Ding Yiguang smiled and said, "I just like to be quiet. ”

As he spoke, the woodcutter sneezed several times.

Ding Yiguang had studied medicine, so he knew a thing or two about treating some common diseases, and asked with concern: "Big brother, are you suffering from wind cold?"

The woodcutter sneezed and said bitterly. "Maybe a few days ago I went up the mountain to collect firewood and got drenched in the rain, and when I came home, I was hot that night. But the mountain trail is rugged and difficult to travel, and it is too far to go to the polder city to seek medical treatment. ”

Ding Yiguang said with concern: "Big brother, your illness can't be delayed again and again."

The woodcutter looked helpless: "Then what can be done?"

Ding Yiguang has learned to use mountain herbs to cure diseases with his mother since he was a child, and he also understands that there are endless mountain herbs in the mountains that can heal people, so he said, "This mountain is full of mountain herbs that cure diseases." ”

The woodcutter was puzzled: "The mountain herb that heals the disease? The mountains here are full of grass, where is there any medicine? ”

"If you know it, it's medicine, and if you don't know it, it's grass." Ding Yiguang pointed to some weeds on the side of the road, "You pick those herbs and go home to fry them, and then cover them with a heavy quilt and press them, sweating all over, your illness will be cured soon." ”

Now, the skeptical woodcutter had no choice but to follow Ding Yiguang to pick mountain herbs and go home with the mentality of trying.

A few days later, the woodcutter happily came to tell Ding Yiguang that his wind chill had really been cured.

The woodcutter's name was Rong Ziliang, and in order to thank Ding Yiguang, he specially invited him to his home.

Ding Yiguang was so enthusiastic that he had to nod and agree. When he came to Rong Ziliang's house, after a while, Rong Ziliang's wife brought out steaming soup and vegetables, and a rich aroma came to his nose.

Ding Yiguang asked: "Big brother and sister-in-law, what kind of soup and what kind of dish is this?" It smells so good! ”

Rong Ziliang pretended to be mysterious: "This is a famous dish that our mountain people entertain distinguished guests, called 'Dragon, Tiger and Phoenix'."

Ding Yiguang couldn't hear that this was the words of the locals, so he was stunned and puzzled: "Big brother, what is 'dragon, tiger and phoenix'?"

Yung Ziliang triumphantly explained: "'Dragon' refers to a poisonous snake, 'Tiger' refers to a wild cat, and 'Phoenix' refers to a pheasant. This soup and dish are made with these three mountain products, which is very nourishing and delicious. ”

Thinking that the pheasant that was originally living freely in the mountains has become a delicacy on the table, Ding Yiguang couldn't help but feel distressed.

This meal, Ding Yiguang endured the temptation of the aroma of meat, did not drink soup, did not clip the chopsticks to the pheasant, and ate the green vegetables on the side of the meat.

Rong Ziliang was very strange, and when asked the reason, Ding Yiguang frowned and said: "I never kill chickens to eat, maybe pheasants are the same as domestic chickens, when I think of the bloody scene of killing chickens, I feel uncomfortable." ”

Rong Ziliang listened to it and felt that Ding Yiguang was quite reasonable.

After that, in addition to not eating pheasants and birds, Rong Ziliang also advised other neighbors.

Ding Yiguang took refuge in the rocky chamber of the chicken mouth.

The good story spread, and the villagers and mountain people came up to the mountain to find this "Ding Langzhong" when they were sick, while Ding Yiguang responded to requests day and night, wind and rain, and often collected medicine to treat people.

Ding Yiguang began a diving career in this quiet and far-reaching Jizui Rock.

On this day, the mountain breeze is cool and the sun is shining.

Ding Yiguang returned to Jizuiyan after helping the villagers do farm work at the foot of the mountain, and suddenly, he saw a middle-aged monk lying on the side of the mountain road, his face was pale, his lips were chapped, and his breath was dying, so he hurriedly stepped forward, picked the diamond fruit on the side of the road, kneaded it and stuffed it into his mouth, and then pressed the "human center" for him and rubbed the meridians.

Not long after, the monk woke up, opened his eyes, saw Ding Yiguang's charitable face, nodded to him gratefully to express his gratitude, and then asked, "Are you?" ”

After Ding Yiguang saluted, he said, "My surname is Ding, and my name is Ah Hui." May I ask you, Master, where are you a wandering monk? ”

The monk's voice was still weak, and he replied, "The poor monk is called a enlightenment. ”

Ding Yiguang asked, "Which master did you study Buddhism with?" ”

Ichigo replied, "I am the apprentice of Master Rujue. ”

Ding Yiguang listened to his father recite the "Diamond Sutra" since he was a child, listened to his father tell the anecdotes of the ancestors of Buddhism in the past dynasties, and also heard the name of Master Rujue, so he asked: "Is it Master Rujue who the Sixth Patriarch Huineng authorized to set up his own door under his lineage?" ”

"The Sixth Patriarch Huineng, in the history of Zen thought, is a figure who inherits the past and the future, and his Zen thought is rich in connotation and feasible in practice. The second brother of its establishment and the convenience of starting with it, this meditation method has a direct impact on the thinking of Fahai and other descendants.

