In the south corridor of Tozenji Temple, the walls have been newly painted. The setting sun dragged the three figures in the south corridor for a long time. Under the glow of the slanting sun, the snow-white walls are plastered with a layer of golden yellow.

The Fifth Patriarch was pacing in the south corridor with two laymen.

The tall one, wearing an official uniform, has a bit of unique majesty, but has another elegant bearing. This person's name is Zhang Riyong, and he is not a driver in Jiangzhou. Don't drive this official to say that big is not big, but small is not small, but it is the deputy position of the assassin.

The other one who was slightly shorter and slightly chubby was called Lu Zhen, and people called him "Lu Feng". Enshrinement is the title of the person who served around the emperor. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were names such as the imperial history of the palace and the imperial history in the palace. Tang Xuanzong sometimes had Hanlin enshrined, which was specially prepared in the palace. And this "Lu Offering" was the most famous painter of the dynasty, especially in painting figures and Buddhist scriptures in disguise. The civil and military ministers and princes and nobles in the court were proud to be able to get his collection of Danqing ink treasures.

Fifth Ancestor: "The two of you are invited here today because you have something to ask for." ”

Zhang Beijia: "What does the ancestor have to ask us laymen to beg meloquity?"

Lu Xianfeng humbly said: "Yes, how can we be virtuous, and Master Lao is so important?"

The Fifth Patriarch pointed to Zhang Beijia and Lu Feng: "You two, one is eight years old, and he is proficient in Buddhism; One is a Kuangshi painter, famous in the Central Plains. This time, the old man invited you to come here to make a plan for me, because the old man wants to paint a picture scroll on the wall of this south corridor. ”

Zhang Beijia suddenly realized: "Ah, it turned out to be such a thing. ”

Lu Feng respectfully said: "Since the ancestor has called us here, we must do our best." I wonder what you want me to draw?"

The Five Patriarchs reverently said: "There are many shocking stories of seeking the Buddha in the Ranga Sutra, you can draw them for me." ”

The Ranga Sutra, whose full name is the Ranga Abhadra Sutra, refers to the scriptures spoken by the Buddha in Sri Lanka, which believes that all dharmas are "seen by the mind" and that all things are created by the mind. It has a great influence on Zen Buddhism, and it is one of the "six classics" on which Buddhism is based.

After pondering the intentions of the five ancestors, Zhang Beijia said: "In a nutshell, it should be called 'The Lineage Sequence Diagram of the Lenga Sect'. ”

The fifth ancestor said: "Yes, it is the 'lineage sequence map of the Lenga Sect'." ”

"Ah, what do you want to draw is the lineage order of the Ranga Sect?" Lu Xianfeng nodded and praised, "That's good, there are ancients in the past, and there are people in the future, passed down from generation to generation." Good, good!"

Zhang Beijia stepped forward: "Master, I have a proposal. ”

Fifth Ancestor: "What is the proposal?"

Zhang Beijia pointed and scratched at the pink wall: "The wall of this south corridor is more than ten zhang long, and it seems too wasteful to draw a picture of Lenga in disguise." I think I could draw another long scroll. ”

The Fifth Ancestor asked, "According to what you see, what kind of long scrolls do you draw?"

Zhang Beijia: "I have a preliminary idea, I can draw a scroll of five ancestors——"

Before the fifth ancestor could finish speaking, he waved his hands one after another: "No, no." ”

Zhang Beijia: "Why not?"

The five ancestors said: "In the Zen forest, Gao Shi is like a cloud, although I was promoted by the monks as the five ancestors of Zen Buddhism, but in the Dongchan Temple where I am the abbot, I painted these long scrolls, to do self-promotion, self-boasting, wouldn't it make the world laugh?"

Zhang Beijia laughed: "The master has always had a very high level of understanding, and no one can match it, but this time he was stunned. ”

The fifth ancestor blinked his old eyes: "Am I confused?"

Zhang Beijia: "You are too anxious, this time you misunderstood what I meant." ”

The Fifth Ancestor was puzzled: "I misunderstood what you meant?"

"Yes," Zhang Beijia explained, "I want to draw the 'Five Ancestors Blood Map', not just you, nor your father. ”

The Fifth Ancestor asked, "So, what do you want to paint?"

Zhang Beijia explained: "But it starts from the first ancestor of Bodhidharma. Hui Ke, Seng Can, Daoxin, until your five ancestors Hongren Master, inherit the Buddha lamp, how many thrilling stories, a Zen transmission of the bloodline!"

The Fifth Ancestor suddenly realized: "Ah, it turns out that you are referring to this. ”

Lu worshipped: "What should this be called?"

