The monk in front of him had practiced in retreat in Qingyuan Mountain, during which he tamed the tiger, and since then he has the title of Haixian Monk.
He never read a book, only knew the words "Southern Amitabha Buddha" in his life, and finally lived to be more than 100 years old and could still live on his own and become a generation of senior monks.
He had been sitting in retreat for four months, and he had been sitting and sleeping every night for 60 years.
In 1900, the old monk Haixian was born in a poor family in Tanghe County, Nanyang, Henan Province, commonly known as Wenchuan Xian, and the problem of food and clothing at birth was difficult to solve.
Because his life was too poor, he was sold to others by his parents when he was a few years old, but fortunately, his adoptive parents are kind people and love him very much.
Both adoptive parents are people who believe in Buddhism, and Wen Chuan Xian has lived in such an environment since he was a child, and he also has great respect for Buddha.
After becoming an adult, his adoptive parents died unexpectedly, leaving Wen Chuan Hyun alone, and at the age of 20, he finally decided to get out of this red dust world.
In 1920, Wenchuan Xian came to Tongbai Mountain Taibai Peak Yuntai to become a monk, and the legal name was "Haixian".
Since becoming a monk, the master of the Haixian monk has taught him nothing, only asking him to memorize the five words "Southern Amitabha Buddha" every day.
Haixian's master said, seeing that he is a piece of material, related to Buddha, Haixian has been obedient and sensible since he was a child, and the five words taught by the master, he thought it for 92 years.
At that time, the temple conditions were very difficult, and they all lived on their own cultivation and often fed on wild vegetables.
The monk Haixian did not read Buddhist scriptures for several years, and every day he carried water and chopped firewood, farmed and cooked, and studied etiquette with his teachers and fathers at night.
In the eyes of everyone, monks copy sutras and chant Buddha, but in the eyes of the monks of Haixian, life is full of practice.
I don't know the words, and in this life, I only know the words "Amitabha Buddha", which is simple and does not need to be so troublesome.
During the daily practice of Amitabha Buddha, the monks of the sea opened up wasteland, planted various grains and vegetables, and donated all this grain to the poor when the harvest was good.
Some people say that the monk Haixian is an ordinary farmer and a true single living Buddha.
Even in the face of the famine that everyone was afraid of, the monk Haixian did not hesitate to give everything he had, and he hoarded 1,200 kilograms of dry food to donate all to help the refugees survive the famine.
This move of the monk Haixian even the local government was alarmed, no one would think about the grain he had worked so hard to grow, so he gave it away.
Under the guidance of his master, the 42-year-old Haixian monk carried light luggage and practiced in a hidden cave on Qingyuan Mountain.
This practice lasted for more than ten years, and he meditated in the cave without working, feeding himself every day with wild fruits from the mountains.
After ten years of such a day, it is impossible to imagine, this is completely not eating the world's fireworks.
When the Haixian monk was practicing in Qingyuan Mountain, there were often wild tigers and fierce beasts around, and the Haixian monk who was meditating on this day attracted the attention of a tiger.
The tiger seemed to be thinking that he could open a meat today, but the monk Haixian not only did not be timid, but chatted with the tiger for a couple of words.
The monk Haixian told the tiger, don't beat my idea, let me practice in this place with peace of mind, and when I succeed in the future, I will definitely come to you.
After speaking, the sea sage monk began to chant South Amitabha Buddha, and after a while, the tiger actually left quietly.
Not only that, but every day after that, the tiger would bring his children to the monk Haixian, and other animals were not allowed to approach while the monk was meditating.
During one practice, the hungry monk saw the monk picking fruit from the tree, and he thought to himself that what the monkey could eat, the human must also eat.
He went under the fruit tree and picked up the wild fruit on the ground and ate it, and the monkey on the tree saw it and threw the fresh wild fruit in his hand to the sea sage monk.
Since then, the monk Haixian has not had to pick wild fruits himself every day, and these monkeys keep the wild fruits outside the entrance of his practice and do not bother them when they go in.
When the Haixian monk was entering the meditation once, his master went to visit him because he had not heard from him for too long, and the master entered the cave to find that the Haixian monk was entering the meditation.
The master did not want to disturb him, so he waited on the side, who knew that this wait was a day and a night, and the master had to flick his fingers three times in the ear of the monk Haixian, and he made a decision.
After some inquiry, I learned that the Haixian monk had been in the meditation for four months this time, which made the old monks on the side admire, such meditation kung fu is rare in ancient times.
When she was young, the monk Haixian was still responsible for ringing the bell in the temple, because she was too tired during the day, she accidentally fell asleep on this day, causing the whole temple to be a few minutes late on this day.
Although there were no consequences, the monk Haixian still blamed himself very much, and he apologized to the hundreds of monks under the Buddha statue in front of the main hall.
He also vowed in front of the Buddha statue that he would never go to bed for the rest of his life, and for decades he rested in a chair every night.
This incident was admired by many people, and many monks tried to follow suit, but in the end they were unsuccessful.
Until he was 90 years old, he walked without crutches, did not need to be supported, and moved quickly to know middle-aged people.
It is precisely because his physical condition is different from ordinary people, so in 2013, he told his disciples that he was leaving, and asked for a tank burial when he explained the aftermath, and all the disciples couldn't believe it.
Sure enough, a few days later, the old monk Haixian passed away at the age of 112, and his disciples buried him according to the instructions, and he was praised by many people when he died.
In 2019, after discussion, the disciples will open the tank to the Haixian monk, which shocked everyone, he really has a body that is not bad.
Because of his practice, the temple compiled the precepts of the monk Haixian during his lifetime into the "Commentary on French", and his golden body was placed in the Thousand Buddha Mountain.
If anyone who has been to the Thousand Buddha Temple should know that there are two bodhisattvas in the flesh of the Thousand Buddha Temple, one of which is the sea sage monk, then who is the other?
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