Chapter 221
The night is low and the bright moon is in the sky, and the bright moon at the corner of the hall gradually disappears in the clouds, leaving only a faint bright halo.
Abbot Hongbian is leading Miaobao Dharma King and his party slowly up the mountain. Looking from the cliff, the scenery on both sides of the ridge is very different. The side of the Zen temple jungle is brightly lit, while the other side is completely dark and empty. Silent and empty valley.
"Master, what is that place?"
On the night of mid-spring in Jizu Mountain, the mountain scenery was so clear that the breath seemed to be transparent. A Lama Zanshan asked in a low voice, King Miaobao smiled and did not answer, but Abbot Hongbian spoke.
"Amitabha. There is Jizu Mountain Yin. For hundreds of years, there were monks and Taoists living like a mountain. Later, it was abandoned and abandoned, and no one cares about it. If you want to go up the mountain to visit, you can do it, but this Jizu Mountain Yin is strange and strange. Strange, it’s better not to step on it lightly.”
The words of the abbot Hongbian reached their ears, and the footsteps of the few people were drowsy, as if they were falling into the clouds. Suddenly, they saw strands of starlight scattered not far away, and there were even segments of lingering clouds intertwined in the treetops, like a sea of clouds and a river of stars within reach. and!
The faces of several Tibetan monks were amazed and kept admiring, until they got closer to find that the dots of bright and dark stars flickering among the trees along the road were actually small orange peel lamps hanging between the trees or floating meadows—in order not to let the The cold wind in the mountains blows out, and the surrounding area is surrounded by gauze from central Fujian. From a distance, it looks like colorful clouds, but from a close look, it looks like a shining star.
"Xitan Temple re-opened a pavilion today to welcome Dharma King Miaobao, and ask Dharma King to move forward and sit down for a while."
Abbot Hongbian turned around and pointed, and saw that tonight there were lights and festoons on the Jiuchong cliff, and the path that had not been taken care of for a long time was also cleaned spotlessly. It took a lot of energy to build the premier hospitality place in Jizu Mountain—Yi Na Xuan, which has been revitalized tonight.
A few Tibetan monks looked at the layout of the Yisha Pavilion, and felt that although the outside appearance was not amazing, the inside was full of quaint elegance and solemnity. There were no statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, but it seemed to be in a solemn hall.Curls of green smoke are lingering like wisps. In addition to the familiar smell of sandalwood and ghee, there seems to be a fresh and pleasant smell of the forest in the air. clean lake.
The four Zanshan and Dharma protectors had just stepped into the Yisha Pavilion, and when they were about to sit cross-legged on the paved straw mat, they suddenly felt that the seat was soft and light, not like the rough and rough straw mat itself. It was found that the straw mat was only a thin layer of decoration, and the soft grass mat was borrowed from the green pine leaves collected from the mountains.
"All honored guests, please take your seats first, and wait for several Tanyues from the temple to come together. The tea party tonight has been planned for a long time, and it will definitely not go unnoticed."
Abbot Hongbian introduced several people to the seat, and he did not show any contempt for the astonishment of the Tibetan monks, and his mind was all concerned with Miaobao Dharma King's every move.
At this time, there were many guests in Yishaxuan, and there were tangerines, preserved fruits, and candied citrons on the table in front of them. There were at least 50 or [-] people present inside and outside the seats. Shangchu Clear Tea, Medium Salt Tea, and Cimi Honey Tea were all filled with celebrities and refined scholars guarding Lijiang City and Daluowei, except for the four principal seats in the center of the Xuan Pavilion, which were empty.
Abbot Hongbian saw that Dharma King Miaobao sat down calmly, and he easily chatted with others without any unfamiliarity. He secretly admired his meditation skills. points approved.
The Chinese have always been sensible.
After all, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period when the princes were in chaos, people knew that even if the same foreign enemy was present, they could distinguish between different ranks and priorities.
The most common one is to come with a chariot aggressively. It is clear that the chariots and horses are only fighting for three to five cities and thousands of miles of land. When encountering such a reckless and unreasonable foreign enemy, it is nothing more than a fight, and then the winner takes all Surrender and lose half, and things can be easily resolved.
The first class came with diplomatic envoys, and they usually waited by the side without showing the mountains and water, but they insisted on asking about the weight of Heshi Bijinliang and Jiuding, and the four words of ulterior motives were almost written on the face At this time, they can only think of ways to linger until the winner is decided in the open and in the dark.
The best and worst class is that you get along well with you on weekdays, dance and dance, until one day the army has secretly crossed Chen Cang and gathered outside the capital, and then ask why you did not declare war and wiped out Dahuai Anguo at the east end of the city, and then said There are words like "Hanging the people and punishing crimes", "Prospering and destroying the country, and continuing the peerless world" over and over again in the text-then even if you want to surrender at this time, it is probably too late.
Now that Abbot Hongbian heard the request from His Majesty Miaobao, even the monks on Jizu Mountain couldn't help being overjoyed immediately, realizing that the matter had turned around, and there was hope for a solution.
Jizu Mountain Monk and Miaobao Dharma King sat opposite each other, and continued to observe each other. After a while, footsteps sounded outside Yishaxuan, and a few soldiers with knives and guns stood guarding the gate, a thread like an empty valley The fragrance of orchids has quietly arrived first.
After the ambush stopped, a plain-clothed woman walked through the crowd with a maid and walked into a pavilion, and then sat down safely. Even though she wore a gauze hat and did not show a trace of her appearance, she could still imagine her figure because of her figure, and she was sure in her heart that she must be a person A peerless beauty who is as beautiful as a flower, like a cloud coming out of Xiu.
"Respectfully invite Princess Pingxi, Jin'an."
"Respectfully invite Princess Pingxi, Jin'an."
The greetings from the old monk and the Tibetan monks were exactly the same. It is undeniable that the person in front of me is Princess Chen of Pingxi—the Yishaxuan tea party tonight may not invite monks from all directions and foreigners, but she is the only one who is indispensable.
Princess Pingxi bowed slightly to return the salute, although the return was not big, no one in the audience felt contemptuous and neglected, but wondered why the other party kept silent, as if she didn't intend to make such a show.
Seeing this situation, Abbot Hongbian did his part to act as a knower, and introduced the backgrounds of several old monks around him to the two outsiders, Princess Pingxi and King Miaobao.
"Princess, Dharma King, the old monk boldly presumptuously today, narrating the origin and dharma names of several eminent monks."
At this time, the seats were divided into southeast, northwest, and west directions. Hongbian and the four old monks entered the west seat together, and they happened to be able to see a little bit of starlight on the Qingleng mountain range.
"The four people around the old monk are the Abbot Jieming of Jiguang Temple, Abbot Zuyi of Shizhong Temple, Abbot Juewu of Chuanyi Temple, and Abbot Guiheng of Biyun Temple. , Hongbian, as a late-school junior, is far inferior to the four of them."
People carried people in flowery sedan chairs, and Abbot Hongbian praised several old monks vigorously. Naturally, the four of them were very useful, and they all stood up to salute the guests. It reveals his noncommittal about the grievances and grievances of Xitan Temple.
Abbot Hongbian knew clearly in his heart, he had already understood the intentions of several people, but he couldn't find out what was wrong with them.
Although Jizu Mountain was famous as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was only in the Ming Dynasty that it was really known as the "Tiankai Buddhist Kingdom and Diyonghua City".
When Fu Youde, Mu Ying, and Lan Yu led the Ming army to conquer Dali, and put away "the official books and the wild compendiums, all in one piece", "Bai Gu Tong Ji" was published, which had a great influence Most of the local historical records about Yunnan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties were collected, which had an unprecedented impact on the history of Yunnan.
It was also with the repeated appearance of the name of Jizu Mountain in the book "Baigu Tongji", that it soon became a holy place for Buddhists to worship.
During the hundreds of years of prosperity and development, the abbots of the monastery jungle on Jizu Mountain have been successively changed, and there are countless people who have been destroyed and fallen during the period. , It can also wait until the eminent monks live in Xi, and it will be refurbished to restore the scale of the past dynasties.And some Zen temples with bad luck, like those ruins in Jizu Shanyin, have disappeared forever behind the deep dense forests and steep canyons of Jizu Mountain, and even the traces of temples have disappeared.
Today, the four Buddhist temples on Jizu Mountain actually represent the four most prosperous Buddhist temples. There should be five temples including Xitan Temple.
Among them, the oldest and most profound one should belong to the Jiguang Temple lineage handed down by Zen Master Bentie.Zen Master Bentie was only twenty years old, and he occasionally heard people singing Snow Mountain verses. Then he realized that Fusheng married his wife and became a monk.
Immediately following it is the Xitan Temple lineage handed down by Zen Master Benwu.There is no single Zen master who can fully understand the profound essence of the five schools of Southern Chan.Talking about the sect with a scorpion, exhausting the profound essence of the five schools; drawing out the original way, penetrating the origin of the three religions, he is a rare eminent monk, and after being highly praised by the Mu family, he has grown rapidly.
Jizushan Shizhong Temple belongs to the foreign Xueting Fuyu family.Although Shizhong Temple claims to be built in the Tang Dynasty, its testable Zen system did not appear until after the Yuan Dynasty, and the earliest clear transmission time was between Yongle and Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty. Now it has shown signs of decline. Therefore, it is behind.
