Chapter 660: The Inside Story of Tiantai Sect, Transmission of the Truth

Master Henglin nodded and said, "I am here for the Tiantai Sect's transmission. Fortunately, I came not too late, otherwise it would be bad."

Speaking of which, when Master Ku Rong died, Master Henglin was also shocked.

He had already arrived at the foot of Tiantai Mountain, and he started climbing the mountain as soon as Zhang Zhiwei went up the mountain.

According to his original idea, Zhang Zhiwei and Ku Rong should fight for a while, and he still had plenty of time.

But he never expected that Ku Rong would die when he was still halfway up the mountain, and his head rolled down. Fortunately, there was still a head rolling down.

Zhang Zhiwei looked at Ku Rong's head thoughtfully and said, "If the master had come late, would the inheritance have been broken?"

Master Henglin smiled and said, "The Buddha is there, it cannot be broken, it will just increase many variables."

Zhang Zhiwei also felt that it would not be so easy to break.

In history, there were many similar events like the Three Wus and One Sect's destruction of Buddhism. Which time did not kill several abbots? If the inheritance was so easy to break, those major Buddhist sects would probably not have been passed down to the present.

"Since it won't break, I wonder what the variable that Master said means?" Zhang Zhiwei asked again.

Master Henglin glanced at him and said, "You have disciples who pretend to be candidates for Tianshi in Tianshi Mansion. Tiantai Sect naturally has Fa as a candidate for the successor to the abbot. When the abbot passes away, Fa will inherit the mantle."

Zhang Zhiwei turned his head to look at the remaining Tiantai Sect monks behind him. Analogously to the disciples who pretend to be Tianshi Mansion, Fa should be very extraordinary to accept the mantle of the abbot, but these people don't look like it.

When he extracted the memory before, he only extracted some of the memory in a targeted manner. There was nothing about Fa in this part of the memory.

"The Tiantai Sect's Fa is not here, right?" Zhang Zhiwei asked.

Master Henglin said: "The Tiantai Sect's method has either been killed by you or has gone to Japan to exchange Buddhist teachings."

Zhang Zhiwei was slightly surprised: "Ku Rong didn't pass on the Dharma, so how could this be passed on to Japan?"

Master Henglin smiled and said: "All places where the Buddha's light shines can be passed on."

He explained: "The transmission of the Dharma of our Eight Han Sects is somewhat similar to the transmission of the Dharma of your Tianshi, and both have a relatively strict screening range."

"But there are also Buddhist sects. Their transmission does not require a successor, but just randomly designates a region and a baby."

"The two methods have their own merits. The former can ensure the stability of its inheritance because it is carefully cultivated, and the latter is not restricted and can ensure the immortality of the inheritance."

After Master Henglin said this, Zhang Zhiwei understood.

The election of the king by Lamaism and Nasen Island is the latter method. In the plot, Li Muxuan's granddaughter was elected as the King of Nasen in this way.

But the selection of King Nasen can also be done in another way, that is, breaking the golden branch and making a precise selection. Later, in the Nasen Island plot, the sacred tree started the ceremony of breaking the golden branch to select the king.

In other words, both methods are feasible.

The way of transmission of the Eight Han Sects and the Tianshi Mansion is similar to the Nasen sacred tree breaking the golden branch to select the king, and the disciple with the false surname is the one who breaks the branch.

However, the most important thing here is not the false surname, because the Tianshi Mansion does not have a complicated ceremony for granting surnames, and only needs to be granted verbally by the Tianshi. Instead, there is a clear ceremony for the inheritance of half of the thunder method after the surname is granted.

In the Tianshi Mansion, whether it is a high-level master or a false disciple, anyone who wants to practice thunder must be taught by the Tianshi himself.

This teaching does not only refer to the teaching of the secret, but a kind of granting of the thunder method. Only after being granted the thunder method by the Tianshi can one practice thunder method. This is also the reason why the thunder method of the Tianshi Mansion has never been passed on to others.

In the plot, it is clearly mentioned that only a few strong people in Zhengyi Sect are called high-level masters, and only a few of these high-level masters can learn thunder magic.

And those who have learned thunder magic, no matter how proficient they are, are not qualified to teach others thunder magic.

For thousands of years, only Zhengyi Tianshi can teach his disciples thunder magic.

But later there was an exception, that is Zhang Huaiyi, who broke the ban and taught thunder magic to Zhang Chulan.

In the plot, Zhang Lingyu was not an arrogant person, but when he went to Zhang Chulan to participate in Luotian Dajiao, he was aggressive until he forced Zhang Chulan to learn thunder magic and asked him to go to Longhu Mountain to participate in Luotian Dajiao. This also shows that thunder magic is the key.

In other words, a Taoist who knows half of the thunder magic is equivalent to the folding branch in Nasen Island.

