While the young lady was still thinking about asking Li Ye for clarification, Li Ye and Agui had already walked to the main hall of the Great Buddha Temple, waiting for the monk to be summoned.
The morning classes in the temple have ended, and all the monks in the temple, except those on duty, have gone back to the meditation room to rest. There are only a few pilgrims from the city praying in front of the Buddha, and the chants of the Buddha are floating in the hall.
Li Ye raised his head and looked at the Buddha statue in the main hall, reciting the six-character mantra passed down by the old monk in his mouth, thinking about how I can practice to reach the state mentioned in "The Formless Dharmakaya".
After a while, a young monk came over and led Li Ye and Agui to Monk Kuchan's meditation room.
Agui gave the old monk a fasting gift and left the Zen room to wait for Li Ye outside. The young monk brought a bowl of tea to Li Ye and turned to leave.
The old monk looked at Li Ye with a solemn expression, showing no sadness or joy. Said: "Not bad, it looks clean and energetic."
Li Ye hurriedly replied: "Master, that's what the teacher said as well."
The old monk said, "You came here today. What's the matter?"
Li Ye turned around and said: "Last time, the master taught the Dharma to his disciples, he didn't even thank him for his great kindness. This time, he wants to ask for advice and clear up doubts."
"Did that thunder hit you a few days ago?" The old monk took a sip of tea.
"Master God, my disciple accidentally got struck by lightning again. His hair was also burnt, so I simply shaved it off," Li Ye replied.
The old monk sighed softly and said: "It's for your own good that lightning strikes you! Do you think there are so many children in Fengyun City, why don't others strike at you? Also, how old are you and you have already built a foundation?" ."
Li Ye was shocked and asked: "Master, how did you know that I had established a foundation?"
The old monk smiled and said: "You have cultivated my Buddhist formless body to shield your cultivation. Others cannot see it, but I can. Moreover, I also know that you came to me because of the problem encountered on the second level." ."
Li Ye patted his chest and replied: "It doesn't matter if Master sees him, as long as other people in the city can't see him."
"Master, when I was practicing the second level of Dharmakaya sutras, I said that all living beings have appearances, including self, human, sentient beings, and life, and the second level of Dharma is to cultivate the self first. Master, what's the point? Look after me?"
The old monk held the flower in his left hand and turned the prayer beads in his right hand, saying: "Om, ma, ni, ba, mi, hum!" I saw golden light emerging from behind the old monk, filling the room with light.
Li Ye was stunned.
The old monk looked at Li Ye with compassion and said slowly: "I am the prime minister. People in the world look down on everyone because of their wealth, knowledge, and status. They call me prime minister."
This is the deep-rooted ego, also called self-awareness. From a few years old, mortals will slowly develop in their daily lives.
What is my name, how I look, what my talents are, how advanced my practice is, how noble my family is, etc. This is called my appearance. As long as you think 'I', as long as there is 'I', you will not see the reality of all dharmas.
For example, your little friend, the little princess in the General's Mansion, will think that she was born in a noble family, and now she is practicing with a master with strong martial arts skills, so she will be nobler than many people.
For example, for you, you will think that you were born in Confucius' academy and have read more books than others. You also practice with Mr. Mo. This is a fate that others do not have. You will also think that you have been struck by lightning twice since you were born. Damn, this is your pride, don’t you think?
The old monk smiled and explained the many doubts in Li Ye's mind one by one.
Li Ye lowered his head and thought for a long time, then raised his head and looked at the old monk. After a long while, he replied: "Master, it turns out that I have always thought like this. I even think that since I am Agui's master, I am nobler than him."
After he finished speaking, he had a look of remorse and tears streaming down his eyes.
When the old monk saw Li Ye's appearance, he was very happy and thought to himself: "You can teach me this little boy."
After waiting for two bowls of tea to cool down, the old monk said: "You have Buddha nature and can practice Buddhism. Are you willing to worship me as your teacher and learn Buddhism?"
Li Ye quickly knelt down, kowtowed to the old monk, and said, "Honored Master, I accept my disciple's bow."
The old monk helped Li Ye up with both hands, full of joy, "From today on, you are my disciple. May your path of practice be dust-free and traceless, and you will be named Wuchen."
Li Ye was grateful again, put his hands together and saluted the old monk.
"You just practice Buddhism with me and don't need to become a monk, so the precepts don't require much from you. Remember: you must not lie, respect Buddha and people, and not take the initiative to kill. Can you do that?"
Li Ye nodded and said: "Master, don't worry, I will respect all Buddhas, respect my master, and not kill any living beings."
The old monk also nodded and expressed his approval. Then he said: "I just talked about the self-image. You should practice it from now on. When one day I have achieved the self-image, I will teach you what the self-less image is."
The old monk took a sip of tea, looked at him and continued: "I have explained to you the principles of my appearance. How to practice is up to you. You can go to the halls of the Buddhas, observe the appearances of the Buddhas with your eyes, and then practice. Your own self-image.”
"Master, how do I practice?" Li Ye really didn't understand, thinking that I haven't started yet.
The old monk said softly: "Buddhist practice talks about: standing like a pine, walking like the wind, sitting like a bell, I am perfect and perfect. You start with carrying water. When you return to the academy, you first carry three bowls of water." , a bowl on the head, a bowl on each shoulder, and come back whenever you can walk without dripping water."
