King Wuyue built water conservancy, and the sea pond was built with huge stones.

For more than a thousand years, and to this day, these stone embankments have played a huge role. The construction of such a huge water conservancy project by Qian Biao cost hundreds of millions of yuan, a large part of which came from the donations of wealthy businessmen like Liu Junzuo......

A thought fell into the dust,

greedy for wealth and wealth.

Sending mercy cloth bags to point,

The meritorious deeds were completed and went to the mourning platform together.

After the Budai monk left Hangzhou, he came to Mingzhou.

On this day, when he passed by the state office, he seemed to be interested in the pair of mighty stone lions at the entrance of the yamen.

While laughing, he circled around the stone lion, and finally, he tapped the forehead of a stone lion with a Zen staff, and said solemnly: "Jiang Maha, do you still want to be a watchdog here?" I've been waiting for you for twenty or thirty years, when will I be able to enlighten myself! ”

This crazy cloth bag monk actually took a stone lion as an apprentice! The officials at the door couldn't help but laugh loudly.

Monk Budai didn't care about all this, he scolded the hapless stone lion to himself......

Jiang Zongba, the Mingzhou commentator, has been in a dilemma again in the past few days. His heart was struggling in a sea of misery......

Mingzhou Assassin Shi and the envoy (military and political director, under the assassin history) have political disagreements, and the contradictions are very deep. The envoy always wanted to oust the assassin from power and replace him; And the assassin used his power to make things difficult and suppress the envoys everywhere, so as not to let him have a bright future.

At this time, under the rule of Qian Biao, Wu Yueguo was peaceful and prosperous, and the main responsibilities of local officials were to pay taxes and prisons.

Jiang Zongba, as a judge in charge of the state's criminal prisons, has a heavy responsibility.

However, his two top bosses intrigued and poured into each other, making him a subordinate official.

He is like living in the middle of a rut, in a dilemma, and there is no peace. Whenever a case occurred, Lord Assassin commanded him to go east, and the overseer ordered him to go west.

Under the constraints of the two of them, Jiang Zongba couldn't show his great ability, and the originally simple criminal case could not be solved.

Therefore, Mingzhou has a mountain of cases, which shows that he is usually extremely incompetent. In the face of the complaints of the common people, the ridicule and ridicule of his peers, and the reprimand and reprimand of his superiors, he has words of suffering.

On this day, Jiang Zongba was worried about the mountains of dossiers, and suddenly felt a stick on the door of his head, knocking on his forehead.

However, this stick also knocked him suddenly: he can't find a government in his position, so why stand in the front desk and be a scapegoat for the two bosses?

So, he hung up the crown and sealed it and said goodbye without saying goodbye.

Jiang Zongba quietly left the yamen of the state capital, and on the cross street, he suddenly saw the crazy monk he had met in Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou more than 20 years ago.

His heart moved, and he stepped forward and asked, "Monk Budai, what are you doing standing on the street?" ”

The cloth bag monk showed him his cloth bag and replied, "Huayuan." ”

Jiang Zongba has studied Buddhism and Zen machines, and immediately said: "Cross streets, what is the fate?" ”

The cloth bag monk responded: "The cross street, just the fate." ”

Jiang Zongba was stunned for a moment, and was thinking about how to answer, when the cloth bag monk picked up the cloth bag and laughed away.

Jiang Zongba's heart throbbed inexplicably, more than 20 years ago, the scene of the Budai monk talking was vivid......

He suddenly understood that this seemingly crazy monk had already foreseen his future many years ago.

He also laughed three times and followed the Budai monk.

Decades ago, Jiang Mingming, a native of Taizhou, served as the salt official of Mingzhou. Therefore, his son Jiang Guang settled in Fenghua, Mingzhou.

Jiang Guangsheng has two sons, the eldest son is named Zongbai, and the second son is Jiang Zongba.

After Jiang Zongba abandoned his official position, he handed over all the family affairs to his son, and he officially worshipped the Budai monk as a teacher and became a layman.

He let go of Wanyuan, followed the Budai monk all day long, and traveled everywhere.

After taking refuge in Buddhism, Jiang Zongba was charitable and smiling, just like his master.

He asked the Budai monk for advice and said, "How do you do your homework every day?" ”

Monk Budai said, "You must first calm down and then recite 'Mahaprajnaparamita'. It means 'to reach the other side with great wisdom'. ”

Since then, Jiang Zongba's mouth has always recited "Maha Prajnaparamita", so the villagers call him "Jiang Maha".

Just as the Budai monk predicted back then, over time, his real name Jiang Zongba was gradually forgotten, and Jiang Maha became his official title. He also pushed the boat along the river and called himself a "Maha layman".

It seems that in order to test Jiang Maha, the Budai monk took him to eat and sleep in the open, often inhabiting the wilderness. And when Yunyou was in a hurry, no matter how far away, along the way, he always let Jiang Maha carry all the luggage.

Over time, Jiang Maha's heart became unbalanced, and he thought: I am here to learn Buddhism from you, not to be a slave for you.

