Chapter 22 The third part is Taoist academic thought and Buddhist esoteric culture-3

In modern times, those who study Buddhism or specialize in the practice of certification tend to attach great importance to Tibetan Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism.It is even called Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism, which is a pure and perfect study, worthy of practice and proof.The Tibetan-translated classics are profound in meaning and full of style.Han Buddhism lacks a consistent lineage and methods of cultivation, which are not enough.Zen is also a wrong view.If you want to communicate academically and observe each other, even though the times are the same, Shan J!slightly different.One is deep, each is good at winning, there is room for judges to choose between them, you can't make a rash judgment, and it's light to judge.

Origin of Tibetan Buddhism Esoteric Buddhism is divided into two categories in China: In the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, the Indian Esoteric Buddhism was known as the Three Masters of Kaiyuan, who were great virtues such as Shanwuwei, Vajra Wisdom, and Bukong Tripitaka.The Esoteric Buddhism introduced to China, those who were exiled to Japan during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, are collectively called Dongmi.During the Zhenguan period of the early Tang Dynasty, King Songtsan Gampo of Tibet (Wang Dang the 30th King of Tibet) sent monks to study in India. The first one was the disciple of Jihu and Master Padmasambhava.Those who spread to the mainland one after another are collectively referred to as Tibetan secrets.Regardless of the two secrets of the East and Tibet, the path is all ancestors in Nagarjuna (Narjuna is also called Longmeng, is it one or two? It is inseparable. Modern scholars have verified that there are two people who are also called Nagarjuna: one is a scholar who created Mahayana , one is a scholar who started to learn from Brahma 11 and created the tantra), but Nagarjuna's tantric records are vague and unreliable, because he is reluctant to infer its origin.

Tibetan esoteric also originated in India, and it was initially a study of exoteric and esoteric Buddhism.Mahayana Buddhism in the later period of India, from Nagarjuna and Devas, to the relatives, the scholars who master the theory of Bitan and Kushe are one line.Chen Na, Dharma, Dharma protector, etc., are mainly because of the knowledge-only scholars.Deguang Master Vinaya Law Scholars are a series.The scholars who liberate the prajna of the army master are a series.There are also devas who directly inherit Nagarjuna, and then pass it on to the monks and protectors and divide into two schools: one is the Buddha protector, and the other is the moon.One is clear distinction, both of which are based on the study of Madhyamaka.In addition, there is also the study of both Nagarjuna and Wusang, without its system, which is Shantideva.This is the Mahayana teaching in the later period of India, all of which are based on the teachings of Nagarjuna and Shiqin, and each masters its teachings.In the Department of Family Studies, the inheritance is becoming more and more complicated, and the style of study has also undergone major changes.In the old Mahayana teaching method, the scriptures were the mainstay, and the theory of the meaning and commentary was its vassal. At this time, the commentary is the standard.Later sages should pay special attention to this matter, and should still focus on Confucian classics, which is the right way.The study of Wuzhuo and family relatives is passed down in Yueyue.The learning of Nagarjuna and Devas has been handed down to Buddha Hu and Qingbian.The confrontation between the two sides, the debate is fashionable.Both Buddha Hu and Qing Bian commented on Nagarjuna's Madhyamaka theory, and both established the theory of the middle way without self-nature, claiming to have the secret that cannot be passed on.However, the disciples of the relatives dabbled in the Madhyamaka, and there were so-called knowledge-only middle way critics. After the death of the two masters, the Mahayana apprentices relied on non-self-nature and consciousness-only, and there were endless disputes.Yoga, Madhyamaka divides the river to drink water, and the secrets are also different.The teachings in Tibet and the theory of Prajna-only Consciousness Madhyamaka are all passed down from above, and written by later sages in Tibet to carry them forward.

As for the secret vehicle, those who have evidence in India, spread it to the monks and protectors.During the reign of King Dharma Polo, the fourth king of the Polo Dynasty, Tantra became more and more developed.Wang Zhuanxin master Yu Xian, and Zhizu Second Master, built Chaoyan Temple to become the Tantric teaching center.Zhizu is the disciple of Shi Zixian, and later he got the biography of Vajra Agari and spread the secret vehicle, which spreads all over the three scriptures of writing, practice and yoga.Dense, phantom net, Buddha's equal behavior, moonlight point, wrathful Manjushri, etc., are all widely spread, but they are especially useful for intensive explanation.The successors to the seat are Ran Dengzhi, Lenga Shengxian (Hongshang Lelun), Jixiangchi (Hongyama), Xianxian (Hongming Point, etc.), Shansheng, Game King Kong, Nanshengyue, and Oath King Kong (Hongxi King Kong), Tathagata, Juexian (Hongyemoshangle), Lotus Guardian (Hongmiyemo).In addition, there are still many people who promote this sect in Chaoyan Temple at the same time.Like a lonely friend, you can understand Prajna, Jushe, and the three parts of doing, practicing, and yoga.Another example is Dang Mi, Jue Ji, and the three volumes of Ze Jing, especially Jing Yoga, with works such as "The Rituals of the Vajra World", "Introduction to Yoga" and "The Collection and Explanation of the Mahayana".Another example is Xizang Yihong Yoga Tantra.It is also like the deep Vajra, Manna, etc., who began to pass on the law of Manna Vajra, and promoted the Supreme Yoga.If the study of Kalachakra seems to be a latecomer.

