Releasing induction deities and Buddhas: Tian Long Ba Guardian Miraculous放生感应神佛：天龙八部护法神奇现身

To release life is to save lives, to accumulate virtue, to dissolve karmic debts, and so to move heaven and earth.

---- Zhuge Changqing

  The merits of releasing life and giving food are so great that they move heaven and earth and are incredible.

  It is a combination of saving lives, accumulating virtue and resolving karmic debts, so the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are moved.

  It is simple and easy to do, and anyone can do it.

  Zhuge Changqing advises that the release of life and the giving of food should be in accordance with the rituals.

  If one is persistent, one will have great merit.

  Zhuge Changqing has written many Sina blog posts about the footage of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, good deities and dragon gods giving blessings when releasing life and giving food.

  During the recent period, the blessings of the Buddha, Bodhisattvas and good gods have once again rocked the world, with real footage of the blessings of the great roc and the twenty-eight astrological hosts (see the article on releasing and giving food in Zhuge Changqing's Sina blog post for more details).

  Today, "Red in the Earth", who continues to release and give food, once again sent Mr. Zhuge Changqing a miraculous shot of his release, this time with the appearance of the "Eight Heavenly Dragons", the protectors of the Dharma.

  The Eight Heavenly Dragons are usually seen in the Buddhist scriptures, and usually the protectors appear in the form of energy groups.

  According to Zhuge Changqing's research, this is the first time that the Eight Heavenly Dragons protectors have appeared through images.

  Later on, Zhuge Changqing shared a photograph taken by "Tu Li Hong", a sentient being who has been releasing the deities for a long time. The Eight Heavenly Dragon Gods appear in the photo.

   Zhuge Changqing: Our "two sessions" are in line with the heavenly path and have determined the strategy and thinking of the Chinese nation, which is about to take off!

  "The Eight Heavenly Dragon Gods have come down to China to protect and bless China!

  Great China will take a new leap forward!

  Since everyone's practice experience and sensing ability are different, I will not elaborate too much.

  Zhuge Changqing: Practice has proven that the Buddha, the Bodhisattva, the God of Goodness, the Dragon God, the God of the Land, the Twenty-eight Stars and the Eight Heavenly Dragon Guardians have personally demonstrated that the merits of sustained release of life are enormous and true. As long as you keep releasing beings, your karma will naturally dissolve, your debts will naturally be overtaken and your blessings will naturally come. This is because your release is protected by the Buddha, the Bodhisattva and the Dharma Protector.

  Part I: What are the Eight Heavenly Dragons and Dharma Guardians?

  The Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragons are the eight Buddhist Dharma Protection Teams, similar to the eight armies and the eight forbidden armies.

  The eight protectors are: "the One Heavenly Family, the Two Dragons, the Three Night Forks, the Four Dryads, the Five Asuras, the Six Garuda, the Seven Sightings, and the Eight Mahorajas".

   Zhuge Changqing: Why are they called the Eight Heavenly Dragons? It is because the eight protectors are often referred to as the "heavenly beings" and the "dragon beings", so they are simply called the "Eight Heavenly Dragons". They are also known as the "Eight Dragon Gods" or the "Eight Tribes".

  Each of the Eight Heavenly Dragons is powerful and wise.

  Whenever Buddha Shakyamuni would preach, the Eight Heavenly Dragons would go to listen to the sermons and protect the Dharma.

   In many Mahayana sutras, when the Buddha speaks to the bodhisattvas and bhikkhus, the eight heavenly dragons are often present to listen to the teachings. For example, in the Dhammapada Sutra, "The eight heavenly dragons and dragons, human and non-human, all saw from afar that the dragoness had become a Buddha". The "non-humans" are beings who look like humans, but are not actually humans. They have taken the vow to become the protectors of the Buddha.

  There is an ode in the Hymn to the Eight Heavenly Dragons: "The heavenly asuras, the night forks, etc., who come to hear the Dharma, should be most attentive, and uphold the Dharma so that it may endure. Each one diligently practices the teachings of the World Honoured One, and all the listeners come here. On earth or in the air, they always have compassion for the human world. Day and night I dwell in accordance with the law, and may all the worlds always be at peace. All sins are removed. To be free from all suffering and to return to silence. I will always hold my meditation garments to nourish my body, and I will always be at peace wherever I dwell.

