"How to compete?" Guangshu asked.
"Each side will ask three questions and answer each other's questions, and everyone present will judge." Wu Shi Bodhisattva was smiling, and he obviously felt that he had a chance to win.
"Are any questions acceptable?" Guangshu, who knew nothing about Buddhism, obviously wanted to find another way.
"Of course, Buddhism is not limited to scriptures, everything in the world also contains the truth." To achieve the status of Bodhisattva, you need not only top-level qualifications, but also spiritual wisdom and clear enlightenment to achieve the true fruition.
With thousands of years of experience and practice, almost everyone present believed that Wu Shi Bodhisattva could already declare victory.
"Since this is the competition project you proposed, I will decide the specific requirements. Is that okay?"
"Yes." Wu Shi Bodhisattva responded.
Guangshu continued: "I will start asking questions first. If I can't answer the first question, I will continue to ask. If I can successfully answer the question, someone else will ask. The answering time is limited to one stick of incense."
Such a rule seems fair, but if Guangshu fails to answer three questions in a row, he must not have the face to continue the competition.
This is a big gamble. After all, if Wu Shi Bodhisattva comes up and asks about the content of the Buddhist scriptures, Guangshu will not be able to answer anything. The first move is in his own hands, which is his only chance.
Wu Shi Bodhisattva nodded: "Amitabha, as you said, please allow Junior Brother Guangshu to start first."
"Let me think about it." Guang Shu tried his best to control his expression so that others could not see his lack of confidence.
What kind of questions should be asked? Guangshu's mind began to work rapidly. For an old guy like Wu Shi Bodhisattva, he probably knows most of the things in this world...
If you have it, then just ask if there is something that is not available in this world and let him taste the power of nine-year compulsory education!
Thinking of this, Guang Shu couldn't help but start to raise the corners of his mouth:
"I've thought about it, the first question: Wu Shi Bodhisattva, suppose there are three poor people and two steamed buns in front of you. They are all hungry and fighting for the only remaining rations."
"If you can only make one cut, how can you give two to these three poor people?"
Wu Shi Bodhisattva's confident smile solidified.
What kind of crooked way is this? I have never heard of it. Wu Shi Bodhisattva was very confused in his heart, and at the same time his brain started to work:
Is it a counting method? No, it's not that simple. The difficulty of the problem is to use only one knife to divide the two steamed buns into three equal parts. Simple division makes no sense at all...
Soon, it was time to burn incense.
"The poor monk failed in this first question." Wu Shi Bodhisattva admitted generously, but obviously he thought this was just a mistake.
It’s just the first question, the competition has just begun, Wu Shi thought.
"Okay, then please listen to the second question: I once saw a magical creature in the Buddhist scriptures. It had four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night. What is it? Where are the creatures?”
At this time, Wu Shi Bodhisattva's face became a little ugly, not entirely because of the difficulty of the question, but more because Guangshu specifically emphasized in the question that this creature was found in Buddhist scriptures.
If you can't answer it yourself, wouldn't it mean that you have to prove in front of the monks that your study of Buddhist scriptures is not as good as Guangshu's?
But he soon calmed down. As a Buddhist Bodhisattva, he had already memorized all the Buddhist sutras by heart. He only needed to quickly browse through his brain to find the answer.
Unfortunately, the second incense stick burned out quickly, and Wu Shi Bodhisattva did not find a suitable answer.
But this time, he did not readily admit defeat, but glared at Guangshu and said:
"Amitabha, monks don't lie. Guangshu, are you sure this creature is in the Buddhist scriptures?"
These words are accompanied by the power of Buddhist precepts. Obviously, Guangshu's cultivation is not enough to resist this power without manifesting the Buddhist golden body.
Under this power, Guangshu could not lie.
But what Wu Shi Bodhisattva couldn't accept was that Guangshu replied lightly:
"Of course I'm sure, Wu Shi Bodhisattva, you're in love."
This sentence almost made him cry out, and a young novice even taught him a lesson, which really pissed me off.
Wu Shi Bodhisattva completely lost the self-confidence and calmness at the beginning, and the Buddhist mind that he had cultivated for thousands of years. At this moment, he was actually aroused to anger.
"Amitabha, Wu Shi, you are in awe." Tathagata's voice suddenly came. Wu Shi Bodhisattva calmed down instantly, bowed his hands and said:
"World Honored One, I know I was wrong."
Then he turned to Guangshu and said, "Junior brother Guangshu, let's continue."
Damn old bald donkey, my plan is about to succeed. Don’t you understand the principle of watching the chess game without saying a word? Of course, Guangshu only dared to say these words in his heart.
Guangshu glanced at Tathagata, then came back to his senses and said:
"Wu Shi Bodhisattva has read many scriptures. I wonder if he has ever heard of duality?"
When Wu Shi Bodhisattva heard this, he couldn't help but said happily:
"If you want to admit defeat directly to Guang Shu's question, you can feel free to get it right."
Still too young! The two of them thought of this almost at the same time.
"Haha, it seems that Wu Shi Bodhisattva is very confident." Guangshu couldn't help laughing:
"Then please listen to Wu Shi Bodhisattva. My first couplet is: Smoke locks willows in the pond."
As soon as Guangshu finished speaking, Wu Shi Bodhisattva raised a confident smile again. He was about to answer casually, but he caught a glimpse of Guangshu's smile as if his conspiracy had succeeded.
No, it must be a scam. Wu Shi Bodhisattva thought this, and after careful consideration, he discovered something was wrong.
What seems to be a simple pair that comes at your fingertips actually hides the five elements, and the order has been disrupted into fire, metal, water, earth, and wood.
Sure enough, it was not that simple. When Wu Shi Bodhisattva reacted, a quarter of the incense had already burned.
There's still time, don't rush.
Unfortunately, with the rapid passage of time, a stick of incense will soon burn out.
Just when Guangshu thought he was about to win, Wu Shi Bodhisattva finally gave his answer:
"Leng Shen Village Temple Bell."
"Good, good, good!" followed by a group of monks' praises, which were obviously supporters of Wu Shi Bodhisattva.
"It is indeed very powerful, but Wu Shi Bodhisattva, do you think you succeeded in this round of competition?"
Guang Shu said calmly on the surface, but in fact he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. Qiangu definitely made him match up, but unfortunately, it was still not enough. It can only be said that he barely matched up.
"Amitabha, the poor monk knows that there is no perfect match. In these three rounds, the poor monk loses." Wu Shi Bodhisattva replied,
"Then it's time for the poor monk to ask questions. Don't waste time. Three sticks of incense time. Ask three questions at once."
Obviously, the plot did not go as Guangshu thought at the beginning. This competition was to test whether Guangshu was qualified to act as an agent for the Buddha, and it had nothing to do with the issue of face.
Even if he wins the first three games, it does not mean that Guangshu's level of Dharma is high enough to be the agent of the Buddha.
After all, he has been asking questions and he has not answered any questions. How can this tell about his level?
Only now did Guang Shu react.
Before Guangshu came to his senses, Wu Shi Bodhisattva had already stated his question:
"Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going?"
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