The Strange Tales of Tokyo Monk

Pinggong Qianye reminded him again, and when Ruyi was about to start recording, he lowered his head slightly and chanted a Buddhist name.

Turning the Buddhist beads with one hand and striking the wooden fish with the other.

"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, after walking in the deep Prajnaparamita for a long time, he saw that the five aggregates are all empty, and he survived all the hardships."

"Relics, color is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from color, color is emptiness, emptiness is color, and the same is true for feelings, thoughts, and consciousness."

"Relics, all dharmas are empty, neither born nor destroyed, neither dirty nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing..."

Great magical power flows in the body, and the sound of chanting seems to come from the top of a snowy mountain and sink into a quiet pool of water. Every word and every sentence gives people a kind of wonderful enjoyment.

After Pinggong Qianye finished reciting the Heart Sutra, Ruyi, who was standing nearby recording the audio, was still immersed in the sound of the chanting.

It was not until Pinggong Qianye reminded him that he gradually came to his senses and quickly pressed the stop recording button to end the recording of "Heart Sutra".

Ruyi handed the phone with the recorded audio to Pinggong Qianye, and said with a complicated expression: "It is really a great fortune for me to be able to listen to Master Liansheng reciting the Heart Sutra."

"Everything in this world is a matter of chance. You don't need to focus all your attention on me."

Ruyi hurriedly explained: "This is different. Master Liansheng is like a living Buddha. Whether it is observing his actions or listening to his words, it is a rare practice."

"I am not as great and transcendent as you think, and I am certainly not comparable to the Buddha."

“But in my eyes, Master Liansheng, you are the Buddha I want to practice.”

Ruyi said this very seriously.

"..."

Pinggong Qianye did not continue discussing this topic with Ruyi. If he continued, Ruyi would probably say something shocking again.

Open the audio file on your phone and play the Heart Sutra several times to confirm the recording effect.

After feeling that there was no problem, Pinggong Qianye put away his phone.

Seeing that Ruyi had helped a lot today, he still had some free time and didn't mind giving Ruyi some guidance on his practice.

Heimiya Chiye didn't know much about Kichijoji, he only knew that they originated from the Caodong sect.

As for the practice of Caodong Sect, Pinggong Qianye had some knowledge.

In the view of Caodong sect practitioners, there is a relationship of "mutuality" and "non-mutuality" between all things.

The so-called "interaction" means that all things are integrated and interconnected. Although the boundaries of all things are clear, there is this in that and there is that in this, and they are involved with each other and can no longer be distinguished from each other.

"No reciprocity" means that all things have their own position and stay in their original place without confusion.

Therefore, the so-called "interaction" and "non-interaction" means to look at problems from the perspective of the universal connection, development and change of things.

This is a kind of philosophical speculation, and a brilliant confirmation of naive dialectics.

Simply put, if you want to practice, you must handle the relationship between "mutual return" and "non-mutual return" well.

Pinggong Qianye had never practiced the Caodong Sect's methods, so he could only draw inferences from his own practice and explain the key points to Ruyi in his own unique way.

Perhaps what Pinggong Qianye said was too profound, or perhaps Ruyi's learning and comprehension ability was just average.

Pinggong Qianye finished his lecture and went out for a walk. When he came back, Ruyi was still sitting in the original position in the hall, motionless, with a dazed look on his face.

On this day, Ruyi did not leave Weilian Ancient Temple until 7 o'clock in the evening.

……

On July 7, the sky was clear and the breeze was gentle.

Today is the day when the school announces the test results, and it is also the day when this semester ends and the summer vacation begins.

With no distractions, Chiye Hiramiya arrived at school before 8 o'clock.

Instead of going to the classroom first, he came to the meeting room of the Psychic Society.

Horii Suzune and Suzuka were already waiting here, and when they saw him coming, Suzuka showed unconcealed joy on her face.

After sitting down, Suzuka Haruhi began to talk about what happened that night, even though she herself fell asleep and woke up in a daze and didn't know much about the details.

Pinggong Chiye still confirmed his guess from her narration.

Fear breeds evil, and this is the problem faced by her and all the students in the school.

"Are you all ready?" Hiramiya Chiye looked at Horii Suzune.

"The school was very understanding. After understanding our demands, they gave us the broadcasting room to use."

When Horii Suzune said this, she deliberately glanced at Hiramiya Chiye who was sitting opposite her.

The school did allow them to use the radio studio, but it didn't have much to do with her.

Even though she found the school principal's contact number through her grandfather.

But after all, today is the last day of this semester, and it is the last chance for school leaders to give a speech on stage in the auditorium.

How can we easily allow students to do whatever they want?

But the principal still agreed. This was not to give face to her grandfather, but because she agreed immediately after hearing the name of Master Liansheng, and she actively cooperated in all aspects.

This means that Master Rensheng has a different weight in the principal's heart.

Perhaps someone higher up gave the principal some kind of greeting.

But it was a good thing after all, so she didn't dig any deeper.

"Hiramiya-san, how are your preparations going?"

“When speaking in a large lecture hall, that should be the best opportunity.”

Hiramiya Chiye took out his cell phone and sent the audio clip recorded by Ruyi to Horii Suzune.

Only audio.

Horii Suzune felt it was a pity, but when she thought of the video of Master Liansheng chanting in front of her on her phone, she felt happy again.

Suzuka Haruhi, who was sitting nearby, couldn't quite understand their conversation and could only look at this and that.

When Pinggong Qianye left the meeting room of the Supernatural Society and went to the classroom, the transcripts for the final exam had already been posted and the student who ranked last in the exam had been determined.

It wasn't Suzuka Haruhi who was always worried and scared, but the other boy from Class 3 who missed the exam.

