In the crowd, a middle-aged man dressed in civilian clothes was holding an eight or nine-year-old little girl and watching carefully.
Seeing the old abbot speaking, the little girl said to the middle-aged man dissatisfied: "Master, why is the old bald monk like this? Let him speak, but he has kept silent. Waiting for so long in vain, and now others want to answer, but he doesn't Let. Why is he so bad? How about I use medicinal powder to knock him down too."
Middle-aged man: ...
These two were none other than Master and Disciple Xiao Changle who had been pestering them to come and watch the fun. Taoist priest Ge Dan really doted on his disciple. He took off his expensive Taoist robe, put on a pair of civilian coarse clothes and blended into the crowd. He hugged his disciple the whole time. Otherwise, how could Xiao Chang Le be seen?
"My little ancestor, stop talking. You, a little girl, use poison to knock people down all day long? I teach you that you are a medical student, not a poison user. If you continue to talk nonsense, I will accept you Life-saving powder."
Xiao Changle stuck out his tongue and quickly admitted his mistake coquettishly. He turned around and stared at the old abbot angrily.
Du Ruhui in the field smiled, "Old abbot, since you don't let him answer, it's the same for you to answer. Since Buddha is a god, he made a great wish to go through all the hardships and save all living beings. When the people asked for help, Buddha What would you say?”
The old abbot was unable to get off the tiger, so he could only answer in person: "Amitabha, the Buddha saves those who are destined to be saved, and the Buddha will guide the world to escape from suffering."
At this time, scholar Liu Jinyuan retorted: "Old monk, you are arrogant. Just now you said that the Buddha saves all the people in the world, and now he has become a predestined person? What about the people who have no predestined relationship in the world? Does the Buddha not care about it? If that is the case, then Don't make any grand ambitions. It's not up to you to decide if you are destined or not, bah! How hypocritical."
The people around him all echoed, "That's right, who of you has the final say?"
Du Ruhui waved his hand to silence the noisy crowd, and asked the old abbot: "Master, don't you also admit that Buddha is a god? Why is it that when people worship gods for help, gods don't use magical powers to directly save people, but only give guidance?"
Without waiting for the old monk to explain, Du Ruhui continued: "Since you are already willing to help those who come for help, why bother beating around the bush? For the omnipotent God, it is probably just a small matter of waving your hand."
The old abbot said solemnly: "Buddha is here to test the world. Those who are not sincere will not be saved."
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Du Ruhui said in a long voice, "According to what you said, Buddha also depends on others. He doesn't respond to requests. Who has the final say about sincerity? Who has the final say? Buddha has the final say? Who is he sincere to? ?”
"Believe in Buddha devoutly and become the most loyal follower of Buddha. Only in this way can you be sincere. Only such people can be protected?"
"Hahahaha, if that's the case, don't mention how great the Buddha is. He is also a hypocritical god who only cares about his own people. What kind of compassionate heart is he to save the world?"
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"Prime Minister Du, I respect you as the prime minister of the imperial court. You hold a high position. You must be cautious in your words and deeds. Please do not offend the Buddha."
Du Ruhui waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be so polite. Du is here in a private capacity today. He only represents himself and does not represent the court."
The old abbot said sternly: "How can ordinary people understand the Buddha's intention to save the world? Setting tests is just to awaken ignorant sentient beings and help them realize themselves. It does not distinguish between superior and inferior."
Du Ruhui's face dropped, and he asked in a cold tone: "So, you let a child of how old he is kneel in front of that golden clay sculpture and kowtow thousands of times? Is this the mercy of the Buddha? Is this the so-called test?"
"Old monk, why don't you try kowtowing thousands of times?"
"Not to mention kowtowing ten thousand times, even kowtowing a hundred times is not easy. The fact that a child can come here alone to ask for help is enough to prove that his filial piety is sincere and valuable. How about you kowtow ten thousand times? Let's not say whether to save him or not. The child's mother, I'm afraid the child will die before the mother can be saved. Is this the mercy of the Buddha?"
As soon as the call was uttered, Du Ruhui felt refreshed and let out a bad breath.
The people around him applauded and cursed the monks and the Buddha for their hypocrisy. Even many people who believed deeply in Buddha fell into reflection at this time.
The abbot of Daxingshan Temple stood up and shouted: "But in the end the Buddha appeared and the child's mother was saved. This is a fact!"
Yes, we have also heard that the Buddha appeared and the mother of the child was indeed saved. The Buddhist believers here all followed suit.
At this time, Xiao Rui spoke, "Everyone, has the Buddha really appeared? Where is Wannian County? Has anyone brought him here?"
Wannian County Magistrate immediately stood up and said, "Report to the Marquis, we have brought people, and everything has been investigated. Bring people."
The crowd parted a way, and the little boy, his neighbors, and several government officials carrying the boy's seriously ill mother all walked in.
"As the saying goes, if you don't want others to know, don't do anything except yourself!"
Wannian County pointed to the leading beggar and said, "Tell me what you saw that day."
The beggar nodded: "I am the dog's neighbor across the street. I didn't get any food that day, so I fainted in my shack from hunger. I woke up in the middle of the night, lying in the shack, and saw several people coming to the dog's house across the street. He was a monk. Taking advantage of the moonlight, I saw clearly that the leader was an old monk with white beard and hair and long eyebrows. He checked the dog's mother's pulse and finally gave him a pill. After a few days, the dog My mother’s illness is now mild.”
What? ? ? Didn’t it say that Buddha appeared? How could one person save him by checking his pulse? The people were in chaos.
The young monk Xuanzang said loudly: "That was the Buddha's incarnation to save people. Buddha saves people without expecting anything in return. He often takes on thousands of incarnations and takes action inadvertently."
Wannian County smiled, pointed at the witness and said, "Since you have seen the true face of that person, take a look, is that person among the monks present?"
The beggar witness walked around the people of Daxingshan Temple twice, and suddenly found a familiar figure in the crowd, and shouted in surprise: "That's him, the old monk with long eyebrows, I'm sure it was him that night. "
Xiao Rui smiled, "Master, if you are a monk, don't lie. Was it you who saved the dog's mother that night?"
The old monk was an elder in the temple who was proficient in medical skills, had the longest lifespan, and was highly respected. His face was full of pain at this time. He was silent for a moment and sighed: "Yes, it was indeed the old monk who was ordered by the abbot to take action."
What? ? ? It was actually done by a monk in the temple? Then why did they say it was Buddha appearing?
Isn't this obvious? They lied, pretending to be in the name of Buddha, and asked the child to kowtow for a few days. In fact, they secretly sent people to help, and finally said that Buddha appeared.
So they are also doing good things.
... The sober spectators on both sides looked at this person as if he were a fool. Hey, please figure it out, okay? Now is not the time to talk about good and bad things. This incident is enough to prove that there seems to be no Buddha. They are lying! Any manifestations of Buddha are all caused by them.
The seriously ill woman who was being carried on a stretcher coughed a few times and said, "Dog, go kowtow to that master. We finally know who our savior is. A human being must repay kindness."
The innocent little boy followed the instructions and walked up to the old monk with long eyebrows, knelt down on his knees and bowed his head sincerely, "Thank you for saving my mother's life. I will repay your kindness by becoming a cow and a horse in the future."
The long-browed old monk's face was ugly and tangled, as if he was going through a huge psychological struggle. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and bent down to help the boy up, and said ashamedly: "My child, you don't have to thank me. In fact, your mother... "
"Senior Brother Changmei! You can't..." The old abbot interrupted again.
Xiao Changle, who was watching, was really angry. He struggled to get off the master's arms, but was held down by Taoist priest Ge Dan.
