There is a temple whose main gate has been closed forever since it was built thousands of years ago, and it has never been opened no matter whether it is an emperor, a general, or an ordinary person burning incense.
Countless eminent monks have come out of this mountain temple. The most famous one recently, commonly known as Yang Taisui, is the emperor teacher of the two dynasties today, and it is very likely that he will be the emperor of the three dynasties in the future. There are more than 3,000 eminent monks recorded in the monastery who have passed away in various dynasties, and more than 200 of them have been named national teachers. From Hinayana Zen to Shamatha-Vipassana Zen, to the time when thirty-six bodhisattvas in the Northern Wei Dynasty opened a translation field on the mountain at the same time. Come, teach the Mahayana wall view, and eventually become the ancestral home of Buddhism.
In the past hundreds of years, Buddhism and Taoism have competed, and every ten years they have debated with Taoism, and monks in this temple have to sit and discuss Taoism with Longhu Mountain. But unlike the strict hierarchy of the Taoist ancestral court, there are not too many rules and regulations here. Anyone can go up the mountain and go anywhere on the mountain. Here, the mountain is high, the temple is high, the monument is high, the tower is high, the Buddhism is high, and the mountain is high, but it is as sloppy and confused as the name of the temple, and it has never had a name.
This is the world's number one Buddhist temple.
Some people say that the reason why this temple is called the two Zens is to practice self-zen and other Zen, that is, Zen himself and Zen people. But for more than a thousand years, there seems to be no unified official statement, and the Liangchan Temple has never explained it.
There is a forest of pagodas at the foot of the mountain on the back of the mountain, which is the burial place of the eminent monks of the Liangchan Temple. There are more than a thousand pagodas in total. The Liangchan Temple did not intend to regard this as a forbidden area, but the believers were pious and dared not set foot there. Over time, few people came here to observe. There is a Thousand-Buddha Hall on the edge of the Tallinn. There are painted boxing scores hundreds of meters long on the wall. There are 108 potholes on the ground inside the hall. It is said that they are the footprints of Arhats. It is a kind of boxing, so it is praised that the boxing method of the world has two Zens.
There is a small thatched hut on the east side of the Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas. There is an unknown white-clothed monk living there all the year round. If it weren’t for the bald head and robes, he would not be a monk by any means. This white-clothed middle-aged monk not only drank and ate meat, but also It was he who married a daughter-in-law! There is also a daughter who grew up in the temple since she was a child!
No matter how you look at it, he is a middle-aged wine monk with a lot of evil deeds. Fortunately, his life is not good enough, and he doesn't have any enemies with others. He only takes in a young apprentice who is exactly the same good temper. The abbot, who is said to be the longest in time, loves this doll very much. The white-clothed monk accidentally got into trouble a few times, and was chased and punished by the old-fashioned monks in the discipline courtyard, so he asked his daughter to go to the abbot's room to beg for a few bunches of candied haws to satisfy his greed. As long as the old host looked at the little girl, he immediately calmed down, and it was a test. The apprentices brought out by this middle-aged monk guarding the pagoda forest are not simple. He became a lecturer in the temple at a young age, and he was able to wear a light red cassock that biased his left shoulder. The law name doesn't seem strange at all.
On a sunny and sunny day, the poor little monk was sitting in front of the hut scrubbing and washing a large basin of clothes of Master and Mistress, sighing. He went to watch the Lantern Festival at the foot of the mountain on the Lantern Festival, but was accidentally dragged to Longhu Mountain by something. The mansion also talked to Mr. Bai Lian. Fortunately, he was not closed and beaten up, but he suffered as soon as he returned to the temple. The teacher's wife is indeed a little lazy, so many dirty clothes are not cleaned, and it doesn't smell bad if they are piled up in the house. , I have to wait until I return to the temple before giving up. And sneaking out to play is clearly Dongshi's idea, Master and Mistress are still so kind when seeing Shishi, she turned her head to look at me and changed faces, even the rice in the bowl was much less when eating, alas, Shishi should be with Mistress at this moment I went down the mountain to buy rouge and gouache. The master is actually quite pitiful. The beggars hidden under the bed to save money can only be filled with copper coins in the year of the ox.
A drunken monk in white clothes came out of the hut. He was very tall and sat down next to the young monk. He also had a bitter face.
The little monk was not willing to take a look.
Actually, it's not easy for Master.
