Chapter 22: The Doctrine of the Scriptures (II)
This shout was like cold water dripping into boiling oil, which suddenly attracted everyone's attention. When everyone looked at it, it turned out to be a thin-looking, ascetic-looking monk, followed by a group of the same Buddhist disciples. At this time, the monk who spoke solemnly folded his hands in the same place and said, "I dare not agree with the words of the monk. ”
At this time, everyone around looked at this scene with interest, because everyone knew that it seemed that there was going to be a scene of debate again, and everyone looked at Mu Yuan with hope, hoping that Mu Yuan could argue with him.
Everyone has long seen that Mu Yuan is a Buddhist monk, and the person opposite is also a Buddhist cultivator. If these two people were to theorize in public today, it would be another auditory feast, and everyone would definitely benefit a lot.
If you want to talk about this Taoist piano art, Mu Yuan is naturally not very good at it, but the few people on the other side are also Buddhist disciples, looking at everyone, everyone is looking at themselves with expectant eyes, especially Shang Qian, who has been pulling the corners of her clothes, and can obviously feel that she also hopes so. It seems that today's debate will definitely not be escaped, and it will be the next step.
At that moment, Mu Yuan was not ambiguous, sat on the ground, took out a string of Buddhist beads from his sleeve with his left hand, raised his right hand, and said politely: "Monk friends please first." When Chu Xunyu and the others around heard this, they immediately took a step back, sat down together, and looked at the monks opposite.
The ascetic monk clasped his palms together, chanted a Buddha name, and then led the monks around him to sit down, and slowly said that he would get up: "As the monk said, there is no sect and no form, so let me ask, since there is no sect form, then why is there a Buddha? Why is there a Tao?"
Mu Yuan didn't answer and asked: "What do monks think is Buddha?"
The dervishes replied, "A Buddha is a person who is enlightened and enlightened, a Buddha is a person who is compassionate and compassionate, a Buddha is a person who has great courage to explore and pursue everything, and a Buddha is a person who is born in response to fate and transforms the world." ”
Mu Yuan was asking, "What is cultivating Buddha?"
The dervishes shook his head and replied, "I don't dare to say anything, I can only try." ”
"Then what do you mean by the word 'test'?"
The ascetic monk of "Amitabha Buddha" chanted a Buddha horn and said: "Buddhism is located in the Western Elysium, and it is a great opportunity for those who have great understanding to go. Looking at this vast world, there are countless people who dare to say that they have cultivated Buddha, and how many people can cross it? Therefore, the Buddha's path is vast, and I dare not speak of cultivation, but can only say that I have a Buddha in our hearts, and we advocate the Western Elysium, and we have experienced penance and exercised ourselves in this earthly world. Just so that one day, I can be compassionate and ascend to the Western world. After saying this, all the monks around him looked solemn, and at the same time shouted the Buddha's name "Amitabha", and the voice resounded in the sky.
Mu Yuan pinched a rosary in his hand and said, "The monk's words are biased. ”
"Oh, please advise. ”
"What is a Buddha? He is a person who has attained great enlightenment, a person who is compassionate and compassionate, and a person who has transformed the world. Mu Yuan said softly: "In this case, the Buddha knows the suffering of Hongchen very well, so he has saved this world, why do monks and friends think that they have no such opportunity? Since they have been practicing penance all their lives, they dare not say that they have cultivated, how can they say that they have ascended to Western Bliss? You must know that there are three thousand worlds, and they can be described as Buddhas. ”
"If they are all Buddhas, then everyone in the world can be Buddhas, how can they come to the Western Elysium, and why do they cultivate to become Buddhas?" At this time, another monk beside the ascetic interjected and asked.
"So," Mu Yuan pinched another rosary and looked at the monk: "Monks think that there are people in this red dust who cannot become Buddhas?"
"Yes. ”
"Why?"
The ascetic monk replied: "How dare a person who is burdened by the world's sufferings, who are suffering in the world, who are physically and mentally mixed, who have many difficulties in life, who are free from suffering and sorrow in the world, who are cowardly and cowardly, who are mostly burdened by the sufferings of the world?"
"Teach according to your aptitude, see your nature and become a Buddha. Mu Yuan said with a smile.
"Please also ask the monk to explain. The ascetic raised his hand.
