Under the setting sun in the evening, the willows on the canal are hanging low, the green trees are sparse, the city bridge faces each other, the blue waves reflect the sun, and the majestic temples and high-court mansions set off a prosperous and comfortable scene.
Heading towards the Yuanma Bridge, which spans the Yong'an Canal and connects both sides of the river near Wulu Temple, Zhao Qing soon discovered the visitor who made her feel strange.
He was an old one-armed monk with a white beard and deep wrinkles on his face. His clothes were old and worn, and he had a string of cinnabar beads hanging around his neck. His only right arm was holding a fragrant wood crutch. In addition to being extremely old, , does not look eye-catching.
But in Zhao Qing's perception, the other party is always blending with the heaven and earth while walking with a stick. There is a subtle fit with the slope of the Prancing Horse Bridge, which is as natural as nature. Following the principles of heaven and earth, in In terms of realm, it is at least close to the level of a grand master;
Combined with his overly aged appearance and the fact that he only has one right arm, it can be inferred that the old monk is most likely Bodhidharma's direct disciple, Master Huike, the second ancestor of Zen Buddhism. Because there are indeed profound martial arts in this world, and he is more alive than in previous lives. It took a lot longer.
Are you here to find the "Great Virtuous Monk"? Zhao Qing's heart moved slightly, and he carefully sensed the situation in the distance, and found that Huike's true cultivation level should only be at the top level among the great masters, roughly equivalent to Song Que before the breakthrough, and higher than her original estimate of "the realm of heaven and man" "It's half a bargain.
In this world, perhaps due to the ascension of many outstanding figures or the subtle influence of the Temple of War, the development of life-extending techniques is not that focused. Instead, due to too many battles, there are countless secret techniques to squeeze potential, which often lead to hidden injuries and lead to Loss of longevity.
Generally speaking, even among Taoist sects that are good at maintaining health, few great masters can live past one hundred and fifty. Moreover, after one hundred years of age, their vitality and strength will gradually weaken, and they will be at a disadvantage when fighting to the death with their peers. .
Other sects, such as Fu Cailin, the "Yijian Master" who combines the strengths of many people, has only a few years left in his early 100s, because he has tried a large number of techniques in the process of creating his merits, which has consumed his life in advance. potential.
From this point of view, unless you practice the "Four Wonderful Books" level skills and break through to the "realm of heaven and man", you can easily live over a hundred years old and still have diligent cultivation in old age. possible.
If you are only at the level of a grand master, your energy and spirit will no longer increase after a hundred years of age. At most, you will achieve a breakthrough in your mental state, which will have little impact on your cultivation and combat power.
Although Huike's cultivation level is not very high, in terms of Buddhist spiritual realm, his skill level may be much higher than his own, and he is probably at the same level as the sweeping monk who has made a breakthrough.
Speaking of which, the other party has not been seen in the world for a long time, but today he came to Wuluo Temple specifically. Is it really to visit the abbot, the "Great Virtuous Monk"?
Is it possible that he has learned the true identity of "Dade", maybe it is similar to the intelligence source that lived up to the group not long ago, and he wants to target "Evil King" Shi Zhixuan?
One-on-one and jointly fighting against the enemy can just weaken the leverage effect of the "Immortal Seal". But following the people from the Demon Sect, is it a coincidence or is there someone behind the scenes who planned it?
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As Huike slowly walked with his stick to the other end of the Leaping Horse Bridge, he was about to turn and enter Wulu Temple along the adjacent canal path. His lowered eyelids raised upward, revealing a pair of deep and unpredictable eyes, full of philosophers. The divine light of the saint’s wisdom.
He put down the wooden staff in his hand towards the ground, bent his right arm, stretched out his fingers to rub the dark red beads hanging on his chest, stood motionless in front of the temple door, and recited a line of Buddhist chants:
"The wonderful heart of perfect enlightenment is like an empty flower, and the empty flower has ceased to have the diamond nature; according to the illusion, the awakening is also called illusion, the illusion is not aware but has not left the illusion; knowing the illusion means leaving the convenience, leaving the illusion means awakening has not been gradual; all living beings are originally Buddha, There is no golden power without cultivation; the empty flower of reincarnation has no birth, and when the empty flower disappears, it will not be destroyed."
Although there was a breeze blowing by the canal from time to time, the wooden stick stood firmly on the ground without any shaking, as if it had always been there since the temple was built, reflecting an indelible "constancy".
Hearing that this Buddha's Homage contained various mysteries of the Sutra of Enlightenment, Zhao Qing was naturally not as shocked as ordinary Buddhists. Instead, he noticed that there were a lot of "phantom" words in it, which was very likely to be true. I discovered the secret of Shi Zhixuan and wanted to try to enlighten it.
Since she came to trouble Shi Zhixuan and was a Buddhist monk, she didn't want to be mistaken for a conflict in the abbot's room, so she planned to reopen the sealed secret door and leave the place through the tunnel.
But suddenly, Zhao Qing sensed a few extremely pure and strange spiritual fluctuations, which should not be inspired by a master of Huike's level, and its source seemed to be related to the string of Buddhist beads the other party was wearing.
