LESSON 8: TEN RELIGION OF BUDDHISM IN CHINA

UNIVERSAL BUDDHISM 2

SRAMANA=THICH THIEN HOA.

COURSE V:  HISTORY OF BUDDHISM,

10 RELIGIOUS AND UNIVERSE OF CHILDREN

Lesson 8:  TEN RELIGION OF BUDDHISM IN CHINESE (CONTINUED)

RETRIBITED FLOWERS or PRIVATE SHRIMP  .VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.

I. STARTING UP TON RESERVATION  

Religion belongs to the Mahayana, based on the teachings in the Sutta Buddhist Sutra is the highest set of sutras that Buddha said, so called Huayan. 

The founder of this religion is Mr. Do Thuan, a Venerable of the Tang dynasty. He collected the miraculous meaning of the Avatamsaka Sutra, making three sets of "Dharmakaya Dharma". 

Mr. Do Thuan's successor is Tri Tri Nghi, at Chi General Pagoda. His Tri Tri Nghiem has made many valuable treatises to explain the meaning of Ton as the series: "Collectibles", "The 10 mystics", "The five weak questions". 

His successor Tri Nghiem and had many great industries for this Ton was Dharma Master, also known as the Master of the Sage. He created the "Detective mysticism" and many other chapters, making Hoa Nghiem religious very popular and developed in his life. Therefore, this Ton is also often called Hien Thu Ton. Shortly after Hien Thu passed away, the Avatamsaka Sutra was translated into new Chinese literature, Trung Quan, or Thanh Luong Quoc Su, based on the meaning of this newly translated Nghiem Hoa Nghi, making "Hoa". Strictly stars ", expounding a wide and profound sense of the mystery of the Hoa Nghiem Sutta. Therefore, Hoa Nghiem revered even more people worship, especially in the upper class intellectuals of China. 

II. RELIGION AND BASIC TEACHING 

Among the Buddhist sutras, the Sūtra is the most noble and miraculous sutta. Only the great disciples, radical and alert, can quickly understand. Therefore, Avatamsaka is suitable only for those who have a solid Buddhist teaching and are familiar with the abstract inference of Buddhist teachings. Bringing out a profound teaching of the Buddha Dharma presented in a popular volume like this, it is difficult to say clearly and fully the meaning of Avatamsaka. However, in order to have a complete set of ten sects of Chinese Buddhism, and for readers to have enough documents to compare the differences of each religion, we cannot help but mention the Avatamsaka in when reviewing the principles and basic teachings of the ten principles. We will try to present a simple, neat presentation of the unique teachings of this religion, 

Religion is called "Vien teacher", meaning that the teachings are completely complete. 

Religion advocates " France about dependent origination ", meaning that the universe coincides with the same coincidence due to predestined harmony that into. In other words, everything in the vast universe, from a small object like a speck of dust, to a large object like the moon and stars, depends on each other, as a cause and effect of the fruit, the layer is not the same, communicates with each other. , against each other, influence each other that has. Each dharma, in the universe, cannot exist separately, independently but independently. This is thanks to that, that is to be thanks to this. This and the other are correlated, interdependent, class is not the same, so called "endless interdependent run" or "coincidental interdependent origination". 

Because it is the same coincidence, so one is all, all is one, everything in the universe is connected with each other. And so, in the United States Nghiem has raised the disciplines "The world is not afraid". 

To understand the meaning of this disciplines, let's follow the inductive law consists of the following 4 stages, also known as the four dharmas: 

1. The legal world:  The thing is about the different appearance of the law in the universe. In the universe, all phenomena have clear limits such as cold water, ice, boiling water, steam, each with different physiognomy. It is about standing on the observation of the universal universe or saying the Buddhist word is "the legal world". 

2. Gender law:  Li is talking about the invisible, intangible part of things. This is the reason for equality, refuge for all the generals; It is common in all things, such as cold water, ice, steam, although the appearance is different, but the nature is still the same (that is, it includes H ₂ + O). The universe of materiality is not only the general but also the nature. That is "legal world". 

3. Reason, The world is not afraid:  As we have seen, each of France has the Truth and Reason in the Clearness, The reliance on that. Reason and flux, like water means waves, waves means water. Li, the in every law was tolerant then the Li, The legal world also tolerated, not afraid. That is the meaning of "Li, The world is not afraid". 

