Chapter 536: Wen Dou and Wu Dou
The wolf demon soon fled from the city and disappeared without a trace, but the elephant master was not impressed, he thought that he had promoted the Dharma and enlightened the wolf demon.
"Who are you, and what advice do you have?" the elephant clan master looked at Ye Xiao who walked to his side and wondered.
"It doesn't matter who I am, do you know how to play the piano to the cow? No matter how good the music is, what is the use of the cow if you don't know how to appreciate it, and no matter how good the Buddha is, why do you need to say more about the wolf demon who is not educated? It is the nature of the wolf to eat sheep and people, how can the nature be easily changed, if you are really responsible for the people of this city, you should not let it go. If there are still people who die in the belly of the wolf in the future, it will be the evil that you have done mercifully today. Ye Xiao asked rhetorically.
The Elephant Clan master was stunned for a moment, and smiled slightly on his honest face, "Since you know that it is the nature of the wolf demon to eat people, why do you want to blame it?"
"But what if the wolf demon wants to harm people in the future?" Ye Xiao continued to ask.
The master of the elephant clan shook his head slightly: "It seems that the donor has not yet understood the truth of the equality of all beings, and the human race and the demon clan live together in my equal city, and absolutely most people eat fasting and chant Buddha, and they can't bear to kill." However, there are still some people who eat birds and animals in order to satisfy their appetites. I have not killed them because they may still eat chickens, ducks, fish and sheep in the future, so why should I kill this wolf demon for them? It is not an evil deed for a sheep to eat grass, and it is not an evil deed for a wolf to eat a sheep. If it is not evil for a man to eat a sheep, then it is not an evil deed for a wolf to eat a man. It has not done evil, so why should I punish it? Only when the concept of Buddhism is truly implemented can people not eat sheep and wolves and people. ”
Ye Xiao was speechless, and only then did he know the power of Buddhism. In the history of ancient China, there have been many great debates between Buddhism and Taoism, but Buddhism has the upper hand the most. It's not that the Taoist concept is inferior to the Buddhists, it's just that the Buddhists' mouths are really powerful, and they often have various debates within them, not only dialectical thinking but also dialectical skills, while Taoism has dialectical thinking but no dialectical skills, and has been suppressed by Buddhism. So much so that Taoists often use 'Lao Tzu to turn Hu into Buddha theory' to argue that Buddha is a vain attempt to suppress Buddhism, but it has been successfully refuted by Buddhism many times.
When Emperor Xiaoming of the Northern Wei Dynasty was the first, the imperial court summoned Jiang Bin, a Taoist priest of the Qing Dynasty, and Tan Wu, a monk of Rongjue Temple, to discuss Buddhism and Taoism successively, and Tan Wu refuted Jiang Bin the most. When Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty was in the same place, Emperor Wenxuan summoned Shamen to argue with the Taoist priest, and the Taoist priest was defeated, and the Taoist priest cut his hair and became a monk. When Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was in the same place, Gaozong summoned Shamen Jingtai and Taoist Li Rong to debate the "Laozi Hu Jing" in the Luoyang Palace, and Li Rong was defeated. When there was Yuan Xianzong, the Quanzhen Tao headed by Li Zhichang and the Buddhism headed by Shaolin Elder Fuyu debated in front of the emperor, and the topic was still the authenticity of "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" and "Lao Tzu Eighty-one Transformation Map", Taoism was defeated, and Li Zhichang passed away the following year, and passed the position of master to Zhang Zhijing.
Seeing Ye Xiao eating deflated, the two women on the side also sneered, they had always felt that Ye Xiao was both civil and military, and his wit was unparalleled, and he met an opponent today.
Ye Xiao was naturally not convinced, and asked the elephant clan master: "Senior, I have a question here that I want to ask you. I have a boat and I change one part of the boat every day, over time
The parts of this ship have been completely replaced by me with new ones. Is this ship still the same ship?"
Ye Xiao's question not only stumped the elephant clan master, but also Yun Ying and Beichen Youying.
"I think so. Yun Ying replied.
Ye Xiao asked her again: "Then I will reassemble all the parts that have been replaced into a ship, do you still think that your ship that has replaced all the parts is the original ship?
"Isn't that so?" Beichen Youying asked.
"So when I replaced the first part, it was still the same ship, and what about the second part? third, fourth...... When will it cease to be 'it'?" Ye Xiao asked again.
Beichen Youying was also asked.
The elephant clan master glanced at Ye Xiao deeply and replied, "You don't want to ask about the boat, but you want to ask about the relationship between man and Buddha." Do you want to ask whether people become Buddhas, or if people are Buddhas in the first place?"
Ye Xiao didn't expect that this elephant clan master would directly gain insight into his thoughts, and he was even ready to use his answer to criticize him.
"Let me tell you a story. The elephant master held his belly high and said, "When the Buddha was alive, there was a monk who asked fourteen difficult questions, such as the following: Is the world eternal or non-eternal? Is it eternal and non-eternal, is it non-eternal and non-eternal, is the universe infinite or finite? Is it both finite and infinite, or is it non-finite and non-infinite? One day, the bhikshu finally couldn't take it anymore and took his mantle and went to the Buddha's dwelling and said to the Buddha, "Buddha, please answer my fourteen difficult questions." If I understand, I will continue to stay in the Sangha, and if you can't answer for me, I will leave you to find another teacher.
