Chapter 1089: A Chinese Ghost Story (25)
Huang Chao and others re-established the Tianting Difu, bringing the old with the new, and everything is in order. In the present world, a few monks are left to discuss Buddhism. Daoxin and others hold Baiyun, and both sides fight their own battles. They find that the other party has a deep root of wisdom, and they both admire each other.
Zen Master Baiyun was very disappointed in this dark world. He and his disciples escorted the Golden Buddha to Daguo Temple, hoping to promote Buddhism, but he also knew in his heart that it was very difficult. The Golden Buddha can indeed restrain demons, but it is a lump of gold to ordinary people. The people of Guobei County did not feel inspired by Buddhism when they saw the Golden Buddha, and all of them showed greedy eyes.
It was rare for him to meet four eminent monks, and each of them had a deeper understanding of Buddhism than himself. Of course, the four great monks belonged to the traditional eminent monks, and their greatest ability was Buddhism. In front of them, Baiyun felt ashamed. These four people had comprehended the Dharma, but he was more like a warlock. The Four Great Sacred Monks also admired Bai Yun deeply. The mana power of the other party was so marvelous.
Because of this mutual admiration between the two parties, the atmosphere was very good, and it was rare for Bai Yun to show a hearty smile. He said: "There is a Lanruo Temple in the forest ahead. Masters, let's go there and have a good exchange."
Xuanzang had long seen that the young monk Shifang had Buddha nature, the kind that "just looks suitable to be a monk". This person is really interesting. If he lives in the Lanruo Temple mentioned by his predecessors, he will definitely interact with the ghosts and ghosts there. Xuanzang happened to go to watch the fun and spread the Dharma of the Tang Dynasty by the way.
"Shifang, you are here to take care of the Buddhist scriptures, and I will go back with a few masters."
These five great masters not only exchange words, but also exchange their own martial arts. Zen Master Baiyun can fly, and the four great monks can also fly with air control. Because they all have the habit of being a Buddhist fighter, let's take some strange things as an example. When they can fly, they will look for the most suitable environment.
For example, when it comes to spring water, speaking at Lanruo Temple is like flying into the forest and talking by a natural spring water, which is full of Zen
Xuanzang began to fool Shifang: "Shifang, how do you understand Buddhism?" Shifang was of course at a loss, and he said awkwardly: "Brother, let's not talk about Buddhism with my roots of wisdom. I'd better go Just read the scriptures."
Xuanzang had no choice but to talk to him, so he said first: "In my opinion, the most fundamental thing about Buddhism is that all living beings have Buddha nature. Saying that all people are the same at root, and there is no distinction between high and low, this is the equality of all living beings, and it is the true great compassion.”
Shi Fang listened with great admiration, but also had doubts: "Brother, are all beings equal? If there are ghosts and monsters, are they eating people? People will eat all kinds of animals, and those monsters will also eat people."
Xuanzang: ""Damn it, why did he block me from this direction? In the original world, human beings are the only intelligent beings, and they are at the top of the food chain. To say that all living beings are equal means that human beings should be equal. In fact, this is the caste system that Buddhism wanted to hate in Tianzhu at the beginning of its birth. Unfortunately, the latter is too powerful, and Buddhism has never hated it.
Later, because of the interests of the rulers themselves, they favored classifying people into different classes. Buddhism does not say that sentient beings become Buddhas. It only says that a person who is rich and honored is the virtue accumulated in the previous life, and a person who is poor is the sin committed in the previous life. The latter deserves to be squeezed by the former. A compromise and a step back.
But there are demons and goblins in this world, how fast Xuanzang reacted, and immediately invented a new rhetoric, the Buddha Dharma of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, the core is the good words from the world. The principle is that the interests of the Tang Dynasty are higher than those of other races, and by extension, the interests of the human race are higher than those of other races. Xuanzang immediately realized this when he thought about the situation Huang Chao was facing.
"Of course it's wrong, because human beings are the primates of all things and the protagonists of the way of heaven. The prosperity and development of this world is rooted in the human race. Look at those monsters who practice, and will eventually occupy a fundamental position in the world like a human transformed into a human, not to mention that we are also human beings. As a member, when our compassion and wisdom are not enough to benefit the people,
It is even more difficult to benefit those ferocious aliens. Of course, if we can convert those demons who have not done evil and make them blend into the human race, that would be a merit. Amitabha. "
An important function of Tang Buddhism is to spread it widely among foreign races, so that they can accept the rule of Tang Dynasty honestly. At this moment, Xuanzang suddenly had a flash of inspiration, comprehending the essence of Buddhism, persuading demons and goblins to be his subordinates, so that they will not harm the Tang Dynasty, and make contributions to the Tang Dynasty. This is the "duhua" in the mysterious world!
"Wow, Senior Brother Xuanzang, are you alright?" Shi Fang watched Xuanzang suddenly fall into silence, with a comprehension expression on his face, and felt chills all over his body. This kind of situation reminded him of the scene of eminent monks passing away, those people had epiphany before they died, it was so peaceful and suddenly enlightened.
Xuanzang came back to life: "I'm fine." Shi Fang let out a long sigh of relief, it's really not easy being with such a godly guy. Xuanzang was also very speechless. Comparing the two of us, who is more anxious?
Zen Master Baiyun came back from discussing the Dharma with the four of Daoxin, and they were all very fruitful. The four of Daoxin still had more spells and wanted to ask their fellow Buddhists for advice, so they all stayed in Lanruo Temple.
Bai Yun looked at the four elders, one young and five together, with a little worry on his face: "I heard that there are fierce ghosts haunting Lanruo Temple. Please gather together at night. The Buddha statues carried by our masters and apprentices have the effect of exorcising demons, so we can be safe." .”
The emperor said happily: "Amitabha, thank you for reminding me, brother." They each mentioned their ages, and the four old monks were older than Zen Master Baiyun when they broke the void, so they became "senior brothers" now. It's a pity that their cultivation base is extremely high in the world of martial arts, and they seem a little weak here.
At night, grandma's eyes widened suddenly. She felt a strange treasure appeared in Lanruo Temple. She intuitively felt that that kind of thing would be of great benefit to her. Buddha, so no one ran to die in the woods at night.
The tree demon grandma didn't want to fight with the old monks at first, but it sensed that there were seven monks in Lanruo Temple during the day, and five of them were old guys. According to the law of the cultivation world, the older the monks, the more powerful they are, so it was extremely afraid of this group of monks. But now she still wants to make a move
The strong wind suddenly blew open the gate and windows of Lanruo Temple, and Zen Master Baiyun and others who were meditating in the house suddenly opened their eyes.
"The demons are making trouble" Bai Yun shouted, "I'm going to subdue the demons, everyone please stay here, there is a Buddha statue that will prevent evil from invading"