The little monk rubbed his clothes so that his waist was sore and his back ached. He was bored, so he asked casually: "Master, when I went up the mountain, I heard that a famous monk from the south came to the temple, and he was fighting for the territory with Abbot Huineng. Who do you think will win?"
The white-clothed monk yawned, and said angrily, "The monks from outside are good at reciting scriptures, and besides, your master Huineng's fighting skills are similar to yours, so you probably can't beat him."
The little monk curled his lips and said angrily: "You don't want to teach me advanced martial arts. What can I do? After reading the boxing records on the three walls of the Thousand Buddha Hall for so many years, I really can't see how powerful they are."
The master said perfunctorily without any sense of responsibility: "That's why things say you are an idiot."
Stupid Nanbei and old-fashioned Hengqiu sighed: "Master, do you think I can make relics in this life? If not, I think it's better to practice martial arts. Things always like to run down the mountain. I'm afraid that she will be bullied. I can't beat her." ah."
The white-clothed monk thought for a while and said, "Well, why don't you use those eight or nine-year-old monks in the monastery who have just practiced boxing as sandbags first, and you will become a master if you beat them."
The little monk was full of anger and said: "You have said this long ago. Last year I listened to you to beat up a young novice, but his master came to scold him. It's good for you, just slipped away, and the teacher almost pulled my ears. Come down!"
The middle-aged monk pretended to be surprised, pretended to be confused and said, "Is there such a thing?"
The little monk who accepted his fate bowed his head and rubbed his dirty clothes vigorously.
There was no movement for a while, the little monk turned his head to take a look, and found that the master was looking up at the cloudless sky in a daze, and couldn't help asking: "Master, what are you looking at?"
The monk in white stretched out a finger and nodded.
The little monk instinctively looked at the master's fingers first, but soon the master knocked a chestnut and taught him a lesson: "You are not convinced that you are an idiot. I have already pointed it out for you. What are you looking at? You are so dull and comprehensible, you still want to die." Then burn out the relics?"
Stupid Nanbei wiped his trousers with his wet hands first, then rubbed his little bald head, ready to break the casserole and ask the bottom line, otherwise he would be beaten in vain: "Master, you haven't said what you are looking at."
The master said solemnly: "Looking at the moon."
The little monk rolled his eyes and said, "Master, can you see it in broad daylight?"
No wonder Master's Dharma title is "No Zen".
The white-clothed monk raised his head and said softly: "Oh, the first time I saw your mistress was when the flowers were blooming and the moon was under the moon. I am so stupid, as a teacher, I miss your mistress again."
The little monk said angrily: "Just think about it, tell me what to do!"
Master asked, "You don't want anything?"
Stupid Nanbei immediately smirked, and washed clothes a little more diligently, Hanhan said: "I think so, why don't I think so."
The master went down again, and then said earnestly: "You think about something, why are you talking to the master? You know that the thing is my daughter, but if you say it, I will beat you. You fool, you have taught you so many difficult Dharma for me. .”
The little monk said angrily: "You hit again, be careful to hit an epiphany, when I will become a Buddha immediately, I will be able to burn the relics, and I will ignore you even if I look at things!"
The master said disdainfully: "When I got enlightened, I taught you, Master. As for the relics, I even look down on you as a teacher. What kind of hero do you pretend to be in front of me? If you have the ability, go to Dongshi and your teacher's wife and make a loud noise."
The little monk was sad and angry in his heart, and kept silent.
The master next to me, Ben Nanbei only realized that the master was a little more profound than he imagined after he went down the mountain. There are many different sayings, and there is no craftsman's decision. The master said that he would pledge to sacrifice his life and go thousands of miles to seek a "big book", so he went west to seek the Dharma, and it took fifteen years to go. Mount Landa in the Western Regions is far enough, right? But the master had to go further, and obtained the "Yogi's Land Theory" to unify the different opinions of various schools. He studied in a temple in the far west for ten years, mastered fifty scriptures, and returned with nectar in thirty-one years. When we arrived in Tai'an City, it was said that even His Majesty the Emperor came out of the palace to greet him in person. There were hundreds of thousands of onlookers lined the road, competing to witness the elegant demeanor of the white-clothed monks. Therefore, there is a Lixue Pavilion in the temple, and the first emperor personally inscribed the five characters "Bai Xueyin Xinzhu".
