Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 154: Ksitigarbha Pagoda (4)
Hongzhi wondered: "This person who can't get up or down...how does the team leader treat him?"

"You two go on," Lu Ban's face turned pale, "I...I'll wait here."

Hongzhi looked at Feng Shen, "What does Benefactor Ma mean?"

Seeing this, Feng Shen knew that Lu Ban was afraid of heights, so he leaned forward and looked up, and he could already see the caisson at the top. "Master Hongzhi, are you almost at the top of the tower?"

Hongzhi said: "It should be soon, there are still three or two floors at most."

Feng Shen nodded and said: "The tower is getting narrower and narrower, and there is no place to hide people in the upper part... Forget it, let's go down now!"

"Don't," Hongzhi said, "It's all here, let's find out to the end, so as not to leave the pagoda, Donor Ma still has doubts..."

"Great monk, don't use your words to squeeze the right people." Lu Ban said angrily, "My brother spit and make a hole, can I still rely on you?"

Feng Shen also said: "Master Hongzhi, I did wait too long before. Where my words collide, I still look at Haihan."

"Where is it?" Hearing what Feng Shen said, Hongzhi borrowed the slope to get off the donkey. "After all, the two of you are destined. Hehe, Mr. Luban may be tired. If you don't mind, I will be supported by the poor monk..."

"No need! I can walk by myself!" After Lu Ban finished speaking, he went downstairs in a fit of anger.

After a while, the three of them descended to the bottom one after another.The old monk was still coiled on the futon, not moving. "Have you found anything?"

Lu Ban replied angrily: "There is nothing, the stinky sweat all over the face is in vain!"

The old monk smiled slightly, "It seems that the suspicion of this temple is hopeful."

Feng Shen bowed to the ground, "Master's words are serious, I apologize here."

The old monk waved his hand lightly, "The six faculties of monks are pure, and Tanyue doesn't need to worry about small things."

Feng Shen bowed again, "Don't blame Master Xie, I don't dare to disturb you, I will leave the tower now."

Hong Zhi hurriedly said: "The poor monk opened the door for the benefactor..."

"Slow down!" The old monk suddenly stopped the three of them.

Feng Lu stopped and turned around, "Master, do you have any advice?"

"I don't dare to teach you," said the old monk, "Buddhism teaches the method of destiny, and if we have this meeting today, it means destiny. Therefore, before parting, I have a few words to give to the two of you."

Hongzhi's brows tightened, "It's okay not to say anything that is not important, but it will be the disciple's fault to delay the abbot's meditation!"

"Amitabha", the old monk said slowly, "entering samadhi is practice, isn't propagating the Dharma also practice? Because watching the two Tanyues was a little angry, the old monk wanted to explain it. Hongzhi, please be at ease, how to distinguish, for the sake of The teacher will decide for himself."

"There should be quite a few abbots," Hong Zhi nodded and stood aside. "Then the disciple will not talk too much!"

Feeling disrespectful, Feng Shen and Lu Bantou simply sat on the ground. "I'm waiting to listen to the abbot's verses."

"It's easy to say," said the old monk, "For the divination technique, I have a little bit of superficial knowledge. If I read correctly, there are turbid qi stagnation in the two Yintangs."

"Stagnation of turbid qi?" Feng Shen asked, "I don't know what's wrong with the Lord?"

The old monk said with a smile: "The mirror is dusty and filthy, and the spiritual platform is dirty and stupid. There are pros and cons, do I need to say more?"

Lu Ban touched his forehead, frowned and said, "Jemo is suspicious? After you said it, I feel a little confused... Old monk, what's going on?"

The old monk said: "The two Xinxi people are busy with business affairs, and they have no time to carve sundials. It is inevitable that they will be exhausted physically and mentally. If the body is tired, the spirit will be weak. How can there be no reason for it not to be muddy?"

Feng Shendao: "What the master said is very true. But I am on business, so I can't help but wait for me to relax."

"Amitabha," said the old monk, "sit calmly to know how to float, keep silent to avoid impatience. Tanyue is too attached to those ethereal objects. When you let go, you should let go..."

"Speaking lightly," Lu Ban nodded, "We're not like you monks, who can solve the case by pointing at the scriptures and saying a few inexplicable words?"

The old monk didn't think he was disobedient, and said to himself: "The Buddha said: If you see me with your color and ask me with your voice, you are walking in an evil way and cannot see the Tathagata. Therefore, there is no sutra in the Mahayana, and the bodhicitta is based on the sutra. Flowers bloom to see the Buddha's nature, Seeing the way of nature is self-evident. All falsehoods in the world are born of attachment. Obsession can blind the eyes, and attachment can confuse the mind. Sometimes giving up is gaining, and gaining is also giving up. In order to let go, but to get rid of distracting thoughts and direct one's mind into goodness... As I have heard, my master Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Mahasattva, in the sound of wisdom and in the clouds of auspiciousness, is a great proof of meritorious deeds for all living beings in Jambudvipa... Great compassion Great vows, great sages and great mercy... Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Namo Sakyamuni Buddha..."

