The two talked a lot, during which time Kong Kong took Bai Ze and Xiaoman to a vegetarian meal. Buddhist vegetarian rice does not contain meat and fish, but the dishes are very refreshing and have a unique flavor.
The two of them visited some of the temples in Xuankong Temple with Kong Kong, and had a pleasant conversation during the period. Seeing that it was getting late, Kong Kong sent the two of them back to the guest house. Bai Ze stood still in the courtyard and finally asked the question that had been buried in his heart for a long time: "Young master, if you put down the butcher knife, can you really become a Buddha immediately?"
When asked, Kongkong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "A Buddhist monk once said that everyone has a Buddha's heart, but most people's Buddha's heart will be contaminated by the world, so they must be diligently wiped away in order to understand the mind and see the nature. That's right. If you think about good and evil in just one thought and put down the butcher's knife, you will naturally become a Buddha immediately."
Bai Ze smiled and said nothing.
Kongkong's remarks are very similar to the "mirror grinding" in the realm of human respect and non-confusion. The so-called sharpening the mirror of the soul to reflect the soul self, isn't it just a way to wipe away the dust from the sea of soul and even get a glimpse of the true self?
Kongkong knew in his heart that Bai Ze would not believe what he said, so he added: "Bai Ze, could it be that you..." The young monk said half of what he said, and then remained silent again.
"How?" Bai Ze asked.
Kongkong smiled and said: "I see that you are in a clear state of mind. If you intend to convert to Buddhism, I will ask the master to ordain you and become a monk."
When Xiaoman heard this, he glared at the young monk, and then quickly looked at Bai Ze, fearing that the black-clothed sword cultivator would get hot-headed and agree to become a monk for this young monk.
Bai Ze laughed loudly: "Confucianism says that people are not far away, and Buddhism talks about universal salvation for all living beings. Only our Taoist sect holds the two ends, practicing on the mountain and asking questions at the foot of the mountain. I would like to gallop around the world and be a romantic swordsman, but I don't want to be a blue lamp. With the ancient Buddha accompanying me, are you making fun of me?”
"That's really a pity." Kong Kong said, "It seems that there is still a little bit of fate between us."
"You know that's not what I want to ask." Bai Ze said with a calm expression, "Kongkong, there are many Buddhist sword holders. I want to ask you, how does Buddhism view killing?"
Kongkong smiled and said sternly: "Senior brother once said something to me, which is "Killing is to protect living beings, and killing karma is not killing people." Maybe this sentence can answer your question."
Killing is to protect life, killing karma is not killing people.
Having said that, what doesn't Bai Ze understand?
He thought of the angry-eyed King Kong who appeared deep in the ruins in the Kunlun Secret Realm. Its power was so powerful that it could destroy the world. It was also at that time that Ning Jing slashed out with his sword, and the endless ghost energy turned into evil ghost Shura, fighting against the angry-eyed King Kong, and finally tore apart the realms of Yin and Yang and reopened the gate of the underworld.
indeed so.
Buddhism not only has Bodhisattvas who save all living beings, but also King Kong who can save all living beings to hell with just one palm.
It's just that these different ways of salvation are different from saving people to the Western Paradise and to the eighteenth level of hell.
Kong Kong looked at Bai Ze. In fact, he had already seen through the guilt in Bai Ze's heart.
Bai Ze killed people he thought he shouldn't kill.
For one's own selfish desires.
"This is for you." Bai Ze suddenly offered a string of Buddhist beads from the ancient ring. They were the secret Buddhist treasures he caught in the mysterious ruins of the Kunlun Secret Realm.
It's a pity that the string of beads faded away after withstanding the shocking collision between the Angry-Eye King Kong and the Evil Ghost Shura, and they looked just like ordinary beads.
"This is..." Kongkong looked at the string of Buddhist beads, and with just one glance he could see that the Buddha's light in the beads was gone, but the eternal Buddha nature in the beads survived.
