Yongming Longevity Master: a magical monk who continues to feed

永明延寿大师：持续施食的神奇高僧

The Yongming Longevity Master is Amitabha again. He continues to feed and personally shows infinite mercy.

----Zhuge Changqing

amitabha.

Blessed life is limitless.

Giving food will bring great benefits and merits.

Giving food is a convenient method that Sakyamuni Buddha himself taught and anyone can do.

Zhuge Changqing's research found that many eminent monks and virtue are practitioners, promoters and admirers of food giving.

For example: Zhigong Monk. Master Fenggan. Vajra Wise Master. Master Bukong. Yongming Longevity Master. Mage Ganlu. Master Lianchi. Master Hanshan. Master Xu Yun. Imitation mage. Master Hongyi. Master Xingci. Master Xuanhua. Zhao Puchu. Huang Nianzu. Li Bingnan. Nan Huaijin. Elder Shi Benhuan. Master Shi Yuanying. Master Shi Jingkong. Master Xingyun. Shichuanyin mage. Master Shi Xuecheng. Master Haitao. Interpret the mirror to understand the mage. Master Shi Kaihuai. Release to the monk. Master Shi Menghui and other ancient and modern eminent monks and great virtues are researchers, admirers, practitioners and disseminators of giving food. Their merits are immeasurable. We are grateful for their selfless dedication.

Feeding should conform to the ritual.

Feeding should conform to the ritual. Only in this way can the effect be good. The beginner can do this:

First, read the ritual of giving food several times (written version). Be familiar with the basic concepts and contents of feeding;

It is suggested that you copy or print it for easy understanding.

Those with mobile phones can watch it on their mobile phones.

"Feeding ritual: Zhuge Changqing's 15-step feeding ritual (text)"

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_49e5f6df0102uwzq.html

The second is to watch the ritual of giving food several times (picture version). Be familiar with the basic actions and contents of feeding;

"Feeding ritual: Zhuge Changqing's 15-step feeding ritual (picture)"

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_49e5f6df0102uxvu.html

Third, watch the ritual of giving food several times (video version). The official start of feeding.

"Feeding ritual: Zhuge Changqing's 15-step feeding ritual (video)"

http://new-play.tudou.com/v/581455831.html?

Zhuge Changqing suggested that those who are destined to watch the whole video several times first.

When Zhuge Changqing and the "Dharmapala Vajra" monks in Xiamen, who carry forward the traditional Chinese culture, continue to study the "Vajra Sutra" and continue to carry forward the culture of giving food, discussed the culture of giving food, the "Dharmapala Vajra" monks said that most of the eminent monks in the past dynasties were merciful and continued to give food. For example, Yongming Yanshou is an amazing eminent monk who insists on giving food every day During his permanent stay in Yongming Temple, Master Yanshou often taught Bodhisattva precepts to seven disciples, and set 108 Buddhist things as regular classes every day, mainly including holding mantras, worshipping Buddha, repenting, chanting, sitting meditation, releasing, saying, etc., and giving food to ghosts and gods in the wilderness every night

amitabha. Yes, when we are lucky to see the deeds of ancient and modern eminent monks, how can we not be moved by their compassion and Bodhisattva deeds?

Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. The Yongming Longevity Master is Amitabha.

As is known to all, the routine commemoration of the birthday of Amitabha in the Buddhist jungle today is based on the birthday of Master Yanshou and directly regarded as "the incarnation of Amitabha", which is another evidence of the memory and respect of Master Yanshou by later Jingye scholars.

Today, I will tell you about the Yongming Longevity Master who insists on giving food every day.

The Yongming Longevity Dharma Master said:

Give food and release life, love kindness and tenderness, and use it as food for the Pure Land.

1、 Who is Yongming Longevity Master?

Zhuge Changqing: Yongming Life Extending Master was originally called Life Extending Master. Because a poem with the word "Yongming" was made in Yongming Temple, which was famous all over the world, it was called "Yongming Longevity Master".

Master Yongming Yanshou (904-975 AD), a monk of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms at the end of the Tang Dynasty. The common surname is Wang, and the name is Chongyuan. He was originally from Danyang, Jiangsu Province, and later moved to Yuhang, Zhejiang Province. When Qian Mu, the king of Wu and Yue, was a treasurer in Yuhang.

When he was young, he believed in Buddhism and abstained from killing.

He was appointed general of Huating Town in. Supervise the reception of military supplies.

See the fish, shrimp, birds, etc. in the market, and buy animals for release every time they are merciful. Later, Wang Zhen will be sentenced to death after the incident, and will be sent to the city's Cao for execution. In the face of the death penalty, Wang Zhen will be calm and unafraid.

He said to himself, "I died to live tens of thousands of lives. What a pity to die!"

Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. It is really Buddha and Bodhisattva to continue to release life without fear of death.

King Wen Mu knew that Wang Zhen would use the treasury silver without authorization and use a penny selflessly. At the same time, he also praised the kindness of Wang Zhenjiang. He was pardoned and released. And listen to him to cast the jade rock of Longji Temple at Siming Mountain (now in Yinxian County, Zhejiang Province) in Mingzhou to make Zen master Shen shave as a monk. The name of the Dharma is longevity, and the word is wisdom.

This led to the achievement of Master Yanshou, an eminent monk who later became famous in the history of Chinese Buddhism. He was thirty years old and was in 933.

