Step by step along the mountain path, the surrounding scenery is constantly changing, full of vicissitudes and weight. Even the steps under his feet are full of scars, but they are also full of the breath of time.
Songshan Mountain, as the middle mountain among the Five Mountains, has a long history. As early as ancient times, it was a famous blessed place and cave. After it was occupied by Buddhism, it made it even more splendid. Living in the mountains, you can feel the strong Buddhist charm here all the time, it is everywhere.
Every plant, every tree, every flower and every leaf has long been imbued with the spirit of Zen. Mountains have spirits, and Songshan Mountain, one of the Five Mountains, naturally also has spirits. This spirit is the soul and root of the mountain. The reason why those famous mountains and rivers are The scenery is beautiful and the atmosphere is endless, not only because of the outside, but because of the mountain spirit inside.
However, after a long time of polishing, the mountain spirit has been transformed by Buddhism invisibly and without trace. Therefore, it has its current situation. Therefore, this is a holy place for Buddhist cultivation in the world, and it is very important to understand Buddhism here. It’s easy to get twice the result with half the effort. What's more, for tens of thousands of years, the footprints of monks have been all over Songshan Mountain. The spiritual imprints left by their understanding of Buddhism are scattered everywhere, waiting to be touched by those who come after them.
"It is worthy of being a holy land of Buddhism." Along the way, Su Ming has absorbed countless spiritual imprints, and his own Buddhist practice has reached a higher level. As he comprehends the Buddhist teachings, his own spiritual will also begins to resonate with Songshan Mountain. , left his mark.
"Boom! Boom!······"
There is a bell tower in the majestic temple, and inside it is a copper bell ten feet high. The hammer of this bell is extremely heavy. Every time the bell is struck, a monk in the Nascent Soul realm needs to activate his magic power to control it.
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Hong Zhong Dalu rang nine bells in a row, with an endless aftertaste. The entire Songshan Mountain was shrouded in the sound of the bells. Suddenly, almost all the creatures on the mountain were caught in the aftermath of the bells. They felt the Buddhist magic contained in the bells. reason.
On the mountain path, Su Ming's steps stopped slightly. He raised his head and looked at the top of the mountain with a half-smile. His eyes seemed to see the shaking copper bell.
"Are you welcoming me?" He shook his head slightly, and as soon as he stepped on the ground, he seemed to shrink to an inch. The scenery under his feet quickly retreated, and almost in an instant, he came to the gate of Shaolin Temple.
"Crack!"
With the sound of wood rubbing together, the dark door slowly opened, and the enlightened old monk slowly walked out from behind the door wearing a red cassock, followed by a young novice monk beside him.
The enlightened old monk walked up to Su Ming and clasped his hands together, "Amitabha, our Buddhist friends have finally arrived."
Su Ming replied with a Buddhist theory and said with a smile, "Master Abbot is joking. Songshan Mountain is a holy land of Buddhism. If it weren't for the urging of the bell, the poor monk would still be enjoying the beautiful scenery at the foot of the mountain."
"Please!" He turned sideways as an invitation. Su Ming glanced at the face of the young monk beside him, nodded, and entered the Shaolin Temple.
As soon as he entered the door, Su Ming's expression became solemn. He felt that the place was filled with endless power of faith, almost covering the entire Shaolin Temple.
In the world, the only schools that are good at using the power of faith are Buddhism and gods. The gods are divided into innate gods and acquired gods. Innate gods are innately enlightened and control the laws from the moment they are born. They are the darlings of heaven and possess It is difficult to deal with all kinds of authorities.
Most of the acquired gods are humane decrees. They obtained the power of incense from various ghosts, and then they embarked on the path of gods. The acquired gods are very dependent on the belief in incense. If they leave the power of incense, they will easily fall. God's position, if it is serious, the body will die and the Tao will disappear.
The authority of acquired gods is also given by humans. Among the creatures in this world, only the power of faith born from human thoughts can be absorbed by the gods and become the source of their divine power. It can be said that acquired gods are dependent on humanity.
The mountain spirit that Su Ming saw before was an innate being. He was born in Songshan Mountain. As long as Songshan Mountain does not fall, he will not die. Moreover, this kind of divine position is difficult to take away.
Buddhism has always had legends about belief in enlightenment. Buddhas born in thousands of families and praised by the world can gather a large amount of incense and faith. These beliefs can help them understand the secrets of Buddhism, and can also be used as materials to make magical instruments and treasures. .
