Taoists and monks worship gods and Buddhas all the year round, so their bodies are inevitably contaminated by the smell of sandalwood. However, this middle-aged monk does not smell of sandalwood, but a smell unique to animals. It is not fishy, not smelly, or smelly. It's not smelly, it doesn't smell bad, but it doesn't smell very good either.
"Could it be a spirit from a different species?" Big Head muttered.
Neither Changsheng nor Shi Xuanming answered. They couldn't answer Datou's question, because even adults who are aliens will have all their seven orifices after surviving the tribulation and becoming immortals, just like ordinary people.
Datou looked at Shi Xuanming and said, "Hey, true man, do you have any unusual monks in Buddhism?"
"Yes," Shi Xuanming nodded, and then shook his head, "but all monks who have achieved Zhengguo will be reborn in the Western Paradise and will not go down to the underworld, because the underworld has always been under the jurisdiction of Taoism and not under our Buddhist control."
"It's not like there are none, right? As far as I know, don't you have Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva down there? Could he be Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?" Datou asked.
Shi Xuanming glanced at Datou with disdain, "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has achieved the status of Bodhisattva. He has already transcended life and death and has not entered reincarnation. It cannot be him."
"That's right, Ksitigarbha doesn't seem to be an alien." Datou nodded.
"What does it mean?" Shi Xuanming frowned.
While Datou and Shi Xuanming were chatting in low voices, the gray-clothed monk had slowly walked to the west side of the Tai Chi Stone Platform, "Namo Amitabha, there are rules for the transmission of spiritual talismans. According to the old practice, the martial arts competition comes first, and the discussion comes later. Now let's start the martial arts competition." , please be merciful to all the donors and wait till the end.”
After the monk in gray finished speaking, everyone outside the venue immediately rushed to the stage. This was the eighth competition for the bronze amulet. In the eyes of everyone, the competition in the last one was definitely the fiercest, and this one would be relatively gentle.
Yang Kai turned to look at Chang Sheng again, and when he saw that Chang Sheng had no reaction, he stayed where he was and watched the battle coldly.
Not all fights are fierce and exciting. This eighth fight was quite satisfactory and lifeless. The monk in gray hopes that everyone will show mercy and stop it. It just gives those who try to delay time a reasonable excuse, that is, those who have The person who was heartbroken by the assassin did not dare to do his best, for fear that the attack would be too harsh and he would be rejected by the monk in gray in the subsequent Dharma discussion session.
None of our own people had any intention of participating in this fight. Seeing that the fight on the field was not interesting, Datou's attention turned to the gray-clothed monk again, looking at him from left to right, and from time to time he would wrinkle his nose and smell.
Not only Da Tou was curious about the gray-robed monk, but Chang Sheng was also quite confused about his identity. As Shi Xuanming said, the underworld has always been governed by Taoism, and there should be no monks. To be precise, there should be no successful people. Immortal monks and ordinary monks and nuns will still go to the underworld to review their merits and demerits and receive rewards and punishments after their death. Only those monks who have achieved Arhat status or above will be reborn in the Western Heaven.
"Xuanming, the master on the stage is called Longyuan. Which generation of monk is Longyuan?" Changsheng asked in a low voice.
"Long is not of our Shaolin seniority," Shi Xuanming shook his head and said, "As far as I know, no Zen temple has this seniority."
"Could it be that he is a wild monk?" Big Head said with a smile. He had two bronze talismans with him, so he was confident.
"No, Buddhism has the most important inheritance and will never use the Dharma name randomly." Shi Xuanming shook his head.
"Could it be a Tantric seniority?" Changsheng asked.
Before Shi Xuanming could speak, Yu Yi on the right spoke up, "I know a monastery that has a monk of the Long family."
"Where?" Everyone said in unison.
"Huacheng Temple in Jiuhua Mountain," Yu Yi said, "Long is now the junior of Huacheng Temple. In my early years, I went to Wuxin Temple at the east foot of Jiuhua Mountain to check in, and there was a young monk with a round face who went to Wuxin Temple. To send melons and fruits, I asked Sister Zhike about the origin of the young novice monk. According to her, the young novice monk came from Huacheng Temple in the back mountain and his Buddhist name was Longqing."
After hearing Yu's words, everyone suddenly realized that the gray-robed monk on the stage was indeed closely related to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, because Jiuhua Mountain was the monastery of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and Huacheng Temple was where Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva became a monk. temple.
"Hey, what is the name of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?" Datou looked at Shi Xuanming.
Shi Xuanming did not answer Datou's question, but frowned and looked at him.
Datou was confused, "Look at what I'm doing. What is the name of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?"
"Big head, what's your name?" Shi Xuanming asked casually.
"Nonsense, my name is Datou," Datou finally responded, "Oh, I understand, the name of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is Ksitigarbha."
Shi Xuanming did not take the opportunity to tease the big head, but said, "Master Longyuan was probably Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's attendant when he was practicing from Jiuhua Mountain. He followed Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva down to the underworld, but he did not After attaining the status of Arhat, in order for him to continue to take care of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's daily life, the underworld made an exception and granted him a bronze protective amulet so that he could stay in the underworld for a long time."
"It makes sense. You see he was only wearing ordinary monk robes, which means he didn't even wear red cassocks when he was alive." Datou nodded and said, "Legend has it that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has a mythical beast called Listening next to him. He usually wears red cassocks." In addition to taking care of the Bodhisattva, you may also have to feed the mythical beast called Listening, which is probably why the strange smell on his body comes from."
