This smile is exactly the same as the smile he had on the day of the Vulture Mountain more than a thousand years ago.

That day was destined to be an extraordinary day—

When the morning sun rises over the eastern horizon, when the first bird's cry breaks through the silence of the morning, the royal city of Magadha begins to come alive.

On that day, Shakyamuni, the great enlightened ——— of mankind, was going to preach the miraculous Dharma on the Vulture Mountain on the outskirts of the city.

Early in the morning, the people in the city helped the old and the young, and the traffic was rushing, pouring out of the city gate......

According to ancient legends, the top of Eagle Mountain is the place where the gods live, and it is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, and it is mysterious.

However, on this day, the white clouds that permeated the mountain peaks like a curtain slowly opened, and the whole mountain peak was like a vulture eagle with wings ready to fly, looking at the field beneath its feet.

The blue sky is as clear as a wash, deep and vast.

The morning sun radiated a golden light, shining on the mountain streams, and the streams flowed like gold with tinkling songs; The sun shone among the trees, and the countless dewdrops on the leaves shimmered with a dreamlike sheen; On the gentle hillside, the grass is green and the wildflowers are blooming, as if it is covered with a colorful carpet......

In the bright morning light, the Buddha appeared with his 1,250 disciples. They calmly walked through the grass to the foot of Vulture Mountain.

The bhikshus sat on the floor in an orderly manner, and the attendant Ananda laid out his seat and helped the Buddha to ascend to the Vajra throne.

The Buddha closed his eyes and sat quietly for a moment, slowly opening his eyes, and his kind gaze slowly passed over everyone's eyes, so that all of them experienced an infinite warm pleasure. People can't help but say, "There is no Shakyamuni Buddha in the south." ”

At this time, King Brahma walked down from the top of the Vulture Mountain, knelt on one knee, and offered a rare golden lotus flower to Shakyamuni Buddha.

The Buddha took the budding flower, a mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth, and then silently displayed the beautiful flower in front of the public.

Seeing the Buddha showing the public with flowers, the thousands of monks sitting quietly below, and tens of thousands of people, although they all felt a wonderful atmosphere, it was like looking at flowers in the fog, looking at the moon in the water, hazy, ethereal, beautiful, wonderful, but I didn't quite understand what the Buddha meant.

In a daze, only the Buddha's great disciple, Venerable Kasya, suddenly realized the true meaning of life in the universe from the Buddha's smile.

He couldn't help but smile knowingly; At this moment, he was in touch with the Buddha's heart, heart-to-heart – it seemed as if there was a stream of the most wonderful, true, and clear truths flowing from the Buddha's heart into his heart......

A beam of spiritual light penetrates the universe, and the smile dews the Zen machine.

It was only a brief moment, but this moment became a wonderful eternity.

Shakyamuni Buddha used his thumb and index finger to hold the flower stem, and the other three fingers were slightly cocked, his hand was like a budding, beautiful and pure flower bud!

The Buddha displayed the golden lotus flower in this elegant gesture and then said, "I have the Dharma Eye, the Nirvana Wonderful Mind, the Reality without Appearance, the Subtle Dharma, the Dharma, the Dharma, the Mahakasya. ”

Everyone turned their heads to look at Venerable Kasya.

I saw that his eyes were always fixed on the lotus flower in the Buddha's hand, and his face was filled with a dreamy smile - as fresh as a flower, as natural, as fragrant, as wonderful as a smile.

Under the gaze of millions of eyes, the Buddha handed the lotus flower, which seemed to radiate golden light, to the Venerable Kasya.

At this moment, in the sapphire-like sky, white cranes danced, and birds sang to their heart's content;

In the vast field, the fragrant grass overflows with fragrance, and the flower buds bloom one after another......

Shakyamuni untied the golden robe from his body and put it on His Holiness Kasya. This gold-threaded robe was hand-woven by the Buddha's aunt, Princess Mahapajapati, who raised him, and is a symbol of His Holiness.

The Buddha earnestly instructed the Venerable Gyalpa, "I have passed on to you the secret teachings of Zen, and you must protect them well, and in the future, you will pass them on to Ananda and from generation to generation, and do not let them be cut off." ”

The heart is clear.

The most wonderful, the most magical, the most incredible Zen has been passed down in this way.

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The vicissitudes of the world, the flowers bloom and fall, and now, the Buddha is smiling as before, but the rows of orderly and silent standing in the main hall are his junior disciples.

Accompanied by the melodious chime, the elegant Sanskrit singing of "Praise of Incense" echoed in the main hall...... Elder Huaqing wore a golden robe embroidered with gold threads, and held a golden book of wisdom in his left hand.

This robe and golden scripture were brought by HC from Tianzhu and passed down from generation to generation.

Faru, who was standing in front, saw these two holy relics, and couldn't help but feel excited: he had been to Dongchan Temple for so many years, and this holy relic had been hidden deep in the secret room of the temple, and Elder Huaqing had never worn the robe so ceremoniously in front of the monks. These treasures fall into his own hands, and he will become the lamp holder of Huilin.

Just when Fa Ru wanted to get into trouble, he saw Elder Huaqing's eyes widen suddenly, and his deep gaze slowly swept across the audience, making every monk's attention focus on his eyes.

Elder Huaqing's calm voice slowly sent to every corner of the main hall: "Listen, all of you, the laity in the world attach great importance to the pleasures of the flesh, and refuse to practice Buddhism, the most precious truth in the universe, and only seek to satisfy their desires. Some of you monks seem to be sitting in meditation and reciting sutras, but they are not dedicated to the Tao. If some people seek blessings all day long, and lose their own nature, how can the blessings of the world save you from the misery of life? ”

Elder Huaqing paused for a moment, and seeing that the monks were speechless, he repeatedly said, "You should know that if you lose your original Buddha nature and wisdom, what if you cultivate merit? Can it help you to transcend things? Since all of you have become monks, you should redouble your efforts to manifest the awareness, Buddha nature, and wisdom that everyone has, so that your heart can be enlightened and you will achieve the path of Buddha wisdom! ”

Fa Ru and the others were moved by Elder Huaqing's teachings, and they all bowed slightly.

Elder Huaqing took a break and continued: "The vicissitudes of the world, the reincarnation of the sun and the moon, now, I have reached the time when the oil is dry and the lamp is extinguished, I want to teach you the secrets of Zen wisdom to continue the lineage of Zen Buddhism. When Elder Huaqing said this, his cloudy eyes looked down, and he saw all the disciples listening with their ears sideways, holding their breath in awe, for fear of hearing it wrong and missing every sentence and word, the entire hall was so quiet that even the sound of a mosquito flying over could be heard......