The condition for the folding branch to become king on Nasen Island is to kill the old king. In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is the same as the transmission of the Tianshi Mansion, except that one is civilized abdication and the other is barbaric fighting.

If the abdication fails, the Heavenly Master or the Abbot dies directly, which will probably trigger the random transmission.

Therefore, those big sects can survive for thousands of years. Even if there are lows, even if they encounter a situation like the Sanyi Sect in the plot, they can still revive after a while.

When Ku Rong was beaten to death by Zhang Zhiwei, he had no time to abdicate, and Zhang Zhiwei was not a "Fa Zi" of Buddhism, so it would only trigger the random transmission.

Of course, it is said to be random, but because there is a "Fa Zi", it is likely to be transmitted to the "Fa Zi".

And the Fa Zi here was beaten to death by him...

Zhang Zhiwei said: "If the senior didn't come, would the inheritance of the Tiantai Sect go to Japan?"

"That's right!" Master Henglin nodded.

Zhang Zhiwei looked at Master Ku Rong's head and said, "That's really lucky, there is still a head left."

Master Henglin shook his head and said: "It's not good luck, when the little Heavenly Master attacked, he didn't deliberately hold back, right?"

Zhang Zhiwei nodded: "I really didn't hold anything back!"

Master Henglin said: "Actually, it was his obsession that carried his head, avoided disaster, and found me."

"Obsession?" Zhang Zhiwei asked, "Obsession of passing on salvation? He doesn't want to take up the mantle of the founder and fall to Japan?"

"Yes," Master Henglin nodded: "Not only that, but also his unwillingness."

"Why are you not willing to give in?" Zhang Zhiwei said with a smile, "Is there any method that you haven't used yet?"

"Not really. It's quite embarrassing to be beaten to death by a junior, but there's nothing to be unwilling to do," Master Henglin said. "Is he unwilling to let you say that he colluded with Japanese pirates? He has his own ideas?"

Zhang Zhiwei immediately laughed, "What do you think?"

Master Henglin sighed and told Zhang Zhiwei: "Although Ku Rong made a big mistake, as the successor carefully selected by the previous generation of abbot, in the early years, he was not someone who was unjust and betrayed his ancestors. A proud person.”

"He is even considered a rare person with lofty ideals among monks. In order to join the world, Tianshi studied in Tongwen Hall, the predecessor of Peking University, while Ku Rong took advantage of the Westernization Movement to go out and see and travel around the world. Communicate the Dharma.”

"But after I went out, what I saw was extremely despairing. This is what he told me back then. It was like he had entered another world. There were cars everywhere, and there were solid buildings dozens of stories high that would not collapse. building.”

"Huge steel ships are sailing on the sea, and they have hollowed out the ground. There are long steel monsters like dragons walking through them. Pedestrians on the street hold their heads high and are full of energy..."

"Perhaps it is in line with the old saying that when you are young, you should not meet anyone who is too stunning. We monks like Qingdeng Ancient Buddha have no hair and no knowledge, but they have a lot less worries. He has seen a lot, but he has a lot. A lot of delusion.”

"After that, he traveled to many countries until he stopped in Japan, because there he met a monk from the Tiantai Sect of Japan, a branch of the sect founded by former disciples of the Tiantai Sect. Knowing his origin, they Very passionate about him.”

"He stayed there for a long time, and he also knew Japan's thoughts. Although Japan is not as powerful as those Western powers, it is still considered a strong country. Moreover, they are actively preparing for war to annex China."

"At the moment, China's land is vast and rich in resources, but it is extremely weak. Even when foreign enemies are looking around, warlords are still fighting. He has no hope for this place anymore and is deeply anxious at the same time."

"Because, Japan will invade here sooner or later. At that time, the Tiantai Sect's branches and ancestral court will change places, or even be swallowed up. It is not certain that they will cease to exist, and thousands of years of accumulated achievements will be destroyed by his hands."

"In addition, he has seen too many wars over the years, and he is tired of wars. He wants to find a way for his sect."

"So, he began to have in-depth exchanges with the Tiantai Sect of Bihe Mountain in Japan. He moved all the relics to Bihe Mountain and asked the monks to go to Bihe Mountain to communicate, in order to integrate into it."

"He did this not because he wanted to give up the Tiantai Sect, but because he had a plan to become the abbot of a branch of the sect step by step with the help of the temple's accumulation."

"In this way, even if Shenzhou falls, he can still maintain the thousand-year inheritance of Tiantai Sect, and even increase his power by swallowing up the branch sect."

"Even if he cannot become the abbot and annex the branch sect, he can still gain a foothold in Japan. In this way, the sect can still avoid war. In short, it is a profitable business."

