The origin of the Void Hidden Bodhisattva.
The Void Tibetan Bodhisattva Mahasattva, which is not translated as the Void Pregnant Bodhisattva or the Void Reservoir Bodhisattva. The Void Tibetan Bodhisattva is one of the eight great bodhisattvas of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. So what is the origin of the Void Hidden Bodhisattva? , why is he called that? Now let's take a look.
The Void Tibetan Bodhisattva Mahasattva focuses on wisdom, wealth, and merit among many bodhisattvas, because the merit, wealth, and wisdom of respect are as vast as the void and can satisfy the good wishes of all the Dharma vows in the world, so that infinite sentient beings can obtain unlimited benefits, so it is called the Void Treasure, and this is the origin of the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva.
In Chinese Buddhist circles, Buddhists often recite the true words of the "Void Tibetan Bodhisattva Mantra". Most people believe that this spell is characterized by a memory enhancement. In fact, the compassion and power of the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva are very similar to Avalokiteshvara. The scriptures once said that he was "merciful for all sentient beings" and that he would always transform sentient beings without resting", so it can be seen that increasing memory is only a small part of the immeasurable bodhisattva wish of the bodhisattva of the void.
In the 8th century, the Void Tibetan belief was introduced to Japan, and it became popular among monks to enhance memory, so Japanese monks practiced it every day. In the folk. It has also spread throughout the world that the Bodhisattva of the Void can increase merit and wisdom and eliminate calamities. So, in this respect, the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva is more popular in Japan than in China.
China has 12 zodiac signs, which originally took a few years, and relative to each zodiac, it has its own guardian Buddha. , the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva is considered to be the guardian Buddha of the zodiac ox and tiger.
The Void hides the characteristics of the Bodhisattva.
The Void Tibetan Bodhisattva Mahasattva, the secret name is the Treasury Vajra, also known as the Void Pregnant Bodhisattva Mahasattva, the Void Light Bodhisattva Mahasattva, etc. The Void Tibetan Bodhisattva is one of the eight great bodhisattvas of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. The Void Hidden Bodhisattva is a bodhisattva of many bodhisattvas who combine wisdom, wealth, and merit. Because he regarded wisdom, merit, and wealth as a void that brought infinite benefits to sentient beings, he was called the holy name of the void. So what are the characteristics of the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva? How can I recognize it as the Void Bodhisattva?
The Void Hides the Bodhisattva.
According to the description of the Bodhisattva of the Void, the image of the Great Bodhisattva is like this: there is a wishful bead on the top, which is purple gold. If you see the wish-winning pearl, you see the crown of heaven. There are thirty-five Buddha statues in this heavenly crown. The Ruyi bead now has ten Buddha statues. The Void Bodhisattva has a body length of 20 years, and if the big body appears, it will be like Avalokiteshvara. In our common image, the body of the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva is a treasure color, wearing a crown of five Buddhas on his head, his right hand bends his arm, and he holds a treasure wisdom sword in his hand, and the edge of the treasure wisdom sword has various colors of light and flames; His left hand was placed on his waist, and he made a fist with the lotus hand, and the wishful jewel was on the lotus; The Void Hidden Bodhisattva sits on a lotus flower. The sword and jewel of wisdom held by His Holiness are the expression of wisdom and blessings that all beings perceive.
The power of the Void Bodhisattva is unlimited, and Shakyamuni Buddha said to everyone: "Good man: The Void Bodhisattva is the paradise of all beings, the leader of the Buddha Nirvana, who can break all afflictions and diseases, and cure the body poison and the four major diseases. "Because the Bodhisattva of Void is a combination of wisdom, wealth, and merit. , so what he brings to sentient beings is good, and he can help them to obtain unlimited benefits.
The Void Hidden Bodhisattva Dojo is in**?
The Void Tibetan Bodhisattva Mahasattva, also translated as the Void Pregnancy, the Void Reservoir Bodhisattva, the secret name is Ruyi Vajra, Inventory Vajra, etc., he is also one of the eight great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism. After birth, the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva is born horizontally, above the crowd, and compassion is constant. The Void Bodhisattva Mahasattva is the master of wisdom, wealth, and merit among many bodhisattvas, and because of the merits, wealth, and wisdom of the Venerable Bodhisattva, it is as vast as the void. , and can hold all the good and evil in the world, and give infinite benefits to sentient beings, so it is called the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva Mahasattva. So what about the Void Hidden Bodhisattva Dojo?
The dojo legend is the place where a bodhisattva or Buddha attained enlightenment or dharma when he was incarnated. There are two ways to say that the Void Hidden Bodhisattva Dojo is in **. One theory is that in China, there is no specific Void Tibetan Bodhisattva Dojo. , the Void Hidden Bodhisattva's body is all over the Dharma Realm, so he doesn't have a real dojo. For he sees wisdom, wealth, and merit as the vastness of vanity. , for which it also got the name. The world is nothing more than wisdom, wealth, merit, and profit, and the Void Bodhisattva has spread all of these, so his ashram is not specific.
There is also a saying that the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva Sutra has a dojo. , Mt. Tailong, Shikoku, he became a famous void hiding dojo in Japan. After Kukai arrived in China, Master Huiguo met a teacher who was enough to influence his life, and the master gave him many esoteric methods and cultivation tools at that time. He practiced Tailong Mountain for seven years and wrote "Three Teachings and Returns". He was the founding patriarch of Shingon Tantra. It is also the Void Tibetan Method that is popular in Japan with Kobo Daishi, and for this reason, Shikoku Tairyuzan is a famous Void Tibetan Dojo in Japan.
The Void Hides the Bodhisattva Mount.
The Void Tibetan Bodhisattva is one of the eight great bodhisattvas of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism, and the Void Tibetan Bodhisattva is the expert wisdom, wealth, and merit among the many bodhisattvas, because the wisdom, wealth, and merit of the Buddha are as boundless as the void. The Bodhisattva of the Void is able to satisfy all the good wishes in the world and give endless benefits to infinite sentient beings, which is also the result of his name. As a bodhisattva, he must have his own mount, so what is the Void Hidden Bodhisattva mount?
There are five Void Bodhisattvas, Vajra Void Treasure, Dharma Realm Void Treasure, Lotus Blossom Void Treasure, Treasure Light Void Treasure, and Industrial Void Treasure, and they are arranged in the order of Middle, East, South, West, and North, and similarly, they all have their own mounts, which are the elephant, the lion, the peacock, the horse, and the goldfinch bird. According to the "Yoga Yoga Sutra", the white Dharma realm is empty and hidden, holding the structure in the left hand and the treasure in the right hand; The front circle painting ** just hides in the void; , holding the treasure diamond in the right hand and the hook in the left hand; The blue treasure painted in the right circle, holding a three-petal treasure in the right hand, can magnify the light, and the left hook; The back circle depicts the red lotus in the void, holding the big red lotus in the right hand and the hook in the left; Use the void to hide the left circle and draw black purple, hold the hook on the left, and hold the Capricorn Seat on the right to grind the vajra.
The five Void Tibetan Bodhisattva statues hidden in Jingoji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, are Japan's national treasures. The statue of the Bodhisattva is a colorful wood carving, which was made during the reign of Emperor Shinmei. His arrangement is also circular and already tied horizontally. Each deity's right hand has a different item. , holding a three-cobalt hook in his right hand.
Thus, there is not just one, but five, a lion, an elephant, a horse, a peacock, and a goldfinch sitting on their mounts.