The national teacher does not practice

Chapter 280 Ji Pingan: Long time no see, Pure Light Bodhisattva ([-] words, please subscribe)

"What is a Buddha?"

In the ten-mile long pavilion, when Ji Ping'an said these words again, all the spectators, including Buddha, were stunned.

It's like the scene is reappearing.Everyone still remembers that this was the first question Ji Pingan asked at the beginning of the battle between the two.

At that time, people suspected that he was ignorant of Buddhism and asked such superficial questions that even ordinary children knew.

But now, after the round of debate just now, everyone realized that Ji Ping'an had a deeper understanding of Buddhism than they thought.

So, when we re-examine this issue at this moment, it is undoubtedly not as simple as it sounds.

The little monk Fozi also fell into silence, frowning and thinking.

He answered last time that the Buddha is an enlightened person, and this cannot be wrong.

But if the great master of the Zhou Dynasty had also asked the previous Buddha about this sentence, it would undoubtedly indicate that his understanding of this issue was deviated.

The Buddha pondered for a long time and then asked tentatively: "Is the Buddha a practitioner?"

This time, his answer was no longer as confident and calm as before, but much more cautious.

Ji Ping'an smiled and said, "The previous Buddha Lord also answered this way."

Huh... Fuzi breathed a sigh of relief silently, and actually felt a sense of honor. This emotion was not for Ji Ping'an, but for the Great Zhou Guoshi he represented at the moment.

Ji Ping'an continued: "So, the national master asked again, how do Buddhist practitioners practice?"

Buddha did not hesitate for too long this time. He had probably figured out his ideas and recited the Buddha's verse:

"The true nature of all dharmas has neither birth nor death. If you can understand it in this way, you will see the great nirvana."

Immediately, he added:

"In my Buddhist practice, I pay attention to the 'Four Noble Truths', the 'Eightfold Path', and the 'Twelve Causes and Conditions.' This is because the world is a great sea of ​​suffering and sentient beings have no way to seek liberation. Therefore, we enlightened people must abide by the precepts, meditate, worship the Buddha, Practice Zen and other methods to avoid the intrusion of the mortal world and find the way to liberation.

Cultivation not only cultivates the mind, but also cultivates the Dharma. When the two are integrated, it is the realm of Buddhism. You can enter the Buddha through the path of a warrior monk or the path of a mage. After you understand the realm of Bodhisattva, you will be promoted to Bodhisattva, which corresponds to what you call the realm of observing the sky. Upward, there is the only Buddha. "

After saying that, he checked himself again to make sure there was nothing wrong with his answer.

Ji Ping'an's smile became more and more intriguing, and he said:

"The Lord Buddha also gave a similar answer back then. Although it is not exactly the same as what you said, it is not much different."

This time, Buddha did not feel lucky, but felt uneasy.

If my thinking is the same as that of the previous Buddha, then how did the Buddha "defeat" back then?

Faintly, he felt like the old Buddha 300 years ago, stepping into a trap, but completely unaware of the danger.

"How did the Imperial Master respond back then?" he asked tentatively.

The scene from the past appeared in Ji Ping'an's eyes and he said:

"The Imperial Master sighed, saying that it seems that your Buddhist system is just a way to save yourself. You are only focused on grasping the straw of spiritual practice to help yourself escape from the sea of ​​suffering in the world and rush to the ultimate happiness. You also always claim to be compassionate to the suffering of all living beings. It is really hypocritical. Shameless.”

wow——

Hearing these words, a group of Buddhist disciples watching the battle in the square could not sit still and stood up one after another, wanting to yell and scold.

But for a moment, I couldn't be sure. I didn't know whether this was the original words of the Imperial Master in the past, and I was embarrassed.

The common people watching the battle did not have so many worries and started talking immediately, making the entire river bank noisy.

However, Fozi was not disturbed by the outside world. All his attention fell on Ji Ping'an's words.

Unlike the others, the young monk was not angry, but there was expectation in his eyes:

"continue!"

He vaguely sensed that the dust-laden truth of the past was about to be revealed.

Ji Pingan smiled and said:

"The previous Buddha Lord asked after hearing this, what should I do if I don't save myself?"

Buddha asked eagerly: "How?"

Ji Ping'an recited: "I don't seek happiness for myself, but I hope all living beings can be liberated."

Do you not seek happiness for yourself, but hope that all sentient beings can be liberated? !

Boom... It was like a flash of lightning split open his mind. Buddha was stunned on the spot, shocked by the aura of the Great Master Zhou's words, and he was convinced!

He even felt a strong sense of inferiority and dwarfed by others. He even vaguely captured some key point and asked in silence:

"Why?"

