Chapter 68: Sentient Beings
"Please stop!"
Four black-clothed subordinates from the county guard mansion stepped forward to block the way, Gu Yun felt in a trance that the person who came was a little familiar, and looked at it fixedly, but it was a completely unfamiliar face, and then looked at it with his eyes for a moment, and then shook his head in relief.
In fact, it is completely different, this person has high shoulders and a bent back, his head is slightly forward, and there is a trace of tension hidden under his pretending calm posture, which is not comparable to Xu You's natural outstanding and outstanding demeanor.
"Who's the driver?"
Zhang Zihua opened his mouth to ask, for him, he would rather someone suddenly come out to stir up trouble than let this much-anticipated argument end without a problem.
When he spoke, he even brought a little expectation, maybe this person was a miracle soldier of the Heavenly Master's Dao?
Sure enough, Zhang Zihua heard the man say: "Taoist Lin Tong, Qiantang Guan Dengzhen, I was fortunate to listen to the real person who sacrificed wine to explain the Taoist method for a day, and I consciously benefited a lot. ”
As soon as the words came out, the audience was in an uproar.
What the?
A little Zhengsheng, who is only twenty-four or five years old, dares to take the stage to challenge Zhu Daoan instead of Ning Changyi, this is no longer ignorant and fearless, but bold and ridiculous!
Zhang Zihua's eyebrows furrowed slightly, since Zhu Dao'an entered the Mingfa Temple, there are indeed many people who are conceited and talented to come to talk about difficult debates, but in fact, they are ambitious and talented, and they are often defeated in one or two rounds. Even some people dare to enter the house if they are just rough in literature and science, claiming that they are newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, anyway, if they win, they will gain fame and fortune, and if they lose, they should not be ashamed, and they may even return to their hometowns to do the talk of their neighbors.
A million profits, as long as you are bold, you can act recklessly, why can't you do it?
Therefore, Lin Tong at this moment, in the eyes of everyone, is this kind of scoundrel who fights for his future with shamelessness, but the atmosphere of Chu State is like this, as long as he deviates from the norm, there will be people cheering and supporting. When those people in the scholar clan looked at Xu You with disdain, most of the Qi people began to coax: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, let him go!" ”
"Yes, let him argue with the Throne, maybe he wins?"
"Victory? You really dare to think that I bet that if I can't hold on to half a pillar of incense, I will admit defeat! ”
"Half a pillar of incense? I took off my pants and farted, I guess he's going to step down......"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed, they didn't really understand the scriptures and mysteries, they just came to have a good time, no matter who he was, as long as there was a lot of fun.
Unlike these vulgar people, Zhang Zihua certainly hopes that someone will stir up the situation, but the disturbance must be exciting, otherwise, it is better to end here.
"Lin Daoren, since you are in Qiantang Guandeng, the master is Ma Yiming Ma Zhenren?"
Zhang Zihua actually knew the name of Ma Yiming, a mere top ten general, which shows that those who can be in a high position are not idle people. Xu Youji said: "Exactly! ”
"Ma Zhenren is safe?" Zhang Zihua didn't pay attention to Xu You anymore, and asked loudly to the audience.
Ma Yiming was already dumbfounded, and when Xu You went forward, he thought that the young man was anxious and wanted to get closer to see the truth. But Xu You crossed one person after another, and finally stood on the lotus platform to face Zhu Daoan, Ma Yiming's head exploded with a bang!
He, what is he going to do?
Taoist Lin Tong...... Qiantang View ...... Listening to the Word...... Receiving the Decree......
What happened next, Ma Yiming didn't know at all, his soul seemed to be out of his body, floating in the air and looking at everything ridiculous on the ground.
Yes, ridiculous, subverting common sense, it doesn't make sense, is this a dream?
"Brother Dao, Brother Dao, Dazhong is asking you!"
