When everyone saw it, they understood and nodded, the old monk had definitely won this round. I don’t understand, but I’m still scratching my head.
He Mingming scratched his head and said, "Aren't there twelve rosary beads? What kind of problem is this?"
Zhao Xue rolled her eyes: "Sixth brother, you go home and eat more walnuts to replenish your brain. I still don't understand. The amount of sand in Luofan's hand just now can be increased or decreased at will. Of course the old monk couldn't guess it. And the old monk He can also control the number of beads in the monk's hand. If Luofan guesses twelve, the monk will crush one on the spot, which means there are eleven beads. Therefore, no matter how many beads he answers, he will not win."
"So that's it. Then isn't this cheating? If you want to ask questions like this, I can do it." He Mingming muttered.
Luofan hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "Old monk! Are you asking about the number of Buddhist beads in the past, the number of Buddhist beads now, or the number of Buddhist beads in the future?"
The old monk chuckled: "I'm asking about the number of Buddhist beads at the moment."
Luo Fan laughed and said, "It's no thanks to the Buddhist master. In that case, I lost this round."
"Little donor, you have extraordinary concentration at such a young age. The old monk also admires you. Then please continue to ask the questions."
"Hey, don't be in a hurry to ask the question. You see, I will ask the question first, even if it stumps you. You can ask the same question later to stump me. This is unfair to both you and me. Why not, increase the difficulty. Later. For the next question, the person who asked the question must give the only answer in advance, and the answer will be reviewed and kept by the three parties. If the answer is consistent with the answer given by the other party, he will win regardless of whether the answer is correct. How? " Luo Fan smiled.
"Okay, I'm willing to accompany you." The old monk agreed directly without hesitation.
Therefore, Elder Heisha, Old Dao Yun, and Ji Cheng came to stand in front of the stage as the notaries of the three parties. Luofan wrote out the answers to his questions and gave them to Sanri for reading.
Finally walking to the stage, Luofan looked at Zen Master Yujing and said with a smile: "Master, don't be anxious. My question is very simple, even a child of seven or eight years old can answer it."
The old monk smiled slightly: "It's simple, but it's not easy. What children can answer, adults may not be able to answer. Please ask the question."
Luo Fan smiled and said: "Master, please listen. Suppose there is a room with the most precious volume of Buddhist scriptures in the world. And that room suddenly caught fire, and a living person was trapped inside. You have only two choices. , save those precious Buddhist temples, or save that person. If you save the Buddhist scriptures, that person will be burned to death, but you can use this Buddhist scriptures to save tens of millions of people from now on. If you save that person, then the book will be the last The precious Buddhist scriptures will disappear from the world. So, which person will Master save, or which Buddhist scriptures will he save?"
The moment Master Yujing heard the question, he was completely stunned. His old, muddy eyes were full of confusion and struggle! Standing on the stage, I stood quietly for a moment, as if I was separated from time and space.
"This question is so simple. Of course it's about saving people. Buddhist scriptures are dead. Isn't human life as important as a book of scriptures?" He Mingming scratched his head again and asked in confusion.
"You know nothing. For these monks who have studied Buddhism all their lives, Buddhist scriptures are of course more important than their lives. But not saving people violates the compassion of Buddhism, so this question is very difficult. For example, if I hit Are you willing to break off one of your legs and give you more money than you can spend in ten lifetimes?" Zhao Xue said with a smile.
"Ah, break one of my legs? Give me money that I can't spend in ten lifetimes! This question really stumps me. Although this leg is important, you won't die if you lose it. But in ten lifetimes of money, I can't make any money." He Mingming struggled for a moment.
"Do you really think so? Brother Liu, your biggest problem is your greed for fame and wealth. We have hands and feet, and we make money through our own efforts. Why do you have to break a leg? You have no future. Do you see that money and fame are yours? The inner demons, and Buddhist scriptures and salvation are the inner demons of this old monk. Luo Fan is deliberately kicking the old monk's heart." Zhao Xue.
"Second sister, you seem to understand Luofan more and more, and you have become smarter. You can figure out such a difficult problem." Ye Tan said with a smile.
On the stage, Zen Master Yujing seemed to have left his body and stood motionless. Half the time for burning incense had passed, sweat had broken out on his forehead, and his eyes began to turn red. He was wrestling with his own inner demons.
"Is this question so difficult?" Everyone in the black and white groups were also confused and began to become impatient.
However, none of them knew that Luofan's problem was not a problem, but Zen Master Yujing's experience.
