 1. Abstaining from taking food afternoon reduces the burden on the laity since they provide the food; 2. It is conductive to practicing contemplation (bhavana). In the southern countries, this situation is still in common practice today. The strictest adherents only drink water, without taking milk, tea, coconut juice or anything else, while others may drink tea, soda water or fruit juice, as well as take candies after midday. In China, the Han monks of the Zen Sect have been used to doing farm work since ancient times, and due to their physical work, they have to eat something in the evening, so in most monasteries, this regulation is relaxed, but supper is regarded as part of a “medical diet”. Even so, many monks continue to observe the rule of abstention from eating after midday. (From Essentials of Buddhism: Questions and Answers)

    2022-11-29

  • What is the meaning of “Conglin Qinggui”?

    The original meaning of “Conglin” is grove or forest. A thickly populated monastery is just like a forest with plenty of trees, so it is called “conglin”, meaning great monastery (Mahavihara). “Qinggui” means the rules or regulations daily observed by the monks or nuns in monasteries, which are laid down according to the Vinaya enacted by the Buddha and adapted to prevailing conditions, including climate, geography, social customs, laws and regulations of the state, as well as sectarian characteristics, etc. the earliest monastery rules in China were initiated by Dao’an of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the 4th century. After that each sect in subsequent dynasties created its own monastery institutions. For example, in the Tang Dynasty a set of codes for monks of the Zen School was created by Master Baizhang. Then it was lost. Later on, a “Royal Revised Baizhang Code” was created by an emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. This was actually in conformity with the need of feudal rulers, and had nothing to do with Baizhang himself. Subsequently this code was enforced by imperial orders through the Hongwu and Yongle Eras of the Ming Dynasty, and became a universal system observed by all monks and nuns throughout China, in place of all sorts of original monastic regulations and codes. (From Essentials of Buddhism: Questions and Answers)

    2022-11-29

  • Preaching the Truth of Life

    In ancient times, temple used to be the place where scriptures were translated. Today, temple should be still the place where scriptures are translated. Ancient people could not read Sanskrit and then they translated Sanskrit into ancient Chinese. Now over a thousand years, many people have been difficult to understand ancient Chinese. So we should look for ways to translate scriptures in ancient Chinese into demotic writing that all modern people could easily read and understand now. In ancient times, temple was a place where dharma was taught. Today it should be still a place where dharma and scriptures were taught. So called scripture teaching is to explain the truth Buddha found out; dharma teaching is to achieve the dharma gate of the truth of life. The Gateway looks in style and Buddha is solemn. Travelers burned incense, chanted and worshiped Buddha, which is just the appearance. The most important thing is how to convey the truth of life Buddha found to people and how to let people reach the truth of life. (From Words of Chan by Shi Yongxin)

    2022-11-21

  • The Difference between Ordinary Beings and Holy Ones

    The difference between ordinary beings and holy ones is just a difference of a mind or an idea. What is different? The ordinary being’s heart is confused while the holy one’s is firm. Whatever ordinary beings do,their heart is chaos. They think this and that, therefore their heart is confused when falling asleep. Then their mind is more confused when sitting in meditation. But the holy one’s heart is tranquil. No matter how busy he is from day to night, his heart is always firm. In the Buddhist sutra it states “nirvana in silence” does not mean inanimate like the wood one, but means the holy one’s heart has no mess or chaos things like ordinary beings. Therefore the ancient meditation master says enlightenment is that “the person is the same one, but his behaviour changes”. That means the person is still the same one but his heart and behaviour change after enlightenment. He sees through everything in the world, understanding what to do and what not to do clearly. He has set free himself from sufferings in the secular world. That’s all, very common. This is the very benefit for people’s life to practice Buddhism. (From Words of Chan)

    2022-11-21

  • Traditional Chinese Martial Arts

    The measure of Wushu is not how high you can kick or how many circles you can rotate. Wushu is not single athletics but comprehensive sports. In fact, martial arts pursuing competitions pursue height of kicking and the number of rotations violates the basic principle. According to the single competition, Wushu has no advantage because the force of practitioner is great but not greater than a weight lifter’s; his height is high but not higher than a high jumper’s; his steps are steady but not more steadier than a gymnast’s; his degree of balance is good but not better than a acrobat’s. But Wushu converges these together and then breathes new life of Kungfu into it, which will become fantastic and supreme. This is traditional Chinese martial arts. (From Words of Chan by Shi Yongxin)

    2022-11-16

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