Volume 1 The Passing of the Flower House Chapter 5 The Old Monk and the Little Monk
Jingye looked at the master's peaceful face, and felt guilty in his heart. Although he felt that the ones he killed could not be called human beings, they were lives after all, and he had violated the precept of killing no matter what.
"In vain. After listening to the words of pure karma, the old monk was not surprised, he was not angry, but just screamed softly.
"Master..."Jingye bowed his head.
"You come with me. The old monk turned and walked outside the courtyard. Jingye raised his head and looked at the master's slightly bent back slowly moving away, and his heart was even more sad.
His master, the old monk in front of him. It is the chief presiding officer of this Pure Industry Temple, Master Jinghai. is not only the master of the eighteen sweeping monks in the sweeping room, but also the first holy monk in the entire Tang Kingdom, and his status is only higher than that of several sages in the capital. It is even rumored that Master Pure Sea's Buddhism is already the best in the world, and no one can match it.
In the wide and regular temple, on a small road, the old monk walked leisurely, followed by a small monk, the old monk did not say a word, and the little monk bowed his head and was silent. The two walked quietly, and soon came to a wooden door. Jingye stopped and looked up at the plaque on the door, "Retreat".
"Master, let's come here...?" Jingye didn't expect Master to bring him here, this is a retreat room in a monastery, and usually no one comes here.
"Just go in and find out. Master Jinghai smiled, just said this briefly, and then pushed open the door and walked in.
Jingye didn't ask, watching the master push the door in, he quickly followed.
From the outside, the retreat room looked like a very ordinary-looking room, and its location was more like a sweeper's room, some distance from the other rooms and the attic. This ordinary-looking room has only a long passage with everlasting lamps on both sides and murals of the Buddha on the walls.
After entering the door, Jingye was also slightly surprised to see such a scene, he knew about the retreat room, but he had never been to this retreat room when he entered the temple, and he had never heard of the purpose of the retreat room, he only knew that there was only one person who had stayed in the retreat room for decades, that was his senior brother, the big disciple of the sweeping room, Jingyuan, and now he thought that the senior brother did not know where he went, and he had not seen him for a long time.
The passage in the retreat room is not spacious, but it is not narrow, but it looks a little dim. From time to time, Jingye glanced at the murals on both sides, so focused that he didn't even notice that Master Jinghai stopped and hit the latter's body headfirst.
"Master, the disciple is distracted, sinful. Jingye hurriedly took half a step back, bowed his head and said.
"It's okay, this bone won't be knocked off by you as soon as you touch it. Master Jinghai looked back at Jingye, and the lines on his face were also piled together, and he smiled.
"That's what Master said. Jingye raised his head and said, he knew that his master was fine, but it was just a little rude. He looked behind Master Pure Sea, and it turned out that there was only a stone wall at the end, and the wall was densely carved with scriptures.
Master Jinghai glanced at Jingye and did not speak, but turned to face the stone wall, closed his hands, his lips moved slightly, and a golden Buddha light flew out from Master Jinghai's palm and shone on the stone wall. In an instant, all the scriptures on the stone wall lit up with golden light, and suddenly the entire passage was illuminated.
And Pure Karma just suddenly lit up in front of him, and he couldn't see anything, he stretched out his hand to block those bright excessive lights, but it didn't have the slightest effect, his eyes were only white, and nothing else could be seen.
"Tick, tick..."In the white expanse, Jingye first heard the sound of water dripping, and then he gradually saw the scene in front of him.
He was sitting on a futon, and the Master was sitting in front of him looking at him. And behind the master, there is a huge tree, looking up and not seeing the highest place, looking down at the pool of clear water under the tree. The emerald green leaves are dripping with dewdrops, and the crystal water droplets are ticking into the clear water. Looking around, it was white and boundless.
After sitting like this for a long time, Pure Karma slowly came back to his senses. Everything was so quiet that I could even hear my breathing and heartbeat very clearly, which was the only feeling I felt at this time.
"Master, where is this?" Jingye asked, breaking the quiet atmosphere, and he felt that it was better to ask his master directly than to be surprised by his surroundings.
"Amitabha, this is called the Void Realm, and you don't need to know the rest for the time being. ”
Master Jinghai said softly, his tone a little solemn. The Void Realm is a matter of secrecy, and looking at the entire Tang Kingdom, it is estimated that even the sages of the Sage Academy have never heard of it.
"Yes, Master. "Jingye didn't ask, he knew his master very well, and the master who could say it would definitely tell him, and if he couldn't say it, there must be various reasons.
"As for why I brought you here, no one bothered here, no one listened. Although the temple is the place of Buddhism, it is not stained with dust, but under the dew, there is a lot of sticky wetness, and you need to be cautious. Master Pure Sea answered the question at the beginning of Pure Karma.
Jingye listened to Master's words and nodded, as long as it was about himself, Master has always been very careful.
"Tell me what happened to you lately. Master Jinghai looked at the somewhat pensive Pure Karma, and the exit interrupted him.
"Master, I actually have an old friend, but she... She died tragically, and when the disciple learned the news, he went to investigate. During this period, the disciple found a clue, but when the disciple just found the clue, he encountered a group of killers, the disciple did not want to hurt their lives, but they took advantage of the disciple's unpreparedness to kill innocent people, the disciple... The disciple broke the vows. Jingye lowered his head and quietly talked about the events of the past two days. He wanted to ask his master many times, but he was afraid that the master would stop him.
"Amitabha, good, good. Disciple, after the three-day Buddha viewing meeting, you will have been in the temple for five years. ”
Master Jinghai calmly listened to Jingye's description, sighed softly, and suddenly said something that had nothing to do with this matter.
