Master Wu said that Jia Baoyu is a portrayal of himself.
He takes mountains and rivers as sentient beings, and he himself is one of them. With excellent writing and interpretation of the classics, this post-90s monk has won the love of the public for his unique insights and excellent works.
Why did he choose to become a monk at a young age, and why was he so obsessed with books that depicted the world? Let's find out his story.
Venerable Wu Tang, formerly known as Li Bin, resolutely embarked on the path of cultivation at the age of twenty. So far, he has been ordained a monk for eight years. At the moment when he decided to become a monk, he was still a young and vigorous teenager.
Most people are energetic at this age and pursue all kinds of new things, but at the age of 20, Li Bin developed a strong interest in Buddhism and finally decided to become a monk and began his spiritual career.
At that time, a young man named Li Bin, who was only 20 years old, traveled to a temple with his colleagues in the company. He is not very good at socializing, and he does not plan to participate in this team building activity.
But despite the invitation of his friends and colleagues, he went with him. In the temple, he saw many monks, dressed in gray clothes, going about their affairs in an orderly manner.
For ordinary people, this picture is nothing special, but for Li Bin, it caused him to think, and this scene lingered in his mind. Fate is a key concept for Buddhism, and this twenty-year-old does seem to have a deep affinity with Buddhism.
Although ordination may seem simple, becoming a true monk is not an easy task. Before you can become a monk, you need to go through a period of spiritual practice, which is what we call the "pure person" period.
The length of this period is uncertain and can last up to several years or even longer. Many of the brothers who were also in the monastery also went through a long period of practice before they were able to become monks.
However, only one month after entering the Zen monastery, Li Bin was ordained as a monk by **.
Venerable Wu Tang: From Writer to Zen Master The Dream of the Red Chamber Before becoming a monk, Gen Wu Tang was a writer who wrote columns in well-known magazines and published several articles related to The Dream of the Red Chamber.
This work, which is known as the most classic and profound work in Chinese classics, has always aroused people's debate and research, and even formed a discipline - "Red Studies".
Like many literary and artistic youths, Master Wu Tang can't put down this huge work. However, when he decided to practice Buddhism and become a monk, his opinion on Dream of the Red Chamber changed.
He began to understand the work from a Zen point of view, which gave him new inspiration when creating it. Now, he is not only familiar with the plot of "Dream of the Red Chamber", but also feels Zen from it, and this new way of understanding has allowed him to create a Zen-like interpretation of "Dream of the Red Chamber".
The publication of this book is like opening the door to a new world for red science lovers, and they are amazed by it. For Venerable Wu Tang, the purpose of writing these texts and analyzing this work that has been almost thoroughly studied by people is not to seek the approval of others, nor to receive praise from readers, but to express his inner thoughts and continue his own literary dream.
He named his book "Interpreting the Zen Culture of Dream of the Red Chamber" because in his mind, the book is not only a literary work for those readers who are deeply immersed in it, but also a bell that can resonate with them and resonate with their souls.
There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers, and some can find inspiration in them, but others may trap themselves in an illusory world. For those who saw vanity, sorrow, and obsession in this book, Venerable Wu was deeply troubled by them, so he began writing this book in the hope of bringing them some inspiration.
In the hearts of many red fans, he is Jia Baoyu in the book, and the biggest regret left is that Cao Gong failed to complete this work, after the eightieth chapter, due to the death of Cao Gong, the next forty chapters were created by others speculating on the original intention.
For hundreds of years, countless readers have been interested in this"After eating all the birds and throwing themselves into the forest, the land is so clean and white"The ending is not satisfactory. But Wu Tang believes that this ending seems to be predestined.
The contrast between the first half of the work of prosperity and the second half of decay makes this tragic work all the more profound. Realizing the impermanence of life, this is one of the reasons why Wu Tang chose to take refuge in Buddhism.
"A Thousand Reds Cry, Ten Thousand Sorrows" in "A Dream of Red Mansions" reveals the impermanence and diversity of life, like a mirror, allowing the world to reflect on themselves. Taking this as inspiration, Master Wu Xuan summed up Jia Baoyu's upbringing with four words, "sweet first and then bitter", he was once wealthy, pampered by his family, and surrounded by his sisters, however, his life was not all smooth sailing, but full of setbacks and tribulations.
Through the story of Jia Baoyu, Venerable Wu Tang warns the world that life is like a mirror, whether sweet or bitter, it is a part of our life.
He had an enviable childhood, living under the meticulous care of his loved ones, but as he grew up and joined the workforce, he found that he had lost the direction and value of his life.
The world's eyes may think that he is already very successful, has a stable job at the age of 20, and can earn a good life by writing articles for magazines and **. However, this life did not allow him to find his true self, but instead made him feel confused.
Usually, he prefers to stay at home and enjoy alone time, and rarely communicates with the outside world.
The moment he stepped through the doors of that temple, it was as if he heard an invisible force leading him to today's success. "Without suffering of body and mind, there will be no increase in happiness; Without a painful mind, wisdom cannot be opened", said Venerable Wu Xuan during his years of meditation.
Not only him, but also our lives, most people are like Baoyu, who have experienced a life of first sweet and then bitter, and the happiness and fulfillment of childhood are like a beam of light that will always shine in the heart, although it cannot be touched, but it will always be bright.
However, the ups and downs experienced in adulthood are the companionship and inspiration of our long lives.