According to history, Mahayana Buddhism in the later period of India changed again and again, and Tantric Buddhism flourished. At this time in India, the Balo Dynasty was in danger. The most serious thing was the invasion of Islam, which brought the dynasty to an end. .Before that, Buddhism itself was mostly invaded by heretics and heretics, and it was almost impossible to preserve its remaining threads.The branch of Tantric Buddhism is originally aimed at treating Brahmanism, and trying to restore secular beliefs.In the end, it developed independently and flourished. The more collections, the more turbulent the creation, which is also dictated by the times.

The Rise of Tibetan Buddhism Tibetans claim that Buddhist scriptures were imported as far back as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but their claims are not credible.The civilization of Tibetan soil was relatively late, and a kind of fetishism was popular at the beginning, named "Benjiao" (commonly known as Wujiao).Use forbidden spells to enslave gods and show people good fortune and misfortune.As far as King Songtsan Gampo, he first intermarried with Nepal and married his princess, who is said to have Buddhist scriptures.In the 15th year after Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty, Princess Wencheng of Tang Dynasty gathered again. The princess had always believed in Buddhism, and the Buddhist scriptures and images were spread accordingly.During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the king of Tibet sent troops to threaten Bianshu, thinking that the world was initially settled, and used the strategy of peace to restrain him.The conditions of the king of Tibet are that the princess must be his spouse, and Confucian books should be invited into Tibet.Fang Xuanling, the prime minister of Taizong and Shang Dynasty, said that the teachings of the sages on classics and history should not be passed on to Fanyi.Emperor Taizong chose his daughter, named Princess Wencheng of Japan, and sent her to Tibet for marriage.There are several Confucian scholars and five Taoist priests as attendants.Therefore, in the interior of Tibet, signs such as Tai Chi diagrams and eight trigrams can be seen today.The temples of later generations even have the words of Guan Yu (Lama Dade, there is a class of divination, which is the same as divination in the Han Dynasty).Influenced by the second concubine's belief in Buddhism, the king of Tibet, who bordered on the border with India, had a sudden rise in integrity, so he sent seventeen people, including Duanmei Sanbodhi, the son of a minister, to Northwest India to welcome Nirmira to seek Buddhist scriptures.Seven years later, the Tibetan script was formulated in imitation of the "Laoduo" font, and the translation of "Bao Yun" and "Bao Basket" and other scriptures was actually the beginning of the spread of Buddhism.History calls this early Buddhism, and it has not survived until now.In the middle, there was also a period of extermination of Buddhas and monks, just like the disaster of the Han Dynasty.Since this battle, Buddhism has revived, and it is called late Buddhism in history.Between later and later, the facts are quite different. In the early stage, it was translated and sorted out, but in the later stage, it was popularized.

From the reign of the Tibetan king to the thirty-fifth generation, during the reigns of Emperor Xuanzong and Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, King Qilishuang Tizan was in power, and despite the objections of his courtiers, he hired Ananda and others from India to translate.He also sent Bashanan to Nepal to visit and seek great virtues, and when he was protected by silence, he extended into Tibet for Honghua.Ji Hu was confused by Tibetan beliefs, returned to India, and repeated it again and again. He lived in Tibet for fifteen years.Follow the law and follow the old model.In Lhasa, Tibet, the Samuye Temple was established.Twenty Indian monks were hired to live there, and the Sangha system was established.At this time, there were Han monks who were giving lectures in Tibet. Among them, the leader, a Mahayana monk, said that it was quite similar to Zen Buddhism.To point directly at people's hearts is to gain enlightenment of Buddha nature, and it is futile to practice according to teachings.He was completely refuted by the disciple of Jihu, Lianhuajie, so he was exiled from Tibet.Therefore, followers of Tibetan secrets in later generations said that there is no real Buddhism in China, and Zen is the knowledge of heretics, which is the origin of this.At that time, ordinary Tibetans worshiped the divine way, and the spread of Buddhism was quite hindered.Jihu asked the king to invite Uzhana and Renlianhuasheng to go to Tibet to spread the Dharma.Master Padmasambhava brought twenty-five of his disciples to Tibet.After about several months, he used the magic power of secret mantras to subdue heretics and protect the Dharma of Buddhism, making great achievements.Guru Rinpoche has no writings of his own, and his theories cannot be verified.According to the historical biography in Tibet, he was the incarnation of Sakyamuni and the master of Tantric Buddhism. It is said that eight years after Sakyamuni died, he was born from a lotus flower without being born in the mother's womb.He also said that Tibetan Buddhism was passed down from Guru Rinpoche, so he was the ancestor of the old school of Tantra.There are many people who can discuss this statement, let's not discuss it.At the time of Gais, Indian Buddhism had gradually moved northward. In the later period, famous monks and great virtues, even Tibet, gradually entered Tibet from the northwest.Such as Dharma Saying, Jingyou, Jue Ji, Jue Xian, etc., are all followers of the Tibetan Tantric Way.

