Reincarnation Secret -Mandala

-"Sub -Bodhi, such as all sand numbers in the Ganges, such as sand and other Ganges, what is Yu Yiyun?

-Suki Bodhisattva: "There are so many, the world.

-"Subti Bodhi, I told Ru in the truth: If there are good men and good women, count the three thousand thousand worlds in the Ganges sand where Qibao Manuro, so is it blessed?"

-Suki Bozi said: "There are many, the world."

-The Buddhist incense: "If a good man, a good woman, in this scripture, and even the four sentences, etc., say to others, and this Ford Sheng was a former Ford."

——Donoma Sutra "The Eleven

Baiju Temple, Jiangzi County, Tibet Autonomous Region

In April of the Tibetan calendar, the Yaelrui Zangbo River was full of little white flowers, and the quiet river flowed like a green bond, walking between the rugged canyon mountain roads. The young monk was carrying a heavy bucket basket in his hands, walking step by step on the way back to the temple. In the bucket basket, he filled the stones he had just chosen from the distant mountain. This special soft white stone will become white fine sand after grinding. After dyeing, it becomes colorful sand. On April 15th, the Sagarva Festival is approaching, which is a sacred material for them every year. Because under the leadership of the monks, they will complete the great task of this year and make a beautiful mandala sand painting.

Tancheng sand painting in Baiju Temple

The mandala, that is, the "mandala". The original intention was originally a small earth platform that should be established. Later, the painting and architecture of exploring the theory of life and reincarnation in various religions were extended. Fixed symbolic mode.

Ancient Indian Mandala

Buddhist six reincarnation Mandala

In the world of Buddhism, the mandala is the residence of Buddhism, symbolizing the structural origin of the entire Buddhist world, and it is also a microcosm of the imagination of the universe of the gods and their dependents, reflecting the universe view of the entire Buddhist world. It is often centered on the symbol of the Buddha or Buddha, the basis of representing the circle representing the world, and alternately and symmetrically forming a rigorous mandala. There are usually four walls around the mandala. There are four door towards the outside world in the Quartet. There is a circle of flames on the outside of the wall to express the meaning of dispeling the demon, and use lotus petals to represent the nature of the pure land. In the secret religion, the mandala can be divided into four categories. Four categories, namely the Great Mandala, the Samadhi Ye Mandala, the Fasura and the Mandala. Three types, namely the Mandala, the mandala, and the other mandala. Different methods are different, and the themes are different, and there are many materials used.

The Mandala Map of the Tibetan Tibetan Realms in the Ping An Times in Japan

Hidden in East Temple in Kyoto

Mandala Mandarin, 8th century AD

It is now hidden in Dangma Temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan

In Tibetan Buddhism, this exquisite pattern building built with colored fine sand is called sand painting mandala, which is the sandyta. According to legend, the Buddha Sakyamuni was sitting under the bodhi tree for 49 days. He first paved a layer of dry grass on the ground, and then sat on the gravel on it on the grass. This was the initial prototype of the mandala.

The Buddha personally taught his disciples to paint the mandala in order to block the invasion of the demon and practice the Dharma in the "where all merit gathering". To this day, the drawing of each mandala, from sand making to composition, to the drawing of this mysterious building, so that the final dispersing, everything adheres to the rigorous secrets of the monks of all ages. Robe.

The colorful fine sand used in the mandala sand paintings is made of white sand through the precipitation of ore pigments. Usually there are five basic colors, namely white, blue, yellow, red, and green, which represent the five -square Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism, that is, the Central Great Day Rulai, and the Pilujana Buddha; Also as King Kong and Aya Buddha; the southern Baosheng Ru, and as a treasure Buddha; the Western Amitabha, also known as the infinite light Buddha, the countless longevity Buddha, and the immeasurable light; Ruts. There are more than a dozen other auxiliary colors, and natural mineral pigments such as malachite and blue copper ore used need to be collected from all over Tibet.

Tibetan Buddhist Five Fang Fermandu Robin

Ming Dynasty bronze gilt goldless longevity Buddha sitting statue

Shanghai Guanfu Museum Collection

In the case of burning fragrance, chanting and all preparations, a mysterious and sacred mandala sand painting is about to start its production. The monks of the temple will use long -term and round rules such as long -term and circular governments to dip white powder on the cleaning hall floor, and carefully outline a rigorous mandala outline with elastic pressing. Dozens of monks will be colorful from four different directions. Experienced monks can directly twist fine sand with their hands, and more young monks will use special copper tube tools to color. The colorful fine sand flows out of the cone -shaped copper tube of different sizes, starting from the inner courtyard where the central Buddha lives, and gradually outward, through a row of tiny jagging on the copper tube, controlling traffic through the fingertips, in the altar, at the fingertips. Various exquisite and beautiful patterns are sprinkled on the city until the world of the Buddha is stacked.

This is a very difficult and tested process of testing brain power, endurance and perseverance. It often takes more than ten days from the completion of sand and sand to the completion of the mandala. After the completion, the Sandy City will be recited by the monks for eight days until the arrival of the Sagarva Festival. On this day, people will gather by the mandala, burning incense, praying, waiting, waiting for witnessing this colorful flowing sand world, born in gorgeous, and then disappear.

After all the rituals are completed, this hard -established mandala will be divided into two by Vajrayana, and then dispersed to the eight parties. Moisturize everything with flowing water. Tang Dynasty bronze gold diamond pestle

American Metropolitan Museum Collection

Note: King Kong pestle is a magical weapon of the Buddhist Tantric Diamond Ministry, which means to break the magic of the fool's delusion and the magic barrier.

The statue of bronze gilt in the Ming Dynasty

Shanghai Guanfu Museum Collection

The floor of the hall will be cleaned and restore the original appearance. Everything in the world can hardly pick up or put it down easily. The sand changed back to the sand, and the mandala no longer existed.

"Everything is a fantasy bubble, such as Lu is like electricity, it should be done."

——Donoicon Scriptures "Shopping and Non -True Division 32"

Liusha, the nature of impermanence and emptiness.

Sand painting mandala, a real and illusory mandala world.

Life comes from the long hard work, or it will be gorgeous briefly, but it will eventually return to the beginning.

It is only the illusion of the world, and the fine sand flowing by the fingertips is just the fleeting prosperity.

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