The Divine Society, which has always been inseparable from **, made an exception and did not follow **Huineng to Shaozhou Dafan Temple. Because, he was going to a farther place, Xijing Chang'an was ordained.
As the years passed, he had grown from a naughty little novice to a personable young monk.
After he went north to Xijing to receive full ordination, on the way back to Caoxi, he came to the Qingyuan Mountain Jingju Temple in Jizhou, Jiangxi Province, where the elder brother Xingsi was abbot.
At this time, Qingyuan Xingsi's "Luling Rice Price" public case had already caused a sensation in the Zen forest, and countless monks were vying to investigate. In the history of Zen Buddhism, this public case had a great influence, and it is still often studied by Zen scholars today.
With his profound understanding and exquisite Zen method, Xingsi eventually became a great master. Therefore, there were people in history who made him the Seven Patriarchs of Zen Buddhism.
Back then, when the Little God Society arrived at Cao Xi, Xingsi had already left, so he didn't know him. Xingsi asked, "You're from **?"”
God would proudly reply, "I'm from Cao Xi." ”
Cao Xi is the place where Xingsi has been tempered by ** Huineng to get rid of life and death, get rid of mortal sanctification, and become enlightened;Cao Xi is a holy place in the hearts of Zen monks all over the world!
Xingsi couldn't help but raise his head and glance at the young monk. Caoxi is the hometown of Zen and the source of Zen. The Zen monks who came from there should have been soaked in the nourishment of Zen, right?Therefore, Xingsi asked, "What did you bring with you?"”
Of course, the Divine Society knew that the senior brother was not asking for gifts, but just like the Sixth Patriarch had asked him at the beginning. Like seeing your own nature?The original comes from sex, formless and phaseless, how to express it?Then God would stand up and shake his body to show that there was nothing.
However, Xingsi did not approve and said with a smile: "Still with bricks and rubble!."”
It comes from sex, and there is nothing. The reason why God shakes his body is because he also thinks that there is a self-nature. And this, in Xingsi's view, is rags, garbage, bricks and tiles!
The god will be clever and immediately understand that he is a spirit turtle pulling its tail, and although it covers up the traces of crawling, it leaves the marks of the tail sweeping back and forth.
After all, he is young and temperamental, and he never forgets to be competitive. So, he immediately asked, "Could it be that the great monk, do you have real gold here for people?"”
The Divine Society is using real gold as a metaphor for the Dharma. However, it would be a mistake to think of the Dharma as a fixed, concrete, tangible thing. Because the teachings of the Buddha are spiritual, lively, and random: they are convenient to teach according to the root of sentient beings, so there are infinite methods.
The Buddha is a great physician and will prescribe different medicines according to the different conditions and constitutions of each patient. At the same time, there is no distinction between the Dharma and the Dharma, let alone the noble and the lowly.
Buddhism is to administer medicine according to illness, as long as the symptoms are right, a piece of grass is the best medicine. Therefore, Xing Si lifted his weight lightly and said softly, "If there is, where do you want to put it?"”
Yes, although the gold dust is expensive, it is eye-catching;Although the Dharma is wonderful, persistence becomes a disease.
From this, the gods will know the depth and mystery of the Zen Sea, and the waves are magnificent.
After the gods returned to Cao Xi, they carefully read the Tripitaka and asked six major questions to ask **. Under the enlightenment of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, he finally understood it and became completely enlightened.
In the afternoon, the Sixth Ancestor Huineng had come to observe the spotless road in front of the mountain gate for the third time.
However, he still did not see the man who swept the way. He knew that the man must be deliberately avoiding him;He also knew that the man must be hiding somewhere not far away.
So, Huineng slowly said with his "lion's roar" saying: "The road is not the path of the heart, it is important to remove the external dust, the key is to purify oneself, so that the dust on the soul will disappear automatically." The past has passed, and the future has not yet come, so firmly grasp the present. There is nothing in the first place, where is the dust?”
A bush by Cao Creek shook inexplicably.
