Chapter 18: Creation
The sunset faded, the afterglow slanted, and the hall shimmered with golden light.
The three people in the hall talked about Buddhism from Zen theory, and talked about Buddhism to today. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, it was time to talk.
Guan Ren and Fan Bufan had a fast meal and went to the monk's room with a Buddhist disciple to stay.
The courtyard here is built on the cliff and is extremely secluded.
The room is lit and the beds are tidy. Fan Bufan had eaten a lot of dinner, and now he was sleepy, and he was already snoring like thunder soon after lying down.
Guan Ren brought a basin of water to clean his injured left arm, and when he took off his sleeve, he found that the wound had already healed.
"It's good that the wound isn't deep. Guan Ren thought so. But he didn't think about it, if he only scratched a little flesh, how could he be bloody?
He washed the wound and took off the reward and washed it. At this point, the hour has passed three watches.
Guan Ren didn't feel sleepy at all, and this was his first night outside the palace. Thinking of Gong Lao, I felt deeply guilty in my heart. Presumably, this old man will have a restless sleep tonight.
It's a good thing to have something on your mind to think about. Helplessly, there was a burst of snoring in his ears, and the people who disturbed him were very upset, so he went to the yard to walk alone.
After all, the monk's house is not as good as the deep house compound of the palace, there is no bamboo forest rockery, no water pavilion garden, the whole courtyard is empty, and there is not even a stone bench.
Catching a glimpse of a wooden ladder across the wall, the gatekeeper stepped forward to erect it and climbed the ladder to the roof.
The courtyard backs itself on a cliff. Sitting on the roof, with the starry sky above you and the unpredictable abyss behind you.
The moonlight is very strong tonight, and a galaxy pours thousands of miles. The mountain is so high, but the moon on the top of this peak is not bigger than that of the palace.
"The donor is admiring the moon?"
I don't know when the old monk Shanshi has come to the side of the passer.
"Master. Guan Ren said in a respectful tone, he talked with the old monk all afternoon, and was deeply impressed by his practice.
When the old monk saw that Guan Ren wanted to get up and salute, he reached out and pressed his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Sit down, you don't need to be polite." ”
The two sat side by side, their eyes full of stars.
The old monk said: "It is a good thing that you have understanding and wisdom roots." But your mind is uncertain, and you have too many distracting thoughts. In just half a day, I became a bodhisattva and became a mortal again, but in the final analysis, it was not enough. Would you like to worship the Buddha, take refuge in the Three Jewels, make merits, and transcend samsara as soon as possible?"
Guan Ren did not hesitate at all, and refused: "Thank you master for your love, but the younger generation still has a wish that has not been fulfilled, and it is difficult to obey it." ”
"Oh? ”
Guan Ren laughed at himself: "The wish of the younger generation is not worth mentioning compared to the Buddha's grand wish to purify all sentient beings. However, the younger generation has always had the idea of going to the outside world. People must have seen the depths of the rivers and lakes and the distance to the ends of the world before they can concentrate on cultivation, right?"
The old monk said: "Hongchen is a sea of desire and suffering, and it is not a bad thing to practice in it. The old man has a four-word instruction here, and you should remember it carefully. As he spoke, he pulled out a note from his sleeve.
Guan Ren took it with both hands and opened it to see that it was the words 'more wishes'.
"This ......." Guan Ren looked at the old monk in confusion.
The old monk smiled: "This is not difficult to understand. If you have a desire, you will have something to do, and if you have something to do, you will not think wildly. Hongchen is extremely sleepy and sleepy, and when there are more wishes, the power of desire is greater than karma. ”
Guan Ren thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he folded the note and carefully put it in his arms.
The old monk said: "You have deep roots in wisdom and have a relationship with Buddhism. Walking in the rivers and lakes in the future, wouldn't it be a pity if you accidentally die? The old man will give you a piece of creation, so that he can teach you some means to save your life. ”
Guan Ren was flattered and did not know how to reply. The old monk stretched out his hand and pushed the Guan man off the roof and fell into the cliff behind him.
"Ahh
Guan Ren was frightened and couldn't help screaming. The wind was whistling in my ears, and the sweat on my back was wet and cold.
Suddenly, under the abyss, a Buddha plate intertwined with golden mangs lit up, on which Sanskrit is densely covered, and there are eight auspicious patterns of Buddhism - wheels, snails, umbrellas, covers, flowers, jars, fish, intestines, distributed in all directions.
Guan Ren fell at great speed and slammed into the Buddha plate.
The Buddha plate is transformed by the light of the orthodox Buddha, it is a Buddhist magical power, the texture is extremely soft, and it has not caused the slightest damage to the people.
Guan people stand on the Buddha plate, and Sanskrit flows under their feet. He stomped hard, and when he stepped on it, a Buddha's light immediately leaked out, and the golden mangs were flourishing.
Guan Ren walked around the Buddha plate, and the golden rays flashed at the foothold, reflecting the golden light of the entire abyss.
There was a burst of bells at the top of the mountain, and now it was the fourth watch, and the monks began to do their morning lessons.
"Serendipity is on this cliff. The old monk suddenly appeared.
When Guan Ren heard this, he looked at the cliff.
I saw a rusty ancient spear, deeply embedded in the mountain wall, with a huge and hideous tail nailed to the blade. It is densely covered with scales, and there are criss-crossing scars, and where the scales are broken, you can see the white bones of the forest.
The blood stains at the severed tail slowly surged, but they had not dried up, and the scarlet blood was shining like molten iron.
The old monk said: "This is a broken tail of the ten fierce gluttons of ancient times, and it was sealed here thousands of years ago. The spear had almost worn out its rage. There's a trace left, just for you. Now the old man wants to detain the gluttonous true blood in the severed tail and seal it in your body. In the future, you have to copy the scriptures from time to time to use the Dharma to restrain the anger in your true blood. In this way, when the anger wears off, you will be able to regain the bodhisattva status. ”
Guan Ren nodded and swallowed his saliva secretly.
