The old monk Hongzhen denied it again, and Wang Xuanjing didn't care either, and said with a smile: "This Pure Land Living Buddha is right in front of you, can the old monk think that this is the manifestation of the Living Buddha?" ”

When it comes to the issue of faith, these monks naturally will not deny it, and if they say in front of many people that the Buddha will not manifest, it is equivalent to them personally denying the Buddha and Bodhisattva.

They dare to say that, and the next day these things will spread all over Chang'an, and they don't even know what they will be spread. In the future, they will not be able to use the Bodhisattva Buddha's miracles to attract pilgrims.

Therefore, even if he knew that Wang Xuanjing wanted to find fault, he had to admit: "Sincerity is spiritual!" ”

"A good heart, a good heart!" Wang Xuanjing asked everyone: "Since you are sincere and spiritual, are you sincere?" ”

"Sincerely, sincerely, sincerely." The surrounding people responded one after another, and the people at the bottom rarely read books, so they would naturally believe in the gods and Buddhas, even if they were not sincere, how could they dare to say it in public, so they shouted sincerely.

Seeing that the people around him and those monks all said that he was sincere, Wang Xuanjing then spoke: "Since there can be a living Buddha in the Pure Land here, then manifest the spirit again, so that I can sincerely worship the Buddha, otherwise why should I believe in him?" ”

"Just let everyone see it and be a witness, will this Buddha statue grow out of the ground!"

The old monk closed his eyes and recited the scriptures silently, but the Buddha beads in his hand suddenly accelerated a lot, but on the surface, he didn't say a word, and he was even powerless to stop it.

If it is prevented, it is an admission that the gods and Buddhas will not manifest their spirits, and the so-called sincerity of the mind is a lie. He's now cornered.

"Come, go and call all the people living around, and let them see it with their own eyes and be a witness!"

With Wang Xuanjing's order, those soldiers began to call the surrounding people and bring them here.

Most of the people around them are Buddhists, after all, they live next to the temple, and many of them rent the temple's farmland.

Of course, these people believe in Buddhism not because of how good Buddhism is, but because these monks claim when they preach that this life is hard, it is the previous life that has caused evil, and if they worship the Buddha diligently in this life, they will be born in a rich family in the next life and enjoy glory and wealth.

So many people put their thoughts on the next life, and then donated their hard-earned money to the temple, looking forward to a good birth in the next life.

As for those rich and noble families, some of them are to spend money to buy peace of mind, and some are to pray for blessings so that their families will continue to be rich and prolonged.

Even some people who commit adultery will choose to believe it, because the teachings in Buddhism put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot. As a result, some people who have committed crimes will go incognito into the temple, as if after believing in Buddhism, the bad things they did in the past will not be investigated.

Seeing that a large number of people were called here, Wang Xuanjing immediately said: "The abbot invited a Buddha statue from the temple, buried it in this soil, and asked the Buddha to manifest and grow out of this land!" ”

When Fu Yi next to him heard this, he immediately took someone to the temple, moved a stone Buddha statue out, and then dug a pit, Wang Xuanjing kicked the Buddha statue into the pit, and then let people fill in the soil, and finally let people find a stone grinder to roll back and forth on the ground, smoothing it.

Then he personally took a bucket of water, poured it on the ground just now, and shouted in his mouth: "Pure water produces a living Buddha!" ”

As he spoke, he poured the water into the ground, and then a large group of people waited here, wanting to see the Buddha statue grow out of the ground, but after waiting for a long time, let alone a Buddha statue, there was not even a single hair.

"Master, I also begged, why hasn't this Buddha statue grown?" Wang Xuanjing asked.

"Lord Wang, you are not a person who worships the Buddha, and the Buddha will naturally not be effective!" The old monk said indifferently.

Wang Xuanjing nodded and said, "I see!" ”

"According to what you mean, the more people who can worship the Buddha, the more effective they will be, right?"

When Monk Hongzhen heard this, he immediately realized that something was wrong, but at this time, he couldn't say yes, and he couldn't answer for a while.

"Folks, do you know who among us now, who is the most sincere in worshipping the Buddha?" Wang Xuanjing asked loudly.

"Naturally, it's a monk in the temple!" A person next to him said subconsciously. So the people around him also said that the monk was the most sincere.

"After all, it's a monk, people are professional, and they worship the Buddha every day, can their hearts be insincere?"

"Okay, since the monks are the most sincere, then ask these masters to go down and bring a message to the Buddha, let the Buddha manifest his spirit once, and let me and other mortal people see and understand!"

Wang Xuanjing immediately pointed to one of the monks and said, "Just ask this master to go down and bring a message to the Buddha, so that the Buddha can manifest and grow out of the ground as soon as possible!" ”

As soon as the words fell, several strong soldiers came out and lifted out a big monk with a wide body and a fat body.

The monk wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the soldier next to him gagged him with a sackcloth, and then threw him directly into the deep pit dug next to him.

Immediately afterwards, the two soldiers continued to backfill the earth, but in a few moments, the monk was buried in the ground.

Hongzhen's hand holding the Buddha beads became tighter and tighter, watching his cronies and monks being directly thrown into the pit and buried alive, Hongzhen wanted to step forward several times to stop him, but he didn't dare to move in the slightest under Wang Xuanjing's smiling eyes.

"This Hongguang Buddhism is profound, responsible for the temple and land, and after going down, he will definitely be able to say that the Bodhisattva will appear, let's watch it here!"

Many people stood beside them, looking at them with blank eyes, they have always known that the great monk in the temple has a profound Dharma, coupled with the manifestation of this pure water living Buddha, they are very much looking forward to this monk.

As a result, half an hour passed, and there was still no movement at all. Not to mention the Buddha statue growing on the ground, there is not even a raised soil.

Wang Xuanjing frowned and said, "What's the matter with this Hongzhen master? It's been a long time, and there hasn't been any movement, isn't he good at Buddhism, can't he persuade the Buddha? ”

"yes, it's been a long time, what's going on?"

"Don't they all say that this temple is very effective? Why did the master go down in person today, and he still didn't manifest himself? ”

Fu Yi next to him said loudly, and the people next to him were also talking.

Wang Xuanjing waited for a while and still didn't react, he was in a hurry at the moment, and said directly: "It seems that Master Hongguang can't do it, so bother this master to go down and persuade the Buddha with Master Hongguang, the villagers and His Majesty are waiting for Xiangrui!" ”

"Yes, this Master Hui'an has profound Dharma, and he will definitely be able to move the Buddha." Fu Yi next to him arched the fire on the side.

A few wolf-like Tang elites pounced directly and dragged the fat-headed and big-eared monk to another pit. The great monk no longer had the dignified appearance of the previous treasure, crying and struggling frantically and shouting: "I won't go, my Dharma is not profound, I don't please don't move the Buddha, the abbot save me!" Abbot save me! ”

(End of chapter)