The area of Lingnan Xinzhou, because it is far away from the center of northern power and located on the shore of the Xijiang River, although the current situation is turbulent, it can finally avoid the war and be in a corner of peace.

In Xinzhou County, to which Guangzhou belongs, there is a major river - Xinjiang. The river runs through the city, so the people of the city call it the new river. However, the residents of the county town neither called it Xinzhou River nor County River, but proudly called it "Danan River".

The mountain is not high, and there is a fairy name; The water is not deep, and if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual. The water of the Dongmen River is not deep, not to mention the spirit, but there is a dragon - legend has it that Ao Ya, the ninth son of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, was deeply favored by his father, and the old Dragon King was reluctant to let him stay away, so he sealed him in the Xinzhou River. The Xinzhou River only has a short main stream of more than 300 miles, so Ao Ya can ride the waves and return to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea in the blink of an eye. Because there are dragons living in the river, it is natural that the mountain on the bank of the Luxi River, which flows into the Xinzhou River, is called Longshan. However, there must be advantages and disadvantages, after all, Longshan is too short, and the water flow of the Luxi River is too shallow, so Longzi Aoya has to send a big flood every autumn in order to go to sea by the flood peak to visit his old father.

"Peach blossom water in the Qixi Festival, where is the river bank not red" - this is the romantic new river autumn water; "The sunrise river flowers are red like fire, and the autumn river water is yellow like gold" - this is the passionate new river autumn water. Maybe it's because of that legend that the Xinjiang Autumn Flood is neither romantic nor bright, always flooding and turbidity rolling. The autumn of this year is no exception, before the Qixi Festival arrives, the river rises, floating duckweed, floating foam, from the upper reaches of the Luxi River roaring in the direction of the county seat......

In the early morning of this day, the boat of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng had just entered the Dongmen River in Xinzhou County, when he suddenly heard the sound of water in the river and the roaring waves.

The Sixth Ancestor Huineng subconsciously raised his head and found that the rolling river was like a giant dragon with teeth and claws, roaring and galloping away, with an unstoppable momentum of pouring thousands of miles.

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng has lived by the Luxi River for more than 20 years, and is accustomed to seeing the turbid waves of the autumn flood. However, what made him feel strange was that in the low sound of the waves like a cow's roar and trembling like thunder, there seemed to be a wisp of fairy music coming from the depths of the universe and echoing between the waves......

So, Zhang Chongtian was even more surprised to see that in the turbid river water, there was actually a lotus flower floating that he had never seen before!

It was huge, golden, and seemed to radiate a wonderful light; It is slim and elegant, with buds about to release, as if exuding a faint chime fragrance; The most unbelievable thing is that it, it, it...... It's not going downstream, it's going upstream! On top of the surging waves, in the torrent of thousands of miles, not only did it not sink, it was not washed into the distant sky, but slowly floated upstream, to the six ancestors Huineng! And closer and closer, closer and closer, as if to float to his feet......

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng couldn't believe his eyes, he closed them hard, and then opened them again. Strangely, the nasturtium stopped right in front of him. As a result, the scenes of his mother's seclusion in Tianlu Mountain surfaced in his mind again......

He leaned down and carefully picked up the golden lotus and placed it in his palm as if it had been a treasure.

The river is mighty, and the turbid waves are tumbling...... The Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng held the golden lotus and looked at Tianlu Mountain from afar: Tianlu Mountain is still green, and the high mountain water flowing down from the Tianlu Mountain Range is still murmuring, and even the wind blowing through the rice fields is so familiar and kind......

When officials heard the news, they were already lined up on the banks of the New South Korean River to greet them.

As soon as Sixth Ancestor Huineng stepped on the dock, an old monk with white eyebrows stepped forward, bowed down, and said, "You are finally back." ”

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng waited for the old monk to raise his head, and saw that on his face, his long beard was snowy, and his wrinkles were deep, but he was kind and kind, and he was very kind, and suddenly remembered: "Ah, you are Master Lonely Sky, right?"

