The expression of Buddhist scriptures in written language itself will cause ambiguity, so there is a saying that "the human body is an instrument of Buddhism". Everyone has different opinions on the phrase "put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately", which is indescribable.

I would like to explain this sentence in personal words here. "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot" originally means to persuade people to do good. It is similar to "Zuo Zhuan: The Second Year of Xuangong" "You can correct your mistakes if you know them" , there is no such thing as a good thing." There is a famous saying, which means that everyone will make mistakes. If you know your mistakes, it is still too late to correct them.

The above is the superficial meaning, but the deeper meaning is more complicated. First of all, this sentence "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately" is directed at the evil people. It responds to the saying that the human body is a Buddhist instrument. Buddha is everywhere. Even the evil people have good roots, but their minds are blinded and cannot explore. .

Once a wicked person discovers his conscience and finds his own good roots, it is equivalent to a lotus rising in the Western Paradise, just like a cluster of sparks bursting out from the withered grass, which will instantly change his temperament. At this time, for Ordinary people have good knowledge of good and evil, and in terms of the chaotic transformation of one good and one evil, it is easier to enlighten the extremely evil people.

In short, everything has Buddha nature, and the Buddha’s words and sutras are all expressed in human expressions, so there is inevitably ambiguity. If you don’t understand the word “understand” itself, how can you realize the Buddha nature? How should the phrase "put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately" be expressed in "dog language", "sheep language", "horse language", etc.? If you are obsessed with becoming a Buddha, you have some intention in mind, but if you have worries, how can you become a Buddha? Therefore, "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately" can only be targeted at a certain type of people. You may read it ten thousand times without any spark in your heart, but some people will suddenly have good thoughts after reading it once. This is the subtlety of the words of the Buddha in the Buddhist scriptures.

(Although I have written a lot of words, I still feel that the expression is not clear. If people can understand it, how can we understand everything?)