【What is the magic of Dharma Guru?】 After filming, director Yuan Zhenyang became a monk, and Lin Zhengying had him at the funeral.
On November 8, 1997, the grandmaster of the Hong Kong zombie film generation, Lin Zhengying, died of illness, resulting in the funeral on November 13, the big brother of the Hong Kong film industry, Da Hong Jinbao, was furious at his spiritual hall.
It is rumored that it is because of the belated Yuan Qiongdan, and another version is because the funeral adopts a Buddhist ceremony, which is not in line with Lin Zhengying's wishes, and the whole funeral scene is also strange.
In fact, after Lin Zhengying learned that he was seriously ill, he had broken up with the unsuspecting Yuan Qiongdan, and Hong Jinbao did not know; what Hong Jinbao may not know was that although Lin Zhengying had played so many Taoist priests, he believed in Buddhism, so it was normal for his family to follow his last wishes and adopt Buddhist ritual funerals.
On that day, Hong Jinbao and Qian Yuesheng, Chen Huiyi, Zhong Fa, Qian Jiale, Wu Ma and other friends of hong Kong film martial arts circles served as Lin Zhengying's spiritual supporters. What many people may not know is that one of the Buddhist masters who gave Lin Zhengying the work was Yuan Zhenyang.
Yuan Zhenyang is the cousin of Yuan Heping, the world's first martial finger, and once the main force of Yuan Jiaban, the man in the jar of "Qimen Dunjia". After directing a costume action film in 1994, Dharma Guru, he was deeply influenced and escaped into the empty door, and soon became an abbot of a temple in Hong Kong.
[As a colleague of hong Kong Dragon and Tiger martial arts, Yuan Zhenyang of Yuan Jiaban did not cooperate with Lin Zhengying, coincidentally, in the year that Yuan Zhenyang became a monk, Lin Zhengying also officially bid farewell to the film industry and turned to the development of the television circle. 】
So, how amazing is this "Dharma Ancestor" that can make a film director see through the red dust and practice monasticism?
Released on February 26, 1994, "Dharma Ancestor", also known as "Dharma Ancestor Biography", is a classic Buddhist action movie directed by Yuan Zhenyang, starring Er Dongsheng, and starring Fan Shaohuang, Fan Meisheng, Chen Songyong, Wu Ma, Yuan Wu, Hui Tianci, and Kaohsiung.
"Dharma Ancestor" has a score of 8.2 on Douban, which is higher than many classic movies in 1994, such as "God of Gamblers 2", "Drunken Fist 2", "King of Destruction", "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard", etc., which is the top ten films in the Hong Kong film industry that year, and it is also Yuan Zhenyang's highest-rated work. [The film music for Dharma Guru was produced by Lu Guanting, who was the soundtrack author of God of Gamblers.] 】
"Dharma Guru" tells the story of Dharma Guru's life full of legend and speculation, in addition to the profound and long-term Buddhist Zen, there are many legends that are widely spread in the folk, such as crossing the river with a reed, facing the wall for nine years, standing snow with a broken arm, returning to the west only, and so on.
Because of the influence of martial arts novels and related film and television dramas, Dharma Zushi was first of all a high-status martial arts predecessor, he was the founder of Shaolin martial arts, leaving 72 unique schools to the Shaolin Temple, and no second person in the martial arts world could learn them all. Therefore, many people see Dharma Ancestor as a martial arts movie.
"Dharma Ancestor" is the last film starring the male protagonist Er Dongsheng, and his peak moment as an actor is the popular martial arts film Xiaosheng of Shaw in Hong Kong.
Among the other leading actors, Fan Meisheng and Fan Shaohuang father and son, Wu Ma, Yuan Wu, Hui Tianci, Kaohsiung, Yuan Zhenyang, etc., are also famous Hong Kong action actors.
Therefore, "Dharma Ancestor" can be a martial arts film.
At the beginning, when Dharma was still a prince, there was a wonderful anti-assassination scene; in the Central Plains, in order to save people, only a reed was used to complete a reed crossing the river, which is definitely a classic scene in martial arts movies. Finally, after completing the wall-facing at the Shaolin Temple, Dharma also taught a lesson to a group of mountain thieves who snatched incense money.
Erzu Hui, played by Fan Shaohuang, is a descendant of Dharma's ancestors, but he was a general before he left home, and even after he left home, there were enemies who hunted him down and killed him, and there were many martial arts scenes. [The Hui Ke of Fan Shao Huang in "Dharma Ancestor" is exactly the same as the virtual bamboo in "Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon" in 1997.] 】
Dharma Guru was originally the third prince of a certain country in southern India, originally named Bodhidhara, and later changed his name to Bodhidharma. He met a Dharma-advanced Panjradhara, who renounced his throne, followed him in his practice and worshiped under him. After completing his practice, Dharma wanted to find a successor, and Panjradhara asked Dharma to go to China 67 years after his death.
