Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 406 405. Lao Du and I Watching Bald Donkeys

"Old Du!"

"...what are you doing?"

"go!"

"Why go?"

"These foreign monks don't understand the rules! It's really rude to come to Luoyang and not even worship on the top of the mountain! Let's go with this real person and ruin his place!"

"Don't don't..."

Hao Xuan shouted "Brother, calm down!" Du Ruhui grabbed the Taoist priest who got up, his eyes full of tears and laughter.

Return to the real person?

You can't even put on a green cassock, how dare you call yourself a real person?

It's not really a human being.

"Don't mess around...When Master Xuanzang is teaching the Dharma, even the dignitaries in the capital have to treat each other with courtesy. It is said that several princes are distinguished guests in front of the door... Even the national teacher has acquiesced. What do you want to do?"

"..."

What can Li Zhen do?
He dared not do anything.

Isn't this nonsense, and he's not stupid... I can still carry a few catties and taels.

However, what Du Ruhui said just now also successfully aroused his curiosity.

This afternoon's business will definitely not be done.

Instead of this, it is better to go and see.

See how people do it.

In the future, our old Li will also do something... the queen mother's peach feast.

Don't you just brag.

When you speak, the light shines, so it’s okay for me to breathe out the fragrance when I speak?
So after making up his mind, he pouted:

"Go, go and have a look."

"……it is good."

In my heart, I also felt that Daoist Priest was not someone who would just ignore it, Du Ruhui, who had just pinched a piece of donkey meat, nodded:

"Let's go."

No more tea.

No more horses.

As soon as the door was locked, the two of them left Chunyou Club directly.

The spring is full, and it will be Qingming in less than ten days.

The vitality of Luoyang City has already appeared, but it is exactly as Du Ruhui said... ten rooms and nine empty spaces.

Only then did Li Laodao realize that at some point, his status as a mainstream storyteller was already in jeopardy.Inexplicably, half of the country was taken over by a wild monk who appeared out of nowhere.

"Oh... business is not doing well."

"..."

Du Ruhui was silent.

I always feel that the Taoist chief is indeed too philistine.

Then, the two of them bypassed a brothel and came to the long road next to the Luoshui River.

After a long distance, Li Zhen saw the golden light shining in the distance across several stone bridges, which looked like the Pure Land of the Western Paradise.

At the same time, the smell of spices in the air became stronger and stronger.

After bypassing the first stone bridge, he also saw the crowd standing on both sides of the river bank.

Because the distance was too far, I could only see the colorful clothes and the black head.

"Good guy..."

He looked at the number of at least several thousand people.

It is like the spring tide of Qiantang River in the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year.

He has been there once.

It is also crowded with people.

And there are still some brain-dead people who disregard the dissuasion of the security inspectors, and when the tide comes, they like to go to the river.

As a result, when a wave hit, the person disappeared without a trace.

Although there will be no tide in Luoshui, the scene in front of me is really not much different from that time.

In the crowded crowd, as Li Zhen and Du Ruhui got closer and closer, they both heard the voice in the air accompanied by the Buddha's light surging like mist:
"Bhikkhus, like the sea, there is only one taste, which is salty. Just like this, monks, this Dharma and Vinaya has only one taste, which is the taste of liberation. Therefore, monks, this Dharma and Vinaya have only one taste, which is the taste of liberation. , the sixth rare and unprecedented dharma in this dharma, discipline. After seeing this, the bhikkhu concentrates on this dharma, discipline.  …”

"..."

The corner of Li Zhen's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but say something to Du Ruhui:
"What are monks?"

Old Du Deng looked disgusted.

My heart said, why don't you even know this.

But still kindly give an explanation:

"The Vinaya explains: "The beggar is a bhikkhu, the one who obeys beggars is a bhikkhu, and the one who holds a cut-off garment is a bhikkhu. "

"...Can you speak human language?"

"He who begs to live!"

"...Hey, why don't you just say beggars?"

Li Zhen rolled his eyes, and at the same time the voice in his ear made him curious:
"Old Du, the scriptures taught by Xuanzang...do you understand?"

While speaking, the two had gradually approached the crowd.

During the march, being passed by the ripple-like Buddha's light, the peaceful and peaceful Buddha's light rippling makes people feel warm.

This is nothing.

At least it doesn't look like anything to the two of them.

It's just the magical effect of the qi of heaven and earth.

And in Li Zhen's field of vision, there also appeared the shadow of a bald monk sitting down in the midair of the Luoshui River.

good guy...

It's so handsome.

Great enemy!

After listening for a while, Du Ruhui nodded and said:

"This sutra should be the "Self-Speaking Uposatha Sutra". From the mouth of the Buddha, enlightened bhikkhus and led all living beings to achieve fruition. I have read it before, but I have only read it, and have not studied it deeply."

"...Tsk."