With her amazing mental perception, she could see through the dark red beads necklace inside and out in an instant, and confirmed that there were nine special beads in it. The outer layer was made of cinnabar, and there were circular slots inside, each of which was hidden inside. There is a bead-like milky white object, the size of a mung bean.
Are there nine relics in the beads? Zhao Qing's thoughts moved slightly, and he immediately knew the source of these spiritual powers other than Huike. According to the subtle differences in spirit, they should belong to the legacy of three different Buddhist masters, each of whom was much stronger than Huike during his lifetime.
"The Dharani Sutra on Precious Siddhi Becoming a Buddha" says: "The same is true for those who bring benefits. They are free from all sins, bad karma, and evil destinies. Good roots gradually arise, evil obstacles gradually disappear, good people meet by themselves, and evil people go away by themselves. , all undertakings are done in the same way as the Buddha."
"The Great Wisdom" also says: "If you offer Buddha's relics, even as much as a mustard seed, the blessings will be boundless." It is said that offering relics can quickly achieve the fruit of Bodhi by forming a cause and condition worthy of the Buddha's hearing of the Dharma. Therefore, it is normal for Hui Ke to carry the relics with him.
Just when her spirit came into contact with the nine relics, Huike's face changed slightly. It seemed that she sensed the existence of Zhao Qing through the power of the relics, and recognized that the other party was not Shi Zhixuan as he expected, but another person. And the level of skill is still higher than one's own.
In an instant, the nine relics shone brightly, projecting three lifelike figures in the spiritual void, surrounded by the clear golden Buddha light. The Zen rhythm slowly flowed, giving people a feeling of transcending the spiritual world.
The illusory human figure in the middle is as compassionate as bliss, as solemn as humorous, as pure as at ease. It has Buddha conch bun hair on its head, and has thirty-two characteristics and eighty kinds of shapes. It is suspected that it has achieved the legendary Buddhahood. Therefore, it can have this appearance;
The other two phantoms are obviously far behind in terms of realm, but they also possess a noble, pure and transcendent temperament. They have profound Buddhist teachings, have fully cultivated all the six powers, and are perfect and flawless. They were both peerless masters above the great masters during their lifetimes.
Even if it is the weakest of the three phantoms, its Buddha-nature is extremely rich, several levels higher than the original Kong Kong. In the pure Buddhist realm, it at least has the cultivation of Arahant, and is close to the "integration" of Taoism. "Tao" realm.
Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, and the heavenly monk who founded Jing Nian Zen Monastery? Zhao Qing, who felt a little familiar, ran through countless portraits of former Buddhist masters in his mind, and instantly recognized the two people next to the Buddha's shadow based on the details of their appearance, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
According to classic records, after Sakyamuni's nirvana, the relics burned were eight bushels and four buckets. In addition to a skull, two bones, four teeth, and a middle finger bone relic, there were also 84,000 relics. The bead-shaped true body relic weighed much more than himself.
This is not a mythical world. How can the bones weigh hundreds of kilograms? It can be speculated that when the Buddha was cremated, believers offered a large number of gemstones and glass and burned them together into "relics". Only a very small part of the relics were genuine.
As far as Zhao Qing knows, through research in previous lives, many Buddha relics have been found that have been enshrined for thousands of years, including the upper and lower molars of horses and cattle, horse metatarsals, and saber-toothed elephant fossils. , and those named Buddha’s skull and Buddha’s bones belong to the Tao.”
Therefore, even though she knew that the Gautama Buddhas in all worlds were most likely among the top practitioners in history, she did not consider searching for the relics left by the Buddha, thinking that it would be a waste of effort.
There is a rumor without evidence in the previous life that when Bodhidharma came from India, he probably brought the Buddha relics of Sakyamuni and passed them down from generation to generation, which triggered the Shenxiu and the Sixth Patriarchs. Huike's fierce conflict caused Shenxiu to send people to hunt down and recapture the relics.
Now it seems that this rumor is generally true. There is indeed such a precious Buddha that can represent the mantle of Zen Buddhism.
At this moment, sensing the one-armed Huike outside, Zhao Qing could basically confirm that among the nine milky-white relics hidden inside the necklace of Buddhist beads worn by the other party, three of them were indeed genuine relics of Sakyamuni, containing unfathomable treasures. The sacred Buddha nature and majestic energy.
With the power of the Buddha's relics, you can greatly increase your progress in Buddhist practice. Its value is not inferior to the "Evil Emperor's Relics". If you can borrow it and study it, you will be able to practice in your mind. made a major breakthrough.
Thinking of this, Zhao Qing temporarily gave up the thought of leaving and prepared to try the effect of Buddha relics. Since the secret of Wulu Temple has been discovered by Buddhism, there is no need to hide anything, just reveal the true identity.
Having said that, in addition to the Buddha's relics and Bodhidharma's relics, how did the three Celestial Monk's relics fall into Hui Ke's hands? Perhaps this method of relics projecting spiritual shadows will play a role in Buddhism's future competitions?
