Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

Just now, what Master Sanzang said to Huang Shijing outside the cave and in the cave, Jiuling Yuansheng heard everything verbatim. Maverick monks like Master Sanzang can also be said to be the masters of the Three Realms. only one.

Different from ignorant little lions like Huang Shijing, Jiuling Yuansheng, as the mount of Taiyi to save the suffering Tianzun, has the same high level of cultivation, and is not inferior to the Bull Demon King, the blue lion, and the white elephant. In the land of Tianzhu, how can we not explore a little about the local Buddhism?
Otherwise, it's not easy to go back to Tianzun.

It's just that before he met Master Sanzang, he sneered at Tianzhu's Buddhist teachings. How can this kind of side-by-side tricks compare with Taoism's orthodox way?

How many great powers have Taoists of Taoism produced in the Three Realms?
And Lingshan Buddhism is known as the world of great prosperity, but how many people are famous in the Three Realms?
But now it seems that it is not a problem with Buddhism, but that those monks who study Buddhism are not good enough.Let's look at Master Sanzang's few words, but they are rich in Zen principles and make people think deeply.

It's not like those old monks who put on airs, only half-sentenced in order to show off, making it all ambiguous.

When he first came to Tianzhu, Jiuling Yuansheng also incarnated and visited Buddhist temples, and all he encountered were such scenes. At that time, he cursed in his heart: Why is this Buddhist sect full of deceitful people?

Can't really see it at all.

It can be said that it came out of luck and returned in disappointment.

Not long after, all kinds of vegetarian dishes were put on the table. Fa Hai tasted a few mouthfuls first, and then praised it. After all, it is rare for the Demon King's Mansion to cook such delicious food.

Huang Shijing explained: "It's a few little monsters under the sect who went to the restaurant in the town to learn the craft."

A few people chatted a few words, and Xiao Bailong drank a few glasses of wine for the master.

After talking, he smelled the aroma of meat, it was the deer that was cooked, and the little demons were sharing the food.

Seeing Master Sanzang's composure, Jiuling Yuansheng asked curiously, "Isn't it really offending little monsters to eat meat outside?"

"Amitabha." Fa Hai recited the Buddha's name, and said: "The Taoist priest is worrying too much. It's the poor monks who don't eat meat, and it's not them little monsters who keep the precepts. How can there be any offense?"

Jiuling Yuansheng watched Master Sanzang think for a long time, and finally asked: "Buddhism teaches compassion, but this deer was eaten by a little demon in front of the master. Can you be merciful to that deer?"

"Master Taoist, in fact, the word compassion should not be used here, and it does not depend on whether it was eaten in front of the poor monk. Besides, when the poor monk met the deer, it was already dead. Since it died, it died from the deer. The predation traps set by the little demons. If it is because of the poor monks, can they be called compassionate if they are not allowed to eat?"

Master Sanzang also didn't expect that the Nine Spirits Primordial Sage would suddenly ask such a question, but since he asked him for advice, Fa Hai naturally had to respond, and said: "Furthermore, the Buddhist precept of not eating meat did not exist from the very beginning. , it is because of not killing, so the abstinence from meat and meat was followed. At the beginning, it did not only refer to meat, but later the world confused it, and it was passed down like this. It cannot be just because the poor monk does not eat meat. Let the little demons not eat meat, right?"

"Then don't you know what kind of compassion in a mage's heart should look like?"

"The Daoist said that compassion is love; compassion is hurt." Master Sanzang thought for a while and said: "In the poor monk's place, this kind of compassion is firstly the love and pity for life; secondly, it is compassion for life. For all living beings, accept it for peace and happiness; for all living beings, accept it and get rid of disasters."

"The so-called great compassion brings happiness to all sentient beings, and great compassion removes the suffering of all sentient beings. Perhaps it is the profound meaning of compassion in Buddhism." Fa Hai smiled at Jiuling Yuansheng: "Of course, the compassion in this mouth is always easier to say After all, in many cases, the journey of compassion is not one-way, just like this deer today."

Jiuling Yuansheng listened thoughtfully, but said: "The old man dares to ask a disrespectful remark. It's just that he heard that since his journey to the west, the mage has often killed demons, and his subordinates have lost countless souls. I don't know this move, but it has violated the Buddhist precepts." ?Since he violated the great precept of killing, can the mage still be merciful?"

"Buddhist precepts on killing are intended to make people respect life and refrain from killing indiscriminately, so as to understand the compassion of Buddhism." Fahai clasped his hands together, his eyes were compassionate, as if there was Buddha's light lingering around him, "the so-called precepts, precepts, are prevention The precepts of evil; the law is the law of life."

"Those who do not understand the Dharma will think that precepts are restrictions on their own behavior. In fact, this is a misunderstanding of precepts. The real meaning of precepts is actually to protect oneself and eliminate various obstacles on the road of practice."