When Zen Master Yujing was young, he had profound attainments in Buddhism and was deeply loved by his master, Zen Master Jinming.
The two often studied Buddhist scriptures together in the Vajra Pavilion of Surangama Temple. Once, they got a box of very precious Buddhist scrolls, which were said to be authentic Buddhist scrolls from the West. The two of them practiced together in the secret room. Unexpectedly, a masked master came that night, seriously injured the two of them, and set fire to the King Kong Pavilion.
At that time, Zen Master Yujing was faced with the choice of saving his master first or the box of Buddhist scrolls. At that time, his master Jin Ming, the great Zen master, insisted that he rescue the Buddha scroll, so he had to take out the Vajra Pavilion with the Buddha scroll in his arms. But after he escaped, the King Kong Pavilion burned down and his master died inside.
At this point, he has become possessed by inner demons. He believes that it was his original choice that killed his master. He continued to improve his cultivation and promote Buddhism, just to make up for the guilt in his heart.
As for this story, not only Zen Master Yujing knows about it, but also his junior brother, Zen Master Yuhai, also guesses eighty-nine percent of the truth. Zen Master Yuhai was very upset and angry when he learned that his master had been burned to death and his brother had only snatched a box of useless scriptures. He couldn't figure out why the senior brother made such a choice. Is the scripture really more important than the master's life? From then on, the brothers no longer had the same affection as before, and they practiced hard on their own.
But this time at the Tianxia Meeting, when they learned that Zen Master Yujing had arrived, Zen Master Yuhai entrusted Luofan to ask this question for him. He wanted to know whether, after decades of practice, his senior brother had any regrets or doubts about his original answer!
Zen Master Yujing was sweating profusely and shaking his body to regain consciousness. This inner demon has troubled him all his life, and he still has no accurate answer. He looked at Luo Fan, shook his head and said, "There is no correct answer to your question. I'm sorry I can't answer it."
Everyone was even more confused. There were only two answers to the question. What couldn't be answered? Even if you choose one of the two, there is a half chance of winning if you guess one. Is the old monk stupid?
Luo Fan smiled and said: "Oh, it's clear to all bystanders. In fact, you already have the answer, but you can't see it clearly. If you had saved that person, you wouldn't have the entanglement and struggle you have today. A seven or eight-year-old child You don't need to think about it, you will save that person, but adults never want to classify things as high or low. Don't you know that Buddhism is powerless, and all words are not the original Dafa. But the original mind of light has been lost, and the spiritual platform is covered by haze. That’s really not worth the loss.”
"Amitabha! I already have the answer. I choose to save that person."
The old monk clapped his hands and replied, tears falling from his eyes. This tear is his eternal guilt towards his master.
"Congratulations! The great Zen master got the answer right. It seems that the Buddhist city is within easy reach." Dao Yun, the Taoist priest, was so happy when he heard the answer that he hurriedly congratulated.
However, Zen Master Yujing saluted everyone: "Amitabha! I lost. From now on, the Buddhist city will return to the jurisdiction of the Tiandu Dynasty, and I, the Surangama Temple, will no longer interfere. From now on, old monk, I will abide by the agreement, and the monks of the Surangama Temple will remain in seclusion for a hundred years. , not allowed to leave the temple! Amitabha."
Having said that, Zen Master Yujing led a group of disciples to retreat.
"Hey, why did the great Zen master leave! Why did you admit defeat? What's going on!" Everyone in the black and white groups was confused, and they all raised their heads and stood on tiptoe, shouting.
"You are worthy of being the chief arrester of Jing Lei. Even the old monk was plotted by you. You have won this level." Elder Heisha said coldly with cold eyes.
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At the foot of Niutou Mountain, Zen Master Yuhai, covered in black clothes, was already waiting.
Although he was no longer the same as before, the pair of eyes still made Zen Master Yujing recognize him. He walked closer and said, "Junior brother, you are well."
"Senior brother, have you found your answer?" Zen Master Yuhai.
"Actually, I have always known the answer. Otherwise, I would not have been upset for half my life. At the beginning, we were so happy and pure studying Buddhism with the master. Now I have strayed too far, and it is time to start again. What about you, Do you want to go back with me? Fighting in the rivers and lakes is against my Buddhist will after all. Why don't you come back to the mountain gate with me and practice well."
"Compassion can save people, and diamond means can also save people. Senior brother, you practice in Buddhism, and I practice in the world. Although the methods are different, the purpose is always the same. Buddha never leaves my heart."
"Yes. Come back when you are tired." After that, Zen Master Yujing led his disciples and left slowly.
