At that time, when Xie Jingxi talked about this, Guo Huizhi interjected and asked: "The theoretical pursuits of the three religions are very different, and the three sect leaders are in the same place, so don't they argue and don't disagree with each other's propositions?"

Xie Jingxi replied: "The statues of the three sect leaders are in the same room amicably, not to show that their thoughts and opinions are completely consistent, but to show that they can allow each other to insist on their own views, aren't the three of them different?" This means that each of them has its own views and opinions, that is to say, Confucianism can have Confucian ideas, Taoism can have Taoist pursuits, and Buddhism can have Buddhist views, and there can be dissenting, controversies, and criticisms, but this sect does not necessarily replace another religion in theory, and it cannot only allow the theories of its own sect to exist, but must suppress the theories of other sects. Only by absorbing each other's ideological nourishment can we better update the theoretical system, and only when there is controversy and contention can the theories of the sects have stronger vitality, and the important significance of the 'Three Sects' is to express the compatibility of the theories of this sect. ”

Guo Huizhi said: "You are very reasonable, and it is quite interesting, it seems that the important thing to do learning is not just to 'ask for learning', not to accept more knowledge, but to 'learn', that is, to learn to ask, to ask questions, to question, to accept new ideas, to update old knowledge, you talk about the coexistence of the three religions, it is very inspiring to people, it is very good, and the 'performance' is very exciting!"

Xie Jingxi continued: "The Hanging Temple has the 'Three Religions Hall', so that this ancient temple has always maintained the compatibility of Taoism and Buddha, and this ancient temple was once a Buddhist temple. It used to be a Taoist temple, now monks, Taoist priests can meditate in the temple, at the same time, monks, Taoists do not reject Confucianism, according to Jingxi, some monks in the temple are also often reading Confucian classics of Confucius and Mencius and Zhu Xi, there is a teacher uncle once said: "Learning Confucianism is helpful to understand the Buddha", and a teacher said: "The compatibility of Buddha, Taoism and Confucianism is like the various schools of martial arts, which need to advance each other in exchanges." The various factions of martial arts also absorb each other's martial arts in order to continuously innovate and improve. The martial arts of Shaolin and Wudang have also been developing by absorbing each other's strengths. The little one thinks that what Uncle Shi and Uncle Shi said is very reasonable. ”

"Haha! They are right, all factions in the martial arts are absorbing each other's martial arts, and sometimes even absorbing each other's strengths in fights. It's like you said. Different points of view. There is controversy before the development of theory, and it seems that Jingxi's nephew learned a lot of knowledge in the Hanging Temple. It really impresses Uncle Guo, your talent is really amazing, there are some things that Uncle Guo can't understand, you really have you!" Guo Songtao praised.

"Uncle Guo, don't say that, the little nephew is open-mouthed, and he is free to use the knowledge he has learned, and he doesn't know whether it is right or wrong, Miss Guo asked to do his best to 'perform' in the future, and the little nephew had to do it, please don't be surprised!"

Guo Huizhi admired Xie Jingxi's view that different theories are compatible with households, so when she visited the "Three Religions Palace", Xie Jingxi left a deep impression on her, and in addition, when they visited the "Guanyin Hall of Sending Children", Xie Jingxi's wonderful stories made Guo Huizhi unforgettable.

Walking into the "Sending the Child Guanyin Palace", Xie Jingxi pointed to the statue of Guanyin and said: "In China, the image of Guanyin almost concentrates all the advantages of women: beautiful, elegant, gentle, kind, intelligent, compatible, Guanyin is always gentle and elegant, but she is boundless, she uses a flexible power to make everyone respect, admire, let the ladies worship, and let the men admire!"

Guo Huizhi interjected: "Yes, ladies are inherently better than men, they are gentle and kind, compassionate and compatible, and all they think about being good to their parents, caring for their children, and caring for their families, while men think all day long about holding power, dominating the martial arts, controlling the rivers and lakes, and busy doing their so-called 'big business', as if ladies are destined to only be foils, and can only make sacrifices for men. Men are aggressive and often fierce, but women are often gentle, calm-hearted, careful and virtuous, Guanyin represents women and is truly great. ”

Xie Jingxi didn't expect Guo Huizhi to suddenly intervene and talk about the excellent characteristics of women, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Guo Songtao heard this, laughed and said: "Good daughter, you said a criticism of men, mainly against your father, because your father often yells, 'fierce baba', right? Actually, you see, men are not necessarily fierce, Jingxi's nephew is also a man, he is not fierce, he patiently and elegantly tells you stories, it's not fair for you to complain like this, right?"