2、 Life story of Master Yongming Yanshou

Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. Master Yongming Yanshou refined Buddhism and promoted the Dharma for the benefit of life. It inherits the wisdom of Buddhism and is destined for the next degree of immeasurable virtue.

Master Yongming Yanshou has been gifted since he was young. At the age of 16, he wrote Qi Tiancai and presented it to Qian Mu, King of Wu and Yue. After becoming a monk, he worked very hard to cultivate his life. "To serve the people with hard work, and forget to kill himself", "to wear cotton, not to eat seriously, and to use wild vegetables and cloth to send away the day and night" are the portraits of Master Yanshou's life in the monastery as recorded in the Biography of Eminent Monks of the Song Dynasty.

After living in Longji Temple for some days, Yanshou became a Zen master and went out to learn.

At the beginning, he studied Zen at the foot of Tianzhu Peak in Jinhua for 90 days, and then went to the Zen master Deshao in Tiantai Mountain to learn Zen. De Shao is a disciple of Master Wen Yi, the founder of the Zen Fayan Sect. He has deep Zen skills. Wang Zeng of Wu and Yue regarded him as a national teacher.

The achievements of longevity extension in Zen came from the seat of Zen Master De Shao, The Biography of the Eminent Monk of the Song Dynasty recorded that "Yongming (longevity extension) was invited at the Deshao Meeting. When he heard that the salary was falling, he suddenly understood that it was the cloud: 'Throw down nothing else, vertical and horizontal is not dust. Mountains and rivers are not the earth, and the whole body of the Dharma King is exposed'. Therefore, the kung fu of longevity extension in Zen was recognized by others, and it was also the result that Zen Master Deshao passed on the Dharma to become the third generation of the Zen Fayan Sect. When longevity extension lived in Tiantai Mountain, it was often practiced in the Guoqing Temple for 21 days The Dharma Repentance, later recited the Dharma Sutra at Jinhua Tianzhu Peak, lasted for three years.

Buddhist cultivation and meditation skills are increasing day by day. Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. Only continuous improvement can make a leap. During the study in Tiantai Mountain, I saw Guanyin Bodhisattva filling his mouth with nectar in the Zen Temple, and got great eloquence because of it. And when he was walking in the middle of the night, he suddenly felt the lotus of the Bodhisattva. So the master felt that his lifelong interest in cultivation had not been decided, so he went to the Wise Rock and made two lots, one "One Heart Zen" and one "Ten Kinds and Solemn Pure Land". After praying, the lot of "Ten Kinds and Solemn Pure Land" was picked up seven times. So Master Yanshou made up his mind and began to cultivate pure karma.

In the second year of Guangshun (952), Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty extended his life to Fenghua Xuedou Temple as abbot. Carry out the cause of promoting Buddhism and teach Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Theory. There are many people who follow him to learn Zen and Pure Land. At this time, Yanshou also began to write books. It is recorded in "Records of Xuedou Temple" that the first draft of "Zong Jing Lu" was completed at Xuedou Temple to prolong life. Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. Continuous improvement is the key to rapid leap.

In the first year of the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty (960), King Zhongyi of Wu Yue issued an edict to invite Master Yanshou to Hangzhou to take charge of the work of reviving the Lingyin Temple. A year later, Yanshou moved to the Yongming Temple (Jingci Temple) in Huiri Mountain, a nearby temple, where there were more than 2000 people.

In order to express his interest, he wrote a poem: "To know the purpose of Yongming, there is a lake in front of the door. The sun shines brightly and the wind waves." Master Yanshou lived in Yongming Temple for 15 years, and accomplished many important things in his life. This is why Master Yanshou, also known as "Yongming Monk".

King Zhongyi attached great importance to the virtue of the master and gave him the name "Zhijue Zen Master". Therefore, the reputation of "Yongming Longevity Master" has spread far and wide.

During his permanent stay in Yongming Temple, Master Yanshou often taught Bodhisattva precepts to seven disciples, and set 108 Buddhist things as regular classes every day, mainly including holding mantras, worshipping Buddha, repenting, chanting, sitting meditation, releasing, and saying, and every night, he gave food to ghosts and gods in the wilderness.

Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. Master Yongming Yanshou is always diligent and continues to feed, which is our example. We have excellent living conditions today, so we should follow the example of Master Yanshou and work hard.

In addition, we chant the holy name of Amitabha every day. We often go to other peaks to chant Buddha, and the number of followers often reaches hundreds. At that time, people often heard Luobei's heavenly music ringing in the sky. These actions are recorded in detail in "Records of Zhijue Zen Master in Huiri Yongming Temple". In addition, in the third year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (970), the late life extension master was ordered to build a six-storey pagoda with a height of more than 50 zhang and a total of nine floors at the Moon Rim Peak on the bank of the Qiantang River, for the purpose of controlling the tide, towering on the bank of the river and becoming a great landscape of Hangzhou.

In the seventh year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (974), the aged master of life extension returned to Tiantai Mountain for a long time and taught the Bodhisattva precepts on the mountain. At that time, more than 10000 people asked for the precepts. This is also the last time he presided over a large missionary assembly.

In the following years, the master knew that there was not much fate in the world, so he closed the door to thank the guests, concentrated on chanting the Buddha, and vowed to live in the Pure Land. On December 26 of the next year, after the master got up in the morning, he burned incense and worshipped the Buddha, told the public, and sat down and melted. Shishou is seventy years old, and Senla is forty-two years old. The Buddhist relics behind the tea are covered with scales.

