The Great Doorway of Daoism - Chapter 302
Chapter 302: Don’t vomit ivory
There are many temples on Nori Island. Some of them look magnificent and some are unpretentious in appearance. The Vientiane Gate and his party lived next to a small temple. The temple is named Fahua Temple, which is a courtyard with four entrances.
The three of Chen Lv’an have been here for a few days, and they have been presiding over Master Ran and a pair of wandering monks Xingyi monk and apprentice who are hanging orders in the temple to give lectures on the scriptures with Fahua Temple.
The reason why Chen Lv’an set off earlier was because he heard that the old friend Xingyi monk from the central thick soil continent came to Shuxuanxianzhou for wandering, but when he rushed over, the Xingyi monk had already gone to the South China Sea, and the two finally stayed in the seaweed. The island meets.
Yun Yiqi first gave Hualan Ting and the others a two-day vacation, letting them play on the seaweed island to see the local customs.
In the early morning of the third day, the dawn was faintly dew, and the sky was not clear yet, and the morning bell in Fahua Temple had ringed. This is for the monks to do morning class chanting. Hua Lanting and the others meditated for half an hour, before breakfast time, collectively came to the Fahua Temple for a walk.
Entering inside, the temple in the early morning is solemn and solemn, and people can’t help but relax their steps and voices, and they can’t help but calm down in their hearts. Except for Hualanting and Zhuge Yunhui, they all just watched in silence. .
While walking, Yi Liunian suddenly asked in a low voice: “Zhuge, temples and temples, why do I often see temples here, and there are few temples called temples? What is the difference between the two?”
Zhuge Yun said: “There are different opinions, but there are different opinions. The word “Temple” refers to serving and obeying the emperor, as well as the meaning of sustainability. It originally referred to the official offices under the imperial court, like what Dali Temple, Guanglu Temple.”
“After the introduction of Buddhism, a monk from Tianzhu once lived in the Honghu Temple where foreign envoys were received, and then built the White Horse Temple nearby. The temple gradually became a general term for Buddhist architecture and temples.”
“The temple mainly enshrines Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. It is a place where monks practice and live. There are monks who study Buddhist scriptures and spread the Dharma.”
“Temples are different. Temples appeared earlier than temples. At first they were places where emperors and nobles worshiped their ancestors and heaven and earth. There were also ancestral temples and family temples among the clans and clans of the people, which later evolved to be worshipped and respected by the general public. Places of gods, demons, or deceased virtuous and talented saints and sages, such as the Temple of Confucius, the Temple of Guandi, the Temple of the Dragon King, the Temple of the Kitchen King, etc.
“In addition to the difference in worship, there are monks in the temple, and generally no one in the temple. The Buddhist temple outside Linwai is large in scale. There are halls, meditation houses, and zhai halls. The temples are much smaller. The two refer to different things, but the spoken language There’s a lot of mixed talk.”
Yi Liunian asked again: “What about the abbot and the abbot? I am foolishly confused.”
Zhuge Yun replied: “The term abbot originally meant to live in, maintain, and preside over the Dharma. It was later extended to a person who passed the Dharma on behalf of the Buddha and continued the Buddha’s wisdom, and then evolved into the title of the master of the temple and the person in charge. .”
“The abbot is the spiritual leader of the monastery. It comes from the idea that the monk lives in the place where he lives. The abbot must have sufficient qualifications and Dharma practice. Generally, he is a monk who has received the teachings and has a script to prove his inheritance. He is quite well-known. And influence, and the monastery where it is located should have a sound jungle system and a considerable scale, usually a group of temples.”
“To put it simply, no matter how big or small a temple is, there is a public abbot, but there is not necessarily an abbot, and an abbot can concurrently serve multiple monasteries. The abbot must be the abbot, but the abbot is not necessarily the abbot.”
Hua Lanting said: “There is also an interesting point. The term abbot was originally a term of our Taoist school, but later it was widely used in Buddhism. In Taoism, the abbot is a practice term for the abbot of the human heart, the heart of the heavens. It’s what Quanzhen Party calls the highest leader of the Shifang Jungle. Of course, it doesn’t matter how it came from now.”
The ten people chatted slowly and walked around, before turning back to the Daxiong Hall, listening to the sound of lecturing from inside, they wandered in.
