Author |Mr. Nai (ID: lashoukeji).
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If you were born in a family of eunuchs, you don't have to worry about money since you were a child, and you are one of the few foreign talents in the world, surrounded by dignitaries.
He loves music theory, so he has created lyrics and songs that have been passed down for nearly a hundred years, loves calligraphy and painting, and is a masterpiece with a stroke of the pen.
You are an artistic enlightener, a pioneer of Chinese drama, a first-class artist, an artist, a philosopher, and a calligrapher.
So how would you choose to spend your life?How would you sum up your life?
Today we are going to talk about Li Shutong, that is, Master Hongyi, looking back on his life experience, Master Hongyi summed up his life into four words before his death, which can not help but cause people to think deeply.
Some people say this about Master Hongyi: He has a great personality. Some people also commented on Master Hongyi: A woman who abandoned her family and country to marry China for him, but he couldn't give this woman a lifelong support, which is his biggest "flaw"!
As a contemporary, what do you think of Master Hongyi?
Lin Yutang: "Uncle Li is one of the most talented geniuses of our time, and he is also the most peculiar person, the most surviving and independent person.
Zhang Ailing: "Don't think I'm a proud person, I've never been, at least, outside the walls of Master Hongyi's monastery, I'm so humble." ”
Xia Yazun: "The life of the comprehensive teacher, for the beautiful son, for the passionate people, for the talented artist, for the serious educator, for the strict precepts of the head, and to devote himself to the West Pole, auspicious and good death.
Pu Shu once said when singing "Farewell": If he can write such a song, he will have no regrets even if he dies.
Sometimes I feel that life is like purgatory, which is particularly difficult, but when I am inside, even singing the saddest song is enjoyment. "The end of the sky, the corner of the earth, the acquaintance is half scattered," after listening to it, it was full of loneliness.
Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is green.
The evening breeze blows the willow flute, and the sunset is outside the mountain.
The end of the sky, the corner of the earth, the acquaintance is half scattered.
A pot of turbid wine is full of joy, don't dream cold tonight.
The song "Farewell" was written in the winter of 1914, Xu Huanyuan, one of the "Five Friends of the World", said goodbye to Li Shutong, and Li Shutong created "Farewell" to send to his best friend.
It expresses a bitter goodbye, but also a worldly expression of epiphany, and it is so catchy that those who hear it will always hum unconsciously.
Li Shutong was born in 1880, in a famous family in Tianjin, when he was born, it is said that there were magpies to send branches, and his parents are Buddhists, so he thought it was a good omen, so Li Shutong took this branch with him since he was a child.
Since childhood, he has been influenced by Buddhist culture, and when he was a child, he could recite the "Great Compassion Mantra" and "Death Mantra". In this atmosphere, he developed a strong interest in Buddhism.
At the same time, Li Shutong's family style is very good, which also cultivates excellent cognitive ability and comprehension ability, no matter what he learns, he can always quickly comprehend, and even be able to draw inferences from one case and put forward his own opinions.
Li Shutong lost his father at the age of 5, received enlightenment education at the age of 6, Xi literature at the age of 7, Xi the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of 8, and majored in calligraphy.
When he was young, he was full of opinions, he had his own ideas about everything, and he liked to watch dramas at that time.
At the same time, Uncle Li fell in love with opera actor Yang Cuixi, and the two fell in love with each other at the beginning of their love, but in the end they failed to do so, which is one of the reasons why Li Shutong deeply feels the impermanence of life.
At the age of 18, he married Yu and officially started his creative career. Later, he moved to Shanghai to meet celebrities, increase his knowledge and broaden his horizons.
Finally embarked on the road of studying abroad, lived in Japan for six years, met a model, the two had a relationship, lived together ever since, and finally embarked on the road back to China.
After returning to China, Xu Huanyuan, one of the "Five Friends of the World", said goodbye to Uncle Li because of his family's downfall, and there was "Farewell".
Three years later, he officially embarked on the path of taking refuge in Buddhism. Li Shutong was born in troubled times, after experiencing many hardships in life, in 1918 he went to Huran Dinghui Temple alone to worship his teacher, and since then he has the Dharma name Hongyi, officially became a monk in July, and was ordained in Lingyin Temple in September, at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve, at the age of thirty-nine, as his student Feng Zikai said, he embarked on the third stage of his life: climbing three floors.
Master Hongyi swore that he would not write non-Buddhist scriptures, do non-Buddhist things, and speak non-Buddhist words. From "Pianpian Turbidity Shijia Gongzi" to "Strict Discipline Toutuo", this change is very incomprehensible, but Li Shutong was able to complete his transformation calmly and naturally, which has a lot to do with his firm character.
Throughout his life, Venerable Hongyi promoted the Vinaya, adhered to the precepts, and was compassionate, and he was a well-known Buddhist monk who was highly respected by Buddhists. It took him four years to write the Four Divisions of the Bhikshu Rong Appearance.
To do everything, you have to do it to the extreme, and Master Hongyi is such a person. He loved innocent children, intellectuals, and poor people, and he didn't like those bureaucrats and celebrities.
As long as it is a kind-hearted, noble person, Master Hongyi not only treats each other sincerely, but also gives them Mobao, his calligraphy is "simple and complete, natural", he pushed the art of calligraphy to a very high level, even Lu Xun, Guo Moruo and other celebrities are proud to get Master Hongyi's calligraphy works, and even some people ask for words.
Venerable Hongyi is not only an outstanding Buddhist monk, but also has made outstanding contributions in other aspects.
In terms of **, he composed the first school song of Nanjing University, and created "Song of the Motherland", "My Country", "Farewell", etc., which are still widely circulated today.
Speaking of drama, he is the originator of Chinese drama.
As for painting, the originator of Chinese oil painting, the oil painting "Nude Girl" is the treasure of the ** Art Museum.
About calligraphy: His calligraphy combines Confucian humility, Taoist temperament, and Buddhist wonder, allowing people to witness the artistic beauty of calligraphy.
It is said that Master Hongyi, when he felt that his time was short, said to ** that if he was cremated, he would put four bowls of water under his bed, so as not to hurt the insects.
In October 1942, Master Hongyi stayed"Joy and sorrow".Four words, give it to Master Miaolian.
These four words are the interpretation of his life, and also make him understand life.
Compassion is compassion for all sentient beings. The master died in 1942, when the Japanese invaded China, and the lives of the Chinese were in dire straits.
Xin is joy and joy. I am glad that I have finally achieved positive results and passed away in bliss.
What do you think of these four words left by Master Hongyi?
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