Chinese Buddhism,presentation

CHINESEBUDDHISMAccordingtolegend,BuddhismcanbetrackedbacktotheancientdanceguruQingdenggufo.HelivedtheKunlunMountainsbeforeThethreeperiod.WutaimountainislocatedinthenortheastofShanxiProvince.Itbecomesbuddhistshrinefromthetangdynasty.ItishellnotemptyoathnotbecomeaBuddha,beingsspendourpartybodhibiglettheearthtreasurebodhisattvadojo,knownastheinternationalBuddhismdojo.SeahaveAnglemountain,mountainintheillusoryroom\,mountputuowithitsmagic,sacred,mysterious,becomeChiYuChineseandforeigntourismresort.CypressessouthChinaseaHaitianbuddhistEmeiworldshowWhiteHorseTempleInoldendaysemperorMingsawinadreamagodwhosebodyhadthebrillianceofthesunandwhoflewbeforehispalace;andherejoicedexceedinglyatthis.Thenextdayheaskedhisofficials:Whatgodisthis?thescholarFuYisaid:YoursubjecthashearditsaidthatinIndiathereissomebodywhohasattainedtheDaoandwhoiscalledBuddha;hefliesintheair,hisbodyhadthebrillianceofthesun;thismustbethatgod.10TheemperorthensentanenvoytoTianzhu(SouthernIndia)toinquireabouttheteachingsoftheBuddha.11BuddhistscripturesweresaidtohavebeenreturnedtoChinaonthebacksofwhitehorses,afterwhichWhiteHorseTemplewasnamed.TwoIndianmonksalsoreturnedwiththem,namedDharmarakṣaandKaśyapaMātaṅga.ChinesebuddhismstoryJourneytotheWest•ThenovelisafictionalizedaccountofthelegendarypilgrimagetoIndiaoftheBuddhistmonkXuanzang,andlooselybaseditssourcefromthehistorictextGreatTangRecordsontheWesternRegionsandtraditionalfolktales.ThemonktravelledtotheWesternRegionsduringtheTangDynasty,toobtainsacredtexts(sūtras).ThebodhisattvaAvalokiteśvara(Guanyin),oninstructionfromtheBuddha,givesthistasktothemonkandhisthreeprotectorsintheformofdisciples—namelySunWukong,ZhuBajieandShaWujing—togetherwithadragonprincewhoactsasXuanzang'ssteed,awhitehorse.ThesefourcharactershaveagreedtohelpXuanzangasanatonementforpastsins.ZenZenstory•HakuinwasafamousZenmasterinJapan.Helivedinaremotevillageandwasoftenpraisedbyhisneighboursasamanofpureliving.•Once,abeautiful,girlinthevillagewasfoundpregnant.Beingaveryconservativevillage,thefamilywasfurious.Thegirlrefusedtoconfesswhothemanwas,butaftermuchbeatingandharasssmentbyherparents,shefinallynamedthemasterHakuin.•Ingreatanger,thegirl'sfamilyconfrontedthemaster,butallhewoulddowascalmlysay,Isthatso?.Isthatso?•Afterthebabywasborn,itwasbroughttoHakuinandhetookverygoodcareofthechild.Hebeggedformilkandotherthingsthelittleoneneededfromhisneighbours.Bythistime,Hakuin'sreputationwascompletelydestroyed,butthatdidn'ttroublehim.Hewasoftenscornedbythevillagers,butthatdidn'tbotherhim,either.•Ayearlater,thegirl-motherfinallybrokedownandconfessedthetruth.Thebaby'sfatherwasnotHakuin,butayoungmanwhoworkednearby.Thegirl'sparentswenttoHakuinatonceandbeggedprofuselyforhisforgiveness,andtogetthebabyback.•Hakuinwillinglygavebackthebabyandallhesaidwas,Don'tworryaboutit.GohomeComicofzenBuddhisminart补衲图菩提本无树，明镜亦非台，本来无一物，何处惹尘埃。BuddhistthinkingThankyou!Theend