In the first year of Taiping Xingguo (976), the disciples set up their pagoda at Daci Mountain and built the pagoda courtyard as a permanent memory. Song Taizong gave the pagoda courtyard a plaque called "Shouning Zen Academy".

Later, a wandering monk came to the mountain from Lin'an and walked around the tower for many years. Why? Answer: "I fell ill and went to the grave. I saw a monk statue on the left side of the hall. I asked him that he was the Yongming Buddhist monk in Hangzhou. He had passed away and was the best in the West. Wang valued his virtue, so he respected his ears.". Because of admiring the master, I came here to pay tribute to the Buddhist pagoda. It is a great wonder in the history of Pure Land Religion. After the death of the master, the more 25 years, that is, the first year of Xianping in the Song Dynasty (1000), Emperor Zhenzong issued an imperial edict to grant the Yongming Temple, where the longevity was extended, as the "Zisheng Temple" to commemorate the holy virtue. In the fifth year of Song Chongning (1106), Hui Zong issued an imperial edict to pursue the posthumous title of Yanshou as "Zen Master Zhao". So Emperor Shizong Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty added the title of "Yuanmiaozheng Zhijue Zen Master".

3、 Buddhist Thought and Its Influence of Master Yongming Yanshou

Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. Master Yongming Yanshou gathered the wisdom of Zen and Pure Land and put forward the idea of "Zen and Pure Land go together", which has played a great role in promoting the spread of Buddhism. His view that "there is Zen and there is pure land, just like a horned tiger" has become a huge driving force for the continuous improvement of Buddhist practitioners.

Master Yanshou is a combination of the third generation master of Zen Fayan Sect and the sixth ancestor of Pure Land Sect. Therefore, his Buddhist thought must be the combination of Zen and Jing. The characteristic of Huizong's Buddhist thought is that the doctrines of various schools of Buddhism are directed to the Pure Land of the West.

Yanshou compromises the esoteric teachings, Dharma, Three Theories, Huayan, Tiantai and other theories with the Pure Land Theory. Such initiatives set a precedent in history and became a trend for the time being, enlightening the clue of the combination of Buddhism and Buddhism. Zhuge Changqing: We should thank Master Yongming for his practical exploration of Buddhism.

During the fifteen years of Yanshou's residence in Yongming Temple, he practiced one hundred and eight Buddhist things every day. It can be seen from these actions that almost covered the cultivation methods advocated by various Buddhist sects at that time. It can be said that all sects and sects have all kinds of methods. In this way, always take the Pure Land as the basis, and return all practices to the Pure Land in the past, which is the purport of its master.

From the representative work of Master Yanshou, "Zong Jing Lu", we can see the general idea of his Buddhist thoughts, and integrate and integrate the Buddhist practices and theories prevailing in the world at that time, so as to make his own ideological system unique and form his own family. Zhuge Changqing: Only when Buddhism is thoroughly understood can it make a great leap.

In the Q&A volume of "The Records of Zong Jing", the doctrines of the Tiantai, Xianshou and Cien are listed in a continuous form of Q&A, and in the citation chapter, the 120 Mahayana classics, 120 French of the ancestors in the western and eastern regions, and 60 collections of sages and saints are cited, with a total of 300 kinds of words, The purpose is to explain that this is "the true precept of the total Buddha riding, which can be described as taking the boundless teachings with a single word, establishing a theory and receiving endless interpretations, one by one, and reviewing with the Dragon Palace, repeatedly quoting the personal information of Ruojiu Ridge, and the people who are good at making clouds and snow stand, sitting and participating in knowledge, so as to make the people who study the theory and explore the mystery into the round sect". From this, we can see that the argument in the book is also an interpretation. The Zen Buddhism advocated by longevity extension is the same idea as the Buddhism.

It cites scriptures and widely collects Buddhist sayings, aiming at explaining that all things are based on one mind, nature is integrated, and Buddhism is consistent. The teachings of each sect ultimately belong to the "Heart Sect", and all the practices taught by Buddha can be integrated and interconnected, which is consistent with the principle that "there is no Dharma in this sect mirror but not Buddhism" in Volume 24 of the "Records of Buddhism". Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. Everything is made by heart.

The concept of interpreting all Buddha dharma as belonging to one mind Dharma is also the driving force of Master Yanshou's pursuit of Pure Land and his pursuit of happiness. Throughout the whole book of Zong Jing Lu, we can see the profound Buddhist principles of prolonging life everywhere, and the book has poured most of the master's life effort.

After reading this book, Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty gave a high evaluation of "being the first wonderful book in the writings of the master of Zhendan". Since the completion of the book, this hundred-volume masterpiece has been widely circulated and even spread overseas. According to the 18th chapter of the "Buddha Chronicle" volume, "The king of Korea, the master preached, sent envoys to study books, told disciples' ceremonies, presented gold cassocks, purple gold beads, gold bath pots, and so on. There are 30 monks in that country, who have inherited the imprint, and returned to different countries". It is recorded in the book that the 30 monks in the kingdom of Gaoli were the Zen Buddhism that was passed down from generation to generation. After returning to China, the Fayan Zen Buddhism was passed down in the East China Sea. For this reason, as one of the mainstream Buddhist thoughts of longevity extension, the Dharma Eye Buddhism can be popular in foreign countries, but China has not seen its prosperity. In the book "History of Chinese Buddhism" written by Jiang Weiqiao today, there is a saying: "... since the Fayan Sect has been carried forward in Korea, China has fallen back!" This is the historical record of the influence of Zen Buddhism of the Longevity Master and Korea.

