The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 209
The long-term homesickness invades, and when you look at the extreme, you will stick to your lapel.

It's not the beauty of the mountains before, which can hurt the hearts of customers.

Pingwu connects to the sea, and the lone tree hides deep in the clouds.

In addition, outside the setting sun, it is clear that there are birds.

——"Yuanwang" Cui Tu (Tang Dynasty)
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That night, the young monk walked around the window and stacked stones and knelt in Abbot Kong's Buddhist monastery.He has a handsome appearance and bright eyes.It's just that he is not tall and his skin is slightly dark.However, a baggy black suit concealed these shortcomings.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, Abbot Likong stepped out of the house.He looked lightly at the floating window stacked stones and said: "

Why are you here?"

You window stacked stones and cried: "I am guilty, I hope the master will repent for the disciple."

Abbot Liao Kong said, "You bring your sins, and I will repent for you."

You window stacked stones and said: "I don't know the crime. If you look for it, you can't find it."

Abbot Liaokong said: "I have finished my repentance for you. But if I failed, you should find it from the Three Jewels."

The layman said: "I know the monk from my teacher, but I still don't know what is Buddha and what is Dharma."

The master said: "The human heart is both Buddha and Dharma. The Buddha and the Dharma are the same! Do you know that?"

The layman said: "Understood! Sin is not inside or outside the body, nor does it reside in it. Just like the teacher's heart and Buddha Dharma, there is no difference!"

It turns out that Yamamoto, like Hojoemon, is a secret agent of Fuso Hojo feudal lord.After Hojoemon delivered the stolen martial arts cheats, ordnance manufacturing, mountains and rivers maps, Chang'an officials' preferences and other information back to Japan, the Hojo feudal lord was overjoyed.Through the analysis of these intelligences, the Hojo clan rose rapidly in the fields of military affairs and trade, and stood out from other feudal clans.This also strengthened Hojo's belief in continuing to send spies to Datang to steal information.

Hojo feudal lord has three sons, the eldest son Hojo Katsuki is a concubine with high martial arts skills and extraordinary bravery.The second son, Hojo Mabi, is the adopted son, who is extremely intelligent and has a photographic memory.The third son, Nobuchiyo, is the son of the legitimate son, with both civil and military skills and talents.

After making up his mind, Lord Hojo sent all three of his sons to the Tang Dynasty.The eldest son Hojo Katsuki sneaked into Shaolin, and the second son Hojo Mabe hid in Baima Temple.The third son, Nobuchiyo, looks the most like a Tang man, and in official language, he is also the most like a Tang man. He was sent to Chang'an, where and what he did, Hojo Mabi didn't know.

After Hojo Mabi escaped into Baima Temple, he changed his name to Youchuangdieshi.Relying on the ability of photographic memory, he browsed and recited a large number of classics in Baima Temple.Then, on the pretext of going out for alms, he recited and transcribed the classics, and handed them over to the secret agents of the Japanese country who responded outside the temple.

Then, four volumes of "Siyi Brahma Questions Sutra", one volume of "Xian Jie Sutra", 27 volumes of "Dapin Prajna Sutra", and one volume of "Miscellaneous Metaphor Sutra", which are the treasures of the Sutra Pavilion of Baima Temple, are due to the presence of Arhats. Master Chengming, the head of the hall, guarded it day and night, and he never found a chance to read it when he wandered around the window and stacked stones.

Over the past few years, for these treasures of the town hall, you have found nothing.At the beginning, he was quite anxious, trying to complete the task.After a long time, it doesn't matter.It doesn't matter, it doesn't mean that he has forgotten the task, but that his state of mind has changed a lot.

In the beginning, he just pretended to be a monk.Use the chanting time of morning class and evening class to memorize classic Buddhist scriptures by rote.For these Buddhist scriptures, the eminent monks in the temple often interpret them in order to clarify the profound Buddhist principles and promote Buddhism.The witty debate between the brothers and sisters also gave you unexpected gains and inspirations.

