Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1507 Theocratic Conspiracy
As soon as Liu Xin said this, Gao Wushi guessed what she meant.I thought it was nothing more than wanting to use my power in southern Xinjiang to initiate a large "gathering" of Theravada Buddhism, and then in exchange for the joint endorsement of Theravada monks from various countries in the Theravada, so as to gain some fruit status for myself.

Well, judging from Liu Xin's performance, I'm afraid she meant to go directly to the highest "Arhatship".

Gao Wushi frowned, and said to Gao Mo, "Uncle Mo, what does this arhat status mean?"

"Hmm...Master, do you remember that the old slave mentioned the 'four-god arhat' just now?" Gao Mo asked.

Gao Wushi nodded and said, "Remember, these four fruits are four... four kinds of supernatural powers?"

"Hehe, that's not true." Gao Mo said with a smile: "There is a Tao with little wisdom and little Dharma, and you don't have the confidence to become a Buddha. Therefore, it is convenient to talk about the fruits separately. Originally, practice should be done in one go, but everyone doesn't believe it. I can become a Buddha by myself, so for convenience, I divided the practice process into several stages.

This division, one is to break down one's big goal into small goals and achieve it step by step, and the other is to facilitate the judgment of other people's cultivation level. "

Gao Yushi's heart moved, and he asked, "Oh, so the 'Four Fruits' are not four supernatural powers, but four stages?"

"Master sees clearly." Gao Mo confirmed his guess, and said, "Arahantship is the highest level of fruition in Theravada Buddhism, while the other three fruition levels are Xutuohuan fruit, Si Tuo Han fruit, Anagam fruit."

Gao Wushi was a little speechless, but Liu Xin didn't seem to mind these complicated and troublesome terms, and asked, "What's the difference between these four fruit positions?"

Gao Mo said: "The first fruit is Sotapan, which means the fruit of pre-flow, which means that ordinary people cut off the 'confusion' through practice, begin to see the Buddha way, and enter the stream of the holy way. In the future, you will never fall into the three evil ways (the way of animals, the way of hungry ghosts, and the way of hell), but you will only be reincarnated among the three good ways (the way of heaven, the way of Asura and the way of humanity).

This sotuohuan fruit is also the first fruit that must be achieved in ordinary practice, otherwise the subsequent three fruits are castles in the air, elusive and elusive. "

The last sentence made Liu Xin frown a little, but she still asked: "Then how to achieve it?"

Gao Mo said: "There are three conditions for obtaining the fruit of Sotāpanna: to break the three knots, that is, the three afflictions of body-view, doubt, and restraint. The so-called body-view is the wrong view that clings to the body as a real existence;
The so-called elimination of doubts means to eliminate all doubts about the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, precepts, etc., to have a firm and unchanging confidence in the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, etc., and to no longer doubt it, which is "pure faith" or the four non-bad faiths;

The so-called breaking precepts to obtain views means that the stream-entrants have witnessed the process of suffering, extinction, and nirvana. They can distinguish between beneficial and unhelpful behaviors, and no longer superstitiously believe in unhelpful rituals, taboos, and precepts.

As for cutting off the self-view, it is in the point of view that the five Yins are no longer regarded as the eternal and unchanging 'I', 'true self', and 'true self'.Do not fall into the Dharma, establish precepts, do not commit evil things, will not recreate evil retribution, and fall into the three evil ways of hell, hungry ghosts, and animals.

As for right concentration, it is also called positive determination, and it is determined that it is directed toward enlightenment.In short, after attaining Sotāpanna fruition, one will never turn into an ordinary person again, and must reach the highest enlightenment. "

Liu Xin looked at Gao Wushi and asked, "What's your opinion, boss?"

Gao Wushi curled his lips and said, "Well, I think it's like Zhang Wuji has mastered the Nine Suns Magic Art. The foundation is solid, and it's not easy to be beaten to death. As long as you learn some subtle moves, you will be a powerful person sooner or later."

Liu Xin chuckled, then thought for a while, and said, "I think you have a chance to get this fruit position—I mean, as long as the monks are willing, they can help you find an excuse."

"Why?"

Liu Xin said: "Don't you think that the main focus of this fruit position is actually xinxing and wisdom? You studied hard and finally won the top six poems, which shows that your xinxing is settled, and your wisdom is outstanding——Uncle Mo, isn't this the truth? make sense?"

