Tongtian Bamboo Repair

Chapter 406 Epiphany

"That day, I was thinking alone in front of the Buddha."

"Suddenly, happiness comes to my heart, as if someone asked: 'Good man, what if a man crosses the sea?'"

"Hearing this voice, the old monk suddenly woke up. He knew that this was the Buddha's warning to his disciples. He also pondered on the Buddha's question, 'What if a man crossed the sea?'"

Jingzin spoke eloquently. He first used a short story that happened to him to elicit what he wanted to say. As for whether this story is true or false, it is of course 'true'.

"Someone is crossing the sea. The sea is so big. How can one cross it? How can one cross it if he is alone and has no external help? This sea is the sea of ​​worldliness, the sea of ​​sin, or the sea of ​​life. The method of crossing the sea is because Different situations will have different answers.”

When Master Jingzeng said this, everyone showed a hint of agreement on their faces. The words of the Buddha are concise and concise. Ordinary people stop, that is normal people crossing the normal sea. This may be a revelation, a relief, or a reflection.

But in the ears of practitioners, this should not be just an ordinary sea crossing, it should be metaphorical and unusual. As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern. Since monks have great abilities, they should have different understandings based on their great abilities.

Even if Jing Zeng now says, "Good man, what if a man crosses the sea?" ', this sentence also has different thoughts in other people's ears.

Everyone was thoughtful. And Jing Zeng doesn’t care what other people think, he is the one giving the lecture today, and he should be the main one. So he continued: "The Buddha's question has different principles. The principle of cutting down wood to make a boat and sailing the boat across the sea is simple. However, the difficulty of making a boat by a good man is not simple. How to strengthen the body and swim across the sea? , isn’t it simple?”

"The sea is vast, and swimming across it is not easy. Just like the vastness of Buddhism, it is different to swim across others..."

Master Jingzin continued to explain, and the others also lowered their heads and listened attentively. But at this moment, Zhang Miao's expression suddenly became clear. He seemed to see an endless sea of ​​blood in front of him. The blood flames were surging into the sky, the blood waves were beating into the sky, and the blood mist filled the sky and the earth. There were ghosts and gods wailing in it, and there was cold. The wind blew through it.

And on such a sea of ​​blood, he stood there alone, and a voice asked softly in his ear: "Good man, how about crossing a sea of ​​blood?"

Yes, how to cross this sea of ​​blood? This sea of ​​blood is not an ordinary sea, but a sea of ​​blood hell composed of sin, evil and evil spirits. Not to mention mortals, even Ksitigarbha who crossed the sea in the realm of Buddha is in danger of falling. How could he, an ordinary monk, cross the sea?

At this time, he heard someone say again: "If you want to cross the sea, you can only cross the sea in a boat or swim in the body. There are ways to do both. What do you think?"

"What kind of wood do you want to use to make a boat, so that it can be like a sea of ​​blood and not rotten? How can you learn to master the craftsmanship of the boat?"

"One has no good wood, the other has no good method. How can you cross the sea?"

"On second thought, I swam across the sea with my body. But there is no end to the sea of ​​blood. Where is the end? The power of the body has its limits. How long can you hold on?"

"Good man, what should you do?"

Zhang Miao was overwhelmed by the continuous questions. His Buddhist cultivation was shallow, and at this moment, he didn't know how to answer.

At this time, for some reason, he remembered the scene of Ksitigarbha transforming into evil spirits in the sea of ​​blood. Suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and then he couldn't help but murmur: "The sea of ​​blood has no boundaries, and I don't know how wide or deep it is. But why is there a sea of ​​blood? The evil ghosts in the sea of ​​blood can be crossed, but the sea of ​​blood will never be destroyed. Ghosts will never be extinguished. It is better to fill the sea than to save ghosts. This is the right way!"

As soon as his words came out, Ksitigarbha, who was deep in the sea of ​​​​blood, suddenly raised the corners of his mouth slightly, raised his half-closed eyes slightly, and looked towards Zhang Miao.

At this moment, Zhang Miao suddenly felt a huge thought coming towards him, and he seemed to be clearly seen by an extremely tyrannical existence.

After a long time, he heard a vague voice.

"It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't..."

This voice was weak, as if it had traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, and seemed to have passed through thousands of worlds. When the voice rang in his ears, Zhang Miao felt that it was full of helplessness.

'It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't! 'What does this mean? Could this be the words that Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha conveyed to me? Why is he unwilling, why can't he?

At this moment, Zhang Miao thought about a lot. After all the thoughts passed, Zhang Miao suddenly caught a glimpse of realization.

