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Biography of Nagarjuna Bodhisattva
Biography of Nagarjuna Bodhisattva
Nagarjuna is the founder of Mahayana Buddhism. He was born in the second to third centuries AD. He is a Brahman caste in South India. According to legend, his father’s surname is Dragon, and his mother gave birth to him under the tree, so it was named Nagarjuna.
Among Buddhist scripture teachers, lawyers, commentators, Zen masters, and dharma masters, Nagarjuna is the only one who has the reputation of “thousands of commentators” and “common ancestor of eight sects”. Nagarjuna’s works have been handed down to the present, and there are few Sanskrit books, but there are quite a few in Tibetan. There are more than one hundred translations in the “Tibetan Tripitaka”, which are precious materials for studying Nagarjuna’s theory. reason.
Later generations, based on Nagarjuna’s “Theory of the Middle Kingdom”, advocated the school of emptiness, called the Madhyamaka school, and revered it as the ancestor of the Madhyamaka school; it was also revered as the thirteenth ancestor of Fufazang of Zen Buddhism. Its thoughts are an important branch of Tibetan Buddhism, the pillar of righteousness of China’s Sanlun School, and an important ideological source of Tiantai School. There are also many other schools of thought that originated from Nagarjuna’s thought, so they are revered as “the ancestors of the eight schools”.
Nagarjuna was very intelligent. When he was a child, he heard Brahmans recite scriptures. After several times, he could recite them. After the age of twenty, he had read almost all of astronomy, geography, mathematics, as well as scriptures of Brahman and various ways, and his comprehension was quite strong, so he was very famous when he was young.
He has several friends of the same age, all of whom are highly educated. One day, everyone commented: We have understood all the scriptures and theories in the world, but now we have not learned magic and cannot indulge in pleasure. Soon after they found out about a warlock who knew the invisibility technique, they went to ask for advice. The sorcerer saw that they were young and had bad motives, and he was unwilling to teach them.
They begged hard, but the magician couldn’t entangle them, so he had to give each of them a pill, and said: “In a secluded place, grind the pill with water and apply it around the eyes, and people will not be able to see you.” Nagarjuna So he tried grinding the pills on the spot, carefully discerning the smell of the pills, and said to the sorcerer: “You used 70 kinds of medicines to synthesize it, right?” The sorcerer was very surprised and asked him how he knew. Nagarjuna said: “I can tell it from the smell.” The magician was very impressed, so he had to be cautious in using this technique.
Relying on invisibility, Nagarjuna and the other four people often went in and out of the palace to have fun. After more than a hundred days, some of the beauties in the palace became pregnant. The king was very angry and severely questioned. The concubines wept and said: “It’s not that we are not chaste, but that there are monsters playing tricks in our sleep.” The king called the ministers to discuss. An old official said: “There are two possibilities for such things. One is ghosts and ghosts, and the other is warlocks making trouble.
Your Majesty can send a few smart people to guard behind the palace gate secretly. If there are magicians, there will always be signs to show up.” You can use weapons to get rid of it; if it is a ghost, even if there is no sign, you can use a spell to get rid of it.” The king immediately did so.
Soon someone came to report that it was the work of the warlock. The king immediately sent hundreds of warriors to confine the gate of the palace, slashing at the sky with swords in their hands. The three Brahman warlocks were killed, but Nagarjuna, who had not passed the medicine, did not show up, and hid behind the king holding his breath, and finally escaped his life.
After receiving this serious lesson, Nagarjuna just woke up and thought of what the Buddha said: “Greed is the root of all suffering and disasters, and all things that lead to moral failure and death are caused by this.” So he made the determination to return to Buddhism. He found a pagoda on a mountain, made a pious request to a Samana, and became a monk to receive precepts. He stayed in the pagoda for more than 90 days and read all the scriptures.
He was not satisfied, but he had no other scriptures to get. He resigned from his teacher and went down the mountain, and then visited a pagoda in the snow mountain of North India, pleaded with an old monk, and got the Mahayana classic of Mahayana, which he studied hard for advice. Three months later, he understood and memorized everything again, but still felt unsatisfied, so he traveled around the world to collect various scriptures and treatises of the monks.