While lamenting Du Ruhui's erudition, he was standing not far from the crowd, leaning on the railing, looking at the monk who really looked like a Buddha descended into the world, with an erratic tone:
"But I don't understand. It's not that I'm a Taoist priest and I don't understand Buddhist classics. Actually... To tell you the truth, my teacher has been telling me the "Tao Te Ching" recently... But in the same way, when she lectures, It's the same as that bald donkey..."

"Entry into the stream, for those who testify to the fruit of stream-entry..."

In the distance, the monk's scriptures hanging in the air suddenly broke off.

But it was only a short breath, as if breathing a sentence, and then continued:
"One come, to testify for one come fruit practitioners..."

The Taoist in the distance continued to say to himself:
"Look, the beggars he mentioned just now are beggars..."

"...Bhikkhus."

Du Ruhui corrected.

"Well, yes, monks. What does this bald donkey mean? It's like the only thing in the sea, salty. That's it... a scholar like you can understand the meaning of this sentence without thinking. But if that What about someone who has never read a book, or someone like me? I would think...the only thing like the sea? So much the same, beggars, this Dharma, the Vinaya, has only one flavor, that of liberation."

"..."

Du Ruhui, who was extremely thoughtful, seemed to understand what Li Zhen meant right away.

But it's a little unpredictable.

After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively:

"The meaning of the Taoist priest is to say..."

"It's too profound... Keming."

Li Zhen sighed a little:

"When I told stories to others, there were actually Buddhist characters in the book. Occasionally, I would talk about bald donkeys, or call them mentally retarded...some people would not like it, saying that I was disrespectful to Buddhism. And when I was in the story because of When I praised the group of monks about something, some people said that it was not appropriate for me to speak for Buddhism from the perspective of Taoism. As for me, I told them, and I said: Ladies and gentlemen, don’t care about Buddhism or Taoism. Forget it. The original intention of our existence is to hope that this world will become better. And what about the big guys, if they don’t even have a heart to be good, then what’s the use of Buddhism? To put it bluntly, everyone wants to become better for this world. Better exists, right?"

"...that makes sense, indeed."

Du Ruhui felt the same way.

I just feel... the Taoist priest really pointed directly at people's hearts.

Sobering.

"But, Keming. You don't say anything else, just talk about the scriptures read by this bald donkey. The Buddha is teaching these beggars..."

"...Teacher, the bhikkhu is not begging for food."

"But isn't it just beggars in the scriptures? Hey, let me tell you, these bald donkeys have a bad conscience! They are not beggars, so they must be beggars..."

Du Ruhui thought you were talking nonsense?

You're done talking.

What else did I say?
Just keep listening.

I heard the preacher shaking his head there:

"What the Buddha said to these beggars was actually to tell them what the Dharma is with reason, right? I think that in the scene at that time, when the Buddha spoke to some beggars, he must not have been full of words. Think about it, He wants anyone who can read and write, and goes outside to be a bookkeeper or something like that, so he won’t beg for food. And a beggar with limited education... It’s like you go to Luoyang City to find a beggar, and you have to chat with him Talk about what Confucius and Mencius said about not working and not eating. How would you talk? Do you quote the scriptures? Or use the most superficial words to explain this truth to him?"

"..."

Under Du Ruhui's thoughtful gaze, Li Zhen shrugged:

"I think that if there is a Buddha, then the wise Buddha will not understand this truth. Therefore, he will tell the beggar in the most straightforward tone: Brothers, are you eating? Hey, let's sweep with you. Listen. Do you know... what the sea smells like?

do not know?It's okay, let me tell you... the sea has only one taste, and it's salty.Ladies and gentlemen, this is the same as what I said. The laws of this world have only one taste, which is to let you follow the laws in order to be free. Hey, don’t argue, let’s try if you don’t believe me... I think the Buddha must That's what it says.only……"

"……only?"

"It's just that the person who recorded the Buddha's words may feel that I am a bit vulgar, just like you. So I modified this passage. After the modification, the Buddha's words became great wisdom. Scholars can understand, but I forgot... This sentence was originally said to the beggar. I don't believe that when the old man rode out of Hangu Pass on a green bull, he would say to the generals guarding the city: Hearing me, you should open the door of the magic law. Enlightenment and correction. Instead, they will shout: General, I’m here, open the door for me, I’m going to become a fairy!”

"Pfft..."

The contrast between before and after made Du Ruhui couldn't hold back the smile in his heart anymore, and laughed out loud.

But for no reason, my heart was full of approval.

yes……

Although the words are rough.

But if you think about it carefully, isn't it true?

Isn’t the wish of the sages of Confucius and Mencius to enlighten the world?So the long "Analects of Confucius" was left.

But are those their own words?

No.

It is the words and deeds of the saint recorded by his disciples.

Otherwise, it would not be full of "Zi Yue".

And when these "children" were in Japan...were they really so ugly?

Haven't seen it...?
He was thinking about it.

but did not find...

At some point, the monk hanging in the air opened his eyes.

There was also a look of thought in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)