After that, Wang Tong passed on three times to King Laibazhan (the thirty-eighth king of Tibet, when Tang Xianzong came to Tang Wenzong).Dahong Buddhism, translation of classics, in order to complete.A monk system was established, teachers and monks were called lamas, and each was given a salary.King Xuan himself was killed by his younger brother Lang Dama.The younger brother was the heir, and for five years, he destroyed Buddhism and killed monks.A few actions to praise the cultivation of the king over the past century, and the great achievements of Laiba's 20-year leadership, will be destroyed once.King Lang Dama was assassinated by Lama Jichan King Kong.The king's henchmen did not give a little lenient to kill the lama in revenge.The monks fled, internal divisions broke up, and the whole of Tibet fell into a dark period for about a hundred years.This is similar to the disaster of Emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty in Huichang.But Tibetan Buddhism has been destroyed more than Huichang!

Late Tibetan Buddhism and its sects When King Lang Dama destroyed the Buddha and exterminated the monks, there were three practicing monks in the Cuibao Mountains in the southwest of Lhasa.Then ten monks from Melu, Tibet, came to study, and they got the precepts again.After that, all these people returned to Tibet together and restored the old view.However, adhering to the secret law and mixing with the divine way is not pure goodness.From time to time, there was Erli Wang Zhiguang of Tibet, who was passionate about starting a school, hired great virtues and Dharma protectors and his disciples from East India, translated and edited widely, and revived Tantra.During the period, there were more translators of Tantric classics than in the past, and this is called late Buddhism in history.

Wisdom Light's heir, Bodhi Light, extended to Atisha to go to Tibet to promote the Dharma, which is particularly successful.Venerable Atisha, an auspicious lamp-burning wisdom, traveled to the East India, and was a monk of the Chaoyan Temple.He entered Tibet in 1037 AD (the fourth year of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty) and toured various places.Feelings of virtue, up and down return.Tibetan Buddhism is new.In the middle, he translated a lot of things, and wrote "Bodhi Daoju Lun", and tried his best to promote the study of the connection between the obvious and the dense.The Venerable Shiji (73 years old, AD 1052), and his disciples Dong Dun and others benefited from his sayings, aiming at those who specialize in mantras in the old esoteric method, they set up all holy religions, all of which are based on teachings and precepts.Judgment of the three ways of scholars (lower scholar Tiancheng, middle scholar Sheng Hearing Yuanjue Vehicle, upper scholar Bodhisattva Mahayana).Take all dharmas, and worship four deities (Sakyamuni, Avalokitesvara, Tara, Fudo Mingwang), and study six theories (Bodhisattva Land, Sutra Adornment, Collection of Bodhisattva Studies, Entering Bodhisattva Practice, Jataka, Dharma Sentence Collection).The fourth secret (work, practice, yoga, supreme yoga).And the above music-intensive is the most.The organization is strict and strict, and it is ahead of the past.Then it was called the Gandan School (the meaning of Gandan means the meaning of the teachings of the holy religion), and after Tibet, it was divided into four schools, so it prospered.

Nyingma School (meaning the ancient school, commonly known as the Red Sect).This is the study of Tantric Buddhism in the early period of the old tradition, which is roughly divided into nine vehicles, which correspond to what Sakyamuni Buddha said: the three vehicles, the sound-hearers, the enlightened beings, and the bodhisattvas.Sambhogakaya Buddha Vajrasattva Chu said: Esoteric Vehicle, heretics, practice yoga plus, three vehicles.What Dharmakaya Buddha Samantabhadra said: Inner Way Great Yoga, Incomparable Yoga, Supreme Yoga, Three Vehicles.And take Hevajra in Supreme Yoga as the ultimate.Do as the Romans do, don't follow the rules, but observe and practice the manifest deed to prove the wisdom of emptiness, and you will be liberated. Karju Sect (inheritance of Yiyun Jiaozhi, commonly known as Baijiao).Created from Molwa.He had traveled to India three times to study, learned from Atisha, and received Tantric studies at the Noroba Gate of Chaoyan Temple.Having obtained the true teachings of Vajrasattva (Tu Chui), Brahma, and Nagarjuna, he is proficient in the denseness of yoga tantra, as well as the methods of Hevajra, four auspicious seats, and great gods in supreme yoga.Especially in the combination of emptiness and wisdom, the method of liberating Mahamudra and other methods, and mastering the bottom line.After returning to Tibet, he taught him to study in Miralaiba.Then it was passed on to Dabaohajie, who took Atisha's "Bodhi Dao Torch Theory" and Miralaiba's Mahamudra method, and wrote "Bodhi Road Stages Followed by Pozong Zhuangyan", which is based on the Buddha's protection of the middle view. Say it as an interpretation.Later, due to the wide spread, it was further divided into nine small schools, not one of them.Among the nine sects, the Dupu sect was born in the early Yuan Dynasty by a great scholar named Buton, who is proficient in the five enlightenments, proficient in the esoteric, organizes and annotates the key scriptures of the Tripitaka, and creates many ways of protecting the law and learning the esoteric.Li said that it is fair and fair, and later generations respect it. Sakya Sect (commonly known as Flower Sect).It was created from Qujuebao, the king of Tibet.Later, a monastery was built in Sakya, more than a hundred miles west of Tibet, to gather disciples and teach, so it was named Yan.The theory of this school integrates the superficial and the