Rebirth: Out of Demons and Into Buddhas 2

All the great monks looked at each other in blank dismay.

Although it is said that in their identities, they can indeed represent the world's Buddhism to a certain extent, but they have not declared the world, all living beings, and even the disciples of the Buddha. Only the dozen or so people like them still have many shortcomings.So, what is Miaoyin Temple's attitude towards this patriarch who will be crowned?

Is respect, or slow?

Subconsciously, the presiding officer Qingjian, the abbot Qingyao, and Jingdong all looked at Monk Hengzhen.

On the contrary, Jing Fu and Jing Yin's expressions are always calm.

The darkness of night could not hide Monk Hengzhen's gaze. He carefully looked at Jingfu and Jingyin's faces, thought about it carefully, and asked Abbot Qingyuan, "Qingyuan, the one you Miaoyin Temple wants to set up for him Who is the Patriarch?"

If it is from the lineage of Miaoyin Temple and can be officially sent to the Patriarch Hall of Miaoyin Temple, it should be someone he knows.But as far as he knew, none of the patriarchs of the lineage of Miaoyin Temple were left outside, and all of them were enshrined in the Patriarch Hall of Miaoyin Temple.

So who is it?

Since Abbot Qingyuan wanted to mention it to them, he would not hide it at this time. Even if these great monks forget Venerable Kasyapa shortly afterwards, it is not a bad thing.

On the contrary, if Miaoyin Temple already knew about the existence of Patriarch Kasyapa and hadn't explained it to other temples in Jinghao Realm, it would be even more difficult to talk about it in the future.

Abbot Qingyuan never thought about what would happen if Venerable Kasyapa still failed in the end.

But even if the worst outcome is the end, Venerable Kasyapa really fails and is wiped out of existence by heaven and earth, these younger disciples will still completely forget Venerable Kassapa, so as long as they still remember this patriarch, They can still respect him, give him a little help, and their hearts will be much more stable.

So when monk Hengzhen came to ask him, Abbot Qingyuan put his palms together and bowed his head, and sang the Buddha's name, "Venerable Kasyapa."

"Venerable Kasyapa?"

Master Qingjian, Abbot Qingyao and other great monks were chewing on this name, while quickly searching for the deeds of this venerable in their minds.

But... nothing.

These great monks are considered good, but the situation of Jing Dong and other disciples is even worse.

They simply forget it. At this moment, they can only look at their teacher blankly. They only remember what they said, but they don't remember what they are talking about.

Great monks like Qingjian and Qingyao are also sober people, and when they saw the expressions on their juniors, they knew that the situation was different.

But no matter how good the situation of the chief monks Qingjian and Abbot Qingyao are, the situation of Venerable Kasyapa is there, and it is really no better than Buddhist disciples like Jingdong.

After a while, they also forgot what they wanted to know just now, and they all stood in place, either looking ahead, or at Abbot Qingyuan, in short, it was the habitual action of the previous moment.

The great monks such as Qingjian Host and Abbot Qingyao were also a little shocked.

So, who was it and what was done to them?How did all this work?

Among the dozen or so people, there is only one monk Hengzhen who is special.

But it's no wonder that monk Hengzhen's current cultivation level is indeed not too high, but tracing back to the source, his deity Huizhen is an arhat.Hengzhen was able to avoid such an encounter to some extent by the concealment of Huizhen Arhat.

But it was also because he was special that he witnessed all these abnormal occurrences with his own eyes.

Qingyuan, Jingfu and Jingyin didn't have any surprises on their faces.

Monk Hengzhen couldn't help but repeat himself in a whisper, "Honor Kassapa?"

But even if his voice was not so low that the dozen or so people here could hear him clearly, it was just a repetition of the scene just now, and he was quickly forgotten.

Monk Hengzhen subconsciously looked at Qingyuan and the others, "What's going on?"