What Gao Mo could say, of course he smiled and nodded in agreement.

Regardless of Gao Wushi, Liu Xin rolled her eyes on the spot and continued to say to Gao Mo: "Uncle Mo, please tell me about the second fruit position."

Seeing that Gao Wushi didn't stop him, Gao Mo continued, "Okay, the second fruit is Si Tuo Han, which means 'one time'."

Liu Xin was taken aback for a moment: "What happened?"

Gao Mo chuckled, and said: "This means that ordinary people, on the basis of cutting off the confusion of seeing, then cut off the confusion of the desire realm. There are nine grades of thinking and confusion in the desire realm, and Si Tuohan only cut off the first six grades, and there are still three grades left. Therefore, it needs to be reborn again in the heaven on earth, hence the name Yilai.

This Si Tuohan is originally Sanskrit, in our words, it means "one return", and it is also called "one up and one return" in Buddhist scriptures, which means that at most, you will only go back and forth between the heaven and the human world once, and you will be able to go back and forth in the world. Afterwards, attaining the four fruits is destined to be completely liberated—that is, to be freed from the suffering of the six realms of samsara forever.

Compared with the first fruit of Sotuopanna, the second fruit has the three characteristics of the first fruit (absence of doubt, breaking of precepts and prohibition, and breaking of self-view), plus the characteristics of breaking 'greed, hatred, and ignorance'.

That is to say, in the process of attaining the attainment of attainment in practice, the saints of the two fruits have become far away from the worldly five desires (referring to wealth, sex, food, name, and sleep, or sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch). radically reduced. "

When Gao Mo explained this, Liu Xin felt a little dizzy, and thought hard, "This is a little difficult to handle..." She glanced at Gao Wushi, sniffed her nose lightly, and said, "I see, Boss Gao, you The desire is not too small."

Gao Wushi said helplessly, "It's because you always want to take advantage of divine power. I didn't intend to do that."

Unexpectedly, Gao Mo said softly on the side: "Miss Liu just said this, I think it is worth discussing. I think that if the monks from various countries in the southern border are willing to endorse the master's 'Si Tuo Han Guo', there is actually a ready-made reason."

Liu Xin asked in surprise, "Really? What's the reason?"

Gao Mo said calmly: "Master's army is powerful in the southern borders, but he has not destroyed a country—thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are not enough for the master to mobilize his greed. Why do you have too many desires?"

"Oh, that's right!" Liu Xin's eyes lit up, and she said, "That's a good reason, but... what should we do in the future?"

That's what she said, but she immediately put aside the trouble and said resolutely: "We'll talk about the future in the future. In short, get the fruit status first—this is like raising hope. You can rely on six poems to raise hope in Daming. The champion, even Annan can rely on it.

However, these countries in southern Xinjiang are different. You must have the support of the Sangha, and your prestige among the people will be unshakable, because the Theravada Sangha in Southern Xinjiang is like the scholars of Ming Dynasty.

Even the emperor would not dare to touch a person who is highly praised among scholars, not to mention that the kings in southern Xinjiang do not have real power in their hands.As long as you get the fruit status, those kings and the original native nobles will not only be overwhelmed by your strength, but also unable to compare with you in terms of people's hearts. "

It was only then that Gao Wushi fully understood Liu Xin's intention to seek a "fruit position" for herself, and it did make sense after thinking about it.This time, he no longer looked indifferent, but asked Gao Mo, "Okay, so what is the third fruit position?"

Gao Mo bowed slightly, and said: "The third fruit is Anahan, which means 'not to return', which means that on the basis of Si Tuohan, he can further cut off the last three stages of delusion in the desire realm, and never return to the desire realm to receive. Born, so the name does not return. Those who have attained this fruit position will never return to the world of desire, and will realize Nirvana."

Gao Wushi neither believed nor cared about these things, he just asked, "What are your requirements?"

Gao Mo said: "This person must cut through the confusion of the realm of seeing and the ninth level of thinking and confusion of the desire realm. Only when the five lower knots are exhausted can one obtain Anahan. The 'five lower knots' are: body view, abstinence Acquisition, doubt, lust, greed, hatred. The delusion of the practice of the desire realm has been cut off so far.

