Seeing that Master Daoxin, who was the fourth-generation patriarch of Zen Buddhism, asked about "kung fu", Tang Lang suddenly became interested and said, "It's very good!" I've been curious about Kung Fu since I was a child, and I've been practicing it since I was very young. However, I practiced a type of kung fu similar to today's sanshou. ”

-- Modern Sanda originated from Sanshou in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Daoxin said: "Similar to the kung fu of loose hands? ”

"Yes, it can also be called 'Sanda.'" Tang Lang said, "Its moves are extremely simple, only a few punches and kicks, and a few simple throws, but they are all extremely fast and effective." ――Since I came to Songshan, I have learned some new kung fu? ”

Daoxin said, "Then what kind of work will you do?" ”

Tang Lang said: "Shaolin box, Shaolin stick." ”

Daoxin looked at the top of Tang Lang's head and couldn't help asking, "The donor is a Shaolin disciple?" ”

"Sort of...... Lay disciples. I studied with Master Tanzong, a monk of the Shaolin Temple. Tang Lang said.

"Tanzong ......" Daoxin didn't seem to have any impression of the name.

Tang Lang said: "I originally wanted to worship under the gate wall of Shaolin Temple, but the abbot of Shaolin Temple came to Master Yiyuan and said that he would not accept me." ”

"Oh? Looking at your words and deeds, you are free and uninhibited, and you are very wise to learn Zen. It is no different from the origin to be the personal disciple of the old man. Although he has always been cautious, he will inevitably accept you as an entry. Daoxin was puzzled by this.

Tang Lang had no choice but to say: "I'm afraid it's precisely because of the prudence of Master Wu Yuanlai that he finally decided not to accept me." He knew where I came from, and he was afraid that in the name of studying Buddhism, I would secretly practice Shaolin magic and go out to provoke right and wrong. ”

Daoxin asked, "You were not careful before?" ”

"No, of course not," Tang Lang hurriedly explained, "My parents were brutalized by Wang Renze, and Master Wu Yuanlai was afraid that after I learned Shaolin Kung Fu, I would go to Wang Renze to take revenge and affect the Shaolin ......Temple."

Daoxin groaned and said, "...... That's why, of course. It's a pity ......"

Tang Lang said: "This is also a matter of complaining about the master of the Alien Yuan. After all, it is more important to preserve the foundations of the Shaolin Temple. ”

“…… Have you ever read the Bible? Daoxin asked suddenly.

"I have read the "Ranga Sutra" and "Diamond Sutra", and I have also heard some Buddhist teachings by eminent monks." Tang Lang said.

Daoxin then asked, "What do you think of the Ranga Sutra and the Diamond Sutra?" ”

Tang Lang said calmly: "The name of the "Ranga Sutra" is cumbersome, and it seems to be too complicated. The Diamond Sutra, on the other hand, is simple and seems to be more suitable for Zen disciples to study. ”

"Hehe," Daoxin smiled slightly, and said, "Do you know that from the first generation of Zen Buddhism, Bodhidharma, to the next hundred years, the disciples of Zen Buddhism have all been confirmed by the Ranga Sutra. For this reason, Zen Buddhism was also once known as the 'Ranga sect'. ”

Tang Lang said respectfully: "The disciple naturally knows. The cumbersome names of the Ranga Sutra are an obstacle to scholars. And the "Diamond Sutra" is simple and effective, and it goes straight to the hearts of the people, not better. The tenet of Zen Buddhism is 'don't spread outside the teaching, don't set up words'. In fact, to be serious, even 'writing' is a kind of name, a kind of shackle that binds scholars. ”

Daoxin couldn't help but nod and said, "Inner enlightenment is a higher level than the pursuit of literal understanding. And clarity and liberation do not come from words, but from enlightenment. ”

Tang Lang said: "The master's words are extremely reasonable. It was only when the disciples heard the phrase in the "Diamond Sutra" that "the mind should be born without dwelling" and that they became interested in Zen Buddhism if they realized it in their hearts. ”

"You should have no place to live and give birth to your heart......," Daoxin muttered, "Tell me what you think." ”

Tang Lang said: "The heart should be born without dwelling, which is naturally to say, the human heart cannot have the slightest attachment, but should be allowed to be transported by nature and realize the nature." ”

When Daoxin heard this, he couldn't help but praise: "You really have great wisdom!" ”

Tang Lang hurriedly said modestly: "The master has praised it falsely. ”

"Since you have such a proper understanding of 'the mind should live without dwelling', the cultivation of kung fu will also be limitless. You have excellent qualifications, and it seems that you are a piece of material for meditation cultivation, and you have surpassed the people of the world by much. ”

Tang Lang just read a lot of books from Zen masters, and the clever explanations of the disciples of Zen Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty and its descendants were naturally much more transparent when they were placed in the Sui and Tang dynasties in the early stage of the development of Zen Buddhism.

The peak of the development of Zen Buddhism was the Tang Dynasty under the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, Empress Wu Zetian, and Emperor Xuanzong.

Tang Lang understood very well in his heart, he Tang Lang was just standing on the shoulders of the Zen giant, and he came to these quintessential views.

If he was not a modern person, but an ancient person who lived in the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he would never have said those thorough views.

