Chapter 1686
"All sentient beings are Buddhas, hahaha, wonderful! So wonderful! I have learned a lot."
Lin Jichen did not expect that his answer would satisfy the white-bearded monk, and he did not expect that the other party's questioning of him was just the beginning...
"I will ask you again, the Buddhist scriptures say: If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? Dare I ask what this means?"
Lin Jichen looked thoughtful on the surface, but he wanted to curse in his heart. It seems that this bald donkey thinks he knows everything. He asked one question and then asked another?
So Lin Jichen simply pretended to shake his head and said, "I don't know."
I thought I could avoid being entangled in this way, but I didn't expect the white-bearded monk to look at him with a smile and said, "No, you know, your eyes tell me that you just don't want to answer."
Lin Jichen felt cold on his back. How did this old monk know what he was thinking? Could he read minds?
In order to prevent the monk from continuing to ask questions and expose his identity, Lin Jichen had to make up stories again.
"I think there is no hell in the world. The so-called hell is just the source of suffering. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end. The source of good is paradise, and the source of evil is hell. No one can go to hell for others, and no one can go to paradise for others. Cause and effect are cyclical, and heaven and earth are fair!"
The white-bearded monk's eyes were bright, and he still did not give up, but continued to ask.
"Then I ask you again, there is a fishmonger and a monk who are neighbors. The fishmonger kills countless fish every day, and the monk recites scriptures and chants Buddha every day. In order to fulfill their daily tasks, the two agreed that whoever wakes up first will wake up the other every day. In this way, the monk recites scriptures every day, and the fishmonger kills fish every day. You say, after the two die, who will go to hell and who will go to paradise?"
After asking this question, all the disciples felt puzzled.
Is there any need to think about this question? The fishmonger kills every day, so he must go to hell. The monk recites scriptures and worships Buddha every day, so he must go to paradise.
But what everyone didn't expect was that Lin Jichen gave another answer without hesitation.
"Of course, the monk went to hell and the fishmonger went to heaven!"
The white-bearded monk did not refute, but stared at Lin Jichen with interest and asked: "Why?"
Lin Jichen answered without hesitation: "It's very simple. The fishmonger kills fish to survive. Although he commits the sin of killing, he is not a Buddhist and does not need to observe the precepts."
"That's right, but he doesn't seem to be qualified to go to heaven, right?" The white-bearded monk asked with a smile.
Lin Jichen replied calmly: "The problem lies in the fact that the two people wake up each other every day. The fishmonger wakes up the monk every day to let the monk recite scriptures and worship Buddha, while the monk wakes up the fishmonger every day to let the fishmonger kill. Therefore, the monk indirectly commits the sin of killing and deserves to go to hell."
Everyone suddenly realized and felt a sense of enlightenment.
The white-bearded monk laughed heartily, looking at Lin Jichen with eyes that could not hide his admiration.
He then looked at the other three people beside him and said, "Junior brothers and sisters, which one of you is this child's disciple? I am very interested in him. How about giving him up and letting him come to my Putuo Temple to take charge? It just so happens that I want to retreat and meditate recently, so let him temporarily take over the position of abbot to help me manage the temple."
Hiss!
Everyone at the scene took a breath, and after a brief shock, jealousy followed! Naked jealousy!
Putuo Temple is a Buddhist temple in Huafengzhou, and together with Tianyin Temple in Muxianzhou, Jinshan Temple in Yongningzhou, and Baima Temple in Yuehuazhou, it is one of the four strongest Buddhist sects.
And the strength and status of Putuo Temple are even higher than those of the other three temples.
Putuo Temple is recognized as the strongest Buddhist sect, and the head, that is, the white-bearded monk in front of him, is also the current highest power holder in Buddhism.
If Putuo Temple issues an order, all Buddhist sects in the world must follow it, and they all follow its lead.
Now the white-bearded monk suddenly wants to accept Lin Jichen into Putuo Temple and let him be the acting abbot! This is simply a fantasy!
A Buddhist cultivator in the state of enlightenment is actually nothing in the entire Buddhist sect. In terms of position, at most he can become the head of a branch hall like Shengyuan.
But to become an abbot, that is, a position at the level of the head of the sect, it is impossible without the state of Yuhua.
What's more, this is Putuo Temple, the highest symbol of Buddhism!
Not to mention the disciples below, even the abbots of other state temples such as Zhiyuan showed astonishment and envy.
Shengyuan, who was sitting above, looked normal, but in fact he was jealous to the point of madness.
He felt that he had lost face at this moment. Born as the most talented disciple recognized by the Buddhist sect, his position among the younger generation of disciples has always been unshakable.
This kind of good thing that fell from the sky should have been his turn, but he didn't expect that an unknown boy would get there first.
Sheng Yuan glanced at the other party, and his brain kept thinking about where this boy came from and what his identity was.
But when he looked closely, he was a little confused, because this person's face was very familiar!
Sheng Yuan's brainHe was running fast, and suddenly, veins popped up on his forehead, his eyes widened, and he sat up.
"You!!!!"
But just when he was about to reveal the other party's identity, Lin Jichen, the envy of the whole audience, blew himself up...
"Master, I actually lied to you. I'm not a monk. My name is Lin Jichen. I come from Tianyan Sword Sect and I'm the only disciple of Leng Feiyan, the head of the Sword Sect."
The reason why Lin Jichen revealed his identity was that he was forced to do so. The white-bearded monk asked so much, and he would definitely be discovered if he didn't confess.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to just confess and be lenient...
He was also very upset. He thought he could get away with it and find out about Jingyi Shenni.
He never thought that the development of the matter was completely beyond his expectations, so he had to "surrender" in person.
Now it's all over. I sneaked into the Fotan Conference, which is like a mouse in a cat's den, and the takeaway has arrived (bitter smile).
After Lin Jichen finished talking about his identity, the scene fell into a dead silence, and everyone's brain seemed to have crashed.
Who am I? Where am I? Am I dreaming?
How bold is this kid? As a disciple of the Sword Sect, he dared to pretend to be a Buddhist practitioner and run here?
Only Shengyuan was not in a daze. His eyes were ecstatic, and a sense of pleasure that a great revenge was about to be avenged swept through his body.
Without waiting for everyone to react, Shengyuan left his seat in an instant, flashed in front of Lin Jichen, and slapped him hard with a palm.
Of course, Lin Jichen would not sit there and wait for death. He moved and dodged Shengyuan's sneak attack.
Shengyuan was about to continue, but the white-bearded monk suddenly said, "Shengyuan, wait a minute."
Shengyuan was anxious and said, "Grand Abbot, this man is the mortal enemy of Tianyin Temple and often opposes our Buddhist sect. This is a godsend opportunity. I will take him down now!"
Abbot Zhiyuan, who was next to the white-bearded monk, also agreed immediately and encouraged him, "Brother, the Tianyan Sword Sect has been rampant in recent years, relying on its strength. Leng Feiyan once came to Tianyin Temple to fight. This revenge must be avenged!"
However, the white-bearded monk smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "No hurry, no hurry..."
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