What Buddha is offered in the Zen dojo and what are the Zen dojos

The Zen dojo is dedicated to Shakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Jizo King Bodhisattva, etc. Many temples specialize in the main hall for Buddha, the hall of seven Buddhas, the hall of a thousand Buddhas, etc. The five sects of Buddhism are promoted equally, and they do not only support a certain Buddha or Bodhisattva because they belong to a certain sect.

The Buddha statue is made of wood and stone, but the human heart is not wood and stone. Think of it as wood, and it is wood; As a Buddha statue, it represents the supreme compassion and wisdom. Cultivation is to cultivate the heart, not the external realm, and the Buddha statue is also to enlighten our heart.

For example, if there is a **, it is just a piece of paper, but if there are relatives in **, as soon as you see it, you will feel a warm feeling in your heart. Worshipping the Buddha statue is not to worship wood and stone, but to respect and respect the "Tao" it represents.

Zen Buddhism, one of the sects of Buddhism in China. He advocates the practice of meditation, hence the name. And because of the self-proclaimed "Buddha heart seal, heart seal, heart seal, straight nature, heart to heart, direct to the heart", "the heart is pure, the Buddha nature is inherent, enlightenment is not false to seek" The purpose of "enlightenment is not false to seek", it is also known as "heart sect".

In the process of widespread spread of Zen Buddhism, it gradually divided into schools such as "Linji", "Yunmen", "Weiyang", "Caodong", "Yunmen", "Dharma Eye", "Weiyang" and "Linji", among which the "Linji" school was the most widely spread.

Rinzai school, one of the Zen sects. Because Linji Yixuan lived in Zhenzhou (now Zhengding, Hebei) Linji Temple, hence the name. The Linji faction advocates that "the heart should be anxious, and the eyes should be poisonous", emphasizing "sticks and drinks", and believed that "the interests of the opportunity are all in the person".

In the spread of the Linji sect, many sects were also formed, among which the Yunmen, Weiyang, Caodong, Yunmen and other sects were widely spread.

Cloud Gate Sect, one of the Zen sects. Because Yunmen Wen Yan lives in Yunmen Temple, hence the name. The Yunmen Sect advocates "becoming a Buddha in the body", believing that "in one's own body, that is, there is the official palace of the Dharma King, and everything is in one's own body".

In the process of the spread of the Yunmen sect, many sects were also formed, among which the Yunmen, Fayan, Weiyang, Linji and other sects were widely spread.

Cloud Gate Sect, one of the Zen sects. Because Yunmen Wen Yan lives in Yunmen Temple, hence the name. The Yunmen Sect advocates "becoming a Buddha in the body", believing that "in one's own body, that is, there is the official palace of the Dharma King, and everything is in one's own body".

Zen ancestral garden dojo: Songshan Shaolin Temple.

Zen Buddhism was founded by the first ancestor Bodhidharma from Tianzhu to China, through the second ancestor Hui Ke, the third ancestor Seng Can, the fourth ancestor Daoxin, to the fifth ancestor Hongren, divided into the north headed by Shenxiu gradually enlightened and the south headed by Hui Neng two sects. Later generations took the epiphany of Nanzong as the authentic one, and Huineng as the six ancestors. Under Huineng, there are two departments: Nanyue Huairang and Qingyuan Xingsi.

Later Nanyue Huai was divided into two factions: Weiyang and Linji; Qingyuan Xingsi is divided into three schools: Caodong, Yunmen, and Fayan, which are known as the five schools; Under Linji, there are two factions of Huanglong and Yangqi, which are collectively known as the five families and seven sects.

Since the Southern Song Dynasty, only the two factions of Linji and Caodong prevailed, and spread to Japan, and the rest were not transmitted.

Now there are not many laymen who can enter the meditation hall to participate in Zen 7, although there are many Zen dojos. Yangzhou Gaomin Temple, Huangbai Mountain Four Ancestors Temple. Berlin Zen Monastery can take part in a Zen summer camp.

Do you want to visit a monk? I still want to go to the meditation hall.