In the clean and dustless Yun Room, Fang Jian put on a brand new Qingxia jade unicorn robe after bathing and changing clothes.
Then he walked to the sandalwood stand aside, took off the Taiyi Golden Light Sword and inserted it into the green bamboo scabbard, and then hung the green bamboo scabbard on the white jade hook belt on his left waist.
Then, Fang Jian tied up his long loose hair, tied it into a bun with a snow-white jade belt, and hung the remaining jade belt from the back of his head.
Finally, Fang Jian passed a jade hairpin through the bun and fixed the bun and jade belt.
After doing all this, Fang Jian held the sword in his left hand, folded his sleeve with his right hand and walked to the door of Yunfang. A breeze blew from the outside and slowly blew the door.
Outside the door, there were more than twenty divine generals wearing armor and majestic guards.
"Master Shangshu." Seeing Fang Jian walking out of the cloud room, more than 20 generals immediately paid their respects to Fang Jian in unison.
Fang Jian nodded slightly, and then the monk Ye Qing, who had been waiting for a long time, came out and said to Fang Jian: "Master Hongqing, the abbot and the abbots of various Buddhist temples and Zen monasteries have all arrived at the 'lecture platform' to wait for Master Hongqing."
Fang Jian nodded and said: "Go to the lecture platform."
On the large and vast lectern, Sangmojie led one hundred and eighteen abbots, who were divided into more than ten columns and sat neatly on the lectern. Sangmojie was at the front, followed by the abbots of various Buddhist temples and Zen monasteries.
It is clear that only the abbots and abbots of each temple will participate in the Dharma Assembly to encourage good deeds. Therefore, in addition to the generals who are on guard on all sides, there are only Sangmojie and the abbots of the temples in Shaluo Kingdom. No other monks can enter.
When Fang Jian came to the lecture platform, Sang Mojie and the 118 abbots stood up one after another, put their hands together and bowed to Fang Jian: "Master Hongqing."
Fang Jian walked forward to the brocade futon specially prepared for him, and then sat down cross-legged on the brocade futon with his sword in his left hand.
"Fellow Taoists, there is no need to be polite." Fang Jian raised his right hand and pressed it slightly, saying, "Please sit down."
At this time, Sangmojie and the other monks sat down again and turned their attention to Fang Jian.
Although Fang Jian was sitting cross-legged, he held his chest high and his head upright. His eyes slowly swept over the monks in front of him, and then he said: "Today, the Japanese god held a 'good deeds' ceremony, and the essence of it is a 'good deeds'." 'Word. Fellow Taoists, what are the teachings of Buddhism?"
After hearing this, Sangmojie immediately spoke: "Reporting to Master Hongqing, my Buddhist teachings are: the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, the Twelve Causes and Conditions, and the Three Dharma Seals."
Fang Jian asked again: "What are the Buddhist teachings on entering the world?"
Sangmojie replied again: "Punish evil and promote good, and save all sentient beings."
Fang Jian nodded, and then said: "This is the original meaning of the word 'good' in the God's Encouraging Good Dharma Assembly. Let me ask all my Taoist friends. Nowadays, among Buddhist disciples, there are few disciples who can fully uphold the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the Twelve How many monks are there who have the Karmic and Three Dharma Seals?”
All the monks present suddenly fell into silence, and no one dared to say that they could completely adhere to it.
Then Fang Jian asked: "How many fellow Taoists can fully uphold this idea of punishing evil, promoting good, and bringing salvation to all sentient beings?"
After Fang Jian's words fell, the silence on the lecture platform disappeared in an instant, and all the abbots spoke one after another: "Everyone can uphold this."
"Okay." Fang Jian nodded, then took out a roll of jade slips from his arms, and then named the abbot of "Hongfa Temple" according to the jade slips.
I saw a fat monk standing up, clasping his hands and saying to Fang Jian, "The poor monk is here."
Fang Jian asked the abbot of Hongfa Temple: "Is it considered evil in Buddhism if monsters eat people?"