esoteric, and interprets the original meaning of the tantra as the Madhyamaka of the Qing Dynasty.In addition, the five Bodhisattvas (accumulation, addition, view, practice, and ultimate) are used to show the teachings.It is practiced in conjunction with the four parts of Tantric Buddhism, so as to cause and effect each other.Use the warming, persevering, and enduring samayas in the middle of the practice position to eliminate the temptations. The world's first dharma samayas can eliminate the confusions.Then it has reached the state of showing dense integration.This theory is completely different from the learning of the Nyingma School, so it is also called a new learning. Xi Jie faction (meaning can be destroyed).In the early Yuan Dynasty, South India, Akou Lidun Basangjie was the ancestor.Its learning comes from the Chaoyan Temple, and it is extremely popular to use the four methods of esoteric vehicle to eliminate afflictions.There are ways to eliminate the three lamps, and the practice of Yamadi.Dunba went to Tibet for five times, passed it on three times to Mazilaidoni, traveled all his life, and became enlightened to Shengyun. In addition, there is the Juenan faction.Until the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a great scholar in this school, Doronata, who was erudite and capable of writing, and had a deep knowledge of Sanskrit, who was the leader of the translation of scriptures.However, this school has been converted to the early Qing Dynasty, and there is no transmission today. Among the above-mentioned factions, except the Gandan Sect, which specializes in enlightenment, the rest are related to politics, citing influence and exercising prestige.The Dirkup faction once held political power in Central Tibet.The second generation of the Sakya sect, Kongjia Ningbao, was given the right to rule Tibet by Yuan Genghis Khan.He was ordered to teach in Mongolia again, and he was praised by the fourth Kong Jia, who was very knowledgeable.Responding to Yuanku Tenghan's call to the court, he used the "Lancha" font, changed the Mongolian script, and received the honorary title of Emperor Shizun.His nephew, the fifth generation, Fa Siba, was even more trusted by the Yuan Emperor. He entered the court and became the emperor's empowerment.After returning to Tibet to unify the thirteen prefectures that have long been divided, all the ministers were appointed to the Yuan Dynasty.The Lamaism in Tibet followed suit in the interior of the Han land.The cost of supporting lamas in the inner court consumes sixty-seven out of ten of the national treasury. It is unimaginable how powerful it is! Yellow Shirts.Descending to the Ming Dynasty, in view of the disadvantages of conniving lamas in the Yuan Dynasty, lamas of various sects were canonized as kings to kill the domineering trend of the Sakya sect.During the reign of Yongle, in the southwest of Xining, there was Tsongkhapa.Studying in the whole of Tibet, witnessing the decline, he has the ambition to reform. He adheres to Atisha's school, adopts Buton's theory, enforces the law, adopts the strengths of various schools, and combines the teachings of the sutras and mantras into one theory.Tsongkhapa was superior in learning and conduct, and his virtue was high at that time.The disciples and scholars all wear yellow clothes and crowns to distinguish them from the old schools, so they are called the Yellow Clothes School.In the southeast of Lhasa, Ganden Monastery was built to spread his learning.Later, Sera Temple and Drepung Temple were built, which became the three famous temples.The long-decayed Buddhism in Tibet has come to light. Tsongkhapa's disciples include Gyalchabo and Kaizhubo, both of whom can inherit his teachings.He was the abbot of Ganden, and the person who passed on the mantle of the master was the magic weapon of the great disciple, and thus became the legal system passed down by the later Ganden seat master.Later, his two senior brothers, Gendun and Zhuba, created the theory of reincarnation in the past. (The Panchen Lama was the reincarnation of his teacher, and the Dalai Lama was his younger brother), and the Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty consecrated him, and his power became even stronger.In the early Qing Dynasty, the fifth Dalai Lama, Luo Zanjiacuo, was well-known for his erudition and talents, and borrowed from the Mongolian Heshuo tribe (near Qinghai) Gushri Khan and the military force of the Qing Dynasty to establish the whole of Tibet. Divide the power to rule.As a result, politics and religion were united, and Dalai was in charge of everything.In modern times, when the Panchen Lama came to Han, there were endless disputes among them, scrambling for power, self-initiated disputes, and the original intention of Buddhism, which is very lamentable!Therefore, it is said later that if Tibetan Buddhism is explicit and complete, the lineage of Tsongkhapa is regarded as its sect. Hinton The dissemination of Tibetan classics and Buddhism directly inherits Mahayana Buddhism after the late emergence of India.The theories of Prajna, Consciousness-only, Madhyamaka, the theory of the moon, and the theory of Dharma protection are all listed, and through the organization of Atisha, Buton, and Tsongkhapa, they have formed a systematic and perfect Mahayana order.In particular, Tsongkhapa's works, based on Atisha's "Bodhi Path Torch Theory" and widely compiled "Bodhi Path Stage Broad Theory", are the backbone representatives.In the Five Vehicles of Buddhism, study sequentially, systematically and orderly, it is also a masterpiece of honest work.However, it is established that it adopts the harmony of the obvious and the secret, and the theories of the later sages are the main ones, and scholars should choose carefully among them. Compared with the Tripitaka in