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Preface
Is it a high-achieving student or a "high-achieving monk"?
I didn't expect that even the temple has begun to "roll up academic qualifications" now, and there are 30 "high-level monks" with "special identity" hidden in Yunhai Temple in Sichuan, almost all of them are graduate students, obviously with an annual salary of one million, and a good future, but they hide their merits and fame, and "see through the red dust" and come to the Yunhai Temple to start the "group monkhood".
There were 30 graduate students hidden in a temple, which was simply jaw-dropping, so it instantly caused a heated discussion on the Internet.
Some netizens complained: So many graduate students trained by the state are now reciting Buddhism all at once, which is contrary to the original intention.
So why did these 30 graduate students form a group to become monks? Is it really just a single-minded devotion to the Buddha?
High-achieving students "monks"
The arrival of these 30 graduate students has raised the academic level of the entire temple.
In fact, the "inextricably linked" relationship between these 30 graduate students and Yunhai Temple should start with the forerunner Master Renqing.
A Venerable Renqing in Yunhai Temple, he was actually a law graduate student of Xiangtan University before he stepped into the Buddhist gate, and he was a university teacher before he became a monk.
Since he was a child, Venerable Renqing has been very interested in the various cultures of Buddhism, and he began to study Buddhism thoroughly and in-depth at an early age.
After graduating from university, Venerable Renqing became a professor at the university step by step.
But even in the workplace, he remained a faithful "preacher" of Buddhism, and taught Buddhist studies at the school where he worked.
Even though he was in the world, he still couldn't stop his deep love for Buddhist culture.
In 2014, he finally decided to let go of everything in the world and devote himself to the Buddha, prompting Venerable Renqing to decide to go to the Emeishan Giant Buddha Monastery to study ordination for a long time.
You must know that the Emei Mountain Buddha Monastery, but at that time the famous Buddha cultivation resort in China, is also a good place to cultivate monks and conduct Buddhist research, attracting many monks every year.
The fame of the Emeishan Giant Buddha Monastery has also attracted the yearning of Master Renqing.
"Once you enter the Buddha's door, it is as deep as the sea." After coming to the Great Buddha Monastery, the young professor felt unprecedented spiritual and spiritual liberation, and strengthened his heart to "take refuge in Buddhism".
After he received the "Three Altars Great Ring" in Mount Emei, he had a complete epiphany.
As a result, this highly respected university professor, despite the opposition and doubts of his family and those around him, decided to abandon everything he already had in the world without hesitation.
After finishing the ordination of the Emei Mountain Giant Buddha Monastery, he began his plan to travel the world.
As I swam, I met my "temple of life" - Yunhai Temple in Dazhou, Sichuan.
But when I first arrived at Yunhai Temple, it was barren, miserable and miserable, the temple was dilapidated because it had been unmanaged for a long time, and there was not even a decent door, and the birds rarely came to patronize, let alone people, and it was almost a desolate state that no one cared about.
But in Venerable Renqing's eyes, this place is undisturbed, the environment is quiet, it is an excellent place to practice Buddhism, and it is a paradise in his heart.
And although Yunhai Temple looks old and dilapidated, it is actually an ancient temple left over from thousands of years.
Looking through the annals, as early as the Sui and Tang dynasties, the thousand-year-old temple - Yunhai Temple has existed, and it is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei loved to live here.
Not only has a long history, the beautiful scenery of Yunhai Temple is even more picturesque, the morning sun sets, the sea of clouds is churning and spreading, as if in a fairyland, so it is named "Yunhai Temple".
Seeing the decline of this thousand-year-old temple, Master Renqing decided to repair it.
During this period, the deeds of this law graduate student and university professor turned into Master Renqing attracted wide attention from all walks of life across the country.
What is even more unexpected is that Venerable Renqing's deeds of ordination have inspired a group of high-achieving students who also yearn for Buddhism, and some of them were originally hesitant to become ordained because of family and social pressure.
But Venerable Renqing's actions gave them the courage to decide to follow the "call of Buddhism" in their hearts.
The first group of new entrants were three people, two graduate students and one PhD student, who, together with Venerable Renqing, contributed their savings and efforts to repair the monastery.
After the spread of their actions in the Buddhist community, they attracted more than 30 people from all walks of life to the temple, most of whom were highly educated talents, but volunteered to become "high-level monks".
In order to save costs, several of them did it themselves, and the former doctoral students also worked as masons, rebuilding the walls and painting the walls, and cleaning up the garbage in the temple as sweeping monks.
He also bent down to open his own vegetable garden, became almost self-sufficient, and connected the temple to electricity and the Internet.
In their hands, the old and dilapidated Yunhai Temple has become a new look, and it really deserves to be the high-achieving students of the past, and the action power is simply first-class.
In Yunhai Temple, several "high-level monks" live a Buddhist life without worries and away from the world.
With the joint efforts of everyone, the renovation of this thousand-year-old temple, Yunhai Temple, was finally completed.
After the news of the successful renovation came out, it immediately attracted many Buddhist lovers to visit, and the incense in the temple has continued since then.
Soon after, a group of 30 "high-level monks", this long-lived incident, immediately sparked a strong heated discussion on the Internet.
Some netizens commented: It's too much, and now I also need a graduate degree to be a monk, so don't I even have the qualifications to become a monk with a bachelor's degree?
However, the choice of these "high-level monks" has also caused a lot of controversy in society.
It is not easy for a family or a country to train a graduate student.
For parents, parents have high hopes for their children, and they could have lived a happy life with children and grandchildren, but the children they raised with hard work have now let go of their family affection and chose to become a monk without hesitation and devote themselves to the embrace of Buddhism, which makes it difficult for many parents to accept.
For some netizens, they also don't understand: After studying hard for so many years, he could have been an elite from all walks of life and lived a decent life, but he abandoned all fame and fortune and resolutely chose to become a monk, which is really difficult to agree.
Now although these "high-level monks" live a poor Buddhist life, their hearts are rare pure and satisfied, without desire or desire, and they are dedicated to the Buddha.
But there are also a small number of "high-level monks" who regret it after experiencing the very poor days of Buddhism, and finally choose to return to the world.
epilogue
Perhaps for these "high-level monks", although they had a bright appearance before, they had a lot of troubles.
But the quiet life of the temple allows them to get away from the world and become Buddhist believers who are dedicated to Buddhahood.
In any case, we must respect everyone's ideas and choices. They are pursuing spiritual fulfillment in their own way.
The source of this article is from:
"In 2017, 30 graduate students gave up their annual salaries of one million and became monks collectively, and the truth behind them was revealed", Diebu Financial Media, released on 2024-05-01
"After giving up a million annual salary, 30 graduate students chose to form a group to become monks, what happened now? 》Longnan Wudu, released on 2023-10-15
"The Cultivation of Internet Celebrity Monks", upstream news, released on May 12, 2021
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