Along the way, he also debated with various heretics and Buddhist scholars, but none of them could argue with him. He gradually developed arrogance, thinking that the Buddhist scriptures are superior to other heretics. Although their principles are profound and profound, they are not difficult to exhaust and cannot meet my requirements. He came up with the idea of being out of place, inventing a new style, and wanted to establish his own school, recruit more apprentices, and spread his theories.
At this moment, a monk named Dalong, with long beard and protruding eyes, came to him. He said to him: “Young man, you can’t hold the view of a frog in a well. No matter how high your knowledge is, can you surpass the Buddha?
You come to a place with me, let you read the Mahayana classics, and then draw conclusions.” Bhikkhu Dalong led him to a cave deep in the mountain. After entering the cave for a few steps, he found another world, with magnificent palaces, quiet and elegant. The old bhikkhu led him into the Dragon Palace, and opened the jade treasuries one by one, which contained countless rare classics, and there was a faint fragrance from the treasury. Bhikkhu Tailong said, “Young man, is this enough for you to read?” Nagarjuna eagerly read through it, and said, “Elder, I am so grateful!
” The book is ten times more, and the metaphysics is more subtle and profound. He read day and night eagerly, and asked Master Long for advice whenever he didn’t understand. His vision suddenly broadened, and his mind began to be humble. Only then did he truly feel that Buddhism is vast and profound, and that no heretics can surpass it, which is enough for me to study it all my life. At the same time, it dispelled the prejudice of self-reliance.
He stayed in the Dragon Palace for a long time, read the hidden scriptures over and over again, and could almost recite them. Elder Dalong gave him some supernatural powers again, so he left the teacher and returned to South India. Since then, he has vigorously promoted Buddhism, persuaded heretics, and promoted Mahayana Buddhism. There are countless Brahmins and other heretics who were influenced by him.
At that time, there was a Brahman guru who knew a little mantra, and he was jealous and wanted to compare himself with Nagarjuna. He played the king and asked the king to see what happened. The king advised him: “I think you should be more modest. Nagarjuna is already an eminent monk who has attained the Tao. It is quite different from many years ago. His brightness competes with the sun and the moon, and his wisdom shines with the sacred heart.
Why can’t you tolerate him?” Brahman said. Said: “Your Majesty was deceived by his clever words. I forgive him for not having any real skills. If you don’t believe me, let’s have a competition.” Seeing his stubbornness, the king had to agree to play.
On the day of the competition, the king and Nagarjuna first sat on the hearing hall. When the Brahmin arrived later, he was even more displeased when he saw the king respecting Nagarjuna so much, so he immediately performed a ritual in front of the hall, and saw a large and clean golden pool with sparkling water, and a thousand-leaf lotus rose in the center, and the Brahmin sat high on it. He said arrogantly: “Nagarjuna, look at me sitting on the lotus like a god, and you are humble and ridiculous sitting on the ground. Do you dare to argue with the wise man on the lotus?” Nagarjuna did not answer,
calmly Leaving the seat, use the mantra to turn into a huge white elephant with six tusks, sit on it, and go around the golden pool for a week; then lift up the Brahman with the elephant trunk in the pool, and throw it to the ground, the lotus pond and the white elephant instantly.
He disappeared, only to see the brahmin with a broken leg and a waist injury, with a pitiful appearance. Knowing that he was no match for Nagarjuna, he prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowed and begged, “Forgive me for overestimating my strength and insulting the master. Please forgive me! From now on, I am willing to return to Buddhism, open my ignorance, and beg the master to accept me as a disciple.”
India has another neighboring country. The king believed in heretics and forced his subjects to also believe in heretics; the recluses were not treated equally. Nagarjuna heard about it and went to preach Buddhism. At that time, the country was recruiting guards for the king. Nagarjuna applied and was soon promoted to be a school guard. In a short time, he helped to reorganize the ranks, enforced strict discipline, and gave the king’s guard a new look.
One day, when the king was on a tour, Nagarjuna led the guards with lotus halberds and marched forward, with colorful flags waving, and his steps were neat and majestic. The king was very satisfied when he saw it, so he asked the waiter who was leading the team. The waiter replied, “This man is very strange. He doesn’t eat a bite of the king’s family, and he doesn’t want a penny of money from the king’s family. He said he came to protect the king and improve military discipline.” The king I also felt strange, so I called him to meet. He asked, “Who are you?” Nagarjuna replied, “I am an all-sapient man.”
