At the end of the Ming Dynasty, in Tianchang County, there was a sudden loud bang and heavy rain. A few peasants hurriedly hid under the eaves to avoid the rain, chatting about the unpredictable weather.
Suddenly, everyone's pupils contracted, and they were surprised to see a figure fall from the sky, it was actually a monk. This monk has a broad forehead, a curled beard, blue eyes, square pupils, and double rings on his ears.
Everyone couldn't help but feel incredulous, and hurriedly stepped forward to help the fallen monk. The monk was unharmed, patted the dirt on his body, and then followed the others into the house.
After learning about the monk's life experience, although everyone thought that he spoke strangely, his face was kind, and he did not look like a bad person at all. On the contrary, he was even more of a master, and everyone respected him, invited him to their respective homes for dinner, and asked him about his eating habits, but the monk said without criticism: "I also eat vegetarian food, meat food, and alcohol, and there is no taboo." ”
At the warm invitation of everyone, Tie Luohan happily agreed, and was accompanied by everyone to the nearby Zhensheng Temple, where he became a hanging monk in the temple. He gave himself the Dharma name Iron Arhat. Unlike ordinary monks, he does not chant sutras and recite Buddha, and prefers to share delicious food and wine with guests in his daily life.
One day, plum blossoms bloomed in a garden outside the northern city, and Tie Luohan invited more than 20 people to enjoy it. Although the garden is quite far from the temple, everyone walks there and laughs. Although the weather was cold on the way, due to the bright sun, everyone quickly felt warm, so they took off their heavy clothes and handed them over to the iron arhats.
Tie Luohan smiled: "It's too inconvenient to hold so many clothes, I'll wear them on my body." As he spoke, he put a thick cotton coat on his body. Strangely, his body did not look bloated by the multiple layers of clothing, but rather as if each layer of clothing had been compressed into a piece of paper and stuck to his body. Then, he continued to wear thick clothes, and actually wore a dozen in a row, but his body did not look bloated at all, as if he was still wearing only a thin monk's robe.
Everyone was amazed and amazed.
After traveling for several miles, we finally reached the garden. Everyone was exhausted, and they all sat down in the pavilion, sweat soaking through their clothes and gasping. And the iron arhat looked calm, without a trace of sweat, and there was no rapid breathing. This made everyone even more amazed.
After a short rest, everyone felt a chill hit and began to put on their clothes. Tie Luohan stretched out his right index finger and slashed it on his chest, and the fifteen thick clothes on his body actually fell down one after another, floating in the air. This surprised everyone, and they searched for their clothes, but the iron arhat was still wearing his shabby monk's robes.
Iron Arhat's magical skills are far more than that, he can call the wind and rain, summon the green dragon and white tiger, and even take people to fly in the air, so everyone likes to play with him.
However, every time he goes out to play, he always likes to drink good wine, and when he gets drunk, he will lie on the ground and snore like thunder. No matter how far he walked, he always returned to the temple on time at night, and then asked the little novice to bring him water to wash his feet, and he was always dissatisfied with his little novice.
Once, in the cold of winter, the iron arhat returned to the temple as usual and asked the little novice to bring him water to wash his feet.
The little novice was very angry, so he brought a basin of ice water. Seeing this, Tie Luohan didn't care, and after taking off his socks, he inserted a finger into the ice water. Before the little novice could react, the ice water began to steam. Little Shami was so surprised that he couldn't believe it, and reached out to test the temperature of the water. As a result, as soon as his fingers entered the water, he hurriedly took them out, and it turned out that the water had become very hot.
From then on, the little novice no longer dared to slack off on the iron arhat.
As time passed, everyone discovered that the iron arhat did not like the drum**, but he loved the sound of thunder. Whenever the thunder rumbled, he would listen intently, then nod and shake his head, either rejoicing or meditating, and sometimes chanting Buddhist scriptures with his palms together, saying words such as "good, good, good, so".
Once, thunder sounded in the sky again, and Iron Arhat listened attentively again, and everyone made fun of him.
Iron Arhat was not angry, he said, "Do you think I'm making a show? Actually, I can understand thunder, and I am Thor's bosom friend. You may not know that the sky is expressed by clouds, and the clouds represent the sorrow of the heavens, and the clouds represent the joy of the heavens. The sky is emotionally charged with wind, a howling wind means that the heavens are angry, and a soft breeze indicates that the heavens are in a calm mood; The sky speaks of thunder, and the deafening thunder is the heavens punishing the wicked, while the melodious thunder is the heavens rewarding the good. ”
After saying this, thunder was heard in the air again. Everyone asked curiously, "Master, what is the heavens talking about this time?" ”
Tie Luohan responded: "Bone winter, bone winter, annoyance is also Bion, sullen is also chemical; Filial piety is not filial, loyalty is not loyal, ears are also deaf, eyes are also blind. In the middle of winter, the heart is rushing, the clouds are gone, the rain is also raining, and the state is cute. ”
Everyone didn't understand, and they all felt that Tie Luohan was talking about it.
At that moment, a female thunderbolt pierced the sky, like a golden snake winding through the air, making a huge roar, and even shaking the roof tiles away.
Everyone covered their ears tightly and asked Tie Luohan one after another: What is the heavens talking about this time?
Tie Luohan replied: "The daughter-in-law of the Hu family, Ah Weng, Weng Rusu, the rice is broken and the onion is broken, the blow is a little calm, and the bones are in the middle of winter." ”
Everyone understood this time, it turned out that the daughter-in-law of the Hu family was not filial to her father-in-law, which caused her father-in-law to eat vegetarian dishes, and even did not even have a green onion when eating. Thor is punishing the Hu family's daughter-in-law, urging her to correct her behavior.