In China during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Dharma experienced various adventures, and finally waited for Hui Ke at the Shaolin Temple in Henan. After determining that Hui Ke would be passed on to Zen Buddhism, Dharma decided to go west and asked Hui Ke before leaving, and after 200 years of his own death, the mantle would not be passed on to the Six Patriarchs.
Why 67 years, why 200 years, why only 6 ancestors?
It can be said that Dharma has been a legend all his life.
Dharma had just arrived in the Central Plains, and Emperor Liangwu, who admired Buddhism, arranged for him to preach at the royal Donglin Imperial Temple and greet him with the highest standards, but Dharma did not say a word when he arrived. Emperor Wu of Guangjian Buddhist Temple, believing himself to have immeasurable merit, received Dharma, but Dharma said that he had no merit or virtue, and emperor was so angry that Emperor Wu threw up his sleeves to send guests.
Dharma Grandmaster went all the way south, walked to the back mountain of the Shaolin Temple, found a narrow cave to face the wall, sat for nine years, motionless and did not eat or drink, attracting the people around him to watch, and even more alarmed Emperor Liangwu. So Emperor Wu sent someone to invite Dharma, but several horses could not be pulled.
It wasn't until the ancestor Hui Ke, whom he was waiting for, arrived, knelt in the snow for three days and three nights, and broke his arm to seek the Dharma, that Dharma turned around and came out of the hole.
This is the story of nine years of facing the wall and the broken arm standing snow.
In the film, Dharma lives for 150 years and dies in Middle-earth. But 3 months after his death, he was seen walking west alone on crutches, with a straw shoe hanging from his crutches. After the news spread, the emperor ordered the coffin of Dharma's ancestor to be opened, and it was indeed empty, only a straw shoe.
This is the story of just returning to the west.
In this way, dharma gurus are far more legendary than this life.
In Dharma Guru, Dharma was originally a prince of a country and the heir to the throne, but under the enlightenment of a high monk, he began to think about life and gave up the royal power to practice monasticism.
Speculation: Who was I who was not born to me, and who was I when I was born?
In order to build the self-study room, Dharma finally built it after many failed blows, but after it was built, it was demolished by hand.
Enlightenment: The Buddhist path is practiced in the heart.
Only then did Dharma receive the official ordination of Panjōdoro.
At the Shaolin Temple, Dharma's nine years of facing the wall attracted countless pilgrims, and the incense money soared, attracting the plunder of mountain thieves. The monks of the Shaolin Temple were powerless to stop it, and at this time, Dharma, who was facing the wall, just came out of the pass, easily defeated a group of mountain thieves but did not kill them in a few moves, and then sat in the middle of the square. The furious thief took the rocket and shot him, but Dharma did not dodge, and soon fell into the raging fire, burning to ashes, and the surrounding monks fell to their knees.
It was snowing in the sky, and the sound of wooden fish was heard behind them, and everyone rushed to the Great Treasure Hall together, and it was Dharma Ancestor who saw that it was Dharma Guru who knocked on the wooden fish in the hall. Dharma also took this opportunity to teach the shaolin monks martial arts, including the stunt of crossing the river with a reed.] 】
Later, Dharma Guru took in four disciples in the Central Plains, one of whom was the leader of the mountain thieves who was inspired by him, and he received the bones of Dharma Dharma, which was only one level lower than the mantle of Hui Ke who had obtained the essence.
Perception: The earth, water, fire, and wind are all empty, the eyes, ears, noses, noses, tongues, and tastes are not real, and what I see does not exist!
Dharma was enlightened by the master, the mountain thief was inspired by Dharma, and Yuan Zhenyang had an epiphany because of the "Dharma Ancestor"?
In addition to these, dharma guru also has many Zen buddhist allusions, full of speculation on life and world view, Both Buddhism and fun, and profound meaning.
"Dharma Ancestor" is produced by Yuan Zhenyang Film Production Company, and co-produced by Henan Film Studio, Luoyang Longmen Grotto Research Institute, Shaolin Temple, Tagou Martial Arts School, CCTV Zhuozhou Shooting Base and other units.
As the director of the entire film, Yuan Zhenyang is also the producer, producer, screenwriter, producer and martial arts director of "Dharma Ancestor", and plays a role, which can be said to be a full dedication to this film.
Therefore, Yuan Zhenyang is the person who is most influenced by the Dharma Ancestor. Yuan Zhenyang finally finished filming "Dharma Ancestor", put down everything in the show business circle, and converted to Buddhism, and the answer may be in the movie "Dharma Ancestor".