Chapter 498: Meeting Chen Xuanzang Again (3)

Li Jiancheng, under the leadership of Mingyu and Di Renjie, came to the side hall. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 I saw only a kind monk. With his eyes closed, sitting there in Zen, with words in his mouth and prayer beads in his fingers, Li Jiancheng felt that the current Chen Xuanzang was as solemn as a Buddha statue, and Li Jiancheng even had an impulse to recruit Chen Xuanzang to the imperial court - whether it was in ancient times or in later generations, whether it was an official or an interview, he judged people by his appearance. A good-looking person is generally more promising than an ugly person. After Li Jiancheng gave a few words to Mingyu and Di Renjie, after Mingyu and Di Renjie heard Li Jiancheng's words, Di Renjie was a little surprised and asked Li Jiancheng:

"Your Majesty, this ...... Is this ......" Li Jiancheng said to Mingyu and Di Renjie:

"Don't worry, you just have to do it, I have my own arrangements!" Mingyu and Di Renjie nodded and walked out.

"Hello Master!" Chen Xuanzang opened his eyes:

"Ahh Holy! ”

"Master! I still remember that when I first met with the master, when the master met the master at the White Horse Temple, the master was just a laughing novice who had not received the precepts, and now I can't imagine that the master has become an official monk, and there are so many believers and followers, which is really gratifying! ”

"Oh! Holy Lord, have the poor monks met with the Holy One? Oh! The poor monk remembered, hahaha! In fact, the fate is born and the fate is extinguished, and the fate comes and ends, all of which are the will of God, just like Your Majesty, the will of Heaven is in the Tang Dynasty, so Your Majesty's father and son will set the world and achieve the emperor's business, and the will of Heaven is on the poor monks, that is, let the poor monks stay in Buddhism and become disciples of the Buddha. Everything is providential. Li Jiancheng smiled in his heart - he is worthy of being a monk with family roots, and he speaks politely and politely. Li Jiancheng smiled:

"The master has been here for so long, he must be hungry! I have prepared some delicacies to entertain the master. Li Jiancheng clapped his hands as he spoke, and immediately walked in from outside the side hall, holding plates with lids in their hands, Li Jiancheng gestured to Chen Xuanzang:

"You're welcome, master, please use it slowly!" Chen Xuanzang looked at the plates covered with lids, and found that the eunuchs around him were holding back their laughter, a kind of look that they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. Then, when the lid was lifted, I saw that the plates were full of chicken, duck and fish. All of them are things that monks can't eat. Chen Xuanzang looked at Li Jiancheng, and Li Jiancheng still had a smile on his face:

"Master, why don't you move your chopsticks! These are all things that I specially instructed the imperial chef to prepare for the master because I was able to reunite with the master, you know, these days, I and my harem concubines don't even have a bit of meat smell! Enjoy, Master! Yikes! I personally twisted the vegetables for the master, and the master ate it quickly! Li Jiancheng said as he sandwiched a chicken leg on Chen Xuanzang's plate.

"Master, eat it!" Chen Xuanzang glanced at Li Jiancheng, and then, he lifted his chopsticks, ate the chicken leg in a big gulp, and then sandwiched a few pieces of meat for himself, and ate it vigorously, who knows, because he ate too hard, he suddenly choked.

"Oh! Oh! Hearing Chen Xuanzang's hiccup, Li Jiancheng poured a glass of wine for Chen Xuanzang:

"Master! Choking on food, drinking a glass of wine, clearing the throat. The eunuchs present were already very surprised to see Chen Xuanzang eating meat, and now they saw Li Jiancheng pouring wine for Chen Xuanzang, and the eunuchs who were waiting at the scene all looked at Chen Xuanzang and Li Jiancheng, and many people were watching Li Jiancheng and Chen Xuanzang's reaction with a lively mentality. Chen Xuanzang didn't hesitate and drank the glass of wine. Li Jiancheng said with a smile:

"Master, you are a monk, and you drink wine and eat meat here, isn't this a violation of the precepts?" Chen Xuanzang smiled:

His Majesty said with a smile, since ancient times, in the Buddhist precepts, the meat of the fishy person is not meat, but refers to the Buddhist saying "five meats" refers to onions, garlic, shallots (commonly known as small roots of garlic), leeks, and Xingqu (there is no one in the Middle Earth, similar to onions). As for why we don't eat the "five meats", according to Buddhism, eating something "raw to help sexual immorality, cooked to help anger" will damage the pure mind of the practitioner. In addition, when eating these things, there is a foul smell in the mouth, and the Dharma Protector who guards sentient beings does not like this smell and stays away, while some demonic beings like this smell and come back to interfere. Therefore, it makes sense not to eat meat and fish, as for the 'fishy' ones. 'Fishy' refers to bloody meat. Moreover, when Buddhism was first introduced to Middle-earth, there was no clear rule that monks should not eat meat, and although Buddhism preached not eating meat, the principle of not eating meat must also be understood. The reason why eating meat is not allowed is nothing more than to cultivate the practitioner's compassionate mind and not to kill, as well as to remove or reduce the obstacles to desire, so that it can be achieved. Therefore, those who can cut off meat must be broken, this is the general principle. For those who really can't cut off meat, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas also taught the method of compassion and convenience, that is, the "three pure meats" - not to kill, not to smell killing (not to hear about killing with your own ears), and not to kill for me (not to kill specifically for me). This is really a helpless move. In addition, Buddhist precepts are also said to be "covering vows" and "opening vows". His Majesty is the lord of the world and the son of heaven, even if it is the Buddha of Shakya, he must obey the arrangement of God, His Majesty has a life, and the poor monks cannot disobey, and Buddhism does not eat meat, and it is also the time of the Southern Dynasty, when Emperor Xiao Liang - Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan believed in Buddhism and became a monk, Xiao Yan did not approach women, did not eat meat, not only did he do this, but also asked the whole country to follow suit: in the future, the temple will be sacrificed, and pigs, cattle and sheep are not allowed to be used, and vegetables should be used instead. He is a vegetarian, and he wants the gods to be vegetarian as well. The old man emperor always does things differently than when he was young and in the prime of life. After this order was issued, the ministers discussed and opposed it. In the end, Xiao Yan allowed the dough to be kneaded into the shape of cattle and sheep for sacrifice. It is only then that our Buddhists have the precept of wine and meat. This shows that everything in the world is at the disposal of His Majesty, and now His Majesty has asked his ministers to open their vows, and the poor monks, as subjects of His Majesty, naturally obey His Majesty's holy decree. In addition, the Buddha has clouds, wine and meat through the intestines, the Buddha left in his heart, these animals are not killed by poor monks, in addition, these creatures are eaten by poor monks, it is also beyond them, and it is good to have a good birth in the future. I hope that in the next life, these creatures will not suffer from the swords of the world. ”

