Where are the seven living buddhas?

"Golden body for hundreds of years, difficult to inherit. The world is full of shadows, and the clouds are endless. " This poem is about a seven-ancestor living Buddha in Yangmingshan, Yongzhou, Hunan Province. He was born 500 years ago and became a Buddha at the age of 29. After his death, his body was immortal, and he gathered in Manju for later generations to burn incense and worship, and was named "Master of Seven Ancestors Xiufeng" by the current emperor. More than 2,000 years ago, Sakyamuni founded Buddhism in India, which was introduced to China from Dharma. Hui Ke became the second ancestor of Zen Buddhism in Middle-earth, and later spread to three ancestors Zeng Shen, four ancestors Dao Xin, five ancestors forbear, and six ancestors Huineng. Since the sixth ancestor, Zen has not been passed down for a thousand years. It was not until the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty that the Xiufeng Zen Master was born in Yangmingshan. He became a descendant of the six ancestors, for the sake of the seven ancestors. The living Buddha of the Seven Ancestors, whose name is obvious, is really clever, with the dharma name "Xiufeng". Zheng De was born in A Zheng's family in Dongshanling Village, Lingtao Township, Xintian in the fourth year of Ming Dynasty (AD 1509), and his common name was "Zheng Xiufeng". According to the revised Genealogy of Zheng in the third year of the Republic of China (A.D. 19 14), seven ancestors fell to the ground at sea, and the night was full of auspicious light, saying that it was the reincarnation of Jin Chan. Xiufeng was smart since childhood and was familiar with the four books and five classics. Buddhist scriptures, in particular, are unforgettable. He is bent on helping all beings and saving people from the mire. At the age of sixteen, he abandoned his fame and career and traveled around the world to seek Buddha. Worship Xiufeng mountain dust as a teacher, cut hair as a monk, and take the dharma name "Xiufeng". Later, he was taken in by the wise elders of Yangmingshan, and was built in the mountain, giving him the dharma name "Zhencong" and "Xiufeng". In the thirteenth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Master Xiufeng came to Caoxi alone, and in three years, he "realized the mantle of six ancestors", made a positive result and returned to Yangmingshan. In the 16th year of Jiajing (A.D. 1547), I began to sit on the couch at the age of 29 on the first day of August. All the teachers and disciples helped Xiufeng sit in Nirvana and worshipped him as the "seven ancestors living Buddha". Zuo Hua was immortal and dedicated to Man Ju Ji, and was named "Seven Ancestors Xiufeng Zen Master" by the emperor of the dynasty. Wang Wei of Fan Nan personally went to Yangmingshan to worship and gave a temple fair of "famous mountains for generations, living buddhas for thousands of dynasties". Since then, a bottle of seven-ancestor living Buddha has been admired by later generations, worshippers flocked to it, and incense continued all the year round, activating famous mountains and rivers, and Yangming Mountain became a tourist destination. People will ask, why can there be a living Buddha in this Dongshan Mountain? For hundreds of years, there have been different opinions, and scholars from all walks of life have explored it. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Zen master Xiufeng, the author walked into Dongshanling Village and traced back to the source, then he knew a thing or two. Dongshanling Village is located in Lingtao Township, Xintian County, at the junction with Tanping Township, Shiqiao, Jiahe County, Chenzhou, in the east of Ling Tao. Because it is backed by Dongshan Mountain and east-west, it is called Dongshan Mountain. The village was founded in 12 years from Yuan Dynasty to Zhengde, with a history of more than 600 years. This is where the sun rises. Surrounded by mountains, beautiful scenery, outstanding people and magical land. One square kilometer around Dongshanling Village is supported by "four waters facing each other", "five mud differences", "seven peaks guarding" and "eight beautiful scenery". The so-called "four waters are opposite" means four streams around the village, such as four dragons swimming to Dongshanling, also known as "four dragons playing with pearls"; "Five mud differences" means that there are five different colors of mud around the village: red mud, sand mud, mixed mud, fire sand mud and white mud. Ling Tao pepper is abundant here, and it is famous for its "fragrant, sweet and spicy" at home and abroad. "guarding the seven peaks" means that there are seven peaks protruding around the village to build a natural barrier, just like the magic soldiers will guard the village; "Beautiful Eight Scenery" refers to eight scenic spots in the village, namely: Zhang Lan Yu Xiu, stream fountain, ridge winding into a platform, water swirling floating seal, Qishan Bowing, Bowing on the shore, Fengqi Dingding, Mountain Embroidery Dew, and ancient residential groups covering an area of15,000 square meters. Beautiful pictures come into view, making people linger. Just fulfilled the old saying, "Man's wonder is born of God." In this prosperous time, as a fellow villager of the living Buddha's hometown, in order to carry forward the Xiufeng culture of the seven ancestors, we should tap the tourism resources of the hometown of the seven ancestors of Huize and create a holy place for the Buddha. The "Development Project of the Hometown of Living Buddha in Dongshanling" was formulated, which was highly valued by the local government. The cultural heritage of Xiufeng of the Seven Ancestors was collected, and a graphic collection of "The Seven Ancestors Living Buddha Xiufeng Zen Master" with nearly100,000 words was produced and printed. The literature about the Seven Ancestors Living Buddha in this book provides help for experts and scholars and more people who want to know about the Seven Ancestors Living Buddha. In May 2008, Xinxiufeng Temple rose from the ground, and the statue of the Seven Ancestors Living Buddha was rebuilt, which further facilitated people's worship of the Seven Ancestors Living Buddha and added another bright spot to the development of Xintian tourism resources. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Living Buddha of the Seven Ancestors, Xintian County Tourism Bureau and Ling Tao Township People's Government jointly hosted the Dongshanling Original Ecological Rural Tourism Festival, the hometown of the Living Buddha of the Seven Ancestors, and organized a series of sacrificial activities, inviting monks, lay people, sages, good people and people from all walks of life to participate, with a huge crowd. Thus, the mysterious veil of the hometown of the "Seven-ancestor Living Buddha Xiufeng Zen Master" was further unveiled, attracting guests from all corners of the country to meet the hometown of the Living Buddha and revel in the sacred scenery of Xintian. The seven-ancestor living Buddha, the descendant of Hui Ze, will shine for generations to come.