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"Shaolin in meinem Herzen "von Shi Yongxin
Shaolin abbot Shi Yongxin," my heart's Shaolin "
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"Shaolin in meinem Herzen" ("my heart's Shaolin")
von Shi Yongxin (Shi), Abt des Shaolin-Tempels, China,
Shanghai Fairview Press article 上海 锦绣 文章 出版社, August 2010
ISBN: 9787545207408
price in China: 39 Yuan
In August 2010, published Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Songshan Shaolin Temple in China, the book " Shaolin in my heart. " In 18 chapters, he recounts his experiences, insights and views about Shaolin. Topics covered include his novitiate, the abbot Xingzheng, the Shaolin martial arts, visiting Vladimir Putin, the relationship of the Shaolin temple to the foreign country, the practice of Chan Buddhism in the temple, etc.
For years, Shi Yongxin reaps for its very business-oriented management have degraded the Shaolin Temple from many harsh criticism and the accusation that the Shaolin Temple from a religious to a purely commercial institution. Well, he is known as "Shaolin monk-CEO" (synonymous with "Shaolin monk directors") are known. Shi Yongxin feels even more misunderstood in this regard. He propagated Buddhism as a part of the worldly life, and sees the meaning of his action is to allow the mixing of Shaolin and society more people to understand Buddhism, and to participate in it.
In his book "Shaolin in my heart" is Shi Yongxin to the public its first glimpse of his personal connection to the Shaolin Temple. An examination of the picture he shows of himself and the Shaolin Temple, is for anyone seriously interested in the Shaolin Temple and the representatives of culture, benefits. Then let the book appear the decisions and actions of the abbot in a different light.
Fortunately, the book is published freely accessible on different websites on the Chinese Internet and can be read by anyone on the original charge. So far, no English or even German-language translation of the book was published. The translations of the book in both languages have been given by Shi Yongxin in order to make the publication of the German translation of the book market is early summer of this year planned
follows Here -. as "appetizers" - an excerpt of the book in German Translation: the chapter "My master, the abbot Xingzheng. In some places, the translation was in brackets and in italics added in as short as possible broader explanations. These are not part of the original text, they should only serve a better understanding of the text. The first half of the chapter relates primarily to the period from early to mid-80s of the 20. Jhds, as -. Still quite timid - revived Buddhism in China, the Shaolin Temple was still under foreign management and had very limited financial resources and Shi Xingzheng as abbot of the temple more often in the county, provincial capital and the capital of the country had to go in order to fight for recognition in political circles, independence and the support of the Shaolin Temple ...
For years, Shi Yongxin reaps for its very business-oriented management have degraded the Shaolin Temple from many harsh criticism and the accusation that the Shaolin Temple from a religious to a purely commercial institution. Well, he is known as "Shaolin monk-CEO" (synonymous with "Shaolin monk directors") are known. Shi Yongxin feels even more misunderstood in this regard. He propagated Buddhism as a part of the worldly life, and sees the meaning of his action is to allow the mixing of Shaolin and society more people to understand Buddhism, and to participate in it.
In his book "Shaolin in my heart" is Shi Yongxin to the public its first glimpse of his personal connection to the Shaolin Temple. An examination of the picture he shows of himself and the Shaolin Temple, is for anyone seriously interested in the Shaolin Temple and the representatives of culture, benefits. Then let the book appear the decisions and actions of the abbot in a different light.
Fortunately, the book is published freely accessible on different websites on the Chinese Internet and can be read by anyone on the original charge. So far, no English or even German-language translation of the book was published. The translations of the book in both languages have been given by Shi Yongxin in order to make the publication of the German translation of the book market is early summer of this year planned
follows Here -. as "appetizers" - an excerpt of the book in German Translation: the chapter "My master, the abbot Xingzheng. In some places, the translation was in brackets and in italics added in as short as possible broader explanations. These are not part of the original text, they should only serve a better understanding of the text. The first half of the chapter relates primarily to the period from early to mid-80s of the 20. Jhds, as -. Still quite timid - revived Buddhism in China, the Shaolin Temple was still under foreign management and had very limited financial resources and Shi Xingzheng as abbot of the temple more often in the county, provincial capital and the capital of the country had to go in order to fight for recognition in political circles, independence and the support of the Shaolin Temple ...
