Legend of the cloth bag monk

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: The Legend of the cloth bag monk

Applicant: Fenghua City, Zhejiang Province

Project No.: 1041

Project No.: i-97

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: Folk Literature

Region: Zhejiang Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Fenghua City, Zhejiang Province

Protection unit: Maitreya Culture Research Association, Fenghua District, Ningbo City

A brief introduction to the legend of the cloth bag monk

Applicant: Fenghua City, Zhejiang Province

Budao monk, a famous monk in the late Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties, is a real historical figure. He grew up in Changting village of Fenghua, became a monk and passed away in Yuelin Temple of Fenghua. He was the leader of Yuelin village of Qiu village of Fenghua. He once preached Buddhist scriptures in Xuedou temple, and his body was buried in Fenghua City.

The legend of the Budai monk was born in the Five Dynasties shortly after his death, and spread in the Song Dynasty. It was developed and enriched by yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic of China and even new China, and became a well-known folk literature masterpiece. Since the Song Dynasty, Chinese Buddhism has regarded him as the embodiment of Maitreya, molded him into a Buddha statue, and worshipped him as Maitreya, which has increased the influence of the legend of the Budai monk and made its content full of magical colors. The legend first appeared in the first year of Duangong in Song Dynasty. Volume 21 of biography of song eminent monks by zanning, the biography of Qi in Fenghua County, tangmingzhou, recorded the story of lying in snow without touching clothes, showing good or bad luck, being good at weather measurement, suggesting Maitreya incarnation and so on. In the first year of Jingde (1004), there are records of begging for money in the street, asking questions about Buddhism, making verses, showing up after death and four images. In Volume 42 of the chronicles of the Buddha written by Zhipan of Nanzong, there are some new plots, such as children's play cloth bags, bathing together with teachers and apprentices, closing the mountain for burial, relics in the tomb and so on. Later, there are more legends in the records of Zhejiang Tongzhi, Ningbo Fu Zhi, Fenghua County Zhi, Yuelin Temple Zhi, and Zhang's genealogy of FengChuan Changting, such as Fujian Huamu, Emperor's name granting, making friends with residents, helping people plant rice seedlings, enjoying clogs, making fun of swing, bridge Buddha water, going to banquet separately, and taking sand into pond. According to the oral legend, he lived in Changting village, Jinping street, Xikou town and Qiucun Town, which existed for generations. According to the preliminary investigation, there were more than 100. The main contents are as follows: life experience, childhood anecdotes, seclusion, relief, suppression of evil and promotion of good, harmony between monks and customs.

Its spread areas include Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan, Sichuan and other provinces in China, and Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Europe, America and other countries and regions in foreign countries.

The legend of Budai monk has historical value, literary value and cultural value, and is in an endangered state at present.