Explanation
Prajna was taken to a tower by Cheongdam. At the door, when he looked up, he saw that the plaque had three big characters written on it. Cheongtan entered the door with Pranya. The entire floor is lined with countless bookshelves, filled with scripture books. However, on the first floor of this huge scripture pavilion, only a few young monks studied and copied the scriptures in it. The entire tower of the Scripture Pavilion is not very large from the outside. But this floor is obviously more than seven or eight times larger than it looks from the outside. Prajna guessed that this should be the effect of the space formation.
Cheongtan took Prajna and went straight up the stairs on the other side. The situation on the second floor is similar to the first floor, but there are basically no people in sight. Cheongtan continued to walk up with Prajna. It didn't stop until the fourth floor.
At a glance, the entire fourth floor is not very large, and it is about twice the size of the original tower. Facing the staircase is a statue of Buddha, and the walls and roof are painted with colorful paintings of the Buddha Kingdom of the Western Heavens. Several wrinkled old monks with long white beards sit in two rows on the futon, guarding the golden Buddha in the center. Looking at the spirit of this group of old monks, it is definitely not that the end of life is approaching. It can only be that they themselves adjust their appearance like this. I can't imagine why these monks are so fond of such old looks. But this was not the time for her to think too much.
"Amitabha! Qingtan meets the master and all the uncles. Qingtan took the lead in making a bow. Prajna immediately reacted and saluted.
"Amitabha!" the great monk present bent down and bowed back.
Only then did Qingtan introduce these eight masters to Prajna. He starts with the first person on the left, then the first person on the right, then the second person on the left, and so on. Prajna knew that the top four people were the four Hinayana elders of the current Buddhist sect: the Attainment of Fate, the Enlightenment, the Dust, and the Enlightenment. The ones that came down were Qingliu, the abbot of Fahua Temple, Qinghui who was in charge of the Dharma Academy, Qingyuan who was in charge of the Yaowang Hall, Qingzhi who was in charge of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, Qingran who was in charge of the Discipline Academy, and Qingyuan who was in charge of the dining room and other logistics chores. These six are already masters of the Great Golden Body Realm.
After bowing to them in turn, Prajna looked at Master Yuan, who was said to be her master: "Master, I have some doubts that need to be clarified. Otherwise, it will affect your cultivation in the future. ”
The great monks looked at each other and smiled, and then said, "I know what you want to ask. After all, all previous Buddhas have come over like this. ”
"Buddha?" Prajna keenly spotted the point in the fateful words. Is she a candidate for the next Buddha? Mom, she's just reborn into a novel. She is already very satisfied to be able to get rid of the fate of being the heroine and the treasure boy, can she use such a big hanging? Even if she has a fate with the Buddha, is the fate so deep? Prajna shook her head vigorously, trying to shake her head out of her untimely speculation.
"Haha, yes, that's what you imagined. Li Yuan immediately opened his mouth to confirm Prajna's guess, "Do you think that Liuhua syrup, 10,000-year-old pine cone and apricot fruit can be eaten by anyone? However, if there is no cultivation in the foundation building period or the Juyuan period, it will not be able to bear its effect at all. Don't think that people with spiritual roots can eat as they please. If you can't bear the effect, the spiritual root will be broken. The only people in the world who have not yet reached the foundation building period can eat this good thing are those who have the seed of Buddha. Besides, how can a person who is not a person of the Buddha seed enter the realm of asking the Buddha with an epiphany without exercises? This is because there is no shortage of people in the world who have an occasional epiphany before their practice. Why don't you go straight into the realm of cultivation without seeing them? And those who have the seed of a Buddha will become a Buddha. "Co-authoring this Buddha seed is still a big plug-in!
"Destined to become a Buddha?" Prajna thought for a moment and then asked, "Does that mean that there is only one person with the Buddha seed in each generation?"
Yuan touched his long beard and nodded with a smile: "Not bad." And every time there is a person with the Buddha seed, the treasure mirror in the secret room at the top of the tower of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion will give a hint. Although we can't know your every move through the Treasure Mirror. But where you were born and how you cultivated to the realm can all be known through the treasure mirror. ”
Pranya nodded, indicating that he accepted the statement. Prajna suddenly thought of the group of young monks he saw in the dining hall who were only about ten years old, and then asked the question in his heart: "I just saw that the group of senior brothers eating in the dining hall are only about ten years old. They were able to eat tofu made of liuhua pulp, which means that they have already gathered yuan. Knowing how old they are now, it seems that they have started to gather at the age of ten or so. I've heard my father say that cultivators tend to suppress the realm and wait until their bodies have grown to build a foundation. Why did the senior brothers start gathering so early?"
