Chapter 8 The Aquarius Monk in the Aquarius Temple
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Bayan Kala Mountain, under the Wenze Snow Mountain, the ninth peak in the southeast, in the Aquarius Temple, the Aquarius Zen Master retreated for three days, and then came out of the meditation room. Looking at the top of the towering snow-capped mountains outside the temple, the Aquarius Zen Master was stunned for a long time and sighed for a long time.
He grew up in the Aquarius Temple since he was a child, because of the Buddha's mastery, cultivation for the courage and diligence, for the previous abbot as a disciple, and then painstakingly cultivated, the achievement of the Aquarius Temple since the establishment of the first monk to seal the golden body of the Arhat.
After the old abbot passed away, he took over the Dharma name of the Aquarius Zen Master and became the seventh abbot. In the past 20 years, the Aquarius Temple has leapt from an obscure small temple to a large temple in the entire Bayan Kala, enjoying the worship of all the people and the prosperity of incense!
At that time, the Aquarius Zen Master was so high-spirited and full of confidence, and his ultimate goal was to attain the Buddha's position, get rid of the suffering of this samsara, and go to the Western Bliss. It's a pity that since he was sealed by Arhat Jin, his cultivation has gradually slowed down. After the golden body of an arhat, one needs to attain the sixteen contemplative wisdoms of wanting to liberate and examining the contemplation of the sixteen contemplative minds. It took him a full eight years to see the self, the spiritual body, to be detached from itself, and it took another ten years for his self to be divided into three phases -- the phase of destruction and impermanence, the fear of suffering, and the phase of selflessness.
Nowadays, the phase of impermanence and the phase of fear of suffering have been seen through, but the selfless phase is always vague, saying that he has not seen through it, but he has a clear perception, saying that he has seen through it, but there is always a layer of window paper in the middle, separating his observation from the selfless phase.
The Aquarius Master has been practicing for another eight years, and if he can't see through the selfless appearance, he won't be able to attain the wisdom of examining and examining the contemplation, and his golden body as an arhat will not be able to attain perfection, and of course he will not be able to attain the bodhisattva fruit, let alone the Buddha's position.
The mantle monk** had been waiting outside the ashram, and he was the first monk in the temple to react, so he hurried over and said, "Master." ”
The mantle monk is the abbot's secretary's room, and in the temple it is mainly for the abbot to handle the tedious affairs, including both official and private affairs, in fact, it is the abbot's assistant. This function is very closely related to the abbot, and is usually filled by the abbot's favorite apprentice, so the so-called "teaching mantle" in Buddhism refers to this office.
The Aquarius Zen Master frowned, didn't say a word, the mantle monk**'s heart sank, and he said cautiously: "Master, if it doesn't work out, don't care too much, it's good to follow the fate of the law." If it's too careful, I'm afraid that it will hinder my mood, and if I have a heart barrier, that's the biggest headache. ”
The Aquarius Zen Master's brows slowed down, and he nodded: "That's right, it's for the teacher's persistence...... But it's not all for nothing, and the exercises obtained from the Jialan Temple should still be able to try, but it's a pity that this time it's not human. ”
** Breathing a sigh of relief, he immediately said: "In this way, the disciple will go to find a more suitable one, so I will ask the master to show what kind of talent should be elected? ”
The Aquarius Zen Master shook his head and said: "How can it be so simple, such a person, it is rare to meet a few in the world, I will think about this matter again, and see if there is a better way...... Is there anything going on in the temple these days?"
**Dao: "Tianlong Academy issued an edict, and it is urging to go to White Horse Mountain again, saying that there are many good hands from the Daomen, and our Buddhism cannot show weakness." In the past few days, all the monasteries of the 17 peaks on Bayan Kalashan Road have sent people to ask, wondering when the master will leave, and they can go with him. ”
The Aquarius Zen Master muttered: "Let the peaks go on their own, just say that I can't get out of my body here, and it hasn't been timed yet." ”
**Nodding: "Got it, Master...... By the way, Master, Zen Master Puzhen came to visit yesterday and is now in the guest house. ”
The Aquarius Master let out an "oh" and asked, "But what's the urgency?" So saying, he raised his feet and went out, to rush to the guest house to receive him personally.