Mu Yuan gently pinched a rosary and explained: "Buddha is a person who has great enlightenment, just like a teacher, preaching, teaching, and solving doubts. For the comprehension of the Heavenly Dao, in the world, if there are those who are enlightened, they can educate the enlightened, and the later enlightened ones can educate the unconscious, and so on, then there are enlightened people everywhere, and then there are Buddhas everywhere. Buddha is nature, nature is Buddha, people in the Buddha, naturally become a Buddha, my Buddha is vast, incarnate tens of millions, deep in the world around us, then, those who want to become a Buddha, break the greed, hatred, ignorance of the three poisons, self-enlightenment, can become a Buddha. ”
Mu Yuan paused at this time, continued to pinch a rosary, and said: "What the monk said is that people's hearts are changeable, and the good and the bad are uneven, but it is a fact. However, there are clouds in the Buddha's words, human nature is good, and there is a Buddha in people's hearts. Then, there are those who are very wicked in the world, even if they commit heinous sins, but it is not because their own hearts are born evil, but because of ignorance, ignorance is ignorance, ignorance, ignorance. So, in the face of these great treacherous and evil people, is it true that my Buddha is going to give up on them? Actually, my Buddha is compassionate and bitter, and he keeps enlightening them day and night, and tirelessly instructs them, as long as they are fully enlightened in their own hearts, even if they commit the most heinous people, they can become Buddhas right now. I think my Buddha is vast, and the King of the Earth Bodhisattva once went deep into the hell of Abi, 'hell is not empty, vow not to become a Buddha, all sentient beings are exhausted, and the Bodhi is proven', and made such a 3,000 grand wish, which just proves that my Buddha is compassionate, as long as I teach according to my aptitude, my Buddha has no one who cannot be crossed, and it proves that everyone in this world can be described as a Buddha, and everyone also becomes a Buddha. If you only seek to become a Buddha yourself, then you are only your own Buddha and your own Buddha. I haven't seen anyone else's Buddha. ”
After saying this, although the people around him were not Buddhist cultivators, they all clapped their hands and applauded when they heard this wonderful words, and most of them comprehended.
At this time, Mu Yuan said again: "As for what the monks said just now, the distinction between Buddhism and Taoism is really narrow. Buddhism does not distinguish between you and me, just because the common goal is to pursue the comprehension of the Heavenly Dao, to transcend life and death, and not to be burdened by the suffering of mortals. The Buddha said: 'Respect for other teachings is to respect my teachings, listen carefully to the teachings of others, the so-called truth is to listen attentively', the Buddha's way seems to be different, but it is actually the pursuit of the truth of heaven and earth, and the truth knows no boundaries and no land. Therefore, there is no rejection of Buddhism, the world is a person who can be crossed, the monk just said, only see his own Buddha, not see other Buddha, so he does not dare to say and practice, only dare to say try. ”
At this time, Mu Yuan continued to press a Buddha bead and asked, "Amitabha, what is Buddha?"
The monks on the opposite side bowed to the West together and said, "Amitabha, my Buddha is compassionate." ”
Mu Yuan hurriedly buckled the rosary, asked a question, and said, "Amitabha, what is a Buddha?"
The monks are worshipping: "Amitabha, my Buddha is vast." ”
Mu Yuan pinched the rosary and shouted: "Amitabha, what is a Buddha?"
The monks suddenly sweated like rain, bowed deeply, and recited in unison: "Amitabha, my Buddha, is the personality of great enlightenment, great wisdom and great virtue." ”
At this time, Mu Yuan stopped talking, closed his eyes and continued to rotate the prayer beads, and chanted in a low voice "Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra", and after a while, the monks on the opposite side sang together, and the whole mountain top suddenly flashed Buddha light, and the sound was beautiful. Everyone present closed their eyes and sat on the ground, comprehending the mysterious and mysterious realm at this moment. Although it is a Buddhist principle, it implies great wisdom in understanding the mandate of heaven.
Not far away, in a small temple among the mountains, there was a group of monks sitting on the futon, among which there was an old monk with white eyebrows who opened his eyes, nodded and smiled: "Senior Brother Hui Tan really accepted a good disciple, and his understanding is quite high." ”
At this time, a monk beside him opened his eyes, frowned, and said: "The person next to him has a deep demon in his heart, I'm afraid he ......" without saying anything.
At this time, the white-eyed old monk said: "My Buddha is vast, there is no one who cannot be crossed, my Buddha is merciful, and you can't let it go, Haiqing, when the time comes, you bring them here." ”
A monk saluted and said, "Venerable Abbot's decree, do you want to go now?"
"No," the white-eyed old monk shook his head and said, "Qingyang Palace has already sent someone out, let's wait a few days." ”
Just as the people on the top of the mountain had finished their understanding, a group of several monks came to Chu Xunyu and Mu Yuan, and one of the first ones said: "The palace master of Qingyang Palace has invited a few people to the palace to talk about it. ”
Chu Xunyu and Mu Yuan looked at each other, and Wangchen stepped forward at this time and said, "In this case, let's go and disturb it." ”
Hearing Wangchen say this, Chu Xunyu and Mu Yuan were not easy to object, and they followed those people at the moment. It didn't take long for him to come to the front of Qingyang Palace, looking at the cyan mountain gate, Chu Xunyu suddenly stepped forward, looked at Wangchen and said, "The predecessors also have old friends in this Qingyang Palace." ”
"En?" Wangchen was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Do you see it?" ”
"Hmph," Chu Xunyu pursed his lips and said, "Just now, seeing that you promised so happily, I knew that the seniors had an old one in this Qingyang Palace." ”
Wangchen laughed and said: "Yin Xi, the founding patriarch of this Qingyang Palace, is a person who has a deep understanding of the variables of the stars, and they have their own unique views on the comprehension of the Heavenly Dao, so this time I came here, it may not be without gains." ”
"I just asked my seniors who they know about their old friends. Chu Xunyu looked at Wangchen and was unmoved.