Today coincides with the day when the abbot Yuran lectures the Dajing once a month. The temple is full of people standing or sitting, half of which are the monks of Fahua Temple, and the other half are local lay believers and ordinary foreign monks. Five people including Chen Lu’an and Cat Demon were also present, but the Xingyi monk and apprentice who had met a few days ago were not present.
Hua Lan Ting and the others came late because of hanging out, and the lecture was almost over. The next question and answer session will be.
Buddhism is also divided into many schools. The doctrines and practice methods are not consistent, such as Tiantai Sect, Weishi Sect, Huayan Sect, Lv Sect, Tantric Sect, Pure Land Sect, etc., while Fahua Temple inherits Zen Sect.
Zen Buddhism is a localized sect after Buddhism was introduced to Shuxuanxianzhou. It advocates “Teaching outsiders, not writing words, pointing directly at people’s hearts, and seeing nature as Buddha”, emphasizing that the Buddha does not come from outside. Seeking, everyone can become a Buddha. In addition, Zen advocates life-oriented practice, and believes that carrying water and cutting wood are all wonderful ways.
The Buddhism school should have no distinction between them, and they are all schools of worship and worship, but the focus of understanding of Buddhism and the path to Buddhahood are different.
For a long time, since the concepts and practices of Pure Land and Zen Buddhism are the most grounded, they are easily accepted by the public and spread more and more widely. Like the Pure Land Buddhism believes that you can meditate, master the Buddhist scriptures, and study the teachings, but you can also study the Buddha with one heart. The method of rebirth in the Pure Land of Bliss is relatively simple.
The Mahayana sect of Tiantai Sect is sophisticated and complex, and cultivation requires a very high level of knowledge and speculation. Weishi Sect is the most demanding of comprehension, Huayan Sect is also complex and sophisticated, and Vajrayana has strict requirements both mentally and physically. Tantric tantric methods are never easy. Shiren and descendants, so the number of believers is less than Pure Land and Zen Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism also has a part that emphasizes understanding and pays attention to insight. Their Q&A is different from the debates of some schools. They require a large range of body movements and gestures, and the scene is fierce. It is a Zen machine with simple questions and answers. Not mindful.
Like today, an outside monk asked Master Kuan Ran:
“Dare to ask, what is Tao?”
“Usually the heart is right.” He replied clearly.
Hua Lanting explained to Yi Liunian softly below: “In Zen, Tao is the road, and everyone can walk, so it is ordinary. Ordinary mind is straight mind, which is the mind of all equality. Zen talks about mindfulness and treatment of mind. The result is a clear mind, instead of clinging to a pure thought and ignoring the world, on the contrary, it is going to return to the world.”
“The so-called mundane law enters the Dharma, and the Dharma enters the mundane law. The so-called straight mind is the dojo, and straight mind is the pure land. Just like drilling a wood to make a fire, the fire is stored in the wood, and the wood is not the fire; It is the true and vulgar advocacy of Zen Buddhism.”
The monk asked again: “What is a Buddha?”
“In the temple.”
“Aren’t the Buddha statues in the temple made of clay?”
“Yes.”
“Where is the real Buddha?”
“In the temple”, clearly repeated.
“I don’t understand, the poor monk enters the jungle Zen gate, and asks the Zen master for advice.”
He looked at him clearly, and then asked, “Have you eaten porridge just now?”
“Ate.”
“Go to the bowl.” He said indifferently.
This time Zhuge Yun said to Yi Liunian: “The master meant to wash the dishes after eating the porridge. This is a normal thing. You will do it naturally. How come you learn Buddhism? Come, think about everything and care about everything?”
The monk still didn’t understand well, and then asked: “What is a normal mind?”
“It’s natural. To sleep is to sleep, to sit is to sit. Heat is to take cold, and cold is to fire.”
“Then what is the Tao in nature?”
“One needle, three feet thread.”
“I still do not understand.”
“Yizhou cloth, Yangzhou silk.”
Hua Lanting went on to explain with Yi Liunian: “Don’t think that nature is simple, but there is great meaning in it. Don’t underestimate the short needle and the three-foot thread. Yizhou cloth and Yangzhou silk are both these needles and three-foot thread. Woven. Normal mind sounds simple, but after a long time of real effort, there will naturally be vicissitudes. This is the view of Zen.”
