Chapter 2791 Bodhisattva Obsession, Mahayana Buddhism

"Everything in the world has a heart. If you can have compassion in your heart and be sensitive to all things, why do you need to stick to people's words?"

The old monk has a very good demeanor, puts his hands together, is unhurried, and his words are full of Zen, which makes people admire him. He is worthy of being a Buddhist monk, and every word and deed is full of Buddha nature.

Xu Qian was impatient. He didn't have time to chat with the old monk, so he said directly.

"Don't talk to me about what's there and what's not, just tell me directly, how are we going to fight at this level?"

"The donor is possessed, why do you need to fight?"

The old monk had a smile on his face, full of wisdom, his body was like a bodhisattva, and his heart was like a mirror. He was not angry at all, and he still spoke slowly.

"It's clearly your Buddhist sect who proposed the fight. Master, are you not afraid of losing the face of the Buddhist sect by being so unreasonable?"

Xu Qi'an couldn't help but frown, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. This old monk would be extremely difficult to deal with and would not be easy to deal with.

"Just now the donor said on the mountainside that monks have all four elements. If all four elements are empty, what is face?"

The old monk had a peaceful face and gentle eyes. He looked at Xu Qi'an quietly and said slowly.

"Okay, how will the master test me?"

Xu Qian took a deep breath, calmed down the impatience in his heart, and asked patiently.

Xu Qi'an now feels that he is in trouble. What is more terrifying than the gangster is the guy who doesn't speak human words. Xu Qian is a bully, but the old monk is silent.

At least the gangster will try his best to find loopholes in your words to refute you. A guy who doesn't speak human words means that no matter what you say, he doesn't pay attention to you. He only talks about his own words. If you can't understand it, then you are not good at it. Of course, even if you try your best to understand, it will be useless because he will ignore you.

"Life is practice, and it is also a kind of practice for the donor to enter this secret realm of Buddhism."

The old monk was as still as a mountain, calm and peaceful, without any impatience, and spoke very calmly.

"How to practice? The master will give you guidance."

"Practice depends on oneself, so why ask a poor monk."

Xu Qian couldn't hold back his anger, his face was very gloomy, and he cursed secretly in his heart.

"Damn bald donkey, you don't speak human words, right? I won't accompany you anymore!"

Since you don't speak human words, I won't pay attention to you. If I can't afford to offend you, I can't afford to hide. Xu Qi'an stepped forward, bypassed the old monk, and prepared to continue walking to the top of the mountain.

"boom!"

Xu Qi'an's head felt dizzy, and his eyes were filled with stars. He seemed to have hit a wall and could not move up because there was an invisible barrier blocking his way.

It took a long time for Xu Qi'an to come back to his senses, and turned to look at the old monk sitting cross-legged under the tree. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and a cold light seeped out from the slits in his eyes. He pressed his palm on the handle of the knife, exuding a ray of light from his body. With a terrifying momentum and sharp edge, he said coldly.

"I want to know, master of all four things, whether you can take my sword safely!"

"Amitabha, let's try it."

The old monk recited the Buddha's name, lowered his eyebrows, showed a faint smile on his face, and said loudly.

"The old monk is a ray of obsession that Wenyin Bodhisattva cut off before he attained enlightenment. He has never fought with anyone before, so now is the time to give it a try!"

"Wenyin Bodhisattva, first-grade Bodhisattva?!"

Xu Qi'an let go of his hand expressionlessly, with a sincere expression and a peaceful face, and said with a smile.

"Master, where did we just talk?"

The old monk had a solemn face and a peaceful look, and he answered very honestly.

"The donor asked the poor monk to take the knife."

"Grandmaster!"

Xu Qian's voice suddenly rose and he scolded him. He walked to the opposite side of the old monk, sat down cross-legged, clasped his hands together, and criticized with some dissatisfaction.

"Does Buddhism only know how to fight and kill? Does Buddhism rely on fighting and killing to save the world? Master, let's have a good chat."

A man who knows the current affairs is a hero. Xu Qi'an is very attentive, reacts quickly and responds with tact, which is astonishing.

Outside, on the royal lounge, Princess Lin'an's eyes widened, she looked at Princess Huaiqing beside her, and asked with some unconfidence.

"This dog slave, did he just become cowardly?"

Princess Huaiqing glanced sideways at Princess Lin'an, her expression was cold, her tone was calm, and she spoke slowly.

"He just changed his strategy. The Art of War says: when you attack the enemy with troops, the same goes for the enemy."

Princess Lin'an was big-breasted and brainless, very simple. A look of realization appeared on her pretty face, thinking that she was being narrow-minded and that the dog slave was not a coward, but a smart change of strategy.

"He's just scared. The brainless Lin'an is so easy to deceive!"

