Jade Jigong: unkempt but able to help the world and save people, miserable life but always smiling!

Jigong had a miserable life. After becoming a monk, he infected the world with his optimistic attitude and became a living Buddha. In fact, in addition to the jade Maitreya Buddha, Jigong is also a classic jade carving subject of jade Buddhism. Today, Mr. Jade will talk about Jade Jigong.

Introduction to Jigong

Jigong is a historical figure who lived in the Southern Song Dynasty. His original name was Li Xiuyuan and his Buddhist name was Dao Ji. Although he was ordained as a monk in Lingyin Temple, in fact, Jigong did not strictly abide by the temple rules. He was a famous monk with a straightforward personality and great talent.

Living Buddha Jigong had profound attainments in Buddhism, but he firmly believed that if one does not enter the secular world, how can one understand the sufferings of the secular world, so his life path was different from that of ordinary monks. Jigong lived a carefree and contented life. He liked to travel around to help the people, and his footprints were all over Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan and other places.

People may think that he is often in tattered clothes and has no fixed residence, but he is indeed the most beloved virtuous monk. He often buys medicine for people, treats illnesses and practices medicine, relieves people from suffering, and solves people’s difficulties. Therefore, his virtues are widely praised by people.

Jigong's life is full of legends. He is both crazy and helpful, humorous, free and easy. His virtues of saving people from suffering, helping the needy, rewarding good and punishing evil have left a unique and beautiful impression in people's minds.

Although Living Buddha Jigong wore a tattered hat, a tattered fan, tattered shoes, and dirty patched clothes, and seemed to be crazy, he was actually a learned and virtuous monk. He was listed as the 50th patriarch of Zen Buddhism and the 6th patriarch of the Yangqi School. He was proficient in medicine and cured many difficult and complicated diseases for the people. Therefore, in people's view, the word "Ji" in "Jidian" also contains the meaning of helping the poor and the needy.

The meaning of Jade Jigong

1. Good luck and everything goes well

Jade Jigong is the patron saint of the world. He always pays attention to the sufferings of the world, saves people from disasters, keeps people away from pain and right and wrong, and protects people so that everything goes well.

2. Bless people to make their dreams come true

Jade Jigong lives among the people, experiences the sufferings of the world, understands all the troubles in the world, and knows how many people at the bottom of life have dreams but find it difficult to achieve their ambitions and realizations.

3. Uphold justice and make people get fairness and justice

Since ancient times, Jade Jigong has been regarded in people's minds as an image of someone who eliminates harm for the people, fights for the weak, and upholds justice for the people. In ancient times, when corrupt officials and mobs bullied the common people, he always appeared in time to defeat the bad guys and seek justice for the good people.

4. Live a carefree life and throw away all worries

Jade Jigong is not bound by worldly affairs and is free and easy in the face of worldly affairs. He thinks everything is just a passing cloud. A free and easy life is the true meaning of his life and he watches all kinds of worldly affairs with a smile.

5. Be positive and optimistic

The image of Jade Jigong in people's minds is that the world is his home, he is carefree every day, and no matter what troubles or difficulties he encounters, he can face everything with a calm and positive attitude, and firmly believes that no matter what obstacles there are, he can overcome them.