On the picture, countless buildings are hidden in colorful clouds and mist, and the blooming epiphyllum (golden lotus) seems to be wafting with an intoxicating fragrance, and the tall palace is resplendent with gold; Flying in the air, scattered flowers are offered, and the goddesses on both sides play fairy music and sing tactfully; In the middle of the palace, a tall and gorgeous Leo decorated with seven treasures, Maitreya Bodhisattva sits on it, preaching the scriptures......

Xiao Qi was too engaged and focused, so drunk that he didn't know that his stomach was swollen when he was holding his urine.

In the end, he probably couldn't stand it anymore, so he subconsciously took off his pants and peed freely.

When the monk on duty saw this scene, he trembled with anger and hurriedly stopped: "Sin, sin! How do you pee in the main hall? This is a place for the Buddha, how sacred it is, how can it be desecrated! ”

Xiao Qi said, "Where is there no Buddha? Please find me a place where there is no Buddha to pee. ”

Yes, the mountains, rivers and the earth are all Dharmakaya; Yellow flowers and green bamboos are nothing more than ordinary ones. Buddha is present all the time and everywhere.

The monk was stunned for a moment, but he still followed the inertia of his thinking and said, "Anyway, this is a pure dojo, and you can't pee." ”

Xiao Qi actually asked: "Which place is not a dojo?" ”

A mountain, a water, a pure land, listen to the wind, listen to the rain and listen to the sound of Zen. Where the green mountains are not dojos, where the water waves have no Zen machine.

What's even more incredible is that one day, Xiao Qicheng and his friends were playing hide and seek in Yuelin Temple, and in order to hide more hidden, he got into the Tianwang Palace.

In the palace of the heavenly kings, the four heavenly kings stand on both sides, without covering, can not hide, only the Buddha shrine in the middle of the main hall that was originally dedicated to the heavenly crown Maitreya is empty, and the Buddha statue has not been reshaped.

I didn't even think about it, climbed up to the high Sumeru seat, and hid in the Buddha shrine.

The children clearly saw that Qi was hidden in the Heavenly King's Palace, but they couldn't find it anyway.

It's really a hell of a thing, could it be that he was swallowed into his stomach by this guy with teeth and claws, the Four Heavenly Kings?

He hid in the shrine and remained motionless. The strange thing is that the friends have also looked into the Buddha shrine several times with the Sumeru probe in their hands, but for some reason they have not found him.

He had been hiding for a long time, and he was inevitably a little sleepy, and after yawning a few times, he unconsciously sat down and fell asleep......

A layman came to the palace of the king of heaven to offer incense, I don't know if it was because of dazzle or what the reason, he found that there was a statue of Maitreya Buddha in the empty Buddha shrine, although it was not as tall as the original, but it was more delicate, lifelike, and seemed to radiate a faint red light. The layman was full of joy, and quickly burned three sticks of high incense and kowtowed.

Later, when he went to the abbot to ask the idle Zen master for Zen teachings, he complimented him by the way: "Great monk, the Maitreya Buddha statue you recently invited is so good, it is vivid, just like a real person dressed up." ”

The idle Zen master couldn't help but be a little puzzled, and asked suspiciously, "What Buddha statue are you talking about?" Which Buddha statue? ”

The layman said, "It's the statue of Maitreya Buddha in the Temple of the Heavenly King!" ”

The idle Zen master was even more puzzled: "Since the clay statue of the Heavenly Crown Maitreya fell, the Buddha statue has never been enshrined in the Buddha shrine!" ”

This time, it was the layman's turn to scratch his head. He was amazed and said, "But, I saw a Maitreya Buddha there just now!" I also burned incense and kowtowed. ”

The idle Zen master and the layman felt incredible, so they both left the abbot and went to the palace of the heavenly king to see what was going on.

In the incense burner, the sandalwood lit by the layman is still smoking, but the Buddhist shrine is empty, and on the thick dust, there are only some traces left by children climbing up and down.

……

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, he is already sixteen years old.

Although the body of a young man is a little fat, he is witty, hardworking, helpful, and loved by everyone.

Zhang Chongtian also provided him with a few years of private school, which was extremely rare in the countryside at that time.

This literacy and hyphenation make him more intelligent and witty, so many families with girls in Sanli and Wuxiang took the initiative to ask the matchmaker to come and propose marriage.

