Rong was brilliant since he was a child. At the age of eight, she followed her father to read profound classics such as All Houses and Posa. At the age of eleven, I studied under the quiet sweetheart An Youji in Jibei County. /kloc-at the age of 0/4, Deng Bishan became a monk and was given a sufficient precept; /kloc-when he was 0/7 years old, a quiet sweetheart went extinct, that is, following the teacher's last words and following his brother's thousand-year-old mage, he was subjected to empty hiding. In the process of penance and sincerity, he often sees supernatural phenomena.
At that time, someone laughed at him: "You are eloquent, but you are short and ugly. 」
Rong said, "King Yu Shun is in Chixian and Yan Ying is in Qi. I have never heard of his length. " These people are ashamed, but Yung-hee is ashamed of his ugliness, so he vowed to practice Buddhism for one hundred days. When he entered the altar, he was carved on the front pillar of the hall. After the altar was completed, he measured it again and found that it was more than four inches higher than before.
Rong 19 studied Tiantai Sect with a debater from Pipa Mountain. In the second year of Yingbao (A.D. 1 162), an epidemic occurred in the whole country. Rong Xi went back to his hometown in the province to visit his parents, met with the master of Bomaoshan, and learned the secret justice, thus achieving his goal. Later, he returned to Bimao Mountain and was greatly inspired by Master Xian Yi's secret method. He was locked up for eight years and studied Tibetan scriptures carefully. Although Rong knows the scriptures well, he often feels overwhelmed. He also heard that Zen Buddhism in China flourished, so at the age of 28, he began to think of southern China. In April of the third year of Ren 'an (A.D. 1 168), Rong Xi set out from Hakata by merchant ship and arrived in Mingzhou (now Ningbo, Zhejiang).
On the way, I met a soldier from China who was riding in the heavy source of the house, so I accompanied him to visit the Lingshan Holy Land in Tiantai Mountain and saw various auspicious signs, such as the Qinglong in the stone bridge. Worship Luohan from afar at the cake peak and offer tea and soup to make you feel different from a tea bowl; I also went to Ashoka Mountain and saw the relics shining. In the autumn drought of the same year, the princess asked for rain. During the revision of the law, glory was everywhere, and suddenly it rained cats and dogs to solve the drought. So the princess gave him the title of "Thousand Lights" and made him known as the "ancestor of Thousand Lights". In September of that year, I returned to Japan with the Central Plains, and brought back more than 30 new chapters of Tiantai, 60 volumes of * * *, and ten letters of Tiantai, and presented them to the Tiantai master Ming Yun. He was admiring: "My son is teaching in zhina, which is the light of our country." 」
Rong returned to China for the first time and entered the Song Dynasty for the second time, which lasted about twenty years. On the one hand, he devoted himself to the research and practice of Zen and the secret method; On the other hand, he temporarily stayed in Kyushu, ready to re-enter the Song Dynasty. During this period, he traveled to Northwest China, Beibei and other places to spread Buddhism and teach bar mitzvah, and wrote such esoteric classics as Bound Outline, Definition of Fetal Mouth, Origin of Elite Temple, Textual Research on Teaching Justice, and Origin of Yulanben Yipin Jing.
Rong, although he studied the mysticism of two religions at the same time, especially devoted himself to mysticism. He was once enlightened by two masters who came to study Taiwan by themselves, and also by the works of Sichuan masters, and he was both in one. Because there is Rongxi Hongtian in Guanquan House in eastern Shandong and Yeshangfang House at the top of hamster, it is called Yeshangliu, which belongs to one of the six schools of Taimishan Temple, or Kenningjiliu. Later, the so-called Ye Shang School was founded by Rong Xi. Sandwiched for three years (AD 187), Rong re-entered the Song Dynasty at the age of 47, hoping to be introduced to India through China. In April, Rong Xi crossed the sea from Japan and arrived in Lin 'an (Hangzhou). He visited the magistrate to appease the assistant minister and said that he would go to India. But the magistrate refused, so Rong Xi went to Tiantai Mountain in Chicheng to learn Zen from the Zen master in the virtual temple of Wannian Temple.