"This is... the Karma-ending Sword among the three knives of Abi!"

In his mind, he felt a knife coming towards him. The knife struck his body, as if something had been chopped off. But after the knife passed, Jiuge's body shone slightly, and he picked up the thing that had just been chopped off!

At this moment, Zhang Miao was in a daze. First he lost something, and then because of Jiu Ge, the lost thing was picked up again. At this moment, he was shocked, because he suddenly felt that if the thing that was chopped off was really lost, then most of the meaning of his life would be lost!

Jiu Ge did not block the sword, but just made up for it and picked up what was cut down...

It was at this time that Zhang Miao knew the origin of this sword. This sword was struck by Ksitigarbha. It was also the second sword among the three swords of Abi - the Karma-breaking sword. The so-called cutting off karma means cutting off the karma of the mortal world, which can also be understood as: cutting off the mortal world of cause and effect!
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After a long time, Zhang Miao slowly woke up. When he came to his senses, he saw many people looking at him curiously. There are many people among them, and there are also monks with net increase. Almost everyone looked at him with curiosity and envy, and Duoye did the same.

Zhang Miao was a little embarrassed by this group of people, so he asked Duoye in a low voice: "What happened? Why are you and everyone looking at me like this?"

Duoye looked at Zhang Miao with envy, and he said excitedly: "Do you know what happened to you? You just had an epiphany! You had an epiphany while listening to Master Jingzin's lecture!"

"Just now, your body suddenly emitted immeasurable Buddha's light, and a breath of compassion flashed across your body. Then your breath changed, becoming long and deep, and the Buddha's power throughout your body also became profound and vast. This is the meaning of sudden enlightenment. Scene, what did you just realize?"

Duoye's tone was envious and urgent. He really wanted to know what Zhang Miao had understood. When eminent monks lecture on sutras, some people understand them and some gain them, but it is still rare for someone to have an epiphany. Even when the Buddha preached, only two or three people achieved enlightenment in the process, the most famous of whom was Kassapa, who was known to laugh while holding flowers. Everyone on the side heard Duoye's words and looked at Zhang Miao curiously. How in line with Master Jingzeng's thoughts did Zhang Miao have such an epiphany? Kasyapa held up the flowers and smiled, and was called by the Buddha as the person who could best inherit his mantle. And Zhang Miao had an epiphany, could he also be the successor of Master Jingzin?

Monk Jingzeng was also a little excited at this time, and Gujing Bubo's mood was inevitably rippled at this moment. To put it simply, to have an epiphany in someone else's sermon is to give the host a lot of compliments, because the host speaks well and makes sense, and this is how people have an epiphany on the spot. This also proves from the side that the master’s understanding of the Tao is correct.

This is the strongest support. Especially among Buddhists, this is a very face-giving and even spiritual communication.

Jingzin has been practicing hard all his life. When he was a master, he also accepted a few disciples, but those disciples only had status. There is no one who can truly pass on his legacy. When it was difficult for him to improve his Buddhist practice in the later period, he began to practice Buddhism. He was quite successful in Buddhism. The magical power of Buddhism he was good at - the Vajra of Wrathlessness, had been cultivated to the point of Nirvana. Looking at the entire Red Lotus There are not many Angry King Kong who can beat him.

It's just that he is so powerful, he is only the head of a demon-suppressing cave, not the head of the eight great Buddhist temples, nor is he one of the top elder Dharma kings, just because his Buddhist path has been cut off, and no other Dharma king has room to go further. .

For a person who practices Buddhism, it is an extremely sad thing to have the Buddhist path cut off. His path of net increase has come to an end. This is very similar to the time when the Buddha died and his successor did not grow up. Moreover, the successors of Buddha do not inherit the Buddha's way; they just inherit the Buddha's way. Therefore, how happy the Buddha was when Kasyapa held up flowers and smiled, and how happy he is now.

Jingzeng coughed lightly and said calmly: "Duoye, what enlightenment Lian Zhen can have is his business. It's very offensive for you to ask."

What he said made sense. Duoye couldn't help but blush after hearing this. He immediately apologized and said, "I was wrong. Junior Brother Lianzhen, don't take it to heart. It's okay not to answer."

Zhang Miao, on the other hand, said very unconcernedly: "This sudden enlightenment is not something that cannot be said. It is a great honor for a young monk to be able to listen to Master Jingzeng's sermons and gain enlightenment."

He paused and said directly: "For a good man, crossing the sea, making a boat, or swimming are all not possible. Just cut open the sea and head straight on. All are feasible!"

