AEN
aah i see.. pardon my ignorance.
i thought Romance of the Three kingdom is a historical novel, which is fiction based heavily on historical events. The Records of the Three Kingdom (San Guo Zhi) should be the actual history records? Regarding the manifestations of Kwan Yu as Pujing, that was from Romance, and not San Guo Zhi?
Perhaps thats where many got confused and regards fiction as historical facts which leads to the Kwan Yu being worshipped as deity?
I dont really know la, just my thoughts.
btw, i hope i didnt offend anyone due to my ignorance and lack of knowledge. If i did, i apologize.
I think it is erroneous to say Buddha exist or do not exists after he passed away and attain Final Nirvana.
If thats the case, then how come Amitabha can still appear after his Final Nirvana and is now in Pureland?
bohiruci
thanks for the links! will check them out!
I am not qualified to comment but something for you to ponder:-
There is a passage in Sukhavativyuha Sutra http://books.google.com.sg/books?id=tSIIzkDGlHMC&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=amitabha+attained+parinirvana&source=bl&ots=EG53OIDLCX&sig=DomqwsqcdoAHVf6tGc9Ed36DIlA&hl=en&ei=1ZVSS7zrO8uGkAXw8eiwCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=amitabha%20attained%20parinirvana&f=false suggest that Amitabha Buddha is between Enlightenment and Parinibbana. Just like Shakyamuni Buddha prior to his parinibbana.
Also Amitabha Buddha is in a different realm, of different lifespans.
Originally posted by prodigizz:AEN
aah i see.. pardon my ignorance.
i thought Romance of the Three kingdom is a historical novel, which is fiction based heavily on historical events. The Records of the Three Kingdom (San Guo Zhi) should be the actual history records? Regarding the manifestations of Kwan Yu as Pujing, that was from Romance, and not San Guo Zhi?
Perhaps thats where many got confused and regards fiction as historical facts which leads to the Kwan Yu being worshipped as deity?
I dont really know la, just my thoughts.
In Buddhism, it is very specific. Guan Yu was killed, he became a spirit who wanted his head back. A monk saw him, and ask him, then how about the numerous other people you killed, who are they going to find their heads from?
Hearing this, the spirit immediately took refuge, upheld the five precepts, and vowed to protect Buddhism.
This protector is then revered in Chinese Buddhism as a dharma protector. You'll see his statue at the doors of temples.
AEN
Thanks for clarifying. What about the monkey god? Is it also part of buddhism?
Originally posted by prodigizz:AEN
Thanks for clarifying. What about the monkey god? Is it also part of buddhism
i think the monkey god is actually taken from the indian legend...
however, in taosim term, monkey god is sun wu kong
which is actually a fiction character from journey to the west and can only be regarded as a fiction character and not a god.
Originally posted by prodigizz:AEN
Thanks for clarifying. What about the monkey god? Is it also part of buddhism?
polytheism or theism or god is not Buddhism. I think you really need to read up on basic Buddhism such as what is buddhism and who is the Buddha or attend lessons if you are interested.
rooney
yup, my husband has decided to go for basic buddhism lessons. but in the meantime he will still continue to go to the geylang temple.
Journey to the west is a work of fiction created by Chinese author Wu Cheng'en of the 15th century.
But the taoism has got the medium for Monkey God called qi tian da sheng. I heard christian took 3 days to cast this Monkey God out of the body of a person.
Originally posted by Fantagf:But the taoism has got the medium for Monkey God called qi tian da sheng. I heard christian took 3 days to cast this Monkey God out of the body of a person.
well, my opinion is its not a "god" its a spirit.
Originally posted by prodigizz:well, my opinion is its not a "god" its a spirit.
definitely it is a spirit. My christian friend told me he not easy to handle that was why they took 3 days to get rid of him.