When the abbot of Hongfa Temple heard this, he immediately replied: "Monsters eat humans. This is a great evil."
Fang Jian nodded and then asked: "There is a ten thousand year old toad spirit in Youling Gorge, Xuanxian Daoxing. The last time it cannibalized a human was a year ago. It has eaten more than 7,000 people in ten thousand years, and Hongfa Temple is far away." Youling Gorge is only forty-five miles away, why don’t you destroy it?”
When the abbot of Hongfa Temple heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He knew very well about the ten thousand-year-old toad spirit, and he was about to transform it into a disciple. How could he kill it?
But when asked by Fang Jian, the abbot of Hongfa Temple didn't know how to answer at all.
After a long time, the abbot of Hongfa Temple said to Fang Jian: "Reporting to Master Hongqing, the toad spirit poor monk has already noticed him, and in recent years, through the efforts of the poor monk, he has persuaded him to change his evil ways and return to the right path. He has already met him for the first time some time ago. It worked. As long as
He is willing to put down his butcher knife and enter my Buddhist sect, and from now on he will no longer eat or harm others, which is a great kindness. "
Fang Jian said: "Does this mean he put down his butcher's knife and became a Buddha immediately? He put down his butcher's knife and became a Buddha immediately, but what about the mortals who were eaten by him?"
"The next life should be saved by Hongfa Temple." The abbot of Hongfa Temple said respectfully.
Fang Jian said calmly: "Do you think, fellow Taoist, that you can punish evil and promote good in this way? If a person kills someone, he only needs to put down his butcher knife and escape into Buddhism, and he will do no great good. All his sins will be eliminated, and he will not need to suffer any retribution. . Fellow Taoists, do you think this is fair to the person who was killed? Is this punishing evil and promoting good? Or is it punishing good and promoting evil?"
Cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the abbot of Hongfa Temple. He was silent for a long time, and finally replied reluctantly: "Evil people will have their own evil retribution."
"This is self-contradictory." Fang Jian said: "Since you put down the butcher's knife and became a Buddha immediately, how can evil people have their own evil retribution? Are all Buddhas evil people?"
This was a direct blow to the abbot of Hongfa Temple. His face was helpless and nervous, and he kept swallowing saliva. He just kept saying 'this...this...' in his mouth, but he couldn't say anything. come out.
Fang Jian smiled faintly, looked at the abbot of Hongfa Temple and said: "It seems that fellow Taoists need to study more Buddhist scriptures. Even a layman like me can't tell you. I really can't afford the honor of 'Lotus with a Shining Tongue'."
After finishing speaking, Fang Jian said to the abbot of Hongfa Temple: "Fellow Taoist, please take a seat. Today we are only holding a Dharma meeting and will not correct any responsibilities."
"Yes." The abbot of Hongfa Temple immediately bowed respectfully and sat down cross-legged.
Then Fang Jian looked at the monks and said, "Did all fellow Taoists hear the conversation I had with the abbot of Hongfa Temple just now? Is there any fellow Taoist who has a different opinion?"
The monks present looked at each other and then all chose to remain silent. Even if they had different opinions, they could still speak like a lotus flower.
But when their eyes fell on the jade slip in Fang Jian's hand, they were all shocked, because things like the ten thousand-year-old toad spirit in Youling Gorge were not limited to Hongfa Temple.
In the face of iron-clad facts, it will have no effect even if you talk like a lotus flower.
Seeing the silence of all the monks present, Fang Jian specifically asked Sang Mojie, "Do you have anything to say, fellow Taoist?"
Hearing this, Sangmojie immediately clasped his hands and said: "Bu Kong Temple is willing to follow all the talismans of Xitian Mansion and the decrees of my Buddhist teachings from now on, so the poor monk has nothing to say."
More than a hundred monks present were shocked when they heard Sang Mojie's words. They even doubted whether Sang Mojie had betrayed Buddhism and sought refuge in heaven.
But when Fang Jian heard Sang Mojie's words, he looked at him deeply, and his evaluation of Sang Mojie became even higher.