A few brave people walked to Hu's house to check, and found that it was really as Tie Luohan said. The daughter-in-law of the Hu family was arguing with her father-in-law, and when the thunder started, she was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and didn't dare to get up.
After a while, when the thunder was heard again, the frequency flickered fast and slow, and then after a loud bang, the sky cleared and the sky was clear. Curious people walked to Shinshoji Temple and asked Tie Luohan what had happened.
Tie Luohan explained: "Ten years of eunuchs, the bag is empty, the spirit is to the east of the city. Woo, Prince! Woo, Prince! Yin and his descendants are rich and noble. Bone Winter! ”
The people generally understood, and went to the east of the city to check. Sure enough, there was a lot of bustling outside the city gate, with drums and people coming and going. Upon questioning, it turned out that a prince had died in office, and his son was personally escorting him back to his hometown, while the local residents were warmly welcoming them into the city.
A few days later, a heavy rain shook the valley, and the blue light of the lightning made the whole sky look mysterious. After the heavy rain, they all went to the iron arhat to ask, and the iron arhat said indifferently: "There are long worms, coarser than urns, bright than rainbows, and for a long time, they will help the dragon to turn into a poisonous dragon and devour the creatures. Nangang South, Dongdong East, miscellaneous, bone midwinter. ”
These words made people even more curious, and after the rain stopped, several adventurers agreed to go to Nangang Nanyi. Sure enough, they found an empty hole to the east. When I walked inside, I found a very thick giant snake, as thick as a bucket in diameter, and five or six zhang in length, with a colorful and beautiful body, but it was dead, and there were still red blood stains in its mouth, which was obviously killed by lightning.
Similar miraculous events are not uncommon, and within three years, Iron Arhat has become a well-known figure among the locals.
A month later, Tie Luohan put on new clothes and invited many acquaintances to come, and said with a smile: "The poor monk has always enjoyed everyone's hospitality, and today he is specially doing the east, and I hope you will laugh and accept it." ”
He held a pen in his hand, sketched countless wine glasses on the paper, painted fine wines, all kinds of delicacies, chickens, fish, shrimps, crabs, cows, sheep, pigs, etc., and finally burned the paper to ashes. In the smoke, the colorful glow condensed in the air like clouds. Under the curious gaze of everyone, a **-like sound suddenly sounded.
The people were startled, but when they came to their senses, they found that the house was full of fine food and wine, full of wine glasses, rich plates, neatly furnished, and delicious.
In the laughter, everyone drank and sang, or played boxing competitions, or played pitcher entertainment.
Tie Luohan stood up and said, "The old man is willing to invite Thor's Ah Xiang to drink wine together, do you have any objections?"”
Everyone was a little worried, and they all said, "It's good, it's just that I'm worried about offending the gods." ”
Tie Luohan smiled: "It's okay. After that, he began to sketch on the paper again, showing the water and the sky, the distant mountains looming, and the flat boat, breaking the wind and waves. After the painting was completed, he lit the paper, and the smoke emitted was like a balloon, and after the ball broke away, it revealed the mountains and forests, and the water flowed to the foot of the mountain, gradually merging into a river.
Suddenly, a small boat came slowly and stopped in the river**. As soon as Tie Luohan jumped onto the boat, his figure suddenly shrank to a foot high, and he bowed his hand to everyone: "Treasure!."As the sails of the ship galloped and the drums shook the sky, everyone saw that the iron arhat had long since disappeared, and the wine and food in front of them had disappeared without a trace.
Ten years later, Zhang San, a local resident, went to Xiancheng and came to Yongning Temple to play. Under the west corridor of the temple, he saw the iron arhat sitting there, as if sleeping peacefully, with a huge urn on each side.
Zhang Sanxi couldn't help but say, "Master, it turns out that you are here!."”
However, the iron arhat did not seem to notice it, and remained silent. Zhang San tried to shake him awake, but there was no response. When I asked the monk in the temple, I learned that he had been here for a long time, and he had just bought two large urns yesterday, and no one knew the purpose of them.
Zhang San was curious and waited beside Tie Luohan.
In the middle of the night, the iron arhat suddenly called out to the "Thunder King Bodhisattva", and then fell silent. The crowd hurriedly checked and found that he had already sat down. Zhang San recounted the strange events before the Iron Arhat, and the monks in the temple regretted that they had not properly entertained the master. In view of the fact that the master purchased two large urns before his inauguration, the people decided to bury him in them.
Zhang San left after sacrificing to the Iron Arhat.
Two hundred and sixty years have passed, Yongning Temple has undergone a change of personnel, and there is no tower tablet to study the place where the iron arhat is buried, and it is gradually forgotten by people.
One night, after a heavy thunderstorm, the giant urn where the iron arhat was sleeping rose to the ground. The monks in the temple mistook it for a buried treasure and rushed to open it. As a result, they were surprised to find that it was an iron arhat who had broken through the ground, his robe was in tatters, but his face was kind, his limbs were cold, and he did not seem to be a person who had attained the Dao.
The crowd bowed reverently and sat around the iron arhats and recited sutras. When night falls, the iron arhat emits a faint light, illuminating the entire temple as if it were day. When the news spread, residents from near and far were alarmed and came to offer their offerings. Therefore, the body of the iron arhat was enshrined in the west corridor ......In the place where he first sat down, he was honored as "a thunderclap". List of high-quality authors