"Yes, then, let's go to the South Ridge to raise the beams and pillars of the main hall." The eager gaze of the idle Zen master swept over the monks one by one, however, people avoided him and did not make eye contact with him.

Because, it is easy to turn rice into money. Just imagine, just to rebuild the Daxiong Treasure Palace, it will take two or three people to hug 36 thick pillars and pillars, plus the Tianwang Hall and the Great Compassion Pavilion of the same scale, and more than 100 big trees are needed! Without a thousand taels of silver, you can't buy it at all.

What's more, Fenghua is thousands of miles away from Wuyi Mountain, and it takes ten times the amount of money to transport back these large logs weighing 10,000 catties each!

Oh my God, tens of thousands of taels of silver in white flowers are simply astronomical for a penniless monk who lives on fate!

The idle Zen master said: "The bodhisattva's wish power is incredible; The construction of the Buddha hall is immeasurable. That big-hearted bodhisattva is willing to come forward and be this avatar (a monk who specializes in recruitment)? ”

He asked three times, and all the monks retreated in silence.

Helplessly, the idle Zen master had no choice but to turn his gaze to the cloth bag monk standing beside him with a big belly.

Budai grinned and said: "The old monk made a fool of himself, but the result was that the sour glutinous rice could not be sold, so he lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot." ”

The Zen Master said, "It is easiest to be a bodhisattva, and the key is to have your own heart." How big the heart is, how big the wish is, how great the power is! As long as you have the heart, there is nothing in the world that cannot be done. ”

The Budai monk nodded and said, "Yes, yes, the Buddha is supreme, and it can still be cultivated, not to mention a few beams and pillars, it will definitely be transformed." ”

Idle and wasted no time in saying: "Then you will have to work." ”

The cloth bag monk laughed and said, "I already knew that the old monk had set a trap for me to drill." ”

The idle Zen master said: "The vertical line is three feet, and the wisher takes the bait." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, the Budai monk set foot on the road to Wuyi Mountain.

The idle Zen master is a little reluctant, the master and apprentice have not seen each other for more than ten years, and they will break up immediately after a small gathering, don't have a taste in their hearts.

"Let's stay for one night, I don't care about this half day in the morning or evening." Idle said.

"There's a guy walking on the road, and if you miss the opportunity, it's going to be a problem." Budai monk said.

The Budai monk passed through the vast Siming Mountain, passed through Wuzhou and Quzhou, and went all the way to the southwest. He wore the stars and the moon, day and night, and rushed to Xikou, a riverside town in the upper reaches of Zhejiang.

This area is the junction of Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi, along the Zhejiang waterway, along the river to Hangzhou; Land transportation is also extended in all directions, with ancient post roads leading to Xinzhou, Chuzhou, and Shezhou. What's more, it is the intersection of two roads leading to eastern Zhejiang in the Wuyi Mountain area of Fujian.

Monk Budai sat down at the intersection in the middle of the town, his two eyes, one looking at the road coming from Changshan County in the west, the other at the thoroughfare from Jiangshan County in the south, and from time to time looking at the waterway of the small wharf by the river......

Suddenly, he was relieved, and a smile of relief spread across his face—for he saw a man, a young man hurrying from the west.

When the man walked through the crossroads, the Budai monk suddenly shouted behind him: "Chen Dasu!" ”

The man who was walking hurriedly turned his head in response. He looked at the Budai monk in amazement, and replied with great confusion: "Master, are you calling me?" ”

"The only person walking on this road is your name Chen Dasu, of course I call you!"

"But," Chen Dasu was confused, "this master, I have never met you, how do you know me?" ”

The Budai monk grinned and said, "Why do you have to know each other when you meet." ”

"How do you know my name if you don't know each other?"

The Budai monk said inscrutablely: "Not only do I know your name, but I also know that you are from Wuyi in the mountains. ”

Chen Dasu was even more strange. However, what surprised him was still to come: "I not only know where you come from, but also where you are going!" ”

Like an old and spicy angler, the Budai monk lured his fish to the bait with incense bait.

However, Chen Daxu didn't believe that this fat monk could guess where he was going anyway, because the destination of his trip was a big secret, and even his dearest wife didn't know it.

He looked at the big-bellied monk and said, "Master, if you can tell me where I am going, I Chen Da must really convince you." From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do. ”

The Budai monk teased him and said, "What if I want your braincase? ”

Chen Dasu thought that he would never guess where he was going, so he said very resolutely: "Then I will cut it down for you too!" ”

"What do I want your skull for? And you can't eat as a bowl! Immediately, the Budai monk became serious and said seriously: "The destination of your trip is Meicen Island in the East China Sea!" ”

"Oh my God!" Chen Dasu was extremely surprised, sat on the ground, shook his head, rubbed his eyes, looked at the cloth bag monk and said, "You, you, are you an immortal?" Or a youkai? ”

"What do you see?" The Budai monk tilted his head to look at him.

