Chapter 70: The Abbot is Far Away
"Monk, I'll let you take the school exam, if I can pass the test, you will take me to see the abbot of this temple, what do you think?" Chen Chufan stopped Abbot Longyuan, who was about to leave, and said something that made Abbot Longyuan cry and laugh.
"Amitabha, I don't know why the donor is looking for the abbot of this temple?" Abbot Longyuan made a Buddha call, hiding his urge to laugh out loud, and asked seriously.
"Don't hide it from the monk, I have a fate with the Buddha!" Chen Chufan also replied seriously. The reason is very shitty, and of course it is not Chen Chufan's true thoughts. He simply felt that the most profound Buddhism in this temple must be the abbot, so he had a whim and wanted to communicate with the abbot in this temple to see if he could solve his doubts.
He never thought that the abbot of a temple would be so good! If every believer who comes to the temple to visit the Buddha can see the abbot, then the abbot of the Guiyuan Temple will not have to do things every day, and the time to patronize and receive these believers is not enough! Of course, what he didn't expect was that he had a great creation, and he had already met the abbot of the temple and talked for a long time.
"Oh, but the donor wants to get in touch with the temple? Shaving at this temple? It is really necessary to let the donor know that this shaving matter requires some formalities! It's useless to go directly to the abbot! "Abbot Longyuan will obviously be wrong.
Chen Chufan heard that the monk understood what he meant, and hurriedly explained: "The monk misunderstood, I don't have the intention of becoming a monk, I just think that the abbot in this temple must be profound in Buddhism, or can solve my doubts." ”
Abbot Longyuan shook his head and secretly sighed that this young man was really lazy. Solving doubts is solving doubts, and it is actually a line that has a relationship with the Buddha. But there was also a little curiosity in my heart, so I don't know where this young man came from to be so confident that he could pass his own examination. After thinking about it, Long Yuan said: "Since the donor has this thought, there is some fate between you and me, and the poor monk agreed to you." It's just that it's inconvenient to talk about it here, so why don't you ask the donor to move to the living room of the temple? ”
Where would Chen Chufan disagree, and immediately followed the old monk to a meeting room in Guiyuan Temple. Sitting down at the table, Master Longyuan was just about to speak for the school examination, but Chen Chufan spoke first.
"And you have to say it before the monk, I can only say that the Buddhist scriptures can be memorized backwards, so if you want to take the school exam, you will only test this recitation kung fu, don't play some Zen machines with me, ask some Buddhist principles. That kid doesn't understand! Chen Chufan was afraid that the old man in front of him would ask something in the clouds, so he preemptively said.
"Good! Then ask the donor to recite a piece of the Lotus Sutra for the old man to hear? "Abbot Longyuan is even more curious. I thought that this kid would fight with himself and talk about some crooked reasoning to deal with it, but I didn't expect that this young man would really want to recite this Buddhist scripture in front of him. You must know that the words of the Buddhist scriptures are obscure and difficult to understand, and I have not been immersed in them for a few years, so I don't want to memorize them, but it is difficult to read them smoothly, but I didn't expect that this young man was willing to seek difficulties. I couldn't help but be surprised.
"The monk is not authentic again, this "Lotus Sutra" has seven volumes, twenty-eight products, more than 60,000 words, you let me memorize it all, when will I go? I have something to do in the afternoon! Chen Chufan said dissatisfiedly. It was too long to carry him out on his back, and he didn't have that much time to delay.
"Good, good, good, it's the monk's fault! Then you can say the Vajra Samadhi Sutra! Abbot Long Yuan shook his head and said.
Chen Chufan didn't talk nonsense at the moment, silently recalled it in his mind for a moment, and then opened his mouth to recite it: "If I smell it." At one time, the Buddha was in the mountains of the great city of the king's house."
As Chen Chufan shook his head and chanted, Master Longyuan's eyes widened wider and wider, and his heart became more and more surprised. He really didn't expect that the young man in front of him would really be able to recite this complete Vajra Samadhi Sutra. It's just that he still speaks clearly, and he doesn't fool at all.
