Chapter 229: Dumb Monk
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When the abbot of Lin Shan Temple and the two junior disciples were making plans, Su Wen and the others were not looking for the Dharma Temple in the mountains as they thought.
Su Wen and the others found a sheltered place to rest at this time, not because it was difficult to find the way, on the one hand, because Ma Tian had reached the limit and could barely walk. What's more, the sky is cloudy at this time, and the people who are pressed are breathless.
Ma Tian had lost too much vitality before, and his physical foundation was too poor, even if Su Wen taught him the method of conditioning, he would have to recuperate more in the future. At this time, being able to keep up with everyone's footsteps every day is already gritting his teeth and persevering, no matter how hard and tired he is, he will not say a word. This perseverance also made Su Wen very fond of it.
Everyone first found some dry firewood, Su Wenwen asked Yan to make a fire in SD, while Xingzang and Xinghui went out to pick some edible fruits. It didn't take long for the sky to suddenly light up, and a thunderbolt flashed high in the sky, followed by a deafening thunderclap.
With this thunderclap, countless rains began to drip on the leaves and grass, like beaded curtains between the whole heaven and earth, and everywhere there was the sound of rain falling.
"Boom"
There was another burst of thunder, and Hui Ling, Xinghui and Xingzang ran back from outside wrapped in their clothes. Although it was in the mountains and forests, it had only rained for a few minutes, but the rain was too rapid, and the three of them were watered thoroughly in such a few minutes.
"It's raining heavily. Xing Huiyi rushed in from outside, wiped the rain from his face, and muttered.
"It's good to have such a shelter from the elements. Su Wen nodded and smiled. The others are okay, if Ma Tian is watered by this rain, he must be sick, his physique can't resist too much tossing.
Outside, it was pouring rain, and the six people were eating the fruit brought back by the three of them around the fire in the cave, which was also unique.
Such a heavy rain came and went quickly, and the clouds and moons had already cleared before midnight, but the air was still somewhat damp and cold.
Everyone rested for the night, and the next day after eating the fruits picked by Xinghui and Xingzang, they continued on their way. After a heavy rain last night, the mountains were full of mud, and it was slippery step by step. Seeing this, Su Wen asked Xingzang to carry Ma Tian on his back, and he could walk faster.
Su Wen originally thought that there was a way to go, and he would soon be able to find the Dharma Temple. Unexpectedly, after listening to Su Wen's words, Dao Yan just shook his head: "The Dharma Temple is a place to place the things of the inheritance, how can I calculate it." β
After hearing this, Su Wen realized that there was something that Dao Yan couldn't count. I used to think that Dao Yan knew everything.
Seeing this, Su Wen had to recall what the old monk said to himself before he passed away, "There is a monkey's head-shaped peak 300 meters west of the Dharma Temple." According to this saying, all you need to do is find the monkey's head peak, and then go 300 meters due east.
Su Wen first looked left and right, and then said to everyone: "There should be a monkey's head-shaped mountain near here, everyone help find it." β
As soon as the words fell, Ma Tian pointed in a direction with a little excitement and said, "Master, do you think it's that?"
Su Wen turned his head and looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, he saw a mountain peak, and after looking at it carefully for a long time, he felt that this mountain peak did look a little like a monkey's head, but it was more abstract, and he didn't know how Ma Tian found it. I just looked at it, but I didn't see anything.
After looking around and looking at nothing more like, everyone began to shine 300 meters to the east of Monkey Head Mountain. It wasn't far from where everyone was, but when they turned a grove of trees, they suddenly opened up in front of them.
There were probably a few acres of land full of neat vegetables. And behind a few acres of land, under a cliff, two earthen houses smaller than where Master Jinglian lived, stood there. Above the earthen house, there is a cliff that sticks out, firmly blocking the earthen house below.
The group walked along the path in the middle of the field until they reached the bottom of the cliff before they looked closely. There are two earthen houses in total, and the windows are all broken, and they are randomly put on the inside with wooden planks. The walls of the mud houses are full of cracks, giving the impression that they may collapse at any time.
"The poor monk Donghai Jingxin Temple asked, came to visit. Dare to ask Senior Brother if you can do it?" Su Wen asked loudly at the earthen house, his voice retracting from the bottom of the cliff, as if several people were shouting at the same time.
After a long time, no one had gone out, so Su Wen walked to the two earthen houses first. I saw that the door of one of the rooms was open, and the inside was covered with cobwebs and dust, which should have prevented the Buddha statue and the offering table from being empty.
In another room, an old monk with a white beard and eyebrows sat cross-legged on a dusty couch. In front of him, there was a cauldron with some ashes of firewood underneath.
As soon as I entered the house, a sour smell emanated from the cauldron, and people couldn't help but cover their noses.
Su asked the probe to look, and saw that the cauldron didn't know what was cooking, it had long been rotten, and there was a layer of white hair floating on it, and a sour smell emanated from it.
didn't need to ask to speak, Xinghui hurriedly carried the cauldron outside on the side.
After that, Su Wen looked at the old monk again, his face was full of wrinkles, densely covered with his face, and he couldn't tell his age at all. Fortunately, there was still an occasional rise and fall in his chest, letting people know that he was still alive. But seeing that his body is already full of dust, I don't know how long he has been in the meditation.
When Su asked whether to wake up the old monk, the old monk woke up from meditation on his own.
Seeing so many people in front of him, the old monk was not surprised at all, but nodded at everyone with a smile, stretched out his hand and pointed to the position of the cauldron and made a gesture to everyone to eat. As he moved, dust immediately began to fall from his body.
Although he had never learned dumb language, Su Wen's mind was moved after practicing for a long time, and he immediately understood what he meant. But after understanding, I couldn't help but cry and laugh.
If he guessed correctly, the old monk said: I just cooked the green vegetables, and I came just in time, so let's eat them together.
But where was the pot just cooked, I don't know how long it was placed, there was a layer of white hair floating on it, the old monk actually said that it had just been cooked, and I don't know how long he had been in the house this time.
After that, admiration rose in Su Wen's heart, and he could not know how many hours he could spend only once in meditation, and when he came back to his senses, it was only a moment, and this kind of cultivation was far from being attainable by ordinary people. I have always thought that Zen Buddhism has not produced a high monk for more than a thousand years, and it seems that it is not out of it, but it is just unknown here.
At this time, the old monk also found that the pot on one side was gone, and smelled the smell in the air again, and his eyes showed a sudden look. rushed to everyone to join together, and everyone hurriedly returned the salute.
After returning the ceremony, Su Wen saluted the old monk respectfully and said: "The poor monk Jingxin Temple Su Wen, now my Zen Daxing opportunity has arrived, come to meet the relics of the patriarch." β
The old monk listened to him and smiled at him, with a smile in his eyes.
Then he pointed to the dusty couch next to him and wrote, "See." β
With this movement, the dust on his body and the dust carried by his sleeves drifted everywhere again.
Su Wen didn't notice the dust at all, and his eyes were only fixed on the three words written by the old monk. "Seen". What do you see? When you see yourself coming, or do you see the revitalization of Zen Buddhism in meditation? If it's the second point, then this person in front of you is really a great master.
The old monk first gestured to everyone to let them out, and then stood up from the collapse, and suddenly shook off a large amount of dust.
After a few minutes, the old monk came out of the room, told everyone to wait, and then walked to the stream below, took off his clothes, and then jumped into the stream to wash his body. (To be continued.) )