As for the genealogy of the Chuanyi Temple, it is more complicated. In the early years of Jiajing, it was founded by the famous monk Xing Xuande Li Yuanyang. The temple was built at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, backed by Wansong Hill, with Shengta on the left and Baishi Nunnery on the right. The meeting is at the end of the middle peak of the sedentary chicken feet.Later, because many eminent monks lived in this forest, the lineage of successors became more complicated, but they all belong to the lineage of Linji Dharma.
The last Biyun Temple is the Luohanbi system passed down by the monk Huankong during the Tianqi period.The founder of the mountain, Huan Kong, came from the capital. He received the precepts and realized the essentials early on. He traveled to famous places to seek seals. Because Zhuoxi lived in Jizu Mountain for more than [-] years, he made a great vow to drill rocks in the side pass of Jizu Mountain. The hanging structure eventually became a grand hall, even though it came from afar, it can still come from behind.
Today's glitz fades away tomorrow, and all fates are like dreams and bubbles, and there is nowhere to find them. Those who can achieve the position of abbot will naturally not be blinded easily, and they will be more cautious and foresight in doing things.
Contrary to these four great masters of tranquility and five Zen forests, there was another extremely prosperous Dharma lineage named Jinding Temple on Jizu Mountain. It has gone into decline through evolution, and it has been ruined for many years.
Everything is for existence, and existence is everything. How can only Abbot Hongbian be able to comprehend such a truth in the Jizushan Temple that has been preserved to this day with difficulties and twists?
Abbot Hongbian has been on thin ice for many years. He still remembers that his master called him to go before his death. He was dying and unable to speak.
And that page is unbiased, and it is talking about the Buddha's choice to enter and perish among the two sala trees in Kushicheng City when he was about to pass into Nirvana.Venerable Ananda asked the Buddha that there are so many big cities in the world, why did he choose this small earth city, which is the lowest among all the cities?
The Buddha then told Venerable Ananda about the adornments of the city of Kushi in the past and the activities of the King of Great Good Seeing to benefit all living beings.This King of Good Seeing is the previous life of the Buddha. He was also called the Holy Wheel-turning King in the past. Back then, he did not benefit all living beings to the end. Only by becoming a Buddha today can he broaden all living beings and finally escape from the boundless sea of suffering.
The world is impermanent, the country is fragile, and Hongbian knows the meaning of the master in his heart. The Yijushi King City was so solemn and prosperous in the past, and there was a wheel-turning holy king living here. When the Buddha Nirvana, it has become an ordinary small town. Tucheng, how can the rest of the world be exempt from customs?How can it be as good as repeated thin ice?
"Amitabha, the black-hat dharma king came from thousands of miles just to obtain the scriptures and classics of this temple, and the old monk admired him very much. I have already told my junior brother An Ren to go and get the catalog of scriptures bestowed by Emperor Tianqi. Turning hostility into jade silk, the scriptures bestowed by the temple, regardless of whether the Dharma King transcribes them separately or takes them all away, are all at your discretion."
Abbot Hongbian waved his sleeves and said generously, opening the door of Fayun Pavilion, he took these precious treasures lightly.As soon as the words fell, an old monk walked up to the door with scriptures in both hands.
Master An Ren's appearance is short and dark, with an unattractive appearance, and there is a gloomy look between his brows, which makes people think it is a strange shadow in the cold night at first glance, but a Yaksha suddenly barged in, and he couldn't help being startled.
This collection of scriptures was obtained at the request of Tusi Mu Zengshangshu in the fourth year of Mingqi, and it was a large scripture bestowed by Emperor Tianqi, with a total of 670 eight letters. It was enshrined in the Fayun Pavilion in the temple all the year round. Treat it as precious as life, and it is absolutely impossible to show it to others easily.
But the times are different now. The Tripitaka bestowed by the Apocalypse cannot restrain King Pingxi, who was conferred by Shunzhi. The meaning represented by the scriptures has long exceeded its own value.
Just as Miaobao Dharma King came here at this time, Abbot Hongbian did not bother to guess whether the two had colluded. Anyway, this imperial scripture was given to Miaobao Dharma King. The main force sent to Yunnan certainly has no reason to trouble themselves, and they can even calmly divert the trouble to the east to see if there is really a problem between the two sides.
"His Holiness please."
At this time Master Anren backed away, and Abbot Hongbian stepped forward, as expected, just when Dharma King Miaobao was about to readily agree, someone suddenly spoke in the northern banquet where Princess Pingxi was.
"Wait a minute! My Pingxi Palace has been in the town of Yungui for a while, and the imperial collection of scriptures is a rare treasure. How can it be taken away under coercion? How can my Pingxi Palace sit idly by?"
Prince Pingxi's mansion occupied the seats on the north side, which meant looking at the world from a tiger's eye. At this time, even if only a woman yelled at him, it made people feel trembling and uneasy.
But the person who spoke was not Princess Pingxi, who was in the gauze circle, nor was it Kong Wu's powerful knife-wielding master, but a maid who concealed her appearance.At this time, the breath of speaking suddenly burst out, which naturally caused the head curtain to erratically, inadvertently revealing a terrifying appearance with half of the face stripped off and covered with marks of burns and knives. In the hideous appearance, only the silhouette of a woman remained, but all It was the face of Rakshasa, and it frightened everyone.
The frozen atmosphere didn't return to calm until Princess Pingxi glanced sideways at the maid, who quietly returned to her original position.
In an environment where ordinary people are already in distress, the Dharma King Miaobao smiled as usual, revealing a mouthful of teeth that are even and plump and white as snow, and then he spoke with a loud and perfect sound like a drum from the sky.
"The great monk Hongbian spoke modestly and courteously, how dare the young monk be so disobedient? I knew that the eminent monks in the Han area often stained their fingers for offerings to the Buddha, pierced blood and wrote scriptures. The light of their merits and virtues can illuminate the world of eight billion Ganges sands. Let me borrow scriptures. Now I want to ask for the Supreme Buddha Treasure, so how can it be coercion and profiteering?"
The majestic Miaobao Dharma King, who speaks with three points of majesty, stands up and talks like a lion at this time. For a while, no one can stand up to him, let alone how to refute and debate his points. Everyone's attention is only focused on Regarding what he said - he actually wanted to exchange it with Buddha treasures?
The so-called Buddha treasures refer to treasures such as Buddha statues, Bodhisattva statues, Buddha relics, etc. Monks pay homage to Buddha treasures and can often receive protection from Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, dragons and heavens, but as long as they are treasures, they are of great value. It is difficult to measure the value of similar treasures. If one person treasures "the pearl of Suihou, the jade of Jingshan" and the other treasures "kindness, thrift, and not daring to be the first in the world", what will these two people do? exchange?
If this matter is not grasped well, the nature will immediately change from coercion to seduction, and the result will be a worse reputation without any change. Obviously, the loss outweighs the gain. There is a lot of discussion in the hall, and it is impossible to guess who this wonderful treasure Dharma King is. What kind of treasure is in my body, but I can feel so confident that I can grasp it properly.
"Lama Khenpo, please present the treasure!"
As soon as Dharma King Miaobao clapped his hands, another person approached from outside the pavilion, holding a huge wooden box in his arms, but walking forward slowly and bluntly, his movements were very uncoordinated.
It wasn't until the lights came on that everyone noticed that his head wearing a bright yellow monk hat was covered with lumps and spots of different colors, his lips were turned outwards, and the shape of his neck was almost invisible because of the huge tumor. His head can only be deformed to one side. Although his feet are healthy, his knuckles are twisted like chicken feet, and his appearance is so ugly that it makes people want to nausea.
Being frightened by the ugly man continuously, everyone was almost numb, and they all made way for such a disabled and deformed weirdo.
At this time, they turned their heads to look at Master Anren and the ferocious maid in front of them, and they felt a little kindness and beauty. At least there was only a contrast between beauty and beauty in these two people, so that it would not make people feel wronged from the bottom of their hearts. of fear.
But Dharma King Miaobao came to the extremely ugly Khenpo Lama without changing his face, and took the wooden box with a slight salute, without any conflict or disgust in his eyes.
"The treasure is here, monks, please take a look."
Dharma King Miaobao leaned forward with his shoulders bare and stretched out his arms. He took out a rusty and incomplete iron box and placed it on top of the short case. The rusty corner even shook off a piece of dust, and the dirt was not even scrubbed. go.
All the people present looked sideways, wondering why the Miaobao Dharma King regarded the broken iron box in front of him as a treasure that could be compared with the imperial scriptures. Could it be that he had just arrived from Tibet, and felt confused due to the cold?
But the five old monks on the west side were puzzled at first, but soon they widened their eyes in different order, stood up abruptly and nodded at the iron box in front of them, then crossed the table with trembling hands, trying to touch some of the leaves left on it. The circles and notches are all caught in the midst of surprises.
"Elders, what is so strange about this iron box?"
Among the pilgrims from the ten directions, someone finally asked this question, but the one who answered them was the Miaobao Dharma King with folded palms and a smile—I saw him slowly flipping through the Compendium of the Imperial Canon in front of him, detached like a god-man.
