Chapter 187: Looking up to the sky and laughing down
Seeing that a few old monks were unrelenting and chattering about the book "Romance of the Gods", Li Feiyang's originally good mood for going up the mountain began to become not very good. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info heart said: "I wanted to take a few brothers and sisters and two apprentices to play in Emei today, I didn't want to send a letter, but I met such a few old guys, long-winded, chattering, really hateful!" ā
Angry, it was a little polite to speak, especially to an old monk who looked down on Taoism and his annoyance, the monks he knew in this life were all Taoists, but they didn't have a relationship with monks.
The book "Journey to the West" was not launched because the Liufeng Dao people offended him, but if such a classic masterpiece in the previous life was not written for a reason, it would inevitably be a bit unknown, and it was difficult to explain the reason why he wrote this book, so he took advantage of the fact that the Liufeng Dao people forced him to dedicate "Journey to the West" to the world.
In fact, the same is true for writing "The Romance of the Gods", he has no prejudice against Buddhism and Taoism in his heart, both in his past and present lives. There is no desire to look down on Buddhism, and there is no meaning to belittle Taoism, but this world is missing these books, and it is inevitable that there are some shortcomings.
But as far as he is concerned, his feelings for Taoism are far greater than those of Buddhism, and no matter how much he talks about wine and Taoism, he can't have any great disrespect for Taoism. Therefore, when he heard that some monks belittled Taoism and exalted Buddhism, he was very unhappy and countered that the old monk's obsession had not disappeared, and he could not prove the great silence of the three bodhisattvas and the state of nirvana. That's a bit heavy.
Mingde Master Li Feiyang said this about the old monks around him, and the Buddha was displeased: "Xiaoyou, Master Dezhi is a senior monk of the Zen generation, whether or not he can prove my Buddhism Dao, I'm afraid it is not up to Xiaoyou to decide with a word." ā
Li Feiyang said with a smile: "The obsession in my heart has not disappeared, vainly talking about the level of the two religions, having the heart of winning, and having no intention of forbearance, where is the style of Buddhist monks?" The village man is just like this, what is the truth of decades of cultivation? Open my mouth, open my mouth, Ami, is the Buddha really in my heart? Go and go, where to come and go, look at what you do, even the Buddha has to blush! ā
Listening to Li Feiyang's words, the old monk Dezhi shouted, hid his face and walked away, and walked out of the temple gate in an instant, Li Feiyang said that he was shameless in a few words, his heart was agitated, and he stumbled down the mountain in a dizzy state.
Master Mingde didn't want Li Feiyang to have such eloquence, seeing him sneering on his face, he was obviously very dissatisfied with the behavior of a few people just now, and the generation of senior monks who said it in a few words hid their faces and left, it was really like a knife, and ordinary people couldn't easily parry it.
Master Mingde saw that the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger and stronger, and he couldn't help but regret that he was reckless and radical just now, he really shouldn't be held accountable to the kid in front of him, but today he took a stinky move!
Mingde hurriedly instructed the little novice beside him, "Go and take care of Master Dezhi, he is old and frail, and it is inconvenient to go down the mountain, don't let anything happen to him!" Xiao Sha Heten bowed his head, turned around and went out to chase the old Zen master.
Mingde had the intention to ease the atmosphere and said to Li Feiyang: "Feiyang is not an old monk who deliberately embarrasses you, it is really because you are a great writer of articles, and what you write has a huge impact; Ordinary people don't know the gist of my Buddhism, they don't understand my Dharma inheritance, what you write in the book, they will believe it, after a long time, I am afraid that I really think that what you write is true, in this way, it is really difficult for my Buddhist disciples to do. ā
Li Feiyang said: "The so-called real gold is not afraid of fire, how can Meiyu be afraid of fire?" Foolish people are naturally gullible in lies, and where can those who are truly sincere to the Buddha not distinguish between truth and falsehood, and it is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong? I wrote a book of gods, but it opened the door for your Buddhists to select real Buddhist believers, and you didn't thank me for it, but asked me to ask for sin, what is the reason? ā
Master Mingde is on the top of the door, this Li Feiyang can speak well, obviously he writes books to seal the gods, degrades the Buddha, and lifts the Tao, but when it comes to his mouth, he has become a single-minded Buddha family, which is really unreasonable!
Although he is also a master of Buddhist scripture compilation, it is just that he can talk about the Tao in debating the Buddhist scriptures with Buddhist masters, but it is a bit weak to speak with non-believers outside Buddhism.
