In Licheng, Qin Mu came to the Buddhist monastery in Licheng early in the morning, knocked on the door and handed out the greeting card, saying, "I'm here to see Master Ma."
The monk who received him hurried back to report.
The reason why Qin Mu said that he came to see Master Ma instead of Ma Rulai was because Ma Tathagata was the leader of Buddhism and Taoism, and he needed to sit in Da Leiyin Temple to preach Buddhism, and Master Ma was his relative.
One is identity, the other is affection.
To see Ma Rulai, one must present the identity of the emperor and the holy leader of heaven, and to see Ma Ye, it is the identity of the child raised by Ma Ye.
After a while, the guiding monk came and said, "Master Ma is here to invite you."
Qin Mu smiled and followed him into the temple. This temple was allocated to Daleiyin Temple by the gods and demons of Taihuangtian. The monks of Daleiyin Temple built a temple here and practiced daily.
Qin Mu looked up, and could see the hazy twenty heavens hanging above the temple, and many monks were chanting sutras continuously under the twenty heavens, and the chanting sounds collided in the air, turning into streams of Buddha light , into the twenty heavens.
The twenty heavens are the heavens of Buddhism, and the twenty heavens floating above the temple are the projections of the real heavens, not the real ones.
Qin Mu withdrew his gaze, this time, he saw a simple old man who had taken off the Tathagata's robe, looking at him with a smile.
Lord Ma.
Qin Mu became excited. Ever since Ma Ye became Ma Tathagata of Daleiyin Temple, they had less time to see each other. Ma Tathagata took off his robe and came to see him as a relative. How could he not Excited
But after all, this is the Taoist temple of Daleiyin Temple, and there are monks everywhere, he must suppress the surging family affection in his heart, and not bring trouble to Master Ma, and bring emotional distress.
"Master Ma, haven't you already contacted the Twenty Heavens?"
Qin Mu stabilized his state of mind and asked curiously, "Why are you still in constant contact with the twenty heavens? Could it be that the Buddhas in the Buddhist world have not taught higher-level gong and dharma?"
"It has already been passed on. But there are not many passed on."
Master Ma led him to the monks who were chanting scriptures to communicate with the Buddhist world. He saw that the interior of the temple was quite spacious, with nearly a thousand monks sitting cross-legged, some sitting on the ground, some sitting in the air, Others sat on the pagoda and said: "The meaning of the Buddhist world is that we should concentrate on cultivating the Buddha and don't have to participate in the disputes of the secular world. They don't want to care about secular things, and they seem to have many taboos. And I The meaning is to ask them to teach the profound method, the Buddha has the heart of transcending the world, how can he see the worldly people falling into suffering and not save them?"
Qin Mu looked around and saw hundreds of monks, men and women, some people and demons, all chanting the Buddha's name, making the Buddhas of the twenty heavens restless.
This style of play seems like a way to harass. Chanting the name of the Buddha, the Buddha will hear that these monks of Daleiyin Temple are chanting the names of the Buddhas.
"Originally there were a few Buddhas who taught the Dharma, but no one taught them anymore. I wanted to ask them to go down to the lower realms, but they didn't want to go down to the lower realms to help."
Master Ma shook his head and said: "I think they are not afraid of provoking the mundane world, but are afraid of some terrible existence. Although they have advanced realms and profound skills, they have already fallen behind in terms of state of mind. Before For a few days, all the Buddhas in the Buddhist world were disturbed by it, so there was a proposal to compare the Dharma among the Buddhas."
"Competition with Buddhism?"
Qin Mu suddenly became interested, and said with a smile, "How do you compare?"
"It is to select the disciples of the Buddha and compare the level of Buddhist attainments. This kind of comparison is a comparison from a distance. I sent Zhan Kong."
Ma Ye raised his hand and pointed, and said: "Where Zhan Kong is, he has already defeated several Buddhist disciples of the Twenty Heavens."