China, there are few discrepancies in the translation of the Tibetan Tripitaka.There are more treatises and esoteric scriptures written by late Indian sages than in Han.During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, it was taken from the collection of scriptures and reprinted into the Yongle version (see the "Yu Zhi Jing Zan Ding" in the eighth year of Yongle). In the "Preface to the Imperial System". It is said that Yongzheng himself translated "The Rituals of Dawei De King Kong's Practice", which is better than the translations of later generations). Among them, the Tantric classics are especially superior to those of the Eastern Mi. Only Han There are many scriptures that are lacking in Tibet, such as Nagarjuna's "Great Wisdom Theory" and "Ten Dwelling Viposa Theory", which are all clarified in the precepts, but their origin in India has been lost, and there are also lacks in Tibet. I only know Asanga's "The Book of Shantideva". Also like Asanga's organization of yoga works, there are "Xian Yang Lun", "Guang Chen Kong and Wu Xing" to explain the insight yoga. For example, the Shanwuwei, Vajra Wisdom, and Bukong Tripitakas of the Tang Dynasty were handed down from Southwest India’s Tantric studies. The two realms of rituals have a large scale, and most of them are beyond the reach of the North Indian school (i.e., the three-part Tantra of writing, cultivation, and yoga. Law), if it is summarized in heretics, it is not subjective and arbitrary! According to the commentaries and comments of Erzong of Buddhism, it is not without regret that the soufflé is mixed with water according to the purpose of the Buddha's teaching of "depending on the scriptures and not on the theory"!The precision may be too much, and the approximation can often change the original purpose. It can be used as a reference, and it can be used to measure others, which is inappropriate.However, Tsongkhapa's study has been passed down for more than six hundred years since the Ming Dynasty until now, and it is not easy to lightly discuss the gains and losses compared with the popular Buddhism in China.Such as "Huayan", "Tiantai", "Three Theories", and "Consciousness-only", the studies of various schools are profound and broad, and each has its own uniqueness.And there is no true Buddhadharma in Yunhan, how shallow it is to see!Huayan's various books and Tiantai's "Mohe Zhiguan" are not original ideas?Especially the Consciousness-Only Learning in the Han Dynasty is beyond the reach of Tibet!If it is said that Tibetan esoteric scholars must first study Sutra for more than ten years, they are superior to those who study Buddhism in China. They do not know that the great virtues of the masters in China are all eager to learn all their lives, and many of them are lazy. Because famous craftsmen come forth in large numbers, they praise each other, and it is not a matter of words. contend for ears. Tibetan Secret Law In Tibetan Buddhism, all of them are manifested and esoteric, and they are practiced together. Even the esoteric vehicle is called a non-common practice. It is said that it can quickly complete Bodhi, and it is not comparable to other sects.From the obvious to the secret, there is no other motivation, but starting from all the common Dharani rituals (that is, the eight rituals such as calamity relief, enhancement, and subjugation) and the various secret mantra scriptures, and then practicing dual yoga , Great Yoga and other sequels.With the power of all kinds of mantras, if you get the eight great siddhis, such as the vase, the sword, the invisibility, and the wishful tree, you will be able to quickly gain merits and become an official party.And this kind of practice can only be entered after you have received Akuoli's empowerment and shelter. Therefore, you should first use up your wealth to support Akuoli.As for the reality of practice, it should be taught personally, which cannot be explained by words. (This kind of meaning is detailed in "Torch Lun" and "Shi Lun", so I won't repeat it here.) Tibetan Tantra can be roughly divided into four parts: that is, practice, practice, yoga, and supreme yoga.As the department of cultivation, it is the collection of cultivation resources and the foundation of accumulating merit.In the part of yoga, the two kinds of merits of virtue and wisdom have been learned and progressed together.There is a common organization in the practice of rituals, that is, the generation stage and the completion stage.The so-called generation and consummation of the second stage, in terms of the esoteric ritual procedures, seems to be different from the various methods of cultivation in the Sutra teachings.However, according to the stages of belief, understanding, practice, and verification of Buddhism, all sentient beings, from the initial aspiration to enlightenment, no matter where and when, if the cause or the effect, they all follow the second stage of life and practice.That is to say, in the Pure Land sect, in terms of the Dharma door of reciting the Buddha by name alone, it already has the order of birth and perfection, and those who do not list the next titles are the secret causes and meaning ears of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.Is there such a strange thing after Tantric Buddhism!The Department of Supreme Yoga, with Hevajra, Shangyao, Wrathful Manjusri, Kalachakra, and even Dzogchen, Dzogchen Shenghui, various mahamudra and other methods, is the most outstanding one of its sect.From yoga to advanced yoga to supreme yoga, seeing the unique energy channels and clear points of esoteric methods is already regarded as a redundant thing.For example, Dzogchen, Dzogchen Shenghui, and Mahamudra, the purpose of which is to have the convenience of becoming a Buddha with a snap of your fingers and seeing your nature right