At that moment, he took a long breath, squeezed out a few laugh lines on his face, and said: "Somehow, the old man also has the heart to win, don't blame the little layman!" It's just that it's about the reputation of a religion, and I have a personal feeling, so it's inevitable that it's a little out of proportion. Let's put this matter aside, it's lunch time, I've asked Xiang Ji Kitchen to make a vegetarian meal, let's go eat first. ā
The cloud board knocked a few times, the monks in the temple walked to the Wuguan Hall together, the chef of the Guangxiang Temple has good skills, a meal to eat, although it is a vegetarian dish but also has another taste, but it is inevitable that it is too light, and the vegetarian dish of the Yamashita restaurant is different.
The Buddhist family only eats breakfast and lunch, and does not eat after lunch. Lunch at this time is the last meal of the day.
After the meal, Master Mingde found Li Feiyang, "Feiyang, since you have no intention of making enemies with Buddhism, now a "Romance of the Gods" has made us angry, why don't you revise this book and make it a flat situation between the two families, which is better than the dominance of the Taoist family, and it can also calm the injustice of my tens of thousands of Buddhas." ā
If he didn't mention the sentence "tens of thousands of Buddhas", Li Feiyang might really consider the feasibility of revising the book Fengshen, but Mingde's mention of it aroused Li Feiyang's temperament. He is an arrogant person, his eyes are above the top, and he has no eyes to spare, and he is said to be tens of thousands of Buddhas said by Mingde, even if he is hostile to the world, it is not a problem for him.
Li Feiyang smiled, "Master, if I don't revise it, I don't know what the tens of thousands of Buddhas of your Buddhist family will do to me?" ā
Mingde said: "Why is the little layman so bothered? What's in it for you? ā
Li Feiyang laughed and said: "One yin and one yang, the way of heaven and earth, since I have already written "Journey to the West" and praised your Buddhism, then I have to write a "Romance of the Gods" that elevates Taoism, otherwise how can I seem to be impartial to the two families?" ā
Master Mingde said: "Your yin and yang growth and decline are only Taoist theories, and they have nothing to do with my Buddhism. ā
Li Feiyang said: "It has nothing to do with you, but it is in line with my heart." Master, do you know that when I wrote the book "Journey to the West", there were many waves of Taoist disciples who came to me for trouble, threatened, enticed, coerced and lured everything, and they had one purpose, that is, to ask me to revise the text, and I was not allowed to make sarcastic remarks! But I blasted them out! ā
Li Feiyang said with a smile: "When a vice governor of Central South Province went to Tangcheng to inspect at that time, he also advised me not to cause religious contradictions, lest it be difficult to clean up, and my words were full of guilt, and I was also kicked out of my house and fled in embarrassment. When I left, he said that he would punish my sins, but he was the one who ended up punishing them! It was a Taoist who had great kindness to me to ask me to revise this book, and wanted to give me a salute and beg me to change the book Journey to the West, even though I was embarrassed, but I didn't agree to him! ā
"Master, this was the attitude when I wrote Journey to the West, and now I have written the book Fengshen, which is also this attitude, if you want me to change the book? There are no doors! ā
Master Mingde said: "Feiyang, the old monk has never persecuted you, why should you be angry?" ā
Li Feiyang said: "If even this move is not persecution, is it still impossible to beg me?" You Buddhist disciples are all asking for the Dharma like this? ā
Mingde still had to say anything, but Li Feiyang didn't want to say more, and said to Xie Fu behind him: "It's useless to say more, let's go!" ā
As he stepped out of the door, a letter flew out of his hand and landed on a small table behind him, "Zen Master Guanghua, an old man asked me to ask you a word, you are a monk, but you are at ease, but I don't know where to put your parents?" You go into the void and leave them alone, causing them to die of hunger and cold, and they die of hardship, not knowing what kind of Dharma you are practicing? Which mercy is it reciting? ā
Out of the door, Li Feiyang said with a smile: "Empty, everything is empty, abandon your wife and children to practice!" ā
Shef's way: "Recite the words of compassion for all beings, but teach your parents to drink the west wind!" ā
Mark said: "It is said that Buddhism only cultivates the mind, but it consumes money to cultivate the golden top!" ā
Liu Xiaolu said: "It is often said that the heart is outside the Three Realms, how can you ever get out of the red dust? ā
Yang Xiaoyue said with a smile: "Since I have the idea of purifying all sentient beings, I prefer to practice in the deep mountains!" I don't understand, I don't understand! ā
Zhao Chunjiang said: "It turns out that the Buddha has no favor!" ā
Everyone laughed and made a fuss all the way down the mountain.