The Buddha said to this bhikshu, "The Dharma I am talking about is to help all sentient beings to be free from the problems of birth, old age, sickness and death, and the question of birth, old age, sickness and death is the most urgent thing to do. And then the Buddha went on to say that it was like someone who had been shot by a poisoned arrow, and his relatives were in a hurry to help him find a doctor and take out the poisoned arrow, but the person said no. He had to know what the doctor's surname was, where he lived, who his parents were, how old he was, and what mountain the sword was made of, what kind of tree it was made of, what feathers were used as the sword spirit, who made it, what kind of material was made of the bow for archery, where the poison on the sword came from, and what was the name? The man who had been wounded by the arrow had to wait until he had asked all the questions before receiving treatment.
At this point, the Buddha paused and asked his disciples, "Can this person wait until all the questions have been asked and he understands before drawing the arrow?" The monk replied without hesitation: No. Hearing the bhikshu's answer, the Buddha continued, "This is the situation in which you are now, you have been hit by a poisoned arrow, and if you don't hurry up and seek healing, you will have to wait until the fourteenth."
If you wait until that time, you will have already lost your Dharma Body and wisdom and fallen into the dark abyss of the Three Paths of Evil Paths. After listening to the Buddha's teachings, the bhikshus began to feel ashamed, sincerely received the teachings, searched for the Dharma day and night, worked diligently, and finally attained the fruit of an arhat. ”
It doesn't matter if the ship is new or old, it's the daily replacement of old or unwanted parts that counts. Whether it's a new ship or an old one, it's better than the original one that's our goal. The elephant master finally said.
"Thank you seniors for your advice, I don't know who the seniors are?" Ye Xiao wondered, it seemed very difficult for him to meet someone casually.
"My name is endless, and the city lord of Equality City is also. The Elephant Master frankly admitted.
The city lord of Equality City is the younger brother of the Elephant Emperor Infinite Immortal, his cultivation is profound, and his status is noble, Ye Xiao didn't expect that he would meet him here.
"You're very raw, I'm afraid you're from another world. If you want to learn more about Buddhism, you need to go to Mt. Komeru. The Ten Thousand Buddha Cliff at the foot of Little Sumeru Mountain has been opened to the public, and if you have the Buddha fate to comprehend the Ten Thousand Buddhas, you will benefit immensely. The Endless City Lord pointed.
"Thank you, city lord, and we'll go after that. Ye Xiao took the two daughters to say goodbye to the Endless City Lord and went straight to Little Sumeru Mountain.
"After all, he still hasn't given an answer, is it?" Yun Ying said curiously.
"Yes or no, it all depends on how you define 'the same ship'. Ye Xiao explained, "The influence of the Buddhist family on the demon world is much more powerful than I imagined, I don't know if I can succeed in asking them to help me this time." ”
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There was another grand event in the Immortal Realm after the Immortal Yuan Conference, and the seven members of the Galaxy Society challenged the White Deer Academy, or they challenged the younger generation of the entire Immortal Realm. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the galaxy will want to fight and stand strong, but the people in the fairy world are naturally not afraid, they know the power of Ye Xiao Fengyao and others, but unfortunately one unfavorable news came out one after another, not only Ye Xiao was not there, but even Fengyao, Jianglou Mingyue, Hua Xinxian and others left the fairy. And well-known masters such as Yiye Zhou, Qi Death and Life and Unknown chose to avoid the war!
With the departure and return of the people of the fairy world, the name of the Galaxy Society finally spread in the fairy world, and they learned what kind of opponent they needed to face. Four of the seven people who were going to fight were none other than the four heroes of the Mo family who were born in the middle of the Astral Boundary's Pale Yellow Star! Because of their extraordinary talents, these four people were favored by Li Tianxing, the president of the Galaxy Society, early on, and personally invited them to join the Galaxy Club. Mo Wen, Mo Dao, Mo Xiao, and Mo Forget each have their own magical powers, and they have fought all over the heavens, and it is difficult for the top geniuses of the non-upper world to fight with them. In addition to these four people, the two brothers of the Huang family are also huge, the four major families of Haotian Upper Realm, East Huangxi, Bainanyue, North Qin are famous all over the world, and Huang Wentao and Huang Wuluo are the leaders of the younger generation of the Huang family, and the two of them have awakened the Huang family's ancestral 'Huang Xin's pupils', their eyes are already golden, and their strength is very strong. As for the last person, Xiao Lingling was called '
Galaxy Witch' is famous for her perverse personality, but her own strength is also extremely strong, and more importantly, she also has a famous brother who moves the heavens - Xiao Qiran, the first wizard in the Xuan Ao Upper Realm!
As for the fairy side that finally gathered the seven people who participated in the competition, it was Yan Huitian and Junzi Rang of the Confucian White Deer Academy, Cao Shiwen of the Confucian Yingtian Academy, Zi Buyu of the Confucian Songyang Academy, Gongsun Rulong of the Legalist Iron Blood City, Deng Ling Wushuang of the Mojia Xia Keke Island, and the last mysterious person.
A seven-on-seven battle that has attracted the attention of everyone in the fairy world is about to begin, but no one is optimistic about the people on the side of the fairy world, and some people even bluntly say that they may not be able to win even one of the seven battles!
(End of chapter)