Abbot Qingyuan and Jing Fu looked at each other, then said, "Let's talk as we walk, don't just stand here."

This sentence is not a problem for monk Hengzhen, but it is a bit abrupt for Qingjian and Qingyao.

Qingjian, Qingyao and other great monks looked at each other silently, and then looked at Qingyuan, Jingfu, Jingyin, including monk Hengzhen who obviously knew something, didn't say anything, just kept up with Qingyuan and the others The footsteps, quietly listening.

In order to have a good explanation with Monk Hengzhen, Abbot Qingyuan walked up to Monk Hengzhen.As usual, Jingyin accompanied Jingdong and his group of Buddhist disciples, and Jingfu took the place of abbot Qingyuan and walked together with the host Qingjian and others.

Qingjian, Qingyao and other great monks probably also guessed something, and instead of bothering to find out about Jingfu, they pricked up their ears to listen to the conversation between Abbot Qingyuan and Monk Hengzhen.

Monk Hengzhen asked, "What's going on?"

Abbot Qingyuan then replied, "Since Patriarch knows Venerable Kasyapa, do you still remember how long you haven't seen Venerable Kassapa?"

Monk Hengzhen couldn't say that even if he had been practicing in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, he would rarely see the great virtue, Venerable Kassapa, so he had to think carefully about the whereabouts of the great virtue that he had heard about occasionally.

"I don't remember, it seems that I haven't heard about him for a long time."

Abbot Qingyuan neither nodded nor shook his head, he just continued to ask Monk Hengzhen, "Has the Patriarch heard of the gongan of Zen Buddhism?"

How could he not have heard of such a famous koan?

Monk Hengzhen really wanted to nod, but when he saw Abbot Qingyuan's face, he suddenly remembered that this was the contemporary abbot of Miaoyin Temple who followed the lineage of Zen. To his credit.

Even he couldn't help but feel embarrassed at this time.

Abbot Qingyuan saw it, but didn't pay much attention.

This karma has already come to the door. Whether this patriarch can come out is still uncertain, and he doesn't need to mention it right now.

"Does the Patriarch still remember the protagonist in this koan?"

Monk Hengzhen wished that Abbot Qingyuan would reveal this matter, this time he heard Abbot Qingyuan's question, and immediately said, "Why don't you remember, it's... Venerable Ananda!"

Although there was a momentary pause, Monk Hengzhen answered firmly, apparently he also felt that his memory was fine.

Abbot Qingyuan was silent.

What monk Hengzhen realized, "Just now you said that you wanted to prove for a patriarch, and you said that this patriarch is Venerable Kasyapa...so the real protagonist of the heart-to-heart koan is Venerable Kasyapa?"

Abbot Qingyuan nodded.

Qingjian, Qingyao and the others listened to the conversation between Monk Hengzhen and Abbot Qingyuan, and obviously listened carefully to everything, but the information printed in their minds was scattered, and there were always some abruptness and omissions.

But even so, they remembered one thing.

The real protagonist of the heart-to-heart koan in the lineage of Zen is not the well-known Venerable Ananda, but someone else.

Qingjian, Qingyao and the others were all aware of the problem, but they didn't say anything, they just kept it in their hearts.

Monk Hengzhen was also silent for a long time before he asked, "Did Jing Fu hear about it from the ceremony at Mount Putuo in the South China Sea?"

Abbot Qingyuan nodded again, "It was Venerable Ananda who told them personally."

Monk Hengzhen was speechless for a moment.

In fact, if Arhat Huizhen hadn’t been focusing on resolving the great karma in himself and rarely went out to communicate with other Arhats and Vajras, he would have been reminded in the Pure Land of the Western Paradise that there was no need for Abbot Qingyuan to come and talk to him. explain.

Monk Hengzhen asked again, "Why is this happening? Is there something wrong with Venerable Kassapa's practice?"

"Not very clear." Abbot Qingyuan said, "Honor Ananda didn't say it clearly, but according to our guess, it should be so."

