The monks of Huangmei Dongchan Temple who came to chase and kill Huineng, were sent back by Huineng's slight tricks, this morning, Huineng got up, somehow on a whim, and before stepping out the door, several chickadees flew overhead, leaving a string of "squeaky" bird songs......

Huineng looked up, but saw that the clear sky was like a wash, as clear as a piece of jasper.

In the silence, the sound of birds penetrates the mountains.

Huineng followed the sound of the birds, only to see the shadows of the trees in the forest, and the fallen leaves were like a blanket; Beside the hillside road, wildflowers are blooming.

The surrounding scenery is so beautiful, Hui Neng is like walking into a landscape picture, walking farther and farther, suddenly heard a goshawk above his head crying, looked up, and saw the goshawk hovering in the air and flying to the top of the mountain over there.

Huineng looked in the direction where the goshawk flew, and saw that there was a blue-gray tile ridge hidden in the sea of clouds and dense forests in the distance on the top of the mountain.

"Ah, isn't that a temple?" Huineng had long heard from Liang Diqing that there were two temples on the top of the mountain, Tianlu Temple and Daishan Temple, and the abbot of the temple was quite high.

Driven by an inexplicable thought, Huineng carried a basket containing Ganoderma lucidum and fungus, climbed up along the winding mountain path, turned a high slope, and suddenly lit up in front of him: the granite mountain gate, the three big characters engraved on the horizontal plaque "Tianlu Temple" are impressive. On both sides of the mountain gate is engraved a couplet: "The ancient stream cold spring listens to the sound of apes, and the green peak of Bixiu lies in the smoke." ”

The ancient trees in front of the temple are firm, there are two hundred-year-old Bodhi trees, a wind and frost attack, the body of the tree is cracked, with the strength of the cang, so that this temple is more secluded, wood ancient.

A few egrets, leisurely soaring over the linden tree.

Tianlu Temple and another temple not far away, Daishan Temple, are far away. One mountain and two temples stand on Tianlu Mountain like twin stars.

The Daishan Temple on the opposite hill was built in the first year of Tang Zhenguan (627) by Dinghui Zen Master to raise funds. In other words, Huineng was born in Longshan ten years after the completion of Daishan Temple.

Tianlu Temple was built on the slope of the mountainside downstream of the second and third peaks of Tianlu Mountain. There are two gourd-shaped peaks in front of the right, facing the peak of Shengzu Peak, and facing the main peak of Tianlu Mountain in the back. Overlooking the surroundings, the weather is thousands, Fengmen Ao, Huangwo, Ge Chong, Wuping, and even Yuncheng can also be seen. On the earth, the rivers and Han are staggered, the Qianmo is vertical and horizontal, the fertile fields are patchy, and the cottages are dotted in the middle.

Daishan Temple is located on the right side of the ancient post road leading to Kaiping and Enping, and it is unique for Dinghui Zen Master to build the temple site here. He saw that there was still the peak of Tianlu Mountain behind him as a backer, and he felt that his Taoism was not enough to reach the highest place, so he left room when choosing a site: he thought that if there was a great man behind him, the highest position of the mountain peak should be left to him.

The scale of Tianlu Temple is not large, but although the sparrows are small, they have all kinds of organs. Every part of the temple is exquisitely built and original. Huineng entered the mountain gate of Tianlu Temple, and the environment was quiet and quiet. The ground is paved with stones that can be seen everywhere in Tianlu Mountain, and on both sides are young bamboo fences, and the grass and trees are verdant. Nine mile incense and osmanthus exude a refreshing fragrance, and butterflies and bees fly around in the flowers, busy.

A gust of mountain wind blew, and the music of the hanging bell in front of the eaves was accompanied by a burst of "Bangbang" wooden fish sound from the main hall, which seemed to be Sanskrit sound.

The surrounding trees, bamboo forests, and flowers seem to be quietly listening, and it looks Zen and quiet.

A childish little monk greeted him, folded his hands, and saluted: "The donor is polite." ”

After Huineng returned the salute to the little monk, he said, "Excuse me, is the abbot available?" ”

The little monk pointed his hand inward: "Master is chanting and practicing meditation in the hall." ”

"Thank you." Huineng put down the basket from behind his shoulder, rested it in front of the hall, and walked in lightly.

There are only five monks in Tianlu Temple, and the abbot is a Zen master in his 40s, with a clear face and black and white pupils, who is knocking on the wooden fish while reciting scriptures.

The middle-aged Zen master heard the footsteps, raised his head, and saw Huineng coming, put down the wooden fish mallet in his right hand, and put the sutra book in his left hand on the desk, and folded his hands: "Amitabha." The donor came to our temple, and the pengsheng was shining. ”

After Huineng gave the salute, he said bluntly: "Master, I am also a person from this mountain, today I went up the mountain to pick Chinese herbs, and I saw that the Zen spirit here is very heavy, so I came to visit the master." ”

"Ah, I see." Seeing that Huineng was sweating profusely, the middle-aged Zen master raised his finger and pointed to the futon opposite, "Donor, please sit down." ”

Huineng did as he was instructed and sat down on the futon.