As a result of reciting a large number of Buddhist scriptures, these Buddhist scriptures are deeply imprinted in You Chuang Die Shi's mind.The classic French in Buddhist scriptures lingers in his ears all the time.Slowly, You Chuang Die Shi gradually comprehended the taste of Buddhism, and was sincerely willing to convert to Buddhism and become a practitioner.

When going out for alms, the bustling Luoyang opened the eyes of you.Luoyang's famous gardens and temples are very dear to him.What surprised You Chuang Die Shi even more was that he discovered that he had an extraordinary talent in the construction of gardens.He will learn the technique of stacking mountains and rocks.So I gladly changed my name to You Chuang Die Shi.

On that day, he stepped into Abbot Kong's Buddhist monastery for the first time, and when he saw the dry landscape garden, he stood there in a daze.Abbot Liaokong’s practice of integrating Zen thoughts into garden design made his mind resound, and the essence of Buddhism lingering in his ears bloomed like a lotus flower.At that moment, he found the meaning of his life.

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The appearance of Yamamoto broke the tranquility.He brought a secret order from Lord Hojo, ordering You Chuang Die Shi to close the library as soon as possible, including "Siyi Brahma Questions Sutra", "Xian Jie Sutra", "Dapin Prajna Sutra", "Miscellaneous Metaphor Sutra" and so on. The treasure steals out.

In desperation, You Chuang Die Shi and Yamamoto came up with a plan.Through the provocation of Yamamoto's force, Master Chengming, the most powerful martial artist in Baima Temple, was led out of the Sutra Pavilion.Then, you waited for an opportunity to enter the Sutra Pavilion.In just one hour, he can at least memorize the "Siyi Brahma Sutra" and "Dapin Prajna Sutra" silently.

The development of the matter was as expected by the two of them.Master Chengming, the head of the Arhat Hall who stayed in the Sutra Pavilion all day long, finally abdicated and entered the gate of the temple.

"Then why don't you take the opportunity to steal scriptures? Anyway, you recite silently, and other monks can't find out." Abbot Liao Kong asked.

"The moment the disciple entered the Sutra Pavilion without knowing it, and opened the "Great Wisdom Sutra", the ability of the disciple's memory to remember disappeared without a trace, and he was unable to recite a sentence of scriptures. The disciple finally realized his mistake. Unforgivable." You Chuang Die Shi replied shamelessly.

"Although you were unable to complete the mission, you were not discovered by others. Why didn't you run away and confess in front of me instead?" Abbot Liao Kong asked.

"My disciple realizes that it is true today, but not yesterday. Stealing books is already a mistake, and if you escape again, you will add to your mistake. This disciple is willing to accept any punishment for causing such a huge loss to the temple. After being punished, this disciple sincerely converts and wishes to worship the Buddha with green lanterns for the rest of his life." , to make up for the sins of the disciple!" You Chuang folded the stones and knelt on the ground, weeping uncontrollably. .

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Hojo Mabi's theft of Buddhist scriptures was discovered by Master Chengguan, Master Chengming and other elders shortly after he started his apprenticeship.All the elders unanimously advocated that Hojo Mabi be taken down and handed over to the government for severe punishment.

Abbot Liaokong observed secretly and found that it was not as simple as stealing Buddhist scriptures.Behind Hojo Mabi, there is a huge Japanese group running the whole thing.Therefore, Abbot Liaokong instructed everyone not to scare the snake away, but to follow the clues to find the culprit.

At the same time, Abbot Liaokong enlightened Hojo Mabi bit by bit through the Dharma, and finally made him repent and realize his lost way.

From then on, You Chuang Die Shi practiced devoutly in Baima Temple and became a generation of eminent monks.In his later years, he went east to Japan, and spread the Tang Dynasty Buddhism, architecture, painting, sculpture and other artistic cultures to Japan, helping the Japanese country bid farewell to ignorance and open the light of Japanese civilization.This is a later story, and I will not express it here for the time being.

　Notes:
　　[-]. The dialogue between You Chuang Shi Shi and Abbot Lie Kong is adapted from the Zen Koan written by Seng Can when he meets Hui Ke.

　　
　
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