Chapter 31: Questioning
Seeing the crazy appearance of Monk Zhizhang, Hu Lai knew that something was going to happen, and immediately stepped into the Buddhist hall.
I saw Monk Zhizhang jumping like thunder at the meritorious Buddha statue in his own appearance, as if he had eaten dynamite, and like an old madman who was going crazy.
"How can this be true, someone actually uses his own Buddha statue to replace the Buddha statue of all Buddhas, it is simply rebellious and shameless!" Monk Zhizhang glared angrily at the Buddha statue, his angry white beard floated up, and then looked around, trying to find something to smash this blasphemous Buddha statue.
He picked up a few incense candles, picked up the futon again, threw them all away because the weight was too light, and finally set his goal on the heavy merit box.
"You can't touch the merit box, the incense money donated by the pilgrims today is all in it!" Seeing this, Long Wu immediately stepped forward to stop it.
"If you want to get in, you have to pass me first. The Hongli monk with a full face directly blocked Long Wu's way, and raised his hand with a palm.
Long Wu was forced to fight back, and the two of them slapped each other in the Buddha hall, and he couldn't help but take two steps back, while Monk Hong Li only shook his body slightly.
"Amitabha, no force is allowed in the Buddha hall. Hu Lai spoke, signaling to stop.
Buddhism is a quiet place, especially the Buddha Hall, which is a sacred place in the monastery, a place dedicated to worshiping the Buddha, and it is indeed inappropriate to use force in the Buddha Hall.
"Hey, watch me smash this fake Buddha statue of yours. Monk Zhizhang had already picked up the merit box at this time.
As a result, there were too many coins in the merit box, which made him overwhelmed and lose his center of gravity, and he fell to the ground with his buttocks, and the merit box also fell to the ground.
Bang la la blah!
The merit box made of thin wood could not bear it, and it was directly broken, and the coins and broken silver flowed directly to the ground.
"A lot of money, not only copper plates, but also a lot of silver, this is the income of Leiyin Temple in a day?"
The old monk Zhizhang opened his eyes wide, rolled his eyes, and then said angrily at Hu Lai: "If you come to it, you obviously have money, but you don't pay your debts, it's really hateful, today I will collect these arrears, and I will smash this heretical Buddha statue!"
"Amitabha, if the money donor wants to take it, but if you want to damage the Buddha statue, you have to ask the Buddha if he agrees. Hu Lai said indifferently at his Buddha statue.
"Does the Buddha agree? Do you really think of yourself as a Buddha?"
The mentally handicapped monk's beard trembled constantly, and he muttered: "The Buddha once said that those who claim to be Buddhas must be evil demons, and I think you are an evil demon. ”
"The Buddha is me, and I am the Buddha. Hu Lai said indifferently.
"Ridiculous, you said you are a Buddha, what evidence do you have?" Monk Zhizhang asked angrily.
"The evidence, the evidence is on the Buddha statue. Hu Lai looked at the statue of the Buddha of merit.
"What evidence?" asked Zhizhang.
Hu Lai smiled, took two steps forward, and reached out to touch his Buddha statue.
After a few days of pilgrims visiting, more than 100 merits have been accumulated in the meritorious Buddha statue, which can be used for a lottery.
He didn't say a word, and after absorbing the merits, he directly chose the lottery.
The hands rotate rapidly, eventually resting on the object.
Immediately afterward, a glittering golden robe flew out of the artifact slot.
[Golden silk robe, inlaid with pure gold silk kapok robe, woven from the best kapok, draped on the body, can be fireproof, special for monks]
"A robe? I just don't have a robe. Seeing this, Hu Lai reached out and took the golden silk robe into his hand, and then draped it on his body casually.
Everyone present was immediately dumbfounded.
No one thought that Master Rulai would conjure a robe out of thin air, which is equivalent to the manifestation of the Buddha.
"The master is really the reincarnation of the Buddha, and he has supernatural powers. ”
"Master Rulai is the reincarnation of the Buddha, have you just seen it?"
Not only Long Wu and Tang Sanzang, but even the onlookers also knelt down one after another, as if they were paying homage to a Buddha.
Hu Lai looked at Monk Zhizhang calmly.
