Chapter 23 A Chinese Ghost Story
A figure walked into the hall.
Everyone in Shaolin suddenly cast curious glances.
The man who came was unshaven, unkempt, and dirty all over. If it weren't for his shiny bald head, at first glance, he would have thought he was a beggar asking for food.
"Senior Brother Yuanzhen!"
"Buddha!"
The disciples of Lanruo Temple immediately stood up to greet him.
"Is this the Buddha from Lanruo Temple?"
The Shaolin disciples were surprised. It was difficult for them to associate the image of Yuan Zhen with the Buddha.
Comparing it with Shaolin Buddha Wu Xin, the image gap between the two becomes clear.
"The Buddhist disciple of Lanruo Temple is actually in the third level of cultivation, which is the same level as the Buddhist disciple of Shaolin."
Wu An's consciousness swept over Yuan Zhen, and he immediately learned his information.
"It seems that this Yuanzhen Buddha is the hope of Lanruo Temple's generation, and he is the only one who can carry the banner of Lanruo Temple."
But then Wu An carefully discovered that when Yuan Zhen walked into the hall, Abbot Fa Hai's face did not look good.
Yuanzhen walked to the side of Lanruo Temple and saluted Fahai.
Fahai suddenly said, "Yuanzhen, who allowed you to come out from the back mountain?"
Yuan Zhen replied: "Master, the March confinement period has arrived, so the disciple will naturally come out from the back mountain."
Fa Hai looked at Yuan Zhen and said, "After today, we will be in confinement for another three months."
"Yes!" Yuan Zhen responded calmly.
After the words fell, the hall fell into silence.
Everyone in Shaolin can naturally see that there is a lot of conflict between the abbot of Lanruo Temple and the Buddhist disciples.
Kongwen then spoke, breaking the silence, "Wuxin, I haven't met Yuan Zhen Buddha soon."
Wuxin immediately stood up and clasped his hands together, "Wuxin has seen Senior Brother Yuanzhen!"
Yuan Zhen nodded slightly, "Junior brother, you are polite!"
Kong Wen then said: "Wuxin, since Yuan Zhen Buddha has come forward, you might as well have a good exchange with him."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
The two Buddhist disciples naturally represent their respective monasteries, and the exchanges between them about Buddhism are actually a contest of inheritance between the two ancient monasteries.
Invisible nodded, faced Yuan Zhen, and said seriously: "Just now I heard what my senior brother said, 'If I were a Buddha, why should I keep the precepts?'"
"I have an unintentional question, how does senior brother become a Buddha?"
Yuan Zhen shook his head and said, "If you don't realize it, Buddha is a living being. When you realize it, all living beings are Buddha."
"All living beings see all living beings, and Buddhas see Buddhas. If you see Buddhas, you are Buddhas!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked by what Yuan Zhen said.
"Buddha is all living beings, and all living beings are Buddha!"
Yuan Zhen’s voice is like the sound of Buddha, as if opening another door to Buddhism for everyone.
Wuxin said again: "Brother, if you are a Buddha, why don't you keep the precepts?"
Yuan Zhen asked: "What is Buddhism?"
"Let go of all illusions, cut off the seven emotions and six desires, escape into Buddhism, and have the six roots pure. Is this the way of Buddhism?"
I don’t mean to say anything.
Yuan Zhen asked again: "What's the difference between such a Buddhist path and the walking dead?"
"My Buddhist path is the Buddha in my heart. The fire of my karma in the mortal world will burn my mortal body. Those who seek Buddha will enter the mortal world..."
"Enough!"
At this moment, Fa Hai suddenly interrupted Yuan Zhen. A look of anger appeared on his face, and he said angrily: "Yuan Zhen, you are possessed!"
Yuan Zhen was neither humble nor arrogant, but asked: "Master, what is a demon and what is a Buddha?"
Fahai shouted, "Come here, take Yuanzhen to the back mountain, and you will not be allowed to go down the mountain within a year!"
"Yes!"
Two monks took Yuan Zhen out of the hall.
