Buddha is in my heart
Agudengba met Chu Sanxing who came to visit the shop owner Amon in the
little Bodhisattva. What surprised him was that Chu Sanxing was not only a
young hunter, but also a scholar with rich knowledge. His parents were both
highly intelligent. Intellectuals.
Chu Sanxing and Xiang Qima decided to go to Myanmar with Agudengba
because his parents lived in Myanmar. Xiang Qima’s parents also supported her
going to Myanmar to visit Chu Sanxing’s father and mother.
Chu Sanxing said to Agudengba:
Some scholars around the world have determined that the "Southern
Silk Road" did exist in history. This "Southern Silk Road"
played an important role in the cultural, technological and commercial
exchanges between China, especially the Sichuan and Yunnan regions, and the
Indian subcontinent. Connectivity. The world also agrees: China's sericulture
and silk weaving technologies first originated in Sichuan and Yunnan, and were
later introduced to the Indian subcontinent and Persia via the "Southern
Silk Road". As early as 2,400 years ago, Chinese silk had been commonly
used among the nobility of the Indian subcontinent. Sanskrit classics from that
period or later, such as the Mahabharata, also have records about silk and
China.
In fact, the native place of tea and sesame is the Yunnan-Guizhou
Plateau, and they were probably spread westward through the "Southern Silk
Road". Today's traditions of Bangladesh's textile industry and tea growing
industry should also be closely related to the above-mentioned ancient
exchanges.
Chu Sanxing said to Agudengba again:
Rice cultivation techniques in Asia may have originated in both Yunnan,
China, and Assam, India. In fact, Chinese gourds, bitter gourds, eggplants,
sugar cane, lentils, etc. were all introduced to China from the Indian
subcontinent.
At this time, Xiangqima handed the sugar cane he brought to Agudumba:
taste the sugar cane in Bangladesh.
Chu Sanxing continued to Agudenba:
Some people say that iron tools and iron-smelting technology also entered
various countries in the Indian subcontinent through the "Southern Silk
Road" and spread to Central Asia and even ancient Rome. I don’t agree with
this statement. The reason is very simple. The legendary eras of Huangdi,
Yandi, Zhuansuo, Emperor Ku, Yao, and Shun were about 3000-2000 BC. That was an
important era for the origin of Chinese civilization, and it was also the time
when copper and stone were used together. era, or the late Yangshao period to
the entire Longshan period. But from about 4300 BC to 3500 BC, primitive cities
appeared in the Sumer area. In about 3100 BC, King Menes of Upper Egypt unified
Upper and Lower Egypt. From about 3000 BC to 2600 BC, the Aegean region entered
the Early Bronze Age. Obviously, the Sumerian civilization and the ancient
Indus civilization were thousands of years earlier than the ancient Chinese
civilization.
Chu Sanxing said to Agudengba:
In my opinion, nothing has had a huge and far-reaching impact on Chinese
culture than Buddhism originating from the Indian subcontinent. Along with
Buddhism, astronomy, calendar, mathematics, architecture, painting, statues and
geographical knowledge were also introduced to China. The development of
Chinese civilization provides nutrients. After Buddhism was introduced to China
in the Western Han Dynasty in 2 BC, it was gradually integrated and assimilated
in the collision with traditional Chinese thought and culture, and integrated
into the Chinese culture, thought and philosophy system. After Sima Qian wrote
"Historical Records", Chinese civilization became the civilization of
the Han Empire, but other nations were regarded as barbarians and strangled and
exterminated. In fact, due to geographical proximity, the customs, habits and
national character of China's Dai, Bai and other ethnic minorities have been
greatly influenced by Buddhism. The “Southern Silk Road” is also a corridor for
ethnic migration. Among the ethnic minorities in northeastern and southeastern
Bangladesh today, some of their ancestors may have come from Sichuan, Yunnan,
Tibet, and Mongolia. In my contacts with these ethnic minorities, I often hear
legends that their ancestors may have come from the East. My parents told me
that my ancestors lived in the Sanxingdui area of Sichuan, which is also the
origin of the name my parents gave me.
Agudengba said to Chu Sanxing:
I accept your question. I do not agree to use the history of the Han
Empire to determine the origin of civilization of the great eastern countries.
The Chinese nation should be a fusion of multiple ethnic groups and a
combination of world civilizations.
When I traveled to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, I noticed that
people and friends here would mention the names of eminent monks and sages from
China and Bangladesh such as Faxian, Xuanzang, Yijing and Atisha. There is no
doubt that Buddhism was one of the most important vehicles in the early
interactions between China and the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent.
Back then, Buddhists, inspired by their faith, became the most persistent
messengers between civilizations. Whether it is Faxian, Xuanzang, Yijing or
Atisha, they are all well-educated people, so it is reasonable for them to
carry history. Thanks to the precious writings they left us, we are able to
have such a close dialogue with the ancients today.
Chu Sanxing said to Agudengba:
My parents once told me that Faxian was a monk from the Eastern Jin
Dynasty in China. In 399 AD, he set out from Chang'an and embarked on the
westward journey to seek Dharma. He was already 63 years old at that time.
Fourteen years later, when he landed and returned by boat in Shandong, today's
China, he was 76 years old. In 14 years, he traveled more than 20,000
kilometers. He was the first person in Chinese history to reach present-day
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Indonesia through amphibious
land and sea transportation. He was also the first person to arrive in written
records. An eminent monk who returned from a pilgrimage to Buddhist sites in
the Indian subcontinent to seek sutras and laws. He stayed in Bangladesh for
two years and witnessed the prosperity of Buddhism in Bangladesh. At that time,
there were 30 monasteries in Bangladesh with more than 2,000 resident monks. My
father also studied at the famous Thamuliputa Temple. After Faxian returned to
China, he devoted himself to translating scriptures, filling the gap in the
lack of precepts in the scriptures circulating in China at that time. I have
read the book "Buddhist Country Records", a record of Fa Xian's
travels to more than 30 countries. In the era when Faxian lived, no one at home
or abroad had experiences and writings like his. The status and value of
"Buddha's Kingdom" are unique.
