There are a lot of temples on Haili Island, the scale is different, some look brilliant, some are simple and unpretentious in appearance, Vientiane Gate and his party live next to a small temple, the temple name is Fahua Temple, it is a courtyard with four entrances.

Chen Lu'an and the three of them have been here for a few days, and they have been presiding over Master Ran and a pair of wandering monks and monks who are placing orders in the temple to preach the scriptures and discuss the Tao.

The reason why Chen Lu'an set off early was because he heard that the old friend Xingyi Monk from the Central Houtu Continent came to Shuxuan Xianzhou to travel, but when he rushed over, the Xingyi monk had already gone to the South China Sea, and then the two finally met on Seaweed Island.

Yun Yiqi first gave Hua Lanting and them two days off to play on Seaweed Island and see the local customs.

Early in the morning of the third day, the morning light was slightly dewed, and the sky was not yet transparent, and the morning bell in the Fahua Temple had already sounded, which was the monks to do the morning class chanting. Hua Lanting and the others meditated and practiced for half an hour, and before breakfast time arrived, they collectively came to the Fahua Temple for a walk.

Inside, the temple in the early morning was solemn and solemn, making people can't help but relax their footsteps and voices, and their hearts can't help but calm down, except for Hua Lanting and Zhuge Yun who will bow down to incense, everyone else is just silently watching.

While walking, Yi Liunian suddenly asked in a low voice: "Zhuge Temple, temple temple, why do I often see temples here, and few are called temples, what is the difference between the two?"

Zhuge Yun said: "There are different sayings, but there are some who pay attention to it." The word temple is to serve and obey the emperor, as well as the meaning of perpetuity, and the earliest refers to the official offices under the imperial court, like Dali Temple and Guanglu Temple. ”

After the introduction of Buddhism, there were Tianzhu monks who lived in the Honglu Temple to receive foreign envoys, and then built the White Horse Temple nearby, and the temple gradually became the common name of Buddhist buildings and temples. ”

"The temple is mainly dedicated to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and it is a place where monks practice and live, and there are monks who study Buddhist scriptures and spread the Dharma. ”

"The temple is different. The temple appeared earlier than the temple, at the beginning it was the place where the emperor and the nobles worshiped their ancestors and heaven and earth, and the folk clans and clans also had ancestral temples and family temples, and later evolved into places to worship the gods, ghosts, fairies and demons that are generally accepted and admired by the public or the deceased virtuous and talented saints and sages, such as the Confucian Temple, the Guandi Temple, the Dragon King Temple, the Zaowang Temple, and so on. ”

"In addition to the different offerings, there are monks in the temple, and no one in the temple practice, but the scale of the Linwai Buddhist Temple is large, and there are halls and meditation rooms, dining halls and other buildings, and the temple is much smaller. The two refer to different things, but now there is a lot of confusion in the spoken language. ”

Yi Liunian asked again: "What about the abbot and the abbot? I can't figure it out stupidly." ”

Zhuge Yun replied: "The term abbot originally meant to settle down, maintain, and preside over the Dharma, and later extended to the person who passed on the Dharma on behalf of the Buddha and continued the wisdom of the Buddha, and then evolved into the title of the master of the temple and the person in charge. ”

"The abbot is the spiritual leader of the monastery, which means that the monk's residence is a square place. The abbot must have sufficient qualifications and Dharma cultivation, generally a monk who has received the teachings of the Dharma and has a Dharma scroll to prove his inheritance, has considerable popularity and influence, and the temple where he is located should have a sound jungle system and a considerable scale, usually a temple complex. ”

"To put it simply, no matter how big or small a temple is, it has an abbot who is publicly recommended, but there is not necessarily an abbot, and an abbot can concurrently serve multiple temples, and the abbot must be the abbot, but the abbot is not necessarily the abbot. ”

Hua Lanting said: "There is also an interesting thing to say, the word abbot was originally a noun of my Taoism, and it was later widely used by Buddhism. In Taoism, abbot is the practice term of 'abbot of the human heart, ten thousand zhang of heaven', and is the title of the supreme leader of the ten jungles of the Quanzhen sect. Of course, it doesn't matter how it came from now. ”

The ten people chatted and walked slowly, and then turned back to the front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and when they heard the sound of preaching the scriptures inside, they walked in.