The sharp pain in his waist made Ma Yiming recover, and the person next to him was Zheng Gu, the ten generals of Haiyan Temple, who had a good relationship with Ma Yiming, and had also heard him introduce Xu You, his eyes were full of deep sympathy, and he wondered in his heart about his disciples, whether there were such unconscious guys!
"Brother Zheng, what should I do?"
Ma Yiming shrank his head, not daring to respond, Zheng Gu was also embarrassed, and said: "That Lin Tong is your disciple, so you can't hide from it, but now if you go up and pull him away, you will make trouble, and let the whole Yangzhou see the ugliness of our Heavenly Master's Dao...... It's better to pretend that you don't know, let him try, it's natural to lose, at most I think he's arrogant. After I go back, Brother Dao will punish him severely......"
Zheng Gu came up with an idea, and he actually knew in his heart that Ma Yiming would be difficult to pass this time no matter what. I heard that the sacrificial wine appreciates him very much, and it is very likely that he will be promoted to fifty generals next month, and it is estimated that he will not be able to do it now.
"Okay, okay, listen to you, I'll go first. Brother Zheng helped me keep an eye here, and when he got off the stage, he was immediately arrested and escorted outside the East City Gate. ”
Ma Yiming lowered his head, and the cat quietly escaped in the bustling crowd. Zhang Zihua shouted three times in a row, but no one answered, Xu You suddenly laughed and said, "What? The Theravada declared to the outside world that no matter when, where, and whom, they could discuss the way of heaven and earth on this lotus platform. Today, there are words without faith, sacrificing wine and refusing to give birth, is it not in the eyes of the monks, is there still a difference between sentient beings? ”
Zhu Daoan has been meditating with his eyes closed, hearing this, he opened his eyes, his face was as usual, and said, "Please sit down!" Buddhism pays attention to the concept of equality of all beings, which is the fundamental principle determined by Shakyamuni at the beginning of his teaching, and Zhu Daoan cannot refuse and cannot refuse.
Zhang Zihua no longer stopped Xu You, motioned for the four subordinates to step back, then turned around and returned to their seats, and whispered to Gu Yun: "I bet this person can't hold a stick of incense!" ”
Gu Yun was stunned, it was rare for Zhang Zihua to have Yaxing, and said with a smile: "What is the bet?" ”
"I like the picture of Spring Mountain you drew at the beginning of March."
Gu Yun said casually: "Okay, just bet on the Spring Mountain Map." If I win, can Dazhongzheng have a drink tonight? ”
Zhang Zihua sat upright, looked ahead, quite majestic, and said: "Unless you take the Chiliang wine of Jiangzhou Pojiao Horse......"
Gu Yun said helplessly: "Dazhong is just a good mouth, I just got three buckets of red beams yesterday, just to feast on Zhongzheng!" "He didn't get this wine easily, and he wanted to give it to Xu You to try it, but he was robbed by Zhang Zihua.
The small talk between the two of them certainly shows the closeness between Gu Zhang, but on the other hand, it also shows that they are not very optimistic about Xu You, who came rashly. Zhu Daoan has been in the limelight recently, and they have all seen his eloquence with their own eyes, which is really very unattainable.
Xu You walked in front of Zhu Dao'an, knelt on the prepared futon, the two of them were seven steps apart, and their eyes met, all as deep as the sea, calm as an abyss!
Xu You is a junior, Yu Li asked first, and said, "Dare to ask the upper seat to make it clear what Fang just asked, can all living beings have a difference?" ”
"There is no difference between all beings!"
"If sentient beings are unmistakable, then what are sentient beings?"
"At that time, there are no men and women, dignity and inferiority, up and down, and no different names, all symbiotics, so the name of all beings!"