Chen Dasu fell into deep thought.

Chen Dasu is a squire in Wuyi Town, Chong'an County, Fujian Province, because his family has been worshipping Buddhism for generations, so he has been a devout layman since he was a child.

A few days ago, he dreamed of a fairy mountain on the sea every night, with misty clouds and green bamboos.

On the coast on the southeast side of Xiandao, there is a magical cave that radiates colorful light; And there is a heavenly sound of the sea tide, floating out of the hole, as if chanting the Buddha and chanting sutras.....

Immediately, Master Guanyin slowly appeared, touched the top for him, and explained the ......

This vivid dream recurred for seven nights in a row.

So, Chen Dasu began to search and inquire about the location of this fairy island on the sea. However, he asked all the learned people, and he inquired about the merchants who came and went, but he found nothing.

One day, after chanting, he was strolling on the bank of Chongyang Creek, and suddenly saw a Buddhist monk with deep eyes and high nose, red beard, and over the age of sixteen walking on the official road leading from Chong'an to Nanping.

Chen Dasu has studied Buddhism for many years, and judging by his barefoot and right-shouldered attire, you know that he is a monk from Tianzhu (ancient India).

The Buddhist monks in the Buddha's hometown traveled thousands of miles to Aurora (the ancient Indian name for China), and there must be a great cause!

Chen Dasu had an idea, stepped forward and saluted, and asked, "Where is the master going?" ”

The monk said that he came from eastern Zhejiang, and he wanted to go to Guangzhou along this ancient post road through Meizhou, and from there he took a sea boat back to his hometown Nantianzhu.

Chen Dasu asked him: "Tianzhu is the hometown of the Buddha and the birthplace of Buddhism, why did you go far and risk your life to come to the Tang Kingdom?" ”

The Buddhist monk said: "Since Bodhidharma brought Mahayana Zen to Middle Earth three hundred and sixty years ago, the true meaning of Buddhism and the blood of the Buddha have all reached the Tang Dynasty. That's why I came to Middle-earth more than 30 years ago to seek the Dharma. And this year, things are high, the fallen leaves have returned to their roots, and they are going back to their homeland to pass away. ”

Chen Dasu asked very curiously: "The master has traveled in the Tang Dynasty for more than 30 years, what adventures have he had?" ”

The monk smiled: "There are many adventures, where to start?" ”

So Chen Dasu described the fairy island on the sea in his dream. The Buddhist monks exclaimed again and again: "What a blessing for China! What a blessing for China! Even Avalokiteshvara has shown the ashram to Middle-earth! ”

Chen Dasu hurriedly asked him where was the fairy island on the sea?

The monk said mysteriously, "It's really a bodhisattva apparition that made you ask me." There is absolutely no second person in the whole world who knows where this ashram of Avalokiteshvara is. The fairy island you dream of is Meicen Island (now Putuo Mountain) in eastern Zhejiang. ”

Chen Dasu was quite puzzled and asked, "According to the Huayan Sutra, how did Guanyin Bodhisattva's ashram, which is located on the Putuo Luojia Mountain on the shore of your South Tianzhu Sea, move to my Middle Earth?" ”

The monk said, "Layman, you are too persistent! You must know that Guanyin Bodhisattva responds to every request, and he does not show up without any moment. Where there is devout faith, where there is the spirit of compassion, there is the Avalokiteshvara Dojo. Purity is the heart of Putuo, compassion is Guanyin. ”

Chen Dasu was still puzzled: "But, you are a foreign Buddhist monk, how do you know about Maitzen Island?" How do you know where Avalokiteshvara has manifested? ”

The monk recalled: "More than 30 years ago, it was in the middle years of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and I took a boat to Guangzhou. At that time, we Tianzhu monks all knew that the cool world of Wutai Mountain was the dojo of the great wisdom Manjushri, so I continued to take a boat from Guangzhou to the north to worship Manjushri on Wutai Mountain. Who knows, when it came to the Zhoushan Islands in eastern Zhejiang, the ship was trapped by the wind and waves and ran aground on the coast of Metzen Island. After I went ashore, I found that although it was deserted, the scenery was very similar to that of Putuo Mountain in my hometown, like a cool glass world. I walked through a purple bamboo forest and came to the Chaoyin Cave that appeared in your dream. ”

"Wow, there's that cave!" Chen Dasu was very surprised and couldn't help but interject.

