"Are you a monk?"
Lu Zhishen was in a good mood when he saw the bald monk, but he frowned when he saw the monk's clothes. Qinbei Pavilion
This monk was about the same height and build as Lu Zhishen. He also had a large string of Buddhist beads hanging around his neck, but he was dressed very strangely. He wore a purple robe over his white clothes, which looked quite strange.
"The poor monk Deng Yuanjue! The venerable protector of the Ming religion, nicknamed Baoguang Tathagata by the people in the world! I have met my senior fellow apprentices and all the donors!"
Deng Yuanjue smiled at everyone and performed a Buddhist salute.
"This senior brother, the Sa family has been to a large temple. I have seen countless monks in this temple. Monks always only wear three or five robes, and at most they wear cassocks. This purple cassock is the highest courtesy for monks. Generally, it is worn by The emperor bestows it, or a respected elder passes it on."
Lu Zhishen looked at Deng Yuanjue and asked, Deng Yuanjue's purple robe is obviously not the style of cassock. It prefers Taoist purple robe. How can a serious monk wear Taoist purple robe?
"What this senior brother said is true, this is not the Buddhist robe, this is the robe of my Ming sect!"
Deng Yuanjue explained with a smile.
"A monk is dressed more fancy than an opera singer!"
Li Kui muttered when he saw another fat monk appeared, wearing a purple robe.
"It turns out that there is an evil monk!"
Lu Zhishen understood the situation and looked at Deng Yuanjue angrily. He thought he was a fellow monk, but he didn't expect that he was a member of a cult.
"Amitabha! Brother, you are wrong to say that. There are one Buddha, two Buddhas, three, four and five Buddhas; the name of the fifth Buddha is Momani. He was reincarnated in the Sinayu Realm of the neighboring country of Su. He was born as the prince of the neighboring country of Su, and later became a monk and called himself Momani. Momani founded Manichaeism, which is now the Mingjiao of China! From this we can see that the Mingjiao is Buddhism! Where is the theory of evil monks?"
Deng Yuanjue chanted a Buddhist name to Lu Zhishen, performed a Buddhist salute, and slowly explained, but looking at Lu Zhishen, he seemed to want to debate the scriptures.
"Um?"
Lu Zhishen was stunned instantly. He had just entered Buddhism, had only read a few scriptures, and had only a superficial understanding of Buddhism. He could not argue with Deng Yuanjue's talk about Mingjiao coming from Buddhism.
Wu Song, Yang Zhi, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Fei Bao and others all looked helpless. They didn't understand this at all, and Li Kui even dug his ears.
Lu Zhishen had no choice but to turn to Sun Lei for help. The great monk in front of him was so powerful in Buddhism that he was unwilling to lose.
"Buddhism has always worshiped only three Buddhas, namely the past Buddha, the present Buddha, and the future Buddha. I have never heard of one Buddha, two Buddhas, three, four, or five Buddhas."
When Sun Lei saw Lu Zhishen asking for help, he knew that Lu Zhishen was not good at Buddhism, but he didn't understand it very well, so he started to argue. Isn't the way he debates scriptures just to argue? Who can't defeat someone who is an argumentative spirit? Even if Buddha comes, he won't be able to defeat Gang Jing.
"This donor actually understands Mahayana Buddhism? Then he should know that everyone can become a Buddha. Buddha wants to save all sentient beings to transcend reincarnation and be reborn in the Western Paradise to enjoy great freedom."
Deng Yuanjue looked at Sun Lei and said.
"Since everyone can become a Buddha, then there are tens of millions of Buddhas incarnations. How can there be only one Buddha, two Buddhas, three, four, and five Buddhas? I'm afraid your five Buddhas haven't transcended reincarnation yet? Otherwise, why would you think there are only five Buddhas? "
Sun Lei seized on the loopholes in Deng Yuanjue's words and continued to argue.
Buddhist debates also exploit each other's loopholes to attack. Mingjiao was born out of Manichaeism, and Manichaeism was influenced by Christianity and the Mazda teachings of Yinlang Zoroastrianism. After being introduced to China, it has long been different from the native Persia. , and later integrated the teachings of Chinese Buddhism and Taoism, and was born out of Mingjiao. However, it is a niche religion after all. It lacks eminent monks to perfect the scriptures, teachings and birth legends, and has many loopholes.
