It was getting late, and the temple finally arrived.

Buddhism experienced the decline of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and made a comeback in the Tang Dynasty and flourished. Tang Taizong once took Xuanzang as his righteous brother and gave the monk Du Shun as the "Emperor's Heart" Venerable. The support of the royal family, combined with the role of Buddhism in calming the hearts of the people, made the Buddhist mission more rapid.

Yishan Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, also known as Duguang Temple, an ancient temple since the Western Han Dynasty, the ancient temple accommodates hundreds of poor people from all over the world, and also accommodates people who sincerely worship the Buddha with compassion.

The layout of the Buddhist temple is from the inside to the outside, and it is the mountain gate hall, the Tianwang hall, the Daxiong treasure hall, the Bodhisattva hall, the Dharma hall, and the Tibetan scripture building. The Buddha hall is much higher than the beam of the ordinary house, the big Buddha stands there, it looks very majestic, the temple burns incense candles for a long time, and the scriptures in the monk's mouth come from all directions, which makes people frequently add a little depression. The Dharma Hall behind the Bodhisattva Hall is for the monks to preach the scriptures, not far from the accommodation provided by the temple, they are received by an old monk with kind eyebrows, indicating the meaning of listening to the scriptures in the Buddhist temple, the monk arranged for the two to stay, and provided dinner in friendship.

The two hungry men decided to use the temple meal.

The monks of the Tang Dynasty were still vegetarians, and Shen Sanwen heard that the temples on the outskirts of Beijing were very rich, and vegetarian food was no worse than the delicacies of the mountains and seas, so it was time to taste it.

Wang Bin looked at Shen Sanwen waiting for the steamed porridge with anticipation, and his mood was much better.

The monks' evening fast was mainly porridge, and the distinguished guests added two more green vegetables.

I was used to eating fish, plus I was really hungry, a little porridge, and fresh and refreshing vegetables, the two of them were very happy.

Wang Bin was eager to see Shen Sanwen couldn't stand this kind of suffering, and it seemed that he still needed two more meals.

The next day, the little monk who played chess in the temple came with an old monk who wanted to pay tribute, and there were pilgrims who came to worship the Buddha, so he still had to be active.

The old monk is not old, but his smile is full of obscenity.

Seeing Shen Sanwen, there was a chill, please don't look at me with the eyes of staring at gold.

Wang Bin: "Little monk, have you improved your chess skills recently?" ”

Little monk: "Poor monks chant sutras and chant Buddha every day, and chess is just fun in their spare time." ”

Wang Bin: "I've brought you an opponent and let's talk about a game." ”

The little monk set up the chessboard, the two played against each other, and the two watched the chess.

The old monk did not have the consciousness of watching chess and not saying a word.

Old monk: "Lord Wang, there is a master's lecture on Buddhism in the afternoon, why don't we listen to it together, Lord Wang is very Buddha-like, and I have a relationship with my Buddha." ”

Wang Bin: "There are a total of eight Buddhist texts propagated in the temple, and I have heard them all. Which eminent monk gave a lecture this time, and which one was it talking about? ”

Old monk: "Every time I listen to it, I have every feeling, who speaks, and the chapter it talks about doesn't matter." ”

I guess you don't know what it's about, right, so I'm going to listen to it?

Wang Bin: "Buddhism is broad and profound, but my own understanding is more important, I have already heard the Dharma, I already have my own ideas, and if I listen to more, it will affect my existing cognition." If there is a monk dialectic, what if I go again? ”

The old monk: "The king benefactor has the confidence to participate in the debate, and he really has a fate with my Buddha." ”

It's fate, so I have to fill in a little more incense money.

Shen Sanwen is not proficient in Go, but he is not bad compared to amateur monks. After all, most of the little monk's chess skills come from learning from pilgrims, and they can't compare to Shen Sanwen, who has learned the chess skills of the later generations.

Wang Bin was obviously very happy, and happily laughed at the little monk for losing.

Shen Sanwen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Master, what does it mean to have Buddha nature?" Is it related to the Buddha and suitable for becoming a monk? ”

Wang Bin was speechless for a while, "Old monk, it turns out that you have been pleading me to be a monk, I have been here so many times, so many people, you let me go and listen to all the Fa lessons alone, it turned out to be the idea!" ”

The old monk smiled, revealing a taste of old treacherous cunning, "Lord Wang has a deep understanding of Buddhism, and it is not a waste of monks who should not be monks." ”

This undisciplined monk is really interesting, it seems that it won't be boring these days.

Of course, Shen Sanwen was going to fall into the lower stone, "Brother Wang, the monk is a Buddhist practitioner with great perseverance and wisdom, and the future is broad, and the master's opinion is worth considering." ”