Fa Wu suddenly burst out laughing: "Xuan Wu, Fa Da, you two are destined to be together. You are all shouting names in a row."
Fa Da glared at him and replied: "My name is Fa Da, and this is my little junior brother Fa Wu. Senior brother, where is your Buddhist temple?"
Xuanwu pointed to the vast mountains and fields: "I live in a monastery in this Xianyan Mountain, and I have no attachment to any Taoist temple. However, I major in the Tiantai Sect's Samatha-Vipassana method. The scriptures and treatises I have heard are all from their own teachers. Relationship. Later, I read the Vimalakīrti Sutra and realized the Heart Sect of Buddhism. No one has verified it for me, so I don’t know if I am truly enlightened.”
Fa Da said solemnly: "Before the King of Majestic Sound, there was no Buddha in the world. He could enlighten himself without a teacher and become a Pacceka Buddha. After the King of Majestic Sound, if he could enlighten himself without a teacher, he would of course be a heretic."
Xuanwu bowed deeply and said: "Senior Brother, your speech is clear and logical, and every sentence is Zen. Especially the metaphor you just used as a stone is full of Zen ideas. So, I hope you can confirm it for me."
Fada said humbly and sincerely: "I have little knowledge and can't confirm it for you. Zhang Shaofei, the Zen wisdom master in Tianlu Mountain, is our master. Now, seekers from all over the world are gathering around him to listen to his preaching. Buddha’s wisdom. Why don’t you ask him for advice?”
Xuanwu said, "Thank you, senior brother, for your advice. Please come to my thatched hut for a talk." Xuanwu took Fada and Fawu to the other side of the mountain.
This Xuanwu was born to be a Zen practitioner. He was born in the second year of Linde (665 AD), Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. His common surname was Dai and his courtesy name was Daoming. The Dai family is a prominent family in Yongjia and has worshiped Buddhism for generations. Therefore, when Xuanwu was very young, he became a monk on the same day as his brother Daoyi and became a monk.
Xianyan Mountain stands next to the sea. The mountain is high and dust is separated. The road is dangerous and blocks the laymen. The dense forest hides the shadows of birds and the high grass hides the traces of animals. Xuanwu built a hut on Xiyan with a mountain behind and facing the sea. He learned the teachings of Tiantai religion, practiced Mahasamadhi and Vipassana, practiced meditation, and recited the Huayan Sutra and Vimalakīrti Sutra. In front, the mighty sea washed his mind; behind him, the majestic mountains strengthened his soul; above his head, the white clouds made him feel Zen; at his feet, the clear spring gushed with Taoist sentiments. As the sun rises and sets, the tide comes and goes, the spiritual energy of Xianyan Mountain nourishes Xuanwu into a handsome young monk, and the Buddha's sutras and laws cultivate him into a dashing Zen monk.
One night, when Xuanwu was reading the Vimalakīrti Sutra, he suddenly felt that the inner and outer worlds were clear. The realm described in the scriptures was indistinguishable from his inner world, and his nature was exactly the same. He wrote a letter to his friend Zen Master Zuoxi Xuanlang about his enlightenment.
Zen Master Xuanlang encouraged him to go outside the mountains and visit the great Zen masters in the vast world.
Maybe it was a coincidence, maybe it was an opportunity somewhere. On that day, he was about to go out for a wander, but unexpectedly met Fada and Lezhidan at Banshan Pavilion. Both he and Fada were well-read in scriptures, so they hit it off and talked very congenially. So the two decided to go back to Xinzhou Tianlu Mountain together to visit Zhang Shaofei.
What about Dharma enlightenment? Fawu continued to wander alone. In the vast world, it seems that there are traces of him everywhere, and his figure is everywhere...
When Xuan Wu and Fa Da arrived at Zen Hui Garden, Zhang Shaofei was meditating on the Zen bed. Xuanwu didn't wait for Fada's introduction, he rushed forward, shook the tin staff in his hand, and circled Zhang Shaofei three times, then stood upright on the ground, neither worshiping nor making a sound.
Zhang Shaofei glanced at him and said slowly: "Looking at your behavior, it seems that you have been a monk for many years. Then, you should know that as a monk, you should have three thousand dignities and eighty thousand details. Where do you come from to be so arrogant? ?”
Xuanwu didn't care and said: "Escape from life and death is the biggest thing in life. Moreover, various causes and conditions change rapidly and impermanently. Other things are not important to me. How can I have time to care about dignity and etiquette?" Is it disrespectful?"
Zhang Shaofei asked again: "In that case, why don't you understand the truth of neither birth nor death, neither speed nor slowness?"
Xuanwu replied: "According to my experience, if you understand your own nature, you will know that everything in the world has no life and death, existence or nonexistence; if you understand your original mind, you will realize that there is no speed or slowness in the universe."
Zhang Shaofei patted the Zen bed with great joy and praised sincerely: "That's it, Zen is like that."
The monks standing on both sides were very surprised, because the master rarely praised people like this. From this point of view, this new Yunshui monk is very unusual! After receiving the master's approval, Xuanwu followed the etiquette and rules of a Zen monk visiting the mountain and visiting senior monks. He arranged his cassock, spread out his worship utensils, and respectfully kowtowed to Zhang Shaofei three times.
This profound understanding, first arrogant and then respectful, is beyond ordinary people's expectations. Unexpectedly, what was even more unexpected was that as soon as he finished kowtowing, he said goodbye to Zhang Shaofei and was about to go back down the mountain. It can be said that everything comes in a hurry and goes in a hurry.
Zhang Shaofei said: "You really want to leave? Now that you are here, why do you leave so soon?"
Xuanwu took the initiative to provoke a legal battle with Zhang Shaofei again. He said: "I haven't moved in the first place, that is, I have no coming and no going. How is there any difference between pleasure and unhappiness?"
Zhang Shaofei said calmly but clearly: "Who knows if you have moved?"
Xuanwu refused to give in and replied lawlessly: "Master, you must have made a distinction in your own heart."
Zhang Shaofei nodded and affirmed Xuanwu: "You have realized the true meaning of inanimation."
No birth is Nirvana, the highest state of Buddhism. To realize the non-life is to obtain the highest wisdom that eliminates all worries and stays away from life and death. This means that Xuanwu has attained enlightenment and has been officially approved by Zhang Shaofei.
However, Xuanwu did not give up when things were good. He still refused to give up, and pushed the lightning, thunder, ever-changing, and interesting Zen concept to a deeper level. He said: "Since there is no life, is there any intention?"
Yes, does the so-called enlightenment mean gain? Are the various forms of everything in the world intentional? There is death only after there is life. If there is no birth, there will naturally be no death. Zhang Shaofei was naturally not busy at the meeting. He said slowly: "Whether it is intentional or not, who is aware and who is distinguishing?"
Sure enough, Xuan Wu smiled knowingly. He was like a child, smiling happily. Then, he summarized this wonderful master-disciple Dharma battle: "Goodness can distinguish all things, but it is not conscious, let alone deliberate. Just like the moon reflected in the blue pool, because it is invisible, it does not matter whether it is dark or cloudy. Sunny, round and missing can all be reflected objectively.”
Zhang Shaofei laughed heartily and said: "You have realized the wonderful Zen principles. That's great, that's great! It's getting dark. Let's stay overnight before leaving."
