Everyone looked at it, understood it, and nodded one after another, the old monk won the game. I don't understand, but I'm still scratching my head.

He Ming scratched his head and said, "Aren't there twelve rosaries?" What's the problem? ”

Zhao Xue rolled his eyes: "Sixth brother, you go home and eat more walnuts to replenish your brain." I can't understand this, the amount of sand in Luo Fan's hand just now, he can increase or decrease it at will, of course the old monk can't guess it. And the number of prayer beads in the old monk's hand, he can also grasp it himself. If Luo Fan guessed twelve, the monk would crush one on the spot, and it would be eleven. So, no matter how many you answer, you won't win. ”

"I see, so isn't that cheating? If you want to ask the question like this, I will too. He Mingming muttered.

Luo Fan hesitated for a moment, then smiled: "Old monk! So are you asking about the number of beads in the past, or the number of beads now, or the number of beads in the future? ”

The old monk smiled: "What I asked was the number of Buddha beads at the moment. ”

Luo Fan laughed: "It's not a loss to the masters of Buddhism, even so, I lost this game." ”

"The little benefactor, young and extraordinary, the old monk is also admired. Then ask the donor to continue with the question. ”

"Hey, don't rush the question. You see, I'll come out first, even if it stumps you. You can come up with the same question later, and it will stump me. It's not fair to you or me. Instead, add a little more difficulty. For the next question, the questioner must give the only answer in advance and hand over the answer to the three parties for review and safekeeping. If the answerer agrees with the answer given by the opponent, he wins, regardless of whether the answer is correct or not. How is it? Luo Fan smiled.

"Okay, I'm willing to accompany you." The old monk did not hesitate to agree directly.

So, Elder Heisha, Daoyun Lao Dao, and Ji Cheng, as the tripartite notaries, came to the stage and stood up. Luo Fan wrote out the answer to his question first and handed it over to the three days to read.

Finally, when he walked to the front of the stage, Luo Fan looked at the Great Zen Master Yujing and said with a smile: "Master, don't worry. This is a very simple question that even a child of seven or eight years old can answer. ”

The old monk smiled slightly: "Simple, it's not simple." What children can answer, adults may not be able to answer. Please ask the question. ”

Luo Fan smiled: "Master, please listen." Suppose there is a room in which one of the most precious Buddhist texts in the world is placed. And suddenly the room caught fire, and a living person was trapped inside. You only have two choices, save those precious Buddha temples, or save that person. If you save the scriptures, that person will be burned to death, but you can use the scriptures to transform thousands of people from now on. If that person is saved, then the most precious Buddhist text will disappear from the world. So may I ask, will the master save that person, or will he save that Buddhist scroll? ”

The moment the Great Zen Master Yujing heard the question, he was stunned, with a pair of cloudy old eyes, full of confusion and struggle! Standing on the stage, I stood still for a while, as if I had been separated from time and space.

"It's a simple question. To save people, of course. Buddhist scriptures are dead, and human life is not as important as a sutra. He Mingming scratched his head again and asked puzzled.

"You know the. For these monks who have devoted their lives to the study of Buddhism, the Buddhist scriptures are of course more important than their lives. But not saving people is against the compassion of Buddhism, so this problem is difficult. For example, if I broke one of your legs and gave you money that I couldn't spend in ten lifetimes, would you be willing? Zhao Xue said with a smile.

"Ah, break one of my legs? Give me money that I can't spend in ten lifetimes! This question really stumped me. Although this leg is important, it will not die if it is gone. But I can't make any money in these ten lifetimes. He Mingming struggled for a moment.

"Do you really want to? Sixth brother, your biggest problem is greed for fame and fortune. We have hands and feet, and we make money by our own efforts. Why do you want to break a leg, it's useless. See, money and fame are your demons, and Buddhist scriptures and salvation are the demons of this old monk. Luofan deliberately kicked the old monk's heart. "Zhao Xue.

"Second sister, you seem to know Luofan more and more, and you have become smarter. You can figure it out when it's such a difficult question. Ye sighed and said with a smile.

On the stage, the Great Zen Master Yujing seemed to be out of his body, standing motionless. The time for half a stick of incense passed, and sweat was already pouring out of his forehead, and his eyes began to turn red. He's battling his demons.

"Is this topic so difficult?" The black and white crowd was also puzzled and began to become impatient.

However, none of them knew that this problem of Luofan was not a problem, but the experience of Zen Master Yujing.

At the beginning, when Zen Master Yujing was young, he had a profound knowledge of Buddhism and was deeply loved by his master, Zen Master Jin Ming.

