II. Interview with Great Monk Jajae Manhyon
It is difficult to understand that the distorted
theory of 'no self' has been left as it is over
2000 years. During that period, many great
enlightened masters as well as Nagarjuna have
come and departed, and the world famous
leaders such as His Holiness Dalai Lama and
Thich Nhat Hanh are alive......
It is a good question. In order to understand
the theory of 'no self' properly, a person must
be correctly aware of the spirit that is the real
body in the realm of original substance (本體界).
But the thdory of the spiritual bodies is a
teaching on a profound level that a person can
understand its substance to a certain extent when
he reaches the Dharma grade of a Bodhisattva of
the high stage; that a person can realize
completely when he reaches the level of a
Buddha.
cannot expect one to establish the theory of 'no
self' or the doctrine of the spirit properly. At the
same time, no great monk has reached this stage
up to the present, including those who are alive.
After the passing of the Buddha, noble disciples
Subhuti and Shariputra attained Buddhahood, but
did not appear in the world but rather entered
nirvana. Consequently Yongsan Buddhism intends
to rectify the distorted theory of 'no self', and
advocates the doctrine of transmigration by the
spiritual bodies in the names of noble disciples
Kasyapa and Ananda this time.
We are anxious to hear about the phenomena
that the Great Monks experience when chanting
the sacted name of the Buddha.
There are some diffierences among people in
the stage of reciting a Buddha's name, but you
may understand that they will generally go
through the following stages.
① The stage that one's ears are shut with a
clank, and no outside noise is heard.
② The stage of the meditative oncentration that
it is as bright as day, and one sees brilliant light
made of particles.
③ The stage of ,no I' that one goes into the
realm of tranquil extinction transcending space
and time, and sees one's original nature
(emptiness). - Awakening to one's original nature
(breaking through Hwadu).
④ The stage of receiving the light of the Pure
Land in purple glaze on both ears from
Manjushri and Samantabhadra Bldhisattvas - the
eighth ground of the Bodhisattva path.
⑤ The stage of seeing a billion kinds of the
Immeasurable Light that is intensive, Iucid, and
brighter than the inside o the sunlight - the
gateway to becoming a Buddha.
-What does Hyonjisa consider most important
as the virtue of practice? I have been told that
Hyonjisa particularly laysstress on the thought
of filial piety to one's parents and ancestors....
The main thought of Buddhism is that of filial
piety to one's parents, and it is the virtue of
practice that the Buddha takes as the most
important.
The filial piety in Buddhism has far deeper
meaning than the definition of filial piety in
Confucianism because it is on the level of the
principal of universal reason that one repays
one's indebtedness (kindness, favor) to another
according to the law of cause and conditions.
Filial piety is the virtue that forms the basis of
the love of one's country, the love of one's
neighbors and the respect of one's teacher.
It is natural that one has to be dutiful to one's
parents during thdir lifetime. But I tell you that
saving the spirits of one's parents and ancestors
who are severely suffering in hells or as animals
after they passed away is the best filial piety.
This is no other than the salvation service fr
the deceased that is one of the traditional
ceremonies in Buddhism. I also tell you that
one's deceased spirits can be saved when the
salvation service is by all means supervised by
the Buddha.
Hyonjisa takes not only filial piety, but also
keeping pure precepts, practicing beneficial action
to others with compassion, practicing actions,
faith and so on as important virtues of practice.
-I understand tha you (the Great Monk) often
meet with the Buddha personally. I wonder how
holy the features of the Reward Body Buddha
were when you saw him.
The features of the Buddha are so holy that
he connot be described in writing or speech.
However, I will tell you some of his
appearances.
●The Buddha is 1m 78cm tall, weight 80kgs,
and looks around the age of 60.
●He always wears a grey long sleeved robe with
the red Dharma clothing made of 108 pieces
and looks neat, tidy and pure.
●He always has his head shaved; everyone will
be lost in his good-looking, handsome and
generous appearance.
●His face always has an adoring look like a
father, and his clear and clean features give
refreshing feelings.
●His eyes are long-lashed, have double eyelids
and are as clear as spring water. Wisdom
shines from him and he is full of supreme
intelligence. Light is always being emitted and
makes people overwhelmed.
●He has a round, prosperous-looking, high nose.
●His mouth looks peerless and handsome, and
everyone will be readily charmed by his smile.
His lips look as red as a cherry.
●His ears are not so big or small, but
good-looking.
●His milky skin is as soft and smooth as silk.
I understand that Hyonjisa is working to
realize the protection of this nation and world
peace through Buddhism. What role do you think
that Buddhism can do for the development of a
country?
The purpose of the establishment of Hyonjisa
is to realize the thought of salvation of sentient
beings and of protection of the country through
Buddhism. We can say that protection of the
country through Buddhism is the thought that has
consistently been maintained since Buddhism was
introduced into this country. But protection of the
country through Buddhism is greatly different on
its level from that of the past.