"Humph! What a clever mouth! But I love it! Li Jiancheng smiled, walked over to the knife holder, and took the sword off the knife holder. Pull your sword out of its scabbard.

"Master, your throat can pass through chicken, duck and fish, can pass through mellow wine, and can transcend these dead things to Elysium, but I don't know if my sword can be exceeded, and I have followed me to fight countless battles, but the smell of blood is too strong, in fact, since ancient times, there have been countless dead people, and there is no way to do it in a river of blood, but I have always been unbearable, so I have been trying to find a way to surpass the grievances on this sword, but the bloody resentment on this sword is too heavy, I can't help it, I can meet the master today, and I can finally solve this problem. That is to ask the master to swallow this sword. Please master the ghost of this sword! After hearing Li Jiancheng's words, the eunuchs and attendants present were all taken aback - you must know that in the eyes of these eunuchs and attendants, Li Jiancheng is a generous and benevolent person, and has always regarded human life as extremely important. And now, Li Jiancheng has a playful look on his face. Like a bloodthirsty demon. The eunuchs and attendants who were waiting at the scene were all trembling, and they didn't dare to make a sound, even if they had a fart, they had to hold back. Suddenly, Chen Xuanzang said to Li Jiancheng:

"Your Majesty, please forgive your sins! If Your Majesty wants to kill the poor monk, just kill the poor monk, the poor monk is willing to serve the Dharma, please do it as soon as possible. Chen Xuanzang said, closing his eyes, looking like he was about to be killed. Li Jiancheng's sword shone with a cold light, and the attendants in the side hall also seemed to feel the coolness of the sword.

"Hah! Ha! Ha! Ha! The master is really profound, courageous, I really admire, I put the chicken, duck, fish, meat and wine on the table is to try the depth of the great Dharma, pull out the sword just to see the master's courage, to tell the truth, I have heard that the master in Chang'an Daxingshan Temple with the Central Indian Magadha country of Po Ka Lo Mi Ta debate, I have already thought about how to test the master's Buddhism and courage, you know, as far as I know, that Po Po Ka Lo Mi Dora was ten years old and became a monk and studied the Mahayana sutras. After receiving the full ordination, he studied the Vinaya and practiced the Dharma. After that, he traveled south to Nalanda Monastery and taught the sages. Later, Zhi traveled all over the world, but he traveled north with ten Taoist people, and once educated the Khan of the western Turks Ye Hu Khan. The Turks are called living Buddhas, and they are deeply believed by the Turkic herdsmen and nobles! After arriving in Chang'an, he first lived in Chang'an Daxingshan Temple, engaged in the translation of scriptures, and published 10 volumes of "Baoxing Dharani Sutra", 15 volumes of "Prajna Lamp Theory", and 13 volumes of "Mahayana Solemn Sutra". In addition, the teacher tasted and sang the judgment of the five teachings, and took Buddhism as the five teachings of the Four Truths, non-appearance, contemplation, happiness, and protection. In Chang'an, many monks went to debate with it, only the master can argue with the master, and I am very relieved that the Tang Dynasty can have a talent like the master! Li Jiancheng inserted the sword into the scabbard, and said to the personal eunuch Mingyu:

"Why don't you hurry up and invite Master Di Renjie in, in addition, remove all these things of wine and meat from me, and change them to a table, remember to replace them all with vegetarian seats, there can be no more meat!" Mingyu commanded the eunuchs and attendants in the hall to withdraw the wine and meat, and put a lot of exquisite pastries and tea, and after Di Renjie came, he immediately withdrew with the attendants in the hall, and closed the door of the palace, Mingyu knew that Li Jiancheng had confidential things to discuss. Li Jiancheng greeted Chen Xuanzang warmly:

"Master, this is my subordinate, the commander of the Qilin Secret Guard, Master Di Renjie Di, today I invited the master here, just because, on that day, I heard the master's words of saving lives and injuries, and I only felt that the master was talking and the Zen machine was everywhere, so I specially brought Master Di Renjie together to discuss with the master, how to save the common people!?" After Chen Xuanzang listened to Li Jiancheng's words, he did not speak.