Xie Jingxi said: "Miss Guo also has some truth, men are generally ambitious or ambitious, easy to be reckless, less gentle and graceful of women, so, with the image of Guanyin, people will think that she is more admirable, in fact, the image of Guanyin is a great goddess created by Chinese, Guanyin was not a female image before entering China, in Indian Buddhism, Guanyin is a male image, in some murals in Dunhuang, some Guanyin has a beard on his face; , the depiction of Guanyin uses words such as majesty and grandeur. Some people have researched that it was about the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties that the image of Guanyin changed to a male image, and the little nephew heard a teacher say that the "Lengyan Sutra" once recorded: "The Venerable Avalokiteshvara White Buddha said: If there is a woman who is eager to learn and become a monk, I will see the body of a bhikshuni, the body of a queen, the body of the king's wife, the body of a woman, and the body of a virgin in front of him. This shows that Guanyin can speak to different people in different genders and different identities, and some people have analyzed that the reason why Guanyin has changed from male to female is to facilitate the Dharma to ladies, and some Buddhist scriptures say that Guanyin can change thirty-six times, and in many Buddhist temples, the statue of Guanyin has many hands and eyes, which is used to express the thousand hands and thousands of eyes of Guanyin, which shows that she can speak the Dharma in a lot of disguises, and the mana is boundless, and it can be used to purify sentient beings in a timely manner. ”

Guo Huizhi listened carefully to Xie Jingxi's explanation, she appreciated him more and more, she thought to herself: "In the past, I have also read about the transformation of Guanyin from male to female in books about Buddhism, but I can't understand as much as him. ”

However, although Guo Huizhi admired him in her heart, she deliberately wanted to ask some difficult questions to challenge him, she said: "Jingxi, you said that the female image of Guanyin was made by the Chinese, then, in your eyes, Guanyin, the goddess who has been admired by many people, is not a god? Isn't she worthy of worship and faith? You are meditating in a monastery, is your view of Guanyin not quite in line with the Buddhist view of faith?"

Xie Jingxi listened and felt that Guo Huizhi was very smart and keen, she didn't ask, once she asked questions, they were all very sharp, he thought about it and replied: " There are many ways to believe in Buddha, which is related to the difference between the Buddha, some people regard the Buddha as a god who is active somewhere in the other world, and some people understand the Buddha as a mysterious mana placed on the body of the Buddha statue in the temple, but in Nanchan's view, the Buddha is in the heart, everyone has the Buddha in their hearts, and the people in the world usually fail to realize the Buddha in their hearts is because the concept of rights makes people's hearts covered by delusions, so if there are delusions, they are laymen, and once they get rid of delusions, they can realize the Buddha in their hearts, and they can realize the Buddha in their hearts, and they can be pure and experience the state of Nirvana, which is the epiphany and become a Buddha, so from this point of viewThe Buddha statue in the temple is just a way for people to remove delusions in their hearts, and worshipping the Buddha is also to realize the Buddha in the heart, the Buddha is in the heart, and the Buddha is pure and quiet. ”

Guo Songtao said: "Little nephew Jingxi, you are very knowledgeable about Buddhism, but this is also too mysterious, so that Uncle Guo is confused, can you talk more simply, it sounds more interesting." ”

"Father, Jing Xi is talking about Zen Buddhism, which is naturally more profound, especially Southern Zen, advocating enlightenment and becoming a Buddha, some Buddhism can only be understood with the heart, not explained in words, do you know why Master Lonely Sky asked your 'Jingxi little nephew' to accompany us on the tour this time?" Guo Huizhi approached his father and said softly: "According to the little girl's guess, the master wants Jing Xi to accompany us on the tour while teaching us Buddhist teachings, and at the same time let you see if Jing Xi really knows a lot of Buddhism, are you right?"

Although Guo Songtao is a straightforward and bold general, but he is also very sensitive, the reason why he said to Xie Jingxi that he couldn't understand the esoteric Zen he preached, because he found that his daughter liked Xie Jingxi more and more, he heard that Guo Huizhi had affectionately called his "little nephew" "Jingxi", although his knowledge in Buddhism can not be compared with Xie Jingxi, but he can also understand some, in order to let his daughter and Xie Jingxi have more communication, so that the two of them have more tacit dialogue, Guo Songtao understands a little but pretends not to understand at all.

To the question asked by his daughter, Guo Songtao whispered to Guo Huizhi: "You are right, the little nephew Jingxi is indeed very knowledgeable about Buddhism, and it seems that Master Shankong admires him very much. Guo Songtao raised his voice and said: "Daughter, you are also very good, my father didn't expect that in terms of Buddhism, you can have such a tacit dialogue with Jingxi's little nephew, this is really good, it seems that my father's taking you to the Hanging Temple this time seems to be very correct, haha!"

Guo Huizhi felt that it was rude for her to talk softly to Xie Jingxi with her father, she was afraid that he would have ideas, she turned her head to Xie Jingxi, and said to Xie Jingxi in a half-ridiculous tone: "'Master of Buddhism', the little girl still wants to ask you, why is this Guanyin Hall called 'Sending Children Guanyin Palace'?"

Guo Songtao listened to it, smiled in his heart, he thought: "Sure enough, I said it, my daughter likes to ask this and that, and she specially picks difficult questions." (To be continued......)

PS: Guo Huizhi, a lady of Jiangmen, in front of her father, General Guo Songtao, talked about Buddhism with the handsome layman Xie Jingxi in the Buddhist temple, but she sparked a spark of love, can they bear the fruit of love? I hope readers can be interested in such interesting stories in "Jianghu Fangyuan"! http:///book/3051739.aspx

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