In people's impressions,There are many monks in the temple, and the temple is also equivalent to Buddhism. But in fact, in history, temples and temples did not appear at the same time, but there is an essential difference between the two.
Friends who have not traced the roots of the connotation of the temple rarely know the story behind itAlthough the temples appeared in the same period, they were in order. The original meaning of the temple was not just Buddhism.
In the film and television works we are familiar with,Especially in the excellent film and television works that can stand the test of time, temples and temples appear separately, which reflects the director's rigorous attitude.
As viewers, we tend to overlook this detail and feel that there is no difference whether the temple and the temple appear at the same time, but is this really the case? We are a nation with a history of 5,000 years, we are the descendants of Yan and Huang, and we are the descendants of the dragon, so we must understand the difference between "temple" and "temple", and we must not make a mistake.
The temple is a hieroglyph, and there is soil in the templeIt shows that the temple is built on the land, the temple is built outside the inch of land, and an inch cannot become a temple, and the origin of the temple is exhausted in the inch of land.
The meaning of the ancient temple and the modern temple is not the same, the temple was originally the name of the official position, and it is also the place of the office, such as Dali Temple.
The temple as an office was earlier than it was synonymous with Buddhism. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Buddhism began to take root, and the emperor specifically called the people who taught Buddhism and the places where ordinary people could pray and wish.
Legend has it that the emperor sent his subordinates to look for the Buddha in the West, but they never found it, and when they were discouraged, they suddenly met two monks riding white horses carrying scriptures towards them, and they were overjoyed. This is really another village
It was during this period that historical information about Buddhism first appeared. When the two monks arrived in our country, the emperor of the Han Dynasty was very happy. The emperor of the Han Dynasty placed these two monks in the Honglu Temple at that time.
Honglu Temple is the place of office in ancient timesIt is equivalent to today's *** place to deal with foreign-related affairs, show our country's etiquette to foreign guests, and it is also a place for important foreign guests to live.
Monks rode white horses and carried Buddhist scriptures from afar, and the emperor decided to build the White Horse Temple next to Honglu Temple.
The White Horse Temple was the first temple in history to begin to promote Buddhist scriptures; The White Horse Temple is the first temple in history to be officially associated with Buddhism, and the White Horse Temple is the place where Buddhism originated.
After several changes in history, the temple has gradually become a symbol of Buddhism.
When the emperor of a country is enthusiastic about Buddhism,Buddhism will be far more prevalent than Buddhism. How can a temple owner survive? You can go through the master in the temple to turn the fate. For example, Jigong in "The Biography of Jigong"; You can pray to the people you think about and donate sesame oil money to realize the normal operation of the temple and make the temple run well.
When the emperor was keen to build a temple,will definitely go to work for the people and lose money, is this what a Ming Jun should do? Is it the work of a qualified emperor? Is it the work of a leader who can lead a country to prosperity?
In fact, the history of temples in China is much earlier than temples, and there were temples first, and then temples.
Temples were fully utilized by rulers in imperial societiesThe emperor showed his orthodox identity by worshipping the heavens, explaining to the people that he was the chosen one, and consolidating his imperial power to the greatest extent.
In ancient times, the main function of the temple was worship. A relatively large family usually worships their ancestors in the temple, holds sacrifices in the temple, and pays homage to their ancestors in the temple. It is no exaggeration to say that the temple is a place for future generations to cultivate themselves through worship.
It was recorded in the "Shuowen Jie Zi": "Temple,Respect the ancestors also". The temple was originally associated with the ancestors, and first appeared in the Western Zhou Jin Wen, where the deceased ancestors lived. If the younger generations have a sincere respect for their ancestors, they will be blessed by their ancestors.
In the hearts of younger generations, the temple is a place to urge themselves to continue to work hard; The temple is a place where you can give yourself the courage to know the ambition of the bird; The temple is a place to remind yourself that after you have achieved fame, you will always have the people in mind and serve the people.
The hierarchy of the temple represents the hierarchy of powerIt shows the level of ** and shows the level of society. The temple number system originated in the Shang Dynasty, and after the death of the emperor, the successor formulated the temple number. The successor fully considered the merits and demerits of the previous emperor when formulating the temple number, and finally formulated the temple number, and then issued a holy decree in the court.
After the Han Dynasty, temples began to enter the homes of ordinary people. Ordinary people are allowed to visit the temple. People can offer tablets to the people they miss in the temple. A temple can only be dedicated to one god. The prosperity of the temple had a lot to do with the political environment at the time.
The temple that walked into the homes of ordinary people was not closely related to Buddhism at firstThe only thing that can be related to Buddhism is the specific content of sacrifice. After Buddhism slowly began to develop in the Han Dynasty, Buddhism and Buddhism began to have a lot of intersections, and the meaning of the temple began to expand.
But from a rigorous point of view, temples are not the same as Buddhism, let alone monasteries.
Most people today unconsciously think that temple is a general term for temples and temples, and that the name "temple" is correct, but is this really the case? The connotation of the temple has changed over time.
No matter how the connotation of the temple and the temple has changed in the times,The meaning of the essence of the study alone will not change no matter what. The temple is the place where the office is located, and the temple is the place where the clan worships.
The temple was originally a first-class institution, and then gradually became an institution for promoting religion, and the temple was a place to commemorate ancestors and loyal and filial people. The temple is dedicated to the Buddha, and the temple is dedicated to the gods.
The temple is the most **, and the temple is relatively simple. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, not to mention the ** who is trying to climb up in the officialdom? The temple has no competition and has a simple personnel structure.
The maintenance of the temple has monks, and the maintenance of the temple mainly depends on the consciousness of the people who go to the temple.
As the saying goes:The temple is too small to accommodate the big BuddhaThe temple can be small, but the temple must be large. The temple usually worships only one god, but there can be multiple Buddha statues in the temple. The temple is more single-minded, but the temple is always amorous.
It is believed that the main function of the temple is to seek one's own wishes, and the function of the temple is to worship the ancestors and obtain the salvation of the soul. The temple represents the four major Buddhist emptiness, but the temple is for rememberingThe temple pays attention to goodness like water, and the temple pays attention to the fact that there is a ravine in the heart and dust under the feet.
In the development of temples and temples,We need to get to know them better; In the process of getting to know them, we understand their connotations; On the road of knowing their connotations, we must know that as the descendants of Yan and Huang, we cannot worship the wrong "temple" and "temple".