If it was only here, the little monk Bennanbei would definitely think that he would listen to the story. Later, the master proposed the idea of becoming a Buddha on the spot in the temple, which was contrary to the orthodoxy of Zen. As a result, the master's 15-year long journey became a farce, and he was almost kicked out. After leaving the Liangchan Temple, the so-called "hands and feet are all in the Taoist temple, the heart is the feeling, and the same return to the sea of nature" has only been slightly recognized in recent years. No matter what, hundreds of thousands of people in the capital knelt down together The scene of worshiping Buddha is no longer there. Fortunately, there is one thing about the master that the young monk admires. How the people at the foot of the mountain view and refute it is far inferior to that of the teacher or Dong Dong. Sad for a long time.
The white-clothed monk smiled and said, "Stupid Nanbei, Master doesn't have the heart to fight with others anymore. Once he realizes it, I will rely on you to carry it forward."
The little monk said nervously: "Master, don't, you have a teacher wife, don't I have something? I probably don't care about your Zen."
The white-clothed monk looked a little annoyed, touched his big bald head, and said with a smile: "I really envy you, idiot, Master has no Zen to practice."
The little monk followed with a sigh.
Master said softly, "It's going to rain."
"Big sun, can't it?"
"It will always come down."
"Master."
"Um?"
"You always talk nonsense?"
"Aren't all Buddhist teachings in scriptures like this?"
"Keep your voice down, if the presiding abbots hear it, they will have to deduct our copper coins again."
"Tacky, you still want to burn relics like this?"
"What's wrong? I didn't have the money to buy rouge for things so I wanted to become a Buddha, or else I would burn myself to ask for relics when I was full?!"
"Oh, not bad, not bad, you have understanding and roots, you are worthy of being my apprentice."
"Master, since that's the case, how about doing some laundry for me?"
"Look for a fight!"
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The most famous person in Daohuting County in the south of the Yangtze River is not the plump tribute lotus peony, but a widow with a profligate style, surnamed Xu, who married from afar from Beiliang, and killed two husbands one after another. , one was the second place in the imperial examination high school, and after the big entrance examination, the small entrance examination, it was a great joy, but died unexpectedly. I asked with a smile that the next one should be the No. 1 scholar, right
However, this widow has recently hooked up with a literati from Jiangxin County next door. The man is the son of a well-known official in Jiangnan Dao. His parents are all literary giants. Gorgeous parallel prose, proficient in rhythm, especially immersed in playing the piano, and famous for fine food, unique in the Taoist forest in the south of the Yangtze River, his first wife is also from a wealthy family, with both ability and political integrity, but Liu Liting fell into a demon after meeting the widow, frantic Divorcing his wife was originally just a matter between two families, at most he was teased on Jiangnan Road, but Liu Liting's wife somehow had an inextricable relationship with a noble concubine in the capital. "The Female Ring", which everyone has to read, was written by her.
When the Jiangnan Dao scandal spread to the ears, she was naturally furious. This empress was extremely favored in the palace, and was even regarded as a sister by Queen Zhao, so her frown was not far behind the emperor's anger, so The officials and gentlemen of Jiangnan Road no longer dared to entertain the idea of spectating the excitement, and bit the bullet to criticize with their mouths and pens. Although Liu Liting wrote amazing moral articles, it seemed that he was not very masculine. Waking up as if enlightened, he first wrote a breakup poem and sent it to the widow's door, then wept bitterly with his wife, and even told a group of elegant people who had been friends with him on weekdays to tell how the widow seduces him. Shi Shi is a poor woman surnamed Xu from a foreign country who is surrounded by enemies. If her mother's family background was not strong, she would have been drowned by spittle. Liu Liting's wife even went to Baoguo Temple to burn incense, slapped her, and called her a slut, but the charming widow was neither angry nor angry, she just smiled, and couldn't tell whether it was a wry smile or a sneer.
The scholars who were present to join in the fun were all moved.