Monk Hengzhen seemed to have thought of something, startled, and looked at Abbot Qingyuan.

Abbot Qingyuan silently looked back at him.

The voice of the monk Hengzhen began to be a little unsteady, "The Venerable Ananda told the world at the Putuo Mountain Buddha Conference in the South China Sea that your Miaoyin Temple is going to right the seat of the Venerable Kasyapa again, because the Venerable Kasyapa... ...."

"Do you need luck numbers and luck?"

Abbot Qingyuan didn't answer him, but just looked at him like that.

Monk Hengzhen's teeth began to chatter.

If it's true... it's true...

Even Huizhen Arhat, who was far away in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, was breaking out in cold sweat at this moment.

Then he...

Monk Hengzhen looked at Jing Fu suddenly, rushed to Jing Fu, and grabbed Jing Fu's arms tightly, "Jing Fu! Jing Fu! You must pass on the Zen tradition as quickly as possible! You must! "

Jing Fu looked at Monk Hengzhen's ferocious face, and sighed inwardly. He raised his hand but flicked it away, and took away Monk Hengzhen's hands that were clutching his shoulders.

Monk Hengzhen was about to continue to do something, but Jing Fu had already stepped back a little, put his palms together, and bowed to him, "I will definitely do my best."

After receiving Jingfu's promise, Monk Hengzhen suddenly lost his strength and staggered a little.

After finally standing still, he looked at Qingjian, Qingyao and others who were staring blankly at him head-on, lowered his head, turned around and returned to Abbot Qingyuan's side, and used Abbot Qingyuan's body to cover those who fell on him. body gaze.

Seeing monk Hengzhen's state of mind, Abbot Qingyuan didn't feel very happy, but sighed a little more.

Monk Hengzhen didn't have any more questions to ask Abbot Qingyuan, and Abbot Qingyuan lost the mood to talk, and a group of people walked silently in the deep dark night.

After finally sending these people back to their Buddhist monastery and greeting each other, Abbot Qingyuan led Jing Fu and Jing Yin back.

Monk Hengzhen didn't care about seeing these people, so he went back to the meditation room where he was temporarily staying.As soon as the door was locked, he sat down on the ground without doing anything.

"What to do? What to do? What to do......"

He kept asking himself in his heart, but he couldn't find a suitable answer, even Huizhen Luohan couldn't answer him.

if......

If the Venerable Kasyapa really can't pass this test, and the way is half dead, what will happen to him?

Not so.

A voice answered him.

Venerable Kasyapa is the patriarch of Zen Buddhism. All the Venerables who have been with him are all great virtues, and they will not take anger on him because of such a trivial matter.

What kind of cultivation and state of Venerable Kasyapa, even if he is Huizhen and the Arhat, he can't compare with Venerable Kasyapa.If his breakthrough in practice needs the help of strength, so what if all of it is given to Miaoyin Temple in terms of the current situation in Jinghao Realm? How much help can it give Venerable Kasyapa?

Don't worry, it has nothing to do with him.

Monk Hengzhen's trembling body gradually calmed down, but for some reason, he suddenly grinned, "If Venerable Kassapa really can't pass this test... even those Venerables won't vent their anger , can I still stay in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss?"

No one answered him again.

Monk Hengzhen was completely silent.

In the world of Jingfu Sea of ​​Consciousness, the demon body suddenly opened his eyes, and turned his head to look outside.

'What a familiar struggle...'

Back then, he had watched Jingdong transform from a monk to a demon, and witnessed the whole process of Jingdong becoming a demon monk. He did not expect to see such signs in Hengzhen, the founder of Tianjing Temple, today.

It really deserves to be passed down in one continuous line.

