"It can't be said that there are many great virtues in Buddhism who practice painstakingly, guide people to goodness, regardless of honor and disgrace and personal gains and losses, spend their lives translating and transmitting scriptures, understand the meaning of the text, interpret the mysteries, and explain their literature and theory, which is worthy of the admiration and worship of the world. It's just that there are too many monks wearing monk clothes and doing tricks and robbing, and they are more extravagant than princes, and that is the ghost and demon. The sage said that people can promote the Tao, but not the Tao, according to my opinion, it is not the bad law that harms people, but the bad people who harm the law! ”

He Wei is too extreme, and those who don't like him are often beaten to death with a stick, while Xu You is more mellow than him, and likes to analyze the crux of the problem dialectically. For example, the three teachings of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, from the perspective of doctrine alone, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but the same rice raises a hundred kinds of people, there are many characters in the teaching, the good and the bad are uneven, or that sentence, people can promote the Tao, not the Tao and promote people, any doctrine needs people to implement, improve, preach and sublimate, in this process once there is a deviation in the hearts of the people, the final presentation to the world of the sect image will be greatly changed and different from the source.

Standing behind him, Xu You's words sounded mediocre at first glance, but he could think about it carefully, which always gave people a sense of empowerment. Zuo Yan felt the same as Dark Yao, and said with admiration: "What Lang Jun said is extremely true! ”

Shan Zong also nodded like a chicken pecking rice, he was not interested in Buddhist scriptures, but Lord Xun's words were the truth, and he must echo when he should echo it.

The autumn equinox has recently advanced by leaps and bounds, but the things that can be involved in righteousness are still confused, and the clear eyes are flashing with dizzy little stars, and they turn their heads pitifully to look at the frost. Lushuang chuckled and leaned into her ear, and whispered: "Several Lang Jun talk about Buddhism, each with its own truth, let's just listen, don't worry about them!" ”

The winter solstice is not as sensible as the frost, and she knows some Buddhist allusions better than the autumn equinox, making a big grimace and teasing He Wei, and laughing: "Qiyi Langjun, you are from the temple, but you have not seen it through Xiaolang, a person in the world!" ”

"Not necessarily!" He Wei will not be annoyed, with Xu You as an example, Jingyuan's atmosphere is the first for a while, anyone can state their opinions, and said with a smile: "If you come to prosper the world, you will teach with nothing, you will not be at the beginning of Yuanhua, and emptiness will be the beginning of all forms, this is the Buddhist doctrine explained by Zhu Daorong himself." Among the many Buddhist scriptures that can be unearthed, there are many miraculous things in the descriptions, but there is no source for the original statement. The text does not reach this, and there is no general knowledge, who can prove that this is the original intention of Rulai? It is true that people can preach the Tao, but if even this 'Tao' is false, the greater the power, the deeper the harm to others! ”

If you argue about the truth and falsehood, you can't understand it after arguing for thirty years, Xu You sighed: "You, the so-called faith is spiritual, the people only want the doctrine that meets his needs, not the truth of the doctrine." This Wuzong can dominate the Southern Sect of Buddhism, and the other sects that are suppressed are breathless, so naturally he has a reason! ”

"Shichiro, this is the theory of the winner, not the theory of the Tao!"

"The victory of the king and the defeat of the victor, not only history is written by the victor, that is, the truth, but also in the hands of the victor. Now the power of the sect is great, the teachings of Zhu Daorong represent the true meaning of Buddhism, and when the sect is weak in the future and other sects rise, their teachings will replace the sect, which is the trend and inevitable! ”

In the real time and space, after the original Wuzong, the Three Treatises Sect, the Faxiang Sect, the Tiantai Sect, the Huayan Sect, the Pure Land Sect, and the Zen Sect each led the coquettish for a while, on the surface, the teachings of Buddhism are constantly developing and changing, but in essence, it is the rise and fall of different sects within Buddhism. Whose teachings are closer to the essence of Buddhism, and whose doctrines are more in line with the original meaning of Shakyamuni? In fact, it's just a matter of time and time to see who has the most power, many beliefs, and wide spread.

A group of people chatted and walked, although there was quite a controversy, but Xu You and He Wei are both well-educated people, and their talents are not much inferior.

Suddenly, the sound of a few heart-warming bells sounded, and they realized that they had arrived at the entrance of the main hall, and dense crowds of believers had come from all over the world in order to be able to witness the grand occasion of the Buddha Bathing Festival. Zuo Yan escorted Xu You and others to the front, and saw that the monk wearing a black nine-cloth ancestral robe was holding a tool in the order of east and west, standing in class, and in the center was the Zhu Fayan of the upper seat of Dade Temple.

I haven't seen him for many days, Zhu Fayan is more emaciated than when he was gathering at Qiantang Lake, his eyes are dull and gray, his body is old and weak, and it seems that he will fall to the ground when the wind blows.

is such a person, but under Zhu Daorong, the most powerful monk in Jiangdong Buddhism!

The bell rings again.

The monks bow three times, six people come out from the east and west, two people hold the chime as a salute, two people hold the incense plate in the back, two people stand around Zhu Fayan, and at the same time chant the Buddha Shakyamuni of the Nan Wu Master, and invite the birth statue of the prince of Shakyamuni from the scripture floor to the main hall. Xu You looked at this statue of the prince, indeed pointed to the sky and the earth, remembered the birth of the Buddha, walked seven steps, pointed to the heaven and the earth, and said, "Heaven and earth, I am the only one", the nine dragons around the flying, spitting water for bathing, that scene is really incomparably grandiose, magnificent, gorgeous, and there is no second one that can be compared.