4. The world is not afraid of law:  In the legal world, there are thousands of things, appearances, although different, limited but disagreeable, but the nature of equality, no division. Thanks to Ly, The Su is informed without hesitation. Such as electrical appliances, electric fans, electric lights, air conditioners, electric irons, electric ovens, etc. Although each item has a different shape and utility, it is connected through an interconnected electric current. , interaction. Another example: many reservoirs, shapes, narrow different, but connected by water pipes, so the fullness, cleanliness of one lake are closely related to all lakes. other. 

The above are extremely crude examples, in order to evoke an idea of ​​"The world is not afraid", but not necessarily. In the two examples above, we take electrical appliances or lakes to visualize the Truth in the realm; and take electric or water currents to visualize the Ly of the Dharma Realm. For example, people would think that Su and Li are two different, separable types. But actually, Li and the inseparable: in the rational, in the physical. The reason is only two aspects of an extremely delicate problem, which our minds have separated to temporarily study it. 

To summarize the meaning of these four realms, let us simply say the following: 

Dharma Realm consists of millions of different things, like A, B, C, etc. (The Dharma Realm). 

In each of these things there is an equal reason, which we envision is L (Gender Law). 

The equality principle is tolerant to all things, like A = L; B = L; C = L. (Li, The world is not afraid of law). 

Thanks to the reason of tantrums with all things, everything in the universe has become mutual information, no problem with each other, such as A = C, etc. .. 

SIX PRECISION AND TEN THE LEGAL REASONS OF THE FRENCH  

In the legal world, the reason The thing is fearless, common information is due to the law has enough "six generals" and "ten magical reasons" as follows: 

SIX PRACTICE DUNG 

Based on the Sutra Sutra Pitaka, the Bodhisattva The Body Bodhisattva has created the "Ten Discourse" to explain the meaning of the six generals. These six generals are called Vien-dung, because they have the virtues of perfection, and are not afraid. The six generals of things in the universe are: 

1. General:  The general is the general that covers all, a total of all the generals are different. As we mean the house, it consists of all trusses, walls, roofs, stones, bricks, etc. So the house is the general.  

2. The Prime Minister:  The Prime Minister refers to separate generals; many generals combined into a general. As the generals in the house are: columns, trusses, roofs, walls, bricks, etc. There is a total meaning; without Distinct, it is impossible to take anything that is called General.  

3. General:  General is a general in common, harmony with each other, not against each other, not against each other. Like trusses, columns, walls, roofs, though different, but not preventing each other but still towards a common goal is the house. 

4. General: General  minister is separate generals, this, that, the appearance is not the same, although still harmonious together to shoulder a common task; like columns, trusses, walls, and roofs in a house, neither of them is alike. General minister is not a general, just as a general is not a general. 

Like 100 silver coins is a general. This general is the sum of the banknotes: 1 bill of VND 50, 2 bills of VND 20, 1 bill of VND 10 (50 + 40 + 10 = 100). Banknotes of 50, 20 and 10 dong are generals. These banknotes are large and small, with different colors and images. Although the appearance is different, but also the bills, the "silver" nature is the general. 

5. General generals:  Generals are achievements. The common to become something, that is the general. As the house is the achievement of the columns, trusses, walls, roofs, etc. So the house, in terms of utility to live in, is a general of the columns, trusses, walls, roofs, etc. .. If for example 100 VND, this amount is the generals of the 50, 20 and 10 copper bills. Thanks to the combination of these sums, you get 100 silver coins to buy something, so it becomes a general. 

6. General damage: Prime  Minister is an independent general of the law. Like columns, trusses, walls, roofs, while cooperating with each other to form a house, they still retain their own position of columns, trusses, walls, roofs, not because of the house they belong to. No longer columns, trusses, walls, or roofs. Just like in the case of a 100-dollar note, the 50, 20, and 10-note banknotes are still 50, 20, and 10 bills and still hold their own value. 

These six generals are divided into three opposites, called "Three-in-one." 

- General, Difference together belong to The.  

- Dong, Di together belong to the General.  

- Thanh, Huai together belong to Dung.  

If we take the golden lion as an example, then its whole body is the General; each individual part such as the ear, eyes, nose and tongue are Generals; its gold quality is the General; Each department has its own unique shape is General Minister; each division collaborated to form a lion; but each department has its own unique, independent scope of the Prime Minister. 