As the head of the family, Zhang Chongtian doesn't seem to care about his son's marriage at all, no matter who the family is, even if you are a rich man and an official eunuch, you will refuse them all, and you will not even leave a little bit of life.

I really don't know what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd, is it because he is not his biological son, so he refuses to spend money to marry his daughter-in-law?

It turned out that Zhang Chongtian had his own little Jiujiu in his heart. Daughter Qiuxia is one year younger than Qi, and the brother and sister grow up side by side, respecting and loving each other, and have a very good relationship. So, he had already planned to marry Qiuxia to Qi, so that they would change from brother and sister to a young couple.

Isn't it, a young man as good as Qi Ji is hard to find with a lantern, how can the fertilizer water flow into other people's fields!

Dou raised his hands in favor of this idea, so that he would be a son and a son-in-law, kiss and kiss, and no longer have to worry about what to hold and not to raise.

In the future, because of this relationship, they will be more harmonious.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is full in the sky, the world is reunited, Zhang Chongtian set up a small table in the courtyard, a family of five sat around the table, tasting moon cakes, drinking rice wine, eating fruits, appreciating the bright moon, jubilant, and happy.

Zhang Chongtian watched his eldest son become more and more mature and strong, and his daughter Qiuxia became more and more gentle and beautiful, and he couldn't help but smile in his heart.

So, he unknowingly drank a few more bowls of rice wine, and was a little drunk. I don't know whether he is happy or slightly drunk, Zhang Chongtian suddenly had a whim, and said through wine: "Here, Qiuxia, the two of you have grown up, and after the autumn, the rice has been harvested, and the work in the field is not busy, Dad asks Mr. Feng Shui to see a good day and give you two round houses." ”

It seems that he has never thought about this question, and he can't help but be stunned on the spot.

And Qiu Xia should have received a hint from her mother in advance, although her face was flushed with shame and she hung her head deeply, she couldn't hide the joy and excitement in her heart.

The little brother is only a teenager, and he still doesn't understand what the round house is, so he pouted and said: "Daddy and mother are eccentric, why only give my brother and sister a round house, but not give me a round house?" ”

Zhang Chongtian and his wife were amused by him. Dou said to his youngest son: "You are still too young, when you grow up, it will be your turn." ”

The youngest son was still unhappy and said, "I don't care, anyway, I sleep in the same room with my brother now, and after you round my brother's room, I will live there!" ”

It turns out that the little brother understands the round house as a decorated room!

"Plop-", Zhang Chongtian squirted out the wine he had just drunk in his mouth.

Dou Shi also laughed and trembled, and tears flowed out. Even Qiu Xia couldn't help but laugh secretly. During this period, only Qi seemed to be stupid and flustered, and there was no reaction.

The little brother was anxious by the family's laughter and said, "Laugh, laugh, what's so funny?" Look at the deeds of others, this brother does not laugh. If you laugh again, your jaw will drop and your feet will be smashed with laughter! ”

After laughing enough, Zhang Chongtian explained to his youngest son: "The round house is not to make the room round, but to become a family." In other words, in a few days, your brother will marry Sister Qiuxia. ”

"Wow, wow!" The little brother shouted excitedly: "When other people's daughters-in-law are married, they wear saffron, hang ribbons, raise flags, make tents, blow suona, and release cannons, which can be lively!" Sister, when this brother marries you, I will set off a cannon for you. ”

Qiu Xia was so embarrassed that she covered her face and fled back to her room.

The little brother voiced his father's worries. Zhang Chongtian was still silent when he saw this, coughed heavily, and asked, "Yes, Qi, are you embarrassed?" ”

Qi said: "Dad, Qiuxia is my sister, how can I ......"

Dou smiled: "Son, it's not that you don't know, you were rescued by your father from the river, and Qiuxia is not your own sister." ”

Qi still excused himself and said: "However, over the years, I have always regarded Qiuxia as my own sister, and I have never had other ideas, let alone ......"

Zhang Chongtian said: "Isn't it better to be close to each other, better to be better?" ”

He said, "Not necessarily. For example, if you add some sugar to the rice wine you are drinking, I am afraid it will not taste good. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chongtian couldn't help but be stunned: "So, do you not like Qiuxia?" ”

Qi said: "Of course I like Sister Qiuxia very much! However, this liking is not that kind of liking, so ......"