"The treasure of the scriptures bestowed by the emperor lies in the harmony of the source of the Dharma and the mind. Although the text is clear and elegant, the text of the scriptures contained in it has long been popular in the world, and many methods have never been secrets."
"But this iron box is just the opposite. Patriarch Bodhidharma left this box back then. Although it was empty, what was locked was the Zhengdharma Eye Store, Nirvana, which the World Honored One gave to Mahakasyapa at the Lingshan Dharma Assembly. Miaoxin."
Speaking of this, Dharma King Miaobao couldn't help but sighed in praise, "I can see incredible merit today! Venerable Mahakasyapa, who used to enter meditation on Jizu Mountain with a Sanghali cassock; The subtle Dharma-door is born in the Central Plains. The two come from two minds and agree with one principle, and the reality without form is not only the treasure of Xitan Temple? It should be the treasure of Jizu Mountain!"
At this time, everyone suddenly realized that the broken iron box in front of them turned out to be a treasure left by Patriarch Bodhidharma? !
Patriarch Bodhidharma is the first ancestor of Chinese Zen. Legend has it that he crossed the river into Wei with a five-leaf awn reed as a boat, and came to Songshan to establish Zen.The Zen Buddhism he taught doesn't emphasize metaphysics, but uses sitting meditation "wall observation" to directly point to the original mind.
After Bodhidharma's death, his disciples formed the Southern Sect headed by the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and the Northern Sect headed by Shenxiu.In terms of practice, the Northern School advocates "gradual enlightenment", while the Southern School advocates "sudden enlightenment".After years of disputes, the Southern Sect finally replaced the Northern Sect's power.Later, the Nanzong was divided into five schools: Caodong, Linji, Yunmen, Fayan, and Weiyang. At this time, the basis for the harmonious coexistence of the four masters of tranquility and the five forests in Jizu Mountain is that they are both Zen Southern sects. Pai's Dharma Lineage!
At this moment, no one thinks that the Miaobao Dharma King is an ignorant person who fearlessly came here with wishful thinking. Judging from his precise and exquisite prediction, it is clear that he has reached the level of knowing himself, knowing the enemy and invincible in a hundred battles!
This kind of treasure is so precious, no one dares to underestimate it even if its appearance is incomparably dilapidated.Shifang pilgrims whispered to each other, talking about the fact that the Bodhidharma iron box was in front of them. At this time, not only a few old monks were beaming with joy, but even the swordsmen of Pingxi Palace were shining brightly.
There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that after Bodhidharma enlightened the Tao in the cave, he taught Huike the Taoism. Later, Huike dug out this iron box under the stone wall seat where Bodhidharma had been meditating for many years.It is rumored that there are two scriptures in the iron box, namely "Yi Jin Jing" and "Xi Sui Jing". Both scriptures are classics teaching the supreme martial arts. The beginning of martial arts.
"Dare to ask His Majesty, where did you get such a treasure?"
One word awakened the dreamer, and a voice suddenly came from outside the arena, and even the intoxicated old monks gradually frowned, waking up from the previous huge shock.
I saw Shi Shi, a man and a woman, coming from outside. The man with a sword was not outstanding, but the woman was graceful and wearing a gauze hat. She was dressed the same as Princess Pingxi.
The two involuntarily sat in the vacant seat on the south side, and they did not give in to the Miaobao Dharma King who had always held the initiative, but the abbot Hongbian showed an overjoyed look.
"This is the little monk who went to the country of Magadha three years ago. Under the ruins of Tianzhu Abode, he found the stone traces of the Great Sun Tathagata. After many investigations and excavations, he found this iron box..."
Before Dharma King Miaobao could finish speaking, he was suddenly interrupted.
"Amitabha must have been left by Master Xuanzang!"
Abbot Hongbian, who was studying the patterns and shapes on the iron box, suddenly raised his head and sighed.
"Before Master Xuanzang went west, he found that the views of the teachers were different, and there were many doubts about the scriptures. Although he himself had read all the Buddhist classics in China, he had not found the true meaning of Buddhism, so he decided to go to Tianzhu to seek the scriptures. Back then, the road to Tianzhu had been lost for many years and it was difficult to find it, so Master Xuanzang went to seek the relics left by Patriarch Bodhidharma in order to find the right way to go west to Tianzhu."
Facing many pilgrims, Abbot Hongbian also slowly explained, "When Master Xuanzang was visiting the Buddhist relics in Tianzhu, he made a special trip to look at the Buddha's footprint stone, and then brought the pattern back to the country and presented it to Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. So I enshrined it by engraving stones according to the pictures."
"In the later years of Master Xuanzang, he carved stone statues in Yuhua Palace, made stones of Buddha's footprints, and offered them devoutly. It has a long history, but now it is incomplete and unclear, and the old monk regrets that it is difficult to recognize the true face of Mount Lu, but he did not expect to see it here again!"
Jiang Wen was so angry that he gritted his teeth and swallowed it. He thought to himself, who the hell is you, an old monk? The head of the sect tried his best to bargain for the advantage. Why did you stand up and say "Thank you! Shocked! Many years ago The uncensored version will be seen again!" remarks?
"If the little monk expected it to be right, it should be like this. Master Xuanzang brought the iron box back to Tianzhu and buried it in the ground. He didn't want to be lost by the little monk and returned it to the Central Plains. It happened to be a thousand-year karma."
Dharma King Miaobao smiled, and didn't take Jiang Wen's doubts seriously at all. Not arguing at this time is the best explanation.
"I don't know if your Excellency is..."
Since ancient times, many words must be lost, as he has long been accustomed to being questioned in his position. At this time, the best solution in front of the Miaobao Dharma King is "it is better to humiliate others than to prove yourself." Stop, question and question the other party's background, and whether they are qualified to sit here and talk.
"Amitabha, I haven't introduced to the nobles yet, but this Jiang Tanyue is a distinguished guest from the Jingnan Palace."
With Abbot Hongbian's proper explanation, Jiang Wen also introduced to everyone logically: "Exactly. Jiang Liuer, a guest of Jingnan Palace, this is Fang Baihua, sister-in-law. Is there any problem?"
The pilgrims from Shifang looked surprised, and the four masters of tranquility also nodded slightly. Indeed, only those who are also the three great feudal lords are eligible to sit opposite the north and south of Pingxi Palace. With the endorsement of Abbot Hongbian, naturally no one will to doubt.
The arrival of Jiang Wen and his entourage was just an interlude, but Dharma King Miaobao stood in the center of the arena again at this time, and said in a clear voice: "Today, besides the royal bestowed scriptures, I also want to boldly borrow another scroll from Xitan Temple, which also contains Buddhist scriptures. Treasures match."
"All sentient beings have come from immeasurable kalpas, and all the sinful karma they have created must be repented and purified before they can achieve the right result. According to legend, Xitan Temple has the "Huayan Great Repentance Sutra" written by Master Tang Xingxing. The little monk wishes to pray for this sutra Sentient beings, let me and all sentient beings turn the three karmic sins into liberation, and the six sins of the six sense organs to achieve supernatural powers, and let me freely demonstrate the perfect flower adornment!"
The pilgrims talked a lot, and they also heard a little about the "Huayan Great Repentance Sutra" written by Jizu Mountain. "Dafang Guangfo Huayan Sutra" is the first scripture performed in Dingzhong after the Buddha's enlightenment. It is known as the "king of the scriptures" and covers all the teachings of the Tathagata in the twelve volumes of the Tripitaka.
The former Tusi Muzeng once took out this ancient scripture. First, he gathered countless eminent monks in Dali for detailed study, and then handed over the manuscript to Suzhou Zhongfeng Temple to read it thoroughly for verification and supplementation. Zhizhiding, please ask the great Confucian Qian Qianyi and Mao Jin, the owner of Jigu Pavilion, to make a comparison. Finally, in the 13th year of Ming Chongzhen (1640), please donate money and ask Jigu Pavilion to be carved. Jingge, its original version has already been published and circulated.
Everyone saw that Dharma King Miaobao mobilized the crowd to come here for a Buddhist scriptures and rituals that have been circulated outside. Presumably there must be something unknown hidden in the "Huayan Great Repentance Sutra" written by Master Tang Xingxing. Mystery.
Everyone was looking forward to it at this time, hoping that Abbot Hongbian would take out the scriptures to have a look, but seeing the old abbot's expression of embarrassment and delay in taking any action, they couldn't help but feel puzzled, and became even more curious about the contents inside.
"Abbot Hongbian, is there anything in this scripture that is inconvenient to show to others? Why are you so hesitant?"
asked someone among the pilgrims.
After thinking for a long time, Abbot Hongbian said to Dharma King Miaobao: "That's not true. The ancient scrolls are actually brought back from Tiantai Mountain by our master. At the beginning, our master had clearly stated that we should keep them properly, so they were sealed with Huayan Sansheng Temple. I can't show it to others for many years, the old monk really doesn't want to go against my teacher's will."
However, Dharma King Miaobao seemed to understand the meaning of the words, and suddenly clasped his palms together and said to the old monk: "Great monk, the Huayan Great Repentance Ritual left by Master is probably because the Huayan Sutra says that all living beings are originally Buddhas. ’ One said, even if someone has a big wrong view and cuts off all the roots of goodness, there is still room for nirvana after slandering the Dharma, and he will eventually become a Buddha after eternal kalpas.”