Qin Mu looked up and saw Mo Yuan Zhankong sitting on the pagoda, that pagoda seemed to be as high as the twenty heavens, and on the opposite side of him was sitting a Buddha, riding a precious elephant. Like wearing a wreath, it is extremely gorgeous.
Behind the elephants are gorgeous temple complexes, the halos of tall Buddhas swirl behind their heads, and their dharma looks solemn.
The debate between the two was quite fierce. The Buddha from the Twenty Heavens spoke eloquently and eloquently. He spoke for half an hour without pausing. His voice was sometimes high and passionate, and sometimes it was deep and deep, but people couldn't help but listen carefully.
This eloquence can be described as a long speech, which is irrefutable.
After the Buddha finished speaking, he finally stopped talking, and looked at the demon ape with a smile on his face.
The demon ape stretched out its furry palm, five thick black fingers, and said in an obscure voice, "Extreme."
The Buddhist disciple didn't understand what he wanted to say, and thought hard. After a while, the demon monkey said again: "Empty."
The Buddha frowned, suddenly thinking about it. The magic ape said again: "Yes."
The body of the Buddha trembled slightly, and he lost his voice and said, "Why is it still there when it's empty?"
The demon ape turned a deaf ear and said, "Quiet."
That Buddhist disciple was furious, and shouted: "Since there are, why are you still quiet? Your words are not in line with Buddhism!"
The demon ape said: "Wei."
The Buddhist disciple was furious, and was about to argue all over, when suddenly his body was shaken, and he froze on the back of the elephant, dumbfounded, without saying a word.
Behind him, a big Buddha sighed: "There is stillness in the extreme space. It is too high and wonderful. The words are like pearls. Each word is a theory of the Mahayana of Buddhism. When the five words are connected together, it is extremely profound. The sky Xiang, you talked for half an hour, and you talked a lot, but it's a pity that it's not as good as any of his five words. You're defeated, go down."
The Buddha disciple Kong Xiang got up from the elephant, bowed to the demon monkey, and stepped back slowly.
Qin Mu was startled and horrified, and said to Master Ma, "Master Ma, does the big man really have roots of wisdom?"
Master Ma said solemnly: "He has a great root of wisdom! Even above me, even higher than Ming Xin!"
At this time, another Buddha son came from the twenty heavens. He came from the upper heavens, followed by several Buddhas with huge physical bodies. As soon as he sat down, this Buddha son radiated light all over his body, and the light was dazzling. It shines down from the twenty heavens and illuminates all the people in the temple.
The Buddha's light shined everywhere, and all the monks in the temple were shocked: "This Buddha's cultivation is so profound!"
The demon ape raised his hand to block his eyes, his big hand blocked the Buddha's light, and the shadow of his hand cast on his face.
The Buddhist disciple who had just sat down was about to speak and debate the Dharma. Seeing this situation, he was shocked. Suddenly, his throat was sweetened, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. He lost his voice and said, "Your Dharma attainment is so high? It has already been defeated by you!" After finishing speaking, he fell on his back, angry like a spring.
Behind him, those big Buddhas rushed to save people and finally rescued him. A Buddha praised: "The content of Puzhao Buddha's debate this time is so clear. I never thought that this little Buddha would directly solve his problem. It really does not hinder his eloquence! Admiration, admiration!"
Qin Mu was dumbfounded, and with difficulty, looked away from the demon ape, and looked at Master Ma suspiciously.
He no longer understands this argument.
Master Ma explained: "Puzhao Buddha started the topic with light, and the whole body is full of light, and the Buddha's light shines everywhere. But Zhan Kong raised his hand to block it, and what he was under was darkness, which told him that where there is light, there is darkness, and they are interdependent. Therefore, Puzhao Buddha's argument was directly cut off, and he couldn't speak, and he vomited blood. This shows Zhan Kong's wisdom root."
Qin Mu was also speechless.
He could tell that the Puzhao Buddhist disciple just now had a very high level of cultivation, and he was probably a master of Buddhism in the realm of heaven and man. Even if Qin Mu confronted him, he might not be able to beat him.
