南京牛首山佛頂宮 - 佛頂骨舍利Nanjing Niushou Mountain Buddha Peak Palace - Buddha Peak Bone sarira

 

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南京牛首山佛頂宮

是一座現代佛教藝術殿堂，

位於江蘇省南京市江寧區。

供奉全世界唯一的

釋迦牟尼佛頂骨舍利。

佛頂宮依山而建。

由地下6層（利用廢棄礦坑 ）

和地上3層，

融合了現代建築技術與佛教文化，

內部分為禪境大觀、舍利大殿

和舍利藏宮。

內部主要展現佛陀的一生，

中心有臥佛與禪境花園，

呈現釋迦牟尼佛成佛的意境。

北宋（公元1011年），演化大師

可政在宋真宗的支持下，

於長干寺原址重建寺院和九級寶塔。

將佛頂真骨安奉在真身塔内。

2008年7月，考古人员在南京

大報恩寺遺址地下

取出了長干寺真身塔的鐵容器。

同年11月，考古人員由鐵容器內

取出阿育王塔和大量文物。

2011年9月，完成《天闕藏地宫，

雙塔出五禪 - 牛首勝境》策畫方案，

確定了佛頂骨舍利安奉的方式

與地點。

安置於牛首山佛頂宮的地下

舍利大殿，日常供奉的是

依真身一比一製作的「影骨」

供遊客參觀，

真身舍利僅在特定時日

開放民眾瞻仰禮拜。

舍利子（ Sarira ）的形成，

在佛教觀點中是高僧、修行者

長期戒、定、慧修行成就的

功德結晶。

並非單純的物質現象。

是佛法精神的象徵。

Nanjing Niushou Mountain  

Buddha Peak Palace 

It is a modern Buddhist art hall,

It is located in Jiangning District, 

Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province.

Dedicated to the only one in the world

Shakyamuni Buddha's Peak Bone Sarira.

The Buddha Peak palace is built 

along the mountain.

From 6 floors underground (using abandoned mines)

and 3 floors above ground.

Combining modern architectural technology and Buddhist culture,

The interior is divided into the Zen Temple and the Sarira Hall.

And the  Sarira Tibetan Palace.

The interior mainly shows the life of Buddha.

There are lying Buddha and Zen Garden in the centre,

it presents the artistic conception of Shakyamuni Buddha becoming a Buddha.

Northern Song Dynasty (1011 A.D.)

Master of Evolution

Kezheng, with the support of Emperor Zhenzong of Song,

the temple and the ninth-level pagoda were rebuilt on the original site of Changgan Temple. 

The true bone of the Buddha's Peak is enshrined in the True Body Tower.

In July 2008, archeologists in Nanjing

A cella appeared in the ruins of Dabaoen Temple.

Took out the iron container of the Real Body Tower of Changgan Temple.

In November of the same year, 

archeologists from iron containers

Took out the Ashoka Tower and a large number of cultural relics.

In September 2011, 

the Tianque Tibetan Palace was completed,

The planning  of

“ Two towers come out of five zens - 

Niu Shou wonderland “

determines the location and method of the Buddha's Peak  bone Sarira.

Placed in the basement of the Buddha Peak Palace in Niushou Mountain

The daily worship of the  Sarira Hall is "Shadow Bone" made one-to-one 

according to the real body

for tourists to visit.

The true  Buddha's Peak  bone Sarira 

is only available at a certain days to open 

for the public to worship.

The formation of Sarira 

from the Buddhist point of view, 

they are high monks and practitioners 

long-term precept, fixed and wise practice achievements.

The crystalisation of merit.

It is not a simple material phenomenon.

It is a symbol of the spirit of Buddhism.