The great monks present all laughed. In the end, Qingtan said: "If you were in other temples, you wouldn't see such a scene." Fahua Temple does not accept those who do not have great wisdom roots. These disciples will be the future heads of the various temples of the Fahua Temple, or the elders of the branch temples. You also know that Buddhism pays attention to the word of enlightenment. Although everyone's cultivation can be increased by practicing hard in ordinary times. But once you have an understanding, the strength of the Buddha will improve rapidly. People with great wisdom roots have good understanding. It's because everyone has slowed down the pace of cultivation, but one by one they have entered the Juyuan period at the age of ten. You also know that once you enter the Juyuan period, people's physical state is basically solidified. If you want to grow up again, you can only work hard to enter the realm of the little golden body. ”
Cheongtan's words carried a tone of "what to do, I am also desperate for this situation". Listening to Prajna just wants to roll his eyes. Are you sure you're not showing off stealthily again? But if you change your mind and think again, no wonder there is a little monk from the Fahua Temple in the outside world who can't be provoked. On the one hand, they are considered masters among their peers. On the other hand, the little monks from Fahua Temple will be the backbone elite of Buddhism in the future. Buddhism does not take the initiative to stir up trouble, but it is also extremely protective. really relied on his age to bully these little monks, I am afraid that it will attract more terrible big bosses to talk to their elders.
Praruo looked at Qingtan and asked curiously, "That is, all the elders here, as well as the senior brother, are you also here like this?"
The smile on Qingtan's face froze, but it quickly recovered: "Senior sister, don't be envious, you will also become like this." And the younger sister has an epiphany before she has practiced, which shows that her understanding is very good. Presumably, the time to enter Juyuan will be earlier than us. ”
When Prajna heard this, he thought that even if he was working hard to cultivate, how could it take decades to enter the little golden body. Thinking that I have to look like a child for decades, I can't help but shudder. If this is the case, she should not go out of the temple gate until she reaches the realm of the little golden body.
As if she had discovered what she was thinking, Qingtan broke her thoughts with a wicked taste: "Although our Buddhism does not have the heart to fight. But Buddhism is a sect after all. And the so-called Buddha is not a simple spiritual leader. In fact, Fahua Temple is like the peak where the head of the Xiuzhen sect is located. The branch temples are the side peaks that specialize in one item. The elders are the major elders of the Xiuzhen Sect. And the one who is usually in charge of the affairs of the entire sect is the head of the sect. Elders can only be the strong backing of the sect. And the Buddha is equivalent to the existence of the master. This is also the reason why there are thousands of years of major events with various sects in the outside world are all Buddha's appearance. ”
Prajna expressed that his opinion was refreshed again. She always felt that Qingtan said these words more than just explaining to her what a Buddha was. Sure enough, Qingtan's next words made her heart burst out: "When the Buddha Sect reaches the Great Golden Body Realm, it will automatically be promoted to an elder. The Buddha is no exception. ”
An ominous premonition rose in Praruo's heart, and he asked in a slightly expectant tone, "Dare to ask Senior Brother about his current realm?"
"The poor monk is not talented, and he has been practicing for 300 years, and he is only in the late stage of leaving the body. Otherwise, this time my sister's master will be me. Alas, who let the teachers of the previous Buddhas be elders? Qingtan's tone was quite regretful.
Are you sure you're not showing off? In the outside world, if you can cultivate to the late Yuan Infant stage in three hundred years, you are a genius. What are you sorry for? Prajna thought, the people in this Fahua Temple are all a bunch of hangers. If it weren't for the fact that Buddha cultivation was not aggressive, and he didn't have any intention of dominating the world, otherwise the pattern of the entire cultivation world would have to be rewritten. Playing games and doing things hate to be forced to hang up. But he will also become a member of the hanging, and Prajna still feels very cool in his heart.
However, thinking that after the separation period, it would be the realm of the Great Golden Body, and Praruo asked with some apprehension: "Then if Senior Brother entered the realm of the Great Golden Body when I was just gathering Yuan...... "The Buddha Sect will not let someone with such a shallow cultivation become a Buddha, right?"
At this time, the monk spoke: "Amitabha, then this is also the will of the Buddha." The appearance time of successive Buddhas is also irregular. There was once a Buddha who was promoted to an elder before finding the next Buddha. As a result, the Buddha inherited the name of the Buddha as soon as he entered the temple. Your senior brother Qingtan's master, Master Lijue, is the superior Buddha. When he was still on the eighth floor of Juyuan, he was promoted to elder. Cheongdam also became a Buddha at that time. So you don't have to worry too much. ”
If there is anything else to say, he can only nod his head to show that he understands.