Unexpectedly, the demon ape tightly blocked the light, and Puzhao Buddha vomited blood, almost dying of breath!
The demon ape has already reached the Great Merit Heaven of the Twenty Heavens, and the next Heaven is the Great Debating Talent Heaven.
In the Great Debate Heaven, all the Buddhas and a young Buddhist disciple came to face the demon ape. The young Buddhist disciple sat down slowly, without saying much, pinched the Dharma seal with his hands, holding a lotus flower, and said: "Nothing."
The magic ape said: "Yes."
The young Buddha frowned, put down the lotus, and said, "Yes."
The magic ape said: "Nothing."
The young Buddha stood up and asked, "Are you an ordinary person?"
The demon ape shook his head: "I, Saint."
The young Buddha asked deafeningly, and shouted: "Are you a holy Buddha?"
The demon ape shook his head again: "I, Fan."
The young Buddha's face turned red, and he said angrily: "Sometimes you say nothing in my hand, and you say yes when I don't have it in my hand. I asked you if you were a mortal, and you said you were a holy Buddha. I asked you if you were a holy Buddha? Said you are a mortal! What on earth are you trying to say?"
The Buddhas behind him frowned and summoned several Vajras to cut him off. One of the Buddhas apologized to the magic ape: "Forgive me, brother. He has lost his original mind. There are times when there is nothing but nothing, and the heart is holy when it is holy." Yifan. I admire my brother's attainments in Buddhism." Note
The demon ape returned the salute, but did not speak.
Qin Mu was startled, dizzy, and held his forehead and said to Master Ma, "Master Ma, I can't understand at all. I don't have the roots of wisdom, so I still won't come to listen to the lecture."
Master Ma smiled and said: "When I was as old as Zhan Kong, I never had such attainments. Since you are confused, let's go out of the temple for a walk."
Qin Mu felt relieved.
When the two walked out of the temple, Master Ma breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "Mu'er, I am the Buddha now, and I have gone farther and farther with you. Putting on cassock and sitting on the Buddha's seat, I am no longer the Master Ma of the past. In my eyes, you are all sentient beings. But when I step down from the Buddha seat and take off my clothes, I am the horse master of our village for the elderly, the horse god catcher, and you are the child I watched grow up."
Qin Mu suddenly hugged him heavily.
Ma Ye was stunned, smiled and patted him on the back, and said: "Zhan Kong is a fast learner, Ming Xin is also a good boy, and they will inherit the mantle of Da Leiyin Temple in the future. If it’s not Tathagata, I’ll go back to Disabled Old Village, and I’ll still talk and laugh with you, and eat wine and meat.”
Qin Mu asked: "Why are the Buddhas of the twenty heavens unwilling to teach the Dharma, and also unwilling to help from the lower realms? Did Master Ma ask the reason?"
"I asked. A Buddha told me that the reason why Daleiyin Temple was able to survive the calamities of the past dynasties is because if you don't ask, it can't be preserved. They told me not to ask."
Master Ma sighed, and said: "This time I used the dirty trick that the mute taught me. The mute told me that I ordered the monks to recite the Buddha's name and quarrel with them. Only when they can't stand the quarrel will they talk to you." If the debate can be won this time, the Buddhas of the Twenty Heavens will allow three places to study in the Buddhist world. However, they will still not let people from the Buddha world come to the lower realm to help. After thinking about it, there are three places Either way, it's better than nothing."
At this moment, suddenly there was an uproar in the monastery, and the cheers of the monks came. Qin Mu and Master Ma looked at each other, and rushed back into the monastery, only to see the monks throwing the magic ape high and catching it. , Throw it up again!
"We won, we won!" The monks cheered.
Note: These debate topics come from thirty-six pairs written by Huineng, the sixth patriarch of Buddhism. Those who are interested can go to search. The quietness of extreme space is also derived from Huineng's quietness of extreme space, which is a debate topic in Buddhism, with a high artistic conception.