The Kimura brothers pulled several people forward in a row, but after listening to Gao Shisheng's words, they turned around and retreated into the crowd, no matter how they pulled them, they didn't dare to come out, but there were two ronins dressed as samurai, still standing.

The ronin had a short beard and long cheeks, and said loudly as if provocatively: "The monk of the Shingon sect first trespassed on the puja, and then slandered the Bodhisattva's "righteous saying" This kind of person is also worthy of becoming a monk to practice? In my opinion, being killed is also the result of his unresting karma and retribution, but someone sent him to the eighteen hells early for the Bodhisattva! ”

Although the Pure Land True Sect was born out of the Pure Land Sect, the concept and doctrine gradually drifted away from the sect, and its patriarch personally Luan created the theory of "the right opportunity for the wicked", which was deeply believed by the middle and lower classes, but was rejected by other Buddhist sects, regarded as a flood beast, heresy.

When the Venerable Master passed away at the age of 90, he had been carrying him to his knees since he was a child, and his daughter was beside her on his deathbed, doubting whether her father had really died, so she wrote to her mother in the Northland, and in her reply she urged her daughter to have faith in her father and not to doubt his father's death.

This experience was deified by the disciples that the Venerable Master was the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva of the Wisdom of the Bodhisattva of the Jizo King, and that he was reborn in order to save the people, so this ronin said that the precept master of the Shingon sect slandered the Bodhisattva and went to the eighteen hells.

The other had a loyal face and said with sincere words: "Bao Si Zhuang Tou Mingjian, if it weren't for us and other masters who blocked the Shingon Sect, it was really a human life, and the believers were panicked and wanted to escape, so they accidentally blocked the gate of the courtyard. ”

Gao Shi said with great heart: "Why is it so coincidental that the murderer escaped, but blocked the arrester?" The two had opposite attitudes, but they had the same meaning, and they both believed that the Shingon monks were at fault.

"Blaspheming the Buddha? Don't know where to start? ”

When the ronin saw him asking, he simply started from the beginning and explained the whole thing.

Today's puja is the most important annual "Three Sutras Puja" at Sanhe Honshoji Temple.

The "Three Sutras Festival", the Three Sutras of the Pure Land, are the three sutras about Amitabha Buddha and his Pure Land of Bliss, and are the fundamental scriptures of the Pure Land sect of the Han tradition. They are "The Buddha Says the Sutra of Amitayus", "The Buddha Says the Sutra of Amitayus", and "The Buddha Says the Sutra of Amitabha". It can also be referred to as "Amitayus Sutra", "Sutra of Meditation", "Amitabha Sutra"

The disciples of the Pure Land True Sect, after worshiping the Venerable Master Qinluan for the Wisdom Bodhisattva, built a temple for him, shaped the golden body, and even said to each other that after his death, he returned to the Jizo Bodhisattva, and the believers only had to chant the Buddha all their lives: "Nan no Amitabha." After death, he will be delivered from the sea of suffering. ”

The "Three Sutras Dharma" in the Foguang Temple under the Pure Land True Sect gradually evolved from a simple lecture to a "lecturer" to explain the Buddhist Zen machine of the Bodhisattva in the world in the life of the Patriarch Qinluan, and the main explanation is also the "Sigh of Wonder Copy" that records the words and teachings of the Venerable Master, and the Three Sutras of the Pure Land have become a foil.

The temples of the Pure Land Shinshu of Mikawa Province hold sutra meetings with great fanfare every year. In order to gather believers, repay the Buddha of the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, and persuade good men and women to donate "Zhinaqian money" to take the opportunity to collect money. According to the amount of money donated to the believers, the names are arranged in order from high to low, and written on the "Persuasion Account".

All believers who are famous in the account will be directly reborn in bliss after death, free from the suffering of the six realms of reincarnation and the eighteen hells, and the higher the ranking, the more pious they will be, and the more the Bodhisattva will be the first to save the devout people, as for why the name is higher and what is related to piety, it is self-evident.

The monk of Jingkong trespassed on the "Three Sutras Festival" today, which is already a great disrespect to the Dharma of the patriarch of Qinluan, not to mention cutting off people's financial paths, like killing parents, and then letting people take the stage, and the lecturer of the same Shanguang Temple debated the law, and refuted the words and deeds of the patriarch of Qinluan, saying that the Buddhism of the Pure Land True Sect has no merit, and it is all a fallacy to confuse the public.

In particular, the criticism of the wicked to become a Buddha not only caused panic among the followers of the Pure Land Shinshu, but also made Yada Sakujuro, the official of the Zenshu Temple, who came from Mikawa Country to preside over the festival, tremble.

If it is really as the Shingon Sect Master said, the saying that "the wicked are right" is just a fallacy to confuse the public, then he is not destined to go to the eighteen hells!

This samurai-born official Yada Sakujuro, in a fit of rage, directly pulled out his sword and stabbed the ring master to death on the stage.

However, he also knew that if he had caused a big disaster, he simply took advantage of the chaos to abscond with his subordinates, and his escape would save him a lot of embarrassment, otherwise if he really stayed here, it would be a trouble for Gao Shisheng to catch it or not.

"Where did the murderous official Yada Sakujuro flee?"

"Amitabha, Yada Fang Guan must have returned to Mikawa Country." Zheng Hong, the head of the Zenko-in Academy, recited the Buddha's name, and interjected in front of him, saying that it was better to say it himself than to answer others.

"Please also ask Zhuang Tou to send someone to arrest the murderer back and pay for my junior brother's life!" The Void Monk urged anxiously. If a person escapes back to the Three Rivers Country, it will be difficult to be captured and brought to justice.