The monk nodded and said, "Not only is there a Chaoyin Cave, but Guanyin Bodhisattva has also appeared there. ”

The monk stretched out his hands. Chen Dasu was taken aback: he saw that the ten fingers of the Buddhist monk were missing one section!

The monk didn't wait for him to ask, and took the initiative to say: "At that time, I saw that this Meizen Island was quite similar to the Guanyin Dojo in Putuo in the South China Sea of Nantianzhu, and in order to save our boatload of people from a desperate situation, I burned ten fingers in front of the Chaoyin Cave to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva. So, Master Guanyin appeared and gave me a seven-colored gem. ”

As he spoke, the monk took out a gemstone that was full of treasure, brilliance, and crystal clear.

After listening to the story of the monk, seeing the colorful gems with his own eyes, and thinking of his wonderful dream, Chen Dasu was extremely excited. He knew in his heart that this was Guanyin Bodhisattva's revelation to himself: when he went to worship on that small island in the sea in eastern Zhejiang, he would definitely be able to see Guanyin Bodhisattva appear and witness the true face of the master......

So, he hurriedly embarked on a pilgrimage.

Unexpectedly, Chen Dasu left his hometown and walked more than 100 miles, and just arrived at this Xikou town on the bank of Zhejiang, he encountered something even more unbelievable. He looked at the mysterious big-bellied monk in front of him as if in a dream. He asked tentatively, "Master, what do you call you up and down?" ”

The cloth bag monk showed him the cloth bag he was carrying on his shoulder.

Chen Dasu let out an "oh" and said, "Your Dharma name is a cloth bag." ”

The cloth bag monk smiled: "The cloth bag is my thing, but people call me the cloth bag." I don't know if the bag is me or I'm the bag. ”

Chen Dasu doesn't care if you have a cloth bag or not, what he cares about is the magical island - the place where Guanyin Bodhisattva manifests.

He asked eagerly, "Master Budai, since you know everything, do you know if that Mezen Island is the dojo of Guanyin Bodhisattva?" Does Guanyin Bodhisattva often appear there to say the Dharma? ”

The Budai monk nodded and said: "After waiting for more than 20 years, the year I sit down, there will be a foreign monk on Meicen Island to experience the adventure of the Tianzhu monk you have seen, from that time on, Meizen Island will be renamed Putuo Mountain, and it will officially become a recognized Guanyin Bodhisattva dojo." ”

Oh my God, this pot-bellied monk not only knows everything about the past, but he also knows what the future holds! Chen Dasu couldn't help but admire him so much that he threw himself to the ground, and asked respectfully: "Master, tell me, I went on a pilgrimage to eastern Zhejiang this time, can I see Guanyin Bodhisattva appear?" ”

The stone shattered, and the cloth bag monk actually said: "I am sent by Guanyin Bodhisattva to greet you!" ”

"My mother!" Chen Dasu exclaimed in his heart, "No wonder he knows everything, he dares to be a messenger sent by Guanyin Bodhisattva!" ”

Monk Budai continued: "Guanyin Bodhisattva asked me to wait for you halfway, just to ask you, do you really want to see the living Bodhisattva? ”

"Of course, I'm going to make a pilgrimage to the fairy island in the eastern part of Zhejiang, just to see the true body of the Bodhisattva!"

The Budai monk said: "Guanyin Bodhisattva is afraid that you will travel thousands of miles, and the saddle horse will be tired, so he went to your house first. ”

"What? Guanyin Bodhisattva came to my house? Is this true? "Chen Dasu was a little incredulous."

The Budai monk said very seriously: "Of course it's true, you go back, go back quickly, you can see the living Guanyin when you return home." ”

As a layman, Chen Dasu knew that the monks strictly abided by the precepts and did not speak, so he believed in the words of the Budai monk.

Moreover, a series of unusual miracles displayed by the Budai monk also made him have to believe it.

Before leaving, he asked again: "Master Budai, Guanyin Bodhisattva is ever-changing, there are thirty-two corresponding bodies, and the disciples are mortal with the naked eye, and it is difficult to identify. What does the Guanyin who came to my house look like? ”

The cloth bag monk said: "After you go back, you see the person wearing clothes and kicking his shoes upside down, which is the Living Guanyin." ”

Chen Dasu was both excited and a little puzzled: "How can I, Chen, be virtuous, and what merits have I done, that I have been inspired to come to my home by Guanyin Bodhisattva?" ”

He hurriedly said goodbye to the Budai monk, turned his head, and ran back along the road he had come, day and night......

