"Okay." Huineng nodded, and he and the gods went ashore.

They walked a short distance from the shore, came to a small hill, and saw the surrounding trees and green cages, and the birds chirped, but the grass and trees on the hill did not grow, and there was a small nunnery built alone at the top of the hill, which was quite lonely and lonely in the twilight.

Shenhui looked excited: "Master, it doesn't look good here, but I think the aura of Buddhism is very heavy!"

The Sixth Patriarch Huineng said to the disciples: "It will be an important Buddhist holy place in the future, let's go and talk to the abbot about the Buddhist Zen machine." ”

Disciples: "Okay. ”

The gods will suggest: "Tonight, the wind and waves in the river are high, so let's simply go to the temple to ask for accommodation." ”

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's borrow a night in this small nunnery." ”

The god would go to the nunnery and say a few words to the monk guarding the door. The little monk who was guarding the door nodded and hurriedly ran into the nunnery to make a report. The abbot of the small nunnery, called Xuanqing Zen Master, was meditating and participating in Zen, and heard the little monk who guarded the door report that a monk from other places had come to seek accommodation, so he quickly stood up from the futon and walked out quickly to the gate to greet him.

He saw that there was an old monk with a long beard and an extraordinary aura among the comers, and he muttered in his heart: "Who is this high monk?"

The gods came forward and respectfully presented the Buddhist texts.

Xuanqing Zen Master opened it and took a look, "Yo, the person who came turned out to be the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism!" Immediately knelt on the ground and bowed: "I don't know that the ancestor is coming, I have missed the distance, and I beg for forgiveness." ”

After leading the monks to bow to the six ancestors Huineng, Zen Master Xuanqing led them up to the small hill.

This small nunnery does not occupy much land, only a few low cyan tile houses, which is simply a world away from the grand Baolin Temple. Zen Master Xuanqing welcomed the six ancestors Huineng and his party into the small hall and sat down, and asked the little monk to make tea.

The little monk took the order and left.

When the monks in the small nunnery learned that the six ancestors were coming, they were jubilant and competed to see the demeanor of the Buddha.

Oh, the little monk held the brewed fragrant tea and handed it to the six ancestors Huineng and Shenhui and others.

Sixth Ancestor Huineng picked up the teacup, put it to his mouth, took a sip, felt that the taste was very bad, couldn't help frowning, looked down at the cup, under the shaking pine resin lamp, saw that the tea inside was extremely turbid, like yellow soup.

Seeing the expression of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, Zen Master Xuanqing deduced what he was thinking, and asked bluntly: "Master, the muddy taste of this tea is too strong, is it?"

Sixth Ancestor Huineng nodded: "Yes." How can such turbid water be used to make tea?" Zen Master Xuanqing showed a helpless look on his face: "In our small nunnery, the monks use Xijiang water for cooking and eating on weekdays. Now the Xijiang River is in the flood season, and there is too much sediment washed down from the upstream, so we put the river water we picked up and put it in the pond to stand for a long time, even if the alum has been beaten, but the sediment cannot be completely settled. ”

"Alas, drinking such turbid river water for many years is really bitter for you." The six ancestors of Zen Buddhism asked puzzledly, "You have clear mountains and clear water here, Zhong Lingyu is beautiful, why don't you dig a well in the nunnery to get water?"

Zen Master Xuanqing: "The monks of our temple also used to dig wells in the nunnery. ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "Since the well has been drilled, why do you have to go near and far and not drink the well water?"

Zen Master Xuanqing sighed: "Although the well is hit, there is no spring water gushing out. ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "You take me to see." ”

"Okay." Xuanqing Zen Master took the six ancestors, Shenhui and others out of the small hall, not far in front of the door, saw a square well, and the surrounding shrubs turned yellow due to lack of water.

At this time, it was already dark, and when I looked down, it was only a swarthy patch.

The little monk in the nunnery lit a torch and went into the well.

Liuzu Hui could see that due to the siltation of sediment, the bottom of the well was only a few feet deep at this time, and the sediment could be seen whitening, and it was obvious that the well had been dry for a long time.

Sixth Ancestor Huineng said: "Since there is no water in the well, why do you give up halfway and stop digging deep?"