"Five Ancestors Bloodline Diagram." Zhang Beijia explained. Ancestor Bodhidharma came by boat from Tianzhu. A reed crosses the river, nine years to face the wall, after many twists and turns to convince the world; The second ancestor Hui can break his arm, the blood stains the red snow, and the world is shocked and weeps ghosts and gods; Three Patriarch Monks. Xiao Ran meditated, secluded in the mountains; The four ancestors of Taoism, often sit day and night, do not lie down, more than 60 years of coercion, Shuangfeng preaching; Fifth Ancestor, you became a monk with Daoxin at the age of seven, and for decades, you have been through ups and downs and opened the door to the Dongshan Method. From the first ancestor to the master, everyone has walked through a bumpy road in life. All of them are models of dedication and hard work. ”

Lu Xianfeng agreed: "Yes, it is not easy for your Zen Buddhism to be passed down from generation to generation. These singing and weeping stories are used as the genealogy of Zen Buddhism, painted into images and left on the wall. It is indeed a great thing to be easy to understand, to commemorate the former and warn future generations!"

The Fifth Ancestor thought for a while, nodded and said, "The two of you are reasonable, and the proposal is also very good." Just do as you say. The two of you discuss it and decide on a first draft. And then study with the old man. ”

Zhang Beijia and Lu Fengfeng said in unison: "Okay." ”

The Fifth Ancestor asked, "Do you estimate how long it will take to come up with the first draft?" ”

After pondering, Zhang Bei replied, "A month." ”

Lu Xianfeng agreed: "I think it's about the same. ”

Fifth Ancestor: "Okay. The old man is waiting for your good news. ”

After the fifth ancestor sent Zhang Beijia and Lu Fu away, he went back to the abbot's room.

In addition, that night, the Five Patriarchs summoned all the monks and laymen of the whole monastery to the main hall and announced: All the people of our Dongchan Temple, whether they have become monks or handymen who have not yet been ordained; No matter how high his status in the temple is, it is still very low; You can write down the state of mind that you have realized after many years of practice in Zen verses. If there is one whose verse best speaks of the nature of the Buddha, the essence of auspiciousness, and the highest realm, I will pass on to him the secret of Zen Buddhism, and the robe mantle, which has been passed down from generation to generation. That is, in the future, that person will be the sixth generation of our Zen masters. ”

The words of the five ancestors really made all the monks and laypeople in the Dongchan Temple very excited. How many winter nights when the wind blows old trees and snow hits cold windows, how many hot and unbearable summer days, facing red fish and green chimes, facing green lights and yellow rolls, and facing hard work, everyone is inspirational and painstakingly cultivated, in order to have great tools and achieve positive results. Now, when the opportunity comes, how can it not stir up waves in their hearts, which have always been like still water?

Shenxiu saw that the fifth ancestor was wearing a golden and red robe embroidered with gold threads, and held a golden monk's bowl in his left hand. This robe, the golden bowl, was brought by the first ancestor Bodhidharma from Tianzhu and passed down from generation to generation of Buddhas.

This treasure, just as the emperor has the supreme jade seal of the Zhenguo, serves as a symbol of the supreme power of the Buddha.

Shenxiu saw these two holy relics, and couldn't help but be moved, thinking about it: he had been to Dongchan Temple for so many years, this holy relic has been hidden in the secret room of the temple, and the five ancestors have never worn the robe so ceremoniously in front of the monks. When these treasures fall into his own hands, he will become the sixth generation of the Zen Forest......

In the hall, in the meditation room, in the monk's house, in the mill, in the vegetable field, under the Bodhi tree, in every corner of the Dongchan Temple, monks of all sizes have their own ideas: some people feel that their literary talent is low, and how to write is not as good as the "Theravada" senior brother Shenxiu, and they are too lazy to use their brains; Some people are flipping through books, meditating, and searching for dry intestines without a word; Those who are lazy to read on weekdays can only hesitate and sigh; Those who have a little literary talent are troubled by the fact that they cannot write verses that give insight into the Zen machine.

And the senior brother Shenxiu, who was already a talented and elegant person, became the first disciple of the Five Ancestors after entering the empty gate, and often performed his duties on behalf of the teacher, and his understanding was very high. He knew that this was the most critical moment in his life, so he summoned several of his closest confidants to the back of the big rock.

Shenxiu chose this place with an eye: this big rock is two or three feet high, surrounded by tall camphor trees, and it is even more secluded in the middle of nowhere.

Shenxiu's tone was subtle: "Everyone, you are my friendliest junior disciples in Dongchan Temple, and you are also my most intimate friends. Today, the decision of the Five Patriarchs to pray for the person who passed the lamp in verses, everyone knows what it will mean. ”

Hui Ming said loudly: "Senior brother, you can rest assured, your literary talent is enough to overwhelm everyone, there are more than 800 people in the whole temple, who dares to compete for power?"

Zhang Xingchang, Hong De and others are also echoing.

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Late at night on January 17, 2017