The practice of Rujue is full of epiphany thoughts, and later generations commented that the "Six Ancestors Altar Sutra", which was dictated by the Six Ancestors Huineng and recorded by his disciple Fahai, is quite a fusion of Buddhist Zen mechanism and Chinese culture, and is the only Buddhist sutra written by the Chinese that is respected as a "sutra". ”

Ding Yiguang said with admiration, "The sixth ancestor Hui Neng had a bumpy life and a bad fate. His father, Lu Xingtao, was the prefect of Fanyang, was framed by traitorous ministers, degraded by the imperial court, exiled to Nanban Xinzhou, and died of poverty and illness. Huineng, who lost his father since he was a child, relied on his mother for his life, cutting wages and selling firewood for a living. At the age of 24, he was sponsored by a senior monk and went north to Huangmei Dongchan Temple in Hubei Province to meet the five ancestors of Zen Buddhism, Hongren and learn Buddhism, and finally achieved positive results and became the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism. With his superhuman wisdom, Huineng sinicized, popularized, and modernized Buddhism introduced from India, created Zen Buddhism with Chinese characteristics, and made major reforms and innovations to traditional Buddhism......"

This mountain and wild man actually knew everything about Buddhism, and he felt strange: "Ah, you are a layman, how can you know so much about Buddhism?" ”

"This ......," Ding Yiguang said after a while, "I firmly believe in Buddhism and Zen Buddhism, so I also know a little." ”

Yiwu inquired and asked, "Which school of Zen do you believe in?" ”

Ding Yiguang saw that he looked kind, and replied bluntly: "Epiphany." ”

Yiwu was overjoyed: "It turned out to be a fellow practitioner." ”

Ding Yiguang: "I don't know what the master thinks about this?" ”

"The three ancestors put forward 'no need to seek the truth, only to see', this is the earliest established epiphany Zen method, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth ancestors are in the same line...... "Yiwu said like a few family treasures.

The more I continued, the weaker my voice became, and I seemed weak.

Ding Yiguang saw that he was too hungry, so he took out his own dry food for him to eat, and then asked, "Why did you come to the deep mountains and old forests of Guanghuailing?" ”

After hesitating for a moment, seeing Ding Yiguang's kind eyebrows, he replied bluntly: "When I was promoting Buddhism in the mountains at the junction of Anhui and Zhejiang, I was calculated. ”

Ding Yida was puzzled: "Promoting Buddhism will also be counted by others?" ”

Ichigo sighed: "There are wicked people who have framed me for illegally assembling and colluding with local cults. I can't argue now, so I can only rush away and avoid it. ”

"Oh...... It turned out to be a disaster avoidance. "It's the same end of the world. For the sake of prudence, Ding Yiguang did not reveal his true identity to Yiwu, but just asked, "Where are you going now?" ”

Ichigo's face was pious: "When I come here, I don't want to go anywhere again." ”

Ding Yiguang was a little puzzled: "Why?" ”

Kazugo stood up and pointed to the bottom of the mountain: "Look! ”

As soon as he realized this action, Ding Yiguang had already comprehended it, and said: "You mean that the mountains and rivers here are unusual. ”

"Hmm." Ichigo nodded and asked rhetorically, "Do you feel the same way?" ”

Ding Yiguang pointed out solemnly: "You see, the circular slope under the Guanghuai Ridge is like a futon on the knees of a monk, and the round size stones on the base of the pond are arranged in an orderly manner, and it is like a string of Buddhist beads in the hands of a monk. ”

"What you say is like a person in my Buddhist sect, and there is a little bit like ......" Yiwu showed a look of surprise on his face.

Ding Yiguang didn't wait for a moment to finish his speech, and picked up the conversation again: "The small post not far away looks like gossip, and it also looks like a half-open and half-closed scripture; The mountain peaks that stand in order in the distance are called the thirteen peaks of Huashi, you see it is smoky, hidden from time to time, just like the Buddha land cave sky, it has a unique artistic conception. ”

Yiwu listened to Ding Yiguang's guidance and explanation, and said with the same feeling: "The surrounding clouds are steaming and ethereal, making people feel like they are in the place of 'Prajna Samadhi' and 'Unstained Ten Thousand Realms'. The distant mountains float in the sea of clouds, like ten thousand Buddhas coming to court. It seems that it is a creation of heaven, and the mountains and rivers given by God here have such a strong Buddha aura. ”

Ding Yiguang nodded sympathetically.

Ichigo laughed: "So, you and the poor monk have the same opinion?" ”

Ding Yiguang smiled "haha" and said, "Didn't you say that we are fellow believers?" ”

Yiwu and Ding Yiguang looked at each other and smiled.

Ding Yiguang pointed to the chicken mouth rock and sincerely invited: "If you don't dislike it, go there and live with me." ”

Yiwu hurriedly nodded and said, "To be fortunate enough to live with Ding Jushi, the poor monk just can't ask for it." ”

It's rare to know each other in life. Ding Yiguang and Yiwu lived in the Jizui Rock in Guanghuailing.

Ding Yiguang and Yiwu met in the midst of tribulation, quite "like-minded" people, usually go down the mountain together, to help the villagers work, plough the fields and harrow the land, and do everything. Find food and share it together; Find the spring water and taste it together; When encountering difficulties, they discuss and solve them, and it is more about talking about scriptures and exchanging Zen teachings.

After some time, the case of Ikwu's involvement was clarified, and he decided to return to the north to promote Buddhism.

Although Ding Yiguang was reluctant to leave this Buddhist friend who got along with him day and night, he also knew that everyone had their own ambitions and could not be forced.