Afterwards, Fang Jian said loudly: "Fellow Taoists, I have only two purposes for convening a Dharma meeting to encourage good deeds today."
After saying that, Fang Jian stood up from the futon with the Taiyi Golden Light Sword in his left hand, "First, Buddhist disciples should truly shoulder the responsibility of carrying all things, punishing evil and promoting good, and universalizing all living beings. Therefore, in advocating good deeds, After the meeting, Xitianfu will work with Abbot Sangmojie of Bukong Temple to streamline and reorganize all the Buddhist temples and Zen monasteries in the Shaluo Kingdom. There are six counties in the entire Shaluo Kingdom, and there are too many 118 Buddhist temples and Zen monasteries. It should be reduced to six major Buddhist temples, and there are seven Buddhist temples including Bu Kong Temple. Except for the abbot Sangmojie of Bu Kong Temple, each of the other six Buddhist temples has an abbot. The abbot is elected from the abbots of the merged temples, and the other duties are determined by Appointed by the abbot.”
Originally, Fang Jian wanted to just let Xitianfu do the streamlining and rectification, but Sang Mojie's performance had always been very good, and he was an unusual person, so Fang Jian gave him this face and added him.
As soon as he heard that Fang Jian wanted to merge the 118 monasteries in the Sharo Kingdom into six, the entire lecture platform suddenly became noisy.
At this time, a tall abbot stood up and asked Fang Jian: "Master Hongqing, this poor monk has spoken out. If I have offended anyone, I hope Master Hongqing will not blame him."
Fang Jian nodded and said: "Please speak freely during the Dharma Conference to encourage good deeds."
The abbot immediately said: "Master Hongqing, if you want us to obey the decree of Xitianfu, it is not impossible as long as it conforms to my Buddhist teachings. But how do we open Buddhist temples and Zen monasteries? Where are they opened? How many are opened? I'm afraid this is not possible. Are you doing the affairs of Xitian Mansion? Not to mention Xitian Mansion, even Heavenly Court can’t control these things, right?"
Fang Jian smiled faintly and said: "Heaven is the master of the three realms. If your Buddhist sect sets up temples outside the three realms, I, Heavenly Court, will naturally not be able to control it. But Xiniu Hezhou is one of the four major continents in the Jambudur world. The world is the center of the three realms. If your Buddhist sect wants to set up a temple in Hezhou, Xiniu, to spread the word, I, the Heavenly Court, as the ruler of the three realms, naturally have the right to govern."
Speaking of this, Fang Jian looked at the host and said: "If you don't want to, you can withdraw from Xiniu Hezhou and withdraw from the Three Realms! What is the full name of Xitian Mansion? It is 'Xiniu Hezhou Tianjun Mansion', which was established by the Heavenly Court in Xiniu Hezhou to represent the heaven." The Tianfu that has jurisdiction over the affairs of Xiniu Hezhou, tell me, do I, the Xitianfu, have the authority to govern it?"
The abbot was immediately stunned. Ever since the creation of heaven and earth and Buddhism was founded in Xiniu Hezhou, everyone has assumed that Xiniu Hezhou is the private land of Buddhism.
But one fact is ignored, that is, Heaven is the master of the Three Realms, and everything within the Three Realms is under the jurisdiction of Heaven.
Therefore, the great thing about Daluo Jinxian is that they have jumped out of the Three Realms and are no longer among the Five Elements. If we really want to be serious, Heaven cannot control them, and they do not need to obey Heaven's decree.
Of course, not many Da Luo are willing to go to the environment outside the Three Realms, and their Taoism is also within the Three Realms. Therefore, as long as you gain a foothold within the Three Realms, you are indirectly under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court.
The abbot sat back with a dejected look on his face, then sat on the futon and kept sighing.
The rest of the monks also had dark faces, because they couldn't refute Fang Jian's words. Heaven is the master of the three realms. This was appointed by Heaven. Even Taoist ancestors and Buddha personally accepted the will of Heaven. How can you refute it?