This is the discussion in the "Chang A Han Sutra", Xu You is proficient in the three classics of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, so he naturally knows the source, and asked: "All beings have no male and female dignity and inferior names, so can they be divided into affectionate and ruthless?" ”
"In the color, receiving, thinking, acting, and knowing are lingering, the name is affectionate, and the name is also sentient beings. It can be widely introduced, sentient beings can also be divided into sentient and ruthless, sentient is all sentient things, ruthless is such as flowers, plants, trees, stones, mountains and rivers and other sentient things! ”
The Buddhist scriptures have a gradual process of development of the perception of sentient beings, from sentient beings who are only sentient beings, to all sentient beings who are sentient and unforgiving. At this time, the state of Chu was in the period in between, so Xu Youwen was ruthless and ruthless, and if he calculated Zhu Dao'an's knowledge, he must be much more sophisticated than those monks who only knew how to study the seven doctrines of Prajna.
However, it is precisely because of his profound knowledge that Xu You was able to dig a big hole for him that could not be filled by pouring out all the Tibetan scriptures!
"Then, can all sentient beings have Buddha nature?"
The original Theravada Buddhism believed that only one Buddha had Buddha nature, and all sentient beings did not have Buddha nature, so they could not become Buddhas, but could not become Buddhas only through self-practice such as the "Noble Eightfold Path" to attain the state of the highest fourth arhat fruit and the Buddha fruit of the Buddhahood. Later, Prajna was introduced to Middle-earth, and the six schools and seven sects began to rise, based on the study of Prajna emptiness, advocating that all dharmas have a dependent origin and no sex. Later, the "Mud Sutra" and "Nirvana Sutra" became popular in the world one after another, and the Nirvana school replaced the Prajna school, and slowly turned to the discussion of the existence or absence of Buddha nature, from the Buddha alone having Buddha nature to all sentient beings having Buddha nature, from only being able to save oneself to being able to save sentient beings, and Buddhism thus entered the Mahayana realm.
"Buddha nature!"
Zhu Daoan felt the murderous intent revealed in Xu You's words, smiled slightly, and gave a positive answer. He was born in the Buddha Sect, and the Buddha Sect is based on the Prajna Sect, but to discuss Buddha nature, it is necessary to use the texts of the Nirvana School. It's just that the matter has come to this, with victory as the first priority, Senior Brother Zhu Daorong must also know that the situation is forced and it is difficult to ride a tiger, so he will not be blamed.
The confrontation between the two is not shocking on the surface, but in fact, there are already black clouds crushing the city secretly, if it is not for the deep understanding of the difference between Buddhism and sects, this will just be confused, just watch the excitement.
But people such as Zhang Zihua, Gu Yunhe, and the four surnamed gate valves and other celebrities were all taken aback. Nowadays, the study of Prajna emptiness still occupies a mainstream position, especially led by the Zhu Dao Rong of the Sect of Ben Wuzong, who is very dissatisfied with the statement that "the Buddha body is constant, and the Buddha nature is me", and denounced this theory as untrue.
Zhu Daoan is so openly contradictory, it is really bold enough.
"This person is amazing!"
Zhang Zihua said in a low voice: "One ring after another, it turns out that Zhu Dao'an is waiting here, he can be said to be well versed in people's hearts, and the organs are exhausted!" ”
Gu Yun frowned and said: "He wants to use Sect Master Zhu to put pressure on Zhu Daoan, he has the means and scheming, but he doesn't necessarily have higher knowledge." Even if you are lucky enough to win, you will not be able to win. ”
Zhang Zihua knew that Gu Yun was a square person, so he didn't argue with him, and said with a smile: "The winner has not yet been decided...... We're not in a hurry, keep watching! ”
As Zhang Gu and the others said, Xu You led the topic to Buddha nature, and used Zhu Daorong to suppress Zhu Daoan, but this is only a little, and the real purpose is very hidden and no one can find out.
"Oh?" Xu You smiled, crossed his lips, and said, "If all sentient beings have Buddha nature, what about the explanatory people? ”
Zhu Daoan's expression finally changed slightly!
The Buddhism of the Chu State under its realization has felt the limitations of Prajna Learning, and the Wuzong is at the head of the six families and seven sects, and there are many people who are trying to study other scriptures to break through the cocoon into a butterfly and find another way out.