When he arrived home, it was the middle of the night. He was anxious to see the Living Guanyin, so he banged the courtyard door and shouted, "Open the door quickly." ”

Soon, the mother opened the door, as if she were preoccupied with waiting for her son's return. Chen Dasu rushed into the house and looked for Guanyin in every room. However, he was disappointed, where was the shadow of Guanyin!

Could it be that the cloth bag monk deceived him?

When he looked back listlessly, he suddenly found that his mother's clothes were facing outward, clearly worn backwards; Looking at her shoes again, her left and right feet are upside down, and she doesn't put them on when she kicks—

In the middle of the night, the mother is worried about her son who is going out, how can she sleep peacefully? As soon as he heard his son's knock on the door, the old man was overjoyed and immediately got up. The weather was cold at night, and in order to let her son return to the warm home earlier, she was in a hurry, and she wore her clothes backwards inside and out, left and right of her shoes, and she was so eager that she didn't even lift her shoes......

Chen Dasu suddenly woke up and understood that the living Guanyin mentioned by the Budai monk is a mother who cares about herself all the time and is willing to endure a lot of hardships for her children!

The Buddhist scriptures say that Guanyin Bodhisattva responds to all requests, incarnates hundreds of billions, all the time, everywhere.

What about the mothers of the world?

The growth of children is poured into the mother's full love.

Almost all mothers are willing to give everything, even their lives, for their children. Therefore, Mother is one of the incarnations of the great compassion and compassion of the Buddha and Bodhisattva, and is the living Avalokiteshvara!

Chen Dasu read the scriptures and understood Buddhism well, and from this, he further realized: although the kung fu of Budai monk who knows the past and foresees the future is magical, what is more admirable is that he uses this to enlighten himself: practice sincerely, do not need to make pilgrimages to incense, and gallop outward; That is, the mind is the Buddha, and the Dharma is around you.

After Chen Dasu walked first, the Budai monk also followed his footsteps and came to the Dawuyi Mountains.

This is a tall mountain range in the northeast-southwest direction, connecting Xianxia Mountain in the north, connecting Jiulian Mountain in the south, the vast expanse, the peaks and peaks are towering, Jiangxi and Fujian are divided by it, and the Ganjiang River and the Minjiang River are thus divided.

If the Great Wuyi Mountain Range is tall and majestic, then the Little Wuyi Mountain is beautiful and exciting. This is the first mountain in Fujian, with 49 peaks, competing for the show; Eighty-seven rocks, interesting and natural; Jiuqu stream is beautiful...... Taoyuan Cave, inside and outside the two heavens, I don't know that there is a Han, regardless of the Wei and Jin dynasties, heaven and earth; Flowing incense stream, the implementation of incense drifting ten miles away, flowing without wine is also intoxicating. Wolong Pond - the dragon is a spiritual creature, spraying clouds and spitting fog, flying and sowing rain, why lie in the deep pool for a long time? Tiger Roaring Rock - Tiger is the king of beasts, roaring in the forest, galloping in the wilderness, because he often sits on the top of the mountain? The dragon has water to add spirit, and the tiger enters the mountain to increase its majesty.

The water of Jiuqu Creek flows into Chongyang Creek. The cloth bag monk went down the river, and naturally came to the bank of the stream. In an open valley, he and Chen Daxu met unexpectedly.

Chen Dasu was very happy, bowed together, and after greeting himself, he asked, "Master Budai, why did you come to Wuyi Mountain?" ”

Budai didn't answer and asked: "What is Chen Jushi doing in the mountains?" ”

Chen Dasu pointed to the tall cedar forest in the valley and said, "I hired helpers to cut down a few big fir trees. ”

Budai asked him again what he was doing when he cut down trees. Chen Dasu actually said: "I want to build a Buddha hall to worship the living Buddha." ”

The Budai monk laughed and said, "Good, good! I know that the living Buddha you want to worship is your mother. ”

Chen Dasu nodded: "Yes." I want to build a beautiful and comfortable house for my wife to live in, so that she can enjoy her old age in peace. Anyway, you made me understand this. ”

Budai monk said: "What a coincidence, I came from eastern Zhejiang, also to raise some wood, to build the Buddha hall of Yue Linshan Temple." ”

Chen Dasu thought for a while and said, "Master Duhua I have entered the right path of learning Buddhism, and the disciple has nothing to reciprocate, if you don't need too much wood, please choose some from my family's cedar forest." ”

The cloth bag monk said, "Not much, not much, just fill my cloth bag." ”

Chen Dasu looked at his cloth bag, but it was only two feet thick and six feet long, and it couldn't even fit a big tree, and said with a smile: "If it's this cloth bag, Master Ren will be able to install it." ”