The 94-year-old monk predicted death, and after 10 days of death, the miraculous change is still difficult to solve
Past lives"The term is somewhat unfamiliar to us, but Buddhist believers know what it means.
In Buddhism,"Reincarnation"The word means death, ie"From one place to another"γ
Buddhism believes that the end of life is only the death of the physical body, but the spiritual soul does not die, but is transformed into another life form.
This way of thinking in Buddhism leads Buddhist monks to despise life and death, believing that the purpose of practice is to get out of the sea of suffering and ascend to the world of bliss as soon as possible.
It is not easy to minimize life and death, but history has recorded that many monks were able to predict their own death after cultivating, and many strange things happened after their deaths, leaving many unsolved mysteries.
The monk looked forward to that moment and faced death calmly.
This monk's name is Yin Kai, commonly known as"Monk Yinkai"γ
Half a year before his death, the abbot of Yinkai instructed ** to arrange a tomb for him, and even chose the site himself.
The disciples did not understand why Mordecai, the high priest, who was in good health and had not had any accidents or illnesses, made such a request, even though it was too early to prepare for anything in advance.
The ** people in the temple did not take the orders of the high priest seriously, and the pace of construction of the tomb was very slow. When High Priest Mohaj found out, he repeatedly insisted on speeding up the construction progress.
One day, the abbot of Yinhai gathered all the ** and gave them the last Dharma lesson, and before the class, he said to the ** people:"I predict that I will die in half a month, and since the Buddha's fate is over, I will ascend to the end of the Dharma world as soon as possible, and I will rely on you to participate in meditation and enlightenment in the future. "
When people hear the words of the high monks, they are full of doubts and whispers. Many people did not believe it, because the high monk at that time did not seem to have any problems, he had a loud voice, good health, and a smile on his face.
Time passed, half a month passed, and the high priest Ren Kai died suddenly in the morning prayer without any warning and without any last words.
The ** people in the temple were very sad when they thought that the high priest Mo Hai had predicted their death, and they sighed that the monk's cultivation was very high.
Ten days after his death, his appearance underwent a miraculous change.
According to traditional logic, the following changes occur in the body after death: first, the body turns white and purple;Second, the muscles atrophy and harden;Thirdly, the organs decay and self-digest;Fourth, the body becomes a skeleton.
However, after the death of the high priest Indukaya, ten days after his death, unimaginable miraculous changes occurred.
The first changes appeared in his facial features. The monk's ** guarded the coffin day and night, and gradually found that the monk's face had changed dramatically. At first, the monk's face was thin and wrinkled, but now it is fuller and wrinkled.
The second is the color of **, the high priest Inisa's ** is not white and red like ordinary people, but a little ruddy, especially the ruddy on the lips is more obvious.
The third reason is that his beard and nails are still growing. In these ten days, Abbot Mo Hai continued to slowly grow a white beard, and even black stubble, and his nails were lengthened little by little.
The last change is even more magical. The body of the high priest Yingxi not only did not decompose, but even exuded a faint fragrance.
One night, a young monk awoke to find a faint red glow emanating from the ruins.
All the monks were amazed by these changes in the relics of the great monk Rinhae, admired his profound cultivation, and praised his relics as the real vajra body relics.
Why does the body of a monk in Mohai undergo unusual changes after death?This is not something that normal human perception and traditional medical theories can explain. Perhaps there are some subtleties in Buddhist practice that can shed light on us.
Buddhist meditation to learn about the true body.
Meditation is a very important form of Buddhist practice. Social scientists believe that meditation and contemplation can improve the body to a certain extent and even regulate bodily functions.
Zazen is officially known in Buddhism"Drop it"γThe purpose of zazen is to bring one to a state of inner concentration, peace, detachment, and tranquility. In this state, it is easier for people to perceive the health of their body and recognize the signs of disease.
The method of meditation is very simple: sit upright in a comfortable and natural position, keep your upper body upright, concentrate on your breath, and follow the sensation of breathing into a state of self-forgetfulness. If we can enter the realm of selflessness, this is it"Meditation"γ
Buddhism has a specific criterion for meditation, which is that a person is considered to be meditating when he meditates to relax, excludes distracting thoughts, and finally only feels the breath entering and leaving the center of the body.
This is relatively difficult for beginners, but monks who have been meditating for a long time and have practiced to perfection can enter a state of selflessness and perceive the breath only where the contact with the breath is most obvious.
Why does every practitioner want to reach a meditative state?
Because in a meditative state, the practitioner becomes more sensitive and perceptive, able to peek into the inner source, experience the meaning of life, forget all troubles, listen to the inner voice, and finally free the mind from craving, like stopping water.
Through decades of daily meditation, Buddhist monks eliminated the ability to observe all external objects and instead felt the true nature of the body. They feel the breath coming in and out, the dilation of pores, and the pulse in the center of the body.
The old monk knew his body well, every cell and every change. If there is a problem or deterioration in the body, the old monk will be able to recognize it, and the time of death is also a matter of course.
The above-mentioned process of meditation may seem fantastical to us ordinary people, but the lifelong career of a monk who truly practices meditation is to participate in meditation.
Perhaps, the unsolved mystery is not unexplainable, but just incomprehensible to humans.
In short, for Buddhist practitioners, death is not an insurmountable psychological emptiness;For them, death is like getting out of prison, being reincarnated, graduating, moving, changing clothes, metabolism, and so on.
A 94-year-old monk is able to perceive his own life and death after entering meditation, the highest stage of Buddhist practice. No one can explain whether the series of changes in his appearance after his death was due to his practice or coincidence.
There are many people who believe in Buddhism, but there are very few people who despise life and death like the Buddha. I hope that everyone's life is a life of practice and action.