Just now, he opened a lottery to deter this old bald donkey who questioned himself.
Monk Zhizhang's eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth twitched, obviously how empty the other party's hand was, why did he suddenly have an extra robe.
And this robe was not an ordinary robe, those shining gold threads blinded his eyes almost instantly.
Don't look at the monk Zhizhang is not proficient in Buddhism and Buddhist scriptures, he has a lot of research on treasure-related things, and he can see the extraordinaryness of this robe at a glance.
The gold thread, made of kapok, is extremely well made, and most of them can resist fire, which is simply a top-notch robe.
"The robe is a good thing, but this little monk has some means, and the old monk should pay attention. Under the continuous rotation of his gaze, Monk Zhizhang narrowed his eyes, and he was not as manic as before.
He understands that the little monk in front of him is not an ordinary person, and he is afraid that he has obtained some inheritance, and if he does not handle it properly, he is afraid that he will capsize in the gutter.
"There is a problem with this Buddha statue, most of it is that some evil demons have mana stored in it, so let this abbot exorcise demons. With a roll of his eyes, Monk Zhizhang simply spoke and slandered Hu Lai.
Immediately, he clapped his hands.
Among the more than ten disciples, a tall monk with a sandalwood box came out.
Monk Zhizhang took out a bronze key hanging from his neck, and then opened the carved sandalwood box, which turned out to be a strange Buddha statue wrapped in red cloth.
This Buddha statue is about a foot high, the whole body is made of gold, there is a white orb on the top of the head, it looks full of blessings, and it is also dressed in gold and silver, inlaid with all kinds of colorful gemstones, and it sits not on a lotus throne, but a treasure chest full of all kinds of gold and silver jewelry.
"What kind of Buddha statue is this?" Hu Lai's brows twitched.
So far, he had never seen such a gorgeous Buddha statue, and he couldn't help what this Buddha statue came from.
"Amitabha, what Lao Qu believes in is the treasure Buddha of the four Buddhas, and today I will use the power of the Buddha to suppress your crooked evil path!" said Monk Zhizhang proudly.
"The treasure Buddha suppressed me, and this Buddha statue is really a Buddha?" Hu Lai was stunned.
After a long time, this Buddha statue turned out to be called the Buddha of Treasure!
"If you come to the little monk, you don't even know the treasure Buddha, you really don't deserve to be my Buddha's disciple, the treasure Buddha is one of the four Buddhas in the world today, and it is the Buddha of the East. Zhizhang said proudly.
"One of the Four Directions Buddhas, there are four such Buddhas, where do you put the Ancient Buddha of Burning Lamp?" Hu Lai couldn't help asking.
According to the Buddhist dogma taught to him by the old monk Burning Lamp, the Ancient Buddha of Burning Lamp is the Buddha of this world, and the only existence that has become a Buddha so far, why did there suddenly become four more Buddhas in the world?
"What kind of Buddha is that?" Zhizhang also looked puzzled, as if he had never heard of the name of the Ancient Buddha of Burning Lamp.
"The Ancient Buddha of the Burning Lamp is the Buddha of the Eight Desolations Continent and the founder of Buddhism!"
"This is simply a fallacy and heresy, nonsense, the Buddha of our Buddhism is obviously an immortal Buddha, how can it be an ancient Buddha who burns a lamp?"
Zhizhang stared at him, and suddenly realized: "Okay, you regard your lamp-burning monk as a Buddha, and you also worship your own statue as a Buddha statue, you cultist, I will definitely suppress you today." ”
"Cultist?" Hu Lai was angry, but he was more puzzled in his heart.
He didn't even know the Buddha in the other party's mouth, and Monk Zhizhang didn't even know about the Buddha who lit the lamp, this was a mess at all, and he didn't know who was talking nonsense.
Darkly, he sensed something was wrong and guessed what was wrong.
"The treasure Buddha manifests, let the disciples purify this crooked evil path and restore the majesty of my Buddha Gate!" Monk Zhizhang bowed down to the Buddha statue, and then chanted a mantra loudly to the Buddha statue.
Then the jewel on the forehead of this golden Buddha statue actually bloomed with a pale golden light.
Bang!
But just when the orb was getting brighter and brighter, there was a sudden change in the Buddha hall......