The little monk sent fragrant tea and placed it on the coffee table in front of Huineng.

Middle-aged Zen master: "The donor asks for tea, this is the camellia planted in our temple." ”

The heat in the cup was rising, and a fresh fragrance filled the air.

Huineng picked up the teacup and took a sip, it was really mellow and delicious, the teeth and cheeks were fragrant, and the fatigue was reduced a lot.

The green tea planted on the top of this mountain has long collected the aura of heaven and earth and absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon, which is different from other places, which is also reasonable.

After Huineng drank the fragrant tea, he and the middle-aged Zen master often came to the house.

Huineng made a big salute to him and asked, "May I ask the master's honorable name?" ”

The middle-aged Zen master folded his hands and saluted: "The poor monk is called a virtue." ”

Huineng: "Ah, it turned out to be Master Yide. Listening to the master's accent, it should be a northerner, where is the master's ancestral hometown? ”

Yide Zen Master raised his hand and pointed to the north: "The poor monk is a person from Shangqiu, Henan. But it's been more than 20 years since I left the Central Plains. ”

Huineng was puzzled: "The world is long, and the red dust is reckless." The land of Kyushu is heavy and the mountains are restored, and there are countless famous mountains and rivers in the north and south of the river, and the ancient temples and jungles. Master, why did you come from the Central Plains thousands of miles away to learn Buddhism and practice meditation in the secluded place of Tianlu Mountain? ”

Yide Zen Master: "There is a great reason why I came here. ”

Huineng modestly said: "I'm listening. ”

Zen Master Yide's eyes narrowed, and he recalled: "When the poor monk was meditating in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Taishi Ling, who was in charge of the celestial phenomena in the imperial court, was my fellow villager. Once, after he came to seek Buddha, he quietly said to the poor monk that a few years ago, he watched the sky at night and found that a white auspicious light suddenly rushed from Lingnan to the universe, shining brightly and not dissipating for a long time. He was both excited and puzzled: this auspicious omen was a once-in-a-millennium and once-in-a-lifetime auspicious omen, indicating that a great man who would go down in history would be born in the south. So I left Luoyang, the eastern capital, and went straight to Guangdong. ”

Huineng: "Master, are you so persistent and confident in this?" ”

"Amitabha, people have popularity, and Buddha has Buddha's fate. Cultivation is all based on self-feeling, and I am destined to have a relationship with NSW in this life. Yide Zen Master folded his hands and talked eloquently, "The ancestor Kunlun Mountain has three dragon veins, namely Gen, Zhen and Xun. Confucius stopped at Mount Tai, and Lao Tzu stopped at Songshan. The poor monks traveled all over the thousands of rivers and mountains of Kyushu, and finally came to the new state region, climbing the mountain to find the dragon during the day, and visiting the local people at night. Seeing that the southern Xunlong walked 20,000 miles to Yunwu Mountain, and then crossed the fields and veins, and walked to Tianlu Mountain, which was forty zhang higher than Yunwu Mountain, it was determined that it was the Fengshui Taizu Mountain here, and it was also the end of the dragon vein in Kyushu - Lingnan Canglong Cave. ”

Huineng: "You mean the dragon vein?" ”

Yide Zen Master nodded: "Not bad! Originally, the dragon vein was the place where the emperor was born; But the auspicious clouds here are so serene, so soft, and there is no domineering spirit of the emperor dominating the world. The charm here is more graceful than that of the king, and it is more free and easy than the literary song. When the poor monk climbed the highest Tianlu Mountain on the coast of the South China Sea, he saw the Zen energy, just like the Mani beads held by the Buddha at the Lingshan Meeting, illuminating the universe. A stream of nectar was discharged to the village at the foot of the Dragon Mountain. There is a large strange stone with a crack in the middle on Tianlu Mountain. You see, the Daishan Temple over there and my Tianlu Temple are horns of each other, and there is the potential of the two horns of the green dragon. The poor monk carefully inspected one of the hills, the top of the mountain was green, and the shape of the mountain was exactly like the head of the Buddha; The grass on the hillside is golden, like the golden robe of a monk. When asked about the local mountain people, they replied that the name of the mountain was Shengzu Peak. The poor monk was also surprised when he looked closely, this mountain peak was indeed very much like a solemn Buddha sitting in the clouds. Yo, this is a treasure land that sucks the dew of the sky and produces a generation of grandmasters! ”

After hearing this, Huineng suddenly became interested, and asked: "Ah, the master is full of economy and grandiose opinions." You can observe astronomy and geography, and I hope you will give me a detailed account of the geography of this mountain. ”