Dragon Tree Bodhisattva Christmas: July 24 of the lunar calendar today

龙树菩萨圣诞：今天农历七月二十四

amitabha. We are grateful for the selfless dedication of Dragon Tree Bodhisattva to Buddhist culture.

----Zhuge Changqing

amitabha.

Blessed life is limitless.

Today, the 24th of July in the lunar calendar: it is the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva Christmas.

Longshu Bodhisattva, also known as Longmeng and Longsheng, was born 700 years after the extinction of Buddha.

Zhuge Changqing believed that the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva and China have great karma. A "dragon" shaped the eternal cause. We are grateful for the research, sublimation and dissemination of Mahayana Buddhism culture by the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva.

Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. The Dragon Tree Bodhisattva is known as "the second Buddha" in Indian Buddhism; Before the Buddha Nirvana, the Buddha Buddha predicted that the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva would be born 700 years later and spread the Dharma.

The birth of the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva is recorded in the eighth volume of the Buddhist sutra Maha Mahayana Sutra and the Sri Lanka Sutra. The lower part of the Mahamahaya Sutra says, "The right Dharma will be destroyed here. At the age of six hundred, ninety-six kinds of heretics and so on, the evil view will rise, and the Buddha dharma will be destroyed. There is a monk named Ma Ming, who is good at saying yes, and subdues all heretics. At the age of seven hundred, there is a monk named Long Shu, who is good at saying yes, who is good at saying yes, who is evil at seeing buildings, and who is burning the right Dharma torch."

In the eighth volume of the Sutra of Entering the Shurangama, it is recorded that the white Buddha of the Great Wisdom Bodhisattva said, "After the Buddha died, who was the Dharma holder?" The Buddha replied in Ket: "After my death, there was a great Buddhist monk named Longshu Bodhisattva in the great southern India, who lived in a happy place, who spoke, who could break the blind eye and live in peace and care of the country."

In the transition period of Buddhism from Mahayana to Mahayana, the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva, who inherited the Buddha's thought of origin, creatively developed the Medium-view theory, and made extensive notes on Mahayana scriptures, effectively promoting the development of Mahayana Buddhism, is the first great theorist in the history of Mahayana Buddhism.

His representative work "Zhonglun" explains the deep meaning of the origin of sexual emptiness; The Great Wisdom Theory takes the position of the Middle Way to highlight Prajna's truth; The "Ten Dwellers' Visha Theory" publicizes the great deeds of Bodhisattva with profound insights.

The Dragon Tree, also known as the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva, is an ancient Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician, and the founder of the Middle School of Mahayana Buddhism in India. He first pioneered the theory of emptiness in the middle view, pioneered the thought of Mahayana Buddhism, and was the first great theorist in the history of Mahayana Buddhism. He is said to be 150 years old (or 200 years old), and has written a large number of Mahayana treatises, among which the most important are "The Middle Theory", "The Theory of Great Wisdom", "The Theory of Ten Living Visha" and so on. "Zhong Lun" explains the deep meaning of the origin emptiness; The Great Wisdom Theory takes the position of the Middle Way to highlight Prajna's truth; "On Ten Dwellers of Vakasha" publicizes the great deeds of Bodhisattva with profound insights

1、 Origin of the name of Dragon Tree Bodhisattva

According to the Biography of the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva, "It was born under its mother tree.". The tree name of "Azutana" is also. The dragon becomes its way. Therefore, the word "dragon" is used. The number is Dragon Tree. "

It means that his mother gave birth to him under the tree, and his success is related to the dragon family, so the name is Dragon Tree. According to Zhuge Changqing, the basic meaning of the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva is to spread the Dharma in the void like a dragon, and protect the Buddhist scriptures like a dragon god.

2、 Statue image of Dragon Tree Bodhisattva

The head of the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva is surrounded by many snakes. This is not seven snakes, but a snake with seven heads, symbolizing the dragon. When the Dharma is hidden, the Dragon Palace is the place where the Buddhist scriptures are held and hidden. The Dragon Tree Bodhisattva has no patience because of the profound classical formula such as the access to the Dragon Palace, the opening of the seven treasures, and the bestowal of the Buddha. Zhuge Changqing believed that the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva was able to explore the treasures of the Dragon Palace and bring the Buddhist scriptures to the world because of the cause of the dragon family. The Huayan Sutra we see today is that the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva took it back from the Dragon Palace.