"However, in my Karma Kagyu sect, there was a master who was sympathetic to Chanti's root nature. He knew that if all sentient beings lose their minds, there will be no Dharma, and the Buddhas will be hard to save. Heart. I would like to use the Dharma to replace it, in exchange for seeing the true face of the treasure scroll today!"
When Jiang Wen heard these words, he instantly understood the reason why the other party was so confident.Chanti originally refers to a person who has cut off the root of goodness and has no hope of becoming a Buddha. All the things he said about Chanti are obviously pointing to Master Anren who has a big wrong view and cut off all the roots of goodness.
You must know that Abbot Hongbian was entrusted by his master. The two most important things in his life were nothing more than guarding Xitan Temple and curing his junior brother Anren. If he is a Hongbian master, he really can't think of any reason to refuse.
Sure enough, Abbot Hongbian was silent for a long time, and finally took out an extremely old picture scroll from his bosom.
Everyone looked at the damage to the point where there was only half a frame left, and they finally understood why Abbot Hongbian was so cautious.The text lines on the scripture scrolls are blurred, faded and dull, and the silk and branches of the strips of paper are brittle and hard, as if they will shatter when the wind blows.
"Amitabha, this matter is not due to the ignorance of the old monk. It is only because this "Hua Yan Great Repentance Sutra" is not a separate volume, but has two sides with another "Mountain and River Two Precepts". It is extremely fragile, so you need to be careful when opening it, so as not to drop the treasure."
Abbot Hongbian first explained in a low voice the reason for his caution before, and said to the Dharma King Miaobao again, "Today, the old monk has the courage to display the ancient scroll. If the Dharma King checks and confirms it is correct, he can copy the pictures and texts by himself. Be sure to return the ancient scroll as it is... "
Dharma King Miaobao nodded slightly, got up and came to the side of Abbot Hongbian, the two stood side by side and turned their backs to the north, and the pilgrims and dignitaries also clasped together and praised, got up and came to both sides to observe from a distance, but they dared not block the place where King Pingxi was sitting Sight.
At present, the "Huayan Great Repentance Sutra", which even Miaobao Dharma King regards as a treasure, is right in front of them. Everyone stares at it with bated breath, fearing that the breath from their noses and mouths will be too strong to destroy the treasure. Only the people from the north and the south sit still, Watching everyone act coldly.
As the dilapidated and decayed ancient scroll slowly unfolded, Jiang Wen looked from behind, and indeed caught a glimpse of a scribbled geographical map. Only by ignoring the large damaged blanks, could he barely guess the shape of the drawing, enough to imagine the sutras on the front How incomplete is it? No wonder Mu Zeng exhausted so many eminent monks' efforts to restore and publish the content.
The ancient seal inscribed on the front of the volume is the six big characters "Heaven hangs like an image, and the earth takes shape", and then several official characters "Mountains and Rivers Two Precepts" are also presented. The two districts, like a giant river, obviously imitated the ancient star map that divided the stars into clouds and Han, during which Kyushu, Wufu, Wuyue, Sidu, etc. were clearly marked, until the ends of the northern and southern boundaries. It came to an abrupt end.
Jiang Wen didn't pay much attention to it at first. Although an ancient map like this is precious, it is just an early map.The traces of forcibly attaching the sky, earth and stars are too obvious, and there are countless inaccuracies in the twists and turns. No matter how fine the drawing is, it will never be more accurate than the satellite pictures I have seen.
But after taking another look, Jiang Wen found that the "North and South Two Precepts" on this picture seemed to fall very vaguely, and there were many redundant lines remaining like superfluous lines, which were as crude and ridiculous as children's graffiti.
These two lines, also known as "Southern Period" and "Northern Period", are the two imaginary lines of mountains and rivers imagined by ancient geographers. .Due to frequent changes in geographical maps, there are not as many classics printed and preserved in the world as there are books of various schools of thought. However, these two boundaries have actually existed since the "New Book of Tang·Astronomy", and should not be so hasty and blurred. unclear.
For example, in the southern part, the records of later generations are as far as "following the mountains in the east, reaching Dongou and central Fujian". Don't, but you will be punished by a gentleman.
The discovery of such an abnormality naturally aroused Jiang Wen's curiosity. He looked intently, and the scripture scroll was unfolding to a key point. Jiang Wen caught a glimpse of a crooked line at the position of Jizu Mountain, which was painted black again. , looked up, and found that Master Anren was also staring at the back intently, and the two people's eyes overlapped and they suddenly coincided with each other.
"Everyone, give me Jingnan Prince's Mansion a face, let's see it here today."
At this moment, Abbot Hongbian's movements froze. It turned out that Jiang Wen suddenly stretched out his hand to stop Abbot Hongbian from unfolding the painting scroll, and cleverly used his strength to quickly close the scroll, while pressing down on Abbot Hongbian with his other palm. arm, thus completely cutting off the possibility of anyone peeping.
Everyone saw that the place where they were concentrated was suddenly interrupted, and they couldn't help yelling, but the Miaobao Dharma King among them was not sullen, but smiled at Jiang Wen friendly and kindly, as if silently smiling, asking Have something to say.
Abbot Hongbian also looked at Jiang Wen with great doubts, and Jiang Wen also looked at the old monk with frowned eyebrows, and slowly shook his head dignifiedly and firmly, clearly expressing his strong opposition.
At this time Master Anren also walked up to him, took a deep look at Dharma King Miaobao, and said sincerely and solemnly: "Dharma King Lao is bothering you. I know the old monk's affairs. Some things cannot be forced. Now I can only thank you for your kindness." gone."
Jiang Wen also smiled and said, "Forgive me for troublesome things. I heard that the Dharma King came to Jizu Mountain to discuss Buddhism and exchange scriptures. There should be another round of competition tomorrow. Why not use this thing as a lottery? Human favors, it’s best to return to your own ability.”
The four quiet masters of Jizu Mountain were stunned. They thought they would be able to turn their fights into friendship tonight, but they didn't expect that there would be such two people who would stir things up and mess up the matter.
The four old monks hurriedly tried to persuade Abbot Hongbian to think twice, but Venerable Anren and Jiang Wenben were the two people who trusted him the most. Knowing that they had reached an agreement, they stepped back and watched Dharma King Miaobao and remained silent.
"That's fine. I heard that there are scenic spots on Jizu Mountain called Tianzhu Buddha Light and Huashou Qinglei. I want to see them tomorrow morning, but I'm not in a hurry to leave."
Dharma King Miaobao also readily agreed, "I just don't know what to discuss tomorrow? Sutras or precepts?"
Dharma King Miaobao was so slapped in the face but still remained calm, so that there was a calm and congenial smile on his face, which made Jiang Wen wonder if the other party understood what he said, and also noticed a trace of abstraction and wildness after a long absence Pure beauty.
"It is rumored that Buddhas and Bodhisattvas can gain supernatural powers by practicing meditation. Your Excellency is a living Buddha. Why don't you try your supernatural powers tomorrow!"
"Okay, then it's better than supernatural powers."
Zan Shan and the protector lama stood up to open the way, and Dharma King Miaobao also saluted in all directions and then turned away, leaving only the confused monks and pilgrims, and Jiang Wen holding an ancient scroll in his hand.Jiang Wen's heart was full of ups and downs, Master Anren was also thoughtful, and watched the back of Dharma King Miaobao and his party.
Jiang Wen guessed that there was something wrong with the Miaobao Dharma King in front of him, and there was something even more wrong with what he was looking for!
Just now Jiang Wen discovered that there are some rolling mountain lines remaining in central Fujian, and there seems to be a string of hidden and strange spikes hidden under the lines, which are breaking through the dangers and destroying the mountain but can't tell the whole picture. Impressively, it outlines some kind of spirit with its fangs upturned and abnormal ferocity.
At that time, Jiang Wen was startled, a thought flashed through his mind, and he looked at the "Mountain and River Two Precepts" again.At that time, the scriptures had not long been exhibited, and the picture scroll on the back was just past Nanjie, and there was still some distance from the most devastated and damaged Central Plains.When Jiang Wen saw the messy lines underneath again, he suddenly realized that the chaotic traces south of Nanjie were not caused by random smearing, but were clearly the shadows of many insects and snakes with manes and manes and strange scales floating in the Lingnan land. Finally entangled and twisted together!
Relying on the analysis of imagination, Jiang Wen gradually became aware of the dark waves in Poyang Dongting, and the strange shadows in Huayue Songshan. Playing rhinoceros has a lot of experience, and it is absolutely difficult to see all the mysteries in it.In the painting, the entire land of the Central Plains, the five mountains and the four ruins are full of indescribable weirdness!
What a picture of "Mountain and River Two Precepts", how can such a thing be allowed to spread!
(End of this chapter)
The night is low and the bright moon is in the sky, and the bright moon at the corner of the hall gradually disappears in the clouds, leaving only a faint bright halo.
Abbot Hongbian is leading Miaobao Dharma King and his party slowly up the mountain. Looking from the cliff, the scenery on both sides of the ridge is very different. The side of the Zen temple jungle is brightly lit, while the other side is completely dark and empty. Silent and empty valley.