Huineng smiled, and just wanted to turn around and go back to the temple, only to see a group of people and horses walking towards here at the end of the road.
It was Shaozhou Thorn Shi Wei Ju, and Lord Wei came to convey the edict of Emperor Zhongzong to Master Huineng:
I accumulate good and celebrate and plant good roots. The teacher on duty was born, and he had an epiphany, and he was grateful for the grace of the teacher. And enshrined the grinding robe and crystal bowl, the imperial decree Shaozhou Thorn History decoration temple to give the amount of "Faquan Temple", and the former residence of the teacher was given as "Guoen Temple". ”
In the guest hall, Wei Ju closed the edict, handed it to Huineng, and pointed to the two officials standing beside him holding things and said, "Master, this is the robe and crystal bowl that the emperor gave you, please take a look." ”
Wei Ju lifted the yellow satin covering the gift plate, the robe was luxurious, and the crystal bowl was crystal clear.
The god will not change his childhood curiosity, and squeeze forward and exclaim, "Wow, how beautiful!".”
Zhicheng grabbed him: "Be careful!."If you break the treasures of the imperial court, you will be beheaded!”
God sticks out his tongue and makes a deliberate grimace.
Huineng commanded: "Fahai, put it away." ”
Fahai and Zhicheng took the gifts from the imperial court, and Huineng made a gesture of invitation and said, "Lord Wei, I have worked hard for you to go up the mountain again." Please, please be seated. ”
After Wei Ju took his seat, he folded his hands and said, "Master, according to the emperor's edict, Lord Guangzhou Thorn Shi is responsible for transforming your hometown into Guoen Temple. Xiaguan was ordered to rebuild Baoling Temple. When do you think construction will start?”
Huineng said: "Master Wei, since 30 years ago, the temple ** Chen Yaxian monk, the large area of Caoxi mountain to Baolin Temple, over the years, the poor monks and ** have built 13 temples in the mountains and rivers, collectively known as 'flower and fruit orchard'. Although there are thousands of monks in Cao Xi now, there are still places to live. Therefore, there is no need to spend money and money to rebuild the temple. ”
Wei Ju said: "Then how can it be done?"The emperor's order is hard to disobey!”
The imperial court ordered to build a temple, which must be magnificent, and the silver consumption is not calculated. Unwarrantedly aggravate the burden of the people in this state, and the poor monks can't afford it!”
Wei Ju said: "The master's compassion and love for the people makes me grateful and ashamed. However, you don't have to worry, the emperor has already allocated 300,000 taels of treasury silver, and there is no need to use a penny of this state. ”
Huineng said: "The poor monk came from a humble background and came from a poor family, so he developed the habit of living diligently and thriftily. Lord Wei, if you decorate this Baoling Temple to be magnificent and luxurious, the poor monks are afraid that they will not be used to living, sitting restlessly, and unable to sleep. So, you save these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to help the poor people!”
Oh, by the way, a few days ago, I heard from pilgrims that there was a great drought in the areas of Lechang and Renhua in Shaobei that had not been seen in a century, and the crops were dead and the harvest was lost. Save a life, win a seventh-level floating slaughter. You will use the money used to build temples and floating temples as disaster relief funds for the government to help the victims survive the famine. ”
Wei Ju hurriedly stood up and said, "Master, you are making me lose the black yarn hat on my head!."If the special treasury silver allocated by the imperial court is misappropriated for other purposes, the official will be lost at least and the head will be killed at the worst!You spare the officials, lend me a few guts, and I don't dare to embezzle your Buddhist resources. ”
Huineng lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Master Wei, to put it mildly, building temples and shaping Buddha statues, poor monks are better than you. ”
Wei Ju said: "Of course. Xia Guan didn't know anything about architecture and sculpture. ”
So, can you give the treasury money allocated by the imperial court to the poor monks, and the poor monks will preside over the good deed of building the monastery?”
Wei Ju nodded: "Yes, yes, after the official returns to Shaozhou, he will immediately deliver all the silver to Baolin Temple and hand it over to you." ”
Tomorrow's update, Baoling Temple soup kitchen.
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