Niu Zhan hurriedly searched for the sound and found that the person who spoke was an old monk with a withered face. When he was arguing with the little novice, the old monk was in the courtyard, holding a broom and sweeping the courtyard. That old man was too ordinary, just like an old farmer in the field, so Niu Struggle didn't pay special attention to it at all.

When the little novice heard the old man's voice, he picked up the broom again, silently stepped aside, folded his hands, and lowered his head.

Stepping into the courtyard, there are still a few monks in the courtyard, meditating on the stone slab in front of the hall, with a solemn expression. The quarrel between him and the little novice just now did not alarm these people, and even if he entered the courtyard, those people did not open their eyes and take a look. He could see that the performance of others was not coquettish, but settled.

This really surprised Niu Zhan, the monks were forty or fifty years old, and the youngest was only eleven or twelve years old. It is reasonable that an elderly monk can enter the meditation in this environment, but the eleven or twelve-year-old children can also enter the meditation, which is really scary.

There are four types of Buddhist meditation, the first Zen, the second Zen, the third Zen, and the fourth Zen. The first meditation, the recitation. Two Zen, breath down. Three Zens, pulse. Four Zens, emptiness.

Judging from the breath of life of those people, Niu Struggle has also entered the second meditation at the earliest, that is, there is no breath, and two of them have already entered the state of the four meditations, and they may even be higher. His knowledge of Zen was limited, so he couldn't make a completely accurate judgment, but he secretly opened the Heavenly Eye and took a look, and the two people who had entered the Four Zens couldn't see it at all. This means that after the two of them entered the meditation, they have completely merged with nature. Meditation does not mean the level of mana, but it is the best affirmation of cultivation, if the mind is not pure, the wisdom is insufficient, and the penance is not enough, it is impossible to achieve this state at all.

"The important place of Buddhism really lives up to its reputation, even if there are countless secular monks outside, the inheritance of Buddhism is still unbroken, but my vision is too small." After seeing those monks, he thought to himself.

Looking at the old monk in front of him again, a strange feeling rose in his heart. At first, he really didn't think that the old monk was anything special, maybe he was just an elder in the monastery, and he didn't think that he was one less at all. First of all, from the grade, it is not the right number, the person in front of him should be a hundred years old, and the information from the great monk of Shanxi, the young master should not be so old. Moreover, the old monk in front of him described it as withered, like a rotten wood, not like a person with great skills. But after seeing those monks who had entered the meditation, he vaguely felt that this old monk who swept the floor should be one less master.

"Dare to ask the mage." Niu Zhan didn't pretend to make a gesture, but asked Shi Li.

"The old monk is one less." The old monk said lightly after returning the salute.

Niu Struggle's heart trembled, and he didn't say anything more, but saluted again.

"Let's go, the old monk will lead you to worship the Buddha."

Master Shaoyi didn't squint, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him, even if he was talking to Niu Struggle, but in Niu Struggle's ears, it was a little more ethereal.

When the two of them walked past the monks who had entered the meditation, Niu Zhan suddenly asked, "These masters, how long have you been in the meditation?" ”

"Less than a month, too bad, the world is getting better and better, but people's hearts are becoming more and more difficult to cultivate, don't mention it." Master Shaoyi finally said an emotional word, and after speaking, he pushed open the wooden door of the main hall.

At this time, Niu struggled, and his heart was not only stunned but also stunned. Those who can settle for more than three days, even if it is very remarkable, less than a month, it means at least more than 20 days, how much perseverance and faith can make them reach such a state, and I can't help but feel admiration for Shaoyi.

Put away his joking thoughts, solemnly salute the monks on the ground, and then enter the main hall.

When he walked in and saw it, he was amazed again. Sitting on the Dharma platform in the middle is actually a Buddha statue facing the wall, and when you enter from the main entrance, you can only see the back of the Buddha statue. Not to mention that he has never seen it, even his omniscient master has never told him that there is a temple that offers Buddhas like this.

However, after being shocked, he suddenly understood the other party's intentions, and said with emotion: "Bodhidharma faces the wall, where is his back." ”

"Turn your back to Bodhidharma." Master Shaoyi replied when he heard this.

Niu Zhan saw that after he finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face like dead bark, and he chuckled in his heart, and immediately asked again: "Why isn't it a Dharma seeker with a broken arm?" ”

"There is no one who has broken his arm to seek the Dharma."

"If the door is not opened, how do you know that there is a Buddha here, and if you don't know that there is a Buddha, how can you come to seek the Dharma?"

Master Shaoyi paused for a moment, and did not argue any further, but asked rhetorically: "Where does the donor think his back is?" ”

"If he has a back, how can he become a Buddha?" Although it was a question, Niu Zhan said it very firmly, although it was just a few simple words, but the edge inside was like a knife.

Master Shaoyi glared at Niu Struggle and smiled again, but this time it was very warm, like new sprouts bursting out of a dead tree: "The donor is smart, and the old monk admires it." Don't get me wrong, turning your back to Bodhidharma is not the meaning of the old monk. Before you, there was a benefactor who said that I listened. ”

Hearing this, Niu Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. Bodhidharma faces the wall, and the back is still Bodhidharma, which shows that there is only the self in the world, and there is no common life. So, I can do whatever I want. If turning his back on Dharma is the meaning of Master Shaoyi, then his killing behavior is all out of his own pleasure and revenge, and has nothing to do with Buddhism. Even though the deaths of those monks were caused by Master Shaoyi, after meeting the monks in the courtyard, he believed that Master Shaoyi was out of public intentions, and in some respects, worthy of respect. But if you only kill people based on your own likes and dislikes, then you are a butcher, and he doesn't want to believe that Master Shaoyi is a butcher, and he is unwilling to do it in public or private.

Niu Zhan immediately realized another question: "Who is the other guest, didn't he deliberately mess with your mind and make you a demon?" ”

Master Shaoyi smiled and said gently, "Does the donor know who this clay statue is?" ”

I didn't expect him to ask this, Niu Struggle suddenly became interested, and looked carefully, he didn't know much about Buddhism, but the basic common sense still knows, Buddhism makes Buddha statues, there are traces to follow, but look left, look right, and can't recognize which Buddha and which Bodhisattva.

Seeing that he was puzzled, he smiled again, but this time he smiled a little reluctantly: "This is a statue I made in the image of my old father, he is my Buddha, not the Buddha of all beings." Therefore, the temple door is not opened, and no one is allowed to make offerings, not because the old monk is rude, but ashamed."

"What?" Niu Struggle finally couldn't help but exclaim, and he didn't know where to start for a while, but one thing is very clear, this kind of thing is rare in the world to treat his father as a Buddha statue in the main hall, and the person who did this is actually a monk who has attained the Tao.

Master Shaoyi seemed to be a little tired, and sat cross-legged on the ground, there was no futon or anything on the ground, just cold stone slabs, but he didn't care at all: "Tell you a story, would you like to hear it?" ”

"You say!" Niu Struggle also sat down.

Since I wrote about Mochizuki Peak (some people have already guessed where Mochizuki Peak is, I don't know what it is), I have been particularly unlucky, maybe some people don't believe it, hesitant to continue to write this story, in other words, let's just take a look, don't believe it.

(End of chapter)