Chapter 401: Questioning the Zen Master
"It should be called Shakyamuni." I opened my mouth to answer.
He was right. It seems that I was fortunate enough to witness the first person to answer three questions correctly. ”
"Haha, I can easily answer this kind of question."
Everyone also held their breath, thinking that the first person who could enter the Scripture Pavilion through the Lingzhang had been produced.
"It's a pity that you're wrong." Lingzhang Zen Master shook his head, shocking everyone. "Shakyamuni is just a pseudonym for the Buddha, and his natal life is not this."
"And what's his real name?" I frowned, feeling devastated. I didn't expect that the previous illusory questions were all right, but they were wrong here. However, I did not rush to leave, but was curious to find out what the correct name was.
"I don't know about that." Lingzhang Zen Master shook his head, which surprised me.
"You don't know?"
"I don't know." Lingzhang looked at me. "Donor, I thought you knew, but you didn't know as much as I did, so you're wrong."
Everyone was silent, but I didn't expect that I was actually wrong in the third step.
"Actually, Lingzhang Zen Master is biased, he doesn't know something, why should he use it as a topic?" Someone muttered quietly.
"But after all, he didn't answer, and it's okay to say something wrong."
"It's up to him to decide what's right or wrong, and if he gives an unsolved mystery, who can get through?"
There are also people who are very unhappy. They were so happy that they thought I could break the record, and they got it in return.
I squinted my eyes and stood still looking at Lingzhang.
"Haha, what if you answer the two questions correctly? Isn't it the last yet? ”
The dragon elephant laughed out loud at this point, and he finally waited for the opportunity to mock me to my heart's content. "No matter how clever your tongue is, it's just a flower in the mirror, turning into nothing."
"A void?" My eyes were on Master Lingzhang.
"Zen Master Lingzhang, I want to know why I am wrong since you don't know the natal life of Shakyamuni?"
"Because you're wrong, you're naturally wrong."
"Hehe, what if I make up a name? Where is right or wrong without an answer? You say it's wrong? So what is correct? ”
I took a sharp step forward and stared at Master Lingzhang.
Everyone was taken aback, but they didn't expect me to dare to ask Lingzhang. This is something that no one has ever done before.
Lingzhang lived freely in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, reading ancient and modern classics, and was an extremely famous scholar of Buddhism, and no one dared to question him.
Today I did.
"You said that you can enter the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion if you answer three questions correctly, now that I answer two questions, can I ask you a question?" I asked, looking directly at Lingzhang.
"Absolutely."
"Well, I like to cultivate under the Bodhi tree, what is this for?"
"It's very simple, because the Buddha succeeded in enlightenment under the Bodhi tree." Lingzhang talked eloquently.
"Wrong." I sneered and shook my head, "Because I only have one tree at home, if I don't want to go out, I can only go under the linden tree." ”
My words made Lingzhang stunned for a moment, he had never considered my situation.
"Why do I like to be vegetarian?"
"Because the Buddha preaches that all things are equal and that no living beings are killed." This time, Lingzhang thought about it for a while before speaking.
"Wrong, because the exercises I practiced made me unable to eat meat." I smiled sarcastically. Lingzhang's pupils contracted for a while, and he was a little flustered.
"Let me ask you again, why do I like to knock on wooden fish?"
"Because the wooden fish can calm people." Lingzhang thought twice as long this time, and said with some uncertainty.
"Because I like the sound." I sneered and stepped forward, almost against his face. "Lingzhang Zen Master, you ask yourself to be knowledgeable and know everything. But why did you answer all three of my questions incorrectly? ”
My words seemed to be issued by Hong Zhong Da Lu, which shocked everyone present.
Outside the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, it has always been Lingzhang who forced others, and today I am boldly questioning him. And he answered all three of my questions incorrectly, which surprised everyone.
"Because, because ......" Lingzhang rubbed his head, his eyes flickered, and he was a little at a loss for a while.