3、 The position of Dragon Tree Bodhisattva in Buddhism

Dragon Tree Bodhisattva is the founder of Mahayana Buddhism. Seven hundred years after the death of the Buddha, he carried out a systematic collation of the Buddha's teachings, and established the Medieval Buddhism, which very accurately explained the origin of the Buddha's thought. Along with Dragon Tree Bodhisattva's Medieval Prajna thought, Mahayana Buddhism was established. Therefore, it is called "the second Buddha"; His works are extremely rich, and his creation of theories is rare in the world, so he is known as the "master of thousands of theories"; His theory was translated and introduced to China by Master Kumarashi, and had an unprecedented impact. It was later regarded as the "common ancestor of the eight Mahayanas" in China. Zhuge Changqing believes that studying and spreading Buddhism is the spirit of Dharma transmission that we should inherit.

4、 Buddha's prophecy to the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva

Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. Before the Buddha Buddha Nirvana, the Buddha Buddha predicted the birth of the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva and spread the Dharma.

The birth of the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva is recorded in the eighth volume of the Buddhist sutra Maha Mahayana Sutra and the Sri Lanka Sutra. The lower part of the Mahamahaya Sutra says, "The right Dharma will be destroyed here. At the age of six hundred, ninety-six kinds of heretics and so on, the evil view will rise, and the Buddha dharma will be destroyed. There is a monk named Ma Ming, who is good at saying yes, and subdues all heretics. At the age of seven hundred, there is a monk named Long Shu, who is good at saying yes, who is good at saying yes, who is evil at seeing buildings, and who is burning the right Dharma torch."

In the eighth volume of the Shuranga Sutra, it is recorded that the white Buddha of the Great Wisdom Bodhisattva said: "After the Buddha has died, who is the Dharma holder?" The Buddha replied in a verse: "After my death, there is a famous Longshu Bodhisattva of the Great Dharma bhikkhu in a big country in southern India, who lives in a joyous place, who can say that he can break his vision and live in peace." Zhuge Changqing: We are grateful for the dedication of the Longshu Bodhisattva to the Dharma, and also admire the immeasurable Buddha's eyes.

5、 Dragon Tree Bodhisattva Christmas Resume

1. Before becoming a monk

The Dragon Tree Bodhisattva has been clever since childhood, and is proficient in the four Vedas, astronomy, geography, map and latitude. Therefore, Dragon Tree Bodhisattva has been famous since childhood. Zhuge Changqing: Good foundation has laid the foundation for the later legendary life of Dragon Tree Bodhisattva.

When he was a teenager, the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva and his three friends studied invisibility together, and often entered the palace at night to invade the palace girls. Later, the matter came to light. The three friends of Dragon Tree were all killed by the king. The dragon tree escaped by chance. Through this robbery, Longshu deeply realized the truth that "desire is the root of suffering", and then set out to become a monk.

2. After becoming a monk

The Dragon Tree Bodhisattva learned all kinds of things without being tired. Later, when he went to the Snow Mountain (Himalayas), he met an unknown old monk and got a Mahayana professor from him, but although he knew the truth, he did not understand it.

Later, the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva destroyed the heresy with the great power of Dharma. Therefore, the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva was arrogant and slow at that time. He ignored the rules of becoming a monk, and wore new clothes and was still in a crystal room.

At that time, there was the Great Dragon Bodhisattva. Seeing the situation of the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva, he was compassionate, so he led the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva into the Dragon Palace and taught the Dragon Tree the secret of infinite Mahayana. So, Longshu finally understood the teachings. Namo Amitabha. Zhuge Changqing believes that a person's proper meditation and practice is the basis of successful achievements.

In addition, the dragon tree received the heart biography of Fu Fazang from Pilar, which is the 14th ancestor of Fu Fazang. The Dragon Tree Bodhisattva, in order to make all living beings benefit from the Dharma, based on the previous Mahayana Mahayana Mahayana Bodhisattva Mahayana, reorganized the secret Mahayana Dharma into a complete and systematic Mahayana Dharma system, so that all living beings can hear and practice the Mahayana Dharma and enter the Buddha's positive results. Since then, the Mahayana system has been formally established. When Longshu Bodhisattva preached the Dharma in the world, he widely wrote many great treatises, such as "Zhonglun", "Da Zhidu Theory", "Twelve Gate Theory", "Hui Zheng Lun", "Seventy Emptiness Theory", "Ten Dwelling Vakasha Theory", "Bodhi Grain Theory", and so on, which are known as "thousands of treatises".