As the founder of the Pure Land Sect, the best way to highlight the idea of prolonging life in the Pure Land is the well-known "four materials and simple verses", Its text said: "There is no pure land in Zen, ten people will learn from each other nine times, and the Yin state will be as if it were before you, and you will follow him; there is no pure land in Zen, and ten thousand people will go there, but when you see the Buddha, why not be enlightened; there is pure land in Zen, just like a tiger with horns, who is a teacher in this world and a Buddha in the next life; there is no pure land in Zen, an iron bed and a copper pillar, and there is no one to depend on.". From these four verses, we can see the attitude of Master Yanshou's practice. The verses point out that the common people can practice Zen firmly, but they must take the Pure Land as their destination. The third sentence is to indicate the benefits of Zen and Pure Cultivation. From the standpoint of Yanshou, Zen and Pure Cultivation is the most ideal practice of Dharma. He believes that the practice of Buddhism is the duty of Sangha, so monks should practice Zen and Pure Cultivation, so that they can become masters in the world and spread the teachings for the benefit of others; To be a Buddha in the afterlife, the perfect holy fruit is self-interest. In this way, the two benefits can be achieved from each other. However, if the average Buddhist learner is not a person who has the root of wisdom, he should specialize in the Pure Land and chant the Buddha Dharma, because chanting the Pure Land is guaranteed. The so-called ten thousand cultivators go there, but when they see the Buddha, why not be enlightened? If we only practice Zen and abandon Pure Land, nine out of ten will be dangerous. If there is no Zen and no Pure Land, it will be a cycle of thousands of lives, three ways and six ways, suffering endless. These four verses are concise but clear in meaning. They can be used as a guideline for teaching Buddhists. They have a profound impact on later generations and are still full of vitality today.

Zhuge Changqing believed that Master Yongming Yanshou had made great contributions to the development of Buddhism by integrating Zen and Pure Land with the method of harmony.

The original motivation of Master Yanshou to write this four material slips is to correct the disadvantages of Buddhists since the end of the Tang Dynasty who have paid more attention to Zen than to the Pure Land. In his capacity as the founder of Zen Buddhism and his rich experience in Zen practice, he combined the experience of practicing the Pure Land method. This four material slips is the most qualified and authoritative. The Thirteenth Ancestor of Jingzong, Yin Gong, highly appreciated the four material slips. He once said, "Fu Yongming (the four material slips) is the outline of Da Zang, and the high hand of practice". It is also said that "(four material slips) are all made in heaven, no word is inappropriate, and no word can be moved." It shows that the four material slips are really important for Jingye scholars.

In addition, the practice of Zen and Pure Cultivation advocated by Yanshou could play the role of dissolving the inherent disputes between Zen and Pure Land scholars at that time, and also made many practitioners of the sect gradually accept the idea that all practitioners of different disciplines can accept the pure karma and return to the Pure Land.

Even though, since the Sui and Tang dynasties, there have been numerous Buddhist sects, and the idea of Pure Land has more or less been accepted by the Mahayana sects. For example, the wise man of Tiantai, Du Shun of Huayan, Jizang of Sanlun, the benevolence of Dharma, and the preaching of Dharma are all dedicated to promoting one sect and cultivating the Pure Land. Of course, the Pure Land includes the Pure Land of Amitabha and the Pure Land of Maitreya, etc. In addition, the Zen Buddhism has a hundred zhang Zen master in the jungle rules, and the Tieding monk, when he is in Dhabi, recites the holy name of Amitabha in the south, and uses the help of meditation to help the dead to live in the Pure Land of the West. However, it really promotes the idea of living in the Pure Land to be fully integrated into the Mahayana sects, and becomes popular, which is actually the work of the Longevity Master.

To sum up, we can see the achievements of Master Yanshou in Zen Yujing. The practice of Zen and Pure Cultivation advocated and practiced by him is independent in the Buddhism practice, affecting countless practitioners to follow suit and practice according to the teachings. Therefore, both Zen practitioners and Pure Buddhism scholars are highly admired by the Master of Longevity. The "Lianzong Baojian" said: "The teacher (longevity extension) is sincere and dedicated, and is dedicated to chanting Buddha to show people that he is born in the Pure Land. He is known as' the standard of the sect and the white eyebrow of the pure industry '.". This praise clearly shows the position and influence of the master in Buddhism.

Zhuge Changqing: Yongming Longevity Master is the embodiment of Amitabha.

As is known to all, the routine commemoration of the birthday of Amitabha in the Buddhist jungle today is based on the birthday of Master Yanshou and directly regarded as "the incarnation of Amitabha", which is another example of the memory and respect of Master Yanshou by later Jingye scholars.