"Uh... Yes, Master, after the Buddha Meditation Conference, the disciple has been in the monastery for five years, and he is also sixteen years old. Jingye listened to the master suddenly say this, and he was slightly stunned and then responded.
"Disciple, do you remember when you first entered the monastery?" said Master Jinghai's old face with a peaceful smile. He didn't say anything about what Pure Karma was talking about, but asked about the past.
"When the disciple first entered the temple, he injured many senior brothers in the practice room because of his stubborn temperament, and he secretly went to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to memorize the Diamond Sutra because of his curiosity, and he also greedily learned the cooking skills of the senior brother in the room... Later, he slipped into the sweeping room and was caught by several senior brothers. Jingye recalled that when he first arrived at the monastery, he couldn't help but scratch his little bald head in embarrassment, he was really lawless at that time.
"Fortunately, the matter is not serious, and your uncles will not be investigated, if it is investigated, it will be really terrible, haha. ”
After listening to Jingye's words, Jinghai took in his embarrassing appearance, and even stroked his beard and laughed. If outsiders see the current appearance of Master Jinghai, it is estimated that it will be even more staggering.
"Master, don't laugh at the disciple, the disciple was not experienced in the world at that time, and there was no rudeness. Master actually laughed at himself, and Jingye actually had an urge to pull off his beard in his heart.
"But what you don't know is that Senior Brother Konghui of the Tibetan Golden Pavilion once came to me, and he said that although you secretly learned the Diamond Sutra, you are indeed the only Buddhist genius he has seen in his life. The senior brother of Kujue in the room also looked for me, as well as the junior brother of Tianli in the practice room. You know that, and he sparred with me to get you under his seat. You should understand that several juniors regard you as very important, and this is especially true as a teacher. Accepting the smile, Master Jinghai said slowly, although Jingye violated the temple rules, several of his juniors and disciples took a fancy to the talent of Jingye, especially the Tianli junior in the practice room, and even felt that Jingye's Buddha and martial arts talent was extremely high, and he had reached the ninth layer of the refining realm at such an age, which was promising.
The disciple was ashamed. After hearing this, Jingye lowered his head and sighed, and glanced at the wooden beads on his wrist by the way, this string of wooden beads was a gift from the master when he worshiped in the sweeping room, and he has been carrying it for five years, and he has never left him.
"Now, five years have passed, and everything you can learn in the temple has been practiced proficiently. The scriptures and mantras, the Buddha's martial arts cultivation has surpassed most of your senior brothers. In this vast world, there is one way to cultivate, and all laws are one. Quenching, condensation, Yuan Mai, Qi Sea, Xuandan, Taichu... You've condensed the fifth floor. Jinghai spoke again, and there was more appreciation in his tone. He has eighteen disciples, and Pure Karma is not only his little disciple, but also his favorite closed disciple.
"The disciple broke through the fifth layer of the Condensation Cultivation Realm not long ago. Jingye nodded and said.
"It's hidden deep enough, except for your senior brothers, the other disciples in the temple think that you are just refining the realm. For you, whether it is cultivation or mind, the teacher is very satisfied. In the past few years, you have rarely seen her, and the teacher has never stopped you, because the teacher knows that you will not be contaminated with red dust and disturb the six roots. But, disciple, do you know what the problem is?" said Master Jinghai slowly, and when he said that he knew about Pure Karma, Pure Karma's heart trembled.
"Master, disciple doesn't know..."Jingye looked at the calm master in disbelief, he thought that he had escaped the master's detection every time, it turned out that he was self-righteous.
"A Buddha is not born spotless, with pure roots. Not to mention that he was born with the world in mind and compassion for all sentient beings. Jinghai suddenly beckoned, and a falling branch and leaf from the big tree behind him flew into his palm. Jinghai said as he handed the leaf, which was already a little yellow, to Jingye.
"In this world, there is no impermanence. The Buddha once said that things have cause and effect, and cause and effect. Murder is not inexcusable. Do you know that there was once a great Buddha named King Jizo, and this great Buddha entered the Nine Netherworld Abyss with the supreme Dharma, just to purify all sentient beings. He once said that to kill one man is to save ten thousand. Disciple, my disciple of Buddhism, what I cultivate is a Buddha heart, and what I practice is a Buddha nature, you understand!" Pure Karma took the leaves, and Master Pure Sea then spoke, serious and serious.
"The disciple roughly understands a little, and it should be the focus of attention. After listening to Master Jinghai's words, Jingye also had some more comprehension in his heart. At the same time, he also admires the big Buddha, killing people to save people, killing is also saving, it is really the realm of the Buddha.
"Hehe, that's good. If you haven't picked it up, how can you put it down? If you don't kill it, you can't be merciful. Since you want to find out, go for it. As a teacher, I will help you, but there is still a chance left. Master Jinghai smiled, the little monk in front of him was really good.
"Master's words, disciples should keep in mind, but what is the reason for this?" Jingye heard the end, and there was a warm feeling in his heart, Master really loved him so much, he even thought that Master would blame him, it really shouldn't be.
"When the opportunity comes, you'll understand. ”
"Yes, Master. ”
Master Jinghai didn't tell what the opportunity of Pure Karma was, and Pure Karma didn't ask any more.
On this day, the two chatted for a long time in the virtual world, one old and one young are like an old grandfather and a childish grandson, the grandson will always grow up, and the grandfather will eventually leave. Heaven and earth are eternal, this is common sense, and it is difficult to violate.