3. Dragon Tree Bodhisattva works hard to achieve good results

amitabha. Zhuge Changqing believed that on the way of practice, stop evil and do good, be diligent, get rid of greed, hatred and ignorance, and be diligent in practicing discipline and wisdom.

When the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva visited the South Tianzhu Iron Tower, he opened the tower with seven white mustard seeds and entered the tower. In the tower, the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva was lucky to see Vajra Satattattattva show pure appearance, and got the Vajra Sutra and other secret professors from Vajra Satva. Later, the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva practiced the secret law frequently, and was born into a positive fruit.

In South India, the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva once converted the King of South Kosala to Buddhism, and also converted countless pagans to Buddhism, which caused the envy of the Mahayana and other pagans. Therefore, the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva went into silence.

Zhuge Changqing: Amitabha. Thank the Dragon Tree Bodhisattva for his selfless dedication to Buddhism and humanity.

阿弥陀佛。感恩龙树菩萨对佛教文化的无私奉献。

---- 诸葛长青

   阿弥陀佛。

   福生无量天尊。

   今天农历七月二十四：是龙树菩萨圣诞。

   龙树菩萨，又称龙猛、龙胜，生于佛灭七百年后。

     诸葛长青认为，龙树菩萨和中国有大因缘。一个“龙”塑造了千秋因缘。感恩龙树菩萨对佛教大乘佛教文化的研究、升华和传播。

  诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。龙树菩萨在印度佛教中，被称为“佛陀第二”；世尊释迦牟尼佛涅槃之前，就预言了龙树菩萨的700年后出生、弘法等。

   龙树菩萨的出世，在佛经《摩诃摩耶经》和《入楞伽经》第八卷中有授记。《摩诃摩耶经》卷下说：“正法于此，便就灭尽。六百岁已，九十六种诸外道等，邪见竟兴，破灭佛法，有一比丘名曰马鸣，善说法要，降伏一切诸外道辈。七百岁已，有比丘名曰龙树，善说法要，灭邪见幢，燃正法炬。”
   《入楞伽经》第八卷中记载：大慧菩萨白佛言：“佛灭度后，是法何人受持？”佛以偈答曰：“于我灭度后，南天竺大国，有大德比丘名龙树菩萨，住欢喜地，为人说法，能破有无见，往生安养国。”

    在佛教由小乘向向大乘过渡时期，龙树菩萨，又他继承了佛陀的缘起思想，开创性地发展出了中观学说，并且广造大乘经典注释，有力地推动大乘佛法发展，是大乘佛教史上的第一位伟大论师。

   其代表作《中论》阐发缘起性空的深义；《大智度论》采取中道立场来彰显般若真理；《十住毗婆沙论》则以深远的见解来宣扬菩萨之大行。

   龙树，亦即龙树菩萨，他是印度古代佛教哲学家、逻辑学家，印度大乘佛教中观派（空宗）的奠基人。他首先开创空性的中观学说，肇大乘佛教思想之先河，是大乘佛教史上的第一位伟大论师，传说寿高一百五十(或说二百)，著有大量的大乘论典，其中最主要的有《中论》、《大智度论》、《十住毗婆沙论》等。《中论》阐发缘起性空的深义；《大智度论》采取中道立场来彰显般若真理；《十住毗婆沙论》则以深远的见解来宣扬菩萨之大行

　 一、龙树菩萨名号的由来
   《龙树菩萨传》中记载：“其母树下生之。因字“阿周陀那”。“阿周陀那”树名也。以龙成其道。故以龙配字。号曰龙树也。”

   意思是，他的母亲在树下生他，加上他的成道与龙族有关，所以号为龙树。诸葛长青认为呢，龙树菩萨，根本的含义是：像龙一样遍布虚空法界弘法，像龙神护法一样保护佛法经典。
   二、龙树菩萨的造像形象
   龙树菩萨的头上有很多蛇环绕，这不是七条蛇而是一条蛇有七头，象征着龙。佛法隐没时，龙宫即为护持、秘藏佛典的地方，龙树菩萨由于获大龙菩萨接入龙宫，开七宝藏，授与诸方等深奥经典方证得无生法忍。诸葛长青认为，龙树菩萨因为龙族因缘，所以能够如龙宫探宝，把佛教秘典拿到人间。我们今天看到的《华严经》就是龙树菩萨从龙宫取回。

