II. Chapter 12: The Heart Sutra

Although Jingkong said this, Jiang Ming still hesitated for a while, not knowing whether to accept it or not, the more kindness the other party faced, the more he felt that he was ashamed.

What should Jingkong think if one day he knew that he was helping a demon sect demon? Buddhism purifies all sentient beings, but the demon sect demon is not among them?

Just as he hesitated, Li Mengru's voice came from his ears:

"What are you doing in a daze, don't you thank Senior Brother Clearspace!"

Jiang Ming slowly raised his head, looked at the clear eyes of the clear sky, and was silent, but there was a look of embarrassment on his face.

Pure space is the young generation of monks in the Thousand Buddha Temple, gifted and intelligent, not to mention how mysterious the Buddhist scriptures are, it is a great blessing for anyone, and how can there be no reason not to accept it?

After a long time like this, Jingkong was still unmoved, and he didn't blame him, he put his hands together and said: "Master Jiang doesn't have to be embarrassed, this is not a big deal, Master often says that crossing others is crossing oneself, as long as it is helpful to Master Jiang, it is a great thing." What's more, this "Heart Sutra" is not a secret method that cannot be passed on, everyone can read it and understand my Buddha. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Ming glanced at the senior sister who was slightly dissatisfied, and then said respectfully: "Then thank you Senior Brother Jingkong." ”

Jingkong smiled and said: "Don't be polite, then let's find a vacant place, and I will copy this Heart Sutra and give it to the donor." ”

"Senior Brother Clearance, please come here. ”

As he spoke, Jiang Ming made a gesture of please, and entered his room with Jingkong and Li Mengru.

The room is not big, but the tables and chairs are complete, quite exquisite, after beckoning the two to sit down, Jiang Ming found paper and ink, presented his hands to the clear space, and then sat down as well.

"Let's get started. ”

Everyone gathered around a table, only to see the clear space sitting, hands folded, whispering a Buddha name, quite solemn looks, and then picked up the pen, slowly wrote on the paper.

It can be seen that the clear space is engraved in the heart of this "Heart Sutra", and when it is written silently, it is smooth and smooth, just like a daily routine.

In the quiet room, there was only a subtle sound of writing, and Jiang Ming and Li Mengru both stared at the words on the paper with serious faces, only feeling obscure and incomprehensible, and they didn't understand the meaning.

After a while, the paper was already full of dignified small characters, and then he stopped his pen and checked it carefully, and then smiled and said: "Donor, this is the Heart Sutra." ”

As he spoke, he handed the paper to Jiang Ming, and at a glance, the font was neat and uniform, clear and distinct, which was really pleasing to the eye.

Li Mengru, who was sitting on the side, was very curious, so she came to Jiang Ming's face, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but read softly: "When you look at the Bodhisattva of Freedom and are doing deep Prajnaparamita, you will see that the five aggregates are empty, and you will overcome all suffering. Relics, the color is not different from the emptiness, the emptiness is not different from the color, the color is empty, the emptiness is the color......"

As she read it, she gradually frowned, and a puzzled look appeared on her face, trying her best to think about it, but it was difficult to understand the meaning, and after a while, she gave up helplessly.

Jiang Ming's expression was not much worse than Li Mengru's, and after he finished reading it, he put down the paper, looked at the smiling Jingkong with a puzzled look, and said, "Senior Brother Jingkong, I don't understand the meaning of this." ”

Jingkong didn't seem surprised by this result, the rosary in his hand turned slightly, and said: "Don't deliberately pay attention to the meaning of the scriptures, chanting is to understand, as long as the Jiang Shizhu is pious in his heart and keeps reading, he will naturally understand, if I tell you, it will restrict the donor, if you are familiar with it, you will understand more." ”

When Jiang Ming heard this, he couldn't ask any more questions, so he had to nod as if he understood whether he knew what to do.

Jingkong smiled slightly, and continued: "When reading the scriptures, you should take six roots, concentrate on chanting in your mouth, listen carefully to the sound of reading, and read the scriptures from time to time is like using a mirror to look at your heart from time to time, and your troubles and ignorance will be reduced, which will naturally have the effect of calming your mind, and if the donor is upset, it will also have the effect of being clear and clear. ”

Seeing that he said so much at once, no matter what the result was, Jiang Ming was still grateful from the bottom of his heart, and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Pure Sky!"

Jingkong shook his head with a smile, and didn't speak, just silently twisted a string of prayer beads in his hand, the brown beads slowly flipped in his hand, it seemed to be an ordinary thing, but Jiang Ming and the others didn't know that this was the magic weapon of Jingkong, the reincarnation bead, and the other magic weapon in the hands of the senior brother Jingxin who came with him on this trip was equally famous, and it was one of the best treasures in the Thousand Buddha Temple, which could not be underestimated.

