Chapter 7 Brief Explanation of the Ten Doubts of Buddhism

On October 6, Wu Yin gave a speech at Jindun Ancestral Hall in Anhai In order to save people's hearts in today's world, everyone knows to respect Buddhism.But there are also many doubts about Buddhism.Therefore, those who study Buddhism must first explain this kind of question, and then they can start to learn.Most of the ten doubts and explanations listed below are based on the theory of others and are not the creation of the speaker.The doubts are not limited to this, and now let's take these ten ears. 1. Buddhism is not superstitious Recently, intellectuals have criticized Buddhism as superstitious.

My generation has carefully observed temples in various places, and there are indeed special habits and popular ceremonies, and gods and ghosts are mixed into Buddhism, which is called authentic Buddhism.With such a strange phenomenon, it is no wonder that others call Buddhism a superstition. But the original face of Buddhism is not like this, there is absolutely no such thing as worshiping gods and ghosts.Its ceremonies are solemn and well-ordered, surpassing other religions.Moreover, Buddhism can break all superstitions in the world and give them righteous faith. How can Buddhism be superstition?

Therefore, I know that those who call Buddhism superstitious are really misunderstood.If you can examine it in detail, you won't have this criticism. 2. Buddhism is non-religious Some people may doubt that Buddhism is a religion, but this is not the case. The difference between Buddhism and religion is often said in recent works, so I won't go into details here.It should be known that Buddhism is not within the scope of religion. 3. Buddhism is not a philosophy Some people may doubt that Buddhism is a kind of philosophy, but this is not the case. The requirement of philosophy is to seek truth, and a certain condition deduced by its reason is called truth.As a result, there are various theories such as monism, duality, and idealism.A thinks the reason is here, and B thinks the reason is there.But no matter how hard they try to speculate, they will not go all the way out of illusion.For example, when a blind person touches an elephant, he has never seen the shape of the image in his life, because he touches a part of the image, that is to say, it is the whole of the image.Therefore, if one touches its tail, it is said that the image is like a rope;Although the feeling is different due to the different places touched, in a word, they are all confusing and upside-down views.

If it is not the case in Buddhism, for example, a person with clear eyes can see the whole image very clearly, which is completely different from the so-called blind person who touches the image.Because Buddhism requires one's own experience of "True Tathagata", there is no doubt about it, and it is absolutely different from the vain speculations of philosophers. What is the meaning of "true as"?True and real, equal and the same, without false feelings, without paranoia, and free from separation of ideas, that is, the truth and noumenon of the universe that philosophers want to know.Philosophers want to invent the truth and noumenon of the universe, and their sincerity is commendable.The third is that there is no way, so that you can't reach the ears without wasting your energy.

The Buddhism mentioned above is not a religion or a philosophy, and it is only a rough outline.If you want to know more about it, there is a volume of non-religion and non-philosophy of Buddhism published by Nanjing China Inner Academy. You can study it in detail, and you will be able to understand its profound meaning. 4. Buddhism is not contrary to science Ordinary people think that Buddhism emphasizes mysteries and science emphasizes experiments, so they say that Buddhism is contrary to science.This is not to say. Modern scientists hold experimentalism in two senses. One is based on the experience in front of you, what is the other is what the other is, without any speculation.

The second is to prevent insufficient experience, that is, use manpower to improve to make up for the lack of usual experience. The attitude of the Buddhist school is also the same. His "precepts", "settling" and "wisdom" are all learning without omissions, all of which are to improve the usual experience.But the improvement experience of science focuses on objective objects, and the improvement experience of Buddhism focuses on subjective mind.If a person suffers from an eye disease, which is bad for vision, science only knows how to displace the object in various ways in order to discern it, while Buddhism tries to heal the eye in order to restore sight.Although the two are both experiments, they differ in treating the symptoms and root causes.

If you want to know more about the comparison between Buddhism and science, please refer to the comparative study of Buddhism and science sold by Kaiming Bookstore in Shanghai.The author, Wang Xiaoxu, once studied in the UK, has made many discoveries in science and engineering, and is respected by scholars all over the world.Recently, he used his method of studying science and engineering to create a new theory to explain Buddhism, which is why he wrote this book. 5. Buddhism is not world-weary Ordinary people see that those who study Buddhism mostly live in the mountains and forests, and have little contact with the world, so they suspect that Buddhism is negative and world-weary.This is not to say.

Those who study Buddhism should not be obsessed with the world and greedy for glory and wealth, but they are by no means indifferent and world-weary.Because people who study Buddhism must arouse the "Great Bodhi Heart", take the suffering and happiness of ordinary people as suffering and happiness, and have the great ambition of saving the world with enthusiasm.Although living in the mountains and forests, it is not greedy to enjoy the happiness of the mountains and forests, but to practice the three learnings of "precepts", "samadhi" and "wisdom" diligently to prepare for the future to go out of the mountains to save the world.It is very similar to secular young students who study in school to prepare for future work.