He waved his hand and asked Li Ye to leave and go to see the Buddha statue in front of the temple.
Li Ye saluted the old monk, turned around and left the meditation room, called Agui, and went to the main hall to see the Buddha statues together.
The two of them arrived at the main hall and meditated in front of the Buddha. Li Ye recited scriptures while carefully observing the Buddha's Dharma.
But I saw that each of the big Buddhas in the hall was decorated with precious treasures. No matter whether you looked at it from the left or the right, they were all perfect, whether they were the Buddha's hands holding flowers, the Buddha's hands begging for alms, or the Buddhas holding swords. , all of them are full of wonderful images, and the more you look at them, the more fascinated you become.
Before he knew it was noon, Agui touched his stomach and said, "Master, it's noon. I'm hungry. Let's go back."
Li Ye looked back at the sky, then at Agui, and said, "I just know how to eat, so that's it for today. Let's go back to the academy to cook. I guess your husband hasn't eaten either."
Agui was overjoyed and quickly helped Li Ye get up, thinking to himself: Sir, I don't care about going hungry.
The two of them left the main hall, left the Great Buddha Temple, and returned to their husband's Zizhuyuan.
The two of them were walking on the street. In the afternoon, people were coming and going in the city. Everyone they knew pointed at Li Ye and smiled: Is our young talent in Fengyun City going to become a monk?
Li Ye wanted to be angry, but then he thought about what the old monk said about me, so he stopped talking to everyone, just smiled lightly at everyone, and told Agui to walk faster, he was hungry.
Everyone laughed, but the little monk was shy.
Tang Chao from the academy also met Li Ye on his way home. He ran over quickly, took Li Ye's hand, and yelled: "Brother, we haven't seen each other for a few days, why did you become a monk? Who will our brothers go to play with in the future?" After saying this, he touched Li Ye with his hand. bald head.
Li Ye was so angry that he immediately wanted to get angry and punish others. Just as he raised his hand to attack Tang Dynasty, he thought to himself, am I a manifestation of my prime minister? I will endure!
So, he grabbed Tang Chao's hand and said in a serious tone: "Brother, your belly has grown again. Work hard to lose weight. Maybe the princess of the General's Mansion will change her mind!"
After saying that, he let go and said, "I'm going to practice in your courtyard, sir. Do you want to come with me?"
When Tang Chao heard this, he yelled: "I'll keep the young lady from the General's Mansion for you and let her beat you eight times a day! You have to go back to the academy to attend Master's class in the afternoon. If you miss class, you will be punished by Master. Let's go." ”
After walking a few steps, he looked back at you Ye and shouted, "You're not really going to become a monk, are you? Do I want to call you master in the future?" After that, he turned around and ran away.
Li Ye was so angry that he couldn't help but pick up a stone from the ground and threw it towards Tang Chao. Only a strange cry was heard in the distance.
Agui followed and laughed. There is always no shortage of jokes when Xindao follows the young master.
The master and servant walked to the door of the general's mansion unknowingly, and saw the young lady looking at Li Ye with her hands folded. Li Ye wanted to turn around and run away, but unexpectedly his sister waved her skirt and chased after him, shouting as he ran: "Li Ye, stop, if you run again I will chase you to Zizhuyuan!"
When Li Ye heard that he had no choice but to stop, he looked at the approaching young lady speechlessly. Agui slipped aside and giggled.
The young lady ran to Li Ye and raised her hand to touch Li Ye's bald head just like Tang Chao. Li Ye was startled and jumped away, shouting: "What do you want to do? There is a difference between men and women!"
The young lady didn't touch it at once, so she closed her mouth and spoke to Li Yexun: "Okay, why don't you shave your hair and think about going to the Great Buddha Temple to become a monk? Be careful about my father going to the Great Buddha Temple. , I forbid the monk to accept you!"
When Li Ye heard this, he also laughed angrily. He thought to himself who I am to you, but he was embarrassed to say it. He just replied: "Your Highness, please respect yourself. The Great Buddha Temple is a pure place for Buddhism. Is it a place prohibited by the general's order?"
When the young lady heard this, she became anxious and jumped on her feet: "How dare this old monk not listen?!"
Li Yexin asked if I can't afford to offend him, why can't I hide him? He quickly replied: "Okay, your family is the biggest, I'll do whatever you want!"
He rolled his eyes and replied: "Your Royal Highness, I have already become a monk in the Great Buddha Temple. From now on, please don't bear any grudge against me! If not, you can consider that boy from the Tang Dynasty in our academy. You go Wouldn’t it be more fun to catch him losing weight?”
After saying this, he gave Agui a look, meaning aren't you hungry? Leave immediately. When it's over, I'll run away first.
I gave the little sister a goodbye gesture. The little sister was so angry that her teeth ached, and she thought to herself that I didn’t bring an arrow with me when I went out, so why don’t I give you an arrow in the butt and make you angry?
"I told you, Li Ye, don't be complacent. I'll talk to the master one day and ask him to teach you. I'll take you to practice archery for a few days. I'll see where you hide when the time comes!" Angry, my thoughts are against you.
Li Ye was shocked, maybe this girl really dared to go to her husband, and he couldn't help but walk faster.
The sun was high, and the young lady turned around and went home to have dinner.