Today coincides with the day when the abbot Master Ran preaches the Great Sutra once a month, the hall is full of people, half of them are the monks of Fahua Temple, the other half are local lay believers and ordinary people from outside, Chen Lu'an and the cat demon and other five people are also present, only the Xingyi monk and apprentice who met a few days ago were not present.

Hua Lanting and the others came late because they were hanging out, and the lecture was almost over, and the next step would be a Q&A session.

Buddhism is also divided into many schools, and the teachings and practice methods are not consistent, such as Tiantai Buddhism, Enlightenment Buddhism, Huayan Buddhism, Vinaya Buddhism, Tantra Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, etc., and the branch of Fahua Temple is Zen Buddhism.

Zen Buddhism is a localized sect after Buddhism was introduced into Shuxuan Xianzhou, advocating "don't spread outside the church, do not set up words, point directly to the hearts of the people, and become a Buddha by seeing nature", emphasizing that the Buddha is not outside, but in the heart, as long as you seek inward, everyone can become a Buddha. In addition, Zen Buddhism advocates the practice of daily life, believing that carrying water and cutting wood is a wonderful way.

There is no distinction between high and low schools of Buddhism, they are all sects that worship and worship Buddha, but the focus of understanding Buddhism and the path to Buddhahood are different.

For a long time, because the concept and practice of Pure Land and Zen Buddhism are the most down-to-earth, they are easy to be accepted by the public, and they are spreading more and more widely, such as the Pure Land Buddhism, which believes that practicing Buddha can be practiced quietly, mastering Buddhist scriptures, and studying teachings extensively, and then reciting Buddha can also be reborn in the Pure Land of Bliss, and the method is relatively simple.

The Mahayana doctrine of the Tiantai sect is sophisticated and complex, and the cultivation requires a very high level of knowledge and speculation, the only knowledge sect is the most important to understand, the Huayan sect is also a complex and advanced system, the Vinaya sect is strict in spirit and body, and the tantric method of Tantra is never easy to show and pass on to people, so the number of believers is less than that of the Pure Land and Zen Buddhism.

Zen Buddhism also has a part that pays attention to understanding, focusing on epiphany, and their questions and answers are different from some schools of debate, requiring a large amplitude of body movements and gestures, and the scene is intense, but a simple question and answer Zen machine, and those with insufficient foundation are often confused.

Like today, there is a foreign monk who asks Master Ran:

"Dare to ask, what is the Tao?"

"Ordinary heart is the way. He replied.

Hua Lanting explained to Yi Liunian in a soft voice below: "In Zen Buddhism, the Tao is the road, and everyone can walk it, so it is ordinary. The ordinary heart is the straight heart, the heart of all equals. Zen Buddhism talks about contemplating the mind and curing the mind, and the result is to see the nature of the mind, not to cling to pure thoughts and ignore the world, but to return to the world. ”

"The so-called worldly Dharma enters the Dharma, and the Dharma enters the worldly Dharma. The so-called straight heart is the dojo, and the straight heart is the pure land. Just as the fire is made from wood, and the fire is stored in the wood, but the wood is not fire, and the mud produces the lotus, and the lotus grows in the mud, not the silt. This is the true and the true and the same that Zen Buddhism advocates. ”

The monk then asked, "What is a Buddha?"

"Of the temple. ”

"Isn't the Buddha statue in the hall made of clay?"

"Yes. ”

"Then where is the real Buddha?"

"In the temple", he repeated the sentence.

"I don't understand, the poor monk Fang entered the jungle Zen gate, and asked the Zen master to guide the maze. ”

He looked at him and asked, "Did you eat porridge just now?"

"I've eaten it. ”

"Wash the bowl and go. He said indifferently.

This time, Zhuge Yun said to Yi Liunianfen: "The master means to wash the dishes after eating porridge, which is a very common thing." You will do such things naturally, but when you come to learn the Buddha, you will think about it in a thousand ways, and you will think about it in all kinds of ways?"

Still not quite understanding, the monk asked, "What is a normal mind?"

"It's just a matter of course. Sleep when you want to sleep, sit when you want to sit. The heat is cool, and the cold is the fire. ”

"What is the Dao body in nature?"

