What is Sanshengshi?

"Three Lives" originated from the Buddhist theory of cause and effect and reincarnation, and later became a symbol of lifelong love in Chinese history. The "three lives" of the Sansheng Stone represent "previous life", "this life" and "the next life" respectively. Many people's love starts from a feeling of déjà vu, and after falling in love, people will definitely look forward to the "three lives of fate".

The Legend of Sansheng Stone

This is really a touching story. It writes about the true feelings of friends, the nature of people, and the soul of life. It has not changed after two lives, and it is moving to read.

Li Yuan, a son of a wealthy family, realized the impermanence of life because his father died in an accident, and vowed

not to be an official, not to marry a wife, not to eat meat, and to donate his home He rebuilt Huilin Temple and lived in the temple to practice.

The abbot of the temple, Zen Master Yuanze, is very good at managing temple property and knows music very well. Li Yuan and

he became good friends, and they often sat and talked. For a whole day, no one knew

what they were talking about.

One day, they made an appointment to visit Qingcheng Mountain and Emei Mountain in Sichuan. Li Yuan wanted to take the water route.

From Hubei along the river, Yuanze advocated taking the land route through the Chang'an Inclined Valley. Enter Sichuan. Li Yuan disagrees. Yuanze had no choice but to obey him and sighed: "A person's destiny is really not up to him!"

So we walked on the water together, and when we arrived at Nanpu, the boat docked on the shore and saw a man wearing floral satin clothes and trousers.

The woman was going to the river to get water. Yuanze shed tears when he saw it and said to Li Yuan: "I don't want to take the waterway because I'm afraid of seeing her!" Li Yuan was surprised and asked him why. He said: "Her surname is Wang.

I am destined to be her son. Because I refused to come, she has been pregnant for three years and still cannot give birth.

Come on, now that I have encountered it, I can no longer escape. Now please use the spell to help me get to the hospital quickly

When I take a shower in three days, please come to the Wang family to see me. Use a smile as proof.

Thirteen years later, on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, I will definitely come to meet you outside Tianzhu Temple in Hangzhou."

Li Yuan felt sad and regretful. While bathing and dressing him, Yuanze died at dusk, and the woman he saw by the river also gave birth.

Three days later, Li Yuan went to see the baby. The baby really smiled when he saw Li Yuan. Li Yuan told the Wang family everything, and the Wang family paid for Yuanze to be buried there. At the foot of the mountain.

Li Yuan no longer wanted to go sightseeing in the mountains, so he returned to Huilin Temple. Only then did the disciples in the temple tell him that Yuanze had already written a suicide note.

Thirteen years later, Li Yuan went from Luoyang to Hangzhou West Lake Tianzhu Temple for a date with Yuanze.

Outside the temple, he suddenly heard a shepherd boy patting the horns of a cow from the Gehong River. Song:

I am the soul of a past person who has lived three lives, and the past of admiring the moon and singing in the wind has long been a thing of the past;

I am ashamed to let you come so far to visit me, my Although the body has changed, the mind remains.

After hearing this, Li Yuan knew that he was an old man, so he couldn't help asking: "Master Ze, are you okay?"

The shepherd boy said: "Mr. Li really kept his promise, but it's a pity that I Our secular relationship is over and we can no longer be close to you. We can only practice hard and not fall. We will meet again in the future." Then he sang another song. :

The events before and after me are very vague. I want to tell the cause but I am afraid of feeling sad;

I have traveled all over the mountains and rivers of Wuyue, so I will turn the bow to Qutang. !

The shepherd boy turned around and left, and I don’t know where he went from now on. Is there really a three-life stone?

The story of Zen Master Yuanze and Li Yuan has been widely circulated. To this day, there is still a big stone left outside Zhu Temple in Xihutian, Hangzhou. It is said that it was the time when they passed away. The place where they meet is called the "Three Life Stones".