Of course, there are very few Buddhists in this world who take the path of faith and enlightenment. After all, although this path is easy to walk in the early stage, in the later stage, it is almost a dead end and it is difficult to reach the top. Moreover, once the faith goes wrong, I will will also be affected.
In Su Ming's view, this Shaolin Temple is about to give birth to a spirit. It is said that all things have spirits. Without the vicissitudes of time and the polishing of time, it is difficult to make something spiritual.
In the secular world, some old objects will become popular after being stored for a long time. In certain environments, they will become spirits. However, these spirits only have the most ignorant consciousness, and their bodies are also quite fragile. If they fail, they will be destroyed. .
As the sect of Shaolin, Shaolin Temple is just a temple, but countless eminent monks and great virtues have emerged from here, and countless Yuanshen monks have been born. Moreover, Shaolin Temple occupies a large amount of Buddhist luck, and can be said to be the leader, but Ever since Su Ming entered here, he had not found any trace of the formation here.
It seems as if every brick, tile, plant and tree here is just an ordinary thing. When Su Ming passed through the front hall and stepped into the square, his eyes stopped on a withered sycamore tree, and then he realized the secret.
It turns out that it is not that there are no grand formations in Shaolin Temple, but that these grand formations are composed of ordinary things in the temple, and follow the path of the unity of nature and man. Everything here has experienced the influence of Buddhism, and sent away batch after batch of batch of monks.
Over time, spiritual wisdom emerged in this Shaolin Temple. But at present, these spiritual wisdom are just some ignorant consciousness and have not fully grown up, but even this is enough to surprise Su Ming, because once the spirit of the temple and the spirit of Songshan join forces, the mountain gate of Shaolin Temple will be unbreakable!
"Is this the Shaolin Temple? When I saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation." After visiting the Main Hall, Su Ming felt inexplicable when he saw the hundred-foot golden statue of Tathagata standing in the hall.
The Enlightened Monk stood beside Su Ming and said humbly, "Buddhist friends are praising me. Shaolin Temple is just one of thousands of temples in the world and does not deserve such praise."
Although he did not admit it, Su Ming could still feel the pride and pride in his tone. In this world, except for the three major sects, which one would be so generous and spend tens of thousands of years to build an ordinary temple? Open the spirit, accumulate the spirit.
Along the way, Su Ming saw many monks. Some of them were sweeping the floor, watering the flowers, and reciting scriptures... After seeing the enlightened old monk, they did not put down their work. , but performed a Buddhist ritual from a distance and continued to do their own thing.
Although these people did not have much aura and looked inconspicuous, Su Ming sensed the strong and pure foundation of Buddhism in these people. Even though their current cultivation base was not as good as his own, their cultivation base was extremely strong and powerful. Some focus on the physical body, some focus on the soul... and some do both.
But if any one of these disciples is thrown into the world of immortal cultivation, except for the three major sects, no casual cultivator can ignore it. Even Monk Wangchen under Su Ming has a foundation that is not as strong as them.
This strong foundation makes their cultivation path very stable. Even if the opportunity is insufficient, the worst among them are in the Nascent Soul realm. This is almost impossible in other sects.
The water in Sanzong is so deep!
Passing through the sacrificial hall in front, Su Ming arrived at the Sutra Pavilion under the guidance of the enlightened monk. After all, the old monk invited him to the Shaolin Temple to talk about Buddhism and Taoism. Although he didn't know if there was any other purpose, it was obvious that he could not escape. dropped.
But even when it comes to talking about Buddhism and Taoism, Su Ming is never afraid. In the past few years, he has absorbed countless relics and gained Zen practice from countless masters. In addition, he has gained the knowledge of Quezhou Yifan in the selfless Sanskrit. Du's inheritance and the way of great wisdom govern all scriptures, allowing him to take a further step forward in the path of Zen.
Even in terms of cultivation level and Zen level, he is not inferior to any monk in the world.
The Sutra Pavilion is a tall wooden building with twenty floors. Each floor is enshrined with various scriptures. All Buddhist classics from ancient times to the present are preserved here, a vast ocean. Of course, this is just a manuscript, and the more precious original scriptures are placed elsewhere.
The door was open, and Monk Enlightenment took Su Ming into the first floor of the library. At this time, there were already many monks here reading scriptures. Various Buddhist scriptures formed a thick wall of scriptures. Looking from a distance, There are no less than millions of units. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but I didn’t expect that there is something else going on inside!