"If I'm not mistaken, this string of Buddhist beads is the hand-held beads of an ancient eminent monk." Kongkong said, "Although the Buddha's light has dissipated, the Buddha's nature still remains. If you stay by your side, you can avoid ghosts and exorcise evil spirits, which has many benefits. , you’d better keep it yourself.”
Kongkong did not ask about the origin of the string of Buddhist beads. He still believed that Bai Ze was a man. No matter how absurd he was, he would never dig up the stupa of a eminent monk.
"Then consider it as something I lent to you." Bai Ze stuffed the string of Buddhist beads into Kongkong's hand, "Whenever you develop the Buddhist light of these beads, you can return them to me."
"..."
Kongkong looked strange and said, "Then you can wait at least a few decades?"
"I can afford to wait." Bai Ze smiled.
Kongkong hesitated for a moment, accepted the string of Buddhist beads, and said, "In this case, I won't take advantage of you. You have been in Xuankong Temple these days, and I have
How about you lecture on scriptures and sharpen your mind? "
"Of course that's perfect." Bai Ze smiled and said, "I heard that the meaning of Buddhist scriptures is extremely mysterious, and the Buddhist scriptures are so vast that they are not even comparable to our Taoist sect's "Tao Zang". Don't think that I am a Taoist priest. , but I am very interested in Buddhist principles from the bottom of my heart. I think the young master is very lucky, and he may be able to burn relics in a hundred years. Why don't you teach me how to read the Diamond Sutra?"
"!!!"
Kong Kong stared at Bai Ze as if he had seen a ghost, "Bai Ze, how dare you say that! Why don't you read to me the Yunhai Immortal Scripture of your Yunhai Immortal Sect?"
"Young master thinks highly of me too much." Bai Ze said shyly, "I heard that "The Sea of Clouds Immortal Sutra" can only be read by the past heads of the Immortal Sect. Do you think I look like the next head of the Immortal Sect?"
"Then do you think I look like the next abbot of Xuankong Temple?" Kongkong asked.
Bai Ze touched his chin and said seriously: "I think so."
Xiaoman burst out laughing when he heard this.
Kongkong twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling that Bai Ze was really messing around and was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he rolled up his sleeves and left.
Bai Ze turned around and left as soon as he saw Kong Kong. He couldn't help but said: "Little master, don't leave! If not, I'm willing to take a step back. Why don't you teach me some Buddhist secrets? I heard that the six-foot-long golden body and six supernatural powers of Xuankong Temple, There are also great compassion palms that are quite powerful..."
Kong Kong stumbled, almost fell, and said angrily: "No, no, no!"
Seeing the young monk leaving in a hurry, Bai Ze sighed and said with emotion: "This little master is too stingy."
Xiaoman smiled and said: "Sir, you are trying to steal other people's wealth! It's surprising that the young monk can care about you."
"What do you know, girl?" Bai Ze snorted, "Young master, I want to go against the will of heaven. I want to see if the three most famous schools in the world can combine their skills."
When Xiaoman heard this, he looked at Bai Ze with a strange look in his eyes and said, "Young Master, are you kidding me? The three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are known to have endless learning. If you want to learn from all three schools, how can you go against the grain? It's simply ridiculous. Just crushing the sky under your feet."
"Shh!" Bai Ze was startled and hurriedly signaled Xiaoman to be silent.
"What's wrong?" Xiaoman saw that Kong Kong had gone away and didn't understand why Bai Ze suddenly became nervous. She suspected that he was going to steal Buddhist scriptures at night. She hesitated in her heart. If Bai Ze really planned to do this, should she run down the mountain first or help him steal the books together? .
"Since I stepped into the Four Realms, I feel more and more that there is an inexplicable connection between me and heaven and earth." Bai Ze said, "Don't talk nonsense, I haven't realized it yet, how can I dare to step on the sky under my feet?"
Xiaoman's eyes darkened slightly.
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