Chapter 121: Discussing the Tao with the Buddha
"Who are you, and how long have you been hiding here?" Regarding the sweeping old monk who appeared in the Scripture Pavilion, Murong Bo also questioned him in surprise. He knows very well that now he and Ling Chen are in the Zangjing Pavilion of this Shaolin Temple, which can be said to be the forbidden place of the entire Shaolin Temple, and there will generally not be any Shaolin Temple monks, how could such an old monk appear for no reason.
"How long has it been...... Hehe, the old monk doesn't remember, I'm afraid it's been seventy or eighty years, I still remember the first time Murong Jushi came to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to peek at the scriptures, the old monk has been sweeping the floor here for more than forty years, remember that it was still thirty years ago. In response to Murong Bo's questioning, the sweeping monk responded calmly.
"You...... How do you know? Murong Bo looked at the sweeping old monk in disbelief at this moment and asked, he remembered very clearly, every time he came, he carefully observed the situation around this scripture pavilion before entering the scripture pavilion to peek at the scriptures, how could this old monk still know.
"Although the old monk is dazzled, he is very clear in his heart, but unfortunately some people have no dazzle, but their hearts have long been confused." In response to Murong Bo's questioning, the sweeping monk explained calmly.
"Don't talk about this master, is there any evidence for what you said?" Although Murong Bo didn't know when he was discovered by the sweeping monk, he still didn't want to admit it in his heart, and asked with a dissatisfied look on his face.
"Evidence, the old monk remembers, Murong Jushi, the first time you came to steal the learning, it is the Prajna Vajra palm, you rely on your own ingenuity, practice hard day and night, and indeed achieve the realm of courage and diligence, but the old monk can also see that you have fallen into the devil, and you will inevitably fall deeper and deeper, so the old monk specially put a Lotus Sutra next to this secret book, hoping that you can understand the Dharma and resolve anger, but unfortunately you turn a blind eye and guide the anger into the body." The sweeping monk looked at this Murong Bo and sighed and said, "But if you are willing to turn back and comprehend the Dharma, it is not impossible to be cured, Murong Monk." ”
"Master, you are merciful and want to save this old man Murong, but he has long been controlled by the demons in his heart, and he only knows that he can restore the country, as long as it is for him to be able to restore the country, he can sacrifice every qiē, whether it is the common people in the world or himself, so the master's hard work can really be said to be in the wrong place." Ling Chen stepped forward and looked at Murong Bo's speechless speechlessness when he was swept away, and also said on the side. At this moment, Ling Chen didn't want this Murong Bo to be swept away by the monk to convert to Buddhism, and he had already promised Ah Zi that he would definitely kill this person.
"Little donor, you are kind-hearted, you think of the world in your heart, but you have too much murderous intent, although this Murong monk said that the crime is heinous, but as long as you can turn back, it is still the luck of the common people, why do you have to kill him?" The sweeping monk turned his head to look at Ling Chen at this moment and said coldly, he could feel the determination on Ling Chen's body to kill Murong Bo, and he also secretly shook his head and said to him.
"The master's words are wrong, people like Murong Bo will only be in danger when he lives in the world, he will not care about the people in the world for his own selfish desires, why do you still want to save him, master, you must know that eliminating evil is promoting good." Ling Chen looked at the sweeping monk and asked very dissatisfiedly, he didn't want the sweeping monk to meddle in this matter at the moment, otherwise he really wouldn't have a chance to kill Murong Bo.
"Little donor, you must know that all living beings are equal, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha. If I can convert Murong to my Buddha, even if he will never recover, I am willing to save him forever without regrets. The sweeping monk looked at Ling Chen and persuaded him very seriously.
"Take refuge in the Buddha, joke. This old man Murong has harmed countless people in this life, and the tragedy of my eldest brother's life is because of his frame-up, as soon as you put down the butcher's knife, let him become a Buddha on the ground, such a great favor, such a great kindness. Ling Chen was also angry at this moment when he saw this sweeping monk so stubbornly trying to save Murong Bo.
"It's easy to kill him, but get rid of the thief's heart, if this Murong family's heart to restore the country is not extinguished, then it will be difficult for the people of future generations to accept the rebellious heart, and it will be a disaster!" The sweeping monk looked at Ling Chen and patiently persuaded him: "Only by letting him take refuge in my Buddha, letting go of his obsessions, and getting rid of his desires, can he truly be merciful and compassionate, and benefit all people." ”
"Let go of your obsessions and take refuge in my Buddha, where do you go? You must know that the weak eat the strong, all the people in the world are ministers, and they can also be kings, and you want to let everyone in the world let go of the obsession of desire, isn't it a fool's dream. Ling Chen was also arguing with the sweeping monk at this moment, "Master, I have no objection to you preaching Buddhism, but this old man Murong harmed my eldest brother and destroyed hundreds of people, according to my Taoist theory, there will be retribution for the reincarnation of cause and effect, and today is the day of its retribution, I will kill it!" ”
"Cause and effect reincarnation is the Tao, and at the same time the Buddha, the Buddha is the Tao, the Tao is the Buddha, the little benefactor, you don't want to give this Murong layman a ray of life, isn't it that Taoists pay attention to killing everything?" After hearing Ling Chen's words, the sweeping monk also understood that he was a very trustworthy person, so he also said to him.
"Hahaha, whether it's killing them all, or being merciful and compassionate, are you arguing with me for this Buddha's theory, is it really for the sake of the common people?" Ling Chen also looked at the sweeping monk at this moment and asked with a sneer.
"Little donor, you see that the old monk has already seen through the joy, regardless of life and death, there is no appearance, what do you want, of course, for the sake of the common people, I hope you don't do everything." The sweeping monk looked at Ling Chen and said very righteously.
"That's it, since the Dao Buddha is a family, of course I am willing to give the master this face, since this is the case, let you have a palm, as long as you can make the old man Murong unable to kill the old man in the next place, then I will stop in the next. But after one palm, you don't have to care about me and Murong Lao Pifu's affairs anymore, and you can't interfere with whoever lives or dies when the time comes! Ling Chen looked at the sweeping monk and said an extremely incredible request.
In fact, Ling Chen's words were also after some careful consideration, after all, he now saw that this sweeping monk had a stubbornness that ordinary people could not understand, and seemed to be determined to save Murong Bo, so he could only use this extreme means to block his mouth, after all, this would be Ling Chen's opportunity to give the sweeping monk, your sweeping monk is an old-timer, and you can't save Murong Bo after a palm, so you can't blame me for being ruthless.
Of course, Ling Chen's move also has a certain risk, although he is confident that the sweeping monk believes in Buddhism and is compassionate, and should not hurt his life, but after all, he has a terrible cultivation, if he doesn't keep much of his hand in this palm, then although he will not die, he will also be seriously injured, but thinking that this is the only chance to kill Murong Bo, the old horseman, Ling Chen no longer hesitates.
“…… Good! After hearing Ling Chen's somewhat unbelievable request, the sweeping monk was stunned at first, but after seeing his firm eyes, he knew that he was not joking, in order to implement the Buddhist avenue that he wanted to save every living being, he also agreed to Ling Chen's request.