"Master, what is that place?"
On the night of mid-spring in Jizu Mountain, the mountain scenery was so clear that the breath seemed to be transparent. A Lama Zanshan asked in a low voice, King Miaobao smiled and did not answer, but Abbot Hongbian spoke.
"Amitabha. There is Jizu Mountain Yin. For hundreds of years, there were monks and Taoists living like a mountain. Later, it was abandoned and abandoned, and no one cares about it. If you want to go up the mountain to visit, you can do it, but this Jizu Mountain Yin is strange and strange. Strange, it’s better not to step on it lightly.”
The words of the abbot Hongbian reached their ears, and the footsteps of the few people were drowsy, as if they were falling into the clouds. Suddenly, they saw strands of starlight scattered not far away, and there were even segments of lingering clouds intertwined in the treetops, like a sea of clouds and a river of stars within reach. and!
The faces of several Tibetan monks were amazed and kept admiring, until they got closer to find that the dots of bright and dark stars flickering among the trees along the road were actually small orange peel lamps hanging between the trees or floating meadows—in order not to let the The cold wind in the mountains blows out, and the surrounding area is surrounded by gauze from central Fujian. From a distance, it looks like colorful clouds, but from a close look, it looks like a shining star.
"Xitan Temple re-opened a pavilion today to welcome Dharma King Miaobao, and ask Dharma King to move forward and sit down for a while."
Abbot Hongbian turned around and pointed, and saw that tonight there were lights and festoons on the Jiuchong cliff, and the path that had not been taken care of for a long time was also cleaned spotlessly. It took a lot of energy to build the premier hospitality place in Jizu Mountain—Yi Na Xuan, which has been revitalized tonight.
A few Tibetan monks looked at the layout of the Yisha Pavilion, and felt that although the outside appearance was not amazing, the inside was full of quaint elegance and solemnity. There were no statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, but it seemed to be in a solemn hall.Curls of green smoke are lingering like wisps. In addition to the familiar smell of sandalwood and ghee, there seems to be a fresh and pleasant smell of the forest in the air. clean lake.
The four Zanshan and Dharma protectors had just stepped into the Yisha Pavilion, and when they were about to sit cross-legged on the paved straw mat, they suddenly felt that the seat was soft and light, not like the rough and rough straw mat itself. It was found that the straw mat was only a thin layer of decoration, and the soft grass mat was borrowed from the green pine leaves collected from the mountains.
"All honored guests, please take your seats first, and wait for several Tanyues from the temple to come together. The tea party tonight has been planned for a long time, and it will definitely not go unnoticed."
Abbot Hongbian introduced several people to the seat, and he did not show any contempt for the astonishment of the Tibetan monks, and his mind was all concerned with Miaobao Dharma King's every move.
At this time, there were many guests in Yishaxuan, and there were tangerines, preserved fruits, and candied citrons on the table in front of them. There were at least 50 or [-] people present inside and outside the seats. Shangchu Clear Tea, Medium Salt Tea, and Cimi Honey Tea were all filled with celebrities and refined scholars guarding Lijiang City and Daluowei, except for the four principal seats in the center of the Xuan Pavilion, which were empty.
Abbot Hongbian saw that Dharma King Miaobao sat down calmly, and he easily chatted with others without any unfamiliarity. He secretly admired his meditation skills. points approved.
The Chinese have always been sensible.
After all, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period when the princes were in chaos, people knew that even if the same foreign enemy was present, they could distinguish between different ranks and priorities.
The most common one is to come with a chariot aggressively. It is clear that the chariots and horses are only fighting for three to five cities and thousands of miles of land. When encountering such a reckless and unreasonable foreign enemy, it is nothing more than a fight, and then the winner takes all Surrender and lose half, and things can be easily resolved.
The first class came with diplomatic envoys, and they usually waited by the side without showing the mountains and water, but they insisted on asking about the weight of Heshi Bijinliang and Jiuding, and the four words of ulterior motives were almost written on the face At this time, they can only think of ways to linger until the winner is decided in the open and in the dark.
The best and worst class is that you get along well with you on weekdays, dance and dance, until one day the army has secretly crossed Chen Cang and gathered outside the capital, and then ask why you did not declare war and wiped out Dahuai Anguo at the east end of the city, and then said There are words like "Hanging the people and punishing crimes", "Prospering and destroying the country, and continuing the peerless world" over and over again in the text-then even if you want to surrender at this time, it is probably too late.
Now that Abbot Hongbian heard the request from His Majesty Miaobao, even the monks on Jizu Mountain couldn't help being overjoyed immediately, realizing that the matter had turned around, and there was hope for a solution.
Jizu Mountain Monk and Miaobao Dharma King sat opposite each other, and continued to observe each other. After a while, footsteps sounded outside Yishaxuan, and a few soldiers with knives and guns stood guarding the gate, a thread like an empty valley The fragrance of orchids has quietly arrived first.
After the ambush stopped, a plain-clothed woman walked through the crowd with a maid and walked into a pavilion, and then sat down safely. Even though she wore a gauze hat and did not show a trace of her appearance, she could still imagine her figure because of her figure, and she was sure in her heart that she must be a person A peerless beauty who is as beautiful as a flower, like a cloud coming out of Xiu.
"Respectfully invite Princess Pingxi, Jin'an."
"Respectfully invite Princess Pingxi, Jin'an."
The greetings from the old monk and the Tibetan monks were exactly the same. It is undeniable that the person in front of me is Princess Chen of Pingxi—the Yishaxuan tea party tonight may not invite monks from all directions and foreigners, but she is the only one who is indispensable.
Princess Pingxi bowed slightly to return the salute, although the return was not big, no one in the audience felt contemptuous and neglected, but wondered why the other party kept silent, as if she didn't intend to make such a show.
Seeing this situation, Abbot Hongbian did his part to act as a knower, and introduced the backgrounds of several old monks around him to the two outsiders, Princess Pingxi and King Miaobao.
"Princess, Dharma King, the old monk boldly presumptuously today, narrating the origin and dharma names of several eminent monks."
At this time, the seats were divided into southeast, northwest, and west directions. Hongbian and the four old monks entered the west seat together, and they happened to be able to see a little bit of starlight on the Qingleng mountain range.
"The four people around the old monk are the Abbot Jieming of Jiguang Temple, Abbot Zuyi of Shizhong Temple, Abbot Juewu of Chuanyi Temple, and Abbot Guiheng of Biyun Temple. , Hongbian, as a late-school junior, is far inferior to the four of them."
People carried people in flowery sedan chairs, and Abbot Hongbian praised several old monks vigorously. Naturally, the four of them were very useful, and they all stood up to salute the guests. It reveals his noncommittal about the grievances and grievances of Xitan Temple.
Abbot Hongbian knew clearly in his heart, he had already understood the intentions of several people, but he couldn't find out what was wrong with them.
Although Jizu Mountain was famous as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was only in the Ming Dynasty that it was really known as the "Tiankai Buddhist Kingdom and Diyonghua City".
When Fu Youde, Mu Ying, and Lan Yu led the Ming army to conquer Dali, and put away "the official books and the wild compendiums, all in one piece", "Bai Gu Tong Ji" was published, which had a great influence Most of the local historical records about Yunnan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties were collected, which had an unprecedented impact on the history of Yunnan.
It was also with the repeated appearance of the name of Jizu Mountain in the book "Baigu Tongji", that it soon became a holy place for Buddhists to worship.
During the hundreds of years of prosperity and development, the abbots of the monastery jungle on Jizu Mountain have been successively changed, and there are countless people who have been destroyed and fallen during the period. , It can also wait until the eminent monks live in Xi, and it will be refurbished to restore the scale of the past dynasties.And some Zen temples with bad luck, like those ruins in Jizu Shanyin, have disappeared forever behind the deep dense forests and steep canyons of Jizu Mountain, and even the traces of temples have disappeared.
Today, the four Buddhist temples on Jizu Mountain actually represent the four most prosperous Buddhist temples. There should be five temples including Xitan Temple.
Among them, the oldest and most profound one should belong to the Jiguang Temple lineage handed down by Zen Master Bentie.Zen Master Bentie was only twenty years old, and he occasionally heard people singing Snow Mountain verses. Then he realized that Fusheng married his wife and became a monk.
Immediately following it is the Xitan Temple lineage handed down by Zen Master Benwu.There is no single Zen master who can fully understand the profound essence of the five schools of Southern Chan.Talking about the sect with a scorpion, exhausting the profound essence of the five schools; drawing out the original way, penetrating the origin of the three religions, he is a rare eminent monk, and after being highly praised by the Mu family, he has grown rapidly.
Jizushan Shizhong Temple belongs to the foreign Xueting Fuyu family.Although Shizhong Temple claims to be built in the Tang Dynasty, its testable Zen system did not appear until after the Yuan Dynasty, and the earliest clear transmission time was between Yongle and Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty. Now it has shown signs of decline. Therefore, it is behind.
As for the genealogy of the Chuanyi Temple, it is more complicated. In the early years of Jiajing, it was founded by the famous monk Xing Xuande Li Yuanyang. The temple was built at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, backed by Wansong Hill, with Shengta on the left and Baishi Nunnery on the right. The meeting is at the end of the middle peak of the sedentary chicken feet.Later, because many eminent monks lived in this forest, the lineage of successors became more complicated, but they all belong to the lineage of Linji Dharma.