The deity of Jing Fu glanced in the direction of the demon body, "It's Heng Zhen." '

The Buddha body has returned to the sea of ​​consciousness at some point, and now he pursed his lips and asked the demon body, "What can you see?" '

The demon body glanced lazily in the direction of the monk Hengzhen, but did not hide the Buddha body, "Not much, just a little." '

"He has great cause and effect in his body, and he knows how to resolve it, and he even made up his mind to resolve it, but he is used to being impatient and unable to bear the burden..." He spread his hands, looking helpless like, 'So that's it. '

Actually speaking, this monk Hengzhen is not incapable of taking care of things, but the burden on his shoulders has been on him for too long, too long, and when the time comes, there will be frequent changes, so there will inevitably be some signs of collapse .

The Buddha body also knew that the words used by the demon body were a bit too much this time, but at this moment he didn't have the heart to refute the demon body, and just stood silently.

The deity of Jingfu glanced at the Buddha and said, "You want to help him." '

Hearing the deity's words, the demon body looked directly at the Buddha body, looking him up and down.

Buddha body just smiled.

'You really want to help him? After the demon body said this, he asked the Buddha body with great interest, "What do you think, why do you want to help him?"Don't you think he's overdoing it? '

Buddha body nodded, 'I think. '

The demon body asked him again, "Qingjian reminded him before, but you saw it too, and he not only didn't appreciate it, but also belittled Qingjian."How about it, do you want to have a taste of that too? '

The Buddha body only said, 'He won't. '

The demon body also understood, he nodded, 'really not. '

The three knights all knew that in the eyes of monk Hengzhen, he, Jing Fu, was different from all the Buddhist disciples in Jinghao Realm's Buddhist sect.

Not to mention the two generations of disciples Qingyuan and Jingyin, even the great monks of the past who have ascended to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss in the Western Paradise, in Hengzhen's eyes, no, in Huizhen's eyes, they are all his subjects.

However, the Buddhist monks of Tianjing Temple are still under his control. Miaoyin Temple, Miaotan Temple, Miaoding Temple, Miaoli Temple, Miaokong Temple, and Miao'an Temple Liufen Temple are rebellious.

As for the great monks who have entered the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss...

Well, they are princes and kings who have already sealed off their borders, and they are not under his Huizhen's control.

Only his cleansing is different.

Jingfu's predecessor, Huangfucheng, was already a heavenly sage and demon king who was preparing to survive the catastrophe and had a high probability of being able to survive the catastrophe.

His foundation was achieved in the Demon Sect, which has nothing to do with the Buddhism in Jinghao Realm; he had already started to overcome the catastrophe back then, and he was about to overcome the catastrophe, which proved that his strength was almost able to compete with the monk who first came to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, even if he At that time, he switched to Buddhism, and he also had the ability to seal the borders; later he entered Buddhism, but chose Miaoyin Temple instead of Tianjing Temple; and then the "Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra" taught by the World Honored One... ...

Jingfu is very different from other Buddhist disciples in Jinghao Realm.

His position is enough to be equal to him, and even able to suppress him.

Therefore, it is also a reminder that Qing Jian will offend him, but Jing Fu will not.

The deity of Jingfu took another look at the Buddha's body, "The realm of the ten lines, the second line?" '

'After doing the joyful walk,' the Buddha nodded, 'it's a good walk. '

"Rao Yixing..." The demon body was also a little pondering, "Isn't it enough here in Jinghaojie?" '

The Buddha body did not answer the devil body, but said, "The cultivation of the level of benefiting practice is to strictly abide by the three-unit pure precepts of Bodhisattvas." '

'A Bodhisattva's Three Gathering Precepts? ’ The demon body frowned slightly, ‘The precepts of discipline, the precept of good deeds and the precept of benefiting sentient beings? '

Only then did the Buddha body nod, and then said to the demon body in detail, "Don't harm others with the discipline ring, and strictly abide by the precepts; The precepts of sentient beings are cultivated with compassion and compassion to benefit all beings. '

The author has something to say: Well, good night, everyone.