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"As I heard, for a moment Bāgava entered the Great Light Store, experienced samadhi, and saw the light of all Tathagatas. These living beings, in the land of pure enlightenment, where body and mind are at peace, are equal in their true realm, perfect in the ten directions, and follow non-dual obedience. The state of non-duality manifests itself in all the pure lands.”
After reciting another section of the Sutra of Enlightenment, Huike stopped and did not take back the walking stick standing on the ground. Instead, he walked straight into Wulu Temple and walked towards the Abbot Temple. As he walked, he asked in a deep voice:
"This benefactor, I wonder if you have any connection with the 'Evil King' Shi Zhixuan, why did you appear in his retreat room? Lao Na Huike was entrusted by a friend, and he tried to prevent the 'Evil King' from coming out and poisoning all living beings, regardless of his own ability."
"I hope the donor can be honest and tell you about the relationship between you and him, and provide relevant evidence. If it is a friend but not an enemy, I should apologize."
He spoke vigilantly, and at the same time, he instilled more power into the string of Buddhist beads in his hand, causing the spiritual fluctuations it inspired to become stronger and stronger, covering the area of the abbot's room, carefully detecting the movements in the room to prevent enemies. A sudden attack.
"I, Zhao Qing, have nothing to do with Shi Zhixuan. The reason why I appear here is almost the same as you. I just came to trouble him."
After untying the chain at the door of the abbot's room, Zhao Qing secretly thought about who the friend who asked him to cause trouble for Shi Zhixuan was, and whether it was related to the secret letter received by the Yingui sect. He slowly walked out and replied truthfully.
But at this moment, Hui Ke frowned slightly. Almost at the same time, he and Zhao Qing noticed that the three relics left by the heavenly monks had undergone abnormal changes. The milky white core suddenly had several wisps of dark black evil energy, and like It spread as quickly as ink.
In an instant, three slight explosions came from inside the Celestial Monk's relic, as if an illusory barrier of Buddha nature had been shattered, causing corresponding changes in the Celestial Monk's shadow projected by the relic.
I saw that the eyes, which were obviously black and blue because they were close to the Buddha's "cyanotic eyes", suddenly lit up with a dark purple evil light, and the teeth and nails instantly became sharp and long, and the original golden Buddha light It turned into a dark fog belt, and the overall temperament revealed a terrifying demonic nature.
Although the Buddhist Dharma level of the Celestial Monk seems to be half weaker than that of Bodhidharma, and it is far away from the present day, the relics, as the condensed essence of the Buddhist monks, are even more refined in quality than they were during his lifetime;
It is theoretically impossible to infect three relics with just a few strands of demonic energy, unless the quality of the demonic energy is significantly better than that of the Heavenly Monk, and there is a targeted method to crack it.
This obviously abnormal incident immediately aroused the vigilance of both parties, and made Huike suspect that Zhao Qing had secretly manipulated it using special means, causing the precious Celestial Monk Relic to undergo an inexplicable demonization phenomenon. From the transformation of countless eminent monks in the history of Buddhism For the legendary evil spirit.
"The donor possesses peerless demonic power and uses evil means to infect the dharma of the Patriarch of the Heavenly Monk. He has fallen into heresy and has a deep demonic nature. The only way to save him is through the Dharma of Buddhism."
After taking a deep look at Zhao Qing, Hui Ke, who had been practicing hard in seclusion for many years before coming out, sighed and decided that the other person was a great demon that he had never seen before in his life. He was determined to sacrifice his life and die with the help of the Buddha's relics. With immeasurable Dharma, try to surrender the other party.
As the pure light of the colored glass of the Buddha beads in his hand brightened again, the sound of Buddha's chanting seemed to resound in the void, as if Arhat Vajras, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas were chanting solemn and ethereal scriptures in unison, which was exactly the "Da Fang" that Huike had recited before. "Guangyuanjue Shutaraoyi Sutra".
"All sentient beings and all kinds of illusions are born from the Tathagata's wonderful mind of perfect enlightenment, which is like an empty flower, emerging from the void. Although the illusion flower disappears, its emptiness is not destroyed. The illusion mind of all living beings still depends on illusion. All illusions are eliminated, and the awakening mind is unmoved... …”
This sutra is Sakyamuni's narration of the meaning of "Perfect Enlightenment" to twelve great Bodhisattvas. It was originally recited by Hui Ke in order to counteract the illusion of breaking the "Seal of Immortality". It is combined with the six relics except the relics of the heavenly monks. In an instant, an illusory Buddhist world was formed.
Around the shadows of the Buddha, Bodhidharma, and the demonic monks, the illusions of Manjushri, Samantabhadra and other twelve Bodhisattvas appeared in mid-air in the blink of an eye, revealing various auspicious lights of the Buddha and blending into each other, like a mirror. Generally, it contains everything with and without appearance.
"Nature cannot be manifested without awakening, and awakening cannot be perfected without cultivation." With the blessing of the power of "perfect awakening" in the world of Shari Buddha, Huike's mental power and Buddha-nature state of mind have reached the point of "seeing the form and leaving the form, seeing the form and becoming The ultimate state of "not being attached to anything" has entered a whole new realm.
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