Dou interjected and said, "So, are you in love with other girls?" ”

"No, absolutely not, I never thought about it." He shook his head like a merchant's drum.

"It's good if you don't have it." Dou let out a sigh of relief.

Zhang Chongtian looked at Qi here, and said in the tone of a passerby: "Son, you are not small!" It is only a matter of time before a man marries a wife. When I was your age, I was already worshipping heaven and earth with your mother. ”

"But, Daddy, I'm not interested in women, and I never want to please a wife. ”

Dou Shi said solemnly: "Don't talk nonsense! There are only people in the world who can't get a wife because they are poor and disabled, how can there be a good man who doesn't ask for a wife? If you don't please your wife, you will be laughed at to death. ”

"I don't like to get married anyway......"

Zhang Chongtian and his wife thought that they were just talking, and did not take his words seriously.

They believe that after all, this is still a child's nature, and it will change all the time. Besides, he doesn't know the benefits of marrying a daughter-in-law, and when he really marries Qiu Xia, I'm afraid he won't be able to leave it for a day......

After harvesting the rice in the golden autumn, Zhang Chongtian and Dou arranged the happy events step by step, brushing the house, beating furniture, sewing and covering, and making new clothes...... Even, in order to be more prosperous, they also plan to invite a small troupe to sing!

Seeing that his parents were really ready to let him marry Qiuxia, his heart was as eager as a fire.

He repeatedly explained to his father and mother that he did not want to marry.

However, Dou cried and shed tears every time, counting that he was not filial and had no conscience;

Zhang Chongtian said even more arbitrarily: "Since ancient times, the marriage of children has been decided by their parents. Whether you want to or not, you have to do what your parents want anyway! ”

Afraid of long nights and dreams, Zhang Chongtian hurriedly chose a date and forced him to marry Qiuxia quickly.

However, on the night before the wedding, the deed disappeared, disappeared, and ran away from home!

However, Zhang Chongtian's family are honest farmers, so they have never gone far away.

So, where can he run to? It turned out that he did not go to the bustling Mingzhou, nor did he go to the Xiangshan Port, which extends in all directions, but quietly slipped into the Yuelin Temple, which is separated from the village by a river.

Changting Village is located next to the north-south thoroughfare from Mingzhou to Yongjia, and to the east, bypassing the bay, you can reach the Xiangshan Port to the overseas. I often come here to play this hour, and the path is very familiar, and I went straight to the abbot.

The abbot of Yuerinji Temple is a small courtyard of independence.

At this point, he saw that the door of the abbot's courtyard was open, and the door was not closed, as if he was waiting for someone to arrive.

Sure enough, when Qi came to the room, the idle Zen master who was sitting on the meditation bed smiled and said, "Qi here, you are finally here." ”

Qi was not polite, and automatically sat down on the futon opposite the idle Zen master, and said, "Master, I'm here." ”

The idle Zen master seemed to be playing dumb riddles with him, and said, "Come and come, you still have to go." ”

He said, "Come or go, this is my home after all." Master, I want to follow you in meditation. ”

looked at him for a while, smiled and said, "That's it, you became a monk in order to escape marriage, right?" ”

Contrary to his intentions, he said, "No, I ran away from marriage in order to become a monk." ”

The idle Zen master said again: "You ran out of the house on the eve of your wedding, didn't you make Qiuxia miserable?" ”

Qi said seriously: "If I reluctantly marry her, I will really cheat her." ”

Xiankuang Zen Master Zhengse said: "Jingshan Daoqin Zen Master once said that becoming a monk is a big man's business, and it is not something that a general can do. Therefore, becoming a monk is not a child's play, and you cannot become a monk on impulse or whim. You're still young, and it's never too late to wait. ”

Qi said: "I heard a wandering monk say: There are no old and young in the palace of the king of Hades, and the new grave of thousands of miles is buried in the prime of life. Practice, don't wait for sideburns to mourn, and it is difficult to participate in meditation when you are weak and exhausted. ”

"Okay, then I'll shave you tomorrow." The Zen Master agreed to this request to become a monk.