"Lao Qu is the lonely emptiness of Jintai Temple." The old eyes of the Silent Sky Zen Master overflowed with a little crystal tears, and his voice trembled a little with excitement, "Sixth Ancestor, we haven't seen each other for fifty years, and you can recognize the old man at a glance. “

The Sixth Patriarch Huineng knelt on the ground with a "bang" and bowed to the Zen Master of the Silent Sky: "Master is polite. “

At this moment, the Zen Master of Silence was so busy that he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng up: "You are now the Sixth Ancestor of Zen Buddhism, why did you bow down to the old man instead?" Isn't this a mess of the law?"

Sixth Ancestor Huineng said sincerely: "If it weren't for listening to your teachings outside the walls of Jintai Temple in the past, if it weren't for the past when you instructed me to go to Huangmei to seek the Dharma, how could I be where I am today?"

Zen Master Silent Sky: "The past is the past, and today is today." ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "There is a way to be a teacher for one day and a father for life." ”

Zen Master Shankong: "But today you have boundless power, and you are already the ancestor of our Zen Buddhism, and you should no longer look at everything in the world from the perspective of the past." In Buddhism, you are now my master. “

A conversation between the two. The officials and monks present were very moved after hearing this.

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng first gave a few lectures on Buddhism to the local people, officials and monks in New China.

When the Sixth Patriarch Huineng returned to Xinzhou Guoen Temple, the monks were jubilant.

The next day, the sixth ancestor Hui Neng took his disciples to climb the Dragon Mountain behind the Guoen Temple, looking around, the fields are like satin, the mountains and rivers of the hometown, the grass and the trees, are so familiar, and so kind.

Thinking that he left home and went north to Huangmei, and then preached the Dharma in Caoxi, he never saw his mother again during the fifty years. Now that he has returned home, his mother has gone with his father Huangquan. According to the local folk customs, the six ancestors Hui Neng re-buried the bones of his parents, put them together and buried them side by side on the hill behind the temple into a wing mound.

The sixth ancestor Huineng planted a lychee tree on the soil slope behind the temple.

It took less than a month for the Sixth Patriarch Huineng to return to the Guoen Temple in Xinzhou, and all the things to be taken care of were dealt with.

On the third day of the eighth lunar month, the temple was filled with black crowds. There was no sutra sound, no Sanskrit singing, the monks and laymen sat quietly, in the flickering light, the sixth ancestor Hui Neng felt his heart and blood surging, knowing that the limit was imminent, he first made a fast, and then gathered all his disciples and the whole monastery monks, and told them to sit in each order.

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng wore a big red robe, sat high on the Zen platform, and said to the disciples, "I want to say goodbye to you. ”

Zen Master Fahai knelt down with his disciples and asked, "Master has any other teachings to say, so that future Zen learners can see their own nature." ”

Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng: "If the people of future generations can know sentient beings, they will also know Buddha nature. If you don't know sentient beings, you can't know Buddha-nature. If you want to know the Buddha-nature in your heart, you have to start by knowing the beings in your heart. Because sentient beings don't know the Buddha, it's not that the Buddha doesn't know sentient beings. If you are enlightened by your own nature, then all beings are Buddhas. If one's nature is foolish, then the Buddha is a sentient being. Self-nature is equal, and all beings are Buddhas. The Buddha is a sentient being. There is already a Buddha in one's heart, and the Buddha in one's heart is the real Buddha. Outside of itself, there is nothing worth pursuing. This is because all external appearances arise from the original mind of the self. Therefore, the scriptures say: The mind gives birth to all kinds of laws, and the mind destroys all kinds of laws. “

Although there are many disciples and believers in the temple, all of them hold their breath and listen attentively, and even the buzzing of mosquitoes can be heard.