The king was astonished, and said for a while, “All all-sapient men are rare in ancient times, do you dare to speak out?” Nagarjuna said, “If the king doesn’t believe it, you can Try it on the spot.” The king thought to himself: I am a master of Brahman teachings, and I can be called the master of Homo sapiens, but he actually claims to be all Homo sapiens in front of me, and what he said is so true, it cannot be underestimated. If the question I asked was answered by him, it proved that he won; if I didn’t ask a question, it also showed that I lost. After hesitating for a long time, he simply asked a big question to see how he would answer it.
So Kaikou asked, “Do you know what the heavens are doing today?” Nagarjuna calmly saluted and replied, “I tell the king, the heavens are fighting against Asura today, and the battle is in full swing.” The king felt like a plug in his throat when he heard this. Like a cotton ball, I thought to myself: “Is this person really crazy?” I was speechless for a long time. Nagarjuna said: “King, don’t think I’m just talking nonsense, you’ll see it in a moment.” After saying that, after a while, there was the sound of fighting and killing in the air, and Asura’s hand and severed foot fell from the sky. Nagarjuna cast spells again, so that the king, subjects and Brahmans all saw the fierce battle in the sky, and it took a long time before they gradually disappeared.
At this time, starting from the king, all the subjects and Brahmins were surprised and convinced. The king asked Nagarjuna again, “Who are you?” Nagarjuna suddenly appeared in the body of a bhikkhu, and Jishou replied, “The poor monk is a recluse Nagarjuna.” The king had heard that Nagarjuna was a great master in a neighboring country, and the whole country was turned into a Buddha by him. See, it really lives up to its reputation! Convinced, he also converted to Buddhism. All the Brahmins and heretics in the country were also willing to shave their heads and accept the precepts, and sincerely surrendered to their fate. Since then, they have respectfully invited the master to preach the Dharma every day, and the whole country has been educated by the Dharma. Later Nagarjuna returned to his home country.
According to Master Xuanzang’s “Da Tang Western Regions” introduction: Nagarjuna synthesized a longevity medicine in his later years, and after a hundred years he still did not age, and the king also gained longevity. The prince, who was over half a hundred years old, was in a hurry, and asked his mother: “If this continues, what year will he take over?” The queen mother said: “Buddhism believes that all things are impermanent, all dharmas have no self, everything can be given away, even life can be given away. Now People respectfully call Nagarjuna a Bodhisattva, so go and ask him for alms.”
The prince came to Nagarjuna, knelt down and begged: “Narjuna Bodhisattva, unfortunately, I have a disease that cannot be cured without the human brain. Human head, I can only ask for alms from the Bodhisattva.” Nagarjuna knew the purpose of the prince’s visit, and said, “I can satisfy your request, but your father and king can’t last long, and you will bear the crime of unfilial piety!” The prince didn’t say a word. , just kowtow. Nagarjuna took a piece of dry thatch at random, blew on it, turned it into a sharp sword, and immediately killed himself. When the king heard this, he was very sad. He was short of the medicine and soon died.
According to other legends, because Nagarjuna preached Mahayana teachings, there was a fierce struggle with Theravada Buddhism and Brahman sects. After the new king took over the throne, he believed in the Hinayana. Nagarjuna was severely persecuted by a Hinayana master. He felt that his wisdom and physical strength would be weak after a hundred years old, so he sat down on his own.
Nagarjuna’s works are very rich, including “Ode to the Middle School”, “Twelve Gates”, “The Great Wisdom”, “Ten Dwelling Viposha”, “Bodhisattva’s Enlightenment”, “Adorned Buddha and Taoism”, etc. Many well-known treatises enjoy the title of “Thousands of Discourse Masters”.
Nagarjuna’s Biography (Original Text)
(Translated by Yao Qin Sanzang Kumarajiva)
Nagarjuna Bodhisattva. It is also a species of Fanzhi from South Tianzhu. Tian Cong Qiwu will not tell. Among the breastfeeding. Hearing that the Brahma Zhi recited 40,000 verses in each of the surrounding Tuo Dian. The verse has thirty-two characters. They all satirize their writings and understand their meaning. The weak crown is famous and unmatched among the countries. Astronomy and geography map weft secret prophecy. And all kinds of Taoism are comprehensive. The three Qiyou are also outstanding for a while. The phase and the discussion said. The principles and righteousness of the world can open up the gods and realize the secluded purpose.