After all, he was born as an official eunuch, how could he ever sell such a coolie? In addition, the stomach full of complaints was too heavy and consumed a lot of energy, so he always felt very tired and tired.

On this day, when they passed through a river valley, the Budai monk picked up a pebble with a beautiful pattern from the river beach. Needless to say, after he played and appreciated it, he put his hand on Jiang Maha's burden. And Jiang Maha saw that this stone weighed twenty catties, so he couldn't feel its beauty anyway.

He hadn't gone far, and while passing by a small mountain village, Jiang Maha asked to stop and rest for a while.

Monk Budai said: "People have potential to be tapped. To learn Buddhism and Zen meditation, only by mobilizing the full potential of human beings can we correspond to it. So, you have to learn to persevere now. Persistence, persistence, and persistence are victories. ”

Jiang Maha cried and said, "I don't have any strength at all, how can I hold on?" What's more, the burden is so heavy that I can't walk a single step. ”

"Really?" The cloth bag monk asked.

"Of course! I'm old, can't I still lie? If I go again, I will be exhausted! With that, Jiang Maha really put down his burden and sat lazily on the side of the road.

The cloth bag monk smiled, did not speak, and looked back and forth at the houses on the side of the road.

At this time, a beautiful girl with a basket in her hand walked out of a house, and the cloth bag monk seemed to be crazy, and suddenly pounced, reaching out to touch the girl's delicate blushing face. The girl was so frightened that she threw down the basket and cried out, "Help! The monk is broken! ”

The girl's brother came out with a quick knife, and the villagers rushed here with sticks in their hands.

Obediently, if they are caught, their lives will definitely be lost! The cloth bag monk ran away.

When Jiang Maha saw it, he didn't hesitate, and immediately ran with his burden, and in three steps and two steps, he surpassed the big-bellied cloth bag monk and ran to the front. They ran for miles in one go, until they were sure that there was no one behind them, and they stopped.

The Budai monk asked, "Disciple, how can you run faster than me when you carry a heavy burden?" Aren't you afraid of being tired to death? ”

"This ......," Jiang Maha was speechless for a moment. Since then, he has indeed known that people really have potential to be tapped.

As a result, his will became very firm, and he followed his master every step of the way, living in caves and cemeteries, and did not flinch. This is exactly what it is:

Hidden in the breeze bag,

Bright moon cane head tune.

Ten thousand mountains worship at the feet,

Pieces of clouds into the arms.

……

One night, when they returned to Fenghua County, they lay on their backs on the big stone bridge where the Budai monks used to sleep in the open—a spacious house and a wide bed.

Soon after lying down, the cloth bag monk snored like thunder and fell into a deep sleep.

After a day of running, Jiang Maha was very tired, so he slowly fell asleep.

In the dead of night, a dark shadow suddenly flashed in the bridge hole under the big stone bridge.

Dressed in a night-time robe, he tiptoed silently, slowly to the sleeping Budai monk......

Needless to say, this is a thief. He came specifically to steal the cloth bag of the cloth bag monk.

The cloth bag monk traveled around Hangzhou and Mingzhou, often revealing some unimaginable miraculous deeds, so gradually some people noticed him, especially the big cloth bag that he never left and carried with him for many years, and there were all kinds of incredible miracles.

Some people say that this is a Qiankun bag, which can be filled with the sun, moon and stars, and can be stuffed into the mountains and rivers and the earth;

Some people also say that in the cloth bag of the cloth bag monk, there are all kinds of treasures, which are inexhaustible and inexhaustible;

It is also said that this cloth bag can turn decay into magic, turn the dead into life, and turn bricks and tiles into gold and silver......

This greed suddenly rose, and he was bent on stealing this unparalleled treasure cloth bag in the world.

Monk Budai and Jiang Maha slept so dead that the thief sneaked up to them, still unconscious.

The thief was secretly happy in his heart, and quietly went to pull the cloth bag.

However, the cloth bag was pillowed under the head of the cloth bag monk, and if it was rashly pulled out, the back of the monk's head would inevitably wake up from the bluestone slab.

The thief thought for a moment, untied the sack, and reached out and pulled out something shiny, whether it was gold, silver, or diamond jewelry.

The treasure in the sack seemed to be really inexhaustible, and the thief only had two hands, and he couldn't catch too much. So he gently took off his gown, threw himself on the ground, and turned to pick up the gold and silver jewels in the sack.

However, when he was about to put away the jewelry, he found that his gown was missing.

It turned out that as early as when the thief lurked in the bridge cave, the cloth bag monk was already aware of it.

He wanted to see what the thief was going to do, so he pretended to be asleep.

Later, when he saw that the thief was not greedy enough and wanted to wrap the gold, silver and jewelry in his gown, he quietly stretched out his staff and turned the garment over.

At this time, Jiang Maha also seemed to hear the movement, and said in a daze: "Master, it seems that there is a thief." ”

The cloth bag monk said: "Sleep your sleep, Qingping world, where are there any thieves!"