"And the meaning of the precepts is to let us do what we should do."

"But for all living beings in the world, they don't have a correct understanding of what they should do. For those who don't have a correct understanding of these things and want to practice Buddhism, there are precepts as constraints. The precepts teach them what to do. Things should not be done, and the law is to tell them how to do what they can do, so as to reduce the twists and turns on their way of practice."

"Just as the Buddhist precepts say that abstaining from meat is actually a manifestation of abstaining from killing. Follow the precepts to practice, don't do what you shouldn't do; don't think about what you shouldn't think; in this way, you can calm your mind and it is meditation. If the precepts It's just to restrict the freedom of sentient beings, so what's the use of learning from this Buddha?"

"As for the commandment of killing and compassion." Fa Hai looked at Jiuling Yuansheng, and said, "Slaying karma and protecting life is also compassion. It saves evil spirits and protects all living beings. At least in this poor monk, the two do not conflict. Of course, These are just the poor monk's shallow views on the Buddhist precepts, and the Taoist priest can just judge and listen to them."

After hearing this, Jiuling Yuansheng couldn't help but said: "So that's the case. I didn't expect the Buddhist precepts to have such an explanation. Seeing it today is an eye-opener."

Huang Shijing listened ignorantly, but asked subconsciously: "Master, are there any goblins who have provoked you and told you that Buddhism is merciful and cannot kill?"

Fa Hai looked at Huang Shijing: "There are a lot of people."

Huang Shi's spirit suddenly became brighter, "I think they must have very wonderful expressions when they were rescued by the mage."

"Amitabha." Fa Hai recited the Buddha's name, "They all say that the poor monk is a demon monk, and they also say that if you commit this kind of killing precept, you will not be able to go to the Lingshan Mountain or see the Buddha."

Huang Shijing didn't dare to follow up on these words, and Jiuling Yuansheng bowed his hands in admiration, "Although the mage claims to be an ordinary monk in the world, he is really not vulgar. If an eminent monk like a mage is rejected by Lingshan, that is the door of Buddhism." sad."

The reason why Jiuling Yuansheng dared to count down the Lingshan Mountain was not only because his master was Taiyi Save the Kuku Tianzun, but also because he himself was a true spirit who had cultivated the Tao for a long time, and his cultivation was well hidden. The ordinary Lingshan Bodhisattva and Buddha The public is really out of the corner of his eyes.

After hearing the words of Jiuling Yuansheng, Fahai still reminded: "The poor monk is really a rebellious monk. After all, the Dharma he practiced cannot be spread to all living beings. If you can't understand the true meaning, you can only learn its form and not enter it. His god, sooner or later, will fall into the devil's way. If the Taoist priest is interested in Buddhist practice, the poor monk here has some upright and peaceful Buddhist scriptures, which are suitable for beginners like the Taoist priest."

"Are there any annotations translated by the Master?" Jiuling Yuansheng asked again: "Those Sanskrit texts are a headache to read, even if they are translated into words, there are many puzzles. It’s hard to find the samadhi in it.”

"That's the case." Fa Hai pondered for a moment, and then responded: "The poor monk will stop in Yuhua Prefecture for a few days, and annotate a few volumes of scriptures for the Taoist priest."

Jiuling Yuansheng was overjoyed and thanked again and again.

"I am the Miaoyan Palace of Qinghua Changle Realm, under the disciple of Tianzun Taiyi Save the Suffering." Jiuling Yuansheng directly revealed his identity to Master Sanzang, "My master ordered me to study Buddhism in Tianzhu, but what I saw was not satisfactory. I have been wasted so far. Now I meet a master, and I know the demeanor of an eminent monk, and I am grateful for the generous gift of scriptures from the master, but I don’t know how to express it.”

When Fahai saw Jiuling Yuansheng reporting himself to his family, although his expression was calm, there were unavoidable turmoil in his heart, and he responded, "It turns out that he is a disciple of Emperor Qinghua, who just didn't know the true face of Daoist, how disrespectful, I still look at Haihan. As for those commentaries on Buddhist scriptures, they are not all useless to poor monks. The Master said: You can learn from the past by reviewing the past, and you can be a teacher. The poor monks commenting on them is also a process of learning from the beginning. There should be many perception."

"The old man is getting more and more ashamed." Jiuling Yuansheng began to reflect on himself, and said: "Unexpectedly, the master is not only profound in Buddhism, but also proficient in Confucianism."

Fa Hai smiled, and said: "The Master said: If three people walk together, there must be my teacher. Why do you have to stop at others? The poor monk not only reads the Confucian classics, but also dabbles in the Taoist scriptures. The so-called choose the good ones and follow them." , and change those who are not good. Isn’t this where the Dao lies?"

Jiuling Yuansheng was in awe, and then laughed at himself wryly: "I have lived for countless years, but I don't know that the great truth is right in front of me. I don't know what kind of practice I have practiced in meditation in the past."

