Chapter 19: Precepts

"Three completely identical, but completely different worlds?" Wen Yiyang could not keep up with the meaning of Yu Fei'er's words at this time.

"Yes, the first world is of course the real world that the three of us live in, which is called the 'present world' in Buddhism, and the second world is the world created by Yu Fei'er in the sphere through the four major material factors of Buddhism, and as for the third world, that is the special space created by the bat demon for stealth. ”

"I wonder what kind of invisibility technique this bat demon used to create that special space of his?" Wen Yiyang asked?

"Where can the monsters understand the magic in the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism, what they have learned is just some side ways. Do you remember what this bat demon said to the three of us when he first appeared? At that time, he had said that no one in his territory could escape his palm, and the bat demon's words inadvertently revealed the importance of this passage to him. According to Yu Fei'er's observation, it is likely that this bat demon has used the special structure of this passage, coupled with some special means of his to create a space that only he can enter and exit at will. ”

"After Brother Dao's analysis, Wen Yiyang has some clues in his heart, but Wen Yiyang still has a question in his heart, why is Brother Dao so sure that the Bat Demon will appear on the re-fused sphere when it appears for the last time, and will not appear above the heads of the three of us to attack the three of us?"

"Yes, yes! Although the old Taoist can't understand the explanations you made before, and he doesn't want to figure them out, he is also very curious about the question raised by the little Taoist priest of the Zhengyi Sect. The white-bearded old man also suddenly came to his senses after listening to Wen Yiyang's question.

Yu Fei'er was about to open his mouth to make his own explanation, when something suddenly came to his mind, and after some contemplation, Yu Fei'er suddenly raised his head and looked at Wen Yiyang and asked: "Isn't there such a prohibition in the canons of the Zhengyi Sect that prohibits his disciples from talking about any Buddhist scholarship?" As far as Yu Fei'er knows, among the many sects of my Taoism, except for my Putuo Mountain, there seems to be a similar prohibition in other sects. ”

"Brother Dao's explanation of the different perceptions of Buddhism and Taoism in the world and the definition of 'emptiness' in the two religions is really wonderful, not only the theory of the two religions is concise and easy to understand, but also the differences that exist in the theories of the two religions are also extremely objective and fair, impartial, which is really rare. Although Wen Yiyang had never been exposed to this Buddhist theory before, he had also benefited a lot after listening to Brother Dao's opinions, if it hadn't been for Brother Dao's sudden mention of my Zhengyi canon, Wen Yiyang would have forgotten it completely. Speaking of this rule, Wen Yiyang remembered the scene when my master had instructed the deacons and elders of my sect to gather all the disciples in the sect together before he retreated and cultivated. I remember that at that time, after announcing that he was going to retreat and cultivate, he even made a point of mentioning the canon that Brother Dao had just mentioned, and warned with a very serious expression in front of everyone in the sect that those who dared to disobey would be expelled from the Zhengyi Sect immediately. At first, Wen Yiyang thought that the master was just saying this casually, but within a few days, there was a few senior brothers in the sect who accidentally said a few Buddhist sayings during small talk, and then were cleared out of the Zhengyi Sect by the deacon elders of our sect. From then on, the brothers and sisters in the Zhengyi Sect were all cautious, for fear that they would be expelled from the sect for violating the canon. Now Wen Yiyang has openly disobeyed the order of the master, not only listened to many Buddhist theories, but also talked with the Taoist brother with great interest, and after returning after the demon removal this time, wouldn't Wen Yiyang be ......given by the master" Speaking of this, Wen Yiyang immediately stopped, and no longer had the heart to urge Yu Fei'er to continue his previous explanation.

"I have no sect or sect, so I don't have to care about the so-called Taoist rules. Zhengyi Sect Little Taoist, if you don't want to continue listening, stay away from the two of us. Seeing that Wen Yiyang retreated, the white-bearded old man immediately put forward his own suggestions.

"The old gentleman is really unscrupulous, aren't you afraid that you will never be able to enter the Taoist temple gate in the future?"

Yu Fei'er wanted to use these words to scare off the white-bearded old Taoist, but after hearing Yu Fei'er's words, the white-bearded old Taoist immediately asked: "You Putuo Mountain disciples can enter my Taoist temple gate if you talk about Buddhism and Taoism like this, why can't I enter the Taoist temple door just by listening to a few Buddhist sayings? Besides, there are only three of us in this passage, as long as you two little Taoist priests don't say it, who will know that there is such a thing?"

"yes, as long as the three of us don't say it ourselves, then no one will know what the three of us are talking about. Since this is the case, then Wen Yiyang doesn't have to worry about any canons, so let's ask Brother Dao to continue. Wen Yiyang immediately came to his senses again after hearing the words of the white-bearded old man.

"Well, since the old gentleman and Brother Yiyang can ignore the rules, then Yu Fei'er will simply put aside my Putuo Mountain rules today. ”

"Brother Dao just said that in my Taoism, only you Putuo Mountain never forbade your disciples to discuss the scholarship in Buddhism and Taoism, why did Brother Dao suddenly say that he had violated the precepts?" Wen Yiyang asked puzzled.

