Why is Jigong the reincarnation of Dragon Lohan?

The virtues of Ji Gong, such as helping the poor, eliminating violence, promoting good and punishing evil, have left a unique and beautiful impression in people's hearts. People miss him and deify him. When it was born, it happened that the 17 arhats (that is, the dragon-descending arhats) in the Lohan Hall, a national layman, suddenly collapsed, so people said that Jigong was reincarnated as an arhat.

Origin:

"The Story of the Western Regions" contains: "The ancient Fangguang Temple of Liang Shi Bridge in Tiantai Mountain, the abbot of 500 arhats, is often known for its vast magical powers." When Jigong was born, it happened that the 17th Luohan in the Luohan Hall of the Treasury Temple (that is, Luohan who descended the dragon) suddenly fell down, so people said that Jigong was reincarnated as Luohan.

People look forward to the savior, and society calls for heroes. When people were in urgent need of sages, monks became "living buddhas", and Dao Ji, a mortal, became a deity offering sacrifices in past dynasties. After becoming a Buddha, his honorific title is as long as 28 words: "Great kindness, great compassion, great wisdom, purple gold, arhat, venerable sage, sage", which combines Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and can be called the ultimate deification. This also shows that Jigong is deeply loved by the broad masses of the people and has become a "living Buddha" in the hearts of the people, reflecting the broad affinity of Jigong's image. It is also the embodiment of justice!

Extended data

I. Introduction to Dragon Lohan

The 17th of the eighteen arhats is the "honorable Ye Jia arhat", which was appointed by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. According to Faju, the above sixteen arhats are disciples of the 16th National Congress of the Buddha, who ordered them to live permanently on earth to help all beings. Another way of saying it is that the 17th Arhat is the author of Dharma House.

Legend has it that in ancient India, the Dragon King flooded the dried-up country and hid Buddhist scriptures in the Dragon Palace. Later, the venerable Dragon Warrior surrendered to the Dragon King to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures and made great contributions, so he was called "the venerable Dragon Warrior". Lohan, a disciple of the Buddha, has boundless magic power and has helped the Buddha to subdue dragons and demons many times, with outstanding achievements. After 1420 years of dragon training, it still failed to achieve positive results. I asked Guanyin for advice. When I learned that the seventh world was unfinished, I went down to earth to cross all beings and ended my unfinished life.

Second, Ji Gong introduced:

Jigong (1148-1209), formerly known as Li Xiuyuan, was a monk in the Southern Song Dynasty. He is a native of Yongning Village, Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, and later generations respectfully call him "Jigong Living Buddha".

He is a broken hat, a broken fan, a broken shoe and a dirty dress. He seems to be crazy. He first became a monk in Xiaoguo Temple, then lived in Lingyin Temple and then in Jingci Temple. He is not bound by precepts, loves wine and meat, and behaves like a crazy monk. He is a learned and moral monk. He is listed as the fiftieth ancestor of Zen Buddhism and the sixth ancestor of Yangqi School, and he is the author of Quotations from the Peak.

Jigong knows Chinese medicine and has cured many intractable diseases for the people. He is good at fighting injustice and saving people's lives. His virtues of helping the poor, eliminating violence, promoting good and punishing evil have left a unique and beautiful impression in people's hearts.

References:

Living Buddha-Baidu Encyclopedia? Jigong-Baidu Encyclopedia Dragon Lohan-Baidu Encyclopedia