It can be seen from this that it is a misunderstanding to say that Buddhism is negative and world-weary. 6. Buddhism is not suitable for the prosperity of the country Recently patriotic young people, few believe in Buddhism.They said that Buddhism was transmitted from India, and India declined because of this, and they suspected that Buddhism and patriotic actions would hinder it.This is not to say. Buddhism can really assist the country and make it prosperous, but it does not interfere with patriotic actions.In ancient India, there were kings who believed in Buddhism the most, such as King Ashoka and King Jieri, who unified and prospered their country because of their belief in Buddhism.Later, when Brahman and other old religions were revived, Buddhism gradually lost its influence, and the Indian country declined with it, which is also a clear proof.

7. Buddhism cannot exterminate species Ordinary people see that monks and nuns do not get married, so they suspect that everyone who believes in Buddhism will lead to extinction.This is not to say. Those who believe in Buddhism and become monks are monks and nuns, which are very few in fact.Most of the lay people who believe in Buddhism at home can still get married as usual.The monks and nuns in Buddhism are similar to the priests of other religions, and all non-believers should be priests. 8. Buddhism is not a waste of charity Ordinary people see that monks and nuns only know how to promote Buddhism, but fail to make efforts to establish large-scale schools, hospitals, philanthropic halls, etc., so they doubt that those who study Buddhism will abandon charity.This is not to say.

According to Buddhist scriptures, there are two kinds of giving, one is wealth giving, and the other is Dharma giving.Buddhists who become monks mainly focus on giving Dharma, so they should devote themselves to promoting Buddhism and spare no effort to promote other charitable causes.Buddhists at home pay equal attention to giving money and giving Dharma. Therefore, lay Buddhists have made great efforts to do various charities. In recent years, Buddhist schools, orphanages, hospitals, charity halls, bridge repairs, gazebos and even charity have been established in various places. Things like rice, clothing, money, and coffins are all heard from time to time, but they are not as large-scale as the one he taught with the financial resources of foreign philanthropists. 9. Buddhism is not about sharing profits Modern economists say that if everyone can generate profits, human life will develop and happiness will be shared.Because focus is more important than making profits.Therefore, it is doubtful that those who believe in Buddhism only divide profits but do not generate profits, which is extremely harmful to human beings. This is also a misunderstanding. If lay people believe in Buddhism, it does not hinder their careers, and everyone can do it for scholars, farmers, businessmen.This principle is easy to understand, but it goes without saying.If the monks and nuns who become monks, ordinary people look at them, they seem to be parasites who share profits and do not generate profits.But monks and nuns have no career. The career of monks and nuns is to spread the Dharma and benefit living beings.If it can educate the world and increase morality, there will be immeasurable benefits to the people indirectly and directly. 10. Buddhism does not talk about emptiness in order to destroy the world Ordinary people say "the five aggregates are all empty" and "impermanence suffers from emptiness" in Buddhist scriptures, etc., and because they doubt Buddhism, they only blindly talk about emptiness.If there are many people who believe in the Buddhadharma, the world in the future will be wiped out because of it.This is not to say. In Mahayana Buddhism, there are two aspects of emptiness and non-emptiness.Although there is a special talk about emptiness, it actually also contains the meaning of not emptiness.Therefore, it is necessary to talk about both emptiness and non-emptiness, and its meaning is complete. What is empty and not empty.What is empty is selflessness, what is not empty is the cause of salvation.Although I know that there is no self, I can work hard to save the world, so it is empty but not empty.Although you are working hard to save the world, you are never attached to having a self, so you are not empty and empty.If you really understand it, you will be able to do all kinds of careers without any obstacles with the great spirit of selflessness. And if you can understand this meaning, you will know that ordinary people who are attached to the self-image and do all kinds of world-saving undertakings have weak abilities, small scope, short time, and incompleteness.If you want to be powerful, wide-ranging, long-term, and most thorough, you must have a good understanding of the emptiness of Buddhism, so that the cause of world salvation can be successfully accomplished. Therefore, we know that the so-called emptiness is to destroy and eliminate the self-view that ordinary people are obsessed with, and then sweep away the emptiness, and then strive to do various careers with the spirit of no self.It is also like doing things in the world, first overthrowing bad habits and so on one by one, and then good construction can be realized. Believe it can be like this, if Yun sacrifices, he must really be able to sacrifice his life; if Yun saves the world, he must really be able to save the world.From being firm and solid, to being brave and diligent, it can be said to be great, it can be called thorough. Therefore, the true Dharma must first establish a foothold on the sky, and then work on the non-emptiness.How can it be to destroy the world by blindly talking about emptiness! The ten doubts and interpretations mentioned above are mostly based on the theory of people close to us and describe their general ideas.After hearing this, you should be able to avoid all kinds of misunderstandings. If the true meaning of Buddhism is so extensive, it cannot be explained in detail today.However, I hope that you, from now on, will study Buddhism with all your heart. Please buy Buddhist books and read them at any time. After a long time, you will be able to understand its meaning.It is my high hope.