Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 205: Recall the words of the donor and understand the words on the wall

As soon as the little novice monk finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed. But after all, they had experienced many battles and had seen a lot. They recovered quickly, but their faces were a little embarrassed.

Wei Ou was worried, wondering if Chen Zhi had left something behind that caused the monks in the temple to act like this. Then what he said before would be a bit difficult to stand down.

Monk Ming Dharma took a step forward, walked in front of everyone, and wanted to ask the young novice a few words.

Only then did the little novice monk notice Mingfa Monk. Because everyone was walking along, many of his clothes were torn. Mingfa Monk was not conspicuous among the crowd, but as soon as he walked out, his appearance and demeanor suddenly became clear, so the little novice monk hurriedly Come up and salute.

"Where did this great mage come from? Did he come to see my family to preside over it?"

Monk Mingfa smiled and nodded, and said, "The poor monk came from Jiangshui Temple, and his name is Mingfa."

"Jiangshui Temple?" The little novice monk looked confused, then suddenly startled, he asked, "But Master Mingfa from Jiangshui Temple in Guangling County?"

Guangling County is right on the Yangtze River, that is, the main river. Jiangshui Temple is quite famous in Xuzhou. It is not surprising for most people to know about it, but the reaction of this little novice monk obviously went beyond this scope.

After being surprised, his attitude became much more respectful: "Master Mingfa, please wait a moment, I will go and notify the host right away."

Monk Mingfa waved his hand and said, "I'm not busy. I'm not busy. I can't disturb the chanting. It's okay for me to wait here for a while."

Wei Ou and others nodded quickly, expressing their willingness to wait.

However, the young novice did not dare to let him wait at the entrance of the temple, so he let everyone in and asked to go to the side room to rest. However, Monk Mingfa stopped after taking a few steps and looked towards the wall.From this distance, they could already see the words on the wall clearly, but what caught their attention first was not the meaning of the words, but the words themselves——

The words written on the wall are in block letters, upright and simple, plain and profound, making people unable to take their eyes away and their hearts sinking into it.

Afterwards, Wei Ou and others took a deep breath, and it became clear that this calligraphy was basically definitely written by Chen Zhi. Looking at the whole of Xuzhou, apart from Chen Zhi, there is probably no one else who can write such calligraphy. .

After understanding this, everyone's thoughts became complicated, especially that of Wei Ou, whose expressions changed continuously.

Sun Min didn't have much scruples. After admiring the calligraphy, he praised it twice, and then he paid attention to the meaning of that sentence.

“Sage wisdom is ignorant but knows everything, does nothing but does everything?”

After reading this sentence, he fell into deep thought.

The people around him also started to pay attention, thinking about what these words meant and how mysterious they were. If it weren't for the many monks chanting sutras against the wall, they would have thought it was a mysterious statement.

"Just one sentence?" Wei Ou breathed a sigh of relief. He originally thought that Chen Zhi had written a grand treatise or some kind of Buddhist poem. If so, just by having the monks chanting sutras in front of the wall, he could spread the word. The basics were laid, and it turned out that just such a sentence made him relax a lot.

Not only that, Wei Ou also remembered some words from his friends in the south——

"When "Shi Shuo" was introduced to Guangling, Buddhism suffered a big loss. The Mingfa master was the first to bear the brunt. Therefore, as soon as he came to Pengcheng, he met Chen Zhi first. Chen Zhi had no research on Buddhism. His The article was used in Guangling to attack Buddhist ideas, so it must be in conflict with Buddhism. How come the words he left behind can make the monks of this temple face the wall and chant sutras?"

It was precisely because of the rumors in Guangling that Wei Ou deliberately agreed and flattered Monk Mingfa along the way. Before entering, he even made a discussion. According to his opinion, the sentence on the wall only read the two words "无为" The word should be the Taoist idea, how can it be so highly praised by Buddhism?There must be a reason for it.

On the contrary, when Monk Mingfa saw this, he suddenly became serious and frowned, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Xun Zhe, who has done some research on Buddhism, also frowned and asked the young novice: "Doing everything without doing anything? This is a Taoist saying. Why did the monks in your temple behave like this? Is there some other reason why it can't happen?"

The young novice monk did not doubt that he was there. When someone asked him, he answered honestly: "That's it. After that almsgiver Chen came to our door, he praised our temple, but did not worship the Buddha. He happened to be presiding over the passage, and when he saw it, he wanted to mention it. I clicked a sentence or two, but to my surprise, the donor mentioned the difference between famous religions and non-famous religions. In short, he just didn’t want to worship Buddha."

When Xun Zhe heard this, his eyebrows furrowed more and more tightly, while Cao Qing even showed an unhappy expression.

Sun Min looked interested and nodded vaguely.Wei Ou asked, "How can you argue with the Buddha without respecting him? I wonder if the abbot of your temple has ever pointed out his mistakes?"

The debate over the existence of famous religions is now in full swing across the world. It is a major event in the academic circle. However, when Chen Zhi put the question of existence or non-famous religions on Buddhism and worship of gods, it immediately made people feel a little unreliable. Scored.

