Buddha's birthday holiday benefits Hong Kong people
Since the British colonists occupied Hong Kong in 184 1, the local residents are mainly Chinese, although foreigners are also mixed. The British Hong Kong government ignored the respect of most people in Hong Kong for Buddhism and only allowed western religious festivals. As early as the 1960s, Master Jueguang, together with people from all walks of life, actively asked the British Hong Kong authorities to designate the Buddha's birthday as a public holiday, but the British Hong Kong authorities only delayed it. 1996 1 month, Master Jueguang and others collected the support signatures of more than 800,000 Hong Kong Buddhists and most citizens, and solemnly demanded that the Buddha's birthday be designated as a public holiday. 1 July, 19971day After the return of Hong Kong, the Buddha's Birthday public holiday was finally implemented by the resolution of the Executive Council of the SAR. Master Jue Guang said: "Hong Kong can have public holidays after 1997, which is the greatest manifestation of religious freedom in Hong Kong. Because our Hong Kong Buddhists have won the Buddha's birthday public holiday, it has affected Buddhists in Macau and Taiwan Province to actively strive for the Buddha's birthday public holiday. "
Transition, return, opinions and suggestions
1984 Master Jueguang was invited to attend the signing ceremony of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. The following year, he went to Beijing to attend the meeting of the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee; 1992, Master Jueguang went to Beijing to accept the letter of appointment as a Hong Kong affairs consultant; 1995, Master Jueguang became the Preparatory Committee of the SAR; 1On June 30th, 997, he attended the handover ceremony held in the Convention and Exhibition Center and witnessed an important moment in history. For more than ten years, the mage has made suggestions for the transition of Hong Kong. He once said that maintaining the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong is an unshakable belief of Hong Kong Buddhists. He firmly believes that religion has full freedom after Hong Kong's return, because he personally participated in the drafting of the Basic Law and understood that the central government has done a lot of work to ensure religious freedom after Hong Kong's return. Therefore, before the reunification, he repeatedly publicly called on Buddhist immigrants to clarify their responsibilities and actively participate in the work of purifying society after the reunification.
The mage said many years ago that the establishment of social order, in addition to implementing external laws, is to guide the morality of the soul. Morality is a spontaneous and conscious exercise, which can be stimulated and induced, but it cannot be forced by others. Benevolence of Confucianism, love of Taoism, love of Christianity and compassion of Buddhism in China can be summarized as benevolence, kindness and love. Although there is a considerable difference in depth between them, their direction of restraining evil and guiding good is the same. If we can use universal wisdom, get rid of fragmentation, eliminate barriers, understand and respect each other, we will surely turn violence into peace in Hong Kong.
Origin Yingkou you ju hui gen
Master Jueguang's ancestral home is Yingkou, and his common surname is Gu. He was born in 19 19, and his mother is a devout Buddhist. He was born with wisdom. At the age of eleven, he became a monk in Tiantong Temple. Later, he went to the Guanzong Temple in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, which was built by the 43rd ancestor of Tiantai Sect, and studied in the "Discipline College" and "Research College" established in the temple. 1939, Master Bao Jing, a senior mage, founded the Buddhist College in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. Master Baojing recruited a group of young monks to study in Hong Kong, including Master Jueguang who just finished his studies.
Master Jueguang personally baked the mirror master in the exquisite Buddhist house, and Bao Gong taught the Tiantai teachings, making Master Jueguang the 46th generation successor of Tiantai teachings after the wise master, with the legal name of "Qi Ben". 1940 1 1 On 29th, Bao Gong died in the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai, while Master Jueguang fled to Guilin because of the Japanese invasion of China. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Master Jueguang immediately returned to Hong Kong to complete Bao Gong's unfinished Buddhist career. At that time, the mage had two wishes: first, to establish the Hong Kong Buddhist Federation; The second is to create a lotus society that is aware of Xianghai and spread the religious view of Tiantai. By 1945 and 1946, the Buddhist Association and the Zhengjue Lotus Society were established respectively.
Buddhist monastic materials in Hong Xing
Master Jueguang pointed out that there is a saying in Hua Yan Jing: "If you take this body and mind as a dust brake, it is called the Buddha of gratitude." As a Buddhist disciple, I popularized Buddhism, and my career is of course. Hong Kong's Buddha's Birthday Holidays strive for the upper reaches, where there is a will, there is a way, and Hong Kong people will benefit from it for generations to come. He said that the past can prove that everything is based on "wishes"; The greater the desire, the greater the strength, so we will never be discouraged and March forward courageously towards the Bodhisattva Avenue of "Great Compassion".
