For Buddhism, the death of an old monk, especially the death of a respected old monk, usually causes mourning from monks near and far. There is an old monk named Master Hai Deng, although he is famous, but after his death, he did not arouse the deep sorrow of the monks, and some people even questioned him.
Who is the Sea Lantern Mage? What kind of ups and downs has he experienced in his life?
Fan Jinghe was born into a poor family, his father was a seamstress, and his mother died when he was five years old. Such a childhood is destined to be full of pain and challenges. The ups and downs of his life did not end there, and more disasters were about to come.
At the age of 12, Fan Jinghe lost his last relative, and his father was beaten to death by local thugs, leaving him an orphan. This is an unbearable burden for many people, but Fan Jinghe has shown extraordinary strength and determination, he is not only determined to live well, but also vows to avenge his father.
Through hard work, Fan Jinghe was successfully admitted to Sichuan University of Law and Politics. Although he has been able to pursue a relatively good life, he has not stopped there in order to fulfill his promise to his father. He went around to learn from teachers, studied martial arts, went out early and returned late, and kept pursuing the peak of martial arts day and night.
Subsequently, he embarked on the road to the Shaolin Temple, where he hoped to learn martial arts. Under the careful teaching of the monks, Fan Jinghe gradually mastered the essence of martial arts and became a martial arts master. Perhaps because of the cause of his practice, he made up his mind to become a monk, took the Dharma name Shi Hai Deng, and later served as the abbot of Shaolin Temple for many years.
Through persistent efforts, Shi Hai Deng successfully counterattacked and became a generation of grandmasters, and was later respected by the world as Master Hai Deng. If it weren't for the widespread publicity, the reputation of the Sea Lantern Mage might still be unknown.
After learning martial arts, Master Hai Deng founded a martial arts gym. Due to his profound martial arts skills, he became famous in the nearby area, attracting many people to visit and learn. The fame of the Sea Lantern Master was limited to the local area and was not known nationwide until the arrival of the ** reporter changed everything.
Some reporters heard the story of Master Hai Lantern and invited him to shoot a documentary. During the filming, ** exaggerated the martial arts skills of Master Hai Deng, regarded them as Shaolin stunts, and hyped them up. This move allowed the reputation of the Sea Lantern Mage to spread rapidly.
Subsequently, Master Hai Deng was invited to participate in various social activities, and his fame grew. Under the boast of everyone, his image became more and more deified. Eventually, a film and television work called "Sea Lantern Mage" was launched, which made Sea Lantern Mage's reputation reach its peak, and many legends about him came into being.
Among these legends, the most fascinating is about his martial arts cultivation. It is said that the Sea Lantern Mage is proficient in three stunts. One of them is called Tongzigong, and it is rumored that you need to start practicing when you are a child, and once you practice it, your body will be invulnerable. Another kung fu is called plum blossom pile, which seems ordinary but is actually difficult to practice, and it is necessary to walk like flying on a wooden stake more than ten feet above the ground, and the boxing technique is not chaotic. The last stunt is the most famous - two-finger Zen.
Two-finger meditation requires the strength of only two fingers to support the whole body for a handstand, which requires long-term planned exercise to achieve. Legend has it that two-finger Zen not only has the effect of strengthening the body, but also prolongs life and makes the muscles and bones stronger. It is said that Master Hai Lantern also demonstrated this stunt at the age of 77, and this inverted ** became a handicap, which is admirable.
In August 1986, Master Hai Deng, who was over 80 years old at the time, was hired as the chief instructor of the martial arts backbone training team of the navy, army and air force scouts, and personally guided the officers and soldiers in training. It is rumored that under the blow of the plank, even if the plank breaks, he will still stand still, as strong as the legend says.
After Hai Deng's death in 1989, some people began to question his legend. Although he had been deified, under reasonable questioning, the image of a real sea lantern mage gradually emerged.
After the death of Master Hai Deng, the legend about him was gradually revealed. The first thing people noticed was that the Shaolin Temple did not send monks to mourn. As the investigation deepened, the truth gradually emerged.
It was discovered that the rumor that Master Hai Deng was once the presiding officer of the Shaolin Temple was pure fiction, and there had never been such a figure among the presiding officers of the Shaolin Temple in the past dynasties. In fact, when the fame of Master Hai Lantern spread, the Shaolin Temple also took the initiative to inquire about the relevant information. After learning that he was not from the Shaolin Temple**, the temple invited him back to the temple to learn martial arts, hoping to learn some of the essence of Shaolin martial arts. After the discussion, Shaolin Temple found that Master Hai Deng's martial arts had nothing to do with Shaolin, and it was clear that he was just fraudulently using the name of Shaolin Temple.
After that, the Shaolin Temple did not want to quarrel with the world, and the temple chose to remain silent about the behavior of Master Hai Deng.
This created an increasingly arrogant behavior of Master Hai Deng's accumulation of wealth, which disgusted the Shaolin Temple, so after his death, the temple did not send people to mourn.
Although Master Hai Deng's identity as the Shaolin host is forged, the reason why he is famous is not because of this identity, but because of his skills. The truth is that his martial arts are not as powerful as they are rumored.
The director and photographer who has filmed documentaries about the Sea Lantern Mage have revealed some of the truths about the content of the documentary. For example, Master Hai Deng's most famous two-finger Zen stunt is actually done with professional tools such as Wia. With just a finger in his finger, the Sea Lantern Mage can be post-processed to create a breathtaking scene in a documentary.
In the face of these conclusive evidences, the legend of the Sea Lantern Mage was completely shattered. The generation of masters who were once sought after actually achieved fame through gimmicks, which is very emotional.
For this incident, we can't be sure whether Master Hai Deng deliberately borrowed the name of Shaolin Temple in order to increase his prestige, or whether the ** at that time exaggerated the report on him in order to attract attention. What is certain is that driven by vanity, people are constantly chasing fame and fortune, always making up false things for their own selfish interests in order to gain the attention of the world.
Although fame and fortune can make people beautiful for a while, true satisfaction and inner peace come from the protection of conscience. While chasing fame and fortune, if you falsify the facts because of this, you will only leave a deep shame after being exposed.
Here, we hope to wake up everyone's vigilance. Although life is short, only in the pursuit of fame and fortune, we must always remember to maintain our conscience and not give up our inner clarity for the sake of temporary glory. Even if you are unknown all your life, only with a clear conscience can you live calmly and stay away from the bleakness after death. In the pursuit of fame and fortune, maintaining truth and integrity is the truly worthwhile pursuit.
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