This Vajra Samadhi is one of the classics of the Buddhist Prajna Heart Sutra, and Master Longyuan has naturally studied it intensively. I'm afraid I can't read it hundreds of times just by looking at it, but it is still impossible to make Lord Longyuan himself memorize the content of the scriptures of more than 10,000 words word for word. But if you only listen, you can hear mistakes and omissions, but when the teenager really recites, there are no mistakes or omissions. At this moment, it made Abbot Longyuan suddenly shock the young man in front of him.
There is no reason for religion in the first place, belief is belief, and unbelief is unbelief! Master Longyuan has been practicing Buddhism for more than 30 years and believes in Buddhism. As a person who believes in Buddhism, he naturally believes in the Buddhist theory, such as karma, such as reincarnation. So at this moment, Chen Chufan, in the eyes of Master Longyuan, is no longer an ordinary teenager, this should obviously be the reincarnation of a certain Buddhist power, if he is not born to know, this young age should really be able to recite this Buddhist scripture? Don't say that this scripture is obscure, that is, the boring text is not something that a young man can read, let alone memorize to the extent that he can memorize it word for word.
But how did he know that the young man in front of him had nothing to do with the power of Buddhism, but he was just a lucky boy who had been developed by the extraordinary technology of the alien civilization, so he could never forget it. Of course, it is impossible to make Master Longyuan believe this, but there is no psychological obstacle to believe that Chen Chufan is the reincarnation of a certain Buddha.
It took Chen Chufan more than half an hour to memorize the content of the scriptures that were sprinkled with more than 10,000 words. The last sentence of the sentence "Then Ananda, and all the Bodhisattvas, all the people of the four tribes, are all happy, and their hearts are decided, and they bow to the Buddha's feet, and they are happy to practice." After reciting, Chen Chufan looked at the stunned monk opposite and asked, "What's the matter?" Have I ever lied to you? ”
"The donor is powerful, and you will bow to Longyuan!" Abbot Longyuan finally said his Buddha name in front of Chen Chufan.
"There's no need to pay respects, just take me to the abbot here!" Chen Chufan waved his hand and motioned to the monk in front of him to hurry up and fulfill his promise.
Abbot Longyuan was stunned again. He thought that the young man in front of him kept saying that he wanted to see him, and he knew a little about the abbot of Guiyuan Temple, even if he didn't know much, he should know his Dharma name, but who knew that this young man didn't know it at all! Long Yuan didn't feel slightly embarrassed, but he had already preconceived the definition of this young man as the reincarnation of a certain Buddhist power, but the abbot of Long Yuan was not annoyed, but explained with a pleasant face: "Don't hide it from the donor, the poor monk Long Yuan is the presiding officer of this temple!" ”
"Huh?" This time it was Chen Chufan's turn to be stunned. Hearing this, Chen Chufan noticed that the monk in front of him seemed to be a little different from the monks he met along the way in the temple, at least the color of the robe he wore was much brighter than the gray monk clothes worn by ordinary monks, and he couldn't help but sigh that he had no eyes!
Thinking of this, I remembered that I unceremoniously called the abbot of this temple a monk, it seemed that it was indeed a little too disrespectful, and I couldn't help but feel a little Hao Ran, but after thinking about it, how could I think that the legendary abbot of a temple could be so idle, and take the initiative to talk to this kid for more than an hour, and he was unceremoniously, but he was not annoyed. What kind of abbot's shelf? I deserve to be mistaken. So the feeling of embarrassment faded, and after the initial shock, the mood stabilized.
But he never thought that if he could be the abbot of this temple, how could he not be a person who studied Buddhism intensively and had great virtues in mind? If there is no self-cultivation, the position of this abbot will not be the turn of the Longyuan mage in front of him!
Of course, Abbot Longyuan didn't know what Chen Chufan was thinking at this time, so he saw that this young man only experienced a moment of stunned, and then quickly recovered, and couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart, quite appreciating this young man's heart, only to feel that the young man in front of him was not commensurate with his age.