Although the disciples of Buddhism and Taoism in Putuo Mountain can indeed go to the other party's religion to listen to the lectures with the permission of the patriarch, and they can also go to the Tibetan scripture pavilion in the other party's religion to consult the classics, but there is a prohibition that the disciples of Putuo Mountain are not allowed to put forward any of their own opinions after coming into contact with the theories and classics of the other party's teaching, even if they just want to express their agreement with the theory of the other party's teaching. The reason why Guanyin Bodhisattva, the patriarch of Putuo Mountain, formulated such a ban is because the Bodhisattva knows very well in his heart that there are fundamental differences between the theories of Buddhism and Taoism, and if his disciples are allowed to discuss the theories of the other religion without fear, the discussion between the disciples of the two religions will eventually focus on the differences between the two religions. In order to defend the theories of their own religions, the disciples of the two sects are bound to argue with each other, and then belittle each other's theories, and over time, this kind of argument between the two sides will inevitably evolve into a fierce dispute. Once this kind of dispute is formed among the disciples of Putuo Mountain, it will destroy the harmony of Putuo Mountain, which is not conducive to the long-term development of Putuo Mountain, and may even bring Putuo Mountain into a place of no return. ”

"Guanyin Bodhisattva's painstaking efforts can be understood. Look at the relationship between Buddhism and Taoism now, in addition to the inside of your Putuo Mountain, it is really getting more and more tense, and I don't know what is going on between these two religions?" After listening to Yu Fei'er's answer, Wen Yiyang agreed with the ban formulated by Guanyin Bodhisattva, and at the same time boldly said a question that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism existed long before Pangu opened the world, and the reason for this is not something that you, a little Taoist priest of the Zhengyi Sect, can understand. Whitebeard suddenly interjected.

"Before Pangu opened the world?" Yu Fei'er felt a little incredible, "Wasn't the world we lived in before Pangu opened the world in chaos? Wasn't it until Pangu succeeded in opening the world that there were the Three Realms as we know them now? Only then did we have the races of people, gods, demons, demons and other races that we are familiar with? Old man, you said that the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism existed long before Pangu opened the world, what is the basis for this?" Yu Fei'er stared at the white-bearded old man with wide eyes.

"This ......" The white-bearded old Taoist slapped his mouth, and then replied with a pretended embarrassed look: "The old Taoist just said this casually, in order to show that this Buddhism and Taoism have been competing for a long time, why do you take the old Tao's words seriously? I think we should not open the topic anymore, Putuo Mountain little Taoist, you better hurry up and talk about your spells." ”

"Perhaps what Mr. Whitebeard said just now was really just a casual remark, otherwise there would be no record of this in the existing books of Buddhism and Taoism. Thinking of this, Yu Fei'er was no longer embarrassed by the old man with white beard, and began to explain his own spells: "Although there is a huge difference between Buddhism and Taoism in their perception of the world, the two religions have a common understanding of the infinite energy of this world. The reason why we in this world do not feel that there is a huge amount of energy around us is because the energy in this world interacts and interdepends and has reached a state of perfect equilibrium. If this equilibrium is suddenly broken, the forces in this world will inevitably lead to a round of earth-shaking changes in order to regain the equilibrium. If this round of change does not bring about a new balance, then the present world is likely to be completely destroyed, and it will return to the chaotic state when the heavens and the earth were not opened. ”

"Little Taoist priest of Putuo Mountain, the two of us just want to know how you dealt with that bat demon, why did you take the topic away again. If you really want to talk about what the world was like before the world opened? How can you know at such a young age? The white-bearded old man immediately interrupted Yu Fei'er when he saw that the topic of Yu Fei'er had turned to the state of chaos in heaven and earth.

Yu Fei'er hurriedly explained: "Xiao Dao said so much, I just want to show that the energy in this world is the most balanced and perfect, which is incomparable to any space created by spells, and cannot be broken through by ordinary people's power. Even if those who have cultivated a spell similar to my Taoist stealth technique can break through the present world, they can't leave the present world for too long, because the space created by using spells is not comparable to the present world, and after escaping into the space created by using spells, they will continue to consume mana in their bodies. It is precisely because the person who casts the stealth spell will continue to consume mana after escaping into the space created by himself, so it is not difficult for everyone who cultivates stealth spells to break through the present world, but it is not so simple to return to the present world from the space created by himself, not only to face the risk of casting the spell after his own mana is weakened, but also to face interference from different spaces on his own line back to the present world, and the slightest mistake may lead to his ability to never return to the present world. As for why this bat demon can switch between the present world and the space he created at will, it is because in this special structural passage, there is only the space created by the present world and the bat demon, and there is no interference between different spaces. As the third space created by Yu Fei'er appeared in the passage, the space that the bat demon was familiar with was immediately disrupted, and when he wanted to return to the present world from the space he had created, the previous line had been completely cut off by the space created by Yu Fei'er. ”

"What kind of connection does there have between different spaces, and what kind of method did Brother Dao use to cut off the line for that bat demon to return to the present world?" Wen Yiyang couldn't help but interject and asked.

If we really want to explain the reason for this, it will involve the theory of time and space in Buddhist scholarship. To be honest, the different views of Buddhism and Taoism on time and space are also an important factor in the major differences between the two theories. Do you want to continue listening to this now that you know this?" Yu Fei'er deliberately reminded again.

At this time, Wen Yiyang heard it, where could he still take care of any precepts, and immediately urged Yu Fei'er to say: "Brother Dao, don't sell Guanzi, hurry up." ”

However, the white-bearded old Taoist who was standing on the side was speechless at this time, only to see him frowning and looking at Yu Fei'er, and constantly estimating in his heart what kind of Buddhist time-space theory could the little Taoist priest of Putuo Mountain in front of him say.