The little novice monk nodded and said: "I thought the same way at the time. I felt that the Buddha was really here. We Central Plains people should all worship him. Since the benefactor came to the temple, we had to worship him. I'll wait. We are all mortals and should show respect. So when I saw that scene, I paid attention. My host was also a learned person before he became a monk. He discussed with the benefactor named Chen whether it was necessary or not. He talked about the wisdom of Prajna and the omnipresence of Buddha. .”

Xun Zhe nodded and said, "Yes, Prajna wisdom is omnipresent and is the path to enlightenment. It can open up the light in people's hearts and make people aware."

The little novice monk bowed his head to Xun Zhe and said, "This benefactor loves the enlightened Buddha nature."

Xun Zhe smiled and was not arrogant. He just asked, "How did the donor Chen in your mouth answer?"

The young novice showed distress, shook his head and said: "The young monk has little knowledge and insufficient wisdom. After listening to the donor's words, he vaguely understood that he was talking about the 'Great Qingming' or something like that. It seemed that he was not talking about anything. No, it’s very complicated anyway, even the host fell silent after hearing it, maybe he was thinking about it.”

"Being empty and still is called the Great Qingming. All things cannot be seen, cannot be seen, and cannot be discussed." Sun Min laughed, "This is a sentence in "Xunzi", which talks about being open-minded. , meditate, look at things beyond the constraints of the mind, and then everything and the laws in the world will be transparent and clear, and nothing can blind the mind. Chen Zhi is very familiar with Xunzi's teachings, and he is right, His principle of keeping one word, being empty and still, must be clear."

Wei Ou frowned and was about to say something, but Xun Zhe spoke first: "I understand a little bit."

Everyone looked at Xun Zhe, who smiled carelessly: "I only know a little bit about it, but it was only because of the name of this temple that I came up with it. There is a branch of the Kong Sect who believes that everything in the world and the universe are all false. Only by seeing through this Illusion, no matter what shape or appearance it is, can be seen through at a glance. It is similar to Xun Sheng’s words. I think Chen Zhi’s answer is based on this. This is a kind of awakening. Those who can see through it are the enlightened ones. .”

"Is that so?" Cao Qing silently remembered it in his mind. His original look of displeasure was replaced by curiosity. His perception of Chen Zhi, whom he had once met once, changed somewhat.

The little novice also showed a look of surprise, and then said: "So that's the case, no wonder our presiding officer became serious at the time, and was much more polite when talking to that benefactor Chen, and asked him the difference between ignorance, sage wisdom, and true wisdom, and Chen The almsgiver answered something like the Sacred Heart. I don’t remember clearly. You can ask the host later. After hearing this, the host and the elders were all amazed and refused to let the almsgiver worship Buddha. , but let him keep the calligraphy..."

"Is there such a thing?" When Wei Ou heard this, he thought it was like a fantasy. You said that you, Chen Zhi, didn't know where to live when you were on a study tour. You went to other people's temples instead of worshiping Buddha. Instead, you made excuses. After saying something in the end, , not only was he no longer criticized, but he was begged to keep the calligraphy treasure, which was really weird, "Chen Zhi just agreed?"

"Donor Chen refused at first," the little novice monk said with a look of reminiscence, his expression a little strange, "He said that he had just spoken casually before, without any system, and had no value of leaving a message at all. We can't let him leave a message, he He just left a message and walked away while talking. When he left the main hall, he couldn't stand the insistence of the host, so he finally nodded and agreed. However, he didn't want to leave a message in the hall, said scattered words, and didn't go to the hall, so he had the pen and ink taken away. , wrote that sentence on that wall.”

"There are still such twists and turns in it, so it seems that there is some kind of wisdom hidden in this sentence?" Cao Qing's eyes couldn't help but look towards the white wall again, and his eyes swept over the line of words again, feeling It's completely different.

So what does this sentence mean?
Doubts arose in everyone's mind again, but this time, they no longer thought it was a pretense, because these words were changed by Chen Zhi after a conversation with the temple abbot Zanruo, and the latter was begged to stay. The calligraphy treasure, if that praise was praised by Mingfa monks and praised by others on the way here, but such a person begged Chen Zhi to keep the calligraphy treasure and lead the monks to meditate on the wall, then the words on the wall could be simple. ?

It's a pity that everyone's knowledge reserve is not enough to understand the mystery. Didn't Lian Zanruo lead the monks to study it?

After thinking about it, everyone's eyes fell on Monk Mingfa, wondering if this eminent monk had seen something.

The master was immediately in a dilemma.

Selfishly, he was unwilling to praise Chen Zhi, but after just one glance at the words on the wall, he realized that they were of great significance to the Prajna Path. If they could be extended, he might be able to realize his own This legal system and the goals of several generations sum up the wisdom of Prajna!

But there is also a risk, that is, the pure Buddhist thoughts will gradually adapt to the Chinese language.

However, Chen Zhi said this, borrowing Taoist words. This was a very difficult decision for the monk Mingfa who was interested in promoting Buddhism.

Fortunately, before Monk Mingfa could speak, a voice came from the side——

"Master Ming, long time no see..."

But it was a young monk in simple clothes who led the monks to stand up, came to a few people, and took the initiative to greet them.

　Thanks to "wangyan", "morgan126", "llong MI", "qu jinyuan" and "dian crimson lips to make purple blood" for their rewards!

　　
　
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