The peonies of Baoguo Temple are the best in the south of the Yangtze River. According to the geography, everyone has verified that the land of Huting County is the most suitable for peonies, so that the world-famous colorful peonies can be cultivated. At the beginning, there were only two kinds of peonies in Huting County, Yao, Huang, Wei, and Purple, which were sent to the capital as tributes. For 20 days, the flowers bloomed and fell, and the capital was full of madness. There were no less than a hundred kinds of peonies in Baoguo Temple in the county. Except for Yao Huangwei Zi who is also known as the Queen of Peony, there are many treasures such as Qinglongwohu, Zhaofen, Roufurong and so on. . The biggest pilgrim at Baoguo Temple is the widow Xu who is being criticized by thousands of people. She comes to burn incense and worship on the first and fifteenth day of every month, rain or shine. She only loves the peony "Zhao Fen". In the backyard of the temple, there is a Zhao Fen plant as big as a bucket. Due to her prominent family background and eccentric style in Huting County, this extraordinary peony has almost become her taboo for viewing. Today is the fifteenth day of the month, and the first day of the lunar new year is the day when she was slapped by Liu's wife. A personal servant girl walked into the backyard. When she left home to get married, she brought many servants and maidservants with her, but she was not close to her. Only this little girl who was born in a poor age beside her had no reason to like her very much. She ran the family harshly and harshly. There are few servants in the world who are not afraid, but this maid who she named as Er Qiao, knows how to repay her kindness, and respects and protects her master everywhere. Today, she got off her horse and walked all the way to the temple, secretly pointing and pointing countless times. The little servant girl couldn't be more angry, there was no one around at the moment, she said with a bitter face, "Miss, these pilgrims are really hateful, just burn the incense, why laugh when you see the lady snickering!"
The widow who was less than thirty years old pinched the maidservant's face and said with a charming smile, "You still have a conscience."
The little girl said angrily: "Miss, that Liu Liting is too much! In those days he pestered the lady like a dog's skin plaster, and in the end the villain complained first. Are those scholars who have read poetry and books all blind? How can you help him talk?!"
The pretty widow couldn't help laughing, bent down to look at a gorgeous peony, twisted a small nail-sized petal with her fingers, sniffed it, squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "Aren't most men in the world like this, what's so annoying, angry!" It’s not worth it if you break yourself.”
The little girl said timidly, "Miss, let me tell you something."
The widow was amused and said, "Hey, are you feeling springy? Which scholar did you catch your eye? Tell me, if it's really not bad."
The little girl shook her head desperately, bit her lips, raised her head and said resolutely: "Miss, that shrew in Liu Liting's family is too hateful, I heard that she often goes to Qingshan Temple to worship, and this servant wants to slap her, please don't do it for me when the time comes." Er Qiao interceded, if the servant is beaten to death, he should be beaten to death, and I have to express my anger on behalf of the young lady! The servant knows that the young lady is not going well, so don't worry about the servant anymore."
She was stunned for a moment, gently crushed the petals with her fingers, and said with a dumb smile: "I love you for nothing. But you, a little girl, got involved with something, and if you get slapped, you will be slapped."
The little girl burst into tears, her face was full of tears, and she sobbed: "No, this servant wants to fight that shrew as long as she thinks that Miss is being bullied for no reason. If this servant hadn't been rescued by the lady, she would have been ruined by the wicked long ago. I haven't read books and don't know how to read, but my parents always said to remember others when they were alive, and slaves remember Miss best!"
The widow wiped away her tears for the little girl, and said softly: "Okay, okay, I didn't want to say it at first, but seeing you like this, I will tell you so that you, a silly girl, can rest assured. I kept that one on purpose. Slap in the face, you also know that I have a lawless younger brother, he is very busy on this trip, I was not sure whether this younger brother will visit his second sister first, or come to Huting County to visit my eldest sister, if he hears Isn’t this slap in the face just coming to me properly? As for his second sister, she has the whole world in her heart, and if I don’t care about it, I can’t do it. I always like to fight. Life, it’s hard not to suffer, this is me A lot of fun."
Xiao Nizi nodded her head vigorously and said: "Yes! This servant knows that Miss's younger brother is His Royal Highness, the Prince of Beiliang. People in the house always like to whisper about His Highness, but every time they see me, they keep quiet."
The widow petted Xiao Nizi's ears, and said with a smile: "With your smooth ears, how dare the family dare to break your mouth. Once I find out, you won't be skinned and cramped?"
The little girl finally burst into laughter.
My young lady seemed to be in a great mood every time she mentioned that Highness.
The widow's eyebrows really stretched a little, and she said with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "My younger brother, he has been good-looking since he was a child. There are not many peonies planted at home. Every time the flowers bloom, I will take him to enjoy the flowers. I will pick them off and wear them on him." On the head, she is prettier than a girl. It's a pity that it will rain in a few days, I don't know if he will have time for this flowering period."
The little girl wiped her face with her sleeve, and said innocently: "The Bodhisattva will definitely protect Miss from raining."