away.Therefore, talking about doing, practicing, and the various parts of yoga with the supreme yoga is a matter of accumulating on the level of accumulation.Among them, the convenience of reasoning and interest, practice and practice are gradually approaching Zen Buddhism, so it is said that all methods such as Mahamudra are actually the same as Zen Buddhism.It is also said that Patriarch Bodhidharma manifested in Tibet and passed on the Mahamudra Dharma when he returned from his journey to the west.Of course!No?It is a legend that has always been in the heart, and there is no basis for it.In short, comparing Mahamudra and Zen with Zen Buddhism, the similarities and differences are obviously different.The methods are different, and the sects are different. If it is compared with the method of Jianchan of the Northern School, it is exactly similar.As for the main vein of Nanzong, it cannot be seen by the secret method mentioned above!Dzogchen Mahamudra and other Dharmas are indeed superior, but if you look at them from the "Zheng Dharma Eye Store" of Zen, you will be confused and stagnant, and you will still be stuck in the Dharma.The so-called one who wields the Vajra King's sword and walks on the top of Pilu, apart from the orthodox Dharma of Zen, which one will he return to? The characteristics of Tibetan secrets Usually, those who praise or slander Tantric sects from other sects and schools all use some special things in Tantric practice methods as orpiment, scratching the ear, and saying nothing, and showing the teachings and interests of Tantric Buddhism, they are generally at a loss.The so-called esoteric of the esoteric vehicle is, at its extreme, not self-proclaimed that its behavior is strange and hidden, and it covers the Bodhi mind seal, which is difficult to understand.If you speak suddenly, you will forget the phenomenon outside the law, just as the Sixth Patriarch of Caoxi said: "The secret is by your side".What is the secret?Then look back at all dharmas in the world, beyond the mundane, etc., which are nothing but Buddha Dharma.According to the truth, it has been proved that it has entered the realm of Huayan Sea Zang, and there are secrets and wonderful words, and none of them are unreasonable. Some special methods in Tantra, which are obvious and familiar, such as worship, offering, homa, chanting, etc., seem to be different from the practice of various sects of Sutra.In fact, such as the reciting of Zen lessons, ten small mantras, Mengshan, Yankou, etc., chanting of dharma utensils, etiquette and other dharmas learned by various sects do not come from esoteric vehicles.In primitive Buddhism, besides the orthodox practice of thirty-six paths, meditation, precepts, samadhi, and wisdom, why should there be such rituals?Convenience and empowerment, return to the original, no two, but one is not the other.If Tantric Buddhism focuses on Qimai, Essence Points, and Twin Bodies, etc., and regards it as an outsider way, then it is ignorant of the Bodhisattva's secret group practice.Those who use the double body method are all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who set up this convenient method to induce sentient beings with many desires. The "Lotus Sutra" says: "First use the hook of desire, and then make people wise." It is said that it is the ancient art of the house in our country, but there is a slight fallacy, and it is undeniable to say that it is a disaster!The techniques of energy channels and clear points are especially promoted by Tantra, and those who speak of supreme yoga still regard them as convenient, and cannot discuss the ultimate truth.Qi channels and clear points are held to regulate the body, the barriers of blood and energy have not been removed, and the temperament cannot be changed, but it is said to realize Bodhi, one is either mad or demon.Tantric scholars have a saying: "If the breath does not enter the central channel, it is absolutely useless for those who have attained Bodhi." Based on this, ordinary practitioners practice blindly and practice blindly, and eventually become sick and stubborn. The more you are bound by the law, the more sincere you are.For example, among his esoteric classics, there is a very profound book "Ode to the Root of Internal Meaning", which analyzes the energy channels of the human body in great detail.It's a pity that scholars in the world are rough-minded, unable to prove the mystery of the laboratory, neglecting and abandoning them, shallow and frivolous, how can they be defended!The various sects of Jizhi Xianjiao, as well as the Zen sect passed on outside the sect, such as the sutras of meditation, the practice of meditation and meditation, and the study of kung fu by sects, although they do not pay special attention to the qi channel, but the wonderfulness of regulating the body and mind, all of which are contained in the qi channel. Scholars fail to penetrate their ears! The characteristics of esoteric methods, exploring its origins, qi veins, clear points, etc., are not unique.If Tibetan esoteric fusion and superficial esoteric have the same commonality, you can learn different techniques and put them into a furnace, respond to the hearts of all living beings, use all the knowledge, prescribe the right medicine, open new perspectives, comprehensively organize the organization, and create a wonderful spectacle. Inquiry is a unique study of tantra.However, no matter what kind of practice it is applied to, it all follows a certain order of five. What is the order?Said: "Additional practice yoga, single-minded yoga, detachment yoga, single-minded yoga. There is no practice and no certificate." Such as worship, offering, nursing, chanting, and studying teachings, etc., are all "additional practices".Specializing in visualization, living in meditation, etc., are