..續本文上一頁he rainbow body can be found in the Tibetan area, many people have already become accustomed to this. In contrast, in the Han region, cases such as Monk JiGong are quite rare. People are quite inquisitive about the legend, therefore, there has not been general consent on the story.

　　However, we do not rule out that there are some people who obviously don”t have this kind of profound realization, yet act as if they do. For the sake of gaining fame and wealth, they carry out various activities that are not in accord with the principles of the Buddhadharma. Even so, this is a problem with the inpidual, not one with Buddhism. Indeed, there are no drawbacks with genuine Tibetan Buddhism.

　　Today, many senior monks from Han monasteries recognize that Tibetan Buddhism has an extremely profound and supreme oral, written, and debate system and a listening, contemplative, and meditation culture. This provides a systematic way for us to study Buddhism. This Buddhist lineage, with its complete transmission and long history, has been perfectly preserved, up until today, in the Land of Snows. Due to this, it has attracted many Dharma practitioners. Take, for example, our monastery. Whenever we have a Dharma festival, many intellectuals from the Han area come to participate. Due to the number of people taking part in the festival, sometimes it is difficult to manage.

　　However, as intellectuals, their goal is different to that of the general or non-religious population. Firstly, they have stronger powers of reasoning, and secondly, they do not simply believe in the facts they gather. Only if there are valid supporting reasons to back them up do they accept them and then put them into practice.

　　Therefore, the reason why many professors and students from various universities and colleges place their attention on the mystical, pure, and ancient land of Tibetan Plateau is not just a whim, but because Tibetan Buddhism is truly very appealing. What makes it so appealing

　　 Tibetan Buddhism not only has unparalleled wisdom, it also has compassion—the great love without discrimination, irrespective of boundaries, ethnicity, or status, rich or poor. Unfortunately, due to the lack of positive merits, faith and so on, some people may not be willing to accept it.

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　　For everyone here today, whether you truly study and practice Tibetan Buddhism or only research it at a literal level, you must still establish a right view. The Mahāparinirvāna Sutra says, “Faith without understanding will increase ignorance; understanding without faith will increase wrong views.” Faith without wisdom is superstition; it will only increase our ignorance. Similarly, without faith, wisdom alone is food for arrogance; it will eventually increase wrong views. Therefore, only with both faith and wisdom will we have the foundation for all noble activities.

　　At the moment, many young people only possess mere wisdom without the support of faith. Due to a lack of ethical constraints, premised under the law of karma, I heard that students commit suicide frequently and some even unscrupulously go for personal gains after graduation. Not only do they make no positive contributions to our society, but they even cause harm to many people, and in the end, spend their whole life in prison. Even if these kinds of people have the most excellent skills or the finest talents, without believing in the workings of karma, whatever they study only becomes evil wisdom.

　　There is another kind of person who has full confidence in general but doesn”t have the wisdom to distinguish right or wrong; this kind of faith is only superstition. This superstition not only happens regarding faith in Buddhism, but also often happens in terms of attitudes toward science.

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