In short, the sage who has realized the fruit of Anagam has cut off all the afflictions and delusions of the desire realm, and is no longer infected with the five desires of the desire realm.After death, one will leave the desire realm, ascend to the form realm or the formless realm, and enter Nirvana there, and will never return to the desire realm. "

Gao Wushi and Liu Xin didn't understand this pile of "boundaries" at all. Gao Wushi was silent, but Liu Xin simply asked, "Can this one and the previous one be counted together?"

Gao Mo smiled wryly and said, "What I know is all from the report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the research is not too deep. I'm afraid it's not up to the old man to decide whether they can be counted together."

Gao Wushi touched his chin, waved his hand and said, "Then let's skip it for now and talk about the arhat fruit."

Gao Mo nodded, and said: "Arhat fruit means to cut off all illusions and delusions in the desire realm, form realm, and formless realm, so that there is no residue left, and one can obtain the holy fruit of invincibility, and be offered by humans and gods.

This "Arhat" should be read as "Arahant" in Sanskrit, and the free translation should be, should be supplied, should be true, kill thieves, not born, not born, not learned, real person.The killing of thieves here is to kill the thieves of all afflictions, the inanimate means to be liberated from life and death, and to realize Nirvana. To be offered is to be supported by heaven and earth.It is one of the four fruits of the sound and hearing, and one of the ten numbers of Tathagata.In other words, the fruit status of the Tathagata is also an Arhat. "

Liu Xin was speechless and said, "It's amazing."

Gao Wushi asked, "What are the requirements for this arhat fruit?"

"Obtaining the Arahantship refers to cutting off the confusion of seeing and thinking in the three realms, realizing the wisdom of the sage, and being able to receive the world's great offerings. Passing on the highest ideal ideal of Theravada Buddhism is also a title for a saint who has cut off all addictions and lusts, freed himself from troubles, and is worshiped by people."

Gao Wushi waved his hands and said, "Since they are the highest attainment status, they must be saints. I know this. I am asking if you want to prove Arhatship, what do you need to do?"

"Master, I have indeed read some sayings about arhat fruit here, but most of them are very mysterious. I am afraid that neither the master nor Ms. Liu are interested in listening." Gao Mo smiled bitterly: "If you want to put it simply, it is probably 'Undefinable'."

"Undefinable?" Gao Yushi had the urge to roll his eyes.

Gao Mo thought for a while, and said: "According to Theravada, one who attains Arhatship may not immediately enter 'Nirvana', and the 'Arhat' before that will still live in the world for a period of time. During this period Here, the performances of arhats are also different, and it is impossible to simply give a definition to say what an arhat will be."

Gao Wushi frowned, "What do you mean?"

"For example, in our Ming Dynasty or previous dynasties, saints and sages were generally considered to be helpful to others, but this is not necessarily the case for arhats.

According to Theravada, after attaining Arhatship, whether to actively help others depends on the Arhat's own will.Most arhats are very active in helping others, such as Saripada, the Venerable Shariputra, and Maha Moggallana, the Venerable Moggallana.

But there are also some arhats who live alone in the forest and do not actively help others, such as Anya Gundanya, also known as the Venerable Kochenru. "

Liu Xin couldn't help laughing and said: "Ha, I understand, it turns out that the characteristic of an arhat is to do whatever he wants."

Gao Wushi snorted softly, curled his lips and said, "In my opinion, Theravada could not explain why Shakyamuni's personal disciples behaved differently, so they simply used 'indefinable' to define an arhat."

Liu Xin said: "That's good to be brave! You see, as long as you can be recognized by them as 'certified arhat', then from now on you can do whatever you want, anyway, it's all right - because as long as one sentence 'arhat' cannot be defined ', just explain everything, this reason is simply invincible. With the blessing of this reason, I am afraid that even the Pope of Rome can only envy you!"

Gao Wushi thought about Liu Xin's words, and couldn't help laughing, shaking his head while laughing, and said, "It seems that what you said is right, things like theocracy are really invincible sometimes, and it doesn't make sense at all. "

That's natural, a person is right no matter what he does, isn't it too unreasonable?
In fact, Gao Yushi and Liu Xin's evaluations are not wrong. Gods and Buddhas have no form at all, and they change into form according to circumstances.Therefore, in Theravada Buddhism, there is indeed no accurate description to define what an arhat looks like, what he will definitely do, and what he will definitely not do.

