Seeing that the gods would be indifferent, Zhicheng punched him hard and scolded in a low voice: "Usually Master loves you the most, but now you are indifferent!" ”

God would grin in pain, but still not cry.

Zhicheng just wanted to hit him again, when he heard the sixth ancestor of the master shouting: "Zhicheng, what are you doing!" What are you all doing? ”

The majestic gaze of the six ancestors inspected the whole hall, and the bitter weeping of the monks turned into silent sobs.

Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng waited for the disciples to cry a lot, and after the atmosphere calmed down a little, he raised his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and asked, "Disciples, why are you crying so much?"

The disciple who was sitting in front of him wiped the tears from his eyes and replied, "Master, I heard that you are about to pass away, and from now on there will be a yin and yang barrier, and we feel very uncomfortable. ”

Zhicheng and the others next to Huairang also replied sadly: "Master's merits are immeasurable, if we go suddenly, how can we not be in great pain?"

Zhichang rubbed his red and swollen eyes from crying, and said, "Thinking that we will soon lose Master's earnest teachings, we are like rudderless boats. ”

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng turned his face to the Divine Society: "The Divine Society, the people of the entire temple are suffering for my imminent death, but why are you so indifferent?"

Shenhui raised his eyebrows, and his expression was extremely solemn: "I think that the Dharma nature will not be born and die. After Master's death, he went to the Western Elysium. In this life, in the boundless sea of Buddha, Master carried us with the boat of the Dharma, raised the banner of Zen learning, and created the great cause of Buddhism. Now the hall is full of disciples, and there will be cigarettes in the future. During Master's lifetime, he made such great achievements and was well known. You will soon be smiling away, but the light of the Buddha will always shine on future generations. I am so proud and proud, honored and lucky to have such a Master, how can I cry so much?"

"Hmm, hmm." After hearing the words of the Divine Society, the Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng nodded frequently and exclaimed, "The Divine Society, you can indeed learn the true meaning of the Zen study I advocated. When you enter Buddhism, you must be indifferent to the good and the bad, the honor and disgrace of life and death, and reach the realm of not moving and mourning. ”

God bowed: "I should take to heart Master's teachings today and on weekdays. ”

Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng picked up his head and said to his disciples, "If you had cultivated in the mountains and reached home, you would not behave like this. For whom do you mourn with such weeping? If you fear that I will have nowhere to go when I die, but I know where I will go, otherwise I would not have known it to all of you. If you had known where I was going, you would not have wept like this. ”

When the disciples heard the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng's explanation, they all put away their weeping, wiped away their tears, and looked at their master with more pious eyes.

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng gave another round of Buddhist teachings to his disciples, and finally emphasized: "It must be known that the nature of all things and phenomena is originally not generated and destroyed, nor does it come and go. Let me tell you another song "True and False Movement". ”

All the disciples said in unison, "Please give a lecture, Master." ”

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng coughed a few times, cleared his throat, and read the words:

Nothing is true,

Not to see the truth.

If it is seen in the truth,

It's not true.

If you can have your own truth,

Leaving the false is the truth.

Self-conscious and undetachable,

Where is there no truth?

Affection is liberation,

To be ruthless is not to move.

If you can't do it,

The same is ruthless and immovable.

If you don't move,

There is no movement on the move.

Immobility is immobility,

Ruthless and no Buddha species.

can save the phase,

The first is not moving.

But when I see this,

It's true.

Reported to the learners,

Effort must be intentional.

Mo Mahayana Gate,

If the words are corresponding.

That is, to discuss the Buddha's teachings,

There is no quiet in this place.

If it is not corresponding,

Gassho makes rejoice.

There is nothing wrong with this sect,

Criticism is a loss of morality.

Correct the Pure Method,

Self-natured people live and die.

After the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng finished telling his disciples about "True and False Movements", he said to Zhicheng: "Zhicheng, why did you want to fight the Divine Society just now? Although the Divine Society is young, it has already attained the true meaning of Buddhism, which is neither good nor bad, indifferent in the face of life and death, neither sad nor happy, and none of you have reached this state. I don't know what you have cultivated for many years in the mountains? For whom are you weeping now? I ask you, did you cry when the Buddha died? When I died again a hundred years later, did you cry? ”

The monks were stunned, and Fahai said, "Master, when the Buddha died more than a thousand years ago, there was no us; And a hundred years from now, there will be no more of you! ”

The Sixth Ancestor said, "Isn't that right! Without you in the past, there will be no me in the future. The world is impermanent, there is life and death, even if it is as expensive as Shakyamuni Buddha, isn't it also perishable? ”

When the monks heard the six ancestors say this, they stopped sobbing.

The Sixth Patriarch breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "Now I will tell you again that the Buddha nature has no birth and no death; Didn't come and didn't go. My physical body has changed, but my Buddha-nature body is still the same, essentially lifeless, deadless, non-coming and going. ”

After listening to the teachings of the Buddha, the Zen Master Fahai bowed and asked, "After the master passes away, to whom should the ancestral golden clothes and bowls be passed on?"

The Sixth Patriarch Huineng waved his hand: "Since I preached Buddhism in Dafan Temple, the content of what I said has been widely copied by the world, and it is called the "Dharma Treasure Altar Sutra". Fahai, don't you have an exhaustive record? You will teach the Altar Sutra to each other, and the breadth will reach the public. As long as the Dharma is taught according to the Tantra, it is the correct Dharma. As for the mantle, according to the instructions of my master's five ancestors and the meaning of Patriarch Bodhidharma's son, it will no longer be passed on. ”

In order to explain his basis, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng recited the verses of the Bodhidharma Patriarch:

I was originally soiled,

Teach the Dharma to save the fascination.

One flower passes five leaves,

The result is natural.

One flower and five leaves, representing Zen Buddhism in China for five generations, to the sixth ancestor Huineng, Zen law flourished, bloomed everywhere, and the fruit was self-contained, so there is no need to pass on the sect with a mantle.

When everyone heard this, they all hung their heads silently. In the huge Buddha hall, a layer of silence as fragile as a cicada's wings condensed......

"Wow......" Suddenly, a heart-rending sound suddenly sounded.

It was him, a little novice, a little novice named Xiqian. He is the last little novice to serve the six ancestors after the infant and the divine meeting.

He sat down on the ground and wept.

Fahai came over to coax him: "Xiqian, don't cry." Didn't you hear what the Six Ancestors said? If you cry any more, Master will be unhappy. ”

Xiao Xiqian didn't care about it, and still cried sadly.

Sixth Ancestor Huineng stepped down from the throne, picked him up, and said while wiping his tears: "Xiao Xiqian, Xiao Xiqian, you see that everyone is not sad anymore, why are you crying?" ”

Xiao Xiqian's head rested on the shoulder of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, and he whimpered and said, "Master, you can't die!" What will I do if you die? Who will I study with in the future? ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng put Xi Qian down, held his little face with both hands and said, "Xi Qian, Xi Qian, isn't your name 'Xi Qian'?" ”

Although Xi Qian heard the meaning of Master's words, he was too young to know the meaning, so he said in confusion: "Master, this Dharma name of mine was given to me by you yourself when you shaved me a few years ago!" ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng nodded.

Xiao Xiqian reluctantly tugged at the placket of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng's clothes and said, "Master, after you pass away, who should I rely on and who should I follow to practice meditation?" ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng smiled slightly, and replied in three of the most concise words: "Think!" ”