The last Biyun Temple is the Luohanbi system passed down by the monk Huankong during the Tianqi period.The founder of the mountain, Huan Kong, came from the capital. He received the precepts and realized the essentials early on. He traveled to famous places to seek seals. Because Zhuoxi lived in Jizu Mountain for more than [-] years, he made a great vow to drill rocks in the side pass of Jizu Mountain. The hanging structure eventually became a grand hall, even though it came from afar, it can still come from behind.
Today's glitz fades away tomorrow, and all fates are like dreams and bubbles, and there is nowhere to find them. Those who can achieve the position of abbot will naturally not be blinded easily, and they will be more cautious and foresight in doing things.
Contrary to these four great masters of tranquility and five Zen forests, there was another extremely prosperous Dharma lineage named Jinding Temple on Jizu Mountain. It has gone into decline through evolution, and it has been ruined for many years.
Everything is for existence, and existence is everything. How can only Abbot Hongbian be able to comprehend such a truth in the Jizushan Temple that has been preserved to this day with difficulties and twists?
Abbot Hongbian has been on thin ice for many years. He still remembers that his master called him to go before his death. He was dying and unable to speak.
And that page is unbiased, and it is talking about the Buddha's choice to enter and perish among the two sala trees in Kushicheng City when he was about to pass into Nirvana.Venerable Ananda asked the Buddha that there are so many big cities in the world, why did he choose this small earth city, which is the lowest among all the cities?
The Buddha then told Venerable Ananda about the adornments of the city of Kushi in the past and the activities of the King of Great Good Seeing to benefit all living beings.This King of Good Seeing is the previous life of the Buddha. He was also called the Holy Wheel-turning King in the past. Back then, he did not benefit all living beings to the end. Only by becoming a Buddha today can he broaden all living beings and finally escape from the boundless sea of suffering.
The world is impermanent, the country is fragile, and Hongbian knows the meaning of the master in his heart. The Yijushi King City was so solemn and prosperous in the past, and there was a wheel-turning holy king living here. When the Buddha Nirvana, it has become an ordinary small town. Tucheng, how can the rest of the world be exempt from customs?How can it be as good as repeated thin ice?
"Amitabha, the black-hat dharma king came from thousands of miles just to obtain the scriptures and classics of this temple, and the old monk admired him very much. I have already told my junior brother An Ren to go and get the catalog of scriptures bestowed by Emperor Tianqi. Turning hostility into jade silk, the scriptures bestowed by the temple, regardless of whether the Dharma King transcribes them separately or takes them all away, are all at your discretion."
Abbot Hongbian waved his sleeves and said generously, opening the door of Fayun Pavilion, he took these precious treasures lightly.As soon as the words fell, an old monk walked up to the door with scriptures in both hands.
Master An Ren's appearance is short and dark, with an unattractive appearance, and there is a gloomy look between his brows, which makes people think it is a strange shadow in the cold night at first glance, but a Yaksha suddenly barged in, and he couldn't help being startled.
This collection of scriptures was obtained at the request of Tusi Mu Zengshangshu in the fourth year of Mingqi, and it was a large scripture bestowed by Emperor Tianqi, with a total of 670 eight letters. It was enshrined in the Fayun Pavilion in the temple all the year round. Treat it as precious as life, and it is absolutely impossible to show it to others easily.
But the times are different now. The Tripitaka bestowed by the Apocalypse cannot restrain King Pingxi, who was conferred by Shunzhi. The meaning represented by the scriptures has long exceeded its own value.
Just as Miaobao Dharma King came here at this time, Abbot Hongbian did not bother to guess whether the two had colluded. Anyway, this imperial scripture was given to Miaobao Dharma King. The main force sent to Yunnan certainly has no reason to trouble themselves, and they can even calmly divert the trouble to the east to see if there is really a problem between the two sides.
"His Holiness please."
At this time Master Anren backed away, and Abbot Hongbian stepped forward, as expected, just when Dharma King Miaobao was about to readily agree, someone suddenly spoke in the northern banquet where Princess Pingxi was.
"Wait a minute! My Pingxi Palace has been in the town of Yungui for a while, and the imperial collection of scriptures is a rare treasure. How can it be taken away under coercion? How can my Pingxi Palace sit idly by?"
Prince Pingxi's mansion occupied the seats on the north side, which meant looking at the world from a tiger's eye. At this time, even if only a woman yelled at him, it made people feel trembling and uneasy.
But the person who spoke was not Princess Pingxi, who was in the gauze circle, nor was it Kong Wu's powerful knife-wielding master, but a maid who concealed her appearance.At this time, the breath of speaking suddenly burst out, which naturally caused the head curtain to erratically, inadvertently revealing a terrifying appearance with half of the face stripped off and covered with marks of burns and knives. In the hideous appearance, only the silhouette of a woman remained, but all It was the face of Rakshasa, and it frightened everyone.
The frozen atmosphere didn't return to calm until Princess Pingxi glanced sideways at the maid, who quietly returned to her original position.
In an environment where ordinary people are already in distress, the Dharma King Miaobao smiled as usual, revealing a mouthful of teeth that are even and plump and white as snow, and then he spoke with a loud and perfect sound like a drum from the sky.
"The great monk Hongbian spoke modestly and courteously, how dare the young monk be so disobedient? I knew that the eminent monks in the Han area often stained their fingers for offerings to the Buddha, pierced blood and wrote scriptures. The light of their merits and virtues can illuminate the world of eight billion Ganges sands. Let me borrow scriptures. Now I want to ask for the Supreme Buddha Treasure, so how can it be coercion and profiteering?"
The majestic Miaobao Dharma King, who speaks with three points of majesty, stands up and talks like a lion at this time. For a while, no one can stand up to him, let alone how to refute and debate his points. Everyone's attention is only focused on Regarding what he said - he actually wanted to exchange it with Buddha treasures?
The so-called Buddha treasures refer to treasures such as Buddha statues, Bodhisattva statues, Buddha relics, etc. Monks pay homage to Buddha treasures and can often receive protection from Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, dragons and heavens, but as long as they are treasures, they are of great value. It is difficult to measure the value of similar treasures. If one person treasures "the pearl of Suihou, the jade of Jingshan" and the other treasures "kindness, thrift, and not daring to be the first in the world", what will these two people do? exchange?
If this matter is not grasped well, the nature will immediately change from coercion to seduction, and the result will be a worse reputation without any change. Obviously, the loss outweighs the gain. There is a lot of discussion in the hall, and it is impossible to guess who this wonderful treasure Dharma King is. What kind of treasure is in my body, but I can feel so confident that I can grasp it properly.
"Lama Khenpo, please present the treasure!"
As soon as Dharma King Miaobao clapped his hands, another person approached from outside the pavilion, holding a huge wooden box in his arms, but walking forward slowly and bluntly, his movements were very uncoordinated.
It wasn't until the lights came on that everyone noticed that his head wearing a bright yellow monk hat was covered with lumps and spots of different colors, his lips were turned outwards, and the shape of his neck was almost invisible because of the huge tumor. His head can only be deformed to one side. Although his feet are healthy, his knuckles are twisted like chicken feet, and his appearance is so ugly that it makes people want to nausea.
Being frightened by the ugly man continuously, everyone was almost numb, and they all made way for such a disabled and deformed weirdo.
At this time, they turned their heads to look at Master Anren and the ferocious maid in front of them, and they felt a little kindness and beauty. At least there was only a contrast between beauty and beauty in these two people, so that it would not make people feel wronged from the bottom of their hearts. of fear.
But Dharma King Miaobao came to the extremely ugly Khenpo Lama without changing his face, and took the wooden box with a slight salute, without any conflict or disgust in his eyes.
"The treasure is here, monks, please take a look."
Dharma King Miaobao leaned forward with his shoulders bare and stretched out his arms. He took out a rusty and incomplete iron box and placed it on top of the short case. The rusty corner even shook off a piece of dust, and the dirt was not even scrubbed. go.
All the people present looked sideways, wondering why the Miaobao Dharma King regarded the broken iron box in front of him as a treasure that could be compared with the imperial scriptures. Could it be that he had just arrived from Tibet, and felt confused due to the cold?
But the five old monks on the west side were puzzled at first, but soon they widened their eyes in different order, stood up abruptly and nodded at the iron box in front of them, then crossed the table with trembling hands, trying to touch some of the leaves left on it. The circles and notches are all caught in the midst of surprises.
"Elders, what is so strange about this iron box?"
Among the pilgrims from the ten directions, someone finally asked this question, but the one who answered them was the Miaobao Dharma King with folded palms and a smile—I saw him slowly flipping through the Compendium of the Imperial Canon in front of him, detached like a god-man.
"The treasure of the scriptures bestowed by the emperor lies in the harmony of the source of the Dharma and the mind. Although the text is clear and elegant, the text of the scriptures contained in it has long been popular in the world, and many methods have never been secrets."
"But this iron box is just the opposite. Patriarch Bodhidharma left this box back then. Although it was empty, what was locked was the Zhengdharma Eye Store, Nirvana, which the World Honored One gave to Mahakasyapa at the Lingshan Dharma Assembly. Miaoxin."