As soon as he said this, everyone looked stunned. And the net increase is even more joyful. Yes, what Zhang Miao said is the central idea of ​​his sermon!

Zhang Miao could immediately realize this in so many words. That is because he really has the same mind as him and agrees with his way!

Jingzang calmly took over and said: "Jing is advancing bravely, and when the Buddha has great strength, he can open mountains and seas. If there are obstacles in the way, just remove them!"

Everyone listened to him and Zhang Miao singing together, with thoughtful expressions on their faces. Then someone bowed respectfully to Jingzeng and said, "Master, you are right, please accept my bow!"

Everyone else did the same, and they all bowed to Master Jingzin, saying that they had gained something from this sermon and were extremely grateful to the Master.

Master Jing Zeng couldn't hide the joy on his face, and the corners of his mouth were raised and he couldn't suppress them. He returned the greetings to everyone one by one, and then said: "This lecture has ended, please help yourself. Lianzhen, please come here."

After everyone heard this, they all left one after another. Duoye also made a "you are great" expression to Zhang Miao and left first.

After everyone left, only Zhang Miao and Master Jingzeng were left here. Master Jingzeng looked at Zhang Miao with satisfaction, waved to him and said, "Come here."

Zhang Miao walked to the side of Master Jingzeng. Master Jingzeng looked at Lian Zhen carefully and suddenly said: "Last time you came, I thought you were rude and reckless. Unexpectedly, you are the most understanding of our way. man of."

He looked at Zhang Miao, and the more he looked at Zhang Miao, the more he liked him. So he asked: "Do you have a teacher?"

Zhang Miao immediately said: "Yes, there is a master in the Vajra Academy." After he said this, Master Jingzang shook his head and said: "That doesn't count, he is just a guide. I am talking about the real master. A master who worships to pass on the mantle?"

What he said was very obvious. Zhang Miao immediately said: "No. If the master does not give up, the disciple is willing to accept the master as his teacher."

After hearing this, Jingzeng couldn't help laughing and said: "Yes, that's what I meant. I haven't accepted a disciple for more than five hundred years. I thought that my way would be short-lived after I transformed. That’s all. I’m very happy that you can worship me as your teacher today.”

After saying that, he took out a scroll from his arms and said to him: "This is my experience as a teacher for many years. Take it and have a look. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."

He pointed to the King Kong who was sitting cross-legged next to him, and said, "What I am best at is King Kong. In my life, most of my energy has been devoted to understanding this path. King King Kong is the wrathful aspect of the Buddha. It is possible. The great supernatural power that is comparable to the strength of Buddha is also the unhappy side of Buddha."

"In the face of difficulties and obstacles, it doesn't matter whether you are angry or angry. They are all choices, and they are both good."

Monk Jingzin said these words calmly. This is actually his Buddhist path. In his view, the Buddha also has anger, and sometimes the Buddha is too weak and too compromising. Sometimes it takes a desperate and angry person like the Wrathless Vajra to destroy everything that blocks and threatens the Buddha!

Zhang Miao nodded and said: "What the master said is absolutely true, and the disciple knows it."

Monk Jingzeng nodded, glanced at Zhang Miao, and said, "Like me, you don't have a deep understanding of Buddhism. It's troublesome to get enlightenment and improve your realm. In the future, you should practice more Buddhism and rely on accumulation to rise."

He thought for a moment, then suddenly took out a demon-subduing pestle and said, "This is the magic weapon left by the wrathful King Fudo Ming - the Vajra Demon-subduing Pestle. This treasure is extremely harmful to the devil. If you have one while patrolling, If the demons act wild, you can use this treasure to beat them. This can also be regarded as the apprenticeship ceremony given to you by the master."

Zhang Miao immediately took the treasure respectfully. This treasure is carved from a whole piece of obsidian. The bottom of the demon-conquering pestle is sharp and the top is a lotus head. It has a spindle shape in the middle, which is extremely cool and comfortable to hold. Holding it in your hand has the effect of calming the mind and casting down evil spirits. There are ninety-nine and eighty-one restrictions on it. If Jing Zeng is right, then these restrictions are all restrictions given by the Angry King Fudo Myo.

Fudo Mingwang is one of Buddha's protector Mingwang, and he is very powerful. If this is really his magic weapon, it must be quite powerful!

After receiving this treasure, Zhang Miao thanked Jingzeng again and said, "Thank you so much, master, for giving me this treasure. I will definitely make good use of it."

Jingzeng nodded. He was a little displeased with this disciple before, but now it seems that he likes him more and more! This should be the difference between looking at a wild child and looking at your own son!

(End of this chapter)