The beginning of vegetarianism in Buddhism can be traced back to an emperor who loved to become a monk: Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, and this person is also the ancestor of the Xiao family of Lanling, which is now a wealthy family. It can be traced back to Xiao He, the founding hero of the Han Dynasty.
"Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty read the Lankavatara Sutra: "The Bodhisattva is so kind and compassionate that he cannot bear to eat the flesh of all living beings. "After reading it, I was deeply moved and my sympathy was overwhelming. So I started to avoid being with women and stopped eating meat. In the end, even my own people were not allowed to eat meat."
"Eating vegetarian food should not be confused with vegetarianism. Zhai does not mean vegetarianism. Zhai means 'pure heart', and vegetarianism can help people purify their hearts. As the saying goes, eating meat can help people with turbid qi, while eating vegetarian food can help people clear their qi." Li Zhi looked at it Li Hong talked eloquently.
This is the first time, the first time I have shown my face like this in front of my son. At any time, I always ask my son what's going on.
After listening to Li Zhi's words, Jia Shang smiled and said, "Your Majesty loves Buddhism. This is justice."
He originally looked reluctant to be a vegetarian, but now he looked like a good baby. He stood up and saluted Li Zhi and said, "I would like to thank my father for your teaching. I will definitely keep it in my heart and thank my father."
"Sit down and use Perfect to go see the Buddhist vision with your father." Li Zhi and Wu Mei looked at each other. This person's royal etiquette is pretty good and well-behaved.
After a boring meal, Li Hong was held by Wu Mei's hand. If something happened, Lian Tie would keep an eye on him in front of Li Hong.
After all, the other gang leader, Dai Zhide, and the imperial censor Wang Yifang were also nearby. Don't pay attention. The two people quarreled over something on the spot. That would really bring shame on the royal family.
From the moment they first entered Ci'en Temple to now, neither Dai Zhide nor Li Hong seemed to have looked at each other, as if they were ignoring each other's existence.
The current relationship between the two is tense, which is related to an external incident a few days ago, that is, Prince Perus of Persia asked the Tang Dynasty for help. The two had fierce quarrels in the Imperial College several times because of their different opinions in private.
Therefore, no matter who sees the other, the two of them want to bite each other. Even Li Hong shook his head privately and said: "Is this guy possessed by Wei Zheng? Why do you only dare to be so arrogant in front of him without seeing him?" If it doesn't work out in front of my father, find some monks or Taoist priests to help him exorcise evil spirits."
From Li Hong's words, it is conceivable that the relationship between Dai Zhide and him is also enough to imagine that Dai Zhide, after fulfilling his duties as a minister, was a natural match for Li Hong.
Li Hong, whose little hand was held by Wu Mei, naturally didn't even look at Dai Zhide, and Dai Zhide, who was walking with Qing Zongzhengsi, seemed as if Li Hong was nothing.
The crowd gathered around the emperor, empress, and prince's family and came to the courtyard. Sure enough, they saw that the upper body of a stone statue had broken out of the ground, and it was said that the remaining part would slowly grow back over time until it completely broke through the ground.
On weekdays, there are many faithful men and women who come here to offer incense. However, recently due to royal activities, Ci'en Temple has temporarily refused believers from entering the temple.
Everyone standing not far from the Buddha statue was amazed. Huineng and Shenxiu also had incomprehensible expressions on their faces, while Jia Shang looked at the Buddha statue and smiled without saying a word, with a look of glory on his face.
Li Hong stared for a long time, then turned to look at Lian Tie, who had been waiting on Fatty, and asked, "Is this the Buddha statue that grew out?"
"Your Highness, yes, this is the Buddha statue that grew." Lian Tie quickly replied.
Wu Mei glanced sideways at Li Hong. Listening to his disdainful tone, an alarm bell rang in her heart and she hurriedly warned: "What do you want to do again? Don't talk nonsense."
Huineng had been standing by. After hearing Li Hong's words, his eyes lit up and he asked: "Your Majesty, do you think there is anything unusual about this Buddha statue?"
Li Hong still respected Huineng and was very curious about the rumors that he and Shenxiu didn't have much contact.
Looking at the black and thin face with a smile and no trace of worldly troubles, I couldn't help but feel a little more respect in my heart, and opened my mouth and said: "There is nothing in the world, it's just mediocre people who bother themselves."
Huineng's expression changed, and even Shenxiu next to him suddenly looked sideways. How could a ten-year-old boy say such words rich in Buddhist verses
"Your Highness, please clarify your doubts?" Huineng said to Li Hong respectfully.
Wu Mei was shocked when she saw Huineng acting like this! This guy was just sleeping in the Buddhist hall and didn't listen to a word of Buddhist teachings.
How could he actually attract the two eminent monks to suddenly look sideways at him? Their expressions were dignified with respect and even a hint of request.
There is nothing wrong in the world, it's up to people to disturb themselves. To put it bluntly, it means that some people have nothing to do when they are full and engage in ghosts, myths and superstitions. You have to compare yourself with others, distinguish between good and evil, beauty and ugliness, right and wrong.
The reason why Li Hong said this was because he saw clearly the illusion of the Buddha statue. Something was growing out of the ground. If he dug it up and took a look, there must be something fishy underneath.