"A mysterious elder, it may not be long before you can see it for yourselves. ”
Chu Xunyu pursed his lips when he heard this, and asked, "Can't you tell the specific situation? ”
Wangchen shook his head helplessly, and said: "It's not that I don't say it, it's that I can't tell it myself, and I don't know the origin of this person. ”
"Ignorance?" Chu Xun said strangely.
"That's right," Wangchen said with a smile, "but don't worry, this person has a deep understanding of the evolution of the Heavenly Dao Stars, and if this person can meet you, he will definitely be inspired." ”
"Good at deduction, how is this person better than his predecessors?" asked Mei Wan with a sideways look.
"Don't dare to look up. Wangchen said with a light sigh.
Hearing Wangchen say this, it made everyone sigh for a while, Wangchen's Tianji Pavilion has already comprehended the changes in the Heavenly Dao quite thoroughly, which is well known to everyone in the rivers and lakes. This person is even embarrassed to himself, which is really shocking.
Just as you were reminiscing about Wangchen's words, the boy who reported had already returned, and said to you, "The head of my family is waiting for you inside. ”
Everyone nodded, and they entered. When he came to the main hall, he saw that in the middle of the great hall stood an old man with his back to the people. Everyone looked around the main hall, only to see that there were all kinds of armillary spheres and armillary spheres in the main hall, and sundials and extreme magnitudes were placed all over the room. Above the middle hall, there is a horizontal plaque, and there are two big characters on the plaque, "stars".
Under the starry plaque, the old man in plain clothes slowly turned his head, only to see that the old man's face was ordinary, but the more he looked, the more blurred it became, and it seemed that the old man was like the boundless universe, unsearchable.
Just as everyone was lost in the realm of the old man, Chu Xunyu suddenly heard a voice surrounding his ears, woke him up, and looked around in confusion at the moment. At this time, the old man under the star plaque smiled slightly and said, "I see, is this little friend a person who is destined?"
As soon as this voice appeared, everyone came to their senses at the moment, only Wangchen smiled and said nothing, it seemed that he himself already knew all this, and the old man said kindly to Chu Xunyu: "This little friend with a sword, please follow Dao Tong to the door." Chu Xunyu frowned, thought about it, and said calmly: "In this way, please lead the way." ”
A boy walked out of the side door and led Chu Xunyu inside. At this time, the old man smiled at the others and said, "The old Qingyang Palace Palace Master 'Morning Platform' has been waiting for you here for a long time."
Chu Xunyu followed the little dao boy out of the back door of the main hall and went west along the mountain path. The path is winding and winding, and I don't know how long I walked. Originally, when everyone on the top of the mountain was arguing about the law, it was getting late, and now Chu Xunyu estimated that when he followed Dao Tong to his destination, the sun had already set.
Sure enough, the two of them walked until dusk, and then they saw a small pool in the distance, and there was a small building by the pool. At this time, Dao Tong said: "Please go in by yourself, the mountain gate stipulates that we are not allowed to enter at will." ”
Chu Xunyu nodded, then dressed up and walked towards the pool. Walk closer, find a stone tablet by the pool, the stele is written with three big characters "Shangshan Pool", and then look at the water in the pool, it is late at this time, the water in the pool is a little rippling, reflecting the scenery everywhere, the flowers and trees by the pool, you can already see a little firefly in the light with the naked eye. Everything seems so quiet and secluded. At this time, the curtain of the small building by the pool was opened, and Chu Xunyu saw a beautiful woman sitting in the small building, with her hair tied and a veil on her head, feeling dignified and elegant. Chu Xunyu couldn't see her face and cultivation clearly at a glance.
At this time, the woman said, "Is that you?" but surprisingly, the voice of this seemingly young woman seemed very old, as if it were an old man.
At this time, Chu Xunyu nodded and replied, "Did the seniors call me?"
The woman nodded, stretched out her hands, slowly touched the surrounding wall roots to stand up, and touched the door frame of Xiaozhu and walked out carefully step by step. At this time, the woman smiled embarrassedly, as if she knew what Chu Xunyu was thinking, and said directly: "Mother-in-law, I was born blind. ”
Chu Xunyu was slightly stunned, and then immediately stepped forward to support her and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know so." The woman was supported by Chu Xunyu, walked to the edge of the pool, sat on the rocks by the pool, waved her hand and said, "It's okay, this is not in the way, I'm used to it." ”
Chu Xunyu stood on the edge of the pool, looked at the pool, and said, "Dare to ask the name of the senior." ”
At this time, the woman stretched out a left hand, gently leaned down to ripple a trace of water in the pool, and with her right hand, she picked up a strand of hair blown by the mountain wind, and said in an old voice: "Well, my mother-in-law has forgotten my name, but everyone calls me 'Star Whisperer'." ”
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