** Chased after him: "Master Puzhen seems to be anxious, the disciple asked, but he refused to say, only said that he wanted to talk to you." Well, he is the master's best friend, how dare the disciple slack off ...... with him"
"That's good," the Aquarius Zen Master didn't stop for a while, and suddenly turned around and said, "Don't come with me, first settle the Taoist priest in the quiet room, give him a bowl of Ganoderma lucidum hibiscus soup, nourish his body and bones, well, give him a pill of ginseng Karasuma I refined, and come back to his senses." This must not be known to outsiders, understand?" Without waiting for ** to answer, he had already gone far.
**After getting the master's instructions, I first went to the kitchen to find the monk, asked for a bowl of freshly boiled Ganoderma lucidum hibiscus soup, and then went to the master's meditation room to find a porcelain bottle containing ginseng Karasuma, took a grain, and then returned to the quiet room.
The ashram of the Aquarius Zen Master is divided into two rooms, ** through the outer room, press a Karakuri on the wall, only to see the wall slowly open to the left and right, revealing the dark inner room. There was only a simple wooden bed in the inner room, on which lay a middle-aged Taoist priest, whose limbs were bound by iron chains.
** waved his hand to light the oil lamp on the wall, leaned over to inspect the Taoist priest, only to see that the Taoist priest was pale, his two eyes were staring in horror**, but his body was motionless.
**A palm slapped on the center of the Taoist priest's eyebrows, and the seal on his body was removed.
The Taoist priest immediately writhed desperately, and at the same time destroyed his mana, trying to break free from the chain. The four iron chains suddenly stirred up bursts of red light and trembled violently.
**Smiled: "Niu Nose, don't bother with this effort, this is the fine iron produced under the Derge Mountain, which has been blessed by my master with the power of the original vajra, no matter how hard you use, the chain will return to you as it is, so don't toss." You can't even beat me, how can you be able to win favor with my master's refining magic weapon, you can't break free. ”
After hearing this, the Taoist priest's face turned a little more defeated, and after struggling a few times, he finally stopped, was silent for a moment, and asked, "What the hell do you want? I am not your opponent, since I am defeated in your hands, it doesn't matter if I die, why are you locking me up here and tossing around on me?"
**Dao: "The monks don't speak, to tell the truth, Master asked me to feed you medicine, a bowl of Ganoderma lucidum hibiscus soup, drink it will nourish your body and bones, and a pill of elixir refined by Master can help you get back to your spirit." You can rest assured, it's not **, if you want to die, you would have died a long time ago, and it is impossible to live until now. ”
The Taoist priest couldn't help but shudder: "I have heard that the monks are compassionate, how can you be so cruel? What kind of demon method did your master do to me? Since you tortured me, why did you feed me medicine, what do you want to do?"
** smiled: "I am a Buddha with compassion, and I also want to divide people." For the sake of the world, my Buddha's disciples are not afraid to sacrifice their lives to feed tigers, but they are not afraid to kill the evil demons and foreign ways with great terror! The two families of Buddhism and Taoism cannot be allowed to last for a long time, what are you mentioning 'compassion' now, are you telling me a joke?" As he spoke, he lifted the Taoist priest's upper body slightly, and he was about to feed him soup and take medicine.
The Taoist priest turned his head and refused, ** was not annoyed, and put the bowl over again, and said at the same time: "To tell you the truth, it is not for your good to let you take the decoction, but I am afraid that you will die, and I don't know how long my master's practice of the exercises will be delayed." However, if you don't drink it, you will definitely not be able to get through it, but after drinking, at least you still have a chance to escape, what do you say? Although this chance is very slim, but everything is a chance, maybe you are really the person in the fate? I heard that you worship the law and nature, advocate a qiē follow the fate, you fall into my hands, this is the fate between you and me, you are just useful to my master, this is also the chance that you can survive, drink this bowl of soup, Taking this pill may not be your chance to escape in the future, do you think I have the right solution?"
The Taoist priest closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, suddenly turned his head, opened his mouth and drank the medicinal soup he was holding, poured it into his stomach in a big gulp, and then swallowed the ginseng pill that came over without hesitation.
** The eyes were complicated, he glanced at the Taoist priest a few times, nodded and praised: "You are a very smart bull nose." With that, he exited the inner chamber and closed the wall again.
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