To begin with, as the Vairocana Hall that has
been dedecated to Vairocana Buddha and the
Tower of Prabhutaratna Buddha have been built,
and these have been given life by the two Great
Monks who have attained Buddhahood, the
biggest characteristic can be said is that
numerous Buddhas and Bodhisattvas can really
display the universal power of the Buddhas. I
also wish to tell you that thses have a great
purpose in realizing the unification of this
country, national prosperity, and to further world
peace.
The prenatal education of Avalokiteshvara that
Hyonjisa has introduced is a prenatal education
method on a new level that can bring up a
talented man having both characteristics of a
saint and a genius by virtue of awesomespiritual
powers of Avalokiteshvara. I think this method
can make a great contribution to the nation in
cultivating men of ability.
In addition to the above, I think that we can
make a contribution to society through
establishing the view of birth and death,
spreading the thought of filial piety, promoting
morality, spreading the practice of beneficial
actions to others with compassion, etc. by
means of disseminating the thought of
Buddhism such as the principal of cause and
conditions.
Great Monk Jajae Manhyon
Great Monk Jajae Manhyon who is the final
body of noble disciple Ananda at the time of the
Spirit Mountain was born in Hampyong in
Jeonnam Province in 1937.
He renounced worldly life and became a monk
with Monk Sok-am as his teacher. He practiced
meditative concentration by investigating the head
phrase of Hwadu under Great Monk Gyongbong,
and awakened to empty nature after ten years.
He has served as Executive Propagator of the
Administrative Headquarters of Jogye Order of
Korean Buddhism. He visited various enlightened
masters extensively like Priestling Sudhana
appearing in the Avatamsaka Sutra and sought
the Dharma. Afterwards, he had a firm
conviction that there exist far higher realms
through sutras and daringly converted to a
practitioner reciting the sacred name of the
Buddha.
As a result of his desperate practice for 30 years
or so, he met with the Buddha personally in
very profound samadhi that can be entered by
chanting the sacred name of the Buddha, and
received teaching from him.
At last he was confirmed a Buddha with his
Buddha name 'San Hae Hye Jajae Tong Wang
Buddha' by Buddha the World-Honoured in 2000
as stated in the Lotus Sutra. His left and right
attendants are Sanghaeng Bodhisattva and
Jonghaeng Bodhisattva.
He is the founder of Yongsan Buddhism, and
he has written the two books "The 21st
Century Buddha's Message I,II."
III. The head temple of new Buddhism -
Hyonjisa of Yongsan Buddhism
Hyonjisa is the holy land where Nosana Buddha
who is the original Buddha of Sakyamuni Buddha
and many Buddhas abide!
Hyonjisa is the holy land of the true Dharma
where the Noble Disciples Kasyapa and Ananda,
who have attained Buddhahood, have opened the
assembly of the Buddha.
On the occasion of opening of the Main Temple
Hall, a great work for the Buddha of lighting
100,000 lanterns unprededented in the history of
Buddhism has successfully been performed.
The Vairocana Hall and the Tower of
Prabhutaratna Buddha established in the head
temple in Chuncheon are the two precious
treasures in the global village.
Hyonjisa is the only temple that has enshrined
Buddha images with their heads neatly shaved
and their eyes open just as the Buddha in the
Absolute Realm looks.
1. The head temple of Hyonjisa is in
Chuncheon and its branch temples are in
Busan and Daejeon cities.
◆The head temple of Hyonjisa in Chuncheon
is the head temple of the true Dharma that
Noble Disciple Kasyapa and Noble Disciple
Ananda have established.
-Hyonjisa is situated at the foot of the
Gwangduk Mountain where the graceful aspect
of mountain ridges and a river mingle and
form picturesque scenery on the outskirts of
Chuncheon - a city where the streams of the
Bukhan River and the So-yang River both of
which rise in the Diamond Mountain join
together and a dream of reunification has been
cherished.
-Hyonjisa is the temple of the true Dharma
which Great Monks Gwangmyong Manduk and
Jajae Manhyon established in May 2001 to
realize the vows of salvation of sentient beings
and protection of the nation and world peace
through Buddhism by propagating the true
Dharma.
-Hyonjisa(顯智寺) has been named by the
Buddha and has the meaning of "atemple in
which the wisdom of the Buddha is revealed."
The site of Hyonjisa has been designated by
Bomyong Tathagata Buddha.
◆ The Busan Branch of Hyonjisa is a holy
place for prayers and propagation; the Daejeon
Branch is a sacred temple of Amitabha Buddha.
-The Busan Branch of Hyonjisa established in
February, 2006, has enshrined the Five
Tathagata Buddhas, namely Buddha the
World-Honoured, Prabhutaratna Buddha,
Medicine Tathagata Buddha, Amitabha Buddha
and Bomyong Buddha, and is a temple of the
true Dharma focusing on prayers and
propagation of the true Dharma.
