After hearing his brother's question, Xiao Rui thought for a moment, and then said seriously: "If the Buddha is a wise man and sage with profound cultivation and attainment of Taoism, then I believe that he exists. But if the Buddha is a certain immortal I don’t believe in domestic gods, omniscient and omnipotent, watching us from heaven, and requiring people to worship idols of faith.”
Xiao Yue asked: "What is the explanation of karma?"
Xiao Rui smiled, "There is no way to bring good and misfortune, you can only bring it on yourself. Is it true that the cause and effect of the world's affairs are clear and the retribution is not good? Not necessarily, as the saying goes: Good people do not live long, but misfortune lasts for thousands of years. This sentence is not groundless. Bar?"
"If there really is such a fair and just god, then this saying should not exist."
Seeing his brother's confused expression, Xiao Rui put forward a point of view: "According to Buddhist scriptures, Buddha said that all living beings are equal. Since all living beings are equal, then humans like you and me, and even the entire human race, should be the same as other living beings in the world. They are equal in the eyes of Buddha. No matter animals or plants, such as pigs, dogs, cattle, sheep, grains, flowers, grass, etc."
"But the common view of right and wrong in the world today is that hurting others is evil, and helping others is good. But have you ever thought about it, this is only the internal evaluation standard of human beings, and it may not be the Buddha's."
Xiao Yue seemed to have some insights, "Oh... It's like two dogs biting and fighting for food. One bites the other. In the eyes of dogs, it is evil. In the eyes of us humans, two dogs are biting and fighting. Dogs don’t care about good or evil, they just want to survive?”
Xiao Rui patted his younger brother's head: "I finally figured it out. You are right, the god of man is a god, but what about the god of gods? Is it still a god?"
God's God? Xiao Yue pondered this sentence.
Xiao Rui gave his younger brother a sudden shock, "Don't use dogs as an example next time. Although many people in the world are no different from dogs..."
Xiao Yue stuck out his tongue and said: "Brother, you just said that all living beings are equal, and now you claim to be human and look down on dogs. It's really hypocritical."
Xiao Rui burst out laughing, "That is what Buddha said about the equality of all living beings. Your brother and I cannot cultivate to the realm of Buddha, so I am still a layman."
"What about the little beggar? I saw with my own eyes that his mother's condition improved. Could it be that the Buddha showed up?" Xiao Yue asked the doubt in his heart.
Xiao Rui sneered: "You idiot, can't you use your brain? The monks of Daxingshan Temple took advantage of the little beggar's worship time to secretly send someone to treat the mother and give her a life-extending pill. . It’s all a cover-up they used to protect their reputation. Do you think it’s really the Buddha who appears? If so, then why not just let the mother’s illness disappear and she’s still alive and kicking? Isn’t she still lingering on her last breath now?”
"Huh? Real or fake?"
"Of course it's true. I've sent people to keep an eye on me secretly from the beginning. Although the monks were hiding from the neighbors, they couldn't escape the eyes and ears of the court. I've also diagnosed the mother, continued It took him a month to live, but in the end he couldn’t be saved.”
"Huh? So, that little brother will still become an orphan. How pitiful."
Xiao Rui nodded and said: "Yeah, it's so pitiful. So people like us who are born with good clothes and good food and parents are very content with him. We should be more filial to our parents in the future."
Xiao Yue rolled his eyes and said mockingly: "Brother, what are you talking about? Why did you hide it from your father this time about Daxingshan Temple? Aren't you afraid that your father would be angry if he knew about it? This is extremely unfilial..."
"You kid, what are you talking about? I'm trying to help my dad get out of this trap, okay? He's been burning incense and praying to Buddha all day long. He's just like being deceived into reselling. I'm trying to save him..."
The two brothers quarreled all the way back to the Duke of Song Dynasty.
In Chang'an City, countless people are paying attention to today's resolution of the case in Chang'an County, not because of the unusual rise of the yamen, but because of Xiao Rui's participation. Many experiences have made people know that there is no small matter in anything Xiao Rui is involved in.
"Have you heard? The little beggar who worshiped Buddha at Daxingshan Temple really succeeded in influencing Buddha to appear. His mother was cured by Buddha..."
"Is it true? Keeping kowtow to the Buddha is more effective than seeing a doctor and taking medicine?"
"Of course it's true, many people have seen it with their own eyes,"
While they were discussing here, someone next to them sneered, "Pull them down, they are all liars who pray to Buddha and God. Chang'an County just tried a fraud case. Yuandeng Temple and Shanlian Temple worked together to defraud Mr. Liu." All his family property. He said that he sincerely worshiped Buddha and donated his property to cure his illness. In the end, Rich Master Liu had no money left in his family property, and others also died, but the scholar's son suffered a lot."
"Really or not? You are talking about Yuandeng Temple and Shanlian Temple. We are talking about Daxingshan Temple. This is the largest royal temple and is said to be the most efficacious."
"Bah! Don't you know it yet? The abbot of Yuandeng Temple is the direct disciple of the abbot of Daxingshan Temple. The abbot of Shanlian Temple is also from Daxingshan Temple. He is the disciple of the previous abbot of Daxingshan Temple and the younger brother of the current abbot. Senior. And they admitted in court that 90% of the money they defrauded was turned over to Daxingshan Temple."
What? ? ?
"Then the incident about the little beggar was deliberately caused by Daxingshan Temple? Knowing that the cases at Yuandeng Temple and Shanlian Temple broke out, he was afraid that it would affect his reputation, so he deliberately caused this incident to restore his reputation? "
"Does that need to be said? That must be the case!"
"Bah, you are so despicable!"
"By the way, after the case was settled in Chang'an County, Yuandeng Temple and Shanlian Temple were confiscated, and all the scholar's property was ordered to be returned. They also posted a notice asking people to claim the incense money that was defrauded before. They said that the funds were limited, so first First come first served, until all are acknowledged.”
"What? If you didn't tell me earlier, I donated a lot of money to Shanlian Temple yesterday to ask for a child..."
"Let's go, let's go, I donated five cents last year..."
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For a time, the news about Chang'an County distributing money to the people spread throughout the city, and countless people rushed to the Yamen to claim it.
Is Chang'an County too busy? Do you have that much money? Don’t you know about the confiscation of stolen money?
Of course not, this is Xiao Rui's vicious plan. He wants the people in the city to actively participate in this public opinion. Obviously, it is not enough to start a war of words based on one case. All the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit. Distributing money directly can best mobilize the enthusiasm of the people. As long as the people support the recovery of the sesame oil money, it will be much easier to destroy other temples.
Because every time a temple is destroyed, a wave of money can be distributed, even if it is a penny for a common person? It’s enough to buy two sesame cakes.
What's even more vicious is that, as Monk Kong from Yuandeng Temple said, 90% of the money he collected was taken away by Daxingshan Temple, so not much was copied out of Chang'an County this time, and the people couldn't share much. What should I do if those who come later can’t get a share? Will you feel resentful? Who should the grievances be directed against? Is it Chang'an County?
Of course not, he would resent whoever took his money away. Therefore, without the need for leadership from Chang'an County, many people spontaneously came to Daxingshan Temple and asked, "Fuck you, please give me your money back!"