The old monk stretched out one arm, broke his tail at the gluttony, and then bent his fingers into claws.
Immediately, the blood from the severed tail surged, and the blood splattered, staining a large area of cliff rock.
It seemed to have suffered greatly, twisting and whipping, the mountain shattered, the stone chips flew wildly, and the tail of the spear trembled.
In the midst of the surging red light, a drop of true blood was stripped out and slowly floated towards the old monk.
The broken tail couldn't help but twist, tearing the cliff wall, but the moment the true blood peeled out, it instantly collapsed and became lifeless.
A drop of bright red true blood was suspended above the palm of the old monk's hand, like a raging fire, and the flames were shining. Guan Ren looked closely, and vaguely sensed the shadow of a giant beast among the blood droplets, roaring at him uncontrollably, and the blood waves behind him were monstrous, and the ferocity was breathtaking.
The old monk shook his hand and poured the drop of true blood into Guan Ren's body, and shouted: "Hold your heart, don't be devoured by anger." ”
Guan Ren only had time to hear this, and then he noticed a blazing flame rushing into his chest, so hot that it almost burned him to ashes.
This fire rushed into his chest and burned all over his body in an instant, making it feel like he was in purgatory, his skin and flesh bloomed in an instant, his blood churned like boiling water, and his body was charred like black coal. Even his consciousness was blurred by this drop of true blood.
The old monk stretched out his hand, and the body of Guan Ren immediately floated up, sitting in the air, and the whole person exuded blood light, and then entered the sun falling in the west.
The old monk also sat in the void, opposite Guan Ren. Then the ten fingers interlaced, forming a treasure seal, and reciting the Buddhist scriptures in his mouth.
Guan Ren's five hearts were burned, and his mind was also eroded by anger, and the whole person was in great pain, and he couldn't faint immediately.
That drop of true blood contained a trace of broken spiritual consciousness, and at this moment it turned into an angry ancient beast, standing on the Guanren Lingtai Zhihai Sea, raising its head and roaring violently, stirring up the waves of the Zhihai Sea, which had the potential to collapse.
At this time, the sound of Sanskrit singing in the sea of Guan Renzhi was loud. A golden Buddha manifests in the sea of knowledge, the treasure is solemn, the Buddha wheel behind him, the golden light is in full bloom, like a round of the sun. Where the Buddha's light shines, ten thousand golden lotuses gush out, and the sea of knowledge is suddenly stable and calm. It also made Guan people feel a hint of coolness, and most of the anger in their hearts disappeared, and the spiritual platform gradually returned to clarity.
The gluttonous head transformed into real blood, with a pair of blood-red eyes, stared at the golden Buddha above, and the four hooves grinded, wanting to take a bite of the golden Buddha.
The fingers of the old monk sitting in the void changed, and the seal of the King Kong Demon was changed. And the big Buddha hanging above the sea of Guan Renzhi also changed, and his hand was sealed with the demon seal.
With a roar, he leapt into the sky and pounced on the Buddha above.
The old monk pinched the Dharma seal in his right hand and slowly pushed it forward.
In the sea of knowledge, the actions of the Buddha are the same as those of the old monk. The hand of the seal slowly pushed out against the gluttony, bringing out a gust of wind and pressing down.
The gluttonous jumping figure was blocked by the wind, hanging in the air, unable to advance an inch. Immediately, the big hand of the Golden Buddha was pressed down, and there was no change of color, just a light touch, and the gluttony was immediately knocked down and fell into the sea of knowledge.
Knowing the sea is like a deep pool, and the gluttony roars and is knocked down to the bottom of the deep pool. Immediately, he rose up again, and suddenly stirred up the raging wolf waves.
The old monk's fingers flipped and changed to another mudra.
Thousands of Buddha lights on the sea of knowledge are intertwined and condensed into a golden dharma, with the six-character mantra of Buddhism on it.
The golden law slowly floated down, suppressing the entire sea of knowledge.
The gluttony is under the sea of knowledge, and it rises rapidly, and it is about to rush out. At this moment, the golden law was settled, and it was like an afterglow shining on the lake, and the entire surface of the sea was instantly sealed by a layer of golden Buddha light.
Gluttony roared unwillingly, but he was powerless to break through that layer of Buddha light.
Guan Ren sat in the void, and as soon as the gluttonous gland formed by that trace of spiritual consciousness was sealed, the gluttonous true blood that had been injected into the body before immediately became docile. Not only that, but that true blood actually fed back the flesh of Guan people with its powerful bloodline power. The area that had been burned before gradually grew tender meat.
The Buddha plate rose, carrying Guan Ren and the old monk back to the previous courtyard.
The old monk instructed: "In the future, you must often copy the sutras and recite the Buddha." Although the evil spirit in the true blood has been sealed, if you are not right and go astray, sooner or later the seal will be broken by itself. At that time, your mind will be controlled, and you will fall into the devil's way, and that will be the end of no return. ”
Guan Ren Zhengse said: "Please rest assured, the younger generation will copy and recite more scriptures in the future." ”
At that time, the sky was shining, and the Guan people stood on the top of Wanren Mountain, watching the red sun emerge from the east. At the rising of the sun, there seems to be a Tianshan Mountain to cover it, and it seems to be even higher than this dangerous peak at your feet.
Guan Ren couldn't help but admire: "Sure enough, there is a mountain outside the mountain." ”
I am looking forward to the excitement of the rivers and lakes and the end of the world in the future.
The old monk laughed and said, "There are not all mountains outside the mountains in this world. Perhaps, a mountain looking at a mountain is high?"