meeting open to all
The General Assembly refers to the Dazhai meeting, which is held every five years to give alms to monks and nuns. It's all inclusive without any hindrance. It's like Sanskrit. It's free in Chinese. The general assembly is a kind of Dazhai meeting held by Buddhism, which is a kind of meeting held by Buddhism, which is a kind of meeting held by people of good and evil, and is treated equally regardless of the noble and the humble, the monks and the common, the wise and the foolish, the good and the evil.
There is an event in India called the general assembly. The so-called general assembly means that monks from all over the country gather to debate for 75 days, and it is presided over by the king of the ring day. Tang Xuanzang's "records of the western regions of the Tang Dynasty" says that in ancient India, "there was no secret assembly at the age of five." China's open assembly began with emperor Liang Wu and prevailed in the southern and Northern Dynasties. According to the book of Liang, the book of Wudi, Emperor Wudi of Liang, "Yu Jiaxing Tongtai temple has set up four open meetings.". Four, refers to monks, nuns and good men, believers. It is generally used to refer to unrestricted public meetings. Huang Zunxian's "sentiment" poem in Qing Dynasty: "the red flag sticks to the ground, the lamp shines on the wall, and there is no cover for the meeting tonight."
Shaolin open door Conference
Shaolin Temple, as the ancestral court of Zen and the holy land of Kung Fu, has rich historical and cultural connotation, which highlights the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and its Zen, martial arts, medicine and art culture also condenses the essence of Shaolin culture. The first Shaolin open convention in 2017 is the largest cultural exchange event held by Shaolin Temple in the new era, with the largest number of participants, the richest content and the most diverse forms. It lasted for seven days, from July 29 to August 4, 2017. There are not only Chinese experts, but also experts from Japan and South Korea. and the seventy-two skills of Shaolin in martial arts novels will also appear in the open competition. At that time, iron sand palm, two finger zen, flying knife and stone lock competition will let the world really see the wonders of Shaolin martial arts. In addition to the appearance of four of the 72 arts, the martial arts competition also includes the Shaolin Zen bow Invitational Competition. Shaolin Temple is known as "the most famous temple in the world", relying on not only martial arts, but also profound Zen culture. The first conference will not only let people see Shaolin's unique skills, but also the academic seminar of Buddhism and the debate of Zen, so that people can really feel the unity of Zen and martial arts.
Hindu Congress
Hindus gather in a small town in hardwar for a 12 year open meeting. According to the Hindu tradition, hedwar on the Ganges is one of the four places where the open assembly is held. Other bathing places for this festival include: the confluence of Ganges and Yamuna River, namely, allhabad in northern India, ujain in sipura River and Nasik in Godavari river. Alahaba is considered to be the best place. the general assembly is the largest pilgrimage festival in religion, which is held every 12 years. In these 12 years, there will be similar bath sacrifice. it is called "Kumbha mela festival" and the word Kumbha means "bottle". It originates from an Indian epic story. In the story, a bottle full of jade juice rises from the churning milk sea. If the bottle falls into the devil's hand and drinks the immortal liquid in the bottle, it will be immortal. In order to avoid this, he took the bottle and ran away from the demons. During the pilgrimage, some fairy drops fell on the four places mentioned above. So the believers participate in the bathing ceremony here and there, which is considered to be able to eliminate the karma and all the evil consequences of themselves and their ancestors, and can be led to heaven to get spiritual liberation. In the past, many people died of trampling, disease or murder in these festivals. Modern public health measures and well-trained police have improved the order of the festivals. The interesting feature of the festival is the gathering of ascetics. They represent the monastic rules of Shiva and visenava, wearing special robes (although many monks are naked) and bearing ornaments and symbols. They marched in procession, accompanied by music and elephants. The scene was warm and spectacular.
