How has Shi Yongxin responded to the trouble in recent years?

July 28, 2015 17:54

Source: Internet?

Master Huineng of the Sixth Group of Zen Buddhism said: Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. , there is nothing originally, so where is the dust? In recent years, Shi Yongxin, the "head" of Shaolin Temple who was supposed to be a man of Qing Dynasty, has become more than just a man of dust. On July 25, Shi Yongxin once again caused big trouble: Shi Yongxin was reported by his real name on the Internet, saying that his private life was chaotic and he had misappropriated Shaolin Temple property.

Shi Yongxin is often at the forefront of public opinion. Faced with various doubts over the years, he does not seem embarrassed and always responds calmly.

1. Rumors of love affairs

Response: "Disputing right from wrong is the solution, relying on time and space to resolve it"

At that time, Shi Yongxin himself was just like this Rumors responded to the media: There is no need to clarify. If you encounter such a thing, just let it pass. It is said in Buddhist teachings that "the non-disputation between right and wrong is the liberation." We only look forward. Some things rely on time and space to solve. If there is not enough time and space, it will be very tiring for you to try to explain now.

Shi Yongxin also talked about the seven emotions and six desires of monks, "Monks are not allowed to have marriage and love relationships, otherwise they will violate the fundamental precept and have to leave the Sangha. There is no ambiguity."

2. Shaolin Temple Transformation Co., Ltd.

Response: Facing the tide of commercialization, if you don’t transform it, it will inevitably transform you

After Shi Yongxin took over as the abbot, he established Henan Shaolin Temple Industrial Development Co., Ltd. also opened an online store on Taobao and opened "branch offices" abroad... These actions broke people's traditional understanding of Buddhism as a pure place and questioned its tendency to over-commercialization.

In Shi Yongxin’s view, this is the necessary way to save and inherit Shaolin culture under the tide of commercialization. When Shi Yongxin attended overseas events, he discovered that many foreign companies and institutions had registered trademarks containing "Shaolin", so that "the world can hardly figure out who is the authentic heir to the Shaolin Temple and Shaolin culture." China is also full of fake "Shaolin secret recipes" and "Shaolin monks". "In the face of the tide of commercialization, if you don't use it, it will inevitably change you... I don't want the Shaolin Temple to become a money tree that anyone can use to shake it." Shake it."

3. Buddhism’s pure land advocates technology

Response: It is a good thing that the mobile phone platform has become a pure land for learning Buddhism

At this year’s two sessions, Shi Yongxin used The silver-grey iPhone 6 Plus is talked about by people for sharing content with representatives around them. In fact, Shaolin Temple has always been at the forefront of communication technology. In the early 1990s, Henan was the first to open a batch of analog mobile phones, and monks from the Shaolin Temple began to use them; in 1996, before the Internet became popular in China, the Shaolin Temple established its own website; in 2014, Shi Yongxin visited Google headquarters and Apple Headquarters, and told Apple CEO Cook: "Apple products are like an enlightened Zen master, with infinite wisdom inside."

Many people question whether practitioners’ over-respect for technology violates the rules and precepts. In Shi Yongxin’s view, monks living in the new era should make use of technology and let them serve Buddhism. "Worshiping Buddha on mobile phones, as long as you insist on learning Buddhism and doing it with your heart, it is also a kind of practice. It is a good thing to have Buddha in your heart and practice at home. I am not afraid that Shaolin Temple will become an online temple. If everyone sincerely learns Buddhism through mobile phones, the mobile phone platform will become a way to learn Buddhism. Pure land is a great thing."

4. It took 9 years to buy land in Australia

Response: "Let the situation remain unchanged"

According to reports. , in 2006, the Shaolin Temple began planning to purchase a piece of land of approximately 1,248 hectares in southern Australia. The project has been under negotiation for the past nine years. In February this year, Shi Yongxin went to Australia in person and paid a check of approximately 4.162 million Australian dollars (approximately 20.405 million yuan) to the mayor of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, to settle all payments for the land purchase. This Shaolin Village project, which is rumored to include a four-star hotel, has once again aroused heated discussion.

During this year’s two sessions, Shi Yongxin responded to the Australian land purchase incident. The construction of the temple in Australia was originally to fulfill the wish of a foreign Shaolin disciple nine years ago - to bring Shaolin culture to Australia.

Shi Yongxin positioned the project as a "Shaolin meditation center that returns to nature and empirical traditions." The reason for the nine-year delay was precisely because the Australian representative suggested that the Shaolin Temple adopt a composite development model, in addition to building temple meditation halls, Kung Fu schools, Buddhist and medical health care, etc. Resort hotels and other commercial service facilities will also be built.

Shi Yongxin, who was already thinking about quitting, received a response from the mayor: "We support you. The government only wants to hand over this treasure land to the Shaolin Temple" and then restarted the project. "Buddhism emphasizes 'Follow the situation, stay the same', since both parties have such understanding, we bought it. "As for the question about where the huge sum of money for land purchase came from, Shi Yongxin explained that Shaolin disciples at home and abroad raised funds together. "This money comes from all directions and will be used in all directions."

5. The "worldly" monk who socializes too much

Response: "Start but don't move"

From going to Australia to buy land and organizing martial arts competitions to driving luxury cars and accepting Dressed in a sky-high price cassock and holding an iPad, Shi Yongxin often appears in various social activities and is known as the chairman of Shaolin Temple and the CEO of Buddhism. The public cannot help but question that as a disciple of Buddhism, Shi Yongxin seems to have "entered the world" in this restless world. "It's too deep.

To this, Shi Yongxin's response was: "Monks don't care about being busy, they 'set out and don't be distracted'. ”

In Shi Yongxin’s view, his actions of actively joining the world are ways to revitalize and inherit Buddhism under the current situation of this era. “When I first became a monk, I wanted to live in the mountains and forests. Life is leisurely and comfortable. After becoming a monk, I saw that Buddhism was facing such an era and current situation, so I concentrated on thinking about how to inherit it, how to revitalize it, and how to make Shaolin Temple carry forward. I think this is my responsibility as a monk. "

Regarding the real-name reports made two days ago, Shi Yongxin still adheres to his usual calm style: "Don't do anything bad, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, you can withstand the test. "Of course, the truth of the matter still needs to be further ascertained.

Regarding his constant troubles, Shi Yongxin once responded: "In life, there are always some unsatisfactory things. In my position, some things I have to do it out of responsibility. Just treat them as part of your spiritual practice and ultimately achieve liberation. ”