At this moment, you should hurry up and kowtow to thank you. However, instead of getting up, he said, "Master, what if I don't live to tomorrow?" ”

After a pause, he said, "You are a young man who is jumping around, how can you say that you will die?" ”

"However, human life is between breaths, and if you can't breathe up, you will die." Qi said with some sadness.

In an idle tone, he said firmly: "Yes, although the truth is true, not all people are short-lived. Let's just talk about you, young and strong, in the prime of life, the old man can guarantee that you will not die within a few decades, and you will be able to become a monk tomorrow. ”

But he said, "Even if I am young and have a long future, what about you? You are old, if you die tonight, I won't be able to leave tomorrow? I won't be able to become a monk with you in this life. ”

After listening to it, he first laughed, and then laughed: "Fate is born and dies, migration is not stopped, and it is changing all the time." Now, you're right, I'll shave you right away! ”

"When...... While...... When ......"

"Knock...... Boom...... Knock ......"

Suddenly, the bells and drums of Yuelin Temple rang in unison, indicating that something important was about to happen.

The Zen monks hurriedly walked out of their respective squatter rooms, entered the main hall, and stood quietly on both sides.

In the Mahavira Hall, on the high Sumeru seat, the mysterious smile on the face of the Buddha Shakyamuni is always inexplicably exciting, and I can't help but be fascinated, attracting people to explore the infinitely beautiful realm......

In front of the Buddha shrine, kneeling an extremely pious young man, his eyes slightly closed, waiting for that solemn and sacred moment......

Quiet.

Extreme tranquility.

He had never felt such silence, not only did the noise of the outside world stop, but even the inner turmoil had completely subsided.

However, this stillness is not dead silence, not sluggishness, not condensation, but full of vitality.

At this time, his heart clearly felt that there was an undercurrent running quietly, quietly accumulating, and there was rolling thunder in the silence, and it seemed that it might explode at any time-

"When ......"

The chime sounded, and then, a sound of heaven broke through the air—

"South...... No ......"

This voice is like a call from the center of the universe;

This voice is like a murmur from the depths of the soul;

This sound, as if he had been looking forward to it for a long, long time, as if he had been waiting for it to sound since he was alive......

It was as if he had suddenly received a strong electric shock, and he couldn't help but be stunned, stunned, stupid—and yet he could clearly feel a breath shooting up from his jointed spine, straight through the marrow of his brain, rushing out of his skull, merging with the voice that had been longed for for millions of years......

"Master Shakyamuni Buddha—" After the sound of the bell, the monks chanted affectionately.

With mixed feelings, tears flowed down his face, and he couldn't help but naturally chant along with everyone—he was so familiar with all the rituals and all the scriptures! It was as if these things had been lurking in his bloodstream, permeating his bone marrow......

From this moment on, he understood that this was his real home. Like a wanderer who has been wandering for many years, he finally returned to his hometown.

The monks began to recite the Sutra of Merit for Monks:

"As I heard: At one time, the Buddha left the country in Bisha, and when the time came to eat, he entered the city to beg for food. When Bisha left the city, there was a pear cart, named Luo Xianna...... The Buddha said to Ananda, I am speaking today, and you should listen well. For example, in the four heavens, the East Buddha Vati, the South Yan Futi, the West Qu Yeni, the North Yu Danyue, the Manchu Arhats, and the rice and hemp jungles. If there is a person who is 100 years old and wholeheartedly offers the clothes and food of the Arhats, the medicine for the sick and thin, the house and bedding, and even the tower and temple after Nirvana, all kinds of treasures and flowers are fragrant, the banners are covered with music, the treasures are hung with bells, the perfume is sprinkled, and the merits are obtained; If someone takes ordination for Nirvana, or even for one day and one night, the merit is less than one out of 16 points compared to the previous merit. Because of karma, a good man should become a monk and practice the purifying vows......"

After the monks finished chanting, the idle Zen master said: "Today, there is a Changting Zi here, who has practiced through tribulations, has spiritual roots, and is willing to leave the world and become a monk. He is fortunate to be a teacher. May this good fate, bear the fruit of Bodhi, and in the future Longhua meeting, I will become a Buddha. ”

After saying that, he picked up a shiny razor, made a circle in the air, and said:

Mingxin does not put the golden flowers,

See why sex should be passed on.