Excerpts from master Xuanzang's biography
After the Qunu city meeting, master Xuanzang told the king of jieri that he was ready to return to the East. He said, "master Zang! Since the five seals were pacified, the disciples often thought that there would be no increase in food resources. This is why the disciples set up a grand meeting place between the two rivers of bolayega state, which lasts for 75 days every five years. During this period, they publicized Buddhism and gave gifts to monks, Brahmins and the poor and lonely. So far, they have held five sessions, which is just the sixth session. Why don't you stay for a while longer? " Master Xuanzang replied with joy: "what the king did is really a good work of Bodhisattva! The king is not stingy of wealth. How can Xuanzang be in a hurry? He is willing to go with Wang. " It is located at the confluence of the Yamuna River and the mainstream of the Ganges River (alahabad). The two rivers flow through the confluence to form the great Ganges River and flow eastward into the sea. In the west of the confluence of the two rivers, the river alluvial into a 14-5-li-wide beach, where the kings of all ages hold almsgiving meetings, so it is also known as the "almsgiving hall". With master Xuanzang on his way, all the kings and the masses of the qunvcheng Dharma Association went to bolayega to attend the general assembly. In addition, the salmones, Brahmins and the poor and lonely people came from all over the country, reaching more than 500000 people. The almsgiving construction of the king of the ring day was on the North Bank of the Ganges River. He made people erect reeds on the beach, more than 1000 steps wide on each side, and built dozens of thatched cottages to house the gold and silver treasures, clothing, blankets, etc. accumulated over the past five years. In addition, more than 100 rows of food corridors were built outside the village, and each row can accommodate 1000 people to sit and eat. The almsgiving camp of kumarah was built in the south of the Yamuna River; the almsgiving camp of trupobhazha, king of South India, was built on the West Bank of the hehe River; the camps of other kings and recipients were built on the west side of bhazha. The meeting lasted for 75 days and was divided into seven parts: on the first day, it provided for all Buddhas of Shifang III; on the second day, it provided for the great Brahman king of the Saha world; on the third day, it provided for the heaven of the desire world headed by the great self in heaven; on the fourth and fifth days, it provided for more than 10000 monks; from the sixth to the thirty first days, it provided for more than 100000 Brahmins; from the thirty second to the forty fifth days, it provided for more than 10000 Buddhas In the remaining 30 days, nearly 300000 poor and lonely people were given alms. By the end of the general assembly, the king had given away all the gold and silver that he had accumulated in his Treasury for five years, even his clothes and jewelry. After the property was exhausted, the king of Jie RI and the younger sister of miaozeng dressed in coarse cloth, saluted the ten Buddhas and enthusiastically sang: "since I got the treasure, I have always been afraid that I can't go into the prison. I can really store it in the blessing field. May I always possess all the treasures and give them to all living beings, so as to achieve the perfection of ten kinds of freedom, happiness and wisdom. " At this time, the kings of the eighteen countries took out all kinds of treasures, redeemed all the royal clothes, crowns, jewels and ornaments given by the king, and gave them back to the king. Then the king came back again. At this point, the conference was officially concluded. After the meeting, master Xuanzang said goodbye to the king of jieri. The king of jieri kept him for more than ten days. King Kumara proposed to keep his master in his country with 100 monasteries. Xuanzang once again declared to the two kings the meaning of learning from the Scriptures. The king of jieri said, "since master Zang is determined to return to the East, his disciples should also follow his wishes. But I don't know where to go? If you go through the South China Sea, you should send them off in a big boat. " * * Xuan Zang, master, said: "when Xuan Zang came from the country of Zion, he passed Gao Changguo, and Wang Mingrui's Yue FA met with Xuan Zang once again. Therefore, it is necessary to return to the east along the North Road. " The king asked, "how much food do you need on the road?" "no need." "no need!" King Jiri immediately sent a lot of money and other things, and King Kumara also sent many treasures. Xuanzang gave all his thanks, only received a big green elephant from the king of jieri for carrying scriptures, and accepted a piece of horcili from the king of kumarah as a rain proof tool on the way. So the king gave the money 3000 and the silver 10000 to the king of pilanda in northern India, who was responsible for escorting Zang's division out of India. He also wrote many letters, painted the red clay seal of the king of Jie RI, and sent four heralds to inform the countries along the road where he passed, so that they could welcome him and lead him to the Han Dynasty. ten kinds of freedom: the heart is free from the bondage of worry, and is accessible, which is called "freedom". (1) longevity Freedom: endless robbing; (2) mind freedom: innumerable fixed into deep wisdom; (3) solemnity Freedom: can strictly stop all the earth; the name of the book is "all things are free"; (4) karma Freedom: can be reported at any time; (5) life freedom: can stop all the earth; (6) liberation Freedom: can see all the Buddhas are full; the book is called "Shengjie freedom" (7) desire for freedom: to stop the earth at any time to become a Bodhi; (8) divine power freedom: to show all God's changes; (9) Dharma Freedom: to show boundless Dharma; (10) wisdom Freedom: to show the awareness of the ten powers of the Tathagata without fear.
Chinese PinYin : wú zhē dà huì
meeting open to all
hide one 's capacities and bide one 's time. tāo guāng yǎng huì