In Vietnam, Worship The first is cultural features from ancient times in every household , c gravure Vietnamese people consider themselves religious, Shantideva is to do the t unjust society. In a lecture on Buddhism at Tinh Tong Academy of Australia, the old shaman Thich Tinh Khong said that when entering the temple, Buddhists often recite three times "Namo Huong Van Cai Bodhisattva ! Ma Ha Tat" and explained, Nam-mo in Sanskrit means taking refuge, taking refuge in life: Huong Van Cai is the smoke of incense forming a treasure parasol in the air. Bodhisattvas are sentient beings, Mahasattvas are great Bodhisattvas. Huong Van symbolizes Precepts, Precepts to enlighten all sentient beings, Huong Van has such meaning!.
The mother of Van village through ancient books and the state religion of Sa Mon
The Vietnamese, originally from the Bach Viet lineage, lived on a large land, considered the cradle of human civilization, our ancestors developed a brilliant culture with typical quintessence, but was forget . Ancient Loi Ngoc genealogy, written by Thai to Huong Cong Cong Nguyen Van Chi in 1848 , during the reign of King Tu Duc, recorded about De Thien ie Phuc Hy as follows: " In the beginning of time, our ancestors were born and founded. industrial land in the Western region, faithful for seven thousand years…. Fertile land, ..., densely populated, prosperous, Characters are not lacking, forever honoring the owner as Phuc Hy, King Ca, the name of the country is extreme. Lac ". Thieu Bach Viet, currently residing from Nguyen family street in Van Noi village (Hanoi), recorded,The Vietnamese and the Hundred Tribes live in symbiosis.... Bach Viet has established its own nation since ancient times. Its culture is spontaneous, but its national religion is Sa Monism, serving the ancestors, with the title of Heaven, Earth, Buddha, Saint, and Fairy. , Ngoc Hoang, Vuong Mau. Since ancient times, Bach Viet has had the Dao, after 3 thousand years, the Crown Prince of India came to Loi Gia to practice and attain enlightenment; Returning to the country to found Hinduism, following Samana Buddha, worshiping Heaven, Earth, and Hundred Gods.
Jade family name Nguyen in the 9th year of Khai Dinh, 1924, it is recorded that Cao Cao's name is Thai Khuong Cong, Cao Cao's female name Do Quy Thi is named Princess Doan Trang, who have contributed to building the country and descendants. later built the Hung Vuong dynasty. Because of the highness of Thai Khuong Cong, he thought it was illegal to take Princess Doan Trang, from the main to the seventh. She got angry, ran away from home to become a monk, and used her teachings to persuade people. The rate high high religious enlightenment, becoming Sa Ba cardinal, to bring legal name Huong Van The bodhisattva , religion is religion Korea First Primordial To Form. According to the ancients, samanas are as numerous and gentle as the sand on the river, just like compassion and generosity cannot be measured. Shamon has been the national religion since before 2879 BC.
According to researcher Do Hoa, Huong Van Cai Bo Bodhisattva is the name to refer to a mother with a good heart in Van Loi area, where there is a Dai Bi temple where the high priestess Do Quy Thi and 12 fairies practice religion and teach. transform beings. As the supreme patriarch of the Nguyen family in Van Noi village (old Ke Xom), Mrs. Do Quy Thi, although manifested at the highest level in Taoism, is still a woman of integrity. Every year on the day of his death, the Nguyen family still worships her ancestors' death anniversary with the vow "Thinh To General Faculty" with the opening sentence: Huong loves Lieu disturbs, disperses Vinh La; Tang Tang turns into eternal life, the land of town. Amida; We expect most variable, Taiwan highway She paints only. Namo Bodhisattva Huong Van Cai Tat Ma Ha! connotations The scent of smoke swirls around, the canopy is entangled; The floor turns nine lotuses, the place where Buddha Amitabha is worshipped; Only on the path of Taishan, Mother shines a light. Nam Mo Huong Van Cat Bodhisattva Ma Ha Tat.!
The Sa Mon religion of Huong Van Cat Bodhisattva at first was just a religion of self-cultivation, good accumulation and ancestor worship, later the whole society followed and was worshiped in most temples in the country.
About the relationship between Buddhism and Samanaism
In terms of the country, the worship of kings who openly founded, founded and defended the country has become a good tradition of the whole nation. When Buddhism entered our country, it co-existed with Sammonism and had many similarities. Because Huong Van Cai Bodhisattva is the one who widely propagates the original religion to the whole nation , when entering the temple, first of all, this Bodhisattva must be white. That is where the embankments feature sentence upheld censer with verbatim: Plot heat sowing incense, butt decorations legal world; All the Buddhas of the sea, all wonderful literature, depending on the land auspicious walls and so on; With sincere intentions, the Buddhas show their whole bodies. Namo Perfume-Van-Cai Bodhisattva-maha-sattva (3 times). Mean:The incense burner has just burned up, bursting into the same legal world; All the Buddhas, near and far, all heard, where good clouds are gathered; Sincerely offering offerings, the Buddhas show their whole bodies. Namo Huong Van Cai Bodhisattva (3 times).
Buddhism was introduced into our country in the early years of the Common Era, but it has not yet received much attention. By the sixth century, Buddhism developed and became a massive center at Luy Lau. As soon as it was introduced to Vietnam, Buddhism adjusted itself. In order to develop, the missionaries chose the path of customs and folklore, they absorbed beneficial elements in the folk belief system of worshiping Mother Nature, worshiping the Goddess to form the Buddha Mother and other religions. The temple was gradually transformed into a pagoda. According to many analyses, Buddhism must rely on the ancient Vietnamese's belief in Goddess worship to survive and develop into the Three Mountains; Above the Buddha, there are also Heavenly Father, Mother Earth and the ancestral mother of the Vietnamese nation
The development of Buddhism and the original Sammonism had an attachment, mutual dependence, harmony and complement each other. Due to the development of both religions, the pagodas have formed the "Pre-God, Post-Buddha" style of worship . According to researchers, it is not the formation before and after, but a relationship of mutual respect and mutual development for mutual development.
In today's temples, many abbots place a statue of Kowloon in front of the three treasures.
represents the 9 tombs of King Hung who is the Forefather of the Nine Tribes, standing in the middle of this world
is Huong Van Cai Bodhisattva.
The custom of worshiping Heaven, Earth, Forest, and Water in Dao Mother may be an ancient religion of mankind that still exists today. According to researchers, Dao Mother, with the custom of worshiping God as the mother formed at the dawn of nation building, has been worshiped by Vietnamese society, using all forms of protection against the easternizing power of all invading forces. strategy should be strong enough to survive and develop to this day.
Instead of conclusion
As an indigenous belief with long roots, the original Dao Mother of Huong Van Cai Bodhisattva received the good influence of Buddhism and Confucianism. Religion worships the Mother as the creator and maintainer of the universe, where people deposit their wishes and aspirations for earthly life in order to achieve health and fortune. Dao has shown a high ability to integrate religion and belief, making the cultural face show the diversity and multi-layeredness of the ethnic groups living in the country. Rarely has any religion been able to transform and rejuvenate itself like that.
The Vietnamese Dao Mother has created faith in the ancestors' morality in building a good heart. Although today's society has developed with many advances of modern science, Mother Dao still has an increasingly important position, because it is not only a coexistence of beliefs but also has the ability to harmonize with each other. with many other major religions to expand and develop