For example, Zhu Fayan, when Qiantang Lake was gathered, Zhu Fayan was forced into a corner by Du Mingyu's eloquence, and he also used the scriptures of the "Huayan Sutra" to turn defeat into victory.
Zhu Daoan is Zhu Fayan's uncle, these more than 20 years do not ask about the world, concentrate on translating the scriptures, chanting and interpreting the scriptures, especially the six volumes of the "Great Mud Sutra" is quite profound, he discerned a bold proposition from the six volumes of scriptures, that is, Xu You just asked:
1. Do people have Buddha nature and can they become Buddhas?
In fact, outside of the Six Families and Seven Sects, many people of insight, including most of the Northern Sect of Buddhism, have basically agreed that all sentient beings can become Buddhas, except for one exposition!
What is an elucidation?
The great evil people who completely cut off the good roots, do not believe in the Dharma, and are unable to generate bodhichitta are the ones who are elaborated.
It is clearly written in the "Great Mud Sutra": All sentient beings have a Buddha mind, and because of their nature, they can cut off countless billions of afflictions, that is, they will become the three bodhisattvas of the three bodhisattvas, except for one elaboration!
You know, in many Buddhist scriptures, once it is explained, even the villains who can't be cured can't be cured!
Zhu Daoan slowly got up and walked around the Lianhua platform, looking at the countless people on and off the stage who looked up. There are positive and fixed gatherings, evil fixed gatherings, and indefinite gatherings, but they are all poor people in the boat of the bitter sea, born with sentient feelings, and have their own Buddha nature, how can they choose one or the other, and leave only one to explain the six realms of sinking people?
"All sentient beings have Buddha nature, and naturally including ......" Zhu Daoan returned to the futon and sat down, his eyes and face lowered, his expression calm, and said, "One explanation!" ”
These three words, like thunder and explosion, suddenly set off a monstrous wave!
It has been five years since the Great Buddha Sutra flowed into Jiangdong and is the most popular Buddhist scripture outside of the Prajna Sutra, and there are not a few people who have read and studied it. Although under the suppression of the six families and seven sects headed by Ben Wuzong, the Mud Huanjing has not yet formed a real school, its influence cannot be underestimated.
Zhu Daoan believes that all sentient beings have Buddha nature, although this is contrary to the teachings of the Ben Wu Sect, but everyone knows that they can't open their eyes and say that they are blind, not that all sentient beings have no Buddha, then as long as Xu You smashes it with the "Great Mud Sutra", Zhu Daoan will be indefensible, and this game will be lost immediately.
But the problem now is that Zhu Daoan can also take the "Great Muddy Sutra" to tell Xu You that if a person does not have bodhichitta and cannot become a Buddha, he naturally has no Buddha nature.
Simple, direct, and lethal, but Zhu Daoan chose the opposite answer, he clearly told the world: a Buddha nature is also a Buddha.
This is an evil opinion, contrary to the purpose of the Buddhist scriptures, if someone catches it and insists on letting go, it is enough to expel Zhu Daoan from the Sangha!
Zhu Daoan, are you crazy?
This is the thought that hovers in the minds of many people at the same time, and the five hundred white-clothed monks kneeling under the lotus flower stage are even more mournful, looking around blankly, with a pitiful expression at a loss.
It's just that these people don't understand that Zhu Dao'an, after analyzing the manager over the years, has penetrated the details and keenly discovered many contradictions and errors in the six volumes of "The Great Mud Sutra". The Lin Tong in front of him seems to be infamous, but only when he is in the game does he know that this person is well versed in Buddhism and is good at arguing, but he doesn't know that this is the trap he laid?
If Lin Tong also discovered the omission in the "Great Mud Sutra" and used it to refute the argument that "a person has no Buddha nature", at that time, wouldn't he be dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't say anything about his suffering?