-The Daejeon Branch of Hyonjisa opened in
December 2009 is the sacred temple where
Buddha the World-Honoured, Medicine
Tathagata Buddha, and Amitabha Buddha have
been enshrined. This temple has completely
been connected as one with the Western Pure
Land and plays an important role as the sacred
temple of Amitabha Buddha.
2. Hyonjisa is a holy place of the holy places
of world Buddhism
◆ Hyonjisa is a holy place of the holy
places of world Buddhism where Buddha the
World-Honoured and the Five Tahagata
Buddhas dwell.
-Hyonjisa is the temple where Nosana Buddha
who is the original Buddha of Buddha the
World-Honoured resides all the time.
Prabhutaratna Buddha, the King of the Three
Realms; Medicine Tathagata Buddha, Great
King of Medicine; Amitabha Buddha, the Pure
Land of Utmost Bliss; Bo-myong Buddha,
Supervisor of the Dharma Treasure; Cundi
Bodhisattva who acts as the Mother of all
Buddhas also dwell at Hyonjisa all the time.
-The four great Buddhas, Manjushri Bodhisattva,
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Avalokiteshvara, and
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who are practicing
actions of a Bodhisattva in the saha world; and
the three great Buddhas, Bo-myong Buddha,
Mountain King Buddha, and Stars Ruling
Tathagata Buddha who look after the fortune of
human beings also abide at Hyonjisa all the time.
-At the same time, Maitreya Buddha (Hye Wi
Dung Wang Buddha), the King of the Tushita
Pure Land, whom er sentient beings have been
so anxious to see also dwell at Hyonjisa.
◆ Hyonjisa is a rare holy land of the
assembly of the Buddha where Buddha the
World-Honoured washes away karmic hindrance
of sentient beings.
-Great Monk Jajae Manhyon who has attained
Buddhahood in this life is holding the assembly
of the Buddha twice a month for the first time
in 2600 years since the assembly of the Buddha
was held in India.
-At the time of the Dharma talk, Buddha the
World-Honoured sits in the lotus position on the
crown of the head of Great Monk Jajae
Manhyon; numerous Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, holy
multitudes, and hundreds, thousands and millions
of heavenly beings gather; and some 1000
Buddhists from across the country attend. The
Buddha washes away karmic hindrance of those
Buddhists who are present there with the
Immeasurable Light.
◆ Hyonjisa is a holy place where the Buddha
images have their heads shaved and their eyes
open exactly as the Buddha realy looks in the
Absolute Realm.
-The images of Buddha the World-Honoured and
many Buddhas have been reproduced as the
original Buddhas abiding in the Absolute Realm
look, and show their appearances with their
heads neatly shaved and with open eyes that one
cannot see in any other temple in the world.
3. The two great treasures of the global
willage that Hyonjisa has built.
◆ The two great treasures of the global village
for the defence of the country and world peace,
and salvation of sentient beings.-The Vairocana
Hall, The Tower of Prabhutaratna Buddha
-Vairocana Buddha enshrined in the Vairocana
Hall is the only image of Vairocana Buddha that
has been given life by the two Buddhas, and can
actually display the universal ability of Buddha
the World-Honoured and all Buddhas in the
Threefold Great Thousand World Systems.
-The Tower of Prabhutaratna Buddha in which
Prabhutaratna Buddha has been enshrined has
been connected as one with the Tower of
Prabhutaratna Buddha in the land of
Ratnavisuddha. As this is the only jeweled tower
in the world that has been given life by the two
Buddhas, Prabhutaratna Buddha and numerous
Bodhisattva Mahasattvas can really display the
universal ability.
4. The main temple hall where the image of
Buddha the World-Honoured has been
enshrined and the Three Buddha Treasure Hall
◆ On the occasion of opening the Main Temple
Hall of Hyonjisa and enshrining the image of the
Buddha that has been given life by the two
Great Monks on the Buddha's Birthday, a great
work for the Buddha of displaying unprecedented
100'000 lanterns has successfully been conducted.
-In the Main Temple Hall of Hyonjisa, the
image of Buddha the World-Honoured has
been enshrined as the principal Buddha, and
Avalokiteshvara and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva on
the left and right. On the occasion of opening
the Main Temple Hall on the Buddha's Birthday
this year (2010), a great work for the Buddha
of lighting 100'000 lanterns, unprecedented in
the history of Korean Buddhism has successfully
been conducted.
-Bo-myong Buddha, Mountain King Buddha, and
Stars Ruling Tathagata Buddha who supervise the
fortune of human beings have been enshrined in
the Three Buddha Treasure Hall.
source /Unfolding the essece of new Buddhism
publication/Hyonjisa, Yongsan Buddhism
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