The widow whispered softly: "Little girl, how can I understand the pain of ruthless wind and rain breaking up affectionate love."
Nizi, who couldn't hear clearly, asked curiously: "What did Miss say?"
The widow joked, "You don't understand even if you tell me."
As if she was afraid that the little girl would do something stupid again, the widow said softly: "When my younger brother arrives in Jiangnan Road, you will know how those high-ranking scholars and rich children who usually have their eyes above the top are nothing. .”
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On the top of the mountain is the Celestial Master's Mansion where the purple and yellow nobles gather, and at the foot of the mountain there is only a pair of dilapidated old Taoist temples where the master and the apprentice depend on each other.
The old Taoist who is a master is able to make progress for this closed-door disciple. It can be said that he has worn out his lips. At first, the old Taoist’s dream spring and autumn, which even the four celestial masters can’t practice, that disciple can’t do it. He didn't want to listen to it, until the old Taoist suddenly realized one day, he took the letter from His Royal Highness of Beiliang and deliberately said that it was Xu Fengnian who said it in the letter, hoping that Huang Man'er would learn it and sleep for five hundred years Spring and Autumn Daoism, and it turned out that things happened by mistake. The idiot apprentice pricked up his ears at that time, and really put his heart into learning "Dream Spring and Autumn".
It is not difficult to recite the verses of this method, but the difficulty lies in how to operate the Qi mechanism. Dahuang Court seeks thick, but Meng Chunqiu does the opposite, seeks thinness, and practice to the peak of Xuanmiao, there is almost no Qi mechanism in the body, only "one Qi" left, The reason why the old Taoist valued his apprentice Xu Longxiang, and went all the way to beg the king of Beiliang in a low voice, was precisely because Xu Longxiang was born with supernatural power and was born in the terrifying Vajra realm. Why didn't the old Taoist Zhao Xituan hope that there would be a second Qi Xuan frame Qi Immortal on the mountain? As for whether Xu Longxiang came from the Heavenly Master's Mansion, Zhao Xituan didn't mind at all. In this life, there are not many people in the Heavenly Master's Mansion who say that he is deviant or apostate
In the past, it was Xu Longxiang who refused to learn, and the old Taoist who was his master had a headache, but now Mr. Zhao still has a headache. That kid has lost his temper, and he is half asleep and half awake for twelve hours a day. This Spring and Autumn Dream is simply the patriarch Tailor-made for Xu Longxiang. The old Taoist could have squatted with his apprentice to watch the ants or the stream, even if he couldn’t talk, at least he still had a companion to listen to his nagging, but now the old Taoist has nothing to do, it’s too boring, so he can only count his fingers When will His Royal Highness be able to come to Longhu Mountain
The old Taoist with a very high seniority and a very strange temper in Longhu Mountain squatted by the bank of Qinglong River in a daze, worrying why he couldn't see the beautiful young lady who was taking a raft to see the scenery.
The apprentice who never spoke walked out of the Taoist temple for the first time and squatted aside.
The extremely gratified old Taoist laughed and said, "Disciple, have you finally come out to breathe?"
Expected no response.
The old Taoist said to himself: "I have been seeking the Tao all my life, but I always see it is not so real. I feel that the clouds cover it and the fog surrounds me. At the end, I came to see you, and then I realized that this Tao is not true."
Xu Longxiang just stared blankly at the stream.
The old Taoist said with emotion: "Before I go down the mountain someday, I will take you to meet an old senior as my teacher. If you can last a hundred moves, it will be enough."
Huang Man'er picked a leaf at some point and handed it to the master.
The old Taoist took the leaves, but smiled wryly and said, "You disciple, as a teacher, you don't know how to whistle. Huang Maner, do you miss your brother?"
Stupid Xu Longxiang smiled and nodded.
The old Daoist had Qi Qiran in his heart, "When there are hawthorns on the mountain, your brother will arrive."
Although this old Taoist listened to Beiliang's son's advice, he had to dress up when he went down the mountain, and even borrowed a Zhongkui peach wood sword from his disciples and grandchildren, but he was still a mess on the mountain, and he wove the straw sandals by himself. The Taoist robe on his body was even more tattered, covered with countless dust.
At this time, Huang Man'er lowered his head, stretched out his withered yellow arms, patted the dust off the old Taoist's body, and gently patted it away.
For the sake of a word of Taoism in this life, the old Taoist priest who has no wife, no children and no grandchildren was stunned on the spot.
In an instant, I burst into tears.