Chapter 230: The National Teacher's Debate
The debate between Lu Heng and the Shaolin abbot was naturally heard by everyone, and no one expected that the young national teacher would actually make the Shaolin abbot speechless.
In Lu Heng's opinion, it was just a sophistry to raise the bar, but the people present called it godly.
The historians around the emperor worked hard to record the debate just now.
This is the first time in the Daomen that someone has faced the interrogation of Buddhism, and made such a wonderful defense, the people in the Daomen are naturally excited, and the monks who were originally in control of the victory have a serious expression.
Since Lu Heng's answer Shaolin abbot couldn't say anything wrong, the two sides of the defense switched.
Lu Heng smiled and looked the old monk opposite him up and down, and only after a long time did he ask leisurely, "What is a Buddha?" ”
Just now the abbot of Shaolin asked what the Tao is, and now Lu Heng turned his mouth and asked what the Buddha is, if you want to say that there is no trap in it, no one will believe it.
For a moment, the group of monks frowned, thinking about how to answer this question without leaving any handle.
The abbot of Shaolin was like a great enemy, and after a long time, he carefully replied: "The great sage who has attained enlightenment is called a Buddha." ”
As soon as these words came out, all the monks' eyes lit up, and they secretly praised the Shaolin abbot in their hearts.
In their view, the direction of the national teacher's attack is nothing more than "all beings can become Buddhas" and "the mind is a Buddha" to slander the Buddha or belittle the true meaning of the Buddha.
But the Shaolin abbot's answer was concise and precise, and there was room for advance and retreat, no matter what Lu Heng asked next, he could immediately organize a theoretical refutation.
"So, if you want to become a Buddha, you still need to practice, right?" Lu Heng asked.
Isn't this nonsense? How can you become a Buddha without practice?
The Shaolin abbot replied with only one word: "Yes." ”
Say more and make more mistakes, less words and fewer mistakes, he made up his mind and tried not to leave a handle for Lu Heng.
Lu Heng looked at the old monk and smiled, and said: "The Tao is the mother of all things in heaven and earth, the Buddha is made by cultivation, the Tao is called by heaven, and the Buddha is among the people. ”
"This ......" Shaolin Abbot's eyes widened suddenly.
He couldn't even say a word!
Who would have thought that the turn of the national teacher would be so urgent?
One moment he was still asking the question of what is a Buddha, and the next moment it became a question of the Tao first, or the Buddha first!
And what makes the Shaolin abbot mad the most is that if the question of Dao first or Buddha is taken out separately, he has countless ways to refute it, but the national teacher is based on his previous answer, and uses the theory of heaven and man to come to the conclusion that Tao is first Buddha and then Buddha.
"Master, yes or no?" Lu Heng asked.
The Shaolin abbot was covered with cold sweat, he snorted for a long time, looked left and right, and finally said dejectedly: "The old man can't answer." ”
It is impossible for him to admit that the Tao is in front of the Buddha, so he can only admit defeat.
Buddhism defeated one person!
Although there are many Buddhists, and there are still eleven rounds waiting for Lu Heng and Li Chunfeng to break through one by one, there is a layer of gloom in the hearts of all the monks.
This national teacher is more like a monk than them when it comes to arguing the scriptures.
The second round started immediately after, and Lu Heng won one game and got the right to ask first.
He looked around and said indifferently: "Dare to ask the masters, what is this shore and what is the other shore?" ”
After being silent for a long time, the monk spoke: "Life and death are on this shore, and Nirvana is the other side." ”
Lu Heng frowned: "Aren't they different?" ”
The monk was stunned: "Of course it's different." ”
Lu Heng said: "The "Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra" clouds, either the other is not this, and the other is also this, since each other is also and is not, then this shore is the other shore, the other shore is this shore, this does not have to leave, and the other does not have to arrive. ”
The monk's eyes were staring for a long time, and he finally fell into defeat.
Buddhism defeated the two!
The defense is replaced.
A monk asked, "If the Tao is alive, can it be destroyed?" ”
Lu Heng replied: "There is extinction." ”
"When will it be extinguished?" The monk asked.
"When there is no virtue, it will perish."
The monk asked again: "In this way, if the Dao Gate does not cultivate virtue, won't the Tao be destroyed?" ”
Lu Heng said with a smile: "The Tao is the way of the world, not the way of the Daomen. Even if the Taoist sect does not cultivate virtue, is there still a Buddhist sect to cultivate virtue? ”
"This ......," the monk said for a moment.
Lu Heng asked rhetorically: "Could it be that Buddhism will not cultivate virtue?" “
"Naturally not." The monk replied with difficulty.
"Then the word will not perish." Lu Heng said with a smile.
"You ......" the monk's face flushed.
It was Lu Heng's turn to ask: "Are the monk's six roots pure?" ”
"Naturally, the four major monks are empty, and the six roots are pure."
Lu Heng smiled: "It turns out that you don't want to become a Buddha, so what are you going to be a monk?" ”
"Amitabha, who said that poor monks don't want to become Buddhas?"
Lu Heng said: "No desire, no desire, no troubles are for the six roots of purity, and if a monk wants to become a Buddha, he has desires, how can it be regarded as six roots of purity?" ”
The monk's face turned pale and he was silent.
Lu Heng went to the next city, and the Buddha defeated the three of them.
After that, Lu Heng, who had entered the state, won one after another with sophistry, winning six battles and six victories!