After Da Tou said this, everyone nodded. Da Tou's inference was both reasonable and reasonable. As the saying goes, people are not like grass and trees, and no one can be ruthless. When people in high positions go to foreign lands, they usually take away the waiters who accompany them day and night. Tao, it is human nature for chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven. The reason why they are criticized is that people in the world are jealous and angry that they are not the chickens and dogs next to those who have attained the Tao.
Since the fight on the stage was slow and orderly, everyone lost interest in watching the battle. When Datou mentioned Ksitigarbha before, he became interested in Ksitigarbha, but this time he did not ask Shi Xuanming, but turned around and looked at Chang Sheng said, "Hey, Your Majesty, what on earth is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva doing in the underworld?"
Although Datou's expression was not very precise, Changsheng knew what he wanted to ask, "This is a long sentence to say. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has thoroughly participated in Buddhism and has achieved great enlightenment. He could have attained Buddhahood, but he sympathized with the ghosts in the underworld. Miserable and helpless, he voluntarily gave up his Buddhahood, chose to attain the status of Bodhisattva, and lived forever in the underworld to use the supreme Dharma to transcend the resentment and hostility of the ghost souls. It was like a bright light in the endless darkness, although it could not let go of the thousands of people trapped in the underworld. The ghosts escape the punishment they deserve, but they can be given hope and comfort."
Seeing that Changsheng admired Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva so much, Shi Xuanming and Yu Yi clasped their hands together and sang the Buddha's name together.
Changsheng continued, "The Taoist immortals are specifically in charge of the underworld. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's responsibilities in the underworld are somewhat like supervisors in the army. He may not directly interfere with things in the underworld, but if he wants to intervene, the various departments of the underworld will Officials will not refute his face."
After Changsheng finished speaking, Datou said, "Your Majesty, can I understand it this way? There are too many people who believe in Buddhism, and those who have the final say in the underworld are Taoist gods. Those who believe in Buddhism but cannot become Buddha will still be there after death." You have to go down to the underworld. To put it bluntly, you still have to fall into the hands of the Taoists. The Taoist gods looked at it and said, good guys, you didn’t believe in us when you were alive, but you will fall into our hands when you die, so you may not be good to these people. Face, while Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stays in the underworld, even if the Taoist gods are dissatisfied with those who believe in Buddhism, they cannot blatantly bully them."
Chang Sheng laughed angrily at Da Tou, "Whether it is in heaven or in the underworld, the judgment of merits and demerits is done impartially. There are not so many people who pretend to be public and self-serving. However, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is always in the underworld and can indeed play a supervisory role. Although the underworld officials are not We will not bend the law for personal gain.”
After hearing Chang Sheng's explanation, Datou's doubts disappeared, and then he said with a smile, "My lord, you are also a Taoist priest. If nothing happens, you will definitely become an immortal. We follow you with the confidence that even if you really die one day, you will be able to go down there." Can take care of us.”
"Don't say that, I don't know who to turn to for help," Changsheng said with a smile, "Besides, you just got the bronze amulet, so death is very far away for you."
"But pull it down, why do I feel like I die faster when I have a magic talisman on my body," Datou curled his lips and said, "It would be great if this thing couldn't be accumulated. If it can be accumulated, it would be a waste. If you have a copper talisman, you want to kill two more copper talismans. The one who had the silver talisman wanted to kill two more silver ones to get the gold talisman. The one who originally had the gold talisman was afraid that others would snatch it from him, so he had no choice but to snatch it from others first. This thing is a hot potato. , even though there are only eighteen people, it will definitely turn into a pot of porridge in the end."
"You are wrong, there are not eighteen people, only seventeen," Shi Xuanming said with a smile, "Don't forget, you got two of them each. Anyone who wants to snatch the talisman will come to you first."
"Damn, it's true." Datou cursed in a low voice.
Datou always likes to tease Shi Xuanming on weekdays. Seeing Datou Duo's worries, Shi Xuanming will take pleasure in his misfortune and say, "I'll let you eat more and occupy more. You must be punished."
"I didn't want to eat more, they gave it to me on their own initiative," Datou said, grabbing Shi Xuanming's hand, "How about I give it to you."
Shi Xuanming pushed and pushed, "Go aside, I don't want it."
In the eyes of the world, monks are all good-tempered, and if they heard the monk in gray speak modestly, people outside the venue were not afraid of him, and there were many whispering about him.
With a big head and short arms, Shi Xuanming was no match for pushing, but Shi Xuanming couldn't resist his reluctance, and in desperation he gave advice, "Hey, hey, stop making trouble, you already have two bronze talismans. If you get one, you can make a silver talisman, and it will be much safer then."
"It makes sense, but whose one should we grab?" Datou sat back in his seat and pondered deeply. After a moment, he turned to look at Gongsun Chengwei who was leaving his seat, "Who's grabbing the donkey's face?"
Gongsun Chengwei didn't know what Datou was thinking. Since he had received help from Changsheng before, when he saw Datou turning to look at him this time, he gave him a kind smile.
Once the protective talisman enters the body, it is connected to the heart. If you lose the talisman, you will die immediately. Da Tou is just talking about it and does not really want to snatch Gongsun Chengwei's talisman. However, he does not have a good impression of Gongsun Chengwei. He laughed and ignored him.
Changsheng had been watching the battle with waning interest before, but only at this moment did he say, "Don't be ridiculous. It's a good thing to have two magic talismans. You can advance and attack, retreat and defend. When necessary, you can gather one silver talisman or divide it." Give one to a friend..."