The old monk was only focused on spitting out lotus flowers, but Lu Ban was still awake.Seeing that Feng Shen was also in a daze, Hong Zhi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The abbot is probably tired, so the poor monk will take the two benefactors out first!"

"That's good." The old monk closed his eyes with a smile, and said nothing at the moment.

Lu Ban's head was pardoned, got up from the ground, and rushed out like flying.Seeing this, Feng Shen also bowed to the old monk, and came out of the tower with Hongzhi.

Standing outside the tower, Lu Ban shook his head desperately. "I'm going to die! The old monk made me dizzy even more! What did he say? Brother, did you understand?"

"I'm ashamed," Feng Shen shook his head and said, "The abbot's Zen words are profound and mysterious, and I can't understand what they mean at the moment."

"What about you, Great Monk?" Lu Ban turned his head and said, "You are his apprentice, you should understand it, right?"

"Hehe," Hongzhi smiled awkwardly, "Actually, the two benefactors are too worried..."

Feng Lu was taken aback, and asked, "How do you say that?"

Hongzhi looked behind him, hesitant to speak: "It's about the abbot... The poor monk should not have said it..."

"You monk is so cool," Lu Ban said anxiously, "You always talk half-sentences to make people anxious!"

"Okay, that's what the poor monk said," Hongzhi said with an apologetic smile, "I think the two of you can see that our abbot is very fond of Buddhism, and whenever he has free time, he would plunge into the Buddhist scripture pavilion and study the scriptures obsessively." Catch up with the opportunity to talk about the scriptures, and he can't stop it. If he doesn't stop him, he can talk to himself endlessly. Sigh... It's not an exaggeration to say that he is insane."

"There are still such symptoms?" Lu Ban nodded: "No wonder he always feels that his speech is clouded...Didn't you find a doctor for him?"

Hongzhi waved his hand and said: "The abbot is not suffering from a disease, but because he is too sincere, why use any doctor? With his own cultivation, and given time, it is enough to resolve the demons in his heart."

Lu Ban nodded and said, "No wonder he wants to retreat and cultivate quietly. It turns out that he wants to rest."

"Hehe", Hong Zhi smiled, and said again, "Then what are the two plans going forward?"

Feng Shen continued, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, it's time to say goodbye."

"That's good," Hongzhi nodded, "The poor monk will not keep the two benefactors for a meal, so as not to make Lu Ban feel that the meal is not enough."

"Hey," Lu Ban scolded with a smile on his head, "You monk is quite vindictive, and you don't forget to squeeze me when you're done."

"Hehe," Hong Zhi also said with a smile, "Just kidding, don't blame the team leader. Oh, the poor monk will give you two, please!"

After Hongzhi finished speaking, he led Feng Lu back along the way he came.

When we got back to the Buddha Hall, there was no one in the hall, and those monks in yellow who were repairing sculptures must have stopped working and went to fast.At that time, there was only a ray of sun left, and the shadow of the pagoda was dragged by the distance to be more slender. The concave and convex rings at the tip of the shadow should be caused by the phase wheel on the pagoda brake.

Seeing that it was getting late, Feng Shen didn't want to linger, so he just lowered his head and took a look, then moved on again.

About a cup of tea, the three of them had arrived at the temple gate.Feng Shen turned around and bowed, and said: "Master Hongzhi, please stop, I will leave now."

Hongzhi said with concern: "It's getting late, and the mountain road is getting more and more difficult, why don't the poor monk send us another journey?"

"No need," Lu Ban waved his hand, "We have horses tied up in the middle of the mountain, relying on the horse's foot strength, we can go down the mountain before dark."

Hongzhi asked again: "You two don't want to go back to Beijing at night, do you? Have you found a place to stay?"

"You can't catch up on the night road," Lu Ban looked at Feng Shen, and said with a smile, "they surnamed Lou are probably still harvesting crops in the fields. If it's really not possible, we two brothers will go to the county government office to have a good autumn breeze!"

"Amitabha," Hongzhi said, "since Master Lou is taking care of him, the poor monk is relieved."

"Thanks to Master's concern," Feng Shen saluted again, "Brother Lu, shall we go now?"

Lu Ban patted his head, "Brother, wait a moment, I have something to do before I leave!"

Both Feng Shen and Hong Zhi were taken aback, "What's the matter?"

Lu Bantou didn't say a word, walked directly to the iron walnut tree at the door, and kicked the tree trunk with all his strength.

(End of this chapter)