"I don't know what Fahai has learned? Tell me about it? ”

Next to him, Ji Xueluo, the little girl, also stared curiously. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"There's nothing you can't say."

Fahai got up and took the big bowl of rice noodles from Xiao'er with both hands.

There is a layer of chopped green onions and some cabbage on top, which is a specially prepared vegetarian dish for monks who are accustomed to coming and going from the south to the north, without meat and heavy flavor.

"The poor monk was selected since he was a child and became a monk as a stand-in for the prince, accumulating merit for the prince of the present dynasty. This is the reason why I entered Jinshan Temple in this life. ”

"Since childhood, I have been shaving my hair and practicing, reading Buddhist scriptures, and being able to debate the Dharma with you at the age of 10 is better than most monks."

"However, after reading all the Buddhist scriptures, you can't stop greed and hatred; The mana is profound, and I can't let go of all kinds of obsessions. ”

"I think I have great magical powers, profound mana, and I subdue demons everywhere to eliminate demons, and commit all kinds of bad karma without knowing it, so that I almost became a wicked person who acts recklessly in the name of doing things for heaven・・・・・・・・

Fahai confessed his past mistakes and did not shy away from it.

"Now that I wake up, I realize that the past is hateful. In the past, I thought that I wanted to cut off greed and hatred, but I didn't know that I didn't do my job. Subdue demons and eliminate demons, and many sins do not lead to death. has broken the vows many times, but he claims to be righteous. ”

Ji Xueluo became more and more confused when she heard it, this little girl only heard Zhou Xun tell her a little about the introductory foundation of cultivation, and never said the truth of Buddhism.

Zhou Xun smiled slightly, and followed Fahai's words, and by the way, he also gave Xueluo some knowledge.

"Fahai, you're biased."

"In the past, you were also a true monk, and most of the things you did were not wrong."

"Everyone has greed, hatred, and all kinds of desires, and if you can really stop these, you are an arhat in your Buddhism. You're not at that level yet, but your cultivation has not been perfected, so there's nothing to say. I think you're being too yourself. ”

"Subjugating demons and eliminating demons, this kind of thing is a matter of benevolence and wisdom. I've heard a lot about your deeds, and occasionally there are a few wrong ones, so it doesn't matter, don't you just make up for it afterwards, anyway, you don't often kill people. ”

"I'm still saying that, you're too yourself, who can guarantee that you won't make mistakes・・・・・・"

Zhou Xun stretched out his big hand, pressed back the little head stretched out by Xueluo on the side, turned around and glared at her, warning her, and the little girl immediately sat down obediently and listened attentively.

Zhou Xun turned around and comforted Fahai.

"When you see the demons killing innocents indiscriminately, you come forward to subdue them and live their lives, so that you accumulate merit, and you will surely enjoy good fortune in the future."

"Of course, there will also be karmic retribution for the bad karma you create."

"Seeing you enlightened today is not the result of the merits accumulated in the past."

"You Buddhists are the most proficient in this response, and you should be able to know this."

Fahai folded his hands and closed his eyes and recited the Buddha's name.

"Master Zhou, I do have 250,000 merits in my body."

"There is a leak in merit, every time you are greedy, angry, obsessive, and moving, every time you break your vows and kill, or when you speak evil words and hurt others, etc., all of them are leaked out of merit little by little・・・・・・ and then you calculate how much good fortune you have missed, and you can probably calculate how many karma you have created."

Zhou Xun deliberately explained to Ji Xueluo the difference between merit and merit, so he deliberately asked Fahai.

"Fahai, can you tell me the difference between merit and merit? What is merit and what is merit? ”

Fahai was thoughtful, and at this time, when his wisdom was soaring, he suddenly saw through Zhou Xun's meaning, and he was naturally happy to explain.

"Merit is still in the six realms that my Buddhism distinguishes, and the root of merit is not in it, and merit is beyond the six realms of reincarnation."

"There is a leak in merit, but there is no leakage in merit."

"All beings in the world have karmic retribution for creating good and bad karma, and this karmic retribution has six places, which are called the six realms. The six realms are divided by the Buddha according to the size of the blessings received by the karmic body. They are: Heavenly Dao, Humane Dao, Animal Dao, Asura Dao, Hungry Ghost Dao, and Hell Dao. Those who create negative karma naturally fall into the three evil paths, and merit is counted in the three good paths, and the depth of merit is regarded as the heavenly path, humanity, and the path of assurance. Fu is still in these six realms of reincarnation. Those who cultivate merit will be rewarded, which is the so-called good retribution. ”

"However, there will be a day when the merit will run out, and so will the great merit, so there will be leaks. Enjoy the blessings, that is, when the blessings are exhausted, no matter how many treasures will leave you, it is because the poor monks do not pay much attention to the merits on weekdays. ”

"Merit and merit may seem similar, but the essence is different."

"Whoever goes out to do good deeds for other purposes, or who counts the number of good deeds afterwards, or who is complacent about them afterwards, and who wishes to be known to the whole world, is meritorious. For example, many people who have cultivated to become immortals, but their external skills have not been perfected and they have to stay in the world, the so-called external skills that they have cultivated wholeheartedly are such merits. Because the blessings are insufficient, even if the Tao is sufficient, it cannot be ascended, so it is necessary to cultivate merit to accumulate blessings. ”

This is easy to understand, that is, those who do good deeds specifically for the sake of doing good deeds are all merits of cultivation.

"Merit is very different. Before doing good, there was no purpose to do good, everything was natural, and after that, he did not claim to be meritorious, nor was he concerned about his heart, let alone thinking that he was doing good. This kind of merit is infallible, and it can better reflect a person's true moral cultivation, so it cannot be counted in numbers. ”

"There is no amount of merit, only the level of merit, it belongs to the virtue without leakage."

Zhou Xun agreed.

"Merit is something that only oneself knows, and outsiders can't see it. Therefore, our immortals only look at internal and external merits, and no one looks at the level of merit. ”

"No one has self, no god has no merit, and no saint has no name. That merit is similar to the realm of gods and men, success without pretending, it is the morality of inaction・・・・・・ sure enough, when Lao Jun sent a letter to Guguan and taught the rumors of the Venerable Shakya, it is not groundless! ”

"Otherwise, how can the merits of your Buddhism be so similar to Lao Jun's morality of inaction?"

This is not easy to answer, it involves the debate of Taoism, and even Fahai is not easy to answer whether it is or not, so he has to avoid talking about it.

This matter is a public case, when the Western religion changed its name to Buddhism, to spread Buddhism, teach people to relieve many sufferings, and conflict with the Taomen, so the Daomen people compiled the deeds of Laojun out of the customs to transform the Venerable Shakya.

In order to spread the Dharma in the Central Plains, Buddhism also tongues lotus flowers, and wantonly fabricated many myths to overpower the local Taoism.

For this reason, the two families debated several times, and the Daomen lost more and won less, so they had to pull Confucianism and form a situation where the three schools were separated.

"Master Zhou, this kind of thing, just say it in front of me, but you can't say it in front of other monks."

"Haha, Fahai, you are really a real monk, don't say it, don't say it."