Master Yanshou combines Zen Buddhism and Pure Land. He is dedicated to the Pure Land, and also cultivates all kinds of good deeds. His profound scholarship and noble conduct deserve the respect of the world. After his birth in the West, Master Yanshou's great deeds were widely read inside and outside the church, and praise and praise were endless. Emperor Yongzheng, Emperor Shizong of the Qing Dynasty, said in the preface to the book "Collection of All Kinds of Goodness": "I have read the ancient cone-shaped sentences recently, and I have seen Zen Master Zhijue in Yongming, and I have seen his" Only Mind "," Heart Fu ", and" Records of Buddhism " The purpose of all books is like the sun, the moon, the sky, the river and the earth. The highest, the highest, the broadest and the largest, surpassing all the ancient virtues of the past, and was awarded the title of 'Miaoyuan Zhengshu Zhijue Zen Master'. The place it advocates is Jingci in Hangzhou. To order the local government to have a department, to visit whether there is a branch, to release people to take over, to repair the pagoda, to solemnly observe the law, and to make the monks worship and support day and night. Sincerely, after the sixth ancestor, Yongming is the greatest good knowledge in ancient and modern times! " In the preface to the "Records of the Zong Mirror", Master Yanshou was praised and said, "Actually, he is the first teacher of Sinian". Throughout the history of the ancestors of Pure Land, there are many people who have been awarded by the emperors of the past dynasties. However, it is rare to praise them with good names!

4、 Works of Master Yongming Yanshou

Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. We are grateful for the immeasurable wisdom left by Yongming Longevity Master.

When Master Yanshou lived in Yongming Temple, in addition to practicing and spreading Dharma, he also focused on putting his own practice experience and research experience of Buddhism into words. It was at this time that the volume of "Zong Jing Lu", which was as large as one hundred volumes, was finalized and published. Other works, such as the six volumes of "The Collection of All Kinds", "The Ode of Living in Peace", "The Only Mind", "Being disciplined by Bodhisattva", "The Song of Meditation and Wisdom", and "Alert to the World", are also written and handed down in Yongming Temple.

永明延寿大师是阿弥陀佛再来，他持续施食，亲自示现无量慈悲。

---- 诸葛长青

   阿弥陀佛。

   福生无量天尊。

   施食，福报巨大，功德巨大。

   施食，是释迦牟尼佛亲自开示，任何人都可以做的方便法门。

   诸葛长青研究发现，很多高僧大德都是施食的实践者、推广者、赞叹者。

   譬如：志公和尚。丰干禅师。金刚智法师。不空法师。永明延寿法师。甘露法师。莲池大师。憨山大师。虚云法师。印光法师。弘一法师。兴慈法师。宣化上人。赵朴初。黄念祖。李炳南。南怀瑾。释本焕长老。释圆瑛法师。释净空法师。星云大师。释传印法师。释学诚法师。海涛法师。释镜悟法师。释开怀法师。释向修法师。释门辉法师等等古今高僧大德都是施食的研究者、赞叹者、实践者和传播者。他们功德无量。我们感恩他们的无私奉献。

    施食要符合仪轨。

   施食要符合仪轨。这样效果才好。初学施食者可以这样：

   一是看几遍施食仪轨（文字版本）。熟悉施食基本概念、基本内容；

   建议大家，抄写或者打印出来，便于了解。

   有手机的有缘者可以在手机上看。

  《施食仪轨：诸葛长青十五步骤施食仪规（文字）》

   http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_49e5f6df0102uwzq.html

   二是看几遍施食仪轨（图画版本）。熟悉施食基本动作、基本内容；

  《施食仪轨：诸葛长青十五步骤施食仪规（图画）》

   http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_49e5f6df0102uxvu.html

   三是看几遍施食仪轨（视频版本）。正式开始施食。

  《施食仪轨：诸葛长青十五步骤施食仪规（视频）》

    http://new-play.tudou.com/v/581455831.html?

   诸葛长青建议有缘者先看几遍整体视频。

   在诸葛长青和厦门弘扬国学、持续研究《金刚经》、持续弘扬施食文化的“护法金刚”居士探讨施食文化的时候，“护法金刚”居士说，历代高僧多是慈悲心大，持续施食的人。譬如，永明延寿就是一位令人赞叹的神奇高僧，他每天都坚持施食......延寿大师在常住永明寺期间常为七众弟子授菩萨戒，日定一百零八件佛事为常课，主要是受持神咒、礼佛忏悔、诵经、坐禅、放生、说法等，每夜则于旷野施食予鬼神等类......

   阿弥陀佛。是啊，当我们有幸看到古今高僧大德事迹的时候，怎能不被他们的慈悲心、菩萨行所感动呢？

   诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。永明延寿大师是阿弥陀佛再来。

   众所周知，现今佛教丛林中例行的纪念阿弥陀佛的诞辰日，即是以延寿大师的生日为准，直接地将其奉为“阿弥陀佛的化身，这又是一例后世净业学者缅怀敬重延寿大师的佐证。

   今天给大家说说每天都坚持施食的永明延寿大师。

   永明延寿法师对施食开示说：

   施食放生，泛爱慈柔，以作往生净土之资粮。

     一、永明延寿大师是谁？

     诸葛长青：永明延寿大师，本来叫做延寿大师。因为在永明寺做过一首带有“永明”二字的偈，名扬天下，于是被人们称为“永明延寿大师”。

    永明延寿大师(公元904－975年)，唐末五代十国时僧人。俗姓王，字冲元，本是江苏丹阳人，后迁居浙江余杭，吴越王钱穆时，曾为余杭库吏。

   青年时既信仰佛教，戒杀放生。

   年二十八任华亭镇将。督纳军需。

   见集市中鱼虾飞禽等，每生慈悯心而购之放生，后来因擅自动用库钱买动物放生，事发之后，王镇将被判处死罪，押赴市曹处斩之际。面对死刑，王镇将镇静自若，毫无惧色。

   自言：“吾为活数万生命而死，死又何憾！”

   诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。持续放生无惧生死，真是佛菩萨也。

    文穆王知道王镇将擅用库银并无私用一文。同时也赞许王镇将的慈心善举。便将其特赦免刑释放。并听其投明州四明山（今浙江鄞县境内)龙册寺翠岩令参禅师剃度为僧，法名延寿，字智觉。

   由此而成就了后来在中国佛教史上名扬四方的高僧－延寿大师。是岁大师年方三十，时维公元933年。
   二、永明延寿大师生平事迹
   诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。永明延寿大师精进佛法，弘法利生。上承佛家智慧，下度无量有缘，真是功德无量啊。

   永明延寿大师自少天资过人，年十六时，曾著《齐天赋》献于吴越王钱穆。出家以后，非常用功修行，“执劳供众，都忘身宰”、“衣不缯纩，食不重味，野蔬布襦，以遣朝夕”是《宋高僧传》中所记延寿大师在寺院修行的生活写照。

   在龙册寺住了一些日子后，延寿便拜辞令参禅师，出外参学。

   初于金华天柱峰下习定九旬，后往天台山德韶禅师处修学禅法。德韶是禅门法眼宗创始人文益大师的弟子，禅学功夫甚深，吴越王曾礼其为国师。

   延寿在禅学上的成就即是来自于德韶禅师的座下，《宋高僧传》记云：“永明(延寿)在德韶会中，普请次，闻坠薪有声，豁然契悟，乃云：‘扑落非他物，纵横不是尘。山河并大地，全露法王身’。延寿在禅学上的功夫因而被人认可，也因此而得德韶禅师传法成为禅门法眼宗的第三代传人。延寿居天台山时，常在国清寺里，结坛修习为时二十一天的《法华忏》，后来又往金华天柱峰诵《法华经》，历时三年之久。

   佛学修养与禅定功夫与日俱增。诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。只有持续精进才会有飞跃啊。在天台山修学期间，于禅观中见观音菩萨以甘露灌其口，因是而获大辩才。又于中夜经行时忽觉普贤菩萨之莲花在手。由是大师感于自己终身的修行趣向未有决定，遂上智者岩，作二阄，一名“一心禅观”、一名“万善庄严净土”冥心恳祷之后，历经七次信手拈起的都是“万善庄严净土”那一阄。于是延寿大师才下定决心开始一意兼修净业。
   后周太祖广顺二年 (952)延寿前往奉化雪窦寺任住持。开展弘化事业，讲授禅学法要与净土理论。依从他学习禅理与净土学问的人为数甚多。而此时的延寿也开始着笔著书。《雪窦寺志》中有记载延寿是在雪窦寺完成《宗镜录》的初稿。诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。持续精进，是迅速飞跃的关键啊。
   宋太祖建隆元年 (960),吴越忠懿王下诏邀请延寿大师往杭州，主持复兴灵隐寺的工作，梵刹因之得以中兴。一年之后，延寿迁往邻近的慧日山永明寺(即净慈寺)居住，从其教者，有两千余人之多。

   为表明自己的旨趣而作偈曰：“欲识永明旨，门前一湖水。日照光明生，风来波浪起。”延寿大师在永明寺这一住就住了十五年之久，完成了他一生中许多重要的事。延寿大师又称“永明和尚”也是因此而来。

  忠懿王深为器重大师的德行，诏赐名号为“智觉禅师”。“永明延寿大师”的名声也因此而远扬于四方。
   延寿大师在常住永明寺期间常为七众弟子授菩萨戒，日定一百零八件佛事为常课，主要是受持神咒、礼佛忏悔、诵经、坐禅、放生、说法等，每夜则于旷野施食予鬼神等类。

     诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。永明延寿大师时时精进、持续施食，是我们榜样啊。我们今天生活条件优越，更应当效仿延寿大师，努力奋进啊。

   此外每日定念十万声阿弥陀佛圣号，常往别峰经行念佛，随从者常达数百。时人常有听闻螺贝天乐响于天际。这些行事在《慧日永明寺智觉禅师自行录》中则有详尽的记载。此外，在北宋开宝三年(970),步入晚年的延寿大师奉诏于钱塘江边的月轮峰，督建一座高达五十余丈共九层的六和塔，以作镇潮之用，巍巍立于江边，蔚为杭州一大景观。
   北宋开宝七年（974)，年事已高的延寿大师，又再次回到久别的天台山，在山上开坛传授菩萨戒，一时引来约一万余人的求受戒者。这也是他最后一次主持大型的传戒法会。

   此后岁月，大师自知世缘无多，便闭门谢客，专心念佛，誓生净土。第二年的十二月二十六日，大师晨起之后，焚香礼佛，普告大众，趺坐而化。世寿七十有二，僧腊四十二岁。荼毗后的舍利，鳞砌于全身。