"A needle, a three-foot thread. ”

"I still don't understand. ”

"Yizhou cloth, Yangzhou silk. ”

Hua Lanting continued to explain to Yi Liunian: "Don't think that nature is very simple, but there is a wonderful meaning in it. Don't underestimate a short needle and a three-foot thread, Yizhou cloth and Yangzhou silk are all woven from this needle and three-foot thread. Usually it sounds simple, but after a long time, there will naturally be a victory. This is the insight of Zen Buddhism. ”

Yi Liunian scratched his head and said: "The essence of this Zen sect is similar to the Taoist sect. ”

Hua Lanting hadn't answered yet, but a contemptuous voice came from next to him: "You three stinky boys, close your beak if you don't understand." The old bald donkey above beeped loudly, clever words, and played word games, and there was a little red guy below who beeped quietly, not knowing how to pretend to understand. Are all the Buddhas pretending to be deceitful like this?"

This person's voice was not loud, but he was obviously a monk, and the sound wave shook the curtain on the Buddha statue without wind, and everyone was shocked to look sideways.

The one who spoke was a young man, covered in a black robe, with only a bald head under his hat exposed, and his complexion was also dark, not a monk, with poor eyebrows and eyes, and his words were even more vulgar.

When he saw everyone looking over, he didn't care.

Yi Liunian was furious: "The birdman with black hair, this is the holy land of Buddhism, don't let me speak foul words!"

The man shook his cloak, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth, and smiled at Yi Liunian: "You little miscellaneous hair, don't you also have a bad mouth?" It's really bad to go out today, above is an old god stick with a clever tongue, and below are a few little Taoist children who pretend to be ghosts. I said, when did the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism come together?"

Listening to him ridicule and insult Master Ran and Buddhism and Taoism three times and twice, Hua Lanting couldn't listen to it anymore, and said: "This friend, it doesn't matter if you don't believe in Buddhism, please go out, don't make noise here, eat grapes without spitting out grape skins, eat bones and can't spit out ivory." ”

The black-robed young man jumped up all of a sudden, opened his teeth and claws, and lifted his cloak: "Dare to scold me for being a dog? Who is friends with you, don't leave if you have the guts, just stay where you are, look at the master, I won't beat you all over the ground to find your teeth!"

"Amitabha!" Master Ran announced the Buddha's name, "This benefactor and your companions, I'm afraid it's a demon cultivator." Although my Buddha purifies all sentient beings, although the temple is wide open to Buddhism, and accepts fate, I can't help but enter the demon cultivation, and I am willing to argue and discuss the law together, but if the main force is used, Hugh blames the old man and asks the Dharma protector monk to invite you out. ”

The black-robed young man retorted: "It's okay to talk about the Dharma, but it's not okay to fight the gods?" That great monk, you have cultivation, and you also have a Dharma protector monk, aren't you just waiting for a fight?"

He smiled and said, "Amitabha, the donor is right." However, according to the rules of the temple, only Buddhism is allowed to fight in the temple. If you want to fight, please wait outside the temple, maybe one day the old man or the Dharma protector monk will have to leave the temple, and then weigh it up. ”

Knowing that he himself belongs to the moderate and neutral faction in Buddhism, he is not the kind of Buddhist cultivator who immediately pulls out his sword to eliminate the demon guard path as soon as he sees the demon cultivator, he is a delaying tactic, and the other party will not really wait outside for a long time to go out.

I don't want to lose my eyes this time.

I saw the black-robed young man smile: "Okay, this is what you said yourself, old monk." In the Xiagang Demon Sect, Zhu Luolin, the three devils of the Dan Demon line, happened to know some Buddhist methods. Look, is it you, or is it the Dharma Protector who makes a move?"

This Zhu Luoshan not only came to make trouble, but also seemed to be prepared, and he actually learned Buddhist techniques.

Seeing that Master Ran was squeezed by Zhu Luolian's words, Hua Lanting stepped forward: "You and I are both outsiders who come to listen to the master's lectures, since the three devils want to stretch out their hands, then my Daomen Hualanting will use Buddhist means to see the magic power of the Buddhist sect of demon cultivation, and I can ask Master Ran to witness and give advice." ”

Seeing Hualan Ting coming out, the disciples of the Vientiane Sect were all excited.

Not long ago, after experiencing Hua Lanting's courage to defeat the enemy and retreat from the enemy in one move, their confidence in Hua Lanting was bursting at this time, and they were all looking forward to watching another good show.

Song Feifei shouted: "Zhu Luolian, come on! Die, I think you are serious." Lan Ting, him!"

Yi Liunian also shouted: "Zhu Luolin, come on! I'm optimistic about you." Please, please use your face to give me the soles of Lan Ting's shoes to jerk hard!"