Yi Liunian scratched his head and said, “The essence of Zen is similar to Taoism.”
Hua Lanting did not answer yet, but a voice with contempt came from next to him: “You three stinky boys, close your beak if you don’t understand. The old bald donkey beep loudly above, clever words, and play word games, there are small words below. The gangster beeped softly and didn’t know how to pretend to understand. Is the Buddha Xiu pretending to be such a deceitful person!”
This person is not loud, but he is obviously a monk.
The speaker was a young man, covered in a black cloak, only a bald head under his hat was exposed. The skin color was the same as that of a black monk, he was not a monk, his eyebrows were bad, and his speech was even more vulgar.
Seeing everyone looking over, he didn’t care.
Yi Liunian was angry: “Bird man with black hair, this is the holy place of Buddhism, don’t want to speak foul language!”
The man shook his cloak and revealed a mouthful of white teeth. He bared his teeth and gave a fleeting smile: “You little miscellaneous hair, don’t you have a bad mouth? It’s really bad for you to go out today. On the top is a clever old god’s stick, underneath. It’s a few little Taoist boys who pretend to be gods and ghosts. When did I say that the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism are in the same way?”
After hearing him ridicule and insult Master Ran and Buddhism Taoists repeatedly, Hua Lanting couldn’t listen anymore, and said: “This friend, it’s okay if you don’t believe in Buddhism. Please go out. Don’t spit out here and eat grapes. Grape skins, bones can’t be vomited out of ivory.”
The young man in the black robe jumped up suddenly, opened his teeth and danced his claws, and raised his cloak: “Dare to call me a dog? Who is your friend? Don’t go if you have the courage, just stay where you are, and I won’t beat you if you have the courage. You have to find teeth everywhere!”
“Buddha Amitabha!” The master of Kuangran declared the Buddha’s name, “This benefactor and your companion, I am afraid it will be magic cultivation. Although my Buddha can save all living beings, although this temple has a wide range of buddhism, it accepts destiny. Debate and discuss the law, but if the main force is used, don’t blame Lao Na for asking the protector monk to invite you out www.readwn.com The black-robed youth retorted: “It’s okay to teach Buddhism, but can’t fight supernatural powers? That great monk, you have cultivation skills, and you also support the Dharma protector, isn’t it just waiting for a fight? ”
He smiled clearly and said: “Amitabha, the benefactor is right. However, the temple rules only allow the use of Buddhist magical powers to fight in the temple. If you want to fight, please wait outside the temple. Someday the old Na or the protector will get out of the temple. , I can stretch it again.”
Obviously, I belong to the moderate and neutral sect in Buddhism. It is not the kind of Buddhist cultivator who immediately draws his sword and defends the Tao when he sees the magic cultivator. He is a slow strategy, and it is expected that the other party will not really wait for him outside for a long time. Go out.
I don’t want to go away this time.
I saw the young man in the black robe with a smile: “Okay, this is what you said by yourself, the old monk. In Xiagang Demon Sect Pill Demon, Zhu Luoji, the three demon son, happened to know some Buddhist disciplines. Look, it’s you. Or is the guardian monk shot?”
This Zhu Luoji not only came to make troubles, but also seemed to be prepared, and he actually learned Buddhism.
Seeing that Master Ran was squeezed by Zhu Luoji with words, Hua Lan Ting stepped forward: “You and I are all outsiders who come to listen to the master’s lecture. Since the Three Devils are going to stretch out their hands, then my Taoist Hua Lan Ting will take the Buddha Let’s have a look at the Buddhist magical powers of Moxiu, or ask the master to testify and give pointers.”
Seeing Hualanting’s emergence, the Vientiane Sect disciples cheered up.
Not long ago, they experienced the bravery of Hualanting’s one move to control the enemy and one-way retreat. At this time, their confidence in Hualanting was overwhelming, and they all looked forward to watching another good show.
Song Feifei exclaimed: “Zhu Luoji, come on! Be dead, I think you are serious. Lanting, let him go!”
Yi Liunian also yelled: “Zhu Luoji, come on! I am optimistic about you. Please, please use your face to slam the soles of my shoes!”