Everyone in Shaolin looked at this scene and did not dare to speak.
The theory of perfection is indeed a bit outrageous. Buddhism emphasizes seeing through the world of mortals and staying away from the world, but perfection is not the best. It actually encourages people who seek Buddha to enter the world of mortals. How can such debates not make Fa Hai feel angry?
"A man who prays for Buddha enters the world of mortals? This Buddha from Lanruo Temple is quite interesting."
Looking at Yuan Zhen Buddha's leaving figure, Wu An's eyes showed curiosity.
An ancient temple like Lanruo Temple that has been passed down for thousands of years can actually have a "wonder" like Yuanzhen. The most important thing is that Yuanzhen is a contemporary Buddhist disciple of Lanruo Temple!
Fa Hai waved his hand and said to Kong Wen, "It made my junior brother laugh."
Kong Wen smiled and replied, "The perfect Buddha has the true nature."
Fahai said: "There is no need to be influenced by that evil disciple, you can continue talking about Buddhism!"
Immediately, the disciples of the two sects began to communicate and discuss Buddhism again.
......
It's night.
The bright moon hangs high and the sky is filled with stars.
Wu An was lying on the bed, and his soul sent out spiritual consciousness, spreading towards the back mountain.
While discussing Buddhism during the day, Yuanzhen Buddha from Nalanruo Temple left a deep impression on him.
So Wu An really wants to see what Yuan is really doing at this moment.
The spiritual consciousness spread very quickly, and in an instant, Wu An discovered Yuan Zhen's figure in a cave.
To his surprise, Yuan Zhen had put on a brand new set of common clothes, his slovenly face had been cleaned up, and he had turned into a handsome and energetic monk.
Later, Wu An saw through his spiritual consciousness that Yuan Zhenjing walked out of the cave carrying a baggage and walked down the mountain.
"Where is he going so late?"
Wu An felt a little curious, because he knew that Yuan Zhen was now detained in the back mountain by the French customs, and he was not allowed to go down the mountain within a year.
"With this baggage, Yuan Zhen is leaving Lanruo Temple?"
Just as Wu An expected, under the tracking of his spiritual consciousness, Yuan Zhen secretly left Lanruo Temple alone at night.
"If Yuan Zhenruo leaves Lanruo Temple, it will definitely be a great loss for Lanruo Temple."
Wu An began to hesitate in his heart. He was considering whether to tell Fa Hai about this.
"Maybe Yuan Zhen has something big to do."
After thinking about it for a while, Wu An still did not tell Fahai about Yuan Zhen's departure. Instead, he followed quietly without alerting anyone.
All the way over the mountains and ridges.
An hour later.
Yuan Zhen stopped at a ruined temple.
"What's he doing in a place like this?"
Wu An's spiritual consciousness never left Yuan Zhen for a moment, and Wu An knew every move he made.
Just when Wu An's face was full of doubts, a figure suddenly broke into the scope of spiritual consciousness.
"That's..."
Wu An clearly saw the appearance of the visitor through his spiritual consciousness, and his eyes lit up.
The person who came was dressed in white, with fat skin, long eyebrows and clear eyes, a jade face and red lips, and black hair like a waterfall.
"What a beautiful woman!"
Wu An was generous in his praise, but he did not expect that the dignified Buddhist disciple of Lanruo Temple would have a private meeting with a woman here.
"Since ancient times, beauties have brought disasters. Even Buddhists in ancient temples cannot keep their Buddhist hearts and fall into the world of mortals."
Wu An immediately corrected himself, "No, Yuan Zhen's Buddhist path is different from other people's. What he pursues is to refine the Buddha's heart with the world of mortals."
Only then did Wu An understand what Yuanzhen said about Buddhism during the day.
"Eh? This woman..."
Wu An's expression changed, and he suddenly sensed an unusual aura from the woman in white.
"This woman has no body!"
Wu An was shocked. He suddenly discovered that the woman was actually in a state of soul!
"This woman's soul has reached the realm of a ghost!"
Chapter completed!