all "single-minded" things.Dingjiu Huisheng, wait for the Zhimai to be relieved, and the heart will open, like "looking up at the branch, you will see the ripe fruit", like "pull the spear to the back, and get rid of the suffering", realize Bodhi, and also have the same basic attainment, all of which are "leaving The matter of drama" (the so-called those who leave the drama refer to the four sentences of Lili, which are completely wrong in the theory of drama).Entering into this "Lixi" samadhi, striving upwards and becoming one with each other, that is blindly yoga.And then get the fruit position of "no cultivation, no certificate", and then enter the realm of perfect Bodhi.This kind of organization in esoteric law hooks up the essentials of all the cultivation methods, and the sequence is orderly, which is characteristic.It is also said that the four yogas were established after practicing yoga in the past. Discussion on the Advantages and Disadvantages of Explicit and Secret Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism was introduced to Han as early as the end of Song Dynasty.And it was the heyday when the Yuan Dynasty entered the emperor.Although the Ming Dynasty has disappeared from the public, it is popular in the society and has not yet been eradicated.When the Qing Dynasty enters the customs, it will come again under pressure.The pioneers of the modern Tibetan tantra, that is, the Tibetan masters Dorje Geshe and White Venerable in the early Republic of China, came to Beijing to promote the Dharma.The Han monks led the study abroad in Tibet, starting with Seng Dayong and others who followed Dorje into Tibet.Afterwards, great lamas of various sects in Kham and Tibet, such as Ruonona, Gongga, Gensang, Panchen Lama, Ngawang Khenpo, Dongben Geshe, etc., successively came to Han to spread the culture.Monks and laymen from all over the world came to Tibet with them, forming a fashionable trend in Buddhist circles.Back to the mainland to spread the Dharma, and those who specifically advocated Tantric Buddhism, such as Shu monks Nenghai and Chaoyi, were the best among them.European and American scholars, who came to Tibet because of the influence of the British, also flocked to Taoism.General intellectuals, after learning Tantra, have translated many classics. For example, the Chinese translation of the six attainments in Tantra is far inferior to that of Dr. Evans Wenci from the United States.Generally, European and American scholars often mix and study Tantra and Indian yoga, which has almost become a new technique, which gradually separates from Buddhism and becomes an independent system.For example, hypnotism, which is popular in Europe and the United States, is a branch of yoga.At the end of the Anti-Japanese War, there was a French lady (named Daveina in Chinese) who lived in Chengdu and studied Zen.It is said that he has studied Buddhism for more than 20 years, traveled and studied in India, Myanmar, Japan and other places, and lived in Tibet to learn Tantra for nearly ten years, and left his son to follow the master of Gongga for six years.Based on the conclusions he obtained from his personal study tours in various countries, he said that the true Dharma is only found in China, and that Bodhidharma (that is, Zen) is the most superior cloud. Tibetan secrets have risen in modern times. Those who study Buddhism or specialize in spiritual practice have new eyes and ears, and debate on the merits and demerits are based on branches.Those who worship Tantrism say that if they practice Tantric Dharma, they will definitely be able to "become a Buddha immediately", and secondly, they can also "achieve immediately", and at the latest, it may be three lives to seven lives.Fu Yun: Scholars of Tantric Buddhism, "become a Buddha in one body", supernatural powers can be recruited.It is also said: Tantrism’s great convenience, and the combination of explicit and secret, are beyond the reach of other sects. There is no perfect Buddhism in China.Those who destroy Tantrism say: The method of Tantrism is a theory beyond the devil, and it relies on Buddhism to gain a foothold.Fu Yun: Esoteric method is a sneak attack on Chinese Taoist alchemy and changed its appearance.It is laughed at by wise men.Although it is said in the Buddhist teachings that from ordinary people in Bodi to becoming a Buddha, it is necessary to go through the three great monks to reach the kalpa, but the scriptures say: "The number of kalpas is indeterminate."And practice in this life, who knows that it is not the three major kalpas, but only owe this life?According to Jizhi, there are many great sages in the past dynasties of China, especially the Zen sect, who can "achieve immediately" or "achieve immediately", and they all adhere to the strict discipline and do not regard supernatural powers as a priority.According to the records, there are countless records, and those who choose the most outstanding ones are like the sixth patriarch Zhanyibu Mountain, and there are four heavenly kings sitting in the four directions.Zen master Deng Yinfeng, Feixi soared into the air, turned upside down and stood upright.Zen master Puhua, if you choose to return to the void, you will be detached from the body.Yuan Si subdues the God of Yue, and tatters save the land.Huang You's younger brother all have supernatural powers.The master and apprentice of Pu'an are unpredictable (the Pu'an mantra, which is passed down according to legend, is extremely effective).Only the Zen style does not take supernatural powers as the victory, for fear of disturbing the world's knowledge and vision, its secret practice and secret meaning, there are non-secret methods that can be measured, how can the former Bodhisattvas be able to speak absurdly!Therefore, Youzan Zen is actually a great esoteric school.If you