But there is nothing in the world, and it is only for mediocre people to disturb themselves. However, it is similar to the verses of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, which were widely circulated in the previous life. Naturally, Shenxiu and Huineng were surprised. Their verses were understood through their own hard practice.
Unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince was already able to understand so clearly at the age of only ten years old.
Wu Mei also looked at Li Hong nervously. Li Zhi noticed something strange on this side and turned around with Jia Shang, watching Huineng and Shenxiu ask Li Hong for advice.
"The Bodhi tree has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so how can it cause dust. How are you doing now that you have obtained the Bodhi verse?" Li Hong said in a non-surprising tone.
"How did Your Highness know?" Huineng and Shenxiu were even more surprised and didn't know what to do. This was a verse they had recently realized, and they had never told it to anyone before they perfected it.
"It's not difficult. I heard you talk about Buddhism in the Buddhist hall today. I think this is the essence of your Buddhism. Li Hong admires it." Li Hong said with a calm expression.
"Your Highness, please bow to the young monk." After Hui Neng finished speaking, he and Shenxiu looked at Li Hong devoutly, clasped their hands together and bowed.
"Don't dare. Master Huineng and Master Shenxiu must not do it. The predecessors planted the trees and the descendants enjoyed the shade. This is your hard work. It's just that I heard your verses from your Buddhist teachings." Li Hongzheng said.
Wu Mei, on the other hand, had a look of disbelief. With your sleeping virtues, when had you ever heard someone say a word of Buddhism? But no matter what, she still couldn't suppress the shock in her heart, because she and Li Zhi had been listening all morning and couldn't understand the meaning. Could it be that her and His Majesty's understanding was really not as good as this little man's?
Huineng and Shenxiu saluted Li Honghou, and then said to him with the same sincerity: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is extremely intelligent and has a deep connection with Buddhism, I wonder if you can unravel the mystery of this Buddha statue for us?"
Li Hong frowned. He originally didn't want to reveal this trick. After all, it would have little impact, and his sincerity in worshiping his father and mother was also a plus.
Huineng looked at Li Hong's frowning and hesitant look, so he naturally knew what the royal family was thinking. This was why he had been traveling around the Lingnan area in the south and rarely came to the north.
First, he did not want the Zen sect to split due to his dispute with Shenxiu. Furthermore, he also wanted to stay away from the relationship with the royal family and the court. "The south can show off the north" is his concern.
"Your Highness, as the saying goes: the origin of the heart of the world is never separated from the world. To truly leave the world is just like searching for the heart." Huineng followed the fantasy novels read by Li Hong in his previous life. He made a big move as he spoke, with a bloody storm. With pressing steps and traces of philosophy, Li Hong could not escape.
Li Zhi, Wu Mei, and even Jia Shang, who looked like a Buddha, were shocked. Huineng's words did not mean that Li Hong was regarded as a prince, let alone a young boy, but that From his original heart, with a clear mind and a clear understanding of his nature, he regarded Li Hong as an eminent monk at the same level as him.
At this moment, Li Hong really wanted to say: "Buddha Immeasurable Life." He was so angry at Huineng who forced him to expose Jia Shang's tricks.
But he knew better that as long as he dared to read it, Wu Mei would dare to cut him. But who is Li Hong? He's a master who can't see rabbits but doesn't let go of hawks. If you want to force him with just a few words from you, that's just wishful thinking.
Becoming a Buddha, a Taoist, a demon, or a god, Li Hong could always keep his feet on the line. At this time, he was still pretending to say: "What the world sees is my humble opinion. The original intention is not wrong, and the wrong will come naturally."
The implication is, come up with some real materials, don't always use Buddhism to press forward step by step.
Huineng smiled, and his dark and thin face suddenly opened into a gentle and uncontested smile, like thousands of flowers blooming, like thousands of Buddhas coming to worship.
"The young monk has a kapok cassock, the most precious treasure of Zen Buddhism. If His Highness the Crown Prince is willing to help the young monk clear his doubts, the young monk is willing to give the cassock to His Highness the Crown Prince." Huineng looked at Li Hong and said.
As soon as these words came out, Shenxiu stopped him urgently and said, "No."
Li Zhi and Wu Mei's eyes were shining. They knew what that thing represented, and the kapok cassock was the inheritance. For Wu Mei, who had always liked Buddhism, this moved her heart more than anything else.
Naturally, Li Zhi's heart was pounding, if Hong'er could get the kapok cassock given by Huineng and present it to his mother. Above the court and throughout the world, Hong'er's name of kindness and filial piety will be spread throughout the world.
And today's encounter will forever be recorded in history and become a good story.
Li Hongshen nodded cautiously: "Thank you so much, Master." His words were full of confidence, as if he was confused by the Buddha statue in front of him. For him, it was just a piece of cake.
Turning his head, Li Hong looked at Jiashang and said calmly: "Abbot Jiashang, do you know the origin of this Buddha statue?"
Jia Shang thought for a moment and said cautiously: "Go back to Your Highness, the poor monk really doesn't know."
"Is there anyone staying at Ci'en Temple recently?"
(End of chapter)