The sun has quietly hidden behind the mountains in the west, only shooting ten thousand golden rays of gold into the blue sky. The silent valley presents a mysterious dusk.

Xiangzi, seeing that Tie Dan had unloaded the things on the horse's back, was muttering something to Zhao Xiaotian. So he stretched his waist and walked over sleepily. Looking not far away, he was completely unaware that his life was about to end, and he was still leisurely, eating the grass of the little black goat.

Sighing lightly, Chong Tie Dan said, "Let's find a place to sleep for a while, the meat will be roasted and you will be called." ”

At the mention of sleeping, Tie Dan couldn't help but feel sleepy. Yawning again and again, he walked towards a windy flat ground.

Xiangzi, said to Zhao Xiaotian, who had already relieved his spirits: "Take advantage of what you can see, slaughter the sheep." ”

So saying, he slowly walked up to the goat, and reached out to stroke its head lovingly.

With a light sigh, he led it to a flat, clean alkaline land. Gently put the sheep down and tie the four hooves with rope. Then, stroking the head of the sheep, he said earnestly and gloomily: "I'm sorry, little lamb, I had to kill you in order to complete a special task and save more people." You don't have to be nervous and afraid, as long as you do what I say, not only will you not fall into the Three Evil Realms after you die, but you will also be able to be reborn in the Western Elysium to become a Buddha. And, when he died, there was no pain. ”

Seeing that the lamb was no longer struggling blindly, he began to quietly put his head on the ground. Then he said, "Now I will take three refuges for you, and you can just follow me." Take refuge in the Buddha, take refuge in the law, take refuge in the Sangha. Take refuge in the two-legged Buddha Venerable, take refuge in the Dharma and leave the desire to be respected, and take refuge in the middle of the Sangha. Taking refuge in the Buddha does not fall into hell, taking refuge in the law does not fall into hungry ghosts, and taking refuge in monks does not fall into other lives. Disciple Xiaoyang, I wish to recite the Buddha to be reborn in the Western Elysium, and ask Amitabha Buddha to be merciful and guided. Amitabha, Amitabha, Amitabha......"

Xiangzi folded his palms and recited the Buddha name for a while, and hinted at Zhao Xiaotian, who had been standing on the side in a daze.

Zhao Xiaotian held a sharp knife in his hand, quietly squatted behind the little sheep, and took advantage of his unpreparedness to suddenly pull the little sheep's neck and wipe it.

A stream of red blood spurted out a foot away with pressure, and the lamb shook a few times like a spasm, and its four hooves stretched hard for a while, and then slowly softened.

During this period, Shoko has been closing his eyes and palms, chanting the holy name of Amitabha Buddha.

Zhao Xiaotian sighed lightly as if he had lost something, and slowly wiped the blood stains left on the blade on the little lamb's body. He looked up at Xiangzi, who was still reciting Buddha with his eyes closed. He even put down the knife in his hand, followed the example of Xiangzi, and recited the Buddha's name.

After reading for a while, Xiangzi sighed lightly and said, "Take off the four legs, don't peel the skin on your body first, and don't disembowel." ”

Zhao Xiaotian was stunned for a moment, and said, "Then won't it stink when you catch up with Ming'er?" ”

Xiangzi smiled at him and said, "I want it to stink." ”

As he spoke, he walked towards the opposite mountain beam.

The sun, without hesitation, put away her enthusiasm. The ridge to the west, pushing the gloom, pressed heavily into the valley.

The barren valley seemed even more silent and cold. At the bottom of the winding and empty black-gray valley, a bonfire happily twinkling with Venus is selflessly dedicating her enthusiasm and vitality.

A breeze blew, and the pungent smell of barbecued meat made the iron eggs tumble off the carriage and come uninvited.

The roast is made by cutting lamb into finger-thick slices, wearing fresh red willow branches, and sprinkling with the appropriate condiments. Xinjiang people call it "red willow barbecue".

It is characterized not only by the tenderness of ordinary barbecue, but also by a faint fragrance of red willow.

Shoko grilled a skewer, handed it to the iron egg, and from his hand, took the freshly worn meat skewer and continued to grill.

Tie Dan couldn't wait to open his mouth, but as if he suddenly remembered what it was, he stretched out the barbecue meat in front of Xiangzi and said, "You eat first, I'll roast it myself." ”

Xiangzi smiled indifferently and said, "Eat it while it's hot, I don't want to eat it today." ”

Zhao Xiaotian hurriedly took the wine bottle from his mouth, stared at Xiangzi with strange eyes and shouted: "If you don't drink this wine, why don't you even eat meat?" ”

Shoko smiled at him and said patiently, "I can't eat today's meat." ”

Zhao Xiaotian and Tie Dan stretched their necks at the same time and shouted, "Why? ”

Xiangzi smiled at them gently, and said, "Buddhism, in order to satisfy the appetite of those believers who have a heavier habit of eating meat, it is specially stipulated that only three pure meats can be eaten. The so-called three pure meats are: do not see killing, do not smell killing, and do not kill for me. Today, when the sheep is slaughtered, I will stay in front of me, so I can't eat this meat. ”

Zhao Xiaotian leaned back and shouted remorsefully, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" If I had known that there were these ways, I would have taken you away. ”

Xiangzi handed the grilled skewer of meat to Zhao Xiaotian, and said with a smile: "Actually, the rule of not eating meat is not set by the Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha. Back then, when the Buddha was alive, the Buddha and his disciples all lived by begging for food in dervishes, and naturally they ate whatever they were given. Later, Buddhism spread to China. When Emperor Wu of Liang saw the Buddhist scriptures that said that all beings are equal, Bodhisattvas cannot bear to eat the flesh of all beings. He took the lead in advocating the abstinence from eating the flesh of all living beings. Since then, Buddhist monks have been eating vegetarian food.

The Three Purifications of Meat is a convenient method for believers at home. The purpose of not eating the flesh of sentient beings is mainly to cultivate compassion among believers. But from a causal point of view, eating meat is a big problem. Today you eat half a catty of it, and in the future you will have to pay it back eight taels. It can be said that the retribution of injustice is endless. ”

Zhao Xiaotian listened, threw the red willow branch that he had just eaten to the ground, and muttered vaguely: "If you say it, this meat can't be eaten." In the end, I still have to pay off the bill, and I eat meat every day, so how can I pay it off. ”

Xiangzi smiled at him and said, "Actually, it's easy to repay the debt, just as I told you before, make a wish to recite the Buddha and be reborn in the Western Elysium."

As long as you become a Buddha, the sentient beings you eat will be saved by the karma that you have eaten their flesh.

Instead of collecting debts from you, they will appreciate you. But they have to be willing. ”

Zhao Xiaotian nodded and muttered to himself: "There is such a way to repay debts." ”

The three brothers ate and talked like this, and before they knew it, the moon was hanging in the sky and the stars were all over the sky.

Xiangzi patiently explained to the two of them the general idea of Buddhism and the specific content of the precepts. Fortunately, the two of them have a good foundation and can still listen to them. At the end, Xiangzi talked about making Zhao Xiaotian literate, and before Zhao Xiaotian could speak, Tie Dan first shouted: "The eldest brother doesn't want to learn, and it is also a dilemma to make chrysanthemums." ”

Zhao Xiaotian smiled and said, "Okay, okay, don't shout." No matter how old you are, you will hate to study this winter. ”