Liang Wudi Xiao Yan (AD 464-549), the emperor of the Southern Dynasties, was one of the most famous.
During his lifetime, Xiao Yan not only respected Buddhism, extensively built temples and developed monks, but also frequented temples and even gave up the throne for temple slaves three times, becoming the only emperor in China history who became a monk when he was in power.
On March 8, 527, ZSZSZSZ personally went to Tongtai Temple for the first time and gave his life. Three days later, he came back, pardoned the world and changed his name to Datong.
On September 15th, the third year of Datong (529), he went to Tongtai Temple for the second time to hold a "four-dew meeting", took off his robe, put on his robe and confessed to becoming a monk. On September 16, he explained the Great Nirvana Sutra. On 25th, his ministers donated 1 100 million yuan to pray for the "Three Treasures" and requested the redemption of the "Emperor Bodhisattva". The 27th, Xiao Yan.
In the 12th year of Datong (546), on April 10th, ZSZSZSZ became a monk for the third time. This time, his ministers redeemed him with 200 million yuan. In the first year of Taiqing (547), ZSZSZSZ became a monk for the fourth time on March 3rd and lived in Tongtai Temple for 37 days. On April 10, the court contributed 1 100 million yuan for redemption.
His empress emblem, the Empress Zhui Chong De (468-499), was born in Jinxiang, Gaoping County, the wife of Liang Wudi, the founding emperor of the Southern Dynasties, the daughter of Prince Scheeren, and the mother of Princess Xunyang, the daughter of Liu Yilong, Song Wendi.
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Because of Liang Wudi, China monks are vegetarians.
ZSZSZSZ found the theoretical basis from the Great Nirvana Sutra and ordered the monks to be vegetarian.
Since then, Han Buddhism has formed a vegetarian tradition.
Xiao Yan doesn't approach women and doesn't eat meat. He not only did this, but also asked the whole country to do so.
To this end, Liang Wudi personally wrote an article "Breaking the Debate between Wine and Meat" and announced this historic move.
In "Soft Essays on Breaking Wine", Liang Wudi not only quoted Mahayana classics such as Nirvana Sutra, Shurangama Sutra, and Yang Dig Moro Sutra, but also listed various reasons in detail to fully persuade monks to follow.
There are nine reasons why monks are "inferior to heretics", but first-class Buddhism needs first-class talents. It would be disappointing to compare with pagans.
Second, monks keep drinking and eating meat, and there are nine kinds of suspects who are not as good as lay people at home.
Monk Bao wants to lead a group of people and gain the trust of the public. How can it be worse than staying at home
Third, monks eat meat, and there are 46 obstacles to practice, such as staying away from the sound and smell method, Buddhism, bodhisattva and Buddha fruit.
4. Monks who eat meat will plant 1 16 kinds of evil causes, such as evil deeds, hell species and terror species.
5. If you believe what the Buddha said is true? You can't see clearly and think deeply because you haven't got the truth yet. All living things were destined to have families in the past. Once the meat is eaten, there will be close relatives who become enemies.
Six, eating all beings, it is difficult to have two obstacles, translated into vernacular is "ignorance and ignorance" and "stupidity."
The obstacle is on the road of spiritual practice, and it is easy to go astray.
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