After three prostrations, a novice stood on the steps and motioned for all the believers in front of the temple to kneel. Xu You and they stood at the front, not kneeling seemed too dazzling, He Wei's cold temperament, what if he didn't kneel, Xu You pulled him, and said in a low voice: "Kneel to heaven and earth, not kneel as come, and bear with it, you must not cause trouble today!" ”

Just kidding, if the Buddha Bathing Festival has a conflict with Dade Temple, from now on, it will be a mortal enemy with the entire Jiangdong Buddhism, and no one can afford this price.

He Wei understood the severity, he was just addicted, he was not stubborn in his heart, and he knelt down with Xu You stupidly. Xu You is really a little ridiculous, He Wei didn't know how many times he knelt down to worship the Buddha when he was a monk in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but when he came to the Chu State, the resistance to Buddhism was so big, it was an anomaly!

The two of them knelt, and the others would not have any objections, and when the mountains roared and the tsunami came, they all knelt in front of the statue of Prince Shakya. In the hall, there was a Huanghuang Sanskrit chanting: "Ji Shou takes refuge in the Great Juezun, supreme benevolence, and sees the ...... of all living beings."

The believers outside the hall obviously did not participate in the Buddha Bathing Festival for the first time, and at the same time sang along: "The palace descends, and the snow ridge cultivates." The top of the magpie's nest, a three-story barrier, six years of asceticism. If a person takes refuge in the Great Enlightenment, he will not fall into perdition. ”

The tone of Sanskrit singing is different from that of ordinary speech, the bass is heavier, the nasal tone is thicker, but it is full of penetration and appeal. Even though Xu You and others did not believe in Buddhism, at this moment, they were also moved by the sincerity and respect of these thousands of believers.

This shows how powerful the influence of the Palm Cult is on people!

After the three singing, Zhu Fayan placed the statue of the prince on the bath bed in the specially made lotus flower golden basin in the center of the hall, and recited the bathing mantra:

Om Bottom Sand Bottom Sand Sangha Sua, then hold a golden spoon, pour fragrant soup, and bathe the prince's body.

Xu You smelled the aroma in his nose and said in a low voice: "What kind of soup is this, so fragrant?" ”

Speaking of Buddhism, He Wei is the most proficient, and said: "Use ox head sandalwood, white sandalwood, red sandalwood, sinking water, Xunlu, dipterocarp, Lingling, and Huoxiang to grind incense mud on the pure stone, and pour it into the golden basin after brewing with water, commonly known as Tianxiang soup." ”

"Tenka Soup...... Good name! ”

After the nine baths, Zhu Fayan sang praises again, and returned to his original position after a few weeks around the statue of the prince, and the ritual of bathing the Buddha was basically over. For those who come from afar, the following activities are the true meaning of coming to participate in the Buddha Bathing Festival. Before Xu You could get up, he was almost knocked down by the crowd behind him, relying on Zuo Yan and others to protect him as much as possible, and moved to the side of the pavilion pillar with difficulty, looking at the almost crazy crowd in front of him, the autumn equinox was full of surprise, and said, "They ...... What's wrong with them? ”

"In order to beg for a cup of Buddha water to drink, it is said that bathing Buddha water can eliminate all diseases and disasters, and be carefree!" He Wei's eyes flowed with disdain and contempt, and he said: "The Buddha really has such magical powers, where is there still calamity and suffering in the world?" But fooling the people and fooling themselves is just tempting people's hearts. ”

Before he could finish speaking, the four novices carried the gold plates to the bottom of the corridor, and the eighteen monks stood in a ball, put the soup spoon in their hands into the basin, scooped up a few, to be precise, only a few drops, and put them into the palms of the devotees' hands in turn. But whoever is lucky enough to receive the heavenly fragrant soup immediately comes to his mouth and sticks out his tongue to add it to the whole, lest it be left on the ground and affect his good fortune. After licking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed again, in a pious gesture, as if even his soul was dedicated to the Buddha. And those who didn't receive the Tianxiang soup were like mourners, lying on the ground and crying and wailing, which was even more sad than falling into the hell of Ah Nose.

Xu You was a little shocked and speechless for a long time. Lu Shuang whispered: "Xiaolang, let's go, stay here, I feel cold and uncomfortable!" ”

Zuo Yan couldn't help but say, "It's just a potion with spices, why is it like this?" ”

He Wei tried his best to mock and said, "For them, this is not an ordinary potion. The "Bathing Buddha Merit Sutra" records the Buddha's decree in detail: if the person receives the soup, he can make the people of heaven and earth, and now he will receive happiness and prolong his life without illness; Whatever you want, you don't get it; Relatives, friends and dependents, all are safe; Long resignation of eight difficulties, eternal source of suffering; Without a female body, you can quickly achieve enlightenment. Such a good thing, you don't have to suffer, you don't have to be pure and penance, as long as you drink a sip of water, you can get the Taoist chicken dog to ascend to heaven, don't desperately grab it, how can you be worthy of the grace of today's Buddha Bathing Festival? ”

Dong Solstice was speechless, and said: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have imagined that Buddhism actually has magical powers that make people lose their rationality, and I'm afraid the Heavenly Master Dao can't compare to ......."

He Wei changed the joke just now, his expression slowly became solemn, and said: "You are wrong about this, the trick of Buddhism with this little favor can only make believers give up their family and wealth at most, but the ability of the Heavenly Master can make people sacrifice their lives and lives." In comparison, the Heavenly Master Dao is much more terrifying than the Buddhism! ”