Kung Fu superstar Jet Li stopped caring about how to film in his later years, but became a devout Buddhist, focusing on self-cultivation.
The most common place in Jet Li is the Buddhist holy land. Recently, some netizens came across Jet Li who came to worship Buddha in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province, and exposed a set of pictures.
Jet Li's trip to Wutai Mountain was different from usual. Instead of discussing Buddhism with the monks, he went to a cave alone, sat alone in the cave, lit a ever-burning lamp in the depths, and sometimes his eyes were glassy, and sometimes he looked down at the lamp thoughtfully.
Jet Li, 57, may have made movies all his life, and he looks even gaunt than his peers.
There was something wrong with the drama. Before that, there was news of "critical illness", which made many netizens worry about hype.
However, compared with the rumors, Jet Li himself is still working hard. In recent years, he has devoted himself to practicing Buddhism, and his spirit is much better than in previous years.
Probably because of physical reasons, after Jet Li faded out of the film and television circle, he devoted himself to Buddhist belief. In addition to doing Buddha worship, I was met by netizens many times in Wutai Mountain alone.
Every time I meet Jet Li, there will be a wave of arguments. Many people even think that he worships Buddha because of "fear of death". This is not a controversial point. No one is not afraid of death. The more things he experienced, the more he believed in Buddhism. This phenomenon is especially common in the entertainment circle.
Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Yang Ziqiong, Chiu Man-Cheuk and many other Hong Kong martial arts stars all believe in Buddhism. Many big-name stars in the Mainland also believe in Buddhism, such as Faye Wong, Zhang Tie-Lin, Huang Lei, Chen Kun and Zhao Wei.
But Jet Li's belief in Buddhism is particularly interesting. I think this is not only related to his poor health, but also to a string of nine-eyed dzi beads he carries.
It is reported that Jet Li is wearing a string of nine-eye dzi beads, which is a much-told story in the literary circle, and even triggered the dzi bead fever.
Some netizens revealed that Jet Li was in poor health. After filming warlords, he went to the temple and spent 20 million yuan to get a string of nine-eyed dzi beads, which can guarantee his life safety. Time flies. Since this string of nine-eyed dzi beads was worn in the body, Jet Li has indeed escaped many disasters and his body is quite safe, so he still carries this string of nine-eyed dzi beads with him, and his worth has doubled.
Of course, the nine-eyed dzi beads are just a psychological effect, and it can't be really so magical, otherwise the Buddha will become a "rich man"? Still believe in science.
I was willing to spend a lot of money to buy a string of beads. From these things, we can see that Jet Li really believed in the afterlife in his later years.
As bystanders, we don't tell others what to do with our beliefs and observe the phenomenon calmly, so we can probably come to the conclusion that:
The temple is on the mountain, the Buddha is in the heart, Wutai Mountain is a scenic spot, worshipping Buddha is a kind of culture, and faith is a kind of practice.
Back to Jet Li, in fact, Jet Li has never officially retired, but his main energy has not been put into the film and television circle. He is more like a businessman, running movies, charitable funds, fathers, believers and many other lines.
Some time ago, Mulan had a guest appearance with Jet Li, and Jet Li's next new film is also The China Story, which was shot by a Hollywood director. Its name is You Are Hurt at Night.
According to the official website, this movie is a love movie directed by HeiKo Ton and starring Yuan Wah, Jet Li, Dawn and Maggie Cheung. The film is 325 minutes long and consists of two parts: the first episode and the second episode. The film tells the stories of four countries in the Southern Dynasties, Song Qi Liang Chen and other countries.
I hope to finally show a historical story of China's unchanging magic, which is worth looking forward to.