He also missed two exams, and his test scores were usually below average, so he defeated the second-to-last place, Suzuka Haruhi, and won the cursed crown for the last place.

Pinggong Qianye even went to the door of Class 3 and took a few looks through the glass.

He originally wanted to observe it from a closer distance, but there were too many people gathered here.

Almost every student has heard of the campus legend that the last place in the exam will result in death.

They all couldn't wait to come and see the student who ranked last in the exam.

Some came out of concern and mourning, some out of curiosity, and some just to watch the fun...

Songshan, who was sitting at the fourth table in the third row of the classroom, leaned over the table with his hands stretched forward, holding the edge of the table, with an expression of complete despair on his face.

The negative emotions that came from deep within my heart were already full and were about to overflow.

Fortunately, it is still daytime. Once night falls, a ghost will instantly emerge from Matsuyama's body and take his life.

Pinggong Chiye stood outside the window for a while, then passed by Lianghua's classroom and glanced at it.

At this moment, she was surrounded by a circle of girls, receiving comfort and feeding.

She was the second to last in this final exam, and she had escaped the curse of death if she ranked last in the exam.

His mood is also much brighter than before. Although he is still shrouded in some negative emotions, it is not to the extent that can give birth to ghosts.

After learning all this, Pinggong Qianye returned to his classroom and waited to go to the lecture hall.

The task of playing the Heart Sutra for all the teachers and students in the school was undertaken by Horii Suzune and other members of the spiritual club.

Because he ranked first in the final exam, he had to go on stage to receive his scholarship and might also be arranged to give a speech.

As for the content of the speech, a passage from the Heart Sutra is enough.

Chapter 99: Always wipe away dust

Shiraishi High School is a well-funded school, and the auditorium used for opening ceremonies, entrance ceremonies, and graduation ceremonies is very large.

It is only used to accommodate first-year high school students and seems to be more than enough.

Hiramiya Chiye stood in the class line, his eyes occasionally sweeping over and landing on Ryoka and Matsuyama.

These two people have the most and most serious negative emotions among all the students present.

After learning their test results, other students' joy diluted most of the negative emotions that had been suppressed for a long time.

"Classmates, our first semester has come to an end..."

In a meeting, especially when the leaders are speaking on the stage and you can only listen below, you are not allowed to complain or grumble.

This situation can easily cause people's displeasure, not to mention students who are active and playful by nature.

It was more like a lecture and command than a speech.

This time, it seems a little different.

The more perceptive students have already realized that something might happen today.

In the past, each speech by school leaders would last at least two or three hours. This time, it only took less than half an hour before the scholarship awarding process began.

After Hiramiya Chiye went on stage to receive the 50 yen scholarship, she felt a little emotional as she looked at the gazes from her classmates below.

In this kind of situation, his high school student attributes are particularly obvious.

He is not Master Liansheng, not the abbot of Weilian Ancient Temple, and not some great monk who can subdue demons and monsters.

He was just an ordinary high school student, but because of his good grades, he received the reward he deserved.

When a series of links were completed and it was Hiramiya Chiye's turn to speak and share her learning experience, over in the broadcasting room, Horii Suzune and others who had been paying close attention to the situation in the lecture hall began to take action.

There was a distinct clacking sound of knocking a wooden fish, the sound was thick and distant, making people feel very peaceful.

On the podium, Pinggong Qianye held the microphone with both hands and chanted the Buddha's name in his heart.

Follow the rhythm of the Heart Sutra played in the radio room and recite the Heart Sutra softly.

His voice completely overlapped with the chanting sound played from the loudspeaker, and it was impossible to tell whether it was him chanting or the recorded sound.

"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, after walking in the deep Prajnaparamita for a long time, he saw that all the five aggregates are empty, and he survived all the hardships.

Shariputra, form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form, form is emptiness, emptiness is form, and the same is true of feeling, perception, mental formation and consciousness..."

The sound of chanting easily lingered in the entire lecture hall, allowing all the students present to hear it clearly.

At the beginning there was a burst of obvious discussion, but as the scriptures continued to flow, the discussion was gradually suppressed until everyone was immersed in the sound of the scriptures.

Wisps of black air transformed from negative emotions floated out from every student's heart to a greater or lesser extent, and were then dispersed and purified by the repetitive chanting sounds in the lecture hall.

The students also had a smile on their faces that they themselves didn't even know why.

Being able to truly calm down and listen to the Buddhist scriptures is a joyful thing.

Even though sentient beings are able to escape from suffering and attain happiness only briefly through the sound of the scriptures, it is a real baptism for their spiritual level.

Increase wisdom, eliminate karma, accumulate blessings, etc.

Outside the auditorium, the sound of chanting could be heard in every corner of the Shiraishi High School campus.

The broadcasting system of the radio room completely covers the entire campus, allowing high school students in their second and third years to hear clearly even while sitting in the classroom.

Even the cats and dogs wandering around in the school chose a shady place, lay down with their eyes closed, and listened to the scriptures.

They cannot understand the profound meaning of the scriptures, but they can gain peace and joy from them.

It is enough to make them happy, willing to listen and gain something.

The Heart Sutra was finished quickly. In order to achieve the best effect in dispelling negative emotions, Pinggong Qianye recited it three times in coordination with the broadcast.

This is enough. For most people, listening to the chanting is not the more times the better.

Everything has its limits. Listening to the chanting of scriptures should be done freely and at will, rather than forcing yourself to listen to the scriptures a certain number of times in order to gain a certain amount of benefit.

Listening to the sutra with a forceful and stubborn heart is not a blessing, but a poison that will lead to self-destruction.

After the Heart Sutra was played three times, there was some movement in the lecture hall.

Many people feel confused the first moment they open their eyes, because the principles and mysteries explained in the scriptures cannot be understood in a moment.