茹素 - Vegetarian

 

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20年前某一天，

來到萬華專門供應餐廳行業需的

販賣店，

將購買的鳥、魚和烏龜

放入通風紙盒與水箱，

送往烏來寺廟的山林。

看著眾鳥林中飛翔

與湖水中自在游動的眾生⋯

莫名的法喜充滿內心。

當下決定從此茹素。

學佛修行、茹素

改變了我的人生。

感受慈悲的法喜。

生活各方面也較有自我克制力。

不再苛求完美、計較得失。

漸能伏住煩惱。

以平常心看待悲歡離合、生老病死。

動物與植物的不同在於 -

動物是有情眾生

能感受生老病死之痛。

有情識 - 喜、怒、哀、樂、

分別、執著、嗔恨。

植物是無情眾生

雖有觸覺，

然而沒有分別、執著、嗔恨

的情緒。

茹素是不忍食眾生肉，

但必須進食以維持身體所需，

所以我們在吃素時

感恩植物的供養。

有些人改變飲食習慣實行吃素後，

礙於口味的喜好與對素食營養的存疑 

( 擔心缺乏蛋白質 或是飲食不均衡⋯ ）

以致於身體不適時即失去信心，

無法堅持素食。

我們知道，肉類的酵素會因加熱遭破壞，

須由人體自己產生酵素消化。

況且肉類在大小腸內停留時間

長達60至100小時才能消化，

在此其間，肉類已在腸道腐敗產生病菌。

而肉食者攝取的蛋白質過多的會轉變為熱量，

也會變成脂肪積在體內。

粗茶淡飯、五穀雜糧、

根菜蔬果都是有益健康的天然美食。

素食要注意的是少吃加工、醃過的食品。

其中加有化學、防腐劑會危害身體，

大部份營養也遭破壞。

以慈悲心力行素食，

依照正確養生資訊，

起居飲食正常均衡，

必將擁有健康的素食人生。

One day in my life ( 20 years ago )

I went to Wanhua to specialise in serving the needs of the restaurant industry sales store,

birds, fishes and turtles to be purchased.

Put in the ventilation cardboard box and water tank,

sent to the mountains and forests of Wulai Temple.

Watching the birds fly in the forest,

and all sentient beings swimming freely in the lake…

The inexplicably happy filled my heart.

At that time, I decided to be a vegetarian.

Learning Buddhism and becoming a vegetarian changed my life.

Feel the joy of compassion.

There is also self-restraint in all aspects of life.

No longer demand perfection or care about gains and losses.

Gradually be able to rely on to worry.

Look at the separation of sadness and joy, life, old age, sickness and death with a normal mind.

The difference between animals and plants lies in -

Animals are sentient beings.

Can feel the pain of life, old age, sickness and death.

Affection - 

joy, anger, sadness, 

discriminating thought, persistence, hatred.

Plants are ruthless beings.

Although there is a sense of touch,

however, there is no emotion of discriminating thought, persistence and hatred.

Vegetarians can't bear to eat sentient beings.

But  must eat to maintain their body's needs.

So when we are vegetarian

be grateful for the support of plants.

After some people change their eating habits and become vegetarian,

due to taste preferences and doubts about vegetarian nutrition

( Worried about lack of protein or unbalanced diet...)

So that they will lose confidence when their  body is not feeling well,

Can't stick to vegetarianism.

We know what the enzymes of meat will be destroyed by heating. 

It must be digested by the human body itself.

Moreover, the residence time of meat in the large and small intestines

It can be digested for up to 

60 to 100 hours.

In the meantime, the meat has been spoiled in the intestines

and produce germs.

And ingesting too much protein will turn into calories.

It will also become fat accumulated in the body. 

Simple meals,

whole grains, root vegetables

and fruits

are all natural delicacies that are beneficial to health.

Vegetarians should pay attention to eating less processed food and 

pickled food.

The addition of chemicals and preservatives will be harmful to the body, and most of the nutrients will also be destroyed. 

Compassion-motivated vegetarianism,

according to the correct health information,

live and have a normal and balanced diet,

will definitely have a healthy vegetarian life.