Zong Zhui thought about it over and over again, and finally decided to take the fight.
"Argument" is not for anything else, but to prove that Xuantian Sect is no weaker than others in terms of force or verbal disputes!
He looked up at Cang Jia and said calmly:
"Come on the question!" Cangjia clasped his hands together, chin slightly, and said:
"I dare to ask the donor, do you think there is a difference between Buddhism and Taoism?" Zong Zhui said:
"This is natural!" Cangjia continued to ask:
"What's the difference?" Zong Zhui asked:
"My Taoist sect emphasizes tranquility and self-cultivation, while Buddhism emphasizes the equality of all living beings and the retribution of karma and retribution!" Cangjia smiled and said nothing.
Zong Zhui said in confusion:
"Am I wrong?" Cangjia did not answer his question, but instead said:
"Donor, let me tell you a story!"
"According to legend, a long time ago, the Buddha asked his disciples: 'Who am I in your eyes?' Although the disciples were confused, they still replied calmly: 'Of course I am the Buddha!'"
"The Buddha smiled and said nothing, and continued to explain in the confusion of his disciples: 'Actually, I am a donkey!' Now the disciples were even more confused, thinking that the master had broken his brain? How could he still scold himself? ?”
"Then, the Buddha said again: 'Maybe I am still a bouquet of flowers, or a piece of shit!' At this time, the disciple firmed up his idea and thought that the master must be crazy. Why did he go too far? "
"Before his disciples judged him as mentally ill, the Buddha smiled and said: 'In fact, what does it matter who I am? Everything is just an appearance, it depends on what you think in your heart!'" At this point, Tsangjia He turned to look at Zong Zhui and said:
"Does the donor get anything?" Zong Zhui frowned and said:
"You, monk, want to say that there is no difference between Buddhism and Taoism?" Cangjia nodded and said:
"Indeed!" Zong Zhui mocked disdainfully:
"What a joke! If what you say is what you say, there will be no other Buddhist sects. Let's merge them as soon as possible! By the way, I think it would be great for your Buddhist sect to be packaged and join our Xuantian Sect. What do you think? Think about it?" Cangjia said slightly. He smiled and said:
"The donor is joking! I'm afraid as time goes by, the donor will dislike us monks for being noisy!" Zong Zhui snorted coldly when he heard this and said nothing.
It's not that he really has any intention of bringing the Buddhist sect back into the Taoist sect. After all, the Buddhist sect has many factions and its background is unfathomable. Even with the strength of the Xuantian Sect, he doesn't dare to underestimate it.
Furthermore, even if the Buddhist sect dares to respond, the Taoist sect may not have the strength to accept it. If it is not handled well, there may be a backlash, and by then we still don’t know who has merged with whom!
Seeing that Zong Zhui did not continue, Cang Jia continued:
"Judging from this story, the Buddha actually believed that although there are huge differences between Buddha, donkeys, flowers and dog shit on the surface, from the perspective of 'all things are spiritual', there is no difference."
"Because these distinctions are caused by people's 'discriminating mind'. If there is no 'discriminating mind', then the world will belong to 'one', and this 'one' is the 'Buddha nature' of all things." Zong Zhui Hearing this, he sneered and said:
"Monk, if you talk about the 'Buddha nature' to Taoist sects, your 'Buddha' is probably too lenient!" Cangjia clasped his hands together and said:
"Donor, some things cannot be focused on the surface. If you look closely at the inside, you may find that things that are completely different may be essentially the same." He changed the subject and continued:
"Don't the donor think that Buddhism and Taoism are different? Well, take the example just now, Buddha, donkey, flowers and dog shit. The appearances of these four things are completely different. However, if we not only focus on their surface, but to delve deeper into their inner meanings?”
"With continuous decomposition and analysis, we will find that the most basic material 'particles' that make up these four completely different things are essentially the same."
"That is to say, these four things, Buddha, donkey, flowers and dog shit, are essentially made of the same kind of 'particles', and there is no essential difference between them."
"This essentially undifferentiated 'particle' that makes up all things is the 'Buddha-nature'. From this, we can also say that all things have 'Buddha-nature'!" After Cangjia's words, not only Zongzhui, The spectators on both sides also fell into deep thought.
It has to be said that Cangjia's point of view is extremely novel. If we follow his statement, then there will be no difference in essence between everything in the world.
That is to say, you may be essentially equal to a pig, because your basic
The "particles" are the same! This always makes people feel that something is wrong, but they can't find a reason to refute it, and Zong Zhui is the one who is in distress at the moment.
Just as everyone was thinking about how Zong Zhui planned to fight back, he turned to say:
"Little Master, since you asked me a question, I might as well ask you, how about it?" Cangjia said:
"Donor, please speak!" Zong Zhui continued:
"Are all living beings equal between heaven and earth?" Faced with Cang Jia's question and sharp point of view, Zong Zhui did not choose to answer directly, but asked another question.
