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There are too many complicated things.

Tang Lang gradually felt a little upset, thinking that since he came to the movie world of "Shaolin Temple", he hadn't been to Songshan to walk around, so he thought about going to relax.

He originally wanted to take Zhang Xiaohu with him, but Zhang Xiaohu insisted on practicing the Shaolin Qi Mei stick method, and he finally had to go alone.

Songshan, one of the five mountains in the world, has a special scenery.

Walking in this wonderful mountainous area, Tang Lang exhaled the turbidity in his chest and inhaled the fresh air in the forest, but he also felt open.

Thinking of Bodhidharma, the first patriarch of Zen Buddhism, who had been practicing meditation for nine years in front of the wall, Tang Lang's heart couldn't help but be fascinated. So, he thought about going to the "First Ancestor Nunnery" and "Dharma Cave" where Bodhidharma meditated on the wall.

The first ancestral nunnery is not in the Shaolin Temple. It is actually a simple wooden nunnery not far from the Shaolin Temple.

This wooden hermitage is surrounded by a huge ravine on three sides, and only its back is connected to the five breast peaks.

When Bodhidharma came here, he looked around and saw that the scenery around this wooden nunnery was very elegant and beautiful, so he chose this place as his retreat place.

When Tang Lang didn't walk long in the mountains, he came to the First Ancestor Nunnery.

From a distance, Tang Lang saw a monk in a white shirt holding a broom, cleaning the "rustling ground" outside the First Ancestor Nunnery.

Tang Lang walked over, saluted the white-shirted monk, and said, "Monk, I have inquired." This is the first ancestral nunnery where Bodhidharma retreated and participated in meditation. ”

The white-shirted monk was also about twenty years old, although he was bareheaded, but his face was delicate, he immediately folded his hands and said, "Exactly." What does the donor do? ”

Tang Lang immediately said politely: "Ah, I want to go to the First Ancestor Nunnery to pay respects." It's not a big deal. ”

"The First Patriarch's Nunnery is a place where Master Bodhidharma retreats, and in normal times, no idle people are allowed to enter. Since the donor has nothing to do, let's go elsewhere. The white-shirted monk said slowly.

When Tang Lang heard this, he was very dissatisfied, and said in his heart: Is it possible that you still want to ask me if I can't collect tickets?

He couldn't help but raise his voice a little and said, "I am a Zen believer, and I have always admired Master Bodhidharma very much. Please be accommodating. ”

The white-shirted monk said, "This ancestral nunnery is a sacred place of Zen Buddhism, and it is not allowed to enter in normal times. The donor should go elsewhere. ”

Tang Lang was angry and said loudly: "Who is the monk?" How can it be so wide? ”

The white-shirted monk clasped his hands together, pronounced a Buddha horn, and said: "The poor monk is a warrior monk of Shaolin Temple, and he came to clean and take care of him on the order of Master Tanzong, the leader of the warrior monks of Shaolin Temple. This ancestral nunnery is the temple property of Shaolin Temple, and it is naturally under the jurisdiction of our Shaolin Temple. ”

When Tang Lang heard him say this, he couldn't help but feel relieved: It turned out that this little monk was Sekong, a disciple of Master Tanzong. Hehe......

"It turned out to be the color empty monk of Shaolin Temple. In that case, it is better to go down to other places. ”

Although Tang Lang said this in his mouth, he had another plan in his heart: You, a monk of Sekong, do you still have to clean up in this ancestral nunnery for a day, hum, when you leave later, I will come over again. When the time comes, I will see if anyone will be able to stop me from entering the First Ancestral Temple......

With a certain calculation in his heart, Tang Lang's face couldn't help but show a smile.

Seeing Tang Lang say this, Sekong's face softened and said, "There are many beautiful scenery in Songshan, and the donor can enjoy it slowly." ”

Tang Lang said, "Thank you Master for reminding me." ”

Since he knew in his heart that this Sekong monk was a disciple of Master Tanzong, he had a relationship with him as a fellow disciple. However, he didn't say it, after all, Master Tanzong violated the temple rules of Shaolin Temple by accepting disciples to teach boxing in Shaolin Temple.

He looked at Monk Sekong with a smile, but turned and left.

Monk Sekong wondered in his heart, not knowing what was hidden in this Tang Lang's smile.

Along the way, Tang Lang thought all the way: "This Bodhidharma was naturally the first to practice in this ancestral nunnery, but he later changed his retreat place to the place now known as 'Dharma Cave'. I'm going to take a look at the Dharma Cave now, and it's not bad. ”

Dharma Cave is located in the upper part of the middle peak of Wuru Peak, and is a natural stone cave.

At that time, Bodhidharma used to meditate and meditate in the Dharma cave for nine years.

When Tang Lang came to the Dharma Cave, he found that there was no monk from Shaolin Temple guarding it, and he was overjoyed.

Entering from the bluestone arch at the entrance of the Dharma Cave, Tang Lang saw that this was a stone cave space about seven meters deep, three meters high, and three meters wide.

The noon sun shines in from the entrance of the cave and shines a few meters inside the entrance of the cave, reflecting the entire Dharma Cave very brightly.

Tang Lang saw that under the "Dharma Shadow Stone" in the Dharma Cave, there was an old monk sitting cross-legged, as if he was sitting in meditation.

