Chapter 994: Debating the Buddha (I)
Thinking about it, I thought that with Brother Sang's three-inch incorruptible tongue, even if he didn't win, he was always sure of a small victory, and the worst draw would also give Cheng Yue face, but unexpectedly, although the three old monks were not famous in Dayuan, they were all really talented and learned. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info Yuan'er debate the sharp edge, so that Sang Ge, who has never suffered a loss in the debate, failed to achieve the first victory!
Kublai Khan and the concubines and important ministers beside him looked at each other, and Zen Buddhism, which he didn't know much about before, was it so wonderful? It seems that their knowledge of Buddhism is still extremely shallow!
After having dinner at noon, I went out boldly, and then debated with Daxiu Mindfulness who came to the door to challenge. Bilba is second only to Ba Si Ba in Tibetan Buddhism, and after Ba Si Ba leaves Dadu, Bile will take over the general system of Dayuan. Therefore, the courage to take every step of the way, exhaustively, and make up your mind that you must win the great rest of mindfulness.
Daxiu mindfulness is the most flexible, and he is also witty, in the face of the aggressiveness of the coward, the Daxiu mindfulness is on the side, and the two talk about the hoarseness of the throat, and neither can convince the other, but in terms of the scene, the gall is slightly inferior in eloquence, and once again puts the Red Sect at a disadvantage!
After the second debate, although no one announced the victory, all the lamas of the Red Sect had faces as white as earth, and those with clear eyes could see it clearly, and the Red Sect folded two formations first!
There were four debates, followed by three one-on-one debates, followed by a three-on-one debate. In the first two games, the Red Sect did not win, so they must win the next two. Moreover, the next two are undoubtedly the two most important!
Thinking about it is already like a great enemy, but Lanxi Daolong is still silent.
The two sat cross-legged facing each other, and Kublai Khan first gave a quote, and the two debated about it.
Ba Siba is worthy of being the first person of the Red Sect, the genius of Tibetan Buddhism, the exposition is grand, interlocking, overwhelming, and impeccable. It was precisely by relying on this set of rhetoric that he became Kublai Khan's emperor.
However, Lanxi Daolong did not show weakness. Lanxi Daolong has been immersed in Zen Buddhism for nearly a year, plus the experience of preaching in Japan, what kind of scene have you not seen? Seeing that the eight thoughts are menacing, they will deal with the strategy of avoiding the real and the virtual, and the occasional counterattack is even more hidden, unexpected, often in a few words, and the eight thoughts will be left and right when they are staggered, which is amazing!
Kublai Khan was overjoyed and fascinated by this, and he spontaneously revered Zen Buddhism, and only hated that he had heard the Tao too late, and that there might be something wrong with the methods he had cultivated in the past.
Basi Ba and Lanxi Daolong argued for a whole hour, but it was still difficult to distinguish between the superior and the inferior, if you had to say it, Basi Basheng was magnificent and magnificent, like surging water. Lanxi Daolong is a wise and majestic bank, such as a mountain of ten thousand people!
For every debate, the time limit is one hour, and Zhenjin personally rings the Buddha bell, and the two sides die down and rest for a quarter of an hour.
In the three polemics, Tibetan Buddhism was not only difficult to win, but also slightly inferior, apparently surprising everyone. It was not allowed to talk to each other in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, but everyone was still quietly exchanging glances, and everyone's eyes were obviously shocked!
After the government, will Buddhism in the capital also undergo great changes?!
Ba looked solemn, and kept discussing with Bile and Sang Ge with a pen and a book, if they couldn't win a big victory in the last battle, the prestige of the Red Sect would be completely ruined in their hands!
At this time, I only heard a shout from outside: "The king of Zhennan has arrived!" ”
Everyone was stunned for a while-King Zhennan is still here after all!
Cheng Yue is the head of all the kings, except for Kublai Khan and Chabi, everyone must stand up to greet each other, even Nanbi and Zhenjin are no exception. Ba Siba and the others also quickly stood up, greeted them outside the hall, and saluted from afar.
Cheng Yue followed Wan Ze, Nang Jiazhen and Ku Tulun, calmly entered the palace, and after returning the salute, he said to Kublai Khan: "Great Khan, Great Empress, the minister has just woken up, and he did not mean to be late, please forgive the Great Khan." ”
Kublai Khan smiled and said, "I don't blame you, come, I have left a place for you next to me, come and sit." ”
Cheng Yue nodded yes, and sat down beside Kublai Khan with a golden knife, without asking a word about the victory or defeat so far.
The three senior monks saluted Cheng Yue with a smile and sat back in their seats. Behind them, Hengren and Jiuren nodded quietly to Cheng Yue. Cheng Yue understood and smiled slightly.
Kublai Khan should have been cited again, but Kublai Khan wanted to test Cheng Yue, and also wanted Cheng Yue to understand the profundity of Buddhism, so he said to Cheng Yue: "Since you are here, you will be the one to quote the last debate, and it will be unfair for me to come out." ”
Cheng Yue took the lead and immediately replied, "Yes." ”
When the two sides heard that Cheng Yue was going to quote the question, they couldn't help but be secretly frightened!
Cheng Yue has always been dismissive of any religion, what kind of topic will he have?
Cheng Yue thought about it, coughed lightly, and said word by word: "Buddha said; All appearances are vain. What is a Buddha? ”
Everyone present has a considerable cultivation of Buddhism, and the scriptures are even more familiar.
Cheng Yue's title comes from a passage in the Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra. "The Buddha told Su Bodhi that all appearances are false, and if you see all the appearances that are not the appearances, you will see them as they are."
These two sentences are the fundamental principles of Buddhism. It means that all the appearances in the world should be regarded as illusory, and not attached to them, and wisdom will be produced and the truth will be attained. And Cheng Yue actually took it a step further, and determined that the Buddha was also false from these two sentences!
To explain further, that is, how do you know that the wisdom you produce is not vain? Is the so-called wisdom you have realized really the ultimate truth? And why wasn't Shakyamuni Buddha, who uttered these two sentences, vain? Isn't it vain to persistently pursue the Dharma and hope to become a Buddha? Isn't that contrary to the original meaning of this sentence?
Cheng Yue only used the four words behind him to shake the foundation of Buddhism, and he actually used Buddhist scriptures!
More profoundly, is Cheng Yue denying the Dharma, or is he manifesting the Dharma? Or has it elevated the Dharma to a new level that it has never seen before? Perhaps, this is what the Buddha intended?
What is a phase? What is wisdom? What is vanity? Is it wisdom or delusion? Furthermore, what is a Buddha?
Both sides of the debate were masters who were well-versed in Buddhism and legends for later generations. The other lamas and monks were not weak, but at this time, they all closed their eyes and thought hard, sweating like pulp, not knowing how to deal with it!
Not only them, but also Kublai Khan and others were also fascinated, immersed in this extremely difficult topic, and for a while, the entire Daxiong Treasure Hall was silent, and the needles could be heard. No one is debating, but it's more thought-provoking than it is!