Chu Sanxing said to Agudengba again:
You must know that there is a saying in China, which is "Go to the
West to obtain scriptures", which means that if you want to learn the true
scriptures, go to the birthplace of Buddha! "Western Heaven" is the
holy land. This sentence comes from the story of Xuanzang, an eminent monk from
the Tang Dynasty in China, who went to India to study Buddhist scriptures.
In his "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty"
written by Xuanzang, Xuanzang described dozens of kingdoms located in the
Indian subcontinent, three of which are believed by experts to be in today's
Bangladesh, including the aforementioned Pannavardana Kingdom, there are also
the Kingdom of Jie Zhu Lao Jilao and the Kingdom of Sama Yuzha. Reading this
book, you can't help but be taken to Bangladesh more than 1,300 years ago. At
that time, Bangladesh had beautiful scenery, rich products, crops, luxuriant
flowers and fruits, a developed economy, and self-sufficient agriculture. It
should have been one of the more developed agricultural areas in the Indian
subcontinent at that time. The environment here is very good, you live next to
the water, and the population is prosperous. Social harmony means that not only
in monasteries, the two major Buddhist sects, the Small and Second Vehicles,
can coexist peacefully, but also in society where "different sects live
together" and live in peace and harmony. Bangladesh has a long history and
tradition of advocating education. The local people are studious and diligent,
value learning and art, and are eclectic. It is an enlightened society that is
open-minded and encourages communication. Bengal was indeed one of the holy
places of Buddhism. Sakyamuni once lectured here when he was still alive.
Buddhism is prosperous in the area, with strong incense, many grand temples,
and numerous monks. There are many Buddhist relics, including the Tathagata
Shrine, the Ashoka Pagoda, the eight-foot-tall jade Buddha statue, and the
Buddhist high platform built with bricks and stones and its exquisite Buddhist
sculptures.
At this point, Chu Sanxing smiled and said to Agudengba: I am not
boasting about Bangladesh. Have you read the Quran? There is a saying in the
Quran: "If you want to enrich your knowledge, please go to China!"
There is no doubt that Chinese civilization has its own uniqueness. In 645 AD,
Xuanzang returned to Chang'an after 17 years of absence. He brought back
"Six Hundred and Fifty-Seven Economics" from "Western
Heaven", and then devoted himself to translating the scriptures. He not only
made significant contributions to enriching Chinese culture, but also preserved
precious classics for ancient Indian Buddhism. The Records of the Western
Regions of the Tang Dynasty compiled by him has become a very rare historical
and geographical work and one of the most important basis for studying the
history of the Indian subcontinent. His legendary experience was artistically
processed by Wu Chengen, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty, and became a long
mythological novel "Journey to the West" that is well-known in China.
Among Buddhist monks seeking Dharma in Chinese history, Yijing is often as
famous as Faxian and Xuanzang. Since childhood, he admired Faxian and
Xuanzang's feats of seeking Dharma from the West. Later, in 671 AD, he traveled
to Tianzhu via the South China Sea for 30 years. He also studied at Nalanda
Temple and visited present-day Bangladesh. He completed two travel books,
translated a large number of sutras, and compiled a Thousand-Character Sanskrit
Book for monks to study in the Indian subcontinent.
Chu Sanxing continued to say to Agudengba:
Atisha is a great holy monk in the history of Buddhism, who is regarded
as the incarnation of Buddha. In 1038, at the invitation of King Ali of Tibet,
he went to Tibet to spread Buddhism. Buddhism was introduced to Tibet in the
6th century AD. In the 7th century AD, when Princess Wencheng of the Tang
Dynasty went to Tibet to marry Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo, she brought
Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues and other objects with her. At that time,
the exchanges between Tibetan monks and monks and scholars from the Indian
subcontinent, including present-day Bangladesh, became increasingly close. From
that time to the Atisha period, eminent monks and scholars from Meng had a
significant influence on the formation of Tibetan Buddhism and the order of
temples.
Atisha was 56 years old when she went to Tibet. Accompanied by his
disciples, he passed through present-day Nepal and crossed the Himalayas into
Tibet. The altitude there is very high and extremely difficult and dangerous,
which shows Atisha's perseverance. He originally planned to stay in Tibet only
for a short time, but he left for 17 years and passed away in Tibet in 1054. He
helped reform Tibetan Buddhism, eliminated heresies, became a pioneer in the
later spread of Tibetan Buddhism, and had an influence on the formation of the
Gelug Sect. It is said that during his stay in Tibet, he wrote more than 200
books on Buddhism, spread medicine there, built reservoirs, and engaged in
translation.
Dawa and Xiang Qima happily said to Chu Sanxing: You have given us a
better understanding of the outside world.
Dawa and Xiang Qima danced the Bangladeshi bongo dance together and sang
"Buddha in My Heart":
You
smile at me, I think you are the Buddha
You
have a cold face, but I also think you are a Buddha
You
always help me, I know it is the Buddha who is helping me
When I
encounter setbacks, it is Buddha testing me.
I'm
just a mortal, Buddha is always so compassionate
Facing
the Buddha, I only have a sincere heart
Buddha
is in my heart, there are no distracting thoughts in my heart
I
believe in myself, God knows my thoughts
If
Buddha is in my heart, light will be everywhere
Every
ray of light illuminates my future
If my
heart is not in turmoil, I will never get lost again
My
heart is enlightened because Buddha is in my heart
With
the help of Buddha's power, I can save countless people
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