   三、龙树菩萨在佛教中的地位
   龙树菩萨是大乘佛教的创始先导，他在佛陀灭后七百年，对佛陀的教法进行了系统化的整理工作，并且创立了中观学，非常准确地阐发了佛陀的缘起思想，沿着龙树菩萨的中观般若思想，大乘佛教建立了起来。因而被称为“佛陀第二”；他论著极为丰富，造论之多世所罕见，故被誉为“千部论师”；他的学说由鸠摩罗什大师翻译、介绍到中国后产生空前影响，被后来的中国大乘八宗奉为“八宗共祖”。诸葛长青认为，研究佛法、传播佛法，是我们要继承的传法精神。
   四、佛对龙树菩萨的预言授记
   诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。世尊释迦牟尼佛涅槃之前，就预言了龙树菩萨的诞生弘法等。

   龙树菩萨的出世，在佛经《摩诃摩耶经》和《入楞伽经》第八卷中有授记。《摩诃摩耶经》卷下说：“正法于此，便就灭尽。六百岁已，九十六种诸外道等，邪见竟兴，破灭佛法，有一比丘名曰马鸣，善说法要，降伏一切诸外道辈。七百岁已，有比丘名曰龙树，善说法要，灭邪见幢，燃正法炬。”
   《入楞伽经》第八卷中记载：大慧菩萨白佛言：“佛灭度后，是法何人受持？”佛以偈答曰：“于我灭度后，南天竺大国，有大德比丘名龙树菩萨，住欢喜地，为人说法，能破有无见，往生安养国。”诸葛长青：我们感恩龙树菩萨对佛法的奉献，也赞叹世尊释迦牟尼佛的佛眼无量。
　　五、龙树菩萨圣诞履历 

   1、出家前
　　龙树菩萨自幼聪明，精通四吠陀，天文、地理、图纬秘藏等无不通晓。所以，龙树菩萨自幼就已名闻一方了。诸葛长青：良好的功底，奠定了龙树菩萨后来的传奇人生。
　　青少年时，龙树菩萨和他的三个好友一起修学隐身术，常夜入王宫，侵凌宫女。后来，事情败露了。龙树的三个好友都被国王所斩。龙树侥幸逃脱。通过这一劫，龙树深深感悟到“欲，为苦之本”的道理，于是发心出家修行。
　　2、出家后
　　龙树菩萨广习三藏而无厌足，后来到雪山(喜马拉雅山)，遇到一位不知名的老僧，从其处得到了大乘教授，但虽知义理，却未通达。
　　后来，龙树菩萨以大乘法义摧破外道邪说。因而龙树菩萨当时心生骄慢，无视出家戒规，自着新衣，静处于一间水晶房中。

   其时，有大龙菩萨，见龙树菩萨的情形，心生悲悯，于是引龙树菩萨入龙宫，授龙树以无量大乘秘密教授。于是，龙树终于体悟教理。南无阿弥陀佛。诸葛长青认为，一个人适当的静心修行，是成功成就的基础。

   另龙树自毗罗处得付法藏心传，是为付法藏第十四祖。而龙树菩萨，为使一切众生得正法益，在以前马鸣菩萨广弘大乘的基础上，将大乘秘密法义整理成完整系统的大乘修法体系，从而使无量众生皆得闻思修行大乘妙法，而入如来正果。自此，大乘体系正式确立了。龙树菩萨在世弘法时，广造《中论》、《大智度论》、《十二门论》、《回诤论》、《七十空性论》、《十住毗婆沙论》、《菩提资粮论》等诸大论著，有“千部论主”之称。
   3、龙树菩萨勤奋成就正果

　　阿弥陀佛。诸葛长青认为，修行路上，止恶行善，勤于精进，去掉贪嗔痴、勤修戒定慧，福慧不停步，必有成就。

   龙树菩萨参拜南天竺铁塔时，曾以七粒白芥子打开铁塔，进入塔中。在塔中，龙树菩萨有幸见到金刚萨埵显净相，自金刚萨埵处得《金刚顶经》等秘密教授。以后，龙树菩萨勤修密法，即生而成正果。
　　在南印度，龙树菩萨曾使南憍萨罗国王皈依佛教，又使无数外道皈依佛教，从而引起了小乘行者及诸外道的嫉妒。于是，龙树菩萨自行入寂。

      诸葛长青：阿弥陀佛。感恩龙树菩萨对佛法、对人类的无私奉献。

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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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