Princess Huaiqing shook her head, looked at her silly sister with pity, and felt very speechless.

Xu Zisheng frowned slightly, and as his thoughts turned, he understood the intention of Buddhism at this level, and suddenly asked.

"Old monk Du'e, are you Buddhists playing rogue?"

Master Du'e was stunned when he heard this and looked at Xu Zisheng in confusion. He was deeply impressed by this second-grade scholar and slashed his Arhat Dharma form twice in a row, causing him serious injuries.

"Master Xu, what do you say?"

"If I'm not wrong, this third level of Buddhism has no content, right?"

A look of surprise appeared on Master Du'e's old face. He didn't expect Xu Zisheng to see the Buddhist plan so quickly, but the third level didn't have any fighting content.

"Master Xu's wisdom is amazing, I admire him!"

"What a shameless old bald ass, you can't afford to lose!"

Xu Zisheng ignored Master Du'e's compliments and instead cursed. He was very rude and directly called Master Du'e a bald donkey without saving any face.

Everyone was in an uproar and didn't understand why Xu Zisheng was so angry. It seemed that the third level of Buddhism had a mystery that they didn't understand.

“What do you mean no content?”

Princess Lin'an was simple-minded. Although she was always unconvinced by Princess Huaiqing and repeatedly provoked her, she still admired her wisdom and turned around to ask in confusion.

"If there is no content, it means that no matter how Xu Qi'an responds, Buddhism can not respond or agree, and trap him in a secret realm until he admits defeat.

Princess Huaiqing's face changed slightly, her expression was cold, her lips parted slightly, and her clear voice was like the collision of jade, sweet and textured.

When everyone heard this, their expressions changed, and they all glared at the Buddhist envoy. Is this a rogue move? No matter how difficult the level is, as long as there are questions, it can always be overcome. The most difficult and unsolvable thing is this kind of contentless fighting method, which has a lot of room for manipulation. Whether it is a martial or literary fight, Buddhism can veto it with one vote, and Buddhism will always be invincible.

"Isn't this just being a rogue? If you want to fight, then let's set up a battle array. Let's fight civilly or forcefully. You Buddhists are free to say that. What does this mean?"

"I'm afraid you won't be able to win with force if you rely on cheating to win!"

The civil and military ministers were angry and cursed at the Buddhist monks. Some of the grumpy generals even overturned the desk in front of them, as if they couldn't hold it in any longer and were about to take action.

Da Fengwen is not afraid of fighting. There are many masters in Kyoto City. Both sides see each other and use their own skills. However, this third level is simply unsolvable. Xu Qi'an can't do it, even if someone else takes it, he can't do it!

The people and people who were watching outside were also angry. They accused Buddhism one after another and cursed. It was extremely unpleasant and unpalatable. It involved the love and hatred of Master Du'e's eighteen generations of ancestors. The content was comparable to an ethical and taboo novel.

When the people of Kyoto City saw that the Buddhist sect was so rogue and set up a trap to trap Xu Qian, they became furious and began to push the imperial guards, as if they wanted to rush in and beat the bald men.

"Amitabha, even without a title is a title. Life is ever-changing. Could it be that there is a title waiting for you all the time?"

Duerohan's peaceful voice spread throughout the audience, seeming to have soothing power, making the crowd outside unconsciously quiet down, and believed that what he said was reasonable. This was the ability of the seventh-level Buddhist master, the mage realm.

The people of Kyoto and the surrounding civil and military officials seemed to be calmed by this power. They nodded slightly, feeling that what Master Du'e said made sense.

Xu Zisheng frowned, and a bit of anger flashed in his eyes. The damn old monk dared to use Buddhist sounds to confuse people's hearts. He was about to teach this second-grade Buddhist Arhat a lesson again.

"Shameless!"

Suddenly, an angry shout rang out. Everyone looked around and found that it was a handsome scholar who was unfamiliar to him. He walked down from the pavilion and came to the square. He looked at the monks with a sneer and cursed loudly.

"No wonder you monks are all bald. It turns out that the hair on your head is hidden inside your heart. You look beautiful on the outside, but hide evil on the inside. It's shameful!"

Monk Jingchen frowned when he heard this and was about to retort.

"This benefactor."

"Who is your benefactor? I won't give you even a single coin. You call everyone a benefactor. It's shameful!"

"you!"

"What are you! You are such a master of Buddhist monks. Are you also the one who cut off the obsessions that the Buddha had before he became a monk?"

"The obsession that Buddha cut off before becoming a monk?!"

Monk Jingchen was stunned for a moment, then became furious, and then he realized that Xu New Year was scolding him and not being polite!

"As a scholar, the donor only knows how to curse when he opens and shuts his mouth. Is he a scholar in Dafeng?"

