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Do Bodhisattvas Get Sick?

 

Painting of "Plum Blossoms" by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
Painting of “Plum Blossoms” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

It is an erroneous view to hold that Bodhisattvas never get sick. Even Great bodhisattvas get sick. Sometimes they even get sick for the sake of living beings like Ven. Vimalakirti.

Erroneous View #61:  THE VIEW THAT GREAT BODHISATTVAS DO NOT GET SICK
Those with this view think the highest great Bodhisattvas do not get sick. Great Bodhisattvas also get sick. For example, meditation master Huang Bo was a great Bodhisattva. Many great Bodhisattvas got sick. Patriarch Milarepa was poisoned, yet he was a great Bodhisattva. Great Bodhisattvas can get sick, just like others. Moreover, sometimes they even get sick for the sake of living beings. The same was true for Venerable Vimalakirti. As long as the sicknesses of living beings were not healed, the sickness of Venerable Vimalakirti would remain unhealed. I hardly ever got sick before, but now I have a very serious illness. I do not have the powers to cure such a serious illness. I am not as good as Gar Tongstan or Miaokong, who can practice the Vajra Substitute Body Dharma and immediately separate their consciousness from any illness. I am not as good as Kaichu Rinpoche, who can practice tummo concentration dharma and in one sitting rid his physical body of all illnesses. That is why I say I am not as good as them. I am not going to say much more here. I hope that living beings do not get sick. I hope that everything in their lives brings them happiness, and they become accomplished through earnest practice. It is just that simple.

4 comments

  • May The KING VajradhaRAJA Tathagata Or The H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Heals Your Serious Sickness Very Soon. Pleads & Invites The Vajra Substitute Body Dharma From Him……

  • One progresses on the path step by step. You begin with cultivation –see article at https://www.zhaxizhuoma.org/what-is-cultivation/. You progress through various dharma practices after you take refuge in the Buddha. When your karmic conditions are right, you will be able to receive the highest State Practice dharmas like the Vajra Substitute Body. Dharma. But it does depend on your cultivation. Although no one wants to be sick, we must consider all things, including illness, as our karma and be grateful for the opportunity to pay back our karmic debts.

  • To Venerable ZhaxiZhuoma Rinpoche,

    I have a question. I hope this question does not sound silly to you. My question is whether Buddha and Bodhisattva would encounter any obstruction when they try to pursue some goal? Thank you very much for your responsein advance.

    Best Regards,
    Melin Huang

    • A Buddha should not have any obstructions, but I believe that as long as Bodhisattvas still have hindrances, they might.

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