   太平兴国元年(976)门人立其塔于大慈山并建塔院以为永记，宋太宗赐塔院匾额曰“寿宁禅院”。

   后有游僧自临安来山经年绕塔，人问何故？答言：“我病入冥，见殿左供一僧像，询之知乃杭州永明禅师也，已往生西方上上品，王重其德，故礼敬耳”。是以仰慕大师故，特意来此瞻礼舍利宝塔。可谓是净土教史上一大奇闻。大师寂后，越二十五年，即宋咸平元年(1000)真宗下诏敕赐延寿所居之永明寺为“资圣寺”以表缅怀圣德之意。宋崇宁五年(1106)，徽宗下诏追谥延寿为“宗照禅师”。以至清代世宗雍正皇帝又加封名号为“圆妙正修智觉禅师”。
   三、永明延寿大师的佛学思想及其影响
   诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。永明延寿大师，集聚禅宗、净土宗智慧于一身，提出了“禅净并进”思路，为传播佛法起到了巨大推动作用。他的“有禅有净土，犹如带角虎”观点，成为学佛修行者持续精进的巨大推动力。

   延寿大师集禅门法眼宗第三代宗师与净土宗六祖为一身。是以其佛学思想必是禅与净的相结合者。而会宗各家之说导归西方净土则是其佛学思想之特色所在。
   延寿将密教之密行及法相、三论、华严、天台等诸学说并及净土理论折衷而综合为一。此等倡举，开历史之先河，遂成一时之风气，使之启迪了后来佛门诸宗并合修学的端倪。诸葛长青：我们要感恩永明延寿大师为佛法做出的实践探索。
   延寿居永明寺十五年间，日行一百单八件佛事，这些行事中可以看出，几乎包罗了当时佛家各宗所倡行的修行方式。可以说是各宗各派皆具，样样法门全备，于此行事中，恒以净土为依归，将所有行持皆回向往生净土，是其总持的旨趣所在。

   从延寿大师的代表作－《宗镜录》中可以窥得其佛学思想的大概，将当时盛行于世的佛教行法与理论，融会而贯通之，而使自家的思想体系别具特色，自成一家。诸葛长青：佛法要融会贯通，才会大飞跃。

   在《宗镜录》的问答卷里，用连绵不断的问答形式，罗列了天台、贤首、慈恩等宗的教理，并于引证章中，旁征博引，引证了大乘经典一百二十种，西天东土诸祖法语一百二十种，贤圣集六十本，共计三百种言说，目的即是在于说明此是“总一佛乘之真训，可谓举一字而摄无边教诲，立一理而收无尽真诠，一一标宗，同龙宫之遍览，重重引证若鹫岭之亲闻，善令面云立雪之人，坐参知识，遂使究理探玄之者，尽入圆宗”。由此可以看出书中论点也是在诠释，延寿所倡导的禅教同佛说，本来是一致的理念。

   其引经据典，广集佛言祖语，旨在说明一切事理皆本一心，性相圆融，佛法一致，各宗所行的教法，最终都归“心宗”，所有佛陀所教的行法都能圆融互通，正和《宗镜录》卷二十四中说的“此宗镜中，无有一法而非佛事” 这个道理相契。诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。一切唯心造。
   将所有佛法，判释为归于一心法门，此种观念也是延寿大师推行净土，一心趣向极乐的动力根源。纵观《宗镜录》全书，处处可见延寿精辟的佛学妙理，书中倾注了大师毕生大部分的心血。

   清代雍正皇帝阅此书后，给予了 “为震旦宗师著述中第一妙典”的高度评价。这部百卷巨著自成书以来，便流行于世广为人传诵，甚至远播海外，据《佛祖历代通载》卷十八记云：“高丽国王，览师言教，遣使斋书，叙弟子礼，奉金镂袈裟，紫金素珠，金澡罐等，彼国僧三十人，亲承印记，归国各化一方”。是中所记高丽国三十僧彼时乃是得延寿相传的禅法，归国后而使法眼宗禅法传于东海。也正因如此，作为延寿佛学思想的主流之一的法眼宗禅法，能流行于异域，反而中国却未见其盛。今人蒋维乔所著《中国佛教史》一书中，有云：“厖自是法眼宗弘扬于高丽，而中国反衰矣！”这是延寿大师禅法影响远及高丽的史实记载。
   作为净土宗的祖师，最能凸显延寿净土思想的莫过于世人熟知的“四料简偈”，其文曰：“有禅无净土，十人九磋路，阴境若现前，瞥尔随他去；无禅有净土，万修万人去，但见弥陀佛，何愁不开悟；有禅有净土，犹如带角虎，现世为人师，来生作佛祖；无禅无净土，铁床并铜柱，万劫与千生，没个人依怙”。从这四句偈语中，可以看出延寿大师的修行态度，偈中指明，世人修禅固可，但须以净土为依归，其中第三句，就是标明禅净双修的好处，而以延寿个人的立场来说，禅净双修是最理想的修持法门，他认为弘宗演教是僧伽的本职，所以出家僧伽宜应禅净双修，如此才能现世为人师，广弘教法以利他；来世作佛祖，圆满圣果以自利，如此，则自他二利圆成，而一般的学佛者，若非上根利智之人，则应专修净土念佛法门，因为念佛求生净土是有保障的，所谓的万修万人去，但见弥陀佛，何愁不开悟？若是单修禅教而摒弃净土则十有八九会有危险，要是无禅又无净土，那将是万劫千生轮转三途六道，受苦无尽了。这四句偈语，言辞简练，但却义理明朗，足可作为从教学佛者修学的准则，对于后世的影响，颇为深远，时至今日，仍富有生命力。
   诸葛长青认为，永明延寿大师用圆融之法，把禅宗、净土宗融为一体，对佛教发展做出了巨大贡献。