Master Xu An is the eighth grandson of Huanglong Sect of Lin Ji, and the patriarch of Zen. Rong Xi studied hard at the Xu 'an Zen Master. After several years of study, he finally realized the essence, obtained the seal of Xu 'an Zen Master, and inherited the authentic Zen method of Lin Ji.
In the first year of Jianjiu (A.D. 1 190), Rong Xi delivered the Bodhi branches planted by Master Jia in Tiantai Mountain to a merchant ship and shipped them back to Japan, where they were planted in xiang zhu (Fukuoka) Shrine. At that time, Rong said to him, "There is no such tree in our country. First transplant one in China to test the effect of popularizing law and rejuvenating the country. If the tree withers, we can't. " "Built six years (AD 1950) vernal equinox, Dongda Temple planted bodhi trees; In the first year of Yuanjiu (AD 1204), another branch was planted in Ren Jian Temple. Both places are lush and tree-lined, and they are still there.
In the autumn of two years after its establishment, Rong left, and the master presented Bodhisattva precepts, vestments, seals, bowls, seats, vases, sticks, line drawings and other objects, as well as portraits of 28 founders below Sakyamuni Buddha, and asked Rong to protect, return to China, spread knowledge widely, show all beings, and continue his life. Rong Xi, wearing a hat, believed it. He set sail in Japan in July and arrived in Urura, Hirado Island.
According to historical records, in the Song Dynasty, Rongxi donated 3 million yuan to Wannian Temple, built two cloisters at the mountain gate, and built the Kannonji and the Tower of the Wise. Because Zen master Xu An wanted to build a thousand Buddha pavilions in Tiantong Mountain, Rong sent a batch of giant materials to Tiantong Mountain the year after he returned to China, and tied them up with big ships. After the pavilion is completed, the temple owner will make a hall to show his ambition. After Rong returned to China, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Finance was building a temple, inviting Rong to be taught and promulgating Zen rules. At first, only dozens of people followed, and soon the Taoist temple was full. The following year, Rong Xi built Hongzhi in front of the building and performed the Bodhisattva's "The Great precept of Busa", which is the earliest Busa Zen precept in Japan. In the following three years, Yung-hee began to carry out teaching activities centering on Pangfeng, in front of the building, behind the building, Satsuma, Nagato and Kyushu, and strongly advocated Zen. He also opened temples, formulated Zen rules and wrote scriptures, which gradually attracted the attention of the teaching community.
Five years after its establishment, Rong Xi was invited to Beijing to sing Zen, but at the time of the prosperity of Zen, it caused the jealousy of the old monks in Du Nanbei Mausoleum. Among them, the built Sakazaki was eloquent and jealous of his Zen method, so he lured the monks from Lushan Mountain to the court to play, which eventually led to the court announcing the ban on Zen. According to Yanbao, the emperor sent a letter asking, and Rong replied, "Zen has not existed in China until now. Yesterday, this missionary master first tried to write a book called Internal Evidence of Buddhism and the Inherent Blood of Buddhism, in order to promote Zen under the guidance of Buddhism. Argumentative and stupid, Tiantai Mountain monks slander me. If Zen is not, then neither are missionaries; Without the missionary master, the teaching method of Tiantai Sect could not be established; Tiantai teaching method can't be established. How can Taiwan Province people refuse me? What a pity! It can be seen that his teacher and pupil don't know the meaning of the ancestors. When people of insight heard it, they all took Zen master's words as good words, which further assisted the promotion of Zen. After six years of construction, Rongxi established Fu Sheng Temple in Bodo, with participants from all directions and gained a wide reputation. This is the establishment of Japanese Zen Temple. Nine years after its establishment, Rong wrote a three-volume book "Promoting Zen to Protect the Country", which is the earliest Zen work in Japan, expounding the importance of Zen to the country and the interdependence between Buddhism and kingship, and advocating that the ultimate of Buddhism is Zen, which is very popular. He also wrote a book called Outline of Becoming a Monk, which described the bounden duty of monks.