Deng Yuanjue was speechless for a while when Sun Lei said it. He frowned and started thinking. Although he was a devout believer in Mingjiao, he only knew a little bit about Buddhism. There was nothing he could do when he encountered a picky guy like Sun Lei.
"Brother, how do you know so much?"
Seeing that Deng Yuanjue was rendered speechless by Sun Lei, Lu Zhishen laughed proudly. If his brother won the argument, he would also win the argument.
"This is called erudition! Brother, I know a lot!"
Sun Lei also burst out laughing proudly. Deng Yuanjue was Fang La's general, the protector of the Ming Cult, a strong man who could stand up to Lu Zhishen and never fall behind. But now he was rendered speechless by his own few words. Gang Jing was indeed invincible in the world.
"Amitabha, several benefactors, and young monks practice low-level teachings and don't understand the truth. However, I teach clearly to do good and avoid evil, and pursue equality for all living beings! This is a truly good teaching, not a cult as you say!"
Deng Yuanjue couldn't think clearly so he didn't think about it, but looked at Sun Lei and others and said.
"Are you, the monk, going to take action?"
Wu Song saw that Deng Yuanjue changed his tone from a monk and seemed to be angry in his words. He immediately stood in front of everyone and looked at Deng Yuanjue rudely.
"Brother, these are all demons from the Ming Cult, don't stay for a long time!"
Yang Zhi whispered next to Sun Lei, who was surrounded by Mingjiao believers dressed in white and kowtows in prayer. It would be unwise to start a fight with Deng Yuanjue, the Mingjiao protector here.
"The poor monk is just explaining the doctrine. Today is my Mingjiao Dharma meeting, and the poor monk will not take action. What's more, today is just a debate on the scriptures. The young monk has low wisdom, and if he loses, he will lose. How can any monk take action because he loses in the debate on the scriptures? .”
Deng Yuanjue looked at Wu Song and shook his head, but he could tell from Wu Song's posture that this was an incredible master.
"In that case, let's go! Next time we have a chance to compete, no...it will be a debate! Haha!"
Sun Lei also felt that this place was not a place to stay for a long time, and Fang La's Mingjiao was not a fuel-efficient lamp.
"Guys, if you have time, why not watch our Mingjiao Dharma Ceremony? Later, the altar leader will give a lecture and some believers will speak. Maybe you will have a new understanding of our Mingjiao."
Deng Yuanjue opened his mouth to invite.
"Thank you. We have some important things to do, so we'll stay here soon."
Sun Lei shook his head and said that he was not interested in Mingjiao and was too lazy to go to any Dharma conference.
"You monk, if I have a chance to invite you to drink at my house, let's argue!"
Lu Zhishen looked at Deng Yuanjue and laughed.
Sun Lei didn't say anything more and left with everyone.
"Where did such an outstanding layman come from? The people accompanying him are not simple at all. Is there such a good man in Jiangnan?"
Deng Yuanjue touched his bald head and murmured as he looked at Sun Lei and others walking away in confusion.
"Brother, the debate just now was so exciting. It only took a few words to render Deng Yuanjue, the Tathagata of Precious Light, speechless!"
Fei and Bao looked at Sun Lei with admiration.
"Is Deng Yuanjue very powerful?"
Sun Lei asked with a smile.
"My brother doesn't know that Deng Yuanjue, the Tathagata of Precious Light, was originally a famous monk in the south of the Yangtze River. He wielded an iron Zen staff weighing more than fifty kilograms. He was extremely skilled in martial arts and was rarely matched by anyone. Later, for some reason, he joined the Ming Cult and was He was named the Venerable Protector of the Dharma and has been traveling around to preach in the past two years."
Fei Bao spoke.
"Master Lu, look at it, Master Deng wants to be a monk more than you do, and he can fight, lecture, and preach!"
Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen with a smile and said, "On the surface, Deng Yuanjue looks more like a monk than Lu Zhishen."
"His teachings are Mingjiao and heresy. What the Sa family wants to learn is authentic Buddhism!"
Lu Zhishen said nonchalantly.
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