"Master Longyuan, the kid doesn't know your identity, I offended a lot of words just now!" Although Chen Chufan forgave himself in his heart for his disrespect to the abbot, after all, he still had something to ask for, so he apologized and used honorifics.
"There is no need to apologize, but I don't know what the donor is worried about, and I want the poor monk to solve the problem for the donor?" Abbot Long Yuan asked instead.
"Hey, that's a nuisance!" Chen Chufan told the abbot of Longyuan about the choice he was facing. "You see how I choose!"
According to the donor, there is opportunity on the one hand, and friendship on the other, but it is impossible to have both. But the old man thinks that there is no conflict between the two, you can choose both, or you can abandon both, just a conscience! After listening to Chen Chufan's words, Abbot Longyuan gave his opinion.
"Conscience!? Master, this is coping! My heart is now divided into two halves, half gone, half stayed, master, what do you do? When Chen Chufan heard Master Longyuan say this, he couldn't help but be disappointed.
Hearing Chen Chufan's argument like this also made Master Longyuan quite helpless. But thinking that as a monk, he was trying to figure out the young man's careful thoughts, and he was also unable to catch it, so he simply said irresponsibly: "Then let it go first, let it be, and when you figure it out, you can make a decision when you are making a decision!" ”
Master Longyuan's words disappointed Chen Chufan, but after thinking about it, the two are not the same age, and the types of work are too different, and it seems that it is indeed difficult to ask the master for advice on this matter, and even if he is forced to give an answer, he may not be satisfied. But he couldn't help but complain: "Master Longyuan is a monk, but he uses the nature of Taoism to deal with the kid, it's too unkind!" ”
After saying that, without waiting for the abbot of Longyuan on the other side to react, he began to talk about the Buddha with the abbot of Longyuan. Between the words, Master Longyuan, who turned to the side, began to knock on the side, whether he had seen or heard that there were really Buddhist people who could really cultivate the incorruptible body of Vajra.
This Master Longyuan did not doubt him, so he chatted with Chen Chufan with great interest. This old, one young, one has practiced Buddhism for many years, has learned profound Buddhist principles, one has an extraordinary memory, can recite Buddhist scriptures backwards, one intends to take the school exam, one sells off from time to time, a Buddhist secret can come at his fingertips, and a ghost is all knocked on the side. I was able to talk about Sheng Huan, but I felt that it was too late to see each other. This really has to be regarded as a fate between the two.
It's just that what makes Chen Chufan depressed is that with the respect of Master Longyuan, the abbot of a temple, he has never seen a person in the Buddhist sect now, and he has really cultivated into an invulnerable King Kong body.
"So, apart from legends, I have heard and guessed that the master has never seen the real Vajra body?" Chen Chufan finally concluded disappointedly.
Master Longyuan has been obsessed with Chen Chufan about this problem, so he didn't think too much about it, he just thought it was Chen Chufan's youthful nature, so he calmly replied: "That's right, the old man has really never seen it with his own eyes!" ”
"It's not too early, and the kid won't bother the master Qingxiu. I will say goodbye today, and when I have free time in the future, I will come back to listen to the master's teachings! If he couldn't get the answer he wanted, he felt that it was not too interesting to sit down, especially since Master Longyuan was the abbot of the temple after all, and he should be very busy, and he was not too embarrassed to delay for such a long time, so Chen Chufan got up and said goodbye.
"It's almost noon, why don't you use vegetarian food in this temple!" Master Long Yuan actually opened his mouth to save a sentence.
As soon as Long Yuan said this, Chen Chufan really felt a little hungry in his stomach, and he had never eaten vegetarian food in the monk's temple, so he couldn't help but feel a little moved, so he jokingly said: "Master, are you inviting the kid to dinner?" You won't ask the kid for money, will you? ”
; Master Long Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, he was really a little annoyed by this young man's out-of-the-box temperament, so he had to reply: "Amitabha, the little donor has a relationship with the Buddha, it's just a vegetarian meal, and the monk doesn't dare to collect money!" ”