In the first year of Zheng Zhi (A.D. 199), Rong Xi went to Kamakura to meet the shogunate general Yuan Yeshang, and thanked the shogunate for its trust. The following year coincided with the anniversary of Yuan Dynasty. Nanbeno Jotun invited Rong Xi as a mentor, and Yuan Dynasty's widow Hiramasako and others also converted and dedicated land to build a temple, which later became Shoufu Temple, one of the five mountains in Kamakura. Later, Ping Zi presented sixteen arhats to Shoufu Temple and held a feast for the eyes. With the support of the shogunate, Zen spread widely in Kanto. Although tea was introduced to Japan as early as Nara Dynasty, it was not popular. Because Rongxi brought back tea seeds from the Song Dynasty and planted them in Beizhen Mountain and Hakata Fu Sheng Temple in front of the building, and presented three highly variable seeds planted in the mother's tail, they were planted in Yuzhi Tea Garden soon, gradually making tea planting more extensive, so Rongxi was honored as "the tea ancestor of Japan".
Zen Buddhism was very popular in the Song Dynasty, and tea had the effects of solving problems, promoting digestion and pleasing emotions, so Zen Forest gradually got used to eating tea. The etiquette and behavior of eating tea has become an important part of Zen, so there is a saying that "tea Zen is blind". Rong introduced the tea ceremony of Zen Temple in the Song Dynasty to Japan, and after returning to China, he first established the habit of drinking tea in daily practice in temples such as Shoufu Temple in Kamakura, Hakata Fu Sheng Temple and Kyoto Jianning Temple.
In the first year of Jianli (A.D. 12 1 1 year), Rong wrote Tea for Health, which was his last work in his later years. In the second year of Jianbao (A.D. 12 15), Rong Xi presented February tea and cured General Shuiben's fever. Since then, tea has become more popular. In the second year of Ren Jian (A.D. 1202), Minamoto No Yoriie, a foreign conqueror (son of Yuan Dynasty and brother of Shi Chao), founded Jianningji by the Yadong River in Luodong, Kyoto Prefecture, and appointed Rong Xi as the founder. In June of the following year, Rong Xi established the Dojo of Taiwan, Secret School and Zen School, founded the Prayer School and the View School, and merged these three schools to form the Japanese Lin Ji School. At that time, there were a lot of talents, and their reputation was increasing day by day, which shocked the ruling and opposition parties.
In the first year of Jian Yong (A.D. 1206), Rong was appointed as the consultant of Dongda Temple to supervise the renovation work, which lasted four years. In the second year of Chengyuan (AD 1208), the nine-story tower of Fasheng Temple in Luodong caught fire and Rongxi was ordered to repair it. Because of his merits, he was awarded purple clothes by the emperor. In the first year of Jianbao (AD 12 13), Rong Xi was demoted to a monk. After three years of construction, Shengu Shoufu Temple was completed. In the summer of the same year, Rong suffered from minor illness, and spent his old age in the afternoon, at the age of 75 and 63.
Rong is known as the ancestor of Qianguang School, the ancestor of the upper class of Taimiya, donkey kong, King Kong of Wisdom, and the shaman who toured the Song Dynasty. He is the author of A Generation of Confucian Classics, Revival of Buddhism in Japan, Opening of Three Classics, No Two Theories, etc. His disciples are Guan Hai, Quan Ming, Xing Yong, Lin Yan, Rong Chao, Xin Hai, Dao Sheng and others, among whom Xing Yong and Rong Chao are the most famous.
Because Master Rong advocated Zen style, people's interest in learning Zen was improved, which contributed to the Zen style in Song Dynasty. For example, in A.D. 1224, the monk Quanming and his disciple, Zen Master Daoyuan, entered the Song Dynasty to seek Dharma, returned to China to spread Dharma in Cao Dongzong, and founded Yongping Temple in Qian Yue. Later, China was destroyed in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Zen monks who were dissatisfied with the rule of the Yuan Dynasty took refuge in Japan, which enabled Japanese Zen to develop rapidly and gained great advantages in various sects, thanks to the efforts of Zen master Rong.