"And he has worked hard for many years and has become the head of the sect. He is only two steps away from the abbot. For the last two steps, he wanted you to be a stepping stone, but he failed."

After hearing what Master Henglin said, Zhang Zhiwei smiled and said: "This old bald donkey has a lot of ideas. He actually wants to occupy the magpie's nest. No, it's too high for him to say that occupying the magpie's nest. He doesn't recognize himself at all. He It’s not a dove, he’s just a dog-beater.”

Master Henglin said with emotion: "What the Little Heavenly Master said is true. He did have too many ideas and too much delusion, so he walked into a side path. In fact, even the old man often cannot keep his true intentions. I think that this is not an attachment, but it is not an attachment in itself. How can I solve it? "

"Speaking of which, I once discussed it with your master. Your master probably couldn't tell me anything. He could only pretend to throw me a copy of the Tao Te Ching. I opened it many times and seemed to feel that it was in it. The four words 'Tao follows nature' carry the most weight."

People like to be verbose when they get old. The old monk was talking volubly, as if the death of Kuong Rong touched him quite a bit.

In fact, Ku Rong's idea is indeed stupid from Zhang Zhiwei's perspective.

However, if people from this era think about it, it is not very strange that the old monk Ku Rong has this idea.

Because there are quite a few people who have this idea. Among other things, in the last years of the previous dynasty, in order to support the generals of Daxia, there were many proposals that now sound ridiculous.

For example, selling nearly one-third of the land to raise funds for a powerful country, inviting the Prime Minister of Japan to be the Prime Minister of the previous dynasty, or directly merging with Japan or even other great powers, and then asking the great powers to send ambassadors to help manage...

If those people are like this, it is not difficult to understand that old monk Kurong has this idea.

However, Ku Rong was beaten to death by himself, and everyone in the Tiantai Sect deserved to be in such a state.

"Haha, it sounds good, but in fact, he is colluding with the Japanese pirates. Judging from the fact that he wants to kill the little Taoist priest, he has been seeking the skin of the tiger for many years. Under the command of the Japanese pirates, I am afraid that he has done many dirty things."

Master Hu Tu didn't have so many thoughts. He despised what Ku Rong did. If Ku Rong's head was not still in Master Heng Lin's hand, he would have spit on him.

Master Heng Lin didn't get angry either, and said lightly: "If the donor wants to spit, then spit. After spitting, I will proceed to the next step."

Master Hu Tu looked at Zhang Zhiwei next to him. Although he wanted to spit, the head was in the hands of the Shaolin abbot after all, which was really disrespectful.

Immediately, he saw that Zhang Zhiwei had no expression on his face, and suddenly spit on Ku Rong's face.

Master Hu Tu was stunned, and then he coughed violently a few times and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm.

While he was coughing, Lv Ci spat first, and the head of the Lv family was so scared that he pulled him back. If the head was on the ground, he would not say anything, but what if the head was held by the abbot and spit on the abbot?

Lv Ci retorted that he could accurately urinate on the target even if he was facing the wind for five feet, let alone now, which made the head of the Lv family so angry that he wanted to beat him on the spot.

With a few of them taking the lead, others joined in.

After everyone spitted at Ku Rong, they stopped.

Strangely enough, after being spit on by everyone, Master Henglin, who had never closed his eyes before, finally closed his eyes slowly, and the hideous death on his face also eased a little.

"Good, good!"

Master Henglin chanted a Buddhist name, and then sat on the spot. He put the head in front of him and called three old monks, Ku Yuan, Ku Hua, and Ku Sheng.

The three seriously injured old monks came over with the few remaining Tiantai disciples.

All of these disciples lowered their heads, not daring to look at Ku Rong's head, nor the miserable situation around them, and silently chanted sutras.

When Master Henglin first came up, some of them were still a little bit lucky and expected Master Henglin to do justice, but after listening to the conversation between Master Henglin and Zhang Zhiwei, they immediately gave up this idea.

Master Henglin knew what they were thinking and said, "Amitabha, only a sharp knife can cut the Gordian knot. Today is a disaster for the Tiantai Sect, but isn't it an opportunity for rebirth?"

"To be honest, destroying Buddhism is not scary. How many abbots and monks died? That's all cause and effect. It's not scary. What's scary is that the Buddha's heart and Dharma will not last forever."

"I know you have resentment in your heart. Today I will give you a lecture, hoping to help you let go of your resentment, and then choose a person who can see the truth and pass it on."

"Abbot, do we need to leave?" Zhang Zhiwei asked.

Master Henglin shook his head: "No, my lecture will take some time. If the donors are busy, they can leave on their own. If the donors want to listen, I welcome them."

"The abbot and my master are close friends. How can I miss the abbot's lecture?" After saying that, Zhang Zhiwei sat down on the spot.