The sunrise ice is water,

The moon sets and returns to the sky.

The idle Zen master had just put the razor on his head, and had not yet shaved off his black hair, when he heard a noisy noise outside the mountain gate, and someone broke into the temple......

It turned out that his parents, uncles, neighbors, relatives and friends had come here.

They saw from afar that the Daxiong Treasure Hall was brightly lit, and they were about to become monks, so they first let out a shout, and then rushed in......

There was chaos in the hall, Zhang Chongtian grabbed the robe of the idle Zen master with his left hand, raised his right fist high, if it wasn't for Dou's dead pull, the old monk's face ......

In the chaos, he disappeared without a trace, and mysteriously disappeared right under people's noses.

Zhang Chongtian searched every corner of the hall, and even checked under the small futon three times, but they never found any trace of this.

The people were very surprised, they saw that the deed was in the main hall at that time, but they could not find it anyway. Could it be that he evaporated like water vapor? Or took advantage of the chaos and ran out?

didn't find his son in the monastery, and Zhang Chongtian couldn't have another seizure, so he had to leave in frustration.

After everyone left, the deed was gone, and naturally the shaving ceremony could not be held again, so the monks also returned to their own squatters, and Yuelin Temple returned to its original peace.

The night in the monastery is a little mysteriously quiet.

The crooked crescent moon hangs high in the sky like a silver hook.

The moonlight is hazy and not very bright, so the main hall, the pavilion, and the trees seem to be shrouded in a layer of mist, illusory and light, as if a gust of wind blows, and it can go away against the wind and float up the high sky......

The wind chimes hanging from the eaves of the towers occasionally jingle to make the moonlight clearer and the night even more silent.

I don't know where it was, but suddenly, there was a burst of intermittent, light, and faint chanting sounds, as if it was an affectionate call from the soul, calling for the return of the spirit......

The night was already deep, deep, and the surroundings were very quiet, and a leaf was falling, and a drop of dew rolling could be clearly heard.

Suddenly, in the Mahavira Treasure Hall, under the dim ever-bright lamp, there was a rustling sound in the tall statue of Shakyamuni Buddha!

Is it the Buddha who has a manifestation, or is the statue alive?

After a moment's pause, the movement inside the Buddha statue resounded again! Moreover, the sound is getting louder and heavier......

"Bang Dang ......"

A small door on the side of the Buddha statue Sumeru opened, and a person came out of it!

Was he incarnated by the aura of the Buddha Shakyamuni, or was the Buddha statue reborn into a human form......

He, the person who came out of the Buddha statue, actually came out of the belly of the Buddha statue!

It turned out to be a large Buddha statue made of laminated ramie (a technique that has now been lost), sturdy, lightweight, and empty in the middle. Qi often came to Yuelin Temple to play, and had already discovered this secret, so when his parents and friends came to him, he was in a hurry and took advantage of the chaos to get into the stomach of Shakyamuni Buddha......

The Buddha blessed him and easily escaped a trouble.

Thus came to the abbot again. The abbot's big and small doors were still hidden, and the idle Zen master was still sitting on the meditation bed, smiling at the deed who crept in.

He didn't speak, took a basin of water, and knelt in front of the idle Zen master. The idle Zen master skillfully manipulated the razor, and the black hair fell one after another......

At that time, the Buddha and 1,250 bhikshus lived on the Vulture Mountain in the royal palace.

More than ten years ago, Japoli, the prime minister of the Indian Bala Kingdom, gave birth to a son. This boy was born with thirty-two phases, his whole body was purple and gold, and his expression and posture were unusual. The prime minister was overjoyed and invited a master who knew astronomy and geography to meet his son.

When the master saw the child for the first time, he couldn't help but admire: "What a wonderful, there is such a perfect body in the world!" This innate appearance is the result of the special merits accumulated over the course of life. In the future, he will be wise to the heavens, to cover the earth with knowledge, and to surpass the human table. ”

When the prime minister heard this, he became even more excited and asked the master to name the child.

