Master Hsing Yun's real body sits on the pagoda, which was designed from the Nirvana Pagoda in the city of Kusinara, India.

(Provided by Fo Guang Shan)

[Reporter Hong Chenhong/Kaohsiung Report] Master Xingyun, the founding patriarch of Fo Guang Shan, passed away. The temple officials followed the instructions to "sit in a pagoda and hold a funeral ceremony." His disciple, Master Miaoxi, clarified that the "passing away in a vat" was not a traditional tradition, and wrote a special article explaining why Master Xingyun obeyed The Buddhist system and Buddhist rituals handle funeral affairs.

Fo Guang Shan published an article written by Miao Xi on the media contact group to clarify the rumored death in a vat.

Miaoxi said that the niche where Master Xingyun's Dharma body is actually seated is actually a Nirvana Pagoda designed after researching Buddhist scriptures. The Dharma body is seated in the tower, and it will be cremated after 7 days. It is said that "sitting in a vat passed away", and after a few years, the vat was opened to become the model of a bodhisattva in the flesh.

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The so-called "Zuohua" refers to the people who have achieved spiritual success, when they are dying, they sit upright until the end of their lives, which is also called "sitting death".

"Zuohua" is different from ordinary people for two reasons: one is that the posture of dying is sitting, while most people lie down;

Buddhism calls it "Tian Ran" and "Yi Ran", and the body after sitting is usually cremated.

Why is it necessary to perform the Davi after 7 days?

Davi, the pronunciation of Sanskrit, means cremation and cremation, mainly referring to the cremation of monks after their death.

According to the "Mahaparinirvana Sutra", when the Buddha was in Nirvana, he was supposed to be cremated within one day, but it was delayed until seven days later.

Master Xingyun chose to be cremated after 7 days, which also has some basis.

Miaoxi explained that "zuo urn" is a compound word in Buddhism, that is, the collective name of "siuhua" and "urn burial".

The so-called "urn burial", also known as "urn coffin burial", refers to the burial of the dead in pottery containers. This culture can be traced back to the Yangshao Culture period about 5,000 to 7,000 years ago. developed.

The "urn burial" culture was popular in the Yellow River Basin long before Buddhism was introduced into China.

Buddhism combines "sitting" and "urn burial", which first appeared in the Ming Dynasty.

Master Hsing Yun’s sitting niche is designed as the “Nirvana Pagoda”, which originated from the Nirvana Pagoda in the city of Kushinajara in northern India. The Nirvana Temple was discovered and excavated by British archaeologist Carlyle in 1867. Large-scale excavations were carried out in 1876 and 1956. The restoration is a white horizontal cylindrical building with small circular windows around it, in which a fifth-century reclining Buddha statue is enshrined.

The Nirvana Pagoda is located behind the Nirvana Temple. It is said that the pagoda is the place where the Buddha passed away and contains the Buddha's relics.

The original pagoda should be the Ashoka Pagoda recorded by Master Xuanzang. It was later destroyed and excavated in the 19th century. In 1927, Burmese Buddhists funded the reconstruction.

The "Nirvana Pagoda" is 2.74 meters high. It is an off-white bowl-covered pagoda with a smooth surface and no carvings.

Master Hsing Yun's sitting niche is designed as a "Nirvana Pagoda", which is derived from the Nirvana Pagoda in the city of Kushinajala in northern India.

(Provided by Fo Guang Shan)