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There is a classic saying in the Buddhist scriptures: He who can suppress himself is truly noble. How do you understand this?

One of the six perfections is to practice patience, which is very difficult. Take a look at the following paragraph:

One day, the king went hunting in the mountains and followed the footsteps to the place where the practitioners were. .

The king asked about the whereabouts of the deer, but the cultivator silently thought:

"All living beings are greedy for life and afraid of death. If I tell the king the answer, I will be as cruel and unkind as him; But if you don't say it, you are deceiving the king."

While he was hesitating, the king thought that the traveler was despising him and dared not answer, and he couldn't help but feel angry!

The king asked: "Who are you?"

The practitioner replied: "I am the Patience Immortal."

The king said: "Since you are the Patience Immortal , I’ll see if you can bear it anymore!”

The king, who had lost his mind, pulled out his knife and cut off the traveler’s right hand!

Blood gurgled out from the severed arm of the Immortal Patriarch.

However, the Immortal Patriarch was thinking at this time:

"I seek the Buddha's way and have no disputes with the world. Your Majesty can't bear to do anything to me, let alone the common people. "

So I secretly made a wish in my heart:

"One day, after I become enlightened, I must come to save the king first, so that the people will not be implicated and harmed."

See the king. He remained motionless, feeling strange and angry.

Asked his name again,

He still replied firmly: "I am the Immortal of Patience."

That's it,

While asking and answering questions, not only the hands of the Immortal Patience were cut off, but also his feet, ears, and nose were cut off. He was bleeding profusely and was in great pain.

At this time, the heaven and the earth suddenly shook, and the gods were angry. It can be said that the gods were angry and resentful.

The ghosts and gods all wanted to destroy the country to condemn the king's crimes.

However, Immortal Patience dissuaded him and said:

"This is because in the past countless kalpas, I have harmed him because I did not practice Buddhism, so this is what happened today." As a result, if we take revenge today, the grievance will never end."

When the people learned about this, they all hated the king's atrocities.

The Immortal of Humiliation said:

"Although the king treats me like this, I actually feel very sorry for him in my heart.

Just like a loving mother who cares about herself. Like a child,

I have no resentment towards him in my heart

If what I said is true, my body will be healed immediately! ”

At that moment, Immortal Ren's body really returned to the same state as before, without any damage.

Everyone admires and admires his virtue.

The Immortal Immortal is the predecessor of Sakyamuni Buddha when he walked the path of Bodhisattva.