When we refer to General, Dong, and Thanh, we are talking about the whole, equal membership of the universal being; when we refer to the Difference, the Difference, the Despair is talking about gender phenomena, in which each thing is exposed differently. According to Hoa Nghiem, the General, Dong, Thanh generals belong to the content student; and Biet, Di, Hieu faculties belong to the subject of father (that is, manifest and show paralysis). One side is equal, one side is different. But equality and difference are interrelated, compatible with, members do not mind. Interbeing means that this and that, like water means waves; Interdependence means to merge with each other, to communicate with each other, like this mirror and the other mirror reflecting on each other without hindrance to each other. Because interdependence, integration, should leave the general at the same time, the general at the same time not general, become a general at that time. In a nutshell, the tablet does not leave the father, the father does not leave the member, the father who uses the father of goods means the member. All of the measures are all six generals, no one is not free at, ie, enter not afraid. That's why it's called 6 general officers. This is the magical meaning of Hoa Nghiem most missionary staff. 

TEN LEGENDS OF THE FRENCH OR TEN TEN  

In addition to the six generals mentioned above, the dharma also has ten magical reasons, or ten miraculous virtues, which the Sūtra Nghiem Sutta and the Tham Tham Ky have explained as follows: 

1. Subject "simultaneous full of the corresponding law"  (at the same time adequate correspondence): Meaning that in each of the French at the same time there is enough, containing all other dharma in the universe. Like a drop of water has the tastes of thousands of rivers and seas. 

2. Subject "wide and narrow, self-not-afraid"  (advertising from the unselfish): Means a thing called big, not necessarily big, a thing called small is not necessarily small. Thanks to the common sense, a small object like the plump, can contain both the broken and broad behavior. A large object, such as a broken figure, may fit within the hair's head, without being tight. This is to say that, in the legal world, The thing has no problem, common sense, the concept of width, big and small are just nouns, there is no certain border between one thing and another: a small thing like mote is related to the universe; a large, cosmic object related to a mote. So, the Sutra on the Avatamsaka Sutra is written, "In a single mundane, all the realms of spaciousness abide." To explain this meaning, the sutras often teach: "It is through reason that reason is informed and free from intrusion." 

3. Disciplines "one and more disagreement with each other"  (most, multiple similarities of disagreement): Means that in number, one and many objects can tolerate one another, and still not destroy the particular general (an set) of each object. Like thousands of lights lighting a house, one after the other, but each one still has its own light. 

4. Subject "the same method at the same time"  (the same method equivalent at now): Means the same content, same news, not preventing each other. As a legal when leaving themselves with the other French, the whole are there; If a dharma photographer collects dharmas about himself, then all the other dharmas will come back to that one. Just like a yellow substance with a yellow color, the two dharmas do not separate. 

5. Mon "hidden secrets clearly become all"  (secret hidden sentence into the present): Meaning that a method has many aspects, when this aspect is visible, the other is hidden; when the other aspect is hidden, then this aspect is visible; in hidden with visible; in the show with hidden; show hidden changes that achievements. The visibility is not certain which one after the first, nor prevent and oppose each other. Like a gold statue, when you pay attention to gold, you don't see the beauty of the statue. When you pay attention to the beauty of the statue, you don't see gold. In short, when beauty shows, hidden gold, when beauty shows gold. 

6. Disciplines "subtle content each other, an independent"  (subtle similar content established): Delicate means small but clear. One small task can cover another small object, without hindering each other, without destroying each other's generals. Like a drop of water consisting of many water particles, each water particle contains many chemicals, each chemical consists of atoms, each atom consists of many electrons, between the electrons with the nucleus: Everything is used and isolated in each other. 

7. Mon "realm of world general hammock da la"  (Nhon da la hammock realm): Nhon da la is the transliteration of the word Indra is the realm of God. According to Brahmanism, in the heavenly world of Nhon da la, there is a net of nymphs; each grain of the pearl appears to the staff, each grain reflects each other, dazzling each other, layers endlessly. The subject is the same: in every dharma there are many other dharmas, in many other dharma there are many other dharmas. So human forever up to infinity. Kinh Nghiem said: "All the world is like the net world Nhon da la". 

8. Mon "multiplication of the legal knowledge, being intellectual and intellectual understanding"  (waterfall of the legal understanding of being born): That is thanks to The understanding of Li; but when reason is clear, reason will spread, making us understand more deeply through different things. This is to say that knowledge spreads through things, like an oil spill on water, only a spark can burn very far. 