My master, the abbot Xingzheng
From the book "Shaolin in my heart" by Shi Yongxin
, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, China
From the book "Shaolin in my heart" by Shi Yongxin
, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, China
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My master, the abbot Xingzheng was a great person. At the age of 6 he went to the convent, at age 9, he lost the sight in both eyes. If someone was sitting opposite him, he could not see his face, but only its approximate shape. With such a physical impairment to the Shaolin Temple with the full extent to lead on issues was not easy.
As the monastery was then in an economic crisis, went the Abbot and I walk into the county town of Dengfeng, - the three five Jiao Fen (* Chinese monetary units ) for tickets, we wanted to spend only reluctantly. In the crack of dawn we climbed near the Shaolin Temple on one of cement, bricks, sand or wood-laden trucks, which went swaying and rocking with us in the direction of Dengfeng.
Before leaving we bought about 20 large sesame buns, which we carried with us in order to alleviate hunger. On the road we met a tea room and drank a big bowl of tea that cost two fen. Once at our destination, we often slept in a bath house. When we went too late, we could not stay there. But since we are reluctant wanted to take a hotel, we slept in the seats directly to the railway station, wrapped our bodies provisionally. As supervisor of the abbot appeared to me that I was still a "little monk" ( novice), the rather strange and certainly not socially acceptable. At the station there was a constant coming and going, it was cold and it was messy. I could does not sit right, stand still or sleep and I felt in my heart quite unfortunate. Actually, you could spend a little money for a simple, modest little inn, then it would already be gone, but the master refused. In my heart, although the nested trouble, but my respect was much larger before the Master.
In that time it was against the Beijing Buddhist Association of China is a bathhouse, where one could take to stay for one yuan (Chinese currency unit ) and a bathroom. Went to the master Beijing, he lived there forever, and after several years had passed, the entire staff of the establishment, was familiar with my master. 1985, the Shaolin Temple by revenue tickets. I saw the old abbot than in the past a lot more money to take with them when he went out, and assumed that he would look for a small hotel to stay overnight. When we came to Beijing again, I did not think the old abbot will continue to visit the bathhouse. Although he could not see, he was very adept at remembering street names. The master was me go and look for these baths. He told me: "You go out of the station, some roads are driving by bus to that place, and here and there, there is such and such signs and signposts. I could have him back hard and had no choice but loszugehen. But to bring the master to seek out for the night a small hotel, I told him after my return, "Master, the bath house was already demolished, is it any more." From then on, the master began to spend the night in a small Hotel to go to sleep and, occasionally, in bathhouses. At that time the Shaolin Temple has tens of thousands every year (* Yuan, Chinese monetary unit ) to income.
1983 (* actually on 8/11/1982 ) proclaimed the Ministry of Construction, the first series of National Parks (* 国家 重点 风景 名胜 区 Guojia Zhongdian Fengjing Mingshengqu or 国家级 风景 名胜 区 Guojia Ji Fengjing Mingshengqu = National scenic and historic area of interest ), the Song Mountains are the first among the 36 national parks in China. The Shaolin Temple (* lies in the Song Mountains ) was not listed by the Ministry of the field of religion assigned, but which the National Parks (ie the tourist attractions * ). From the National Park a Shaolin temple management office was established, but what would have been to the Shaolin Temple to give (* independence ), was not given. An actual implementation of religious policy (* law was religious freedom in the exercise of religion in Chinese communism has never been abolished, not even during the Cultural Revolution ) was not really achieved.
