Chapter 5: It's That Simple
Of course, everyone didn't know what Monk Miaoyi was thinking, but he suddenly confessed, obviously not in line with the script that Shikoku had discussed in advance. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info So, then someone jumped out again, that person was none other than the monk of the Temple of Wind.
By the way, this blessed monk also has another identity, that is, the human pillar force of a sand guarding crane.
I saw that the monk Fenfu smiled faintly and said: "The little master of Dizang is worthy of being the master of the heavenly wheel, and the poor monk also has a problem here that he wants to ask the little master to solve." ”
Jizo said, "Master, please speak." ”
The monk smiled faintly again, and then quickly made a few Indian patterns, only to hear a "bang", and after a burst of white smoke, a two-foot-long civet cat appeared in front of him. He reached out and touched the tanuki's head and asked, "The Buddha said that all living beings have Buddha nature, do you think this is correct, little master?" ”
Jizo said, "Yes. ”
The blessed monk asked, "If you have Buddha nature, you can see nature and become a Buddha, yes or no?" ”
Jizo said, "Yes." ”
The monk then asked, "In this way, my tanuki can also become a Buddha?" ”
As soon as this question came out, Jizo immediately fell silent.
For a while, the monks of the Fire Temple in the hall all frowned in unison.
On the main seat, Master Tianlun looked sideways at the monk Fenfu, and said in his heart: "This old guy is really cunning, he asked three questions in a row, changed the concept step by step, and finally introduced Jizo into the trap. Thinking of this, he turned his gaze to Jizo again, and secretly thought, "Jizo, how are you going to deal with it?" ”
After being silent for about three breaths, Jizo suddenly smiled and said, "This tanuki can't become a Buddha. ”
Hearing this answer, the monk was stunned at first, and then said with a smile: "Little master, you said that this tanuki cannot become a Buddha, that is to say, it has no Buddha nature, doesn't it overturn what you said?" Doesn't it overturn the truth that the Buddha said? ”
Jizo still smiled to himself: "Master, the little monk said that this tanuki has no Buddha nature, did he really overturn what he said?" Does it really overturn the truth that the Buddha said? I think you'd better think about it. ”
was asked by Jizo like this, not only the monks who shared the blessings, but all the monks in the hall fell into thinking.
After a long time, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire broke the silence with his mouth: "Little Master Jizo, what you said is too profound, what kind of Buddha is contained in it?" Please also give us some questions. ”
Jizo said: "Daimyo-sama, Buddhism is something that cannot be preached by words and bodies, and can only be comprehended by oneself, but since you have opened Chrysostom, the little monk will try to say it." After a slight pause, he then whispered, "Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform." There was nothing in the first place, where to stir up dust. ”
This Buddha poem was left by Master Hui Neng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism in the earth world, which vividly expounds the wonderful principle of "nothingness" in Buddhism, and is also in line with the reason why Jizo says that the tanuki "has nothing" Buddha nature. If we dig deeper, it is the supreme truth of Buddhism that "all laws are impermanent, all laws have no self, and Nirvana is silent".
Therefore, in this place, the monks in the hall fell into an overwhelming shock again.
After a while, he recovered from the shock slightly, and the monk immediately bowed to the head of the Dizang three times, and said bluntly: "The little master of the Dizang is wise and wise, and the poor monk is willing to bow to the wind." ”
Following Monk Miaoyi, the Monk Fenfu also confessed.
Next, the Mind Monk of the Thunder Temple and the True Monk of the Earth Temple directly admitted defeat, they didn't want to bow down in front of a child.
In this way, a storm finally calmed down.
Jizo stepped forward at a critical juncture and turned the tide, not only preserving the reputation of the Fire Temple, but also saving the face of the Fire Country, and the Daimyo of the Fire Country was happy and directly gave him the title of "Holy Monk". Many years later, Jizo traveled the world and purified all living beings, and this title also spread throughout the ninja world.
Of course, these are all later words, so let's not mention them for the time being.
That night, the Heavenly Wheel Master summoned Jizo, and the master and apprentice had a secret conversation.
It turned out that after this debate meeting, Guru Tianlun realized that Jizo's Dharma ideas had far surpassed him. At the same time, he also saw a possibility in Jizo, the possibility of making Buddhism flourish again. Therefore, he had to abandon his selfishness and no longer tie Jizo to the Temple of Fire, so there was this secret conversation.
As a result of the secret discussion, Jizo was promoted to a special monk of the Fire Temple, and he had the right to maximize his freedom, so he didn't have to do morning classes, he didn't have to practice with ordinary monks, he could go down the mountain at any time, and so on.
Naturally, Jizo is quite satisfied with this result.
At the end, the Heavenly Wheel Guru asked again, "Jizo, I have another question for you. ”
Jizo said: "Ask, the disciple must know everything." ”
The Heavenly Wheel Master was not verbose, and immediately asked, "Today, the monk Miaoyi of the Water Temple is playing dumb riddle debate with you, what do the gestures of the two of you mean?" ”
Hearing this, Jizo looked surprised and said, "You can't see that it's so simple?" Aren't you a guru? ”
Master Tianlun suddenly looked embarrassed, and said in his heart: "You little rabbit cub, you really don't save me any face." ”
Realizing the master's embarrassment, Jizo continued: "Actually, this is the case, that monk Miaoyi didn't know where to find out about the incense and rice cakes in our temple, so he drew a small circle, meaning to ask you why the rice cakes made in the Temple of Fire are so small?" So I drew a big circle, which means that the rice crackers made in our temple are so big. He then held out another finger, meaning to ask if he could give one of the sticks of incense? I stretched out five fingers, which meant that I had to put on five sticks of incense before I could send one. In the end, he stretched out three fingers, which meant that only one of the five sticks of incense was given, which became a disguised sale of incense and candles, and he thought that it was more appropriate to send one of the three sticks of incense. So I stretched out my finger and pointed to my eyes, which means that he is too ignorant of goods, and the rice cakes sent by incense in our temple have been very beneficial to the people, and the rice cakes are so big, if you send one on the three incense sticks, then it won't take long for our whole temple to drink the northwest wind. In the end, he really couldn't say anything, so he had to bow to the ground. ”
"Nani!"
Hearing Jizo's answer, Master Tianlun almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood. Speaking of conscience, he always thought that Jizo and Miaoichi's gestures were rich in Buddhist principles, but he didn't expect it to be explained by Jizo, but it was such a "Buddhist principle".
From then on, the Heavenly Wheel Master no longer dared to go to Jizo to discuss the teachings of Buddhism.
In fact, the reason why Jizo explained it this way was completely deliberate. As he said earlier, Buddhism is not taught by teaching, but by self-enlightenment. It can be summed up in five words, and the Buddha said that it cannot be said.
Time flies, and soon another four years have passed.