9. The subject "ten ways of frivolous method of successive"  (The ten ways of unconventional method): This is to say the time, though separated from the past to the present through the future, but thanks to that, the dhammas are accomplished. Easily. Why divide time into ten lives without dividing them into three? It should be said that the past, the present and the future are enough. But want to divide in a final, sophisticated way, in the ten-fold sharing business as follows: the past also includes the past, present and future; in the present it is like that and also in the future: three generations, each life is broken down into three into nine. But if such a subdivision does not have the general notion of relation to each other, there is no idea of ​​time. So, so on that nine particular thoughts, plus one more concept (general), into ten. 

10. Mon subjects "master and you rely on each other to fully complete merit and virtue"  (master, you, your specific virtue): As we have seen in the previous sections: the legal methods that depend on each other. If one takes ownership of a dharma, the other dhammas are friends. The owner and the friend take care of each other to fulfill the merit, the layers are endless, like the bright moon in the air, surrounded by flashing stars, and on the ground, how many rivers, lakes, and lakes reflect bright moon and stars in the air, making the scenery more and more radiant. 

In summary, these ten miraculous reasons, together with the six above-mentioned generals of dhammas, are the cause for the explanation of the "Uncertainness" in the dharma realm, and fully explain the doctrine of "coinciding with interdependent origination." that Hoa Nghiem religious advocates. 

III. METHOD OF COMPLIANCE 

The basic doctrine of Hoa Nghiem religious has profound mystery, the method of austerities must of course be sublime, the new mystery takes the practitioner to the end of austerities. In the middle of these austerities, the following three disciplines of the dharmakaya are considered the most important and most effective disciplines: 

1. Chon is not consistent:  "Chon" means true, not disappointed; "No" means not to be dominated and hindered by appearances. 

Dharma too is based on "legal world" that established. The purpose of this custom is to stop disappointing, clear-mindedness, make the practitioner see the rupa without being hindered and receive that the whole being chon; See, but receive that it is not not true (paragraph no) but all the nature. In short, this custom see through the false treatment of nothing and yes, to realize that the "logic of the universe (the legal world) is chon empty" (explained above). 

2. Reasoning the bar is not afraid:  This custom is based on the "sense of the lawlessness barrier" set up. "Reason" is the pure and lucid nature; "The" is the ultimate form of the Dhamma. Li, the Anonymous, as in the basic doctrine mentioned above, means that Li and Sui are not two types of opposing opposites, separated, but conversely, communicating with each other. Li, The insight, members do not hesitate to call it "Li, The bar is not afraid". 

According to this custom, one observes the form of a single body and discovers the reason of the universe. That is, through the false general of things, we can see the wisdom of the feet. 

3. Chau variable function consistent:  This custom is based on the reason "The world does not hesitate" that established. "Chau variable" is spread, transformed along all over; "Content function" is inclusive, all photographers, all information used. "Chau variables function" is a custom that aims to realize that the dharma one and many do not mind each other, big and small, each other, each other's portrait, the class is not the same, hiding the present, bronze instantaneous interoperability, recording photography, mutual information until infinity, bosses contain the vast universe. 

According to this custom, one observes the Reason in One thing, then by one thing every other thing is also clearly seen. Practitioners again everything in the News, then according to Ly that every news is informed. 

IV. TOO TU TUAN 

According to Hoa Nghiem Ton, liberation still does not destroy the worldly generals; in other words, not to deny the worldly world but to be able to find liberation somewhere else. Even in this world, if the practitioner discerns true hope, eliminates madness, makes the mind pure to be together in reality: that is liberation. 

This concept of liberation of the Avatamsaka is not different from that of Thien Thai Ton, which means that there is an optimistic assumption that sentient beings and Buddha are not in the wrong way: they do not receive the principle of coincidence, world, being beings; Enlightenment is the truth on Buddha. 

V. CONCLUSION 

Hoa Nghiem religious because according to the highest Buddhist sutras established by the Buddha, should be listed as a teacher, that is, the doctrine is completely full. And also because he is a teacher, so he needs a wise position to practice. 

So the practitioner, before he wants to choose this path to go forward, need to consider carefully, especially need to find more thorough research. If you find it difficult to understand, too high for your inborn quality, then it is better to find a different path, because any path will eventually lead to liberation. 

But if you find that your inborn quality can keep up with the miraculous teachings of this religion, it is also a great blessing. Your intellect will taste the highest taste of the miraculous doctrine, and your spiritual practice will soon reach its destination, because you have climbed the vertical path to the summit of "liberation". It is always difficult for a vertical road to climb, but it is easier to get there than the winding roads. It is the same with spiritual practice. . END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIME ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.12/1/2020.