"Okay, this kind of problem counts me bullying you, I'll ask you about the field you're familiar with." I would take a step back and continue to stare at him, "You're familiar with the subset of scriptures, right?" Okay, let me ask you, what works did the second generation of Buddhas write during the Great Sage period? What did he write about? What do you want to say? Is he right or wrong? If he disagrees with other Buddhas, then who is right and who is wrong? If I answer your two questions correctly, and you can't answer them together, who is more profound in the Dharma, me or yours? ”
I instantly asked a series of questions, each of which was like a thunderbolt falling on the Lingzhang Zen Master.
His complexion changed drastically, and a lot of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he kept retreating in the midst of my question.
It was as if my question had turned into an invisible wall, pushing him farther and farther away.
He looked anxious and distracted, his face flushed and his eyes were confused.
Want to know the answer? I haven't read a single Buddhist scripture at all, but you've read them all, but you can't answer a single question from me, but I can satisfy you, which means that I don't know what to do, or is your book in the dog's belly? ”
I asked again, and let the Buddha beads in the hands of Lingzhang Zen Master fall to the ground, and the whole person was depressed and no longer had any confidence, as if he was much older. There was even more confusion in his eyes.
"The role of books is to understand, grasp and apply, to enrich yourself, not to make you memorize them by rote to torture others. If you put the cart before the horse, what's the use of reading more books? ”
My tongue burst like thunder, causing Zen Master Lingzhang to sit on the ground.
Everyone looked at me in shock.
They didn't expect that I only had to ask questions, which made Lingzhang's heart collapse, and he couldn't even sit down. I completely destroyed what he was most proud of.
However, when the monks looked at Lingzhang's appearance, they were extremely relieved. More or less, they have all been tortured by Lingzhang, making them miserable, and even delaying major events. My words speak for all of them!
"Well said, who is this person? actually went straight to my heart, what he said was so relieving! ”
"That's exactly what I want to say, I admire him so much, I think this person is more sensible than many of my Buddhists. If he joins Buddhism, I must take him as a teacher. ”
"He's the body of Jin Xuan, didn't the dragon elephant say it just now? It was Zhou Yuan, the first holy son, who destroyed the enemy of the extraterritorial stars in Zhongzhou. ”
"It turns out that his is Zhou Yuan, it's really better to meet than to be famous." The crowd was so excited about the discussion that I didn't expect that my reputation would start to spread in Buddhism.
The dragon elephant's expression was very ugly, and he mentioned my name to humiliate me, but he didn't expect to fulfill my prestige.
Watching Lingzhang sit on the ground, he couldn't stand it for a long time. I shook my head and turned around, ready to leave. He was woken up by my scolding, and it probably took a long time to understand that he was on the wrong path. Lingzhang is actually a good person, but he is a little crazy.
"Wait."
Lingzhang suddenly woke up, got up and rushed over, and grabbed me.
I turned my head in confusion, but I saw that his face was empty, and his eyes were clear again. How did he understand so quickly?
Poof!
To my surprise, Lingzhang actually fell to my knees and knocked his head three times.
"Jin Xuanzhi, thank you for scolding me soberly, I am willing to worship you as a teacher, I hope you can advise me without hesitation."
Lingzhang's words were like thunder rolling in the sky, and the whole audience was stunned and speechless.
You know, I just scolded him, but he was happy and convinced. They all suspect that they are wrong, and they don't want to believe that it is true!
Especially the dragon elephant, his face was fiery red, as if he had been slapped hard. He kept trying to hit me, but the scene was hard for him to accept.
"Let's go." The dragon elephant left the place with a group of black-robed monks.
Lingzhang's sudden approach made me a little confused, a famous Zen master of Buddhism, today he wants to be an apprentice to me who doesn't know the slightest bit of Buddhism? For a moment I was stunned.
Seeing that I didn't speak for a long time, Lingzhang suddenly stood up. "Master, I know it's hard for you to accept me in a short period of time, but I'll try to convince you that I'm a good apprentice."
After saying that, he dodged his figure and respectfully made a way.