We will do our best. Why do you want to entertain yourself again? It is the joy of life to be in love with extreme desire. However, the Brahma and Taoist priests are powerful. How can a non-prince get it. Only Si Le, the art of invisibility, can do it. The four of them looked at each other irresistibly. All the best artists seek the method of invisibility. The magician said. These four Brahma Zhis are good at the name of the life of grass and mustards. Now I am humiliated by the art. These Brahma wills are peerless. The only one who doesn’t know is this cheap method. If I teach it. If you have to give up, I can’t go back. And use it with medicine.
But I don’t know that when the medicine is exhausted, I will always be my teacher. Each of them gave a pill of green medicine and told them. You grind it with water in a quiet place. Use the paint on the eyelids to hide your shape. Nobody sees. When Nagarjuna was grinding this medicine, everyone knew it when he smelled its breath. No matter how much the score is, there is no loss. He also told the pharmacist that there are 70 points for the obtained medicine. How many are the same. The pharmacist asked how you knew it. Answered. Medicine has its own gas, why don’t you know. The teacher sighed. It is still difficult for Ruosi people to hear it. And let’s meet.
What a pity for my cheap skills. That is to say, it is granted. The four of them got the technique and felt at ease. Often into the palace. All the beauties in the palace were violated. After more than a hundred days, there are people in the harem who are pregnant. He exempted the white king and concubine from the crime. The king was very unhappy. Why is this ominous? It’s your fault. Call all wise ministers to plan this matter. There are old words. There should be two kinds of such things. Or ghosts or alchemy. You can put fine soil in the doors. Order the guardian to cut off all walkers. If it is an artisan, its traces will show itself. It can be eliminated by soldiers.
If ghosts enter without a trace. It can be destroyed by surgery. That is to say, those who ordered the door to prepare for the law test. Seeing the traces of four people suddenly heard about the king. The king sent hundreds of warriors into the palace. Close all doors. Let all the warriors swing their knives and kill the three of them, and they will die. Only Nagarjuna held his body and held his breath, leaning against the side of the king’s head. The seven-foot knife on the side of the king’s head was out of reach. It is time to realize that desire is the source of suffering and the root of all misfortunes. This is where morality and personal danger start.
That is to say. If I can get rid of it, I should become a recluse and accept the law of becoming a monk. After going in and out of the mountain, he became a monk in a pagoda and received precepts. Recite the Tripitaka in ninety days. It is useless to seek different scriptures. Then enter the snow mountain and there is a tower in the mountain. There is an old monk in the tower. Give it with the Mahayana classics. Even if you know the true meaning of reciting and receiving love and music, you will not gain benefits. Travel around the country to find more scriptures. You can’t find it in Jambudvipa. Heretics theory teacher Salmon Yizong Xian all destroyed.
Heretic disciple Bai Zhiyan. The teacher is all Homo sapiens. Now he is a disciple of Buddha. If the disciple’s way is not enough, it will not be enough. Insufficient one thing is not all wisdom. Saying goodbye to poverty and feeling aggrieved will cause evil and arrogance. Say it yourself. There is a lot in the world law. Although the Buddhist scriptures are wonderful, they can be deduced with reason, so they are not exhausted. It can be deduced from the unfinished. It is not against the truth to learn after enlightenment. What is the blame for nothing. think about it I want to do it. Set up a teacher to teach precepts to make clothes.
There is a small difference in order to attach Buddhism. If you want to get rid of everyone’s feelings, you should give it when you choose a day. It is said that the disciples receive new precepts and wear new clothes. Alone in the still water essence room. The Great Dragon Bodhisattva felt sorry for him when he saw it. That is to say, it enters the sea. Open the seven treasures in the palace. Send Qibaohua letter. Teach it with profound classics and immeasurable wonderful methods such as various prescriptions. Nagarjuna learned a lot during the 90 days of reading. His heart deeply understands Baoli. Long knew his heart and asked him.
Read the scriptures all over the world. answer. There are so many sutras in your letters that they cannot be exhausted. I can read Jambudvipa ten times. Dragon words. Like all the classics in my palace. There are countless comparisons here and there. Nagarjuna has all the sutras, one aspect, one aspect, and the other is full of forbearance. The dragon was also sent out of South Tianzhu. Dahong Buddhism destroys heretics. Guangming Mahayan wrote Upatisha’s 100,000 verses.