Jiang Maha was sleepy, and muttered suspiciously: "But, I seem to be ......"

"You must be dreaming, there are no thieves on this bridge."

Who knows, at this time, the thief couldn't help but speak; "How come there are no thieves? The gown I had just put on the ground turned around and was gone. ”

The Budai monk said, "Who are you?" I'll wait until I find the clothes to send to you. ”

"I'm ......" The thief was just about to report his name, and suddenly realized that he was a thief! The thief is himself!

Exposed, he tried to escape, only to find that what he had clutched in his hand was not a jeweled necklace at all, but a sturdy rope.

God knows what happened, his hands were actually tightly entangled, and he couldn't break free no matter what.

At this time, the Budai monk sat up and said, "The poor monk has no money, what are you here to steal?" You have no nature in vain, why should you be greedy for money and profit, and defile your pure nature? You have been mistaken by greed for countless eons and have suffered a lot of samsara, why haven't you realized it? Now, you are greedy and stealing, and you are committing unwarranted crimes, and you will be imprisoned if you continue to develop! ”

The thief shuddered and felt a cool air slowly rise from the depths of his soul, and at the same time, he vaguely felt as if he was sliding into a dark abyss......

The voice of the Budai monk was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and it exploded in his heart: "You have missed the good season, how can you not reflect on your own heart!" ”

The thief fell to his knees with a thud and said in pain, "I am a thief, and I can't control myself." Please help me, Master Bag. ”

The Budai monk said, "You are thinking about wealth." ”

The thief said, "Yes, whenever I see someone's belongings, I can't eat or sleep if I don't think about stealing them." ”

Jiang Maha interjected and said: "No wonder people say that one is afraid of thieves, and the other is afraid of thieves." ”

The Budai monk smiled and said, "So, what about when you didn't see it?" What if you don't have a heart, before you don't have a thought? ”

"It's the same as normal people, the same as before I got into the habit of stealing."

The Budai monk said solemnly: "Until you encounter other people's belongings, your greed will not arise. From this, we can see that not giving birth to a single thought is your true nature, that is, your true place to settle down. In the future, as soon as greed arises, you immediately look at the place where it arises, and delve into the reasons for its rise, and gradually you will find that it does not have a substantial thing, and it will disappear at a glance. Habits can be formed, and they can be changed slowly. The key is to have perseverance. ”

The thief is gone.

The Budai monk chanted into the night sky:

Stealing money does not become a reverse loss of clothes,

Speak and show your traces.

habitual voidness energy transformation,

Stealing Buddha nature is one.

When Jiang Maha heard this, he was very surprised and said, "Master, stealing nature and Buddha nature are the same thing? ”

The cloth bag monk said, "Of course. Afflictions are bodhi, that's what it means. Troubles are like waves, seemingly turbulent, but their essence remains the same, and after calming down, it is still water. ”

Jiang Maha was thoughtful.

A few days later, Monk Budai and Jiang Maha came to Yingjia Mountain in the north of Fenghua City, and lived in a thatched hut on the top of the mountain.

One evening, Jiang Maha walked from the bottom of the mountain to the hut with firewood on his shoulders and a bucket in his hand.

The Budai monk stood in the doorway, pointed at him and chanted:

If you pay it off,

Thou shalt be drowned.

If you are still dry,

Thou shalt be burned.

Drowning on the same path,

The big dream was not realized.

……

Jiang Maha had a heart in his heart, and immediately felt that the Zen machine in the master's side was like a spring breeze blowing, blowing in his face. He immediately asked, "How do you subdue your delusion?" ”

The cloth bag monk said: "What is the heart? subjugation in vain; There is no root in vain, and there is no trace in letting go. All fates are disturbed, and it is really quiet! ”

Jiang Maha understands that whether it is the heart or delusions, they are all false and unreal, so the heart does not need to be deliberately subdued, and the delusions do not need to be deliberately removed.

Although the outer edge is bustling, bustling, and seemingly troubled, its nature is pure and unmoving, and it will not be polluted by troubles at all.

However, although he understood the truth, he did not really realize this state, so when he reflected on his own nature, there was still a trace of doubt in his mind.

The cloth bag monk's eyes were like torches, and he had already seen that he still had a trace of doubt, so he suddenly shouted: "If it is like the Dharma Realm, it can't be cut and covered up!" ”

When Jiang Maha heard this, he was like thunder, his heart was clear, empty, and he suddenly became enlightened.

The master and apprentice laughed loudly and sprinkled joy all over the mountains.

The Zen patriarch said: "If you don't break the book, you can't go to the mountain, and if you don't go to prison, you can't retreat." "Jiang Maha's enlightenment is only to break the main ginseng, and he has not yet broken through the final meditation level, so he wants to retreat and retreat in Yingjia Mountain for a long time.

Monk Budai said, "It's okay, if you retreat for three years and then follow me for three years, Master, I should become Maitreya fruit." ”