"I never curse people, and the people I curse are not people."

Everyone in the Buddhist sect showed angry expressions and stared at Xu New Year.

Xu New Year was not afraid at all, he glared back fiercely and continued to curse.

"Why, you are not convinced? You Buddhists have come all the way to propose a fight. Dafeng is a country of etiquette. Just sending a silver gong has already given you enough face. Who would have thought that your face is thicker than the walls of Kyoto? No wonder why the battle of Shanhaiguan was won twenty years ago, it was really because of relying on you. The northern and southern barbarian coalition forces could not defeat the masters for ten years. But the masters are not aware of it yet, and it is useless to look in the mirror for things that are unconscious. "

"That's unreasonable!"

Monk Jingchen suddenly stood up, his robes cheering him up, his eyes wide with anger, like an angry Vajra, with a terrifying momentum.

Xu New Year was not afraid, he sneered and spat at Monk Jingchen.

"Bah! What a master who has nothing in common with all the four elements. What a useless thing as your mother!"

Monk Jingchen's expression suddenly froze, his face turned pale, and he didn't know how to refute.

Master Du'e recited the Buddha's name, looked at Monk Jingchen, and said.

"Jingchen, you are confused."

Monk Jingchen's face turned pale, he fell down weakly, clasped his hands together, and said in a trembling voice.

"Disciple is in trouble."

Seeing this, Xu New Year turned back with great satisfaction, his head held high like a proud rooster. He was worthy of being a student of Yunlu Academy who had never lost a fight, and his eloquence was unparalleled.

Xu Zisheng looked at Xu New Year with admiration in his eyes. As expected, he was very eloquent and a qualified troll. His fighting power was astonishing. He could scold even a Buddhist bald ass into silence. It was not in vain that he threatened the Minister of Rites and ordered him to be punished. Arranged in his military department, he should focus on training in the future!

"It's so cool!"

Xu New Year sat on the chair, feeling extremely satisfied. Sure enough, there was nothing more satisfying than scolding someone.

The interlude ended, but the fight continued, and everyone outside the venue still felt heavy in their hearts.

Under the bodhi tree, Xu Qi'an sat and discussed Taoism with the old monk. He nodded in agreement while agreeing.

"What the master said is so true, it makes me suddenly enlightened!"

Xu Qian was thinking about a way to break the situation. Buddhism was too insidious. There was no question in this level, which meant that the right of interpretation belonged to Buddhism. It was simply a domineering clause that gave no one a chance to win.

After careful consideration, Xu Qi'an came up with two ideas to break the situation: one is to convince people with reason, and the other is to convince people with reason.

The first principle is physics. Unfortunately, Xu Qi'an is not strong enough to defeat the obsession of this first-grade Bodhisattva, so he can only follow his heart.

The second principle is truth. We need to figure out why Wenyin Bodhisattva cut off this obsession and defeat the opponent based on Buddhist principles. Then we can pass the third level.

"Master, you said that you were the obsession cut off by Wenyin Bodhisattva. What kind of obsession is it?"

"The highest realm of Buddha!"

The old monk has a solemn look on his face, his hands clasped together, his treasures are solemn and extremely sacred.

The supreme realm of Buddha was such a profound question at first, which made Xu Qi'an scratch his head, but in order to break the situation, he had to continue asking.

"What is the highest state of Buddha?"

"I didn't know, but Wenyin thought it was Buddha. So he cut me out. From then on, I had a glazed Buddha heart, no longer stained by mortal stains, and became a Bodhisattva."

For the first time, the old monk's expression changed a little, and it was extremely complicated. He was silent for a moment, and then he answered.

Xu Qi'an frowned. He suddenly remembered a detail. In the Buddhist system, there are second-level Arhats, first-level Bodhisattvas, and the higher ones are Buddhas who transcend the levels. There are no other Buddhas. He had an idea and asked aloud.

“Why is Buddha the highest state of Buddha, and why are there no other Buddhas?”

"Buddhism has the status of Arhat and Bodhisattva. Only the Buddha can achieve the supreme status. Therefore, Buddha is the highest realm of Buddhism and is a unique existence. Buddha is Buddha, unique and unique!"

"Arhats and Bodhisattvas may not be unable to achieve the highest fruition status."

Xu Qi'an thought of the Buddhist teachings in his previous life, which were different from the Buddhist teachings in this world. He felt vaguely inspired and said quickly.

"Donor, I'm afraid you don't understand the way of Buddhist practice. Do you know why a Bodhisattva is a Bodhisattva and why an Arhat is an Arhat?"

The old monk shook his head, disagreeing with Xu Qi'an's point of view, and asked slowly.

Xu Qi'an really didn't know much about Buddhism in this world, so he quickly said after hearing this.