So we took the old abbot many times with the Office of the united front in the region Kaifeng, the Office of the united front of the Provincial Party Committee of CCP ( Communist Party of China ), the Office of the United Front of the CPC Central Committee, the State Office for Religious Affairs and the Buddhist Association of China - and we did our work. It was to demand that manage the monks, the monastery itself and to demand that the right to pursue the sale of tickets, is transferred from the Cultural Department of the monks.
Because really this time, the religious policy was not very clear, - the "left" thinking was relatively common practice - I often went with the abbot to the talks (* "self-criticism meetings" ), to which we were invited. Even in our village there were a few influential people who forced us (* because of the efforts by the independence of the monastery ) and were threatening to try to punish us by law and imprison.
A in both eyes nearly blind old monk, accompanied by me 17 - 18 years old novices, turned to the religious policy into action, over and over to the authorities in Beijing and asked for the monks of the Shaolin Temple, the self-administration of the monastery. The Master took the view that the policy of the country was about to improve, but now he wanted to take on this basis rather just the right moment. On the one hand, the old abbot strove for the support of all levels of management, on the other hand, he was always against the policies of the central government and the country kept the peace and maintain compatibility and still pay more attention to the laws and obey.
Ultimately, the paid work out, we finally persuaded and moved the lead. The Panchen Lama is appealing for us to the National People's Congress. The old Mr. Zhao Puchu took our cause to the General Assembly of the National Optional Committee, and the Dharma Master Juzan Zhengguo and laid a lot of good words for the Shaolin Temple.
In the days and nights, when I accompanied my master, I was already aware that the master had a plan in mind: to restore the religious tradition, which a decade long suffered disaster and destruction had, and the development of normal religious activities.
was both the old abbot, as well as courageous. When it came to the restoration and development of the Shaolin Monastery, he was afraid of nothing. . Some people are using (the words ) "spirit of a Bodhisattva and courage of a temple guardian" to describe the old abbot of the temple, the old saying to me: You know, if he had not been, there would be no Pagoda Forest more. Back then the Red Guards to the Pagoda Forest explosives brought to him to blow. He stepped in front of the first and played with the Red Guards for his life, in which he said in a loud voice: "If you want to go beyond the Pagoda Forest, then you must first blasting through me." Ultimately, then, the Red Guards went away frightened, and the Pagoda Forest has not blown up. The best cultural assets of the Shaolin Temple, Buddha statues and the books of the sutras wanted to take away the Red Guards, - he stood before them, held them, and the venerable bronze statues were not taken away. The Red Guards took iron rakes and wanted to scrape down the wall paintings of the temple. Again he was the one who ventured in and prevented them.
Who can imagine the situation, the wall paintings, the sutras, the Buddha statues, the Pagoda Forest Shaolin Temple, all they are still just because an old abbot, whose both eyes were about to complete blindness, protected them with his life? His contribution to the Shaolin Temple was beyond the ordinary. Also this creates a solid basis for the reconstruction of the Shaolin Temple.
The life of the old abbot was certainly not easy. You can say that it would not have given him, there would be no today's Shaolin Temple, he would not have been, perhaps it would be the story of the Shaolin temple stopped. Just because it existed, was the Shaolin Temple, although he saw the most difficult times, a complete continuation of the tradition, including showing the pulse of the Dharma, the pedigree of the historical literature, buildings, etc. The merit of the old abbot was very, very big.
I am deeply impressed by him, in my heart he is forever a dignitary in the history of the Shaolin Temple as it is rare. I often go to the Pagoda Forest, there is my master buried ... ..
Now I have told so much about the history of my master, it is completely from the inside of my heart. I will not, than to say that the Master taught me not only how to endure suffering and how to behave like a man, - let each of his movements and actions to understand me more: only by developing one attains a status that only by developing attains influence only through the development of the Shaolin Temple is worthy of the terms "Holy Land of Buddhism" to bear and "place of origin of the Chan sect.
Everything I do today is done for the reason that the last will of my master come true.