But you can't say he committed a foul, at most he found another way! Moreover, everyone knows that Buddhism advocates
"All living beings are equal", but Zong Zhui raised such a question. It is self-evident that it is highly targeted! Cangjia also said what everyone thought:
"Of course!" After all, as a Buddhist disciple, he could not openly question his own teachings. Zong Zhui also expected that he would say this, so he continued:
"There are many people in the world, rich and poor, high and low. Some people are born noble and enjoy all the blessings; while some people live at the bottom, like rats in the gutter, spending their days in a hurry. This is also called equality. ?" Cang Jiayan said:
"The so-called 'past life cause, present life result'! The people who enjoy the blessings seen by the donor may have accumulated virtues and performed good deeds in the previous life; and the people who suffered may be to repay the karma of the previous life!" Zong Zhui!
"Haha" he said with a smile:
"Then according to what the little master said, the person who suffers is because he has done evil in the previous life, so he has to pay back; and the person who enjoys the blessing has many good deeds in the previous life, so he can have smooth sailing?"
"Then this is strange. How does the young master know whether these people did good or evil in their previous lives, and how can he judge whether their actions in previous lives match their current circumstances?" Cangjia said:
"Everything depends on the original mind, and everything can follow the fate!" Zong Zhui said:
"Then what's the point of people worshiping Buddha?" Cang Jiayan:
"The world's worship of Buddha is only to seek inner peace, but it should not be too utilitarian!" Zong Zhui sneered and said:
"Buddhism rebuilds temples and builds golden bodies. Who doesn't rely on your followers? Now that you are saying this, isn't it clear where the source of utilitarianism is?" Cangjia opened his mouth, but did not say anything in the end. Although senior officials within the Buddhist sect believe that the more glorious the temple and the more majestic the Buddha statue, the more prestige the Buddhist sect will have and the more believers it will attract.
However, Cangjia disagreed with this. He still believed that the Buddha was in his heart and not in the external world.
If there is a Buddha in the heart, then even a dilapidated thatched cottage is still a sacred place for the Buddha; if there is no Buddha in the heart, even if the palace is magnificent, it is still a ghostland.
It is precisely because of his thoughts that he is incompatible with the senior leaders of the Buddhist sect. Even though he has great talents, he is always excluded and not reused.
The victory or defeat of a debate was not enough to change his inner persistence, and he did not bother to speak out of conscience.
Today's Buddhism has indeed changed a lot! Cangjia slightly chinned his head and said:
"That's what the donor taught you!" Zong Zhui also didn't expect that this little monk didn't play according to the routine. Logically speaking, when encountering this kind of situation, he would have to argue, but this little monk just accepted it. This made Some of the words he mocked against Buddhism could no longer be uttered.
That’s all, it doesn’t matter anyway, it’s still possible to be reasonable! Zong Zhui thought of this and continued:
"The Taoist sect once had a holy saying: 'Heaven and earth are unkind and treat all things as stupid dogs!' I wonder if my young master has ever heard of it?" Cangjia nodded and said:
"Of course I heard it!" In fact, it was not just him, anyone who knew a little bit about Taoism would have heard this sentence.
Zong Zhui continued:
"Since I heard it, my little master must also know that heaven and earth will not be especially kind to something. Every life in the world is like a 'cow dog'. In the process of fulfilling its role and mission, under the universal laws of heaven and earth, Everything will inevitably go through a process from being extremely noble to being casually abandoned.”
"Therefore, the heaven and earth gave birth to all things due to Tao, allowing them to grow to their peak, flourish for a while, and then decline step by step, and no one was spared."
"Heaven and earth will not be partial, nor will they favor one over another. They will not give you more sunshine and rain because you are a good person, nor will they give you less because you are a bad person."
"So what the young master said about 'karma and retribution' is probably not necessarily true. When all living beings are born in the world, they are destined to be unequal. This inequality comes from all living beings living in the world, and naturally, it also includes you and me!" Cang! Jia was silent, and everyone watching the battle was even more silent.
What's going on? The original debate is usually to argue for a result on one issue or several issues, and essentially revolves around a theme.
However, the situation of these two people was completely different. The questions they raised silenced the other party. It was equivalent to having two themes and fighting each other.
In this case, we can’t say who is stronger than the other, we can only say that each has his own victory or defeat! So this second game is a tie!
Cangjia was quite satisfied with this result. After all, it was good to be able to draw Zong Zhui, a powerful enemy, to a draw, and he didn't have to fight very hard. After all, he took advantage!
As for Zong Zhui, he was originally in a situation where he would win because of what Cang Jia did.
"Arguing" has turned an originally foolproof situation into what it is now, which is really depressing!
Now that the academy has lost one and drawn one, the pressure will instantly be on the last person to play. If they still can't win, then the academy will lose face!