"Please ask the master to clarify your doubts!"

"The fourth level of Buddhism is an ascetic monk. Those who are in this realm should make great aspirations. Great aspirations are closely related to the fruition status. Those who make great aspirations will obtain the Bodhisattva status. Those who make small ambitions will achieve the Arhat fruition status, and the Arhat fruition status is also divided into three levels. The difference is to kill the thief and not return it, and become an Arhat. Once the fruition position is condensed, it cannot be changed or advanced."

There is only one Buddha in the world. Isn't this the Hinayana Buddhism of the previous life? An idea flashed in Xu Qian's mind, and he instantly thought of a way to break the situation. His expression changed instantly. He was full of momentum and arrogant. They all got out of the way. I want to I have appeared as a saint in front of people. Look how I fooled these Buddhist monks into lameness.

Xu Qian stood up slowly and stared straight at the old monk. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, then widened, from smiling to laughing, from laughing to laughing wildly. He laughed forward and back, laughing wildly and wantonly!

"Hahaha!"

"What is the donor laughing at?"

Under the bodhi tree, the old monk looked at Xu Qi'an with confusion on his face, wondering why he suddenly went crazy.

Xu Qian held his stomach and struggled to stop his smile. His face was arrogant, he looked at the old monk with his nostrils, and said arrogantly.

"I laugh at the narrow-mindedness of Buddhism and the hypocrisy of the Buddha!"

Arrogant! The old monk had an angry look on his face, and the Bodhi tree moved automatically in the absence of wind. Outside the court, Du'e Luohan, who had no emotion from beginning to end, his face also darkened, and the Buddhist monks were even more furious, with anger flashing in their eyes.

"Master, don't you know what the highest realm of Buddhism is? Then let me tell you!"

Xu Qi'an's words calmed down the old monk's anger. The old monk's eyes shot out golden light and stared at Xu Qi'an.

"I thought that Buddhism was profound and that all Arhat Bodhisattvas were compassionate people. But now I know that they are just selfish people. Buddhism originally practiced Hinayana Buddhism."

"Theravada Buddhism?!"

This is a strange word that Buddhist monks have never heard of. They were stunned for a while, and they became curious. If there is Hinayana Buddhism, is there also Mahayana Buddhism?

"Master, where are you from?"

"Western Region!"

“Why do Buddhist monks practice?”

"Achieve enlightenment and transcend the sea of ​​suffering."

"This is Hinayana Buddhism. Practice only for yourself, and the same is true for achieving fruition. You can help yourself but not others."

The old monk was stunned. He pondered for a long time, a look of enlightenment appeared on his face, and he asked aloud.

"The donor said, this is Hinayana Buddhism, so what is Mahayana Buddhism?"

"You are not an eminent monk from the Western Regions, but an eminent monk from Kyushu, and an eminent monk from all over the world. The purpose of becoming a monk is not to escape the sea of ​​suffering for yourself, but to save all sentient beings from the sea of ​​suffering.

"Four hundred years ago, why did Confucianism want to destroy Buddhism? What was destroyed was not Buddha, but Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism."

"After all, Hinayana Buddhism is limited to one sect and one sect. Only Mahayana Buddhism can save all sentient beings. So what is Mahayana Buddhism?"

The old monk's breathing became rapid, he was no longer in a state of being without desires, and his voice showed obvious fluctuations.

“What is Mahayana Buddhism?”

Outside the venue, the Buddhist monks stared at Xu Qi'an, breathing rapidly.

"Why is there only one Buddha? All living beings in the world are Buddhas. There are countless Buddhas in the three worlds and ten directions. This is Mahayana Buddhism. Why is there only one Buddha in the world?!"

"All living beings are Buddhas!"

"Seeing one's nature is Buddha"

If the old monk has enlightenment, he will have a smile of great enlightenment on his face, and the Buddhist charm will flow through his body, which is natural.

"Thanks to the benefactor for clarifying my doubts. The poor monk has achieved a great enlightenment."

"This old monk actually had an epiphany. I was just talking nonsense, but I didn't expect that it would lead to enlightenment. I am truly worthy of it. If God had not given birth to me, Xu Ningyan, Kyushu would have been like a long night!"

Xu Qi'an praised herself shamelessly, knowing in her heart that she was stable this time and that she should be able to pass the third level.

"When Wenyin was still a fourth-grade ascetic, he once had doubts about why he could not become a Buddha. This obsession was hidden in his heart. After countless years, it was not until he was about to die that he realized that there is only one Buddha in the world. Over there It was the Buddha, so he beheaded me and achieved the status of Bodhisattva. I have been sitting in this secret realm for many years, and I still can't figure out how to become a Buddha, let alone why I can't become a Buddha."