   延寿大师作此四料简的最初动机是在于欲矫正唐末以来学佛者重禅而轻净土之时弊，以禅宗祖师的身份与修禅的丰富阅历，会合修持净土法门的心得，作此四料简偈是最有资格且最具权威的了。净宗十三祖印公对此四料简极为赞赏，曾言：“夫永明(四料简)乃大藏之纲要，修持之高抬贵手”。又云“(四料简)字字皆如天造地设，无一字不恰当，无一字能更移。”足见四料简在于净业学人而言，实是重要也。
    此外，延寿主张的禅净双修的行法，在当时来说可以起融解禅门与净土学者之间固有争执的作用，也使得后来宗门教下诸多的行者，渐能接受各修不同法门但皆能领纳净业，并归净土的这一理念。

   纵然说，自隋唐以降，佛教各宗林立，净土之思想或多或少，已被大乘各宗之所纳受。如天台之智者、华严之杜顺、三论之吉藏、法相之慈恩、律宗之道宣等皆专弘一宗而兼修净土的。当然此中之净土包括了弥陀净土与弥勒净土等，再者如禅宗有百丈禅师于丛林清规中，铁定僧在荼毗时，称念南无阿弥陀佛圣号，用助念之功，以求亡者得生西方净土的例子，但真切促使求生净土的思想完全融入诸大乘教派，并且蔚然成风者，实乃延寿大师之功。
   综上所述，可以全窥延寿大师于禅于净的功绩。其所倡导并身体力行的禅净双修的行法，在佛教行门中独立一帜，影响着无数的修行者步其后尘，依教修持，因而无论是禅门行者或是净宗学人，都是万分景仰延寿大师。《莲宗宝鉴》云：“师(延寿)志诚殷重，专以念佛示人，同生净土，世称‘宗门之标准，净业之白眉’”。此嘉赞之语，如实地点明了大师在佛教中的地位及其影响力。

   诸葛长青：永明延寿大师，是阿弥陀佛的化身。

   众所周知，现今佛教丛林中例行的纪念阿弥陀佛的诞辰日，即是以延寿大师的生日为准，直接地将其奉为“阿弥陀佛的化身，这又是一例后世净业学者缅怀敬重延寿大师的左证。

   延寿大师集禅教、净土于一身，志心净土，兼修万善众行，治学深严，懿行高尚，值得世人归敬，延寿大师生西后，其嘉行伟绩于教之内外广为传诵，称扬赞叹之语不绝于篇。清代世宗雍正皇帝在御制《万善同归集》序文中云：“近阅古锥言句，至永明智觉禅师，观其《唯心决》、《心赋》、《宗镜录》诸书，其于宗旨，如日月经天，江河行地。至高至明，至广至大，超出历代诸古德之上，因加封为‘妙圆正修智觉禅师’。其倡导之地，在杭之净慈。敕地方有司，访其有无支派，释人承接，修葺塔院，庄严法相，令僧徒朝夕礼拜供养。诚以六祖以后，永明为古今第一大善知识也！”又于《宗镜录》序文赞延寿大师曰：“实为震旦第一导师”。纵观历代净土诸祖，得历代帝王之加封嘉奖者不乏其人，然赞之以美名若此，则为稀有矣！
   四、永明延寿大师的著作
   诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。我们感恩永明延寿大师为人类留下的无量智慧。

   延寿大师居永明寺时，除了修行、弘法之外，同时也注重于将自己的修行体验与对佛学的研究心得，整理成文字。数量达一百卷之巨的《宗镜录》即是在此时定稿刊行的。其它的著作如《万善同归集》六卷、《神栖安养赋》、《唯心决》、《受菩萨戒》、《定慧相资歌》、《警世》各一卷等书，也是相续在永明寺写成而传于世的。

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Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to "learn from sages, promote virtue, revitalize China and benefit the world" together with people with the same ideals in the world.

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Zhuge Changqing's Chinese Dream

Learn from sages and carry forward virtue

Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“学习圣贤、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

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1 国学智慧改命运：孝敬父母+五合一+自强不息

2Zhuge Changqing's Three Golden Keys to Changing Destiny

2诸葛长青改命运三把金钥匙诸葛长青施食仪轨 （十五步简洁版）

3Zhuge Changqing's Greeting Ritual (15 Steps Concise Version)

3 诸葛长青施食仪轨 （十五步简洁版）

4How to repent: the ritual of repentance and the method of repentance (full version)

4   如何忏悔：忏悔仪轨忏悔方法（完整版）

5How to read the Dizang Sutra: Methods for reciting Dizang Sutra (complete version)

5 如何念地藏经：念地藏经仪轨方法（完整版）

6How to release? The ritual of releasing life

6怎样放生？放生仪轨

7Zhuge Changqing's Repentance Culture: A Case Study of Repentance Methods for Changing Destiny

7诸葛长青忏悔文化：改变命运忏悔方法案例

8Free Life Culture: Free Life Culture in Ancient China

8放生文化：中国古代的放生文化

9Shocking photo of feeding: Buddha, Bodhisattva and Dharma Protector come to the scene

9施食震撼照片：佛菩萨护法神亲临现场

10Feeding Rite Return: the return is changed to simple return

10施食仪轨回向：回向修改为简洁回向