1500 Jahre Shaolin-Tempel sind schon vergangen. Die künftige Entwicklung wird auch nicht immer reibungslos verlaufen, doch wenn ich daran denke, daß mein Meister für den Aufschwung des Shaolin-Tempels keinerlei Rücksicht auf sein eigenes Leben genommen hatte, wovor sollte ich mich dann fürchten?
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temple because of economic difficulties at that time, I and the old abbot to Dengfeng County, Delta can not bear to spend a fifth of the tickets, around the temple early in the morning pull up the concrete, pull bricks, Lassa son, truck pull wood, nodding toward Dengfeng rush sway. Journey, we buy before departure Dengfeng twenty few large biscuits, carried a hunger in the encounter on the road tea to drink that's served in big bowls two cents. To the destination, often sleeping baths Son, go late, do not even live on the bath house, hotel and could not bear to live directly in the body of a railway station on the couch wrapped in sleep. As a waiter, I was still a young monk, is a little difficult, but a little does not fit the shelf, the station coming and going, cold and chaotic, and I was not sitting, the station is not, nor sleep, was very awkward . In fact, almost a little hotel stay a few money can be spent, but the master was reluctant, my heart Although it is nest surface gas, but more of his admiration.
year, the Buddhist Association of China, Beijing, opposite the home bath house, with bath plus total sleep spent only a dollar, the master went to Beijing, are living there, a few years , bath house and the staff were my teacher Father familiar. In 1985, the Shaolin Temple with ticket sales, I see the old abbot who take the money out more than ever, to looking for a hotel stay. To Beijing, did not expect to find the old abbot, or bath house. Although he was blind, but he has been the way I remember very familiar, so I went to this master bath house, he said to me, you go out from the train station, take a few road cars to the next where, what signs indicate I could not refuse went. However, in order to master go to a hotel, I came back and said to him: Master, bath house has been demolished, no. Since then, the master began to live in a small bath house, go to a hotel. At that time the Shaolin Temple has more than ten million per year income.
1983 Ministry of Construction announced the first national scenic spots, Song is the first of the 36 national scenic spots. However, there is no cultural relics department to the Shaolin Temple, the religious, but rather allocated to the scenic spots, and scenic spots Management Office established a Shaolin Temple, the Shaolin Temple's no one to give, which are not really implement the policy on religion.
Thus, the old abbot to take us to the Kaifeng area repeatedly United Front Work Department, the provincial United Front Work Department, the Central United Front Work Department, the State Bureau of Religious Affairs, the Chinese Buddhist Association to do the work, asked the monks Temple tube, requiring the ticket franchise handed over to the monks from the heritage sector.
time, because of religious policy is not very clear, "Left" thinking is still relatively popular, and I called to talk several times along the old abbot, and was even influential individual village people hostage and threatened to bring us justice, and detention.
A blind old monk, with my seventeen-year-old monk, for the implementation of religious policy, asked the monks from the Shaolin Temple, in charge, went to Beijing to appeal again and again. Master that the State's policies better, but still have to seize the opportunity grassroots son. The one hand, the old abbot for the support of leaders at all levels, on the other hand has always been and the central, consistent with national policy in the law have to abide by the law.
the end, work pays off, we finally talked into the leadership, the Panchen Lama calls for us in the NPC, the CPPCC National Committee of Mr. Zhao for our conference call, as well as giant like Master, immortal Master, Shaolin Temple are said to help many words.
days and nights in the accompanying teacher, I have came to realize that the master has a blueprint in mind, that is, restore the decade-long calamity destroyed the religious traditions, to carry out normal religious activities.
old abbot both wisdom and courage, in order to restore and develop the Shaolin Temple, he not afraid of anything. Some people use "mind of a Bodhisattva, the Temple Guardian guts" to describe the old abbot. Old temple said to me: You know, Without him, there is no Tallinn.