The master said, "He is without blemish, and there must have been strange anomalies around the time of his birth." ”

The prime minister nodded and said, "Originally, his mother had always been mean, but, strangely, since she was pregnant with this child, she suddenly became very compassionate and kind, sympathetic to the people and the poor, and always did everything in her power to help and relieve them. ”

"It is precisely the son's ambition that influences the mother's behavior," the master said. According to the scriptures, in the past, there was a practitioner named Maitreya who was called Great Compassion and could give people joy. Therefore, let's call him 'Maitreya'. ”

Because of his peculiar appearance and the praise of the master, the fame of little Maitreya spread all over the country. When the king heard this, he was terrified and thought to himself, "That Maitreya child is a perfect child, blessed with both blessings and wisdom, and has such a great reputation when he is born, and when he grows up, he will be far more famous than mine." Then it will be easy for him to take my throne!

In order to prevent trouble, the king secretly planned to get rid of Maitreya before he grew up, so as to prevent future troubles. So when he summoned the prime minister Gapoli, he said: "I have heard that you have given birth to a son who is of unusual appearance. Bring him into the palace, and I will see him. ”

As the prime minister, Gapoli has assisted the king for many years, and how can he not guess his mind when he knows the king's personality and open-mindedness? The child Maitreya was carried into the palace, and there was absolutely no possibility of survival.

Maitreya had an uncle named Bo Po Li, who was a national teacher in the country of Poli Buddha Doro. Wise and erudite, he had a special aptitude, and there were as many as 500 disciples who often followed him. In order to save his son's life, the prime minister Gapoli sent someone to secretly send the infant Maitreya to his uncle overnight. Then, the next day, Gapoli told the king that the child had died.

So, the king put the hanging heart back in his stomach.

Uncle Bo Po Li saw that little Maitreya was born rich and noble, and he loved him very much, took care of it, and raised it by his side.

Maitreya grew up. As his appearance predicts, he was extremely intelligent, diligent and studious, and in just a few years, he learned all the knowledge accumulated by his uncle Bo Poli throughout his life, and was able to integrate and use it flexibly. Seeing that his nephew had mastered all the knowledge of books, he decided to convene a conference for him, to which all the learned people of the country were invited, in order to demonstrate Maitreya's talents.

After the meeting was decided, Po Po Li sent a disciple to the country of Polo to report to his brother-in-law about Maitreya; Second, ask my brother-in-law to come up with some money to cover the expenses of this conference.

On the way, the disciple who delivered the letter met two wandering monks and heard about the Buddha's birth to teach the Dharma on Vulture Mountain in the royal palace city. However, before he could deliver the letter, he was eaten by a tiger in the forest. Because of his longing for the Buddha during his lifetime, he was reborn in the Four Heavenly Kings with this good thought.

Where did Bo Po Li know about this change? Until the scheduled meeting, I didn't wait for the disciple to return. He had no choice but to give everything he had to entertain scholars from all over the world. According to tradition, in addition to the exquisite meal, everyone who came to the meeting was offered five hundred coins.

As the congregation approached its end, a brahmin named Raudacha arrived belatedly. He said to Bo Po Li, "I didn't make it to dinner, but I should have been given five hundred coins like everyone else, right?" ”

Bo Po Li said apologetically, "I'm sorry, because I didn't expect anyone to be late, so I've already given away all my possessions." ”

He said, "You have set up a charity assembly, and if you refuse to give me mercy, I will curse your head to be split into seven petals in seven days." Moreover, I know the true identity of your nephew Maitreya, and I will tell King Paraja about this. ”

Bharvali knew that the Brahmins did have a curse that worked exceptionally. What's even more terrifying is that if Lao Duocha exposes Maitreya's identity, Maitreya will also face death! Bo Po Li was worried about the lives of himself and his nephew, and boundless fear and great sorrow enveloped his body and mind, so depressed that he couldn't think about tea, didn't want to eat, was restless, and couldn't lie still.

At this time, when the disciple who ascended to heaven saw that the teacher was at a loss and helpless, he came down from heaven and told Bo Po Li, "What is there to worry about if a narrow-minded person like Lao Duocha has not realized the most brilliant Dharma? ”

"However, I can't break his spell, let alone stop him from telling the truth, how can I do it?" ”

The disciple who ascended to heaven said, "Now only the Buddha in the world has realized the supreme Dharma, he is the supreme Dharma King, and taking refuge in him is the only true path." With the blessing of the Buddha, you and Maitreya's calamity will be invisible. The Buddha now lives in the city of the royal house, the Vulture Mountain. ”