"I once traveled to the Central Plains with Tianzun, and I also met Confucius. I remember that at that time, the king of a country did not allow the people in the country to listen to his lectures, so he lowered the gate of the city. He raised the gate of the city high with one hand. Then about [-] disciples from his school filed in. At that time, I said to Tianzun, what knowledge does this martial artist have? I only learned the name of Confucius later, and I was really scared."

Having said this, Master Sanzang took Confucius as the topic and discussed a few words with Jiuling Yuansheng.

Then Jiuling Yuansheng, as a thank you for donating scriptures, began to tell Master Sanzang about his insights in practice. Not long after, he fell into doubts about himself.

Just listen to this Master Tripitaka who integrates the classics in Taoist scriptures such as "Tao De Jing", "Nan Hua Jing", "Chongxu Zhen Jing", "Huang Ting Jing" and so on, and often has his own unique insights. Yuan Sheng was greatly inspired after hearing this
You call this dabbling in Taoism?

Are you sure you're not proficient?
Then I learned that when their master and apprentice passed by the Wuzhuang Temple, they got the advice of the Great Immortal Zhenyuan. After learning from the great sage, he calmed down a little.

After the two discussed literature, they also fought a battle on the top of the mountain, proving each other's supernatural powers.

And at this time, little white dragon was also surrounded by little demons. The image of little white dragon in the hearts of little demons is getting more and more stalwart. The younger the goblin is, the more he looks forward to little white dragon.

After all, when the older goblins teach the little goblins, the two words they often say are: don’t do bad things, be careful that Sun Wukong kills Chaodu with a stick; melted!
Xiao Bailong never thought that he would gain such a reputation after he traveled all the way west under his master's door, but he was still happy that all these good deeds were accumulated because of himself.

The next day.

Master Sanzang and Xiaobailong left.

Jiuling Yuansheng and all the little monsters are reluctant to leave, but Huang Shijing is the only one who is careless and said: "Grandfather, it seems that Master Sanzang is not lying, and he really got the true instruction of Zhenyuan Great Immortal, and the supernatural powers in his sleeves are hidden." The sky blocks out the sun, and it was the Great Immortal Zhenyuan himself who cast it, so that's the kind of power, right?"

Jiuling Yuansheng glared at him, and said in his heart: rotten wood cannot be carved.

Master Sanzang discussed the Tao with himself in the cave for a long time, but you stubborn grandson only lamented his supernatural powers.

Alas, there is a reason for goblins and the like to become enlightened, but it is more due to themselves. After all, the world of monsters is a world where the weak are preyed upon by the strong. If they have those experiences, they would rather ponder some powerful magical powers and create a powerful weapon. .As for making them meditate seriously, it is really difficult for the strong monsters.

"I'll go back to Miaoyan Palace. If Master Sanzang has finished annotating the Buddhist scriptures and sent someone to deliver them, and I haven't come back, you will collect them for me."

"Understood." Huang Shijing agreed, and said again: "Grandpa, when the third prince left, he invited me to visit Yuhua Prefecture. Do you think I should go?"

"Go." Jiuling Yuansheng said: "The King Yuhua is a wise and well-fated prince, and his three sons are now worshiping under the three disciples of Master Sanzang. You Leopard Head Mountain It's only seventy miles away from his city, and dealings will be indispensable in the future. This time, while Master Sanzang is still there, I will go to make friends with him. Well, I will call your brothers, and I will settle down in Yuhua Prefecture in the next few days , I happened to be able to get the commentary from Master Tripitaka. Remember not to cause trouble!"

"Grandson understands."

Jiuling Yuansheng rode away on the cloud. He was a mount, so it was naturally inconvenient to improve his foot strength.

Not long after, they arrived outside the East Heaven Gate, bumping into Guangmu Heavenly King, Tianding and Lishi and their followers.

When Jiuling Yuansheng signed his name on the entry and exit record of the Tianmen scribe, Guangmu Tianwang smiled and said: "Yuansheng has only been down to earth for a few days, why did he come back so soon?"

"I met Venerable Sanzang in the lower realm, and I just discussed the Tao before I sent Master Sanzang away from the mountain. I will report back to Miaoyan Palace to report the whole story."

"Meet Master Sanzang?" Guangmu Tianwang teased: "Could it be that you did evil in the lower realm and let the mage come to the door. But you can't fight, now go back to heaven and ask Tianzun to protect you?"

After hearing this, Jiuling Yuansheng laughed and said: "If the king of heaven is spreading rumors, I will go to find Zhenjun Erlang, and say that your brothers are determined to set an example in the heavenly court, and you must stand firmly on duty for 1000 years."

"This is absolutely impossible, I will treat you to a drink later!"

"What wine do you have?"

"The reincarnation wine brewed by Laojun." Guangmu Tianwang moved closer, "I got it from Li Tianwang."

"A word is settled!"