  Jin Yong wrote a novel called The Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon, and the author used this as the title of the book, aiming to symbolise the various characters in the great world. It is the comparison that is made. "Set in the time of Song Zhezong, the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon is a philosophical examination and depiction of life and society through the martial feuds and ethnic conflicts between the Song, Liao, Dali, Western Xia and Tubo kingdoms, presenting a magnificent picture of life.

  One of the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon: The Heavenly Crowd

  What are the "heavenly beings"?

  Heavenly beings = beings in the sky.

  They are the twenty heavenly beings and other heavenly deities. In Buddhism, the heavenly beings are not free from the cycle of birth and death, but still have the possibility of falling into the path of evil, as they are still on the same general level as human beings and animals. The first four paths are the "four saints" such as Buddha, Bodhisattva, Venerable, and Sound Hearer, all of whom have transcended the cycle of birth and death; the second six paths are the "sentient beings" such as heaven, man, asuras, animals, hungry ghosts, and hells. "These four saints have all transcended the cycle of birth and death. Heaven is the first of the Six Paths, but we must be careful and work hard to protect the Dharma.

   Zhuge Changqing: The gods of Dharma protection that we normally refer to in our practice generally refer to the heavenly hosts of Dharma protection. The celestial deities in the celestial congregation, such as Da Brahma, Di Shi Tian, the Four Heavenly Kings, Wei Tu and Yan Wang, are mostly worshipped at the Mahamudra. They are mostly worshipped on either side of the Mahamudra.

  The Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragons II: The Dragons

   The Dragon Kings are responsible for the creation of clouds and rain. The Eight Dragons of the Heavenly Dragon, as the protectors of Buddhist Dharma, include the Great Dragon King and the Sixteen Dragon Kings. They are the Dragon Kings who raise the clouds and send rain to the people. 

  Zhuge Changqing: For example, the white dragon horse that protected the Tang monk from the scriptures was ordained by Buddha Shakyamuni as the Eight Heavenly Dragon Horses.

  Among the dragon kings, there is a dragon king called Shaguro (meaning sea), whose young daughter, at the age of eight, went to Mount Lingvu where Shakyamuni was giving teachings and immediately became a male after hearing the teachings. This rare event was witnessed by the Eight Heavenly Dragons.

   Three of the Eight Heavenly Dragons: The Night Vulture

  The name "Night Fork" is also translated as "Medicine Fork", meaning "able to eat ghosts", "quick and fast ghosts", "brave" and "brave". It means "brave and healthy" and "light and quick". It is a type of demon deity in the Buddhist scriptures, the leaders of which include the "Eight Great Generals of the Night Fork" and the "Sixteen Great Generals of the Night Fork". They are to protect the Dharma and all living beings. 

  Zhuge Changqing: As you can see, in the ritual of the food ceremony, the noon ceremony includes "the great roc-roc golden-winged bird, the ghosts and gods of the wilderness, the sons and daughters of the rakshasasas, all filled with sweet dew", in which the roc-roc golden-winged bird is the "Garuda".

  The original meaning of the word "nightjar" is a god who can eat ghosts, and can fly and run well, and can also disappear, with the meaning of agility, courage, lightness and secrecy. "The Vimala Sutra notes: "There are three kinds of nightjars: those on the earth, those in the void, and those in the sky." In the Buddhist scriptures, many night forks are transformed by Buddhism into good deities, and the task of the eight generals of the night fork is to "maintain the realm of living beings". The night forks here refer to the gods of Dharma protection.

  The Fourth of the Eight Divinities of the Dragon: Qian Daba

  "The gods of music and incense are also known as the Dryad. He serves the Emperor, together with the Tathagata, who sings and plays music. It is one of the gods of music and singing who serves the emperor, and emits a strong fragrance. The mirage is called the "city of Gandharva". Both the fragrance and the music are vague and elusive.