Zhu Dao'an guessed correctly, if he really dared to do this, Xu You would use the real "Great Nirvana Sutra" that had not yet been introduced to Jiangdong at this time as a sharp blade to peel off the face of the entire Ben Wuzong.
However, Xu You didn't expect that Zhu Daoan really had such great wisdom, and when the "Great Nirvana Sutra" had not yet spread to the south, he pushed the theory of Buddha nature forward with his personal strength.
For this reason alone, Zhu Daoan has stood on the highest place of the entire Jiangdong Buddhism, overlooking all living beings!
That's fine, the higher you climb, the heavier you will fall!
"Have you thought about it? As soon as you explain that you can become a Buddha by killing, lying, contempt, greed, jealousy, and having exhausted the good dharma and the ten evils being sufficient? ”
Xu You's voice is neither high nor low, neither fast nor slow, calm and peaceful, but in the hearts of Zhang Zihua and others, it is like a war drum urging the soul, dripping and dripping, almost out of breath.
"The Yang Di Mo Luo Sutra says that it is sufficient to explain the ten evils, and it cannot prove the Buddha's way; "The Supreme Sutra" says that it is necessary to slander the Mahayana, and the evil will be gathered, and the supreme Bodhi cannot be proven; The Ranga Sutra also says that there is no nirvana; Coupled with the "Great Mud Sutra", the four scriptures, vividly remembered, do you still think that you can become a Buddha with an explanation? ”
Gu Yun couldn't help but say to Zhang Zihua: "I take back Fang Cai's words, this person not only has the means, but also the pedantic man, and his talent is not under Zhu Daoan......"
Zhang Zihua bowed his head and said, "I now have a little bit of faith that he is a strange soldier sent by Ning Changyi, and let's see how Zhu Daoan fights back?" ”
Zhu Daoan's counterattack was very sharp, and he seized the loophole in Xu You's speech, and said: "The Buddha Says that the Elder Dharma Zhi Wife Sutra will be recorded as a Buddha by a violent woman, the Sutra Said by the Bodhisattva of Unthinkable Light will be recorded as a Buddha by the Baby, the Buddha Says the Milky Light Sutra will be recorded as a Buddha by cattle and animals, the Buddha Says that the Sutra of the Salo Kingdom will be a good prostitute as a Buddha, and the Sutra of the Decision by King Ajashi will be awarded as a Buddha by the person who has committed the five crimes of rebellion...... And so on, there are many people who have become Buddhas. Is this Pentateuch more credible than the Four Classics as spoken by real people? ”
Xu You smiled: "Killing one person or killing two sheep, which is more important?" For example, a good doctor can cure all diseases, but not those who are dying. The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are the same, they can cure all sins, but they can't cure people! ”
"Whether it is one person or two sheep, it is in the maze world, and if it is in the maze world, it should be sentient beings. All the Buddhas in the maze world always live in peace, after all. And all Buddhas have permanence, happiness, self, and purity, and there is no difference in Buddha nature, as long as they are born and sustained, listen to the scriptures, and pass hundreds of millions of eons, all sentient beings can eventually become Buddhas. ”
Zhu Daoan firmly believes that he is not wrong, only the scriptures are wrong. (Note: I refer to the ever-abiding and unchanging Nyorai, Chang, refers to the Dharmakaya, happiness, nirvana, purity, and the Dharma of the Buddhas.) )
Xu You tried again and again, and he could almost conclude that Zhu Dao'an's depth and fineness were too small, so he no longer entangled with him on this issue, the foreshadowing had been completed, and Zhu Daoan's spirit and pressure were also tightened. He may have thought that he was poor in donkey skills and was at the end of his crossbow, but he didn't expect that the previous challenge was just an appetizer, and the next thing was the real killing move today.
Xu You flicked the sleeves of his robe, untied the magic sword he was carrying, placed it flat on his lap, and said quietly: "Okay, let me ask you again: all sentient beings, including one elucidation, can become Buddhas, but can ruthless beings become Buddhas?" ”
Another thunderclap roared over everyone's heads.