The king of the country, King Jinlun, was having a banquet with his ministers, drinking and drinking, and strings of silk and bamboo were playing. There were countless delicacies from the mountains and seas at the banquet, including sea bass with four gills, bear paws from the North Sea, cockleburs from Zhongshan Mountain, snow lotus from the Snowy Mountains, etc. These are rare things in the human world and are commonplace in the treasury of the King of the Golden Wheel.
Now, what the King of the Golden Wheel likes most is the young girl's tender breast meat. It has been raised with spiritual materials in advance, drank dew to cleanse the body, practiced yoga to lighten the body, and has sufficient spiritual energy. After ninety-nine processes, it can be so delicious.
King Jinlun often feels that even in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, such as Mahasattva, he will not be able to enjoy what he enjoys today.
The so-called Mahasattva is a great Bodhisattva, close to Buddha.
When King Jinlun was satisfied with the delicacies, a strong wind blew up outside the palace gate, followed by a gust of black smoke, which hit him directly, making his hands and feet unsteady, and he began to fall ill.
Someone in the palace said that it was Yu Duolou's curse that finally came to the king.
From then on, King Shupanna of the Golden Wheel was in his palace and rarely came out to see people. It is said that when a minister accidentally saw the scarlet spots on his arms when he was performing Hajj, he was dragged out and killed with a cane.
The king accidentally fell ill, but the rule of the Jinji Kingdom still did not change. The people still had to pray for the king and ask the Buddha to send down his mighty power to heal the king's injury.
Ever since the king became ill, it snowed heavily for ten days in a row. The entire country was like a city made of ice. Many people had no clothes to keep out the cold, and no food. They could only huddle in corners,
If you get sick, you won't be able to live.
Originally, many people would die in this snow, but fortunately, two strange people came into the capital three days ago.
A man and a woman, both of whom looked less than twenty years old.
The woman is as beautiful as the princess. Most commoners are not qualified to see the princess, but I think only the woman of the king can be so beautiful. However, some restless people tried to tease her, and when they saw her eyes, I was so scared that I didn't dare to move.
They said that woman's eyes were sharper than the fastest sword in Jinji Kingdom.
The man is so handsome that no man in Jin Ji Country can compare with him. His skin is whiter than the Snow Mountain, and he is more handsome than the snow lotus on the Snow Mountain. His eyes are also very special. According to the old man, his eyes are more beautiful than Jin. The last great scholar of Ji Kingdom was even more profound and exuded the light of wisdom. That great scholar also came from other places. He said many reasonable words, which convinced the poor and rich as well as some officials. In the end, he was The king was nailed to a wooden donkey and died in pain for three days and three nights.
Since then, there have been no wise scholars in Jinji Kingdom, and the common people of Jinji Kingdom also know that the authority of the king cannot be violated.
But even if there were ten times more civilians than officials in the palace, after that, no one could fill the vacancy of the officials who were also executed by the king for believing in the scholar's ideas.
Seeing the bones of those mutilated people outside the palace walls who had no heirs and everything, the commoners accepted the fact that they were penned like pigs and sheep.
"This is a desperate world." This sentence was said by the great scholar before his death. Until now, it has been recognized by all civilians and even the rich.
Because the rich do not have as much status as officials, they are often treated as fatter lambs.
A scholar-like man claimed to be a Taoist priest from the East. He bought a house with gold and boiled a pot of water outside the house every day. Anyone who could come to him and drink a bowl of hot water would be driven away. Despite the pain, I can still not feel hungry for a long time and my body is full of energy.
Many poor people were finally able to survive on the water boiled by Taoist priests.
This life-saving water is very simple to make. The Taoist priest will take out a talisman, burn it, and the ashes will fall into the hot water. He calls this talisman water. It can cure all diseases, including hunger. .
Each person has a bowl of talisman water and must not receive it a second time. The wisdom of a Taoist priest can remember all the stars in the sky, so no matter who comes to receive it a second time, he will be discovered. His strength could definitely pull nine cows, so those people flew far away with just a slight lift from him.
Only boil one pot of water every day, never more, never less.
After the Fu Shui alms are given, the Taoist priests will sit on the roof and tell stories. There are many stories. The common people are very short of entertainment, so no matter how simple the story is, they can arouse their interest. Even later, many rich people and Officials also came to listen to his story.
The Taoist priest is naturally Shen Lian, and the stories he tells are also from Buddhist scriptures. They are full of wit and humor, making people forget about warmth and coldness. If he hadn't grown his hair long and claimed to be a Taoist priest, others would have thought that he was the reincarnation of a eminent monk.
At night, the cold wind and flying snow drove away everyone else, leaving only Shen Lian and Fang Yanying.
Fang Yanying asked: "Uncle Master, we have been in this city for three days and found that the people here live in misery. Whether they are officials, rich people, or civilians, their eyes are full of despair. All of this is that It was caused by the king. He is more hateful than a demon and is full of evil. Why can such a person still have profound Buddhist teachings in his body?"
Shen Lian said calmly: "Why can't he have profound Buddhist teachings?"
"Disciple has also seen many monks in Xihuang. They practice Buddhism and are all compassionate people. They rarely kill." Fang Yanying said honestly. Buddhism in Xihuang is very powerful, and even she has been immersed in some Buddhist principles. .
"Is the compassion you see really compassion? Monks enjoy the worship of believers and feel at ease without giving birth. Those eminent monks, under the banner of subduing demons and demons, invade the blessed land of Lingji and let the majestic temples bloom everywhere. No matter how fertile the Western Wilderness is, Even in barren land, you can see luxurious temples, and how many flesh and bones are buried under the temples?" Shen Lian chuckled.
Fang Yanying was startled. She had never thought that there were so many hidden things, but she still said: "But those eminent monks live a very simple life. They even use asceticism to temper themselves and try their best to help the common people. They have profound Buddhist teachings." , and also have a compassionate heart.”
Shen Lian said: "Do you think the common people in Xihuang are living well?"
Fang Yanying didn't think it was right. She was born in a wealthy family in the Yuelun Kingdom, and was later accepted as a disciple by Chen Jianmei. She had a tenacious Vajra Heart since she was a child, so she could make unremitting progress in the way of swordsmanship. However, she always suffered from some problems when she was a child. My understanding of Buddhism did not emerge until I saw the suffering of the people of Jinji Kingdom here.
It also made her have doubts about the principle of profound Buddhism that requires compassion.
This is because the King of the Golden Wheel is not an example, but he has a Dharma that is better than those of the eminent monks, comparable to the Golden Arhat.
The citizens of Jinji Country are suffering, but the civilians of Xihuang are not much better off, and they are all the targets of exploitation.
Shen Lian then chanted clearly, and then said leisurely: "Since Buddhism is profound, it naturally has the ability to change the situation of the people at the lowest level. However, they have not suffered less from the suffering they deserve, and most of the people have learned the Buddhist principles taught by the eminent monks. The benefit gained is just learning to be patient.”
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