He thought to himself, "Huh? Why is there also a monk from Shaolin Temple guarding this Dharma Cave? ”

Tang Lang said loudly to the old monk who was sitting in meditation: "Hey, the master of Shaolin Temple, I want to visit the ancient cave where Patriarch Bodhidharma practiced meditation, and I hope to get your permission." ”

The old monk sat cross-legged and did not answer, like a piece of dead wood.

Tang Lang saw that the old monk didn't care about himself, so he had to say curtly: "Since the master doesn't speak, it is a tacit consent...... As he spoke, he continued to walk towards the Dharma Cave.

I saw that on the east wall of the Dharma Cave, there were four vigorous and simple characters inscribed "the original face", and above the hole, there were four big characters of "facing the wall and the cave".

Tang Lang looked at it and said, "It turns out that Master Bodhidharma was in this small stone cave and entered the extraordinary realm. ”

Thinking that Master Bodhidharma, who came to China through the seaway, traveled among the people and the imperial palace, and worked tirelessly to give lectures on the Mahayana essentials for people, Tang Lang couldn't help but sigh very emotionally.

He looked at the Bodhidharma Shadow Stone again, and there was a faint shadow of a person inside.

This Bodhidharma shadow stone, the legend is the projection of Bodhidharma's figure on the stone, in order to show the depth of Bodhidharma's efforts to face the wall and participate in Zen.

Seeing that the old monk was still under the Bodhidharma Shadow Stone, and seemed to be very devoted to practicing meditation, Tang Lang sighed from the bottom of his heart.

He said in his heart: The world knows that the Bodhidharma Patriarch has been in this wall for nine years, and the monks of later generations have selfishly yearned, so they have learned to practice so much, but the result is that they have become Zen nerds, and some monks have even gone mad.

Thinking of this, Tang Lang looked at the old monk on the wall under the Bodhidharma Shadow Stone, and couldn't help but chant: "...... There is no difficulty in the way, but the choice is made. But don't hate love, you understand. There is a slight difference, and the heaven and the earth are suspended. If you want to get the present, don't be obedient. Disobedience and contention are for the disease of the heart. I don't know the mystery, and I think in vain......"

He knew that there were too many Zen disciples in the world who just "didn't know the mysteries and thought in vain".

"Confidence!"

The old monk on the wall under the Bodhidharma Shadow Stone was moved when he heard the sound, and suddenly spoke, "This is Master Can's "Faith Inscription"!" As he spoke, he slowly stood up and turned around.

What Tang Lang was reciting was the "Faith Inscription" made by the third generation of Zen Buddhism, Master Seng Can, during his lifetime.

"Exactly."

Tang Lang looked at the old monk with a thin face and replied.

The old monk glanced at Tang Lang and couldn't help asking: "Master Can's "Confidence Inscription" has not been circulated among the people, how do you know?" ”

Tang Lang naturally looked at it from the books of modern society, and when he saw the old monk asking him like this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "This is what Master Hongren of Huangmei Dongshan Temple passed on to me." ”

"It turned out that it was passed on to you by Hongshinobi."

When the old monk spoke, he did not call Hongren "Master Hongren", his tone was flat, as if his generation was higher than that of Master Hongren, the fifth patriarch of Zen Buddhism.

Tang Lang asked: "Master, I am also familiar with this "Confidence Inscription" by Master Can. ”

The old monk said quietly: ""Faith Ming" is the crystallization of Master Seng Can's lifelong experience, every word is beautiful, full of correct knowledge and correct views. It wasn't until the day he passed away that it was finally written and passed on to the poor monk along with the clothes......"

Tang Lang listened to the meaning of the old monk's words, knew that he came from an extraordinary background, and was very surprised, and said: "It turns out that you are the fourth generation patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Master Daoxin!" ”

This old monk is none other than Master Daoxin.

I only heard Daoxin and still said with a calm expression: "What is the ancestor who is not the ancestor, Lao Gao is Daoxin." ”

Tang Lang was overjoyed when he heard this, "I didn't expect to see Master Daoxin in this Songshan Dharma Cave." What an adventure! ”

"Every few years, I will return to Songshan, which is after all the place where the ancestral court of Zen Buddhism is located." "It's strange to say, every time I come to Damo Cave and sit in meditation for a few days, I will realize a lot of enlightenment and become more diligent. ”

"Perhaps it was this magnificent landscape that triggered the master's spiritual thoughts; Perhaps it was the wish of the Bodhidharma Patriarch that inspired the master in the Ming Ming. Tang Lang said.

Daoxin said, "Perhaps." Is the donor also a disciple of my Zen sect? ”

Tang Lang hurriedly said: "I only understand a little bit about Zen Buddhism. He did not officially enter the Zen sect and became a disciple. ”

"Hmm."

Daoxin groaned, and said, "Worshipping into the sect and becoming a disciple is just a formality. Inner 'enlightenment' is naturally more important than the superficial situation. As long as the donor can attain the ultimate clear liberation, what does it matter if he worships or not? ”

Tang Lang echoed and said: "To live is a kind of Zen practice. ”

When Daoxin heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Tang Lang and said, "The donor seems to have come to his senses!" ”

What Tang Lang said was naturally from the book, and he thought that he was not yet fully enlightened, so he said: "This is the insight I gained from practicing kung fu recently." ”

"Kung Fu?" Daoxin said: "Why, does the donor also like this way?" ”

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