Speaking of this, Dharma King Miaobao couldn't help but sighed in praise, "I can see incredible merit today! Venerable Mahakasyapa, who used to enter meditation on Jizu Mountain with a Sanghali cassock; The subtle Dharma-door is born in the Central Plains. The two come from two minds and agree with one principle, and the reality without form is not only the treasure of Xitan Temple? It should be the treasure of Jizu Mountain!"
At this time, everyone suddenly realized that the broken iron box in front of them turned out to be a treasure left by Patriarch Bodhidharma? !
Patriarch Bodhidharma is the first ancestor of Chinese Zen. Legend has it that he crossed the river into Wei with a five-leaf awn reed as a boat, and came to Songshan to establish Zen.The Zen Buddhism he taught doesn't emphasize metaphysics, but uses sitting meditation "wall observation" to directly point to the original mind.
After Bodhidharma's death, his disciples formed the Southern Sect headed by the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and the Northern Sect headed by Shenxiu.In terms of practice, the Northern School advocates "gradual enlightenment", while the Southern School advocates "sudden enlightenment".After years of disputes, the Southern Sect finally replaced the Northern Sect's power.Later, the Nanzong was divided into five schools: Caodong, Linji, Yunmen, Fayan, and Weiyang. At this time, the basis for the harmonious coexistence of the four masters of tranquility and the five forests in Jizu Mountain is that they are both Zen Southern sects. Pai's Dharma Lineage!
At this moment, no one thinks that the Miaobao Dharma King is an ignorant person who fearlessly came here with wishful thinking. Judging from his precise and exquisite prediction, it is clear that he has reached the level of knowing himself, knowing the enemy and invincible in a hundred battles!
This kind of treasure is so precious, no one dares to underestimate it even if its appearance is incomparably dilapidated.Shifang pilgrims whispered to each other, talking about the fact that the Bodhidharma iron box was in front of them. At this time, not only a few old monks were beaming with joy, but even the swordsmen of Pingxi Palace were shining brightly.
There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that after Bodhidharma enlightened the Tao in the cave, he taught Huike the Taoism. Later, Huike dug out this iron box under the stone wall seat where Bodhidharma had been meditating for many years.It is rumored that there are two scriptures in the iron box, namely "Yi Jin Jing" and "Xi Sui Jing". Both scriptures are classics teaching the supreme martial arts. The beginning of martial arts.
"Dare to ask His Majesty, where did you get such a treasure?"
One word awakened the dreamer, and a voice suddenly came from outside the arena, and even the intoxicated old monks gradually frowned, waking up from the previous huge shock.
I saw Shi Shi, a man and a woman, coming from outside. The man with a sword was not outstanding, but the woman was graceful and wearing a gauze hat. She was dressed the same as Princess Pingxi.
The two involuntarily sat in the vacant seat on the south side, and they did not give in to the Miaobao Dharma King who had always held the initiative, but the abbot Hongbian showed an overjoyed look.
"This is the little monk who went to the country of Magadha three years ago. Under the ruins of Tianzhu Abode, he found the stone traces of the Great Sun Tathagata. After many investigations and excavations, he found this iron box..."
Before Dharma King Miaobao could finish speaking, he was suddenly interrupted.
"Amitabha must have been left by Master Xuanzang!"
Abbot Hongbian, who was studying the patterns and shapes on the iron box, suddenly raised his head and sighed.
"Before Master Xuanzang went west, he found that the views of the teachers were different, and there were many doubts about the scriptures. Although he himself had read all the Buddhist classics in China, he had not found the true meaning of Buddhism, so he decided to go to Tianzhu to seek the scriptures. Back then, the road to Tianzhu had been lost for many years and it was difficult to find it, so Master Xuanzang went to seek the relics left by Patriarch Bodhidharma in order to find the right way to go west to Tianzhu."
Facing many pilgrims, Abbot Hongbian also slowly explained, "When Master Xuanzang was visiting the Buddhist relics in Tianzhu, he made a special trip to look at the Buddha's footprint stone, and then brought the pattern back to the country and presented it to Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. So I enshrined it by engraving stones according to the pictures."
"In the later years of Master Xuanzang, he carved stone statues in Yuhua Palace, made stones of Buddha's footprints, and offered them devoutly. It has a long history, but now it is incomplete and unclear, and the old monk regrets that it is difficult to recognize the true face of Mount Lu, but he did not expect to see it here again!"
Jiang Wen was so angry that he gritted his teeth and swallowed it. He thought to himself, who the hell is you, an old monk? The head of the sect tried his best to bargain for the advantage. Why did you stand up and say "Thank you! Shocked! Many years ago The uncensored version will be seen again!" remarks?
"If the little monk expected it to be right, it should be like this. Master Xuanzang brought the iron box back to Tianzhu and buried it in the ground. He didn't want to be lost by the little monk and returned it to the Central Plains. It happened to be a thousand-year karma."
Dharma King Miaobao smiled, and didn't take Jiang Wen's doubts seriously at all. Not arguing at this time is the best explanation.
"I don't know if your Excellency is..."
Since ancient times, many words must be lost, as he has long been accustomed to being questioned in his position. At this time, the best solution in front of the Miaobao Dharma King is "it is better to humiliate others than to prove yourself." Stop, question and question the other party's background, and whether they are qualified to sit here and talk.
"Amitabha, I haven't introduced to the nobles yet, but this Jiang Tanyue is a distinguished guest from the Jingnan Palace."
With Abbot Hongbian's proper explanation, Jiang Wen also introduced to everyone logically: "Exactly. Jiang Liuer, a guest of Jingnan Palace, this is Fang Baihua, sister-in-law. Is there any problem?"
The pilgrims from Shifang looked surprised, and the four masters of tranquility also nodded slightly. Indeed, only those who are also the three great feudal lords are eligible to sit opposite the north and south of Pingxi Palace. With the endorsement of Abbot Hongbian, naturally no one will to doubt.
The arrival of Jiang Wen and his entourage was just an interlude, but Dharma King Miaobao stood in the center of the arena again at this time, and said in a clear voice: "Today, besides the royal bestowed scriptures, I also want to boldly borrow another scroll from Xitan Temple, which also contains Buddhist scriptures. Treasures match."
"All sentient beings have come from immeasurable kalpas, and all the sinful karma they have created must be repented and purified before they can achieve the right result. According to legend, Xitan Temple has the "Huayan Great Repentance Sutra" written by Master Tang Xingxing. The little monk wishes to pray for this sutra Sentient beings, let me and all sentient beings turn the three karmic sins into liberation, and the six sins of the six sense organs to achieve supernatural powers, and let me freely demonstrate the perfect flower adornment!"
The pilgrims talked a lot, and they also heard a little about the "Huayan Great Repentance Sutra" written by Jizu Mountain. "Dafang Guangfo Huayan Sutra" is the first scripture performed in Dingzhong after the Buddha's enlightenment. It is known as the "king of the scriptures" and covers all the teachings of the Tathagata in the twelve volumes of the Tripitaka.
The former Tusi Muzeng once took out this ancient scripture. First, he gathered countless eminent monks in Dali for detailed study, and then handed over the manuscript to Suzhou Zhongfeng Temple to read it thoroughly for verification and supplementation. Zhizhiding, please ask the great Confucian Qian Qianyi and Mao Jin, the owner of Jigu Pavilion, to make a comparison. Finally, in the 13th year of Ming Chongzhen (1640), please donate money and ask Jigu Pavilion to be carved. Jingge, its original version has already been published and circulated.
Everyone saw that Dharma King Miaobao mobilized the crowd to come here for a Buddhist scriptures and rituals that have been circulated outside. Presumably there must be something unknown hidden in the "Huayan Great Repentance Sutra" written by Master Tang Xingxing. Mystery.
Everyone was looking forward to it at this time, hoping that Abbot Hongbian would take out the scriptures to have a look, but seeing the old abbot's expression of embarrassment and delay in taking any action, they couldn't help but feel puzzled, and became even more curious about the contents inside.
"Abbot Hongbian, is there anything in this scripture that is inconvenient to show to others? Why are you so hesitant?"
asked someone among the pilgrims.
After thinking for a long time, Abbot Hongbian said to Dharma King Miaobao: "That's not true. The ancient scrolls are actually brought back from Tiantai Mountain by our master. At the beginning, our master had clearly stated that we should keep them properly, so they were sealed with Huayan Sansheng Temple. I can't show it to others for many years, the old monk really doesn't want to go against my teacher's will."
However, Dharma King Miaobao seemed to understand the meaning of the words, and suddenly clasped his palms together and said to the old monk: "Great monk, the Huayan Great Repentance Ritual left by Master is probably because the Huayan Sutra says that all living beings are originally Buddhas. ’ One said, even if someone has a big wrong view and cuts off all the roots of goodness, there is still room for nirvana after slandering the Dharma, and he will eventually become a Buddha after eternal kalpas.”
"However, in my Karma Kagyu sect, there was a master who was sympathetic to Chanti's root nature. He knew that if all sentient beings lose their minds, there will be no Dharma, and the Buddhas will be hard to save. Heart. I would like to use the Dharma to replace it, in exchange for seeing the true face of the treasure scroll today!"