  Zhuge Changqing: It is a fundamental feature that people are enlightened through music and fragrance. Sometimes those who study Buddhism and do good deeds will smell fragrance, hear music, etc., which is also a kind of enchantment.

  The famous flying celestial being in Chinese Buddhism is the image of Qianxiao.

  Five of the Eight Heavenly Dragons: Asura

  "The Asura is a very special type of Shinto being, the male being extremely ugly and the female extremely beautiful.

   Also known as Asura and Asura, it is an extremely ugly monster that is neither a god, a human nor a ghost. Asura is one of the "six paths", meaning "not the righteous", "not heavenly", etc. It is said that Asura had an extremely violent war with the emperor, so Buddhists often use the term "Asura" is often referred to as the battlefield.

  In many Chinese grottoes there are statues of Asuras on both sides of the door, usually with three heads and six arms, holding a sun and moon sword in each hand.

   Six of the Eight Dragons of Heaven: the Garuda

  The name "Garuda" refers to the "Golden-winged Bird God, the Golden-winged Bird of the Great Roc".

   This is a large bird with wings of various majestic colours and a raised pearl of auspiciousness on its head.

  It was a huge golden-winged bird that spread its wings for 3.36 million miles and ate a large dragon and more than 500 small dragons every day, but later converted to Buddha Shakyamuni and stopped eating dragons and was given priority to enjoy tribute and alms.

   Zhuge Changqing: As you can see, in the rituals for food distribution, the noon ritual includes the words, "The bird with the golden wings of the roc, the ghosts and gods in the wilderness, and the sons and daughters of the rakshasasas, are all filled with sweet dew".

  In the Yungang Grottoes there are statues of it, and in the Tang Dynasty murals it has been transformed into a fierce warrior wearing a crown of birds. 

  Seventh of the Eight Dragons: the Tathagata

  "The god of song, the musician specialising in dharma music.

  Zhuge Changqing: The god of song uses music to educate people and inspire those who release them to do good deeds.

  In Sanskrit, it means "human and non-human".

  This is a new addition to the "24 Heavens". It is also known as "man not man" because of the horns on its head.

  The god of music is portrayed as a horse-faced and deer-faced, half-naked and holding a musical instrument. He is shaped like a human, but has a horn on his head, so he is called a 'man not a man'.

  The Eight Dragons of Heaven: Mokhuloka

  "Mokhuloja is a large python god with a human body and a snake's head.

  The statue of Mahoraga in Puzi Temple is of a nobleman with a snake on his head.

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What are the acts of abstaining from killing and releasing

 戒杀与放生的行为包括哪些

 1. Do not kill a living being with your own hands.

　　2. Do not abet others to kill.

　　3. Do not help others to kill.

　　4. Abstain from eating meat.

　　5. Do not engage in trades related to killing.

　　6、Whenever there is worship, regardless of what is being worshipped, use vegetarian dishes, flowers and fruit, not animal gifts.

　　7. If you see someone killing a human being, you should discourage them or buy the animal to be slaughtered with money and release it. If this does not work, or if the person does not sell the animal, then you should have compassion for the slaughtered animal, and even better if you can recite the Buddha's name or mantra for it.

　　8. Do not abuse the animal.

　　9、Other actions that are contrary to killing.

　　10. Abstain from killing and releasing animals yourself, and advise others to do the same. 

   1、不亲手杀生。

　　2、不教唆别人杀生。

　　3、不帮助别人杀生。

　　4、戒除肉食。

　　5、不从事与杀生有关的行业。

　　6、凡有祭拜，不管拜的是什么，一律用素菜、鲜花、水果，不用牲礼。

　　7、见人杀生，应加劝阻，或用钱将临宰之动物买而放之。若劝阻无效，或他不卖，则应对被杀之动物起同情心，若能为它念佛号或往生咒更好。

　　8、不虐待动物。

　　9、其他与杀生行为相反之行为。

　　10、自己戒杀放生，也劝别人戒杀放生。 

(This article is an original article by Zhuge Changqing, and the pictures are selected from the Internet. Welcome to forward it, and please indicate the source for forwarding)

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

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8Free Life Culture: Free Life Culture in Ancient China

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

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