Zen Master Xuanqing: "This place is close to the Xijiang River, the terrain is low-lying, and according to the situation of digging wells in other parts of the city, only a few feet of digging will cause springs to gush out. We used to dig this well several feet deeper, but it still dried up and ran out of water. ”

Sixth Patriarch Huineng: "My Buddha is talking about fate, and everything in the world is related to my Buddha." Water is also a spiritual thing, and if we don't have anything to do with it, even if we dig deeper, there will be no spring water gushing out. ”

God will realize: "Ah, so it is! No wonder there is not much grass and trees on this hill. ”

Zen Master Xuanqing looked helpless, spread his hands and said: "It seems that God has destined our monks here to drink the turbid Xijiang water in the future." ”

"I don't think so." Sixth Ancestor Huineng waved his hand and said, "As the saying goes, sincerity is what you do, and the golden stone is open." As long as we pray sincerely, we may have unexpected results. ”

Zen Master Xuanqing: "The master is reasonable. ”

The gods would ask the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, "Master, to whom should we pray?"

Sixth Ancestor Huineng: "The dragon travels the rain, and the dragon mother manages the water." In this matter, it is best to pray to the Mother of Dragons to come and help. ”

Zen Master Xuanqing had a difficult face: "Deqing Yuecheng is the blessed land of the Dragon Mother, but she has achieved a positive result, returned to the heavenly court, and ranked in the immortal class." This is thousands of miles away from the Nine Heavens, how can we invite the Dragon Mother to the mortal world and come to help?"

Sixth Patriarch Huineng: "As long as we burn incense and candles in front of the Buddha and pray sincerely, she will know." ”

Zen Master Xuanqing: "Master, your Dharma is boundless, this time I have to bother you to pray in person." ”

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng nodded crisply and replied, "Okay." ”

Therefore, the sixth ancestor Huineng first made a fasting bath, and then personally lit the incense candles, knelt on the futon, closed his eyes, put his hands together, and chanted the Buddha in front of the rising light smoke, praying that the spirit of the dragon mother in the sky could help him.

The prayers of the six ancestors Huineng floated into the sky with the rising cigarette smoke.

After burning incense, the sixth ancestor Huineng stayed in this small nunnery that night.

In the misty clouds, the sixth ancestor Hui could see the dragon mother driving the auspicious clouds down to earth and came to the plum hermitage.

The Sixth Patriarch Huineng and the abbot of Mei'an, Zen Master Xuanqing, were overjoyed when they saw Mother Long's arrival.

Xuanqing Zen Master: "The Dragon Mother is from the lower realm of the heavenly court, and she must know that my Mei'an well has dried up." ”

The Dragon Mother nodded: "The six ancestors of Zen Buddhism have already passed this matter on to us in Buddha language in front of the gods. Today I have descended to the mortal realm, and indeed I have come for this purpose. ”

"The Mother of Dragons is really kind-hearted," the Sixth Patriarch Huineng sighed, pointing to the dry well and saying, "Then ask the Mother of Dragons to cast a spell and make this well gush out of the sweet spring." ”

The Dragon Mother waved her hand: "If we were in the mortal realm on weekdays, Long'er and I would naturally be able to use a little magic to make the sweet spring gush like a tide, but this time it is up to you." ”

Xuanqing Zen Master Ba blinked his eyes, puzzled: "Heaven and earth, ploughing clouds and sowing rain, it all depends on you dragons." The Mother of Dragons is the head of the Water Tribe, and if you can't cast a spell to attract water, how can mortals like us have such extraordinary power?"

Mother of Dragons: "The master's words are wrong. ”

Zen Master Xuanqing spread his hands and asked, "What's the difference?"

The Mother of Dragons pointed to the sky and the earth, and said: "Between heaven and earth, although there are many schools, gods, immortals, Buddhas, and Taoists each have their own territory and perform their own duties. In this holy land of Buddhism, there is no pure land and no dust, and what can really solve the problem is the extraordinary power of your Buddhism. ”

Zen Master Xuanqing seemed to have realized at this time, and said, "The extraordinary power of our Buddhist family?"

The Dragon Mother pointed at the Sixth Ancestor, who had been silent beside her, and said, "Exactly." Huineng is the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, a monk and a monk, and a Buddhist Zen machine, which has been admired by people all over the world. The tin staff in his hand is the supreme authoritative representative of Buddhism. ”

The Sixth Ancestor Huineng still wanted to say something, but the Dragon Mother had already gone through the clouds.

"What's going on?" The sixth ancestor Huineng woke up suddenly, but it turned out that he had done one

Dream.