Chapter 19 The Wooden Fish Monk's Western Heaven Learns Scriptures

The little monk Huiming looked at the densely packed believers under the high platform, calmed his nervousness, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and carefully thought about Master Muyu's previous instructions, and then said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, my master has returned from Tianzhu in the West, the place where my Buddha became a Buddha, and will return to Chang'an tomorrow." Today, the poor monk will be here to tell you about the scriptures of my teacher, Master Muyu, to all believers. I hope that all of you believers can feel the essence of the boundless Dharma like my teacher!"

After finishing speaking, I saw that Na Huiming slapped the small wooden block in front of his desk hard, and said loudly: "My master, Master Muyu, was originally an ordinary sweeping monk in You'an Temple in Datong County, Shanxi. The daily life is nothing more than learning the Dharma and sweeping the ground in the temple. On that day, a divine fire suddenly fell from the sky in the north of the county seat, burning the entire Zhao Village. The chickens and dogs that are burned are not left, and the plants and trees are all ashes. The Buddha did not want to see the living beings in misery, so he cast boundless mana. A green divine bead was lowered, and the fire was extinguished by the Fenshui of the half river. Then the green bead fell into the body of our master, Master Muyu. As if I had been empowered, my teacher suddenly comprehended the boundless Dharma and the supreme power. So he said, "Heaven and earth, self-esteem." ”。 After that, my teacher, Master Muyu, entered the Tibetan scripture pavilion in the temple and looked at the scriptures in the pavilion for a day. My teacher found that the content of the book was very different from what he had learned about the Dharma. So the next day, I gave a day of Dharma lectures in the temple, and the content of it was all in harmony with the Dharma of the world. So that the monks who listen to the Dharma are as good as bathing in the blessings of the Buddha and washing the dust off their bodies like a spring breeze. After another day, my teacher decided to go to the place where the Buddha was born to verify the similarities and differences between the Dharma that I had perceived and the Dharma of the present world. There are 500 monks in our temple, and I am determined to walk with them to feel the love of the supreme Buddha. ”

Hui Ming paused, and then continued: "We are a group of five hundred people, following Master Muyu. On the one hand, he studied the Dharma with the Master, and on the other hand, he spread the Dharma along the road and spread the Buddha's teachings. Soon they came to the gate of the wild goose. The guard of the Yanmen Pass, because on the order of my lord Tang Huang: if the monk does not have a customs clearance document, he will not be allowed to go. Our division of Muyu was blocked by the Yanmen Gate. My teacher led me and other 500 disciples to go on a five-day hunger strike under the Yanmen Gate. There was a Buddha light hidden above the head of my teacher's wooden fish, which moved the guard of the wild goose gate and let him go. Before leaving, he asked me when my division would return. So my division planted a peach tree in the west of the city gate, and told the guard that in less than ten years, when the peach blossoms on the tree bloomed, I would return!

Hui Ming glanced at the silent people in front of him, and said: "When I was traveling west to Liangzhou, I suddenly saw a white tiger blocking the door. When my teacher, Master Muyu, saw it, he walked up to the tiger and whispered something in his ear. Then he saw the tiger open the gates. After the white tiger waited for my teacher, he suddenly shouted, attracting a hundred tigers to accompany him. The hundred tigers, following us, like honest children, passed through the city, without making a sound or biting a single person. Later, the 100 tigers followed us for more than 100 days. Then he arrived with us in Guazhou. When my teacher was preaching, the tigers were listening and nodding their heads!"

"Nagua Prefecture is being besieged by a thousand wolves at this time, and the people in the city are all terrified. Our division then ordered a hundred tigers to drive away a thousand wolves, which was to relieve the siege of Guazhou. After the tigers dispersed the wolves, they bowed to our master with the tigers and returned to the forest. The miracles of our division have been widely praised in Lianggua Erzhou to this day!"

Looking at the believers below who looked surprised, Hui Ming said loudly again: "We traveled west for another hundred days and arrived at the last pass of my Tang Dynasty, the Ninth Beacon Tower. The Taichung guard will stay with us for a few days. He asked my teacher, 'I have been trapped here for several years, like a cage, how can I seek relief?' My teacher Muyu told him, 'This place is a cage for you, but it is a supreme paradise for me. Without him, Wei feels the difference in the heart of the world!"

Sensing that the believers below seemed to have an epiphany, Hui Ming smiled and continued: "When we crossed the boundless desert to the west, we ran out of food and water. It was our teacher who cast mana widely, so that the sky rained down, and we could get out of that boundless desperate situation. ”

"After that, we reached the Tianshan Mountain, which has countless peaks, and it was our teacher who gave him the grace and saved the life of the local king with supreme medical skills, and brought him back to life. With the help of their locals, they passed through the countless snow-capped mountains with great hardships. In the meantime, whenever we are in a desperate situation, our master skillfully exerts his magic power, so as to turn evil into good fortune and auspicious in distress. In the following year, we passed through the hundred countries of the Western Regions, and another year, and finally reached Tianzhu, the country of Buddhism. Arrived at the temple where the Buddha was born, the Great Bodhi Temple. ”

"In the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion in the temple, my teacher has not been out for three years. The next day, the golden light was magnificent, and the hidden Buddha's Dharma body appeared empty. I am a master of Buddhism. For another three years, my teacher traveled to more than 100 Buddhist countries in Tianzhu, debating the scriptures and sayings, and for a time believers were all over Tianzhu. In the following year, at the debate conference set up by King Guangxian of Tianzhu, he preached Buddhism for three days, and no one could argue. ”

"The hundred kings of Tianzhu worship him as a teacher. In the following year, my teacher collected all the Buddhism in all temples in Tianzhu, and there were 10,000 in total. In another year, my teacher calculated that the peach trees planted in Liangzhou that year seemed to be about to bloom. The homesickness in my teacher's heart is getting heavier and heavier, so I feel determined to return to my hometown of Datang!"

Looking at the believers below who were showing more and more reverence, Hui Ming said loudly: "When my teacher leaves, the hundred kings of Tianzhu will send each other. Later, under the persuasion of our teacher, 10,000 people followed him all the way. When we left, there were five hundred Arhats, and now ten thousand Buddhas are in the Tang Dynasty. Tomorrow, our division will return, cross the Chaotian Gate, and meet our lord Tang Huang!"

After speaking, Hui Ming bowed deeply, chanted "Nan no Amitabha!", and then turned to leave. Leave only the devout believers all over the land!

Zheng Chao, the leader of the beggar gang who had been watching all this, had a look in his eyes, and then he said dissatisfiedly: "It's really a storytelling, but it's much worse than Shan Tianfang." ”。 After saying that, he also turned around and quietly left!

Tang Emperor Li Yuan, who was hiding in the corner and was protected by a large number of guards, was full of relief in his eyes, and thought, "What a wooden fish monk, the timing of the gift you sent is just right." What a celestial master, what a divine master, I'll add a Zen master to you now. I'm going to have to get you guys into a fight!"

The next day, the Tang Emperor personally welcomed Master Muyu in the court, worshiped him as the Zen master who protected the country, and built a temple for him, called the Huguo Temple, and placed ten thousand monks who came back with the wooden fish in the temple! For a while, Buddhism is flourishing, and there is a vague meaning of the head of all religions!