Ji Ping'an said without pause:
"Saving oneself is the Hinayana, and saving others is the Mahayana. What is the Mahayana? It is not only about self-interest, but also about altruism; not only about compassion, but also about wisdom; not only about the emptiness of people and self, but also about the emptiness of the Dharma; not only about transcending the world, but also about joining the world; It talks about cultivating the mind, but also talks about cultivating the body..."

Ji Ping'an sighed and said what he said back then:

"All living beings are suffering, and if we show mercy to the Buddha, why not save all sentient beings?

"The Taoist sect can have more than one divine treasure, and the demon clan can have more than one divine treasure... Our Xingguan system can also have more than one divine treasure. Why does your Buddhist sect have only one Buddha master?"

Buddha murmured: "Why?"

Ji Ping'an sneered:

"Just because you and others practice Hinayana Buddhism and yearn to achieve the only Buddha. Since you are convinced that there is only one Buddha in the world, how can you still have the desire to strive to achieve the second Buddha?

If the Taoist mind is covered with dust, how can we talk about liberation?Only by saving all sentient beings and converting to practice Mahayana, then all living beings in the world can become Buddhas, and all things in the ten directions are Buddhas. Only then can all living beings reach the ultimate bliss together. "

Boom!

The Buddha's heart exploded like thunder, and the indestructible Buddha's heart, which had been accumulated over countless years, showed faint signs of cracks.

……

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Outside the pavilion, in the square.

Following these words, the common people didn't have much reaction or even any insights, but the Buddhist monks seemed to have been possessed by the Immobilization Technique, and their inherent concepts were impacted.

In fact, Buddhism has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is not that no one has had similar thoughts.

But they were all shaken because of their firm belief in authority.

After all, if the teachers around you, the education you received since childhood, the past history, everything proves that "the only Buddha" is correct, then other ideas will naturally be difficult to stabilize.

But what if this idea was proposed by the "Great Master of the Zhou Dynasty" who once ruled the nine states and suppressed the previous Buddha in Buddhism?
What was proposed by the former most powerful man in the world?Are the previous Buddhas resigned to being inferior?
Is the concept of a single Buddha still correct?indestructible?
"All living beings are Buddhas...all living beings are Buddhas..."

"Don't seek happiness for yourself, but hope that all sentient beings can be liberated..."

"Are these the shackles that have locked my Buddhist door for thousands of years?"

For a time, a group of monks, including the guardian tutuo who was very hostile to Ji Ping'an, were shaken.

Seeing this scene, the others also realized that something was wrong.

"Look, what happened to these Buddhist monks?" Li Xiangjun was a little confused, but he noticed the change in the atmosphere.

Pei Qian excitedly clutched half a pear and wanted to express his opinion, but he couldn't form the words. He turned to look at his second sister, but saw that Pei Qiuwei, who had read poetry and books, had the same expression on his face. He seemed to be thinking about what the imperial master said. true meaning.

"Sir Ye, why are these words so powerful? That Buddha seems to be shocked."

Magistrate Yuhang gripped the armrest excitedly and asked.

Ye Hongling's breathing was rapid, her face flushed slightly, and she said:

"It's the Buddha's heart. The Buddha's heart is wavering... Ji Sichen is killing his heart and attacking from the bottom of the Buddhist practice system."

"Heart-killing..." In the crowd, the first-generation God Emperor leaned on the carriage with his arms akimbo, as if he was the one on the stage. With his eyesight, he could naturally see Ji Ping'an's intention.

Xue Ji suddenly turned her head, looked at him, and asked:
"Are these words really what his... master, the Great Master Zhou, said to the Buddha back then?"

Huang He interrupted in a low voice:
"Senior Xue Ji, Senior Adou left early and didn't understand the following things."

"..." Little Fatty Fang Shijie said expressionlessly: "Ah, yes, yes, I don't understand."

Academy area.

Qin Leyou almost jumped up, looking inexplicably excited:
"It turns out that the debate between the Great Master of Zhou Dynasty and the Lord Buddha was like this... no wonder, no wonder..."

Han Qingsong looked at him: "Do you believe it now? What if Ji Ping'an made it up?"

Qin Leyou shook his head and said:

"If you don't have a very high understanding of Buddhism, how can you make it up? Besides, you can tell from the looks of these monks that only a former national master can say such heart-breaking words, and only such words can shake the foundation. Buddhism has sealed these things for hundreds of years and regarded them as taboo!"

He smiled and said:
"This time Buddhism has hit a brick wall. I even suspect that before the former imperial master's death, he had deduced that Buddhism would be dishonest after his death, so he told Ji Ping'an these words and told him to bring them to him. Counterattack.”