When Jiang Wen heard these words, he instantly understood the reason why the other party was so confident.Chanti originally refers to a person who has cut off the root of goodness and has no hope of becoming a Buddha. All the things he said about Chanti are obviously pointing to Master Anren who has a big wrong view and cut off all the roots of goodness.
You must know that Abbot Hongbian was entrusted by his master. The two most important things in his life were nothing more than guarding Xitan Temple and curing his junior brother Anren. If he is a Hongbian master, he really can't think of any reason to refuse.
Sure enough, Abbot Hongbian was silent for a long time, and finally took out an extremely old picture scroll from his bosom.
Everyone looked at the damage to the point where there was only half a frame left, and they finally understood why Abbot Hongbian was so cautious.The text lines on the scripture scrolls are blurred, faded and dull, and the silk and branches of the strips of paper are brittle and hard, as if they will shatter when the wind blows.
"Amitabha, this matter is not due to the ignorance of the old monk. It is only because this "Hua Yan Great Repentance Sutra" is not a separate volume, but has two sides with another "Mountain and River Two Precepts". It is extremely fragile, so you need to be careful when opening it, so as not to drop the treasure."
Abbot Hongbian first explained in a low voice the reason for his caution before, and said to the Dharma King Miaobao again, "Today, the old monk has the courage to display the ancient scroll. If the Dharma King checks and confirms it is correct, he can copy the pictures and texts by himself. Be sure to return the ancient scroll as it is... "
Dharma King Miaobao nodded slightly, got up and came to the side of Abbot Hongbian, the two stood side by side and turned their backs to the north, and the pilgrims and dignitaries also clasped together and praised, got up and came to both sides to observe from a distance, but they dared not block the place where King Pingxi was sitting Sight.
At present, the "Huayan Great Repentance Sutra", which even Miaobao Dharma King regards as a treasure, is right in front of them. Everyone stares at it with bated breath, fearing that the breath from their noses and mouths will be too strong to destroy the treasure. Only the people from the north and the south sit still, Watching everyone act coldly.
As the dilapidated and decayed ancient scroll slowly unfolded, Jiang Wen looked from behind, and indeed caught a glimpse of a scribbled geographical map. Only by ignoring the large damaged blanks, could he barely guess the shape of the drawing, enough to imagine the sutras on the front How incomplete is it? No wonder Mu Zeng exhausted so many eminent monks' efforts to restore and publish the content.
The ancient seal inscribed on the front of the volume is the six big characters "Heaven hangs like an image, and the earth takes shape", and then several official characters "Mountains and Rivers Two Precepts" are also presented. The two districts, like a giant river, obviously imitated the ancient star map that divided the stars into clouds and Han, during which Kyushu, Wufu, Wuyue, Sidu, etc. were clearly marked, until the ends of the northern and southern boundaries. It came to an abrupt end.
Jiang Wen didn't pay much attention to it at first. Although an ancient map like this is precious, it is just an early map.The traces of forcibly attaching the sky, earth and stars are too obvious, and there are countless inaccuracies in the twists and turns. No matter how fine the drawing is, it will never be more accurate than the satellite pictures I have seen.
But after taking another look, Jiang Wen found that the "North and South Two Precepts" on this picture seemed to fall very vaguely, and there were many redundant lines remaining like superfluous lines, which were as crude and ridiculous as children's graffiti.
These two lines, also known as "Southern Period" and "Northern Period", are the two imaginary lines of mountains and rivers imagined by ancient geographers. .Due to frequent changes in geographical maps, there are not as many classics printed and preserved in the world as there are books of various schools of thought. However, these two boundaries have actually existed since the "New Book of Tang·Astronomy", and should not be so hasty and blurred. unclear.
For example, in the southern part, the records of later generations are as far as "following the mountains in the east, reaching Dongou and central Fujian". Don't, but you will be punished by a gentleman.
The discovery of such an abnormality naturally aroused Jiang Wen's curiosity. He looked intently, and the scripture scroll was unfolding to a key point. Jiang Wen caught a glimpse of a crooked line at the position of Jizu Mountain, which was painted black again. , looked up, and found that Master Anren was also staring at the back intently, and the two people's eyes overlapped and they suddenly coincided with each other.
"Everyone, give me Jingnan Prince's Mansion a face, let's see it here today."
At this moment, Abbot Hongbian's movements froze. It turned out that Jiang Wen suddenly stretched out his hand to stop Abbot Hongbian from unfolding the painting scroll, and cleverly used his strength to quickly close the scroll, while pressing down on Abbot Hongbian with his other palm. arm, thus completely cutting off the possibility of anyone peeping.
Everyone saw that the place where they were concentrated was suddenly interrupted, and they couldn't help yelling, but the Miaobao Dharma King among them was not sullen, but smiled at Jiang Wen friendly and kindly, as if silently smiling, asking Have something to say.
Abbot Hongbian also looked at Jiang Wen with great doubts, and Jiang Wen also looked at the old monk with frowned eyebrows, and slowly shook his head dignifiedly and firmly, clearly expressing his strong opposition.
At this time Master Anren also walked up to him, took a deep look at Dharma King Miaobao, and said sincerely and solemnly: "Dharma King Lao is bothering you. I know the old monk's affairs. Some things cannot be forced. Now I can only thank you for your kindness." gone."
Jiang Wen also smiled and said, "Forgive me for troublesome things. I heard that the Dharma King came to Jizu Mountain to discuss Buddhism and exchange scriptures. There should be another round of competition tomorrow. Why not use this thing as a lottery? Human favors, it’s best to return to your own ability.”
The four quiet masters of Jizu Mountain were stunned. They thought they would be able to turn their fights into friendship tonight, but they didn't expect that there would be such two people who would stir things up and mess up the matter.
The four old monks hurriedly tried to persuade Abbot Hongbian to think twice, but Venerable Anren and Jiang Wenben were the two people who trusted him the most. Knowing that they had reached an agreement, they stepped back and watched Dharma King Miaobao and remained silent.
"That's fine. I heard that there are scenic spots on Jizu Mountain called Tianzhu Buddha Light and Huashou Qinglei. I want to see them tomorrow morning, but I'm not in a hurry to leave."
Dharma King Miaobao also readily agreed, "I just don't know what to discuss tomorrow? Sutras or precepts?"
Dharma King Miaobao was so slapped in the face but still remained calm, so that there was a calm and congenial smile on his face, which made Jiang Wen wonder if the other party understood what he said, and also noticed a trace of abstraction and wildness after a long absence Pure beauty.
"It is rumored that Buddhas and Bodhisattvas can gain supernatural powers by practicing meditation. Your Excellency is a living Buddha. Why don't you try your supernatural powers tomorrow!"
"Okay, then it's better than supernatural powers."
Zan Shan and the protector lama stood up to open the way, and Dharma King Miaobao also saluted in all directions and then turned away, leaving only the confused monks and pilgrims, and Jiang Wen holding an ancient scroll in his hand.Jiang Wen's heart was full of ups and downs, Master Anren was also thoughtful, and watched the back of Dharma King Miaobao and his party.
Jiang Wen guessed that there was something wrong with the Miaobao Dharma King in front of him, and there was something even more wrong with what he was looking for!
Just now Jiang Wen discovered that there are some rolling mountain lines remaining in central Fujian, and there seems to be a string of hidden and strange spikes hidden under the lines, which are breaking through the dangers and destroying the mountain but can't tell the whole picture. Impressively, it outlines some kind of spirit with its fangs upturned and abnormal ferocity.
At that time, Jiang Wen was startled, a thought flashed through his mind, and he looked at the "Mountain and River Two Precepts" again.At that time, the scriptures had not long been exhibited, and the picture scroll on the back was just past Nanjie, and there was still some distance from the most devastated and damaged Central Plains.When Jiang Wen saw the messy lines underneath again, he suddenly realized that the chaotic traces south of Nanjie were not caused by random smearing, but were clearly the shadows of many insects and snakes with manes and manes and strange scales floating in the Lingnan land. Finally entangled and twisted together!
Relying on the analysis of imagination, Jiang Wen gradually became aware of the dark waves in Poyang Dongting, and the strange shadows in Huayue Songshan. Playing rhinoceros has a lot of experience, and it is absolutely difficult to see all the mysteries in it.In the painting, the entire land of the Central Plains, the five mountains and the four ruins are full of indescribable weirdness!
What a picture of "Mountain and River Two Precepts", how can such a thing be allowed to spread!
(End of this chapter)
Tap the screen to use advanced tools
Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.
You'll Also Like
-
Households relocated in the 1990s
Chapter 203 7 hours ago -
Please don't question multi-week players
Chapter 109 7 hours ago -
Traveling to ancient times with a sign-in system
Chapter 158 7 hours ago -
Communicate with furry animals without any barriers, and take the farm to the next level
Chapter 270 7 hours ago -
Chronicles of the Qin Dynasty
Chapter 56 7 hours ago -
Jian Zhaoxing
Chapter 142 7 hours ago -
The Spirit of Gourmet
Chapter 95 7 hours ago -
Mysteries of the Great Zhou Dynasty
Chapter 89 7 hours ago -
I'm not a lord
Chapter 160 7 hours ago -
The Birth of the Best Director
Chapter 126 7 hours ago