Although Su Ming has read through all the books in the Great Zhou Library, compared to the collection of books here, the books in the Great Zhou Library are just a drop in the ocean and not worth mentioning.
"Buddha friend, please!" Seeing the surprise in Su Ming's eyes, the enlightened old monk looked calm and calm on the surface, but in fact he was very proud.
"This library was built together with the Shaolin Temple. It collects all kinds of scriptures and secrets. The most popular books are Buddhist scriptures. Every disciple in the temple can come here to read."
"But the collection of books here can only be read here and cannot be taken out. Every level above must have sufficient Buddhist realm. If you do not have the realm, you cannot enter the next level."
"Shaolin Temple has a profound heritage." Following the stairs, Su Ming stepped onto the second floor. There were more books here than on the first floor, but there were fewer people. After Su Ming glanced at it, he stepped onto the third floor. On the fourth floor, each time you go up, there will be fewer and fewer people reading, but the books will still be vast.
The collection of books on each floor is also constantly changing, from ordinary Buddhist scriptures at the beginning to Buddhist classics, to various unique books, to Buddhist practice methods, to the historical directory of the world of immortality, to various Buddhist supernatural powers and There are various techniques...
On the top floor of the library, there is no one here, and the books here are no longer carried in the form of books, but are recorded in the form of jade slips.
Suddenly, the enlightened old monk came to Su Ming, performed a Buddhist ritual, and said in a deep voice, "Buddha friend, this poor monk invites you to come to Shaolin this time in order to jointly study a scripture. This scripture is deviant from the scriptures. But it also contains the most profound principles of Buddhism, which even a poor monk cannot understand, so I can only ask you for help and ask fellow Buddhists to help me."
"Whether you have understood this sutra or not, the poor monk can make the decision and let you choose one of the Buddhist magical powers here. What do you think, fellow Buddhists?"
Su Ming frowned when he suddenly heard this, and a warning signal arose in his heart, "What kind of deviant scripture can even the abbot of Shaolin fail to understand?"
However, along the way, the performance of the enlightened old monk was impeccable, without the slightest malice. What's more, even a mere scripture could not plot against him. Therefore, Su Ming gradually let down his guard. Since he specially invited him, then he Just look at what kind of scripture this is?
Although Su Ming already had concerns in his mind, he could not agree to him easily, otherwise, if he fulfilled his request too easily, it would make him suspicious.
So, he declined and said, "Master is joking, even you can't understand this scripture, let alone these humble monks' humble practices."
The enlightened old monk sighed and said in a deep voice, "Friends of Buddhism, you are humble. Your Buddhist cultivation is rare in the world. Even a poor monk cannot match it. If this book is not too deviant, there is a risk of becoming a devil." I won’t do anything like this.”
"Bewitched?" Su Ming's heart skipped a beat. Is there a bigger devil than him in this world? "Now that the master has said so, the poor monk is disrespectful."
Immediately, the enlightened old monk took out a black sutra book from his storage ring and gave it to Su Ming. However, when he saw the three words on the cover of the sutra book, he couldn't help but look surprised.
"It seems that I also have this scripture." After saying that, he took out a yellow-covered scripture from his body, which also had three big characters written on it, "Inner Demon Sutra".
"What?" The enlightened monk looked shocked. He took the sutra in Su Ming's hand and started to read it carefully. When he read the entire sutra, his expression softened slightly, "Friend Buddha, this sutra of yours is incomplete. When you reach Nascent Soul, The situation came to an abrupt end, but this scripture written by the poor monk originated from the inner demon in southern Xinjiang, and Buddhist friends should still have an impression."
"Master, are you talking about the inner demon who is good at seizing monks' bodies?" Su Ming had a surprised look on his face.
The enlightened old monk nodded, "Yes, after the leader of the Demon Sect, Xue Buhan, killed the inner demon, he obtained this sutra from him, copied it and gave it to Shaolin, but I don't know that this sutra of Buddhist friends Where did it come from?”
Su Ming looked through the scriptures and said, "I got this scripture by chance from other monks. Many monks in the world of immortality have already practiced. I didn't expect that this scripture actually came from that devil."
"Since Buddhist friends have read it, they should understand the dangers of this book. However, although this book is a demonic way, it contains many Buddhist concepts. Even a poor monk benefited a lot after reading it for the first time."
