Some people say that the status of the ancient Buddha is even higher, is this really the case?

A Buddha is a person who has attained enlightenment. From this point of view, the two Buddhas are the Buddhas of the Ten Directions, and their status is the same. However, in terms of chronological order, the ancient Buddha of the lamp is first, and the Buddha Shakyamuni (to be precise) is last, there is a chronological order of inheritance.

Buddhism has the doctrine of three eons. Epocalypse is a unit of time. To put it simply, there will be a thousand Buddhas born in each calamity, and in the past, the calamity was called the solemn calamity, and the ancient Buddha was one of the thousand Buddhas of the solemn calamity; Now the calamity is called the virtuous tribulation, Shakyamuni is the Buddha in the virtuous tribulation, and the future calamity is called the star tribulation, and there will also be a thousand Buddhas.

Buddhism also has the concept of "three Buddhas", of which the "three Buddhas" refer to the ancient Buddha of the past Buddha, the present Buddha Shakyamuni and the future Buddha Maitreya. Maitreya Fei is the Buddha who succeeded the Buddha after Shakyamuni Buddha to teach sentient beings, and in terms of time, he still belongs to the Buddha in the current calamity. Since Shakyamuni Buddha has attained nirvana, sometimes in the concept of "past seven Buddhas", Buddha Muni Buddha is counted as a past Buddha.

In the era of the ancient Buddha of the lamp, at that time Shakyamuni Buddha had not yet become a Buddha, when paying homage to the ancient Buddha of the lamp, he used to cover the muddy water on the ground with his hair for the ancient Buddha to walk by. And he also received the inscription of the ancient Buddha of the lamp, and he will become a Buddha in the future.

On the other hand, each Buddha educates different beings, that is, the Dharma of each Buddha, and the audience is different. To use an inappropriate analogy, in "Tianlong Babu", when Elder Xu, who had already abdicated, appeared, the then gang leader Qiao Feng was about to open the top-secret letter sealed with wax, and Elder Xu shouted: "Qiao Feng, that's a major secret of the gang, you can't read it!"

Qiao Feng immediately put it with both hands and didn't open it. This is simply out of respect for Elder Xu. The author, Mr. Jin Yong, wrote in the narration:

Even if the previous gang leaders are resurrected, they can only be below the current gang leader, let alone a retired elder.

In the book "Journey to the West", although the name of the Buddha is incorrect, it is basically based on Shakyamuni Buddha. The ancient Buddha did not appear much, but when the Tang monk and apprentice were taking the scriptures, they saw the scene of "asking for bribes", so they reported to Rulai. On the one hand, this arrangement means that the ancient Buddha of the burning lamp is a Buddha of the past, who has completed his own cause of educating sentient beings and lives in his own Buddha hall.

On the other hand, it does not interfere with the cause of the "present Buddha". From the perspective of Buddhism and "mana", there is no difference between the status of the two Buddhas. This also includes all future Buddhas, represented by Maitreya Buddha.

No, after becoming a Buddha, you are equal in status. Moreover, Shakyamuni is the head of the world of sampa and the current Buddha.

It is a fact that the seniority of the lamp is higher, and the seniority is also older. However, Rulai is the leader of the Eight Classics of Buddhism and the leader of the three thousand Buddhas of the West Heavenly Spirit Mountain.

It should be, in this kind of Buddhist culture, the history of this ancient lamp should be even longer than the history of the Buddha.

No, this statement is very one-sided, and it is feudal superstition, no one has ever seen it, so it cannot be believed.

The fact is indeed like this, but because there are not many records of the ancient Buddha of the lamp, many people don't know, in fact, his status is even higher than that of the Buddha.

It is indeed like this, according to the records in the book, the ancient Buddha who burned the lamp has more experience, and the more advanced and profound abilities of Buddhism are all above the Buddha.

"Journey to the West" Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha is larger than Rulai.

In fact, the Buddha was imprinted on the ancient Buddha of the lamp, and the ancient Buddha of the lamp was the master of the Buddha. The Buddha was originally a prince of a country, and by chance he got a rare green lotus, so the Buddha offered the lotus flower to the Buddha with a lamp. The ancient Buddha found that the Buddha was very wise, so he pointed out that the Buddha became a Buddha after nine deaths and a lifetime.

Character Relationships:As an ancient Buddha, he was already a Buddha of the past, and he was the ancestor of all Buddhas when the ancient Buddha was still there. He conferred it on the Buddha, and the next step was for the Buddha to accept his current position as the ancestor of all Buddhas, so the ancient Buddha passed away and turned into a relic.

In fact, the death of the ancient Buddha can only be said to have disappeared in the form of the ancestor of ten thousand Buddhas, a flower and a world, a tree and a Bodhi. The ancient Buddha of the lamp was transformed into Buddha nature, the wisdom of the Buddha, and went to another world, immortal and immortal.

Of course, the status of Rulai is higher. Lighting the lamp is the ancestor of ten thousand Buddhas, and the seniority is certainly better than that of Rulai; But Rulai is the leader of the Eight Sutras of Buddhism and the leader of the three thousand Buddhas in the Western Heavens. Lighting the lamp also has to obey his orders, but in private, if you come to honor the lamp, you have to call the "Buddha".

We all know that in Journey to the West, there is a predecessor in West Tianling Mountain who has lived in seclusion for many years, but his generation and mana are unfathomable, the famous ancestor of ten thousand Buddhas: that's right, it is the ancient Buddha who burns the lamp. **, he often drinks tea and chats with Yuan Shi Tianzun, Taishang Laojun and other bigwigs of the Three Realms, which is full of compulsion.

Later, after the Tang monks and apprentices took the wordless scriptures, they also burned the lamp and scolded Ka Ye and Ananda, helping the Tang monks and apprentices to successfully get the real Buddhist Sanzang scriptures. Yue Yi went to reprimand Rulai's apprentice on behalf of him, maybe there is one and only one person in Lingshan who can do it.

So, who is higher in his status than Rulai? I think that this answer is actually relatively clear: such as come.

That's right, the seniority of the lamp is bigger, and the seniority is older, which is good; However, Rulai is the leader of Buddhism in the Eight Classics, the leader of the three thousand Buddhas in the past, future, and present of the West Heavenly Spirit Mountain.

Although the lamp is noble, it is already a "Buddha of the past" after all. Moreover, he, the Buddha of the past, is not the previous Buddhist sect leader, in the Buddhist scriptures, he is the leader of the Buddhas before the immeasurable eons. To put it bluntly, Rulai and him do not have a master-apprentice and inheritance relationship in the traditional sense;

It's just that the lamp has gone through thousands of generations, so it is revered as the "ancestor of ten thousand Buddhas". In terms of mana, when Rulai achieved the supreme secret method of Buddhism "Zhangliu Golden Body" on the top of the snowy mountain, he has become the first existence in the Three Realms, and similarly, it is far more than the burning lamp.

Therefore, even if Rulai wants to call himself a junior in front of Randeng, his status is definitely one level higher than that of Randeng. After all, the former is a private relationship; And the latter is the unmistakable positioning in Buddhism.

The status is definitely higher, but the seniority is the ancient Buddha who burns the lamp, the ancestor of ten thousand Buddhas, and is the first ancient Buddha to appear.

Personally, I think that the status of the lamp is higher. Because Burning the Lamp is the teacher of Nyolai, when he burned the lamp and became a Buddha, Nyolai was still a child.