talk about Qimai, Mingdian, and twin bodies, you can achieve "instant physical achievement", which is beyond the capabilities of the teachings and Zen. According to the secret codes, practicing these methods is still easy to fall into the world of desire and form.There are many victories in the light and shadow gate, which surpasses the holy volume and achieves immediate success. It is still necessary to choose carefully among them.Zen great virtue, after seeing the nature, these functions are unexpected, but they are not holy.It is too much to regard the obsessive victory of Tantric Buddhism!As far as the so-called Mahayana monks, in the Song Dynasty, they were preaching in Tibet, and their teachings were similar to Zen Buddhism, thinking that they can directly point to people's hearts, and they can enlighten the Buddha-nature, and practice according to the teachings. Later, because the lotus ring came from India, the statement was broken, and the monk couldn't answer it, so he released it to the Han land.What the Mahayana monks said has not yet reached the so-called understanding disciples of Zen, so how can we talk about evidence?In general, Han and Tu Zen and various Buddhist teachings are all included in Mahayana monks and the like, which is no different from choking. Commentators say that Tantra is a theory outside the devil, and it is too hasty to make a statement based on Buddhism!The methods of esoteric Buddhism are sincerely for accepting all kinds of different arts, and they have the right to set up a wide range of universal doors. If righteousness is not violated, what is there outside the devil!The teachings of the five aggregates, the eight consciousnesses, the relationship between heaven and man, and the cause of enlightenment in the Buddha's teachings are not new. It is also like the sages of the Middle Earth, who did not write, but deleted and collected.Examination of Indian Brahmins and other schools of thought, the original Vedic scriptures are all obvious and easy to understand.How can we use the Buddhadharma to pay for the demons!The non-common Dharma practice that the Buddha has realized is only the indescribable and inconceivable "nature and emptiness depend on origin, dependent origin and nature emptiness" of the first truth.The ultimate principle of esoteric law is to return to the correct knowledge and correct view of the Buddha, and to transform the environment on the way, all of which are skillful and convenient.If one has not seen the original nature, but realizes Bodhi, the mind is not clear, and it is all right to be outside the devil, so why denounce it as outside the devil because of the secret law alone!It is said that the esoteric method is a sneak attack on the Chinese Taoist alchemy, or that the Taoist is a study of the esoteric method. These two disputes have no basis through the ages.In short, the methods are similar and almost inseparable, and the establishment of the courts has its own differences, so it doesn't matter if they are left alone.It may be suspected to be the source of ancient Dharma, all of which come from the same way, the source and branches, and develop independently due to time and space.Taoist practice often includes adoring secret mantras as well as practices, cultivation, and yoga.As for the ancestors of Tantric Buddhism, as Han people, there are also many people.For example, in the Dharma of Great Perfection and Wisdom, the two methods of "Zheque" and "Tuoga" are according to the cloud: Originally, Puxian King Tathagata proved to have the nature of the five wisdoms, manifested the Buddhas of the five directions, passed on the Vajrasattva, and passed on the Jixi Vajra (Gala Dorje) To Miaofaxi, retransmit it to Xilisheng (Han people), pass on the letter to Luo Shuzha, Poma Rabezha, to Master Padmasambhava, and so on. Only the tantric masters are not limited to monks and laymen But being strict in obtaining the law is especially different from the other sects of Xianjiao.Avalokitesvara responds to the world with thirty-two bodies, and Huayan is adorned with myriad actions, accepting all enlightened beings, and it is not the wisdom of Buddha, so it is difficult to see.It is better to introspect than to follow each other with doubts and slanders. The dispute of paranoia is to see that it has not been achieved.Dongmi was prevalent in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and it has long merged with the Sutra, such as the daily recitation of Zen, the part of secret mantras, and the opening of yoga flames, etc., everywhere.The secret method of asking for the Ministry can be seen in the Tibetan scriptures, so it will not be elaborated. Learning Buddhism is a matter for a man, not something that emperors and generals can do. No matter what kind of aspirations you want to learn, you should aim to realize the supreme Bodhi.If you want to achieve this, you should first broaden your mind, widen your knowledge and insight, apply the principles to all kinds of theories, travel all over the world, and then use teaching and precepts to grow merit and make yourself a dharma tool. Only then can there be corresponding distinctions .Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said: "The pine, the wind, the water, and the moon are not enough to compare with Qinghua! The fairy dew and the pearl can be bright and moist." Only with this kind of tolerance can you know everything in yourself.If the eyes are like beans, and the heart is narrow like a fist, preconceived views are stuffed in his chest, and the disputes between the doors block his thinking.No matter how you study and teach Zen, if it is obvious or if it is secret, it is not what you want!why?The Buddha is able to understand all wisdom, the source of all dharmas is exhausted, the heart is empty, and there is no cause for sorrow.