For normal people, "Who am I" is not a question at all. If you ask in public, you may be arrested as a lunatic.
But for a small number of people, this is the first of the three ultimate philosophical problems in the world.
This small group of people includes philosophers and monks, especially eminent monks, great virtuous monks.
who I am? Where do I come from? Where am I going
This question has troubled philosophers for thousands of years without a conclusion, and how can any monk be able to answer it.
"Who am I?" Li Yi smiled and said, "I'm just an ordinary Jingguo citizen."
At this time, Li Yi had replaced Master Tan Yin and became the focus of the field.
Therefore, every word he said has attracted everyone's attention.
"An ordinary citizen of Jingguo... what kind of Buddhist principles does this sentence contain?"
"I don't know, but it's definitely not as simple as we thought."
"Master, quickly explain, what does this sentence mean?"
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The old monk of Hanshan Temple who was temporarily acting as an interpreter shook his head helplessly. Regarding the question just now, the little benefactor obviously changed his mind and did not respond positively.
Or, he has not yet grasped the deep meaning of it
He sighed secretly in his heart, his knowledge of Buddhism was not enough after all, so the old monk simply kept silent.
The old monk Zhixin sighed and said: "An ordinary citizen of Jingguo has such attainments. This capital is indeed a place where dragons and tigers are hidden."
Li Yi ignored the old monk, picked up the cakes on the ground, wrapped them in paper, and threw them into the wooden bucket containing garbage, patted the shoulder of the little maid who was afraid of being obviously frightened, and asked, "Are you okay? "
"Uncle, I'm fine." Xiaohuan looked up at Li Yi and said with a smile.
"No matter which country you are monks from, if you dare to make trouble again, you will be dragged out and beaten to death with sticks. No one will help you." Li Yi looked at the group of foreign monks and said coldly.
Shouldn't all monks practice Buddhism diligently, save all sentient beings, fight for power and profit, and go to other temples to make trouble, really thinking that shaving their heads can become a master
Master Tan Yin took a step forward, stood side by side with Li Yi, and said, "The water and land ceremony of Hanshan Temple, all the visitors are guests. If you have other thoughts, you should go back wherever you came from."
Even the sandalwood seal master has stood up, and everyone naturally does not need to be patient.
"That is, foreign monks, dare to act wildly on our land in Jingguo, can they seek death?"
"On Zen, you can't even talk about masters, how dare you stand here?"
"If you are sensible, hurry up, or don't blame us for being rude!"
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Not only did the foreign monk Lunfo who came to smash the scene not talk about Master Tanyin, he was even worse than an ordinary young man in Jingguo. .
"We are here to discuss meditation and Buddha cultivation. Is this the attitude of your Hanshan Temple? It's a famous temple in Jingguo, but that's all." A young monk behind the old monk Zhixin said angrily.
"The Buddha is not broken, you should cultivate yourselves first!" Li Yi said lightly.
It's him who is talking to these monks here, it's useless. If it were Miss Liu Er, just because of the behavior of the iron monk just now, she would have already cut off her head and kicked it with a sword.
One sentence choked the young monk speechless.
Master Tanyin and the old monk of Hanshan Temple showed strange expressions in their eyes, and everyone around them were stunned for a moment, and when they came back to their senses, they also exclaimed in surprise.
"The Buddha is not broken, so cultivate yourself first?"
"Wonderful, really wonderful!"
"This young man's Buddhist attainments are really profound!"
"Well said, foreign monks, go back and cultivate yourselves first!"
As soon as Li Yi said this, everyone applauded. The other party talked about Zen Buddhism, but the next moment he was dismissed by the sentence "Buddha is not broken, cultivate yourself first". Seeing the foreign monks suffer, everyone felt extremely happy.
What kind of eminent monks from other countries want to come to Hanshan Temple to make trouble, but Master Tanyin and those real eminent monks didn't do much, and they were all lost in the hands of a young man who is not even a monk. Monk
"Cultivate the Buddha, practice the Buddha, this practice is not the other, the little benefactor is obsessed." Monk Zhixin still said kindly.
"The master keeps talking about cultivating Buddha, so tell me, what is a Buddha?" Li Yi looked at him and asked back.
They were the ones who provoked them first. This group of monks really thought they were easy to bully if they didn't give them some flair.
Everyone applauded secretly in their hearts, this is the way of the other, and return it to the other, kicking the old monk's question just now to himself.
"What is a Buddha?" See how the old monk himself will answer.
"Amitabha..." Monk Zhixin uttered the Buddha's name and said, "Buddha is wisdom, virtue, and compassion. You are Buddha, I am Buddha, all living beings are Buddhas, Buddhas are everywhere, and Buddhas are omnipotent."
"Bah! Shameless!"
"Isn't that what this young man said just now?"
"Plagiarism, this is blatant plagiarism, the old monk is too shameless!"
Hearing Monk Zhixin's answer, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and spoke up one after another, condemning this shameless plagiarism in conscience.
"Buddhas are everywhere?" Li Yi asked suddenly.
"Buddhas are everywhere." The old monk replied.
"Buddha is omnipotent?" Li Yi asked again.
"Buddha is omnipotent." The old monk replied again.
"In that case..." Li Yi put his arms around him, looked at him, and said slowly, "Can your Buddha create a stone that he can't even move?"
The old monk Zhixin moved his lips, as if to speak, but then remained silent.
Grandmaster Tanyin frowned deeply, and seemed to be in deep thought, leaving only the people who were at a loss.
"Then why didn't the monk speak?"
"Could it be that he also demonstrates Buddhism invisibly?"
"Can Buddha create a rock that he cannot move? Of course he can, Buddha is omnipotent!"
"Idiot, since the Buddha is omnipotent, why can't he move a stone?"
"Oh, see, Buddha couldn't create a rock that he couldn't move."
"Idiot, since Buddha is omnipotent, why can't he create a stone that he cannot move."
"Who are you talking about being an idiot? Let's try again!"
"idiot!"
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Ignoring the two who were fighting outside, everyone showed shock, and when they looked at the young man inside, they suddenly felt a sense of admiration.
How did he come up with this question? This is simply not giving this old monk a chance to live!
Whatever he says is wrong, unless he takes back what he just said and admits that Buddha is not omnipotent, but is this something a monk can say
He actually sent all the foreign monks to death with just one mouth.
This is the master, the real master!
When everyone was thinking about how the Buddha moved the stone, Li Yi had already led the little maid through the crowd and walked away.
The question "Can Buddha create a rock that he himself cannot move" is adapted from a well-known paradox from another world called "God Paradox".
The God Paradox means "God is not omnipotent". The Holy See in another world published a book, which used the most popular mathematical deduction at that time to draw the conclusion that "God is omnipotent". At this time, a wise man asked tit for tat: "Can God create a stone that he cannot move?"
So the wise man fell into bad luck...
Regardless of whether the story is true or not, and whether or not the wise man was tied to a pillar and burned to death in the end, the paradox is a paradox because it can never have an answer unless the original assumption is overthrown. Obviously, that was an assumption that the old monk Zhixin could not overthrow.
Therefore, for a long period of time in the future, he will be deeply trapped in this paradox and cannot extricate himself.