The short-bearded warrior laughed and said, "This great monk, don't think about it!" I've already run away at this time, and if my legs are fast, maybe everyone will go back to Shanxiu Temple! ”

Zenshu Temple is located in Atsumi-gun in Mikawa Province, bordering Fukichi-gun in Enoe Province, which is annoying, but it is true.

"You!··· You!··· You..." The clear space monk was like thunder, but he also knew that what the other party said was indeed true, pointing at the short-bearded warrior for a long time, after all, he was a monk, he was a little decent, and he didn't scold.

Seeing that he couldn't scold, the short-mustached samurai was even more meaningful.

Gao Shisheng asked a few other questions, such as Yada Sakujuro's appearance and origin, and recorded them all in the volume, and finally asked the two samurai, "What are the names of the two of you, can you read?" ”

"The villain Nagata Mori is the head of the village, and he doesn't know much about words."

"The villain Changfukawa Hayato, the ashigaru who doesn't know a single big character, is down!"

"Okay, I have written down everything that the four of you said, and I will immediately send someone to report it to the county, and I can only deal with it after the arrest document is handed down by the county. The body of the Zen Master of the Pure Sky should be kept, and the county can only send it back for burial after sending someone to see it. If not, sign and pay the fine first! ”

Gao Shisheng put down the brush, gently dried the ink of the two volumes, and invited the four monks to come and have a look.

After speaking, let the Kimura brothers dismantle a door panel in the courtyard and put the body on it, since it can't be handed over to the bitter master, then the village must be taken back and stored first.

Nagugawa Hayato touched his beard, his face was full of surprise, although he was illiterate, but he thought he was still reasonable, and shouted unconvinced: "What's wrong with Bao Si Zhuangtou?" What crimes did the two of us commit? What is the reason for you to indiscriminately fine people with money! ”

"The rod of the lawyer is thirty, and you two are also involved in it, and you encourage the good people to make trouble, and the sin is more evil, which belongs to the evil of the five punishments and ten evils. I don't care about you for a reason, but I will only be punished for the crime of fighting, and I will be punished with thirty rods. Since the two of you are listed for military service, it is not a yellow book, and you can redeem yourself with money according to the rules, and you two will be fined 3,000 yuan each. Can you buy this reason? Nagugawa Hayato opened his mouth, speechless, he never thought that the crime of being reckless was so big, and he didn't expect this Zhuangtou to be sold so expensive.

"Two mages, although you are not in the Bailu army, you also belong to the "Eight Deliberations of Relief", and each temple will be fined 100,000 Yongle money, and as for other punishments, it will be decided by the county. Gao Shisheng saw that the two had no intention of being selfish, so he could only report to the county, and his small head did not have such a big face to persuade reconciliation.

Nagata Sheng had some insight, knowing that Zhuang Tou was already raising his noble hand, punishing small punishments and admonishments, and hurriedly pulled Changguchuan Hayato to thank him.

Gao Shisheng's abacus clanged, not only the four of them were so shocked that they couldn't speak, but even the surrounding people and servants were dumbfounded, but he really hadn't punished indiscriminately, let alone took the opportunity to extort.

The "Imagawa False Directory" stipulates in detail the five punishments of flogging, rod, imprisonment, exile, and death, which are collectively referred to as the five punishments. The Ten Evils are considered to be the most serious crimes, so they are listed in the first article. The so-called ten evils all refer to acts that directly offend the feudal ruling order of the Imagawa family, and the ten evils specifically refer to: rebellion, great rebellion, rebellion, rebellion, disobedience, great disrespect, unfilial piety, disharmony, injustice, and chaos. Those who commit the ten heinous sins are punished with heavy punishment, and do not enjoy the privileges of redemption or exemption, which is what the so-called "ten heinous crimes" means.

The actions of Hayato Nagakogawa and Nagata Mori were the crimes of controlling chaos, gathering crowds to disturb the samurai law of the Imagawa family, and deliberately conniving with criminals, and the crime was very serious. is really exhaustive, not only will the two of them have to atone for their sins, but even the family name Miao will be abolished, and since then, the martial arts have been cut off and reduced to civilians.

Only 30 sentences with the cane of the fighter are already very forgiving, and in addition to the fact that the two of them are military servants of the martial family, as long as they take the money out to redeem themselves, they don't even have to be beaten with the thirty sticks.

Buddhism is the state religion, and the status of the monks is respected, so the "pro, therefore, virtuous, capable, meritorious, noble, diligent, and guest" and "eight discussions of forgiveness" are basically all accounted for, at least Gao Shisheng does not have the right to beat the monks for crimes, and can only be punished according to the highest punishment standard in their own rights.

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Note 1: The "Three Sutra Puja" should not have been such a meeting in the real history, but it is true that Honganji has been collecting "Shinai money" from believers for a long time to enrich their financial resources, and it is estimated that it has become a fixed tax item.

Note 2: The form of the donation roster of "Persuasion into the Account" is basically available in all religions, and many synagogues of the three religions in the desert are engraved with the names of donors, and the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism also like to carve stone monuments.

Note 3: The Venerable Master's Buddha name is indeed called "Wisdom Bodhisattva", which is not a homonym, although the Venerable Master's experience is indeed very social and the Dharma is also very spiritual.

Note 2: "Five punishments and ten evils, eight discussions of forgiveness" are all from the standards in "Tang Law Shu Yi", and they are adapted according to the needs of the plot, but the samurai and monks can really be exempted from criminal responsibility in history, so it is not all apocryphal.