He also composed five thousand verses on the solemn Buddhism and Taoism. Daci expediently discusses five thousand verses. Five hundred verses are discussed in the middle. Let the Mahayana religion prevail in Tianzhu. He also created a hundred thousand verses on fearlessness. Discuss it. From time to time there are Brahmins. Knowing the art of good knowledge, he wants to fight Nagarjuna with all he can.
Tell the king of Tianzhu. I can lay down this bhikkhu. The king should test it. Wang Yan. You are so stupid. This Bodhisattva. Ming competes with the sun and the moon for light, wisdom and the sacred heart shine together. Why don’t you be inferior and dare not respect Zong. Brahmin language. The king is a wise man, why don’t you test it with reason. And see frustration. Seeing his words, the king wanted to invite Nagarjuna. In the Qing Dynasty, they all sat in the hall of political hearing. After the Brahmins. It is convenient to make a large pool in front of the hall, which is wide, long and clean. Among them are Chiba lotus flowers.
Sitting on it and boasting about the dragon tree. Sitting on the ground, you are no different from animals. But I want to protest and discuss with me Qingjing Huashang Dade Homo sapiens. At that time, Nagarjuna also transformed himself into a white elephant with six tusks by using the magic technique. There are interesting seats on the water in the row pool. Throw it high with a nose twist. Brahmin hurt his back. Fatigue returned to Nagarjuna. I am not self-respecting and insulting the master. May I be enlightened by my ignorance. In addition, the king of South Tianzhu ruled all the countries to believe in evil ways. Shaman Shizi never saw.
The people of the country are far and near. Nagarjuna said. If the tree is not cut down, the rule is not to fall. If people are not masters, there will be no way. The royal family of the country’s politics and law paid for people to stay in the guard. Nagarjuna was recruited as his general. The whole line of Wule trilogy, the pioneer of the lotus halberd, is not strict but ordered. If the law is not clear, things follow. Wang Shijiazhi. Ask who it is. The waiter replied. This person applied neither food nor money. This is the case with being respectful and idle. I don’t know what to ask for. Wang Zhao asked. Who are you. answer. I am Osapius. Wang Da asked in astonishment. All wise people have existed for a long time. You said to yourself how to test it. answer. If you want to know, you are saying that the king should see and ask.
The king thought to himself. I am able to bend for the wisdom of the Lord. It’s still not a name. Once it’s not such a trivial matter. If he doesn’t ask, he will be subdued. After hesitating for a long time, I had to ask. What is today? Long Shuyan. Fight Asura today. Wang heard this. For example, a person cannot vomit if he chokes. I can’t swallow it. There is nothing to prove that there is nothing wrong with his words. Desire is nothing to know. Without saying anything. Longshu replied. This is not a false claim Talk about victory. Wang Xiao waited for it. After a while, there is a verification. There are weapons and weapons falling in the air.
Wang Yan. Although spears and halberds are weapons of war. Why do you know that it is heaven and Asura fighting. Long Shuyan. Constructing falsehoods is not as good as schooling with facts. Words have Asura hands and feet. And its ears and noses come down from the air. He also ordered the king and his subjects, the Brahmins, to clear the air and face each other. Wang Naiji was the first to subdue his legalization. There are ten thousand Brahmans in the hall. They all abandoned their hair and received the achievement precepts. It is time to have a Hinayana master. Often pregnant with anger. Nagarjuna will die in this life. And asked.
Ru Le, I will not live in this world for a long time. answer. I really don’t want to. Retreat into the leisure room and go out after the sun. The disciple broke through the house to see it. Then the cicada sloughed away. From this life to the present. It’s over a hundred years old. The countries of southern India set up temples to worship him like a Buddha. It was born under its mother tree. Because of the word Azhou Tuana. The name of the Azhou Tuna tree. Use dragons to make their way. Therefore, the word is matched with dragon. The name is Nagarjuna (according to the Tibetan tradition of Fufa. That is, the thirteenth patriarch. The fake bait and fairy medicine have lived for more than 200 years. The abbot is Buddhist. The number of people he saved is incalculable. Just like Fazang said).
