Hey. You've probaly discussed this before but it only just occured to me. The tibetan monks who are quite advanced supposedly can rebirth into any life they wish. This is how they can memarise and recite the tripitaka and all the tibetan sutras etc. I've heard that the book of the dead alone takes more than one life time to learn.
Accepting this is true for now. It seems quite logical that the shaolin monks did the same. In effect learning more and improving their kung fu with each life time. Apprently they cannot remember past lives until they have been awakened to a certain degree. Maybe this is why shaolin has such a vast quantity of sets.
Oh yeah and another question. The graves of past monks in the pagoda forest. I assume these are thought to be monks who reached enlightenment but did not chose to become bodisatvas?
It is interesting to think that buddhists claim we need not accept any of this on faith, it will be become apprent as we progress. Sounds pretty freaky.
Anyway, ever heard of this sort of talk from chan monks? Thanks for any help.
Accepting this is true for now. It seems quite logical that the shaolin monks did the same. In effect learning more and improving their kung fu with each life time. Apprently they cannot remember past lives until they have been awakened to a certain degree. Maybe this is why shaolin has such a vast quantity of sets.
Oh yeah and another question. The graves of past monks in the pagoda forest. I assume these are thought to be monks who reached enlightenment but did not chose to become bodisatvas?
It is interesting to think that buddhists claim we need not accept any of this on faith, it will be become apprent as we progress. Sounds pretty freaky.
Anyway, ever heard of this sort of talk from chan monks? Thanks for any help.
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