...Yin Yang Academy, Star Observation Deck.

As a slightly distorted voice came from the scroll, Xie Wensheng was speechless, his Adam's apple rolled, he swallowed a piece of meat in his mouth, and then turned to stare at Qin Tianjianzheng:

"Is what he said true? Is this how your master argued with the Buddha back then?"

Jian Zheng stood there with his hands behind his hands, his eyes briefly absent-minded, as if he was recalling the past.

He came back to his senses when he heard the call and nodded slightly.

Xie Wensheng was amazed:
"If you have such a powerful weapon, why haven't you used it for so many years?"

The supervisor said angrily:

"Otherwise, why do you think Lord Buddha agreed to cease all activities? But after so many years, since it was the Buddhists who broke the agreement first, it would be a good idea to punish them."

Having said this, Jian Zheng suddenly thought of something and looked up to the south, in the direction of the distant Dajue Temple, thoughtfully.

……

In the ten-mile long pavilion, the discussion became louder and louder.

Suddenly, a loud shout came out:
"How dare you, Zhu Zi, to speak nonsense!"

Everyone looked around and saw only the head of Bodhidharma Academy. Master Changmei stood up suddenly and gave a loud shout, which was as loud as thunder. Circles of faint, almost invisible ripples spread in all directions.

In an instant, the monks who had been shaken to the Buddha's heart suddenly woke up.

Was pulled back alive.

A cold sweat broke out.

Opposite me, the face of Sanqing Temple Master sank, and his aura rose:
"What does the first one mean?"

Behind him, the Taoist monks also stood up one by one, their flying swords ready to go, their faces showing anger.

The said competition is not closed, but all parties have a tacit agreement not to interfere. If Master Changmei behaves like this, it is already suspected of interference.

……

Inside the gazebo.

The Buddha, who was deep in thought, was unaware of external sounds and was still immersed in his own spiritual realm.

It wasn't until Master Changmei yelled that he came back to his senses. His face was pale, but his eyes were frighteningly bright. He pursed his lips tightly and stared at Ji Ping'an with a hoarse voice:

"How do I know if what you said is true or false?"

He seemed to have regained his logic or forced himself to hypnotize himself:
"In the past, only he and the two of them knew about the debate between the Imperial Master and the Buddha. You claim to be a disciple of the Imperial Master, so you know it? Then how come you don't know about it when there are so many Imperial Masters in Qin Tian Jian who have personally taught it?"

The more he spoke, the straighter his waist became, as if trying to grasp the last straw, a smile appeared on his face again:
"Yes, you deliberately used your identity as a national master to deceive me, making me think that these words were the truth of the debate back then, so that you could use your reputation as a national master to scare the young monk. Good strategy, good strategy. Unfortunately, you are not a national master after all. Just a little star official."

Ji Ping'an stared at him with compassion and said:

"Do you think this is not the truth of the past?"

Buddha smiled and nodded.

Ji Ping'an shook his head, with a look that said he wouldn't shed tears until he saw the coffin, and he suddenly said:

"What if I can prove it?"

Buddha smiled and said, "How do you prove it?"

Ji Ping'an sighed softly, and then looked down at the young monk with cold eyes.

With a faint tone, he used the secret method of sound transmission to send a bunch of sounds into the other party's ears:

"Let me ask you, do you still remember what the National Master said to you outside the Dajue Temple in the past? Pure Light Bodhisattva?"

Pure Light Bodhisattva!
At this moment, the young monk who had regained his confidence suddenly stiffened his smile, his pupils shrank suddenly, and a chill went straight to Tianling along his spine.

It is an instinctive fear of being exposed and revealing the truth!

Clean light!
Ji Ping'an's eyes were filled with nostalgia. In fact, he had already figured out the so-called Buddha's identity when the other party went to Yijingzhai to test and left the Buddhist inscription.

After all, when he had a debate with the Lord Buddha in the past, the only monk who dared to stop him for advice was the young man named Jingguang.

Because of this, Ji Ping'an clearly remembered his unique spiritual aura and demeanor, and even if hundreds of years passed and he was reincarnated, his roots would not change.

"you you……"

Jingguang Bodhisattva was trembling all over, staring at the star official in front of him, almost losing his composure, but after all, he was once a strong observer of the sky, so he suppressed his emotions forcefully.

I wanted to ask something, so I heard Ji Pingan continue to transmit:

"Of course you remember what the Imperial Master said to you. He taught you half a Buddhist verse to help you enter the realm of Bodhisattva. Then you taught this half of a Buddhist verse to Ichihiro, but he didn't have your understanding. It was a waste of time. It took many years and eventually it became an obsession.”