As the fourth-generation patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Master Daoxin is also bravely studying the development of Zen Buddhism, and when he heard the views of Tang Lang, a modern person, he couldn't help but admire it very much.

Of course, as a master of Daoxin himself, he naturally had already understood these views in his heart.

Daoxin didn't expect a young man in his twenties to be able to say such a thing. The joy in his heart can be imagined.

He naturally had a good eye for Tang Lang.

Daoxin also said: "There is also such a sentence in the Diamond Sutra: 'All things that have a way, such as dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, like dew and electricity, should be viewed as such. This world is like a big dream that will never wake up, and life is like a dream. Zhuangzi said: 'The whole world is one breath. This is the Zen way! ”

Tang Lang said: "Tao is grand, ubiquitous, ubiquitous. ”

Daoxin said: "The world is one breath, it is for Zen Tao!" -- This is also the Zen path that I have realized by my Taoist faith. ”

"One Breath Zen Dao!" Tang Lang said in a tone that summed up the surname.

Daoxin said, "I call it 'One Qi Zen'!" ”

Tang Lang said: "One breath of Zen! ”

"Yes." Daoxin said, "The heart is not born or destroyed, but it is pure." The Huayan Sutra also says: 'One thought of immeasurable eons, one thought of immeasurable eons.' Therefore, you have to know that one side is the immeasurable side, and the immeasurable side is the other. This is one breath Zen! ”

Tang Lang asked, "Is this Qi Zen a kind of practice?" ”

Daoxin nodded slowly and said, "One Qi Zen is a kind of inner strength and mental method that integrates Zen Taoism that I realized when I was in retreat. This kind of one-qi Zen mind method can not only practice meditation, but also practice. ”

When Tang Lang heard this, he was very interested in his heart, "Master, I am practicing both Zen and Gong now, and this kind of one-qi Zen mind method is quite suitable for me." ”

Daoxin said, "Your comprehension of Zen and your obsession with Kung Fu are very much in line with the requirements of practicing One Qi Zen. Lao Wei is not such a stingy person, since the opportunity is coincidental, how can I not pass it on to you. ”

When Tang Lang heard this, he was overjoyed.

I saw Master Daoxin stretch out his right hand, took out a cloth from his arms, handed it to Tang Lang, and said: "Over the years, Lao Wei has traveled all over the rivers and lakes, looking for people with strange spiritual roots, but I didn't expect that I finally met it in the Dharma Cave where the Patriarch of Songshan Dharma practiced on the wall. Isn't this a certain number in the dark? ”

Tang Lang hurriedly took the cloth respectfully, and without unfolding it, he knelt on the ground and said to Master Daoxin extremely respectfully: "Master is above, please accept the disciple's worship." ”

"The old man is wild with fate, and since he passed the mantle of Zen Buddhism to Hongnin, he has never accepted an apprentice. You don't have to be my disciple, and your friends are very good. In this cloth, there are all the mantras and methods for practice, and you just practice the One Qi Zen with your heart. ”

Tang Lang said, "Yes, master. ”

Daoxin looked at the sky outside and said, "I've been talking to you for a long time, and I'm about to go down the mountain." Where did you come from, or where are you going? The old man also has to travel around. With that, he smiled and walked out of the Dharma Cave and walked away.

Tang Lang stood stunned from the Dharma Cave for a while, and suddenly found that Master Daoxin had left the stone cave, so he chased him out.

He stood on the dragon raising cliff outside the Dharma Cave and looked around, but there was still no trace of Master Daoxin......

Tang Lang unfolded the cloth of "One Qi Zen", and when he saw that it was full of practice formulas and methods, he did not read it carefully, and he planned to study it carefully when he returned home.

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Although the days in summer were very long, by the time Tang Lang returned to Wang Chengyan's house from the Dharma Cave, it was already completely dark.

Only Wang Chengyan and Bai Wuflaw were at home, and Zhang Xiaohu hurriedly finished dinner and went to practice again.

As soon as Bai Wufang saw Tang Lang, he said happily: "You're back!" Where did the day go? ”

Tang Lang said: "It's just to wander around Songshan. ”

Bai Wufang said: "Daddy came here this afternoon and pointed out Xiaohu again. I told Daddy what you wanted to learn how to cut wood needles. ”

When Tang Lang heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Does Master agree?" ”

Bai Wufang said: "I told him, and he naturally agreed. The next time Daddy comes back, you can learn Shaolin wood needles. ”

"Great." Tang Lang said, "There are very few weapons that can fascinate me so much. - Flawless girl, there is really you. ”

Bai Wufang said: "Then you must study hard!" Learned, help me kill Wang Renze! ”

"Murder?" Tang Lang said in a joking tone: "The kung fu of Shaolin Temple is only used to strengthen the body and defend oneself, how can it be used to kill people?" ”

Bai Wufang said: "If you don't kill it, forget it." I'll let Xiaohu kill it! ”

At this time, Wang Chengyan suddenly trembled and walked over with a cane, and said, "Flawless, don't mess around, hurry up and get Ah Lang something to eat." ”

Bai Wufang went to eat.

Tang Lang stretched out his hand and touched the cloth in his arms, knowing that the "One Qi Zen" given to him by Master Daoxin was still there, he couldn't help but smile slightly from the bottom of his heart.

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