Chapter 32: The Prophet of the Unknown
Qing'er disappeared at breakfast, and of course Li Shan didn't have to worry about others. Li Shan saw that Qing'er was also a very assertive person, so he simply didn't care, he still had something to do, and the two went straight to the stone carver's house after breakfast. I didn't get much useful information from the old stone carver, I only knew that the stone was found from the nearby mountain, and I couldn't ask for more information, so the stone carver said: "The mountain is called Green Forest Mountain, and there is a Qifeng Temple on the mountain, and most of the monks in the temple know some things, and the two of them can go to the mountain to ask." ”
Li Shan was not discouraged, at least he was closer to the goal. Li Shan said with a smile: "It's okay, it's time to come to Jingmen for a visit, you and I haven't had a honeymoon since we got married, so it's just a good time to have a visit." Instead of riding a horse, they hired a carriage. The horseman was very enthusiastic and introduced the matter of Qifeng Temple to Li Shan: "This son, you have found the right place to come to our Qifeng Temple to incense." The incense of Qifeng Temple is very effective, my brother, married his sister-in-law for several years without moving, this is not only to go to Qifeng Temple for half a year of incense, there is already joy. There are also those who seek fame and marriage, and there is no allowment. ”
Li Shan smiled and said nothing, if burning incense works, there is nothing in the world that cannot be solved. Su Jinxi was very interested and asked, "Is it really spiritual?" I don't know which master is in the temple? Na Mafu was obviously very familiar with Qifeng Temple, and said: "Master Guangyuan, the host of the temple, is naturally a high-ranking monk, but the host master will naturally not be seen by everyone." I also know a lot of eminent monks, if the son wants to ask for a wish, I will take you there. ”
When Li Shan heard it, this groom was eighty percent related to the temple, just like the tour guide in his previous life. Closed the curtain to prevent Jinxi from asking again, and said, "When did you also believe in Buddhism?" What do you want to ask for? Su Jinxi twisted and pinched for a long time and refused to speak, and finally Li Shan used a killer trick to scratch the itchy flesh on Su Jinxi's waist, which was Li Shan's new discovery last night. Su Jinxi kept chuckling and begging for mercy: "Don't make trouble, I say I'll say it." I just want to have a baby. After speaking, he snuggled up and didn't move in Li Shan's arms. It turned out that this was the case, Li Shan smiled and said: "This, if you ask for Buddha, you will ask for the wrong person, and it is the right thing to ask for justice, I just need to work hard." ”
After walking for a long time before arriving at Lulin Mountain, Qifeng Temple was on the waist in the middle flash, Su Jinxi got out of the car and took a look, and said: "Such a small mountain, I didn't expect that there are really a lot of people who come here to make incense." Li Shan was not very interested in Buddhism, he just wanted to quickly find out the whereabouts of the plaster, but he had no clue, so he could only walk step by step, and before he knew it, he arrived at the temple gate.
Li Shan took out a small plaster sample and said to a sweeping monk: "This master, have you ever seen this kind of stone?" The monk looked at it for a long time, shook his head and said: "Donor, the little monk has not seen it, you can go and ask the host uncle, his old man has lived in this temple for more than 40 years, he must have seen it." Li Shan took the stone and asked all the way, and asked more than a dozen monks in a row, all of whom said that they had never seen it, which made Li Shan very depressed. I thought it would be easy to find, but I didn't expect it to be clueless.
Coincidentally, the last monk said: "Uncle Abbot is giving a lecture in the lobby, the donor can go and have a look, I believe Master Abbot can give you a satisfactory answer." It seems that the people in the temple admire the abbot very much, presumably a monk who has attained the Tao, Li Shan is also becoming more and more curious, and decided to go and see it first.
When I came to the main hall, I saw an old monk wearing a robe in the middle of the hall preaching, and the remaining group of young monks were sitting down and listening. Li Shan also has some understanding of Buddhism, he knows that the sixth ancestor Huineng has died at this time, so this person naturally cannot be the sixth ancestor Huineng, but listening to what he said Zen is also the purpose of seeing nature to become a Buddha, which is the main purpose of the Southern School created by the six ancestors, and it must also be the same door of the six ancestors.
Only after the abbot finished speaking, Li Shanfang went over to ask for advice, and said: "Under Li Shan, I came today to ask the abbot to see if this kind of stone can come from this green forest mountain." The abbot looked at it for a long time and said, "This kind of stone, the old man has indeed seen it, but it has been a long time, and he really can't remember where he is, but he has seen it." Li Shan heard the abbot say this, and he was very disappointed, since the old abbot didn't know, it must be difficult to find this gypsum mine. Su Jinxi looked at Li Shan's depressed appearance and comforted: "Xianggong, don't worry, or we will go up the mountain in the afternoon and ask the woodcutter Orion, maybe we will find out." ”
The abbot said: "If the donor doesn't dislike it, our temple has a guest room, and the donor can stay temporarily, and I will also want the monks in the temple to inquire." Li Shan said: "Thank you Abbot, I still want to go around the temple, I don't know if it's convenient." The abbot said the Buddha and said, "Don't be polite, let me take the two of you around." ”
Out of the main hall, and come to a side hall, there is no Buddha statue in the hall, but there is a painting hanging, painting a big tree, under the tree sits a monk is participating in meditation. There was originally an inscription poem in the lower right corner of the painting, but I don't know why it was torn down, leaving only the first two words, Bodhi. The abbot said: "At this time, my master Master Huineng made a self-portrait, but no one has seen this poem. Li Shan thought out and said: "Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform." There was nothing in the first place, where to stir up dust. At this time, the poem of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, presumably this is the one on this painting.
The abbot was taken aback and said, "I didn't expect the donor to have such a wise root, and this poem has touched the true meaning of Buddhism." Li Shan hurriedly explained: "I didn't make this poem, it was made by Master Huineng. The abbot exclaimed: "When did the master make this poem, and how did the donor know about it?" Li Shan suddenly didn't know how to explain, he really wanted to slap himself, what a mouth. At this time, another monk came, who looked to be less than thirty years old, and said, "Senior Brother Abbot, why are you here?" The abbot said: "Senior brother, this person actually made up the poem that the master left here." I'll hear it to you. After listening to this, the monk said to Li Shan: "Does the donor know my master's will when he passed away?" Li Shan shook his head, how could he know this. The monk continued: "I have two things to do here on the orders of my master, one is to go to Jingzhou to find Yuan Tiangang this autumn; The second is to find someone who can make up this poem and cross him into my Buddha's door. ”
When Li Shan heard this, he was really a ghost, could it be that this Huineng mage really has the ability to predict the future, this is the second time that Li Shan has encountered the words left by Huineng about him. As a traverser, he wasn't too fuss about these things, but if it was really Master Huineng who expected his appearance, it was really incredible.
However, Li Shan is 100% reluctant to become a monk, he now has a happy family, why should he become a monk! He quickly denied it: "You have found the wrong person, I am not the person you are looking for, goodbye, Sayonara." After speaking, he pulled Su Jinxi and ran away. Leaving the abbot and his junior brother to look at each other.
In the end, Li Shan still lived in Qifeng Temple, because the abbot was very interested in not asking any more questions about making Li Shan a monk, and promised to do his best to help Li Shan find the kind of stone he was looking for. However, the afternoon search did not yield any results, and it seemed that only one gypsum stone had been produced in the entire Green Forest Mountain. It wasn't until it was completely dark that Li Shan dragged his tired body back to the guest room in frustration.