with explosives should Tallinn then blow up the Red Guards, he was the first one to stand out and your life with the Red Guards and exclaimed: "To bomb Tallinn, first I explode." Result, the Red Guards ran down Tallinn did not deep fry. Shaolin Temple, a group of artifacts, statues, by the book, the Red Guards to take away, he stood up to withstand a few bronze statue never be taken away. Red Guards to take iron rake, we should brush off the temple murals, is his stand up and blocked. Who could have imagined, the temple of the frescoes, the books, statues, Tallinn, is almost blind eyes of the old abbot mad to protect the down? His extraordinary contribution to the Shaolin Temple, Shaolin Temple which also laid a solid foundation for revival!
old abbot's life, it is not easy. We can say that without him there would be no Temple today, without him, the Shaolin Temple's history may be dating. Is also because of him, the Shaolin Temple even in the most difficult times, has also been a complete heritage, including lineage, descent, history, literature, architecture, the old abbot of the Shaolin Temple, very big contribution.
I deeply influenced by him, in my mind, he is always the history of the rare Shaolin monks. I often go to Tallinn, where the burial of my master ... ...
said so many things about the Master, is entirely self-made heart, I am nothing more than to say: Master, not only teach How do I suffer, how a man, his every move made me came to realize that only the development, only status; only development, have impact; only the development of the Shaolin Temple was worthy of the Buddhist Holy Land, birthplace of Zen title.
I am doing today, is to realize the master's wishes.
Shaolin Temple has gone through the year 1500, future development, it will not flat Tan, but as long as the thought of the master to the revitalization of the Shaolin Temple, he could disregard his own life and death, I am afraid What?
the end, work pays off, we finally talked into the leadership, the Panchen Lama calls for us in the NPC, the CPPCC National Committee of Mr. Zhao for our conference call, as well as giant like Master, immortal Master, Shaolin Temple are said to help many words.
days and nights in the accompanying teacher, I have came to realize that the master has a blueprint in mind, that is, restore the decade-long calamity destroyed the religious traditions, to carry out normal religious activities.
old abbot both wisdom and courage, in order to restore and develop the Shaolin Temple, he not afraid of anything. Some people use "mind of a Bodhisattva, the Temple Guardian guts" to describe the old abbot. Old temple said to me: You know, Without him, there is no Tallinn.
with explosives should Tallinn then blow up the Red Guards, he was the first one to stand out and your life with the Red Guards and exclaimed: "To bomb Tallinn, first I explode." Result, the Red Guards ran down Tallinn did not deep fry. Shaolin Temple, a group of artifacts, statues, by the book, the Red Guards to take away, he stood up to withstand a few bronze statue never be taken away. Red Guards to take iron rake, we should brush off the temple murals, is his stand up and blocked. Who could have imagined, the temple of the frescoes, the books, statues, Tallinn, is almost blind eyes of the old abbot mad to protect the down? His extraordinary contribution to the Shaolin Temple, Shaolin Temple which also laid a solid foundation for revival!
old abbot's life, it is not easy. We can say that without him there would be no Temple today, without him, the Shaolin Temple's history may be dating. Is also because of him, the Shaolin Temple even in the most difficult times, has also been a complete heritage, including lineage, descent, history, literature, architecture, the old abbot of the Shaolin Temple, very big contribution.
I deeply influenced by him, in my mind, he is always the history of the rare Shaolin monks. I often go to Tallinn, where the burial of my master ... ...
said so many things about the Master, is entirely self-made heart, I am nothing more than to say: Master, not only teach How do I suffer, how a man, his every move made me came to realize that only the development, only status; only development, have impact; only the development of the Shaolin Temple was worthy of the Buddhist Holy Land, birthplace of Zen title.
I am doing today, is to realize the master's wishes.
Shaolin Temple has gone through the year 1500, future development, it will not flat Tan, but as long as the thought of the master to the revitalization of the Shaolin Temple, he could disregard his own life and death, I am afraid What?
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