He found that the so-called debate is not too simple for him, he has practiced the two scriptures of Yi Jin and Washing the Pulp, and naturally has a lot of knowledge and understanding of the Buddhist scriptures.
Although the Daomen has only cultivated a "Sutra of Saving People", this scripture is known as the first of all scriptures and the source of ten thousand laws, which is naturally all-encompassing and profound.
With these theoretical foundations, supplemented by the experience of being bombarded by Internet jokes in later generations, Lu Heng's debate can be described as invincible.
With his successive victories, everyone on the scene was shocked!
This is the most eloquent Taoist priest they have ever seen!
This is also the first time in history that a person from the Taoist Sect can debate so many eminent monks speechless, debating scriptures has always been the specialty of monks, and now, Lu Heng has easily defeated them in the field they are most proud of. This made every monk extremely unwilling, but also extremely afraid of this young national teacher.
I'm not afraid that the Taoist is high, if the Taoist is high and can speak the Tao, it will be bad, and especially this Taoist who can speak and speak the Tao is actually a Tang National Teacher, this situation is simply terrible!
If today's debate Buddhism is defeated, the monks can fully imagine that the national teacher Li Rong will be pushed to the altar by the imperial court and the Taoist sect!
And Buddhism, as a loser, will naturally spread all over the world and become a laughing stock in the world.
Li Chunfeng, who was regrouped, also spoke again, defeating an abbot.
In this way, the only people who are qualified to debate with Lu Heng are Hui Neng and Yuan Test.
It was the turn of Buddhism to ask questions again, Yuan Measure's face was extremely solemn, he really didn't expect the national teacher to be so proficient in the two scriptures of Buddhism and Taoism, he had already thought of the seriousness of defeat, so in this battle, he must win, must not be defeated!
Yuan Cheng looked at Lu Heng and asked slowly: "The Tao gives birth to all things, is this Tao knowledgeable or ignorant?" ”
This is an undisguised proposition, no matter how Lu Heng answers, it is wrong, as soon as these words came out, except for the Buddhist monks, everyone else pinched a cold sweat for Lu Heng.
This debate conference has been carried out until now, and Lu Heng's sharp words and witty words have left an indelible impression on everyone. People are eager for miracles and success, and as Lu Heng wins again and again, except for the monks, everyone present does not want Lu Heng to win.
In their opinion, this question must be answered with great caution, who knows that Lu Heng said without thinking: "The Tao is the law of heaven and earth, how can it be ignorance?" ”
Yuan Measure's eyes were blazing, and he asked: "Since this Tao has knowledge, it should only give birth to good people, not evil people, otherwise it is ignorance of not distinguishing between good and evil, and in this case, how can the Tao become an example for all things in heaven and earth to follow?" ”
Lu Heng said with a smile: "The Buddha has great powers and compassion, why do you watch so many sufferings in this world?" Could it be that the Buddha's compassion is fake? ”
Yuan said: "Master Li, it's the poor monk who is asking you." ”
"My answer lies in the sentence just now." Lu Heng smiled and said, "The master judged the knowledge and ignorance of the Tao with good and evil, just like I judged that the Buddha was false compassion based on the suffering in the world. Even the Buddha can tolerate it, so why can't it? ”
"Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beauty, evil has been, everyone knows good, and not good. The Tao dwells in the things that do nothing, the teaching that does not speak, all things do and the Buddha begins, for the sake of the Buddha's will, and the success of the Buddha's residence. ”
After Lu Heng recited this passage in the Tao Te Ching, he said to Yuan: "There is no good and evil in the Tao, the concept of right and wrong is in the human heart, there is no good and no disgusting body, there are good and malicious movements, the master limits all things in the Tao to human consciousness, just like inferring that the Buddha is not merciful with evil in the world, how narrow-minded?" ”
The complexion of the round test changed suddenly, and the national teacher didn't play the cards according to the routine!
Before, whether it was justifying or asking questions, Lu Heng won with sophistry, although his words were wonderful, but in fact, he was out of atmosphere.
Yuanxue had already deliberately prepared for the characteristics of Lu Heng's debate, so he asked this question, once Lu Heng used sophistry again, he would definitely fall into his trap and be defeated.
But he didn't expect that Lu Heng would answer his question with the most dignified and upright justification this time.
It's like you're still giggling and messing around with everyone before, but now you're making an official report speech in a serious way, and this strong sense of disobedience makes Yuanxue extremely depressed.
Even if Lu Heng only uses the "Tao Te Ching" to explain, the round test will still attack the meaning of the scriptures and find Lu Heng's loopholes. But on the contrary, this treacherous and cunning guy got involved in the question of whether the Buddha had not fulfilled the world's compassion, and forcibly changed the concept, if Yuan Xi wanted to continue to attack Lu Heng's point of view, then he had to explain clearly whether the Buddha was merciful or not.
But once he explained this question, he would definitely fall into Lu Heng's sophistry rhythm again!
Yuanshi was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "Please ask the donor to ask." ”
Lu Heng smiled, he was not surprised by this result, if you really thought that Master Lu would only raise the bar and have nothing real, then you would be very wrong.
It's just that what can be solved by raising the bar, he tries to be unreasonable.
He looked at the round test, and the murderous machine surging in his heart, this person has been plotting against himself again and again behind his back, and this time he can't let him go!
He asked the round test word for word: "Dare to ask the master, what are you here for?" ”
As soon as these words came out, Yuanzhi's face suddenly changed!