Pure Light Bodhisattva pursed her lips and said nothing.

Ji Pingan continued:

"I have no intention of exploring the master-disciple relationship between you and Ichi Hongjian, but thinking about it, this is probably one of the reasons why you came to Yuhang, so after you learned that I gave him the second half of the sentence, you specially came to Meet me in the quiet room."

Having said this, he shook his head and said with a complicated expression:
"But, you only know that Kazuhiro has gone crazy, but don't you know that you yourself have also fallen into a wrong situation?"

Pure Light Bodhisattva's eyes changed slightly, and he said in a message:
"What do you mean?"

Ji Ping'an's eyes showed compassion:

"Do you know why you could only enter the realm of Bodhisattva in the past, but could never become the new Buddha? Just because the Buddhist verse that the national teacher told you back then is basically the essence of Hinayana Buddhism. If you compare it with With thorough enlightenment, one can indeed reach the Bodhisattva and Arhat, but that’s all.”

Pure Light Bodhisattva suddenly changed color and denied:
"Impossible...impossible..."

Ji Pingan looked down at him:

"No, you know the truth. You have been cultivating in the Bodhisattva realm for many years, so how can you not feel anything? You just don't want to believe it. In fact, the Lord Buddha and the National Master reached an agreement back then, that is, as long as the National Master does not Once Mahayana Buddhism is spread, Buddhism will order the Southern Tang Dynasty to give up the Northern Expedition. If the two sides do not break the agreement, they will never invade.

Oh, how could the previous Buddha be willing to allow you to understand Mahayana Buddhism clearly?In that case, wouldn't all Bodhisattvas be able to attack the second Lord Buddha and the third Lord Buddha?Threaten his position?As for the Imperial Master, although he is not afraid, if Buddhism can tie its own hands and feet, wouldn't it be a good thing for the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Therefore, even if you block the door and ask for the true meaning of Buddhism, the national master cannot break his promise and tell you the true meaning due to the agreement with the previous Buddha, so he has no choice but to give you the true meaning of Hinayana Buddhism. "

After a pause, he looked pitifully and said:
"So, you think Yihong is pitiful? But how can you, a Bodhisattva, be any better than him? Even now, you don't dare to face your true heart and accept the essence of Mahayana. Isn't this deceiving yourself?"

Deceiving oneself and others... Pure Light Bodhisattva's frail body began to shake, and the Buddha's heart, which had been barely comforted, began to waver again.

This time, it was unprecedentedly violent.

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to break free from the shackles of some belief, but he couldn't succeed.

Ji Ping'an sighed and said:
"Since today Buddhism is the first to tear up the agreement of the past, there is no need to abide by those rules in the past. I have something to say here, what the master once said about the essence of Mahayana Buddhism, do you listen?"

The veins on Jingguang Bodhisattva's forehead were bulging and sweat was pouring down. He said in an almost hoarse voice:
"It's...what...what..."

Ji Pingan closed his eyes and said:
"I have a verse, please listen carefully."

Jingguang looks up!
Ji Ping'an's words were like thunder, one by one hitting the Buddha's heart:

"One flower, one world, one grass, one heaven."

"One tree, one floating life, one leaf, one Tathagata."

"One sand, one bliss, one side, one pure land."

"One smile and one fate, one thought and one tranquility."

He opened his eyes and smiled slightly:
"If you see all appearances and non-appearances, you will see the Tathagata. Can a Bodhisattva be enlightened?"

As if being struck by lightning, Jingguang suddenly hugged his bald head and shouted, a gap opened in front of his forehead, and golden light burst out of his orifice!

……

In the square, the Taoist sect and the Buddhist sect were confronting each other, and the atmosphere was tense. They did not notice the private communication between Ji Ping'an and Jingguang Bodhisattva using the sound transmission method.

Master Changmei was holding a Buddhist bead and was about to speak. Suddenly, everyone heard a scream that could be described as screams erupting from the pavilion.

Everyone turned to look at the same time, and immediately froze, seeing Ji Pingping sitting happily in the pavilion without making any move.

But Buddha, who was opposite him, held his head and shouted, with golden light all over his body, with him as the center, creating circles of golden ripples.

The face of the head of Bodhidharma Academy changed, as if he realized something.

Suddenly, Buddha stood up, danced almost madly, and ran outside, with tears streaming down his face:

"Hahaha, I understand, I understand... Hahaha, I am wrong, everything is wrong... Old Buddha, you can't stop me anymore... Hahaha..."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

The next second, everyone along the river clearly heard a "click" sound.

Jingguang Bodhisattva, the Buddha's heart that was built over 300 years, is now broken!

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