After Jiang Ming carefully put aside the paper with the scriptures written on it, he said with a straight face: "I have memorized all the words of Senior Brother Jingkong, and I will definitely read and memorize this scripture by heart." ”

Looking at his solemn expression, Jingkong was also quite happy, showed a smile, and whispered a Buddha name, saying: "The Dharma is boundless, and the donor will definitely be able to realize great wisdom from it." ”

At this point, this period of matter came to an end, and the three of them began to talk again, and Jingkong talked about a lot of Buddhist principles, and also talked about many strange things in Daze in the south where the Thousand Buddha Temple is located, all of which can be described as staggering.

But Li Mengru was not most concerned about these, so she changed the topic and said: "Senior Brother Jingkong is from the Thousand Buddha Temple of the Great Sect in the world, so it must not be the first time to come to this Wutong City to participate in the autumn viewing event." ”

When Jiang Ming heard this, he suddenly remembered something, so he echoed: "Yes, Senior Brother Jingkong, my senior sister and I are here for the first time, and I don't know what is going on, please explain a thing or two." ”

"Huh?"

Hearing the inquiries of the two, Jingkong was obviously stunned for a moment, and said, "There is also a disciple of the Vajra Sect who came to the meeting for the first time this time, and the Cloud City Lord has already made a general statement, didn't he tell you?"

When Jiang Ming heard this, he remembered what happened in that small pavilion yesterday, and his expression couldn't help but become solemn, and before he could speak, Li Mengru's voice came from his ears: "No, I don't know how it happened yesterday, the Cloud City Lord suddenly ......."

Speaking of this, she seemed to remember something, glanced at Jiang Ming inexplicably, and said: "At that time, the Cloud City Lord saw us, so he asked us to come back first, saying that he asked Cheng Li to tell us, but Cheng Li was delayed, so my junior brother and I still don't know anything!"

"That's right. ”

Jingkong said: "Wutong City is the head of the world, and the Lord of Cloud City is the leader of the righteous path, it can be said that he has a heavy burden, for the long-term peace of the world, and in order to maintain the connection between the various sects, the Lord of Cloud City has worked hard to have this autumn viewing event......."

“...... Our younger generation is the future of the righteous path in the world, and gathering here in the name of Guanqiu can not only discuss the Tao with each other and deepen cultivation, but also connect the various sects. ”

Jiang Ming suddenly realized when he heard this, it turned out that it was because between the four major factions of the righteous path in the world, the mountains are high and the road is far away, everyone is immersed in the Tao, and after a long time, it is inevitable that there will be divisions, and it is always good to walk around each other.

He suddenly thought of what Cheng Li said, although Zixiaoguan has long been out of the world, but if it is a critical moment, it will still come forward, but Xiaotaoyuan Villa and King Kong Gate are not small sects, nor are they the pillars of the righteous path, so what is the point of coming here?

Jiang Ming thought of this, and looked at the clear space suspiciously.

There was a smile in his eyes, as if he had already seen through his doubts, and said slowly: "There is actually one more important thing in the autumn festival. ”

"What's the matter?"

Jiang Ming and Li Mengru asked almost at the same time, because the most important thing for them to come here was probably about this.

I saw the reincarnation bead in his hand, chanted a Buddha horn in a low voice, and suddenly his face was full of sadness, and said: "Can the two of you know the battle of Xunyang Beach three hundred years ago?"

Both nodded at the same time.

Jingkong said: "That battle was the most tragic battle between good and evil for thousands of years, all the major sects were killed and injured countless times, and the head of Zixiao Guan, Tongwei Zhenren, was even more ...... death."

When he said this, his eyes drooped slightly, his hands were folded, and he whispered a Buddha name, as if to comfort the dead heroic spirit, and when he came back to his senses, he continued: "I have found some classics that record this matter in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, but they are all a little bit of sporadic information. ”

"Born with a vision?"

Li Mengru's eyes rolled, as if she remembered something, and said, "Isn't it that Tongwei Zhenren used his cultivation to attract the heavenly thunder, so that he repelled the Demon Sect?"

Jingkong shook his head, his expression was also extremely solemn, and said: "Even if we go deep and cultivate to the heavens, we are just mortals, how can a mortal body attract the power of heaven and earth?"

"Huh?"

Jiang Ming was shocked in his heart, and then glanced at Li Mengru, only to see her pursed her lips, looked at her coldly, and snorted coldly: "I know that the old man is an out-and-out big fool, a big liar!"

Jiang Ming couldn't figure it out, why not worry about the fact that he had a lot of knowledge, and he also said in the restaurant at that time that he was depressed and frustrated, as if it was true, but the pure space was a Buddhist person, and the monks did not speak, in contrast, he was more inclined to the latter, so he asked at the clear space: "Then what is going on?"

"The Buddha said that the mustard seed is Sumeru, and all the appearances are not true, and I have no way of knowing this old past." ”

Jiang Ming was disappointed, these things were separated by a hundred years, and there was no record in the book, as if they had been deliberately erased, only a few words were circulated in the world for the world to conjecture.

"Although these things have been buried in the long river of time, I am afraid that only a few people know about it, and we have no way of knowing ......"

Just when Jiang Ming and Li Mengru were thinking, there was another sound of clear space in the quiet room:

"I only know that a stone tablet was unearthed in Xunyang Beach back then, and it is in this Wuxin Courtyard!"