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng continued: "After I am extinguished, you are all cultivators, don't cry and cry like the laity, wear filial piety clothes, and accept other people's condolences. You must know that it doesn't seem like the work of my Huineng's disciples, nor does it conform to the Dharma of Nyorai. It is necessary to know one's own nature, so that there can be no movement, no stillness, no birth, no death, no going, no beginning, no nothing, no dwelling, no going. I fear that you will be confused, so I will ask you again today. After I am destroyed, you will practice according to my teachings, as I did when I was still alive. He then gave a detailed lecture on the principles of Buddhism and Zen Mechanics.

This time, unlike in the past, the teaching lasted until the third watch.

The disciples listened attentively one by one, only to feel a trickle, pouring into their hearts, moisturizing their dry hearts.

Suddenly, Sixth Ancestor Huineng felt that his heart was like a wave, that is, he clasped his hands together: "I'll send you another poem." ”

Zen Master Fahai: "Master, please speak." ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "The vultures do not cultivate goodness,

Tengteng does not create evil.

Silence is broken,

Swinging the heart. ”

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng took a pause, and then said: "You are good at knowledge, and the truth that the poor monk said in his life is just a timely rain that purifies your hearts. Your own inherent Buddha nature, like the seeds of flowers and trees, is the real reason for becoming a Buddha and attaining enlightenment. May you make great wishes to benefit all sentient beings. ”

After Hui Neng finished speaking, he closed his eyes and sat quietly. Bang, Bang, Bang! After the three watches outside the hall, the sixth ancestor Huineng opened his eyes, raised his right hand upward, and shouted to the disciples: "I'm leaving!" "A generation of grandmasters died out suddenly. Then a white rainbow rose to the sky, dazzling eyes, reaching the firmament, and heading towards the south of Guoen Temple.

After the dazzling white light, the monks felt that the earth was strange and the sky was strange.

For a time, the wind broke the trees, and the torrential rain was pouring.

The disciples were shocked that the Zen platform where the Sixth Ancestor Huineng was originally sitting was empty.

"Where's Master?" The disciples talked a lot, hurriedly walked out of the Guoen Temple, braved the pouring rain, and went around to look for it.

The four fields are vast, thunder and lightning are combined, and the occasional lightning cuts through the air, illuminating the earth in a miserable white, but you can't see the body of the sixth ancestor Huineng.

The god would point to that side: "There's a strange white rainbow over there, we might as well go there and look for it." ”

"Okay." Some disciples searched for the past in the direction where the white light was rushing, and walked about five miles, and saw a mountain pit with white light shining, they hurriedly stepped forward, and saw that where the white light started, the sixth ancestor Hui Neng was sitting on a boulder, with a dignified appearance, a peaceful face, slightly closed eyes, and his hands folded, as if he was alive.

The Divine Society hurriedly ran over with the brothers and sisters, and shouted loudly: "Master, Master!"

The Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng did not reply.

The apprentices pushed him with their hands and shouted, "Master, wake up!" Master, wake up!"

Sixth Ancestor Huineng still didn't wake up with his eyes closed.

The apprentices put their hands under the nostrils of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng and tried to breathe, and at this time, there was no trace of breath in his nostrils.

The god would use his ears to press his ear to the chest of the six ancestors, hold his breath, listen carefully to the chest sound, it was quiet, and there was no even an extremely slight sound, and said, "Ah, the master has passed away." ”

A generation of grandmasters died out suddenly.

The apprentices of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng cried loudly.

Some cry and cry,

Some beat their chests and feet,

Near Longshan, hundreds of birds mourn, apes scream in pain, and the sound shakes the valley.

Exactly: "The bird rhymes with a wail, and the ape breaks its bowels and screams." ”

The sixth generation patriarch of Zen Buddhism said goodbye to the world in his hometown of birth.

The sixth generation patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Huineng, has six out of seventy in the Spring and Autumn Period. Twenty-four years of passing clothes, thirty-nine blessings, 37 years of Fa Lisheng, 43 Dharma disciples, countless people.

The disciples moved the body of the sixth patriarch Huineng to the stone rock (later named the Tibetan Buddha Pit) in the mountain behind Terada Village.