The mage said that although the cultural education and social charity and welfare of Hong Kong Buddhism in the past half century have far exceeded the achievements of the past few hundred years, it is a fact obvious to all and a concrete embodiment of "spreading Buddhism and benefiting students", but as far as social requirements are concerned, it is far from enough! More precisely, it is the duty of Buddhists to do social and cultural education and charity, but it is not the main one, but the auxiliary one, which belongs to the second place; The first task of the four disciples of Buddhism is to practice, not only by themselves, but also by others. The so-called "self-knowledge" and "self-interest and altruism" are the fundamental purposes of Buddhism, and many people can get real benefits.
"There are still many confusions in society. We must awaken them and break their dreams of greed, anger and delusion! Tell them: What is Buddha? To put it bluntly:' Buddha is the awakened one of life.' He is by no means an idol of clay sculpture and wood carving. The so-called Buddha is an awakened sentient being, and all sentient beings are unrealized Buddhas. So everyone has Buddha nature, and everyone can become a Buddha. As long as you believe in Buddhism and learn from it, you will certainly become a Buddha. The reason why you can't become a Buddha is because all beings are confused! Sink into the sea of life and death. Buddha's teachings are like an immortal lamp of wisdom, illuminating the confused voyage of life and making it reach the quiet, comfortable and complete shore that life yearns for! In order to promote the teachings of Buddhism, the master participated in Buddhist TV programs and talked about Buddhism and life to the audience on the screen.
If it is Master Jueguang's first ambition to strive for a Buddha's birthday holiday for the 6 million people in Hong Kong, then the establishment of the "Hong Kong Buddhist Sangha Institute" is his second ambition.
In the early autumn of 2000, Master Jueguang was elected as the first dean of the Sangha Buddhist College in Hong Kong. Compared with mainland China and Taiwan Province Province, which have set up Buddhist colleges like mushrooms after rain, Hong Kong started late, but the master is confident, because Hong Kong Buddhism needs a "Sangha College" to train monks, Long Shao Buddhists and abbots, purify people's hearts and be protected by the "Dragon Eight Branches".
People in the Buddhist circles say that Master Jueguang has a strong mind and a strong will, and enjoys high prestige in the mainland and overseas. With his leadership and the full support of four Buddhist disciples, the "Hong Kong Buddhist Sangha Academy" will be realized at an early date. If Bodhi is planted in Xiangjiang River, it will blossom and bear fruit in the future, and the future of Buddhism in Hong Kong will be better.
Continue the wisdom of Buddhism and live in groups.
Since then, Master Jueguang has used Hong Kong as his base for teaching Buddhism. He did everything for the individual and the Buddha. For more than 50 years, I have been continuing my life of Buddhism and wisdom. He devoted himself to promoting religion internationally and promoting world peace. He often went abroad to preach or attend conferences, and wherever he went, tens of thousands of believers converted to his home. After the reform and opening up in the Mainland, the Master actively promoted the Buddhist exchanges between Hong Kong and the Mainland and established good relations.
Master Jueguang participated in the establishment of the Hong Kong Buddhist Federation after the war. He served as the first director, two Buddhist directors and general affairs director in 18. 1966 President of Hong Kong Buddhist Federation. In addition, he also holds positions in major Buddhist groups. In the past 50 years, Master Jueguang has made many achievements under the leadership of the four Buddhists, including advocating the construction of more than 50 Buddhist hospitals, Buddhist cemeteries, Buddhist primary and secondary schools and kindergartens, nursing homes, youth entertainment camps, youth activity centers and elderly entertainment centers, with a total cost of tens of millions of yuan. All kinds of good deeds make the young have a sense of education, the old have a sense of security, the sick have medical care, and the dead have security.
Master Jueguang has been promoting Buddhism and serving the public for decades, which can be summarized in four words: "worshiping Buddhism and benefiting life", working day and night. 1966, he donated his land in Baifu Village, Fanling, and established the Buddhist Baojing Nursing Home, which took in 108 helpless old people. He has been funded by the Community Chest of Hong Kong and the Social Welfare Department. 1977, in response to the government's "green paper on services for the elderly" plan, he donated more than 70,000 feet of land to build a Buddhist Baojing nursing home for the elderly, which can accommodate 1 17 elderly people. It is the first nursing home in Hong Kong, dedicated to the disabled, the weak and the sick.