The two often participate in Buddhist scriptures together in the King Kong Pavilion of Lengyan Temple. On one occasion, they were given a very precious box of Buddhist scrolls, which were said to be authentic Buddhist scrolls from the western soil. The two of them went to the secret room together. Unbeknownst to him, a masked master came that night, and the man shot and seriously injured the two of them, and set fire to the King Kong Pavilion to the ground.

At that time, Zen Master Yujing was faced with a choice, to save the master first, or to save the box of Buddha scrolls first. At that time, his master, Master Jin Ming, insisted that he save the Buddha scroll, so he had to hold the Buddha scroll and take it out of the Vajra Pavilion. But after he escaped, the Vajra Pavilion also burned down, and his master died inside.

At this point, he fell into the devil in his heart, and he thought that it was his original choice that killed his master. He continued to improve his cultivation and promote the Dharma, just to make up for the guilt in his heart.

And this story, in addition to Zen Master Yujing knowing, as his junior brother Yuhai Zen Master also guessed the truth. The Great Zen Master of Yuhai was very annoyed and angry when he learned that the master had been burned to death, and the senior brother had only snatched a box of useless scriptures. He couldn't figure it out, why did the senior brother make such a choice, could it be that the scriptures were really more important than the master's life? Since then, the brothers and sisters have no longer have the love of the past, and they have practiced hard.

And this time, when the world meeting, when he learned that Zen Master Yujing had arrived, the Great Zen Master of Yuhai entrusted Luo Fan and asked him to ask this question for himself. He wanted to ask if his senior brother had regrets and doubts about his original answer after decades of cultivation!

The Great Zen Master Yujing was sweating profusely, his body was shaking and waking up, this demon had plagued him all his life, and he still had no accurate answer. He looked at Luo Fan, shook his head and said, "There is no correct answer to your question, so I can't answer it." ”

The crowd was even more puzzled, there were only two answers to the question, what could not be answered? It's just one of the two, guess one has half the probability of winning, the old monk is stupid, right?

Luo Fan smiled: "Alas, the bystanders are clear." Actually, you already have the answer, it's just that you can't see it clearly. If you had saved that person, you wouldn't have the entanglements and struggles you have today. Seven or eight-year-old children don't have to think about it, they will save that person, while adults will never have to divide things into high and low. Don't you know that the Dharma can't, and that all words are not the original Dafa. But if you lose your bright heart and be covered by the haze, it really outweighs the loss. ”

"Amitabha! I already had the answer, and I chose to save that person. ”

The old monk replied with his palms clasped his hands, tears dripping from his eyes. This tear is his eternal guilt for his master.

"Congratulations! The Great Zen Master answered correctly, and it seems that the Buddha City is already within reach. When Daoyun Lao Dao heard the answer, he was so overjoyed that he hurriedly congratulated him.

The Great Zen Master Yujing saluted everyone: "Amitabha! It's me who lost. In the future, the Buddha City will be under the jurisdiction of the Tiandu Dynasty, and I will no longer interfere in the Lengyan Temple. From then on, the old monk I will abide by the agreement, the monks of Lengyan Temple have been in retreat for a hundred years, and they are not allowed to leave the temple! Amitabha".

After that, the Great Zen Master Yujing led a group of disciples to retreat.

"Hey, why is the Great Zen Master gone! How to admit defeat, what is the situation! The black and white crowd was all confused, and they all raised their heads and tiptoed, shouting.

"It is worthy of being caught by the thunder and the gods, planning the layout, and even the old monk is calculated by you. You've won this level. "Elder Black, his eyes are cold, and he is quite displeased and cold.

……

At the foot of Niutou Mountain, the Great Zen Master of Yuhai was covered in black and was already waiting.

Although he was no longer the same as before, those eyes still made the Great Zen Master Yujing recognize, and he walked closer and said, "Senior brother, don't come to harm." ”

"Senior brother. Have you found your answer? "Great Zen Master of the Jade Sea.

Actually, I always knew the answer. Otherwise, I won't be annoyed for half a lifetime. At the beginning, we studied the Dharma with our master, how happy and pure it was. Now I've strayed too far, and it's time to start over. As for you, do you want to go back with me? The fight in the rivers and lakes, after all, is contrary to the will of my Buddhism. Why don't you go back to the mountain gate with me, and practice for a good life. ”

"Compassion crosses people, and Vajra means can also cross people. Senior brother, you are cultivating in Buddhism, and I am cultivating in the mortal world, although the methods are different, but the purpose is always the same. The Buddha never left my heart. ”

"Hmm. When you're tired, come back. With that, Grand Zen Master Yujing took his disciples and left slowly.