No matter what you do or don't do, in the heart of an arhat, there are no persistent thoughts or delusions.Such as
If you want to describe, then all actions must use the sentence pattern of negation and negation.For example, for cutting off the greed of the formless realm in the five upper divisions, it is: not meditating?Not clinging to meditation, nor clinging to not meditating.

Theravada believes that the behavior of Arhats is difficult for the world to understand and fathom.He has no pure motives, what must he do or accomplish?Nor does he have pure disgust, must not want anything.

He can be interested in anything at any time, and he can put it down at any time.I have the idea that I am changing all the time, and I have the spirit of "not moving".

You say he is merciful, but he has let go of all living beings and has no appearance of sentient beings; you say he is not merciful, but he occasionally talks about Buddhism to save the world.

Will he definitely do good deeds and do good deeds?No, because there is no good or bad in his heart.He may not break the precepts, but he is not attached to keeping them either.He may be addicted to sensuality, but his heart is always like a mirror.He has no worries, but enjoys the beauty of the world.He has no nostalgia, but he will still do everything with joy.He doesn't care about what other people say, but he may not be able to argue or quarrel with others.

There are too many, too many to talk about. In short, everything about an arhat is so natural.Gao Yushi and Liu Xin describe this state as "ordinary people", isn't it just doing whatever they want?

At this time, Liu Xin was a little proud, and she squinted at Gao Yushi and said, "Are you willing to admit that my idea is right now?" "Three Kingdoms" says: The way to use soldiers is to attack the heart first, and attack the city next. The heart is the first, and the military is the first. Next. If you can get monks from all over the world to endorse your arahantship, then this southern border will really be at your disposal from now on.”

Gao Wushi smiled, and it seemed to be a tacit agreement.However, he pays more attention to details. After thinking for a while, he said: "Since the Theravada's fruit status is divided into four levels, and they don't recognize Zen enlightenment, it must be impossible to get it by leapfrogging. Then I think, if I really If you want to obtain the blessing of the divine power by means of obtaining fruit status, I'm afraid you can't just rely on one 'gathering', it's better to divide it into four steps..."

"My master sees it wisely, and this old slave also thinks the same way." Gao Mo rarely took the initiative to intervene, saying: "This old slave thinks that we might as well divide it into four steps:
In the first step, as the owner of Jinghua, the master widely donated to monks from various countries in southern Xinjiang; in the second step, he still donated at least one large temple in each country in this capacity; in the third step, he ordered the monks from all over the world to count the scriptures and funded by Jinghua It was printed and circulated widely; the fourth step is to convene eminent monks from various countries and invite famous monks from Ceylon to gather in Dingnan City to correct and unify the most authoritative annotations on the "Pali Tripitaka".

When doing this fourth step, the master may even consider promising to promote the "Pali Tripitaka" and even Theravada Buddhism to Nanyang, Dongyang, and even my Great Ming Central Plains.In this way, it must be of great merit to the Sangha of Theravada, and it must not be a problem to change to an 'Arhat Fruit'. "

Gao Wushi frowned and said, "It's okay to promote it to Nanyang, but how to promote it in the Central Plains? Does it need to be translated into Chinese first?"

"Why not?" Gao Mo said with a smile: "We just need to translate it, and distribute it in the Central Plains. As for whether the people of Ming Dynasty believe it or not, it has nothing to do with the master? You must know that Master Xuanzang took back so many in the past. According to the scriptures, the Consciousness-Wei School was formed in the Central Plains, but now the Zen sect is the most popular in the Central Plains."

Gao Wushi thought this explanation was okay, nodded, but smiled wryly: "The Beiyang Expeditionary Fleet earned me a windfall, but now it seems that the money can't fall into my pocket, but it actually takes Take it to build a temple."

He shook his head and said to Liu Xin: "To tell you the truth, I never thought that one day I would donate to the Sangha, donate to build temples, translate and print Buddhist scriptures, and call for assembly. Alas, I think that when I went to temples, I never even thought I don’t sell incense, I just look at the scenery—because I think the incense in those places is really too expensive.”

Liu Xin listened very seriously at first, and even planned to comfort her with words, but when she heard the last sentence, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Only Gao Mo was at a loss when he heard it, and thought to himself: Why don't I remember that the master has been to the temple?Did he mean when he was in Tumed?That shouldn't be the case, the master is the descendant of the third king of the Ming Dynasty in Tumot, it's not bad if he doesn't ask others for incense money, who would dare to ask him for it? ——
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