The Yin-Yang Art of the Early Yuan Dynasty

Chapter 55 Eight Princes

Since Fan Jin let out the words, all kinds of harassment have disappeared. Presumably these people are also doing things for their own masters, so they have to do it.

Without the harassment of these men in black, Fan Jin is also happy to be at leisure. With Yue'e as a local expert, Fan Jin has seen a lot of local customs and customs.

This place is very different from the Song Dynasty. Most of the people here believe in Buddhism, and there are countless temples, large and small. You can see monks and nuns everywhere on the street.

Most of their daily life is to burn incense and worship Buddha in temples, and then listen to eminent monks interpret scriptures in temples.Fan Jin was very curious, and under Yue'e's arrangement, he went to one of the temples.

In the main hall, there is a solemn Buddha statue enshrined inside. There is an incense burner under the Buddha statue, which is filled with the incense of believers. The burning incense overflows the whole hall, and it smells particularly comfortable.

Fan Jin and Yue'e found a relatively remote place and sat on the floor. In order not to appear so weird, Fan Jin also meditated with other believers.

The surrounding believers pinched an orchid finger in one hand, and held a string of rosary beads in the other, meditating on the main hall, and everyone was chanting scriptures that Fan Jin could not understand.

"Form is emptiness, emptiness is form"

"One flower one world, one leaf one bodhi"

"Great sorrow without tears, great enlightenment without words, and great laughter without sound."

"The sea of ​​bitterness knows no bounds, turn back and keep going"

"Fate is created by oneself, appearance is born from the heart, everything in the world is a form, if the heart does not move, everything will not move, if the heart does not change, everything will not change."

"You can't have the past, you can't get the present, you can't get the future."

"If the minds of all beings in the six realms of the world are not sexually obsessed, they will not follow their birth and death. When you practice samadhi, you will come out of dust and toil. If you don't get rid of your obscene mind, you will not be able to get out of the dust. Even if there is much wisdom in meditation, if you don't stop lusting, you will definitely Fallen Demon Road."

"All conditioned dharmas are like dreams and bubbles, like dew and electricity, and should be viewed as such"

Fan Jin had never studied these scriptures before, but after doing it in the main hall for a while, he felt something in his heart.From these few words, Fan Jin seemed to be able to understand something, but not too much.

During the period, Yue'e explained to Fan Jin, but these Buddhist scriptures have been passed down for a long time and there are various types.Moreover, many scriptures are extremely profound, even Yue'e only has a half-knowledge.

The prosperity of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty was mainly driven by the king of the dynasty, and there are many stories in it, the most famous one is the story of the national teacher traveling west to learn Buddhist scriptures.

The national teacher went through hardships and obstacles along the way. Under the escort of three apprentices, he went through ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships, and finally obtained the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.

The national teacher translated the Buddhist scriptures brought back into the characters of the Tang Dynasty, which formed various scriptures.

Usually, ordinary people only need to recite and silently write these scriptures every day, they can get the blessing and protection of the Buddha, and they will not be harassed by ghosts and monsters.

Among them, the most powerful one is the "Heart Sutra", which is also the only original copy brought back by the national teacher. It is said that it was written by the Buddha who thought he had cultivated the true fruit.

Ordinary people who get this book can avoid bad luck and turn bad luck into good fortune; patients who get this book can directly cure intractable diseases.

If you study carefully and realize the Buddhist principles in it, you will be able to achieve positive results in no time.

"The "Heart Sutra" that the Eighth Prince wants is the original copy?" Fan Jin lowered his voice and asked Yue'e in a low voice.

"Yes, ordinary hand-copied versions can be seen everywhere, and most of the hits of the Tang Dynasty will be recited and transcribed." Yue'e explained Fan Jin curiously, and explained in a low voice.

"Is it convenient for me to make a copy?" Fan Jin said shyly, rubbing his head.

"Elder Immortal, I'll transcribe it for you." Yue'e left the hall after she finished speaking, and after a while, she took a manuscript with ink still wet, and it looked like she had just recruited someone to write it.

"Guanzi comes from a Bodhisattva, and when he walks the deep Prajna Paramita for a long time, he sees that the five aggregates are empty, and overcomes all hardships." Fan Jin took the manuscript and read it intermittently under Yue'e's guidance.

I don't know who wrote this "Heart Sutra", it is indeed broad and profound, Fan Jinben is only a scholar, but he has only a half-knowledge and doesn't understand the meaning in it.

Fan Jin read it once, and then silently recited it a few times. This scripture seems to have a magical power. The more he reads it, the more comfortable he feels, and the more he reads it, the more he misses it. This surprised Fan Jin and stopped quickly.

The illusion from just now disappeared without a trace, and the scriptures from just now were still in his hand, which was very ordinary, and there was nothing unusual about it.

"Will there be any different experience after reading this "Heart Sutra"?" Fan Jin asked again embarrassedly holding the manuscript paper in his hand.

"Elder Immortal, what do you think? Yue'e doesn't understand? I don't understand what you mean." Yue'e was also puzzled by Fan Jin's question.

"What's the difference between when you're reading and when you're not reading?" Fan Jin didn't know how to describe this feeling, so he had to ask more tactfully.

"That's not true. As long as the heart is sincere, the Buddha will definitely hear it. The Buddha will naturally hear that we sincerely worship the Buddha. After we die, we will not go to that endless hell." As soon as she said this, Yue'e was in high spirits. It is very special and different.

"Infernal Hell? Where is it?" There is also a Secret Realm of Infernal Hell in Vulture Palace. Fan Jin's first reaction was that these two secret realms are the same place.

"Big Iron Surrounding Mountain" Yue'e said without thinking.

Fan Jin had never heard of this name before, and he didn't know if it was true or not. Moreover, Fan Jin didn't know how to verify whether the two were in the same secret realm. He could only wait for a chance to verify it later.

After an hour, an old man entered the hall, stepped forward and sat in the first place, and the hall suddenly fell silent.Those believers stopped chanting and quietly looked at the old man who came in.

The old man sat down, looked around the hall for a week, and immediately began to talk about the "Heart Sutra". Fan Jin was overjoyed, and just now wanted to find a master to explain it to him, but it came to fruition just now.

The old man is knowledgeable, and under his interpretation of the "Heart Sutra", Fan Jin, an outsider, can understand it quite well. Coupled with the example given by the old man, it is just right. Fan Jin had a lot of doubts before, and he understood it all at once. up.

After the old man finished speaking, he left a lot of time for everyone to ask questions. Fan Jin was lucky to be able to ask the old man. Fan Jin was overjoyed and asked questions immediately.

"Excuse me, my lord, what is the state of Sanliu Sanbodhi?" Fan Jin was very curious about the Sanliu Sanbodhi in the "Heart Sutra", and naturally wanted to understand it clearly.

"Don't say it, don't say it?" The old man looked at Fan Jin and whispered a Buddha's name.

"Why can't you say it? Is it inconvenient?" Fan Jin finally asked a question, but was rejected by the old man directly. Fan Jin felt very uncomfortable.

"Benefactor, I misunderstood. Your fate is chaotic and there are too many variables. I dare not speak too much. Please don't blame the benefactor. When the fate comes, the benefactor will understand the meaning of it." Did not tell Fan Jin the reason for this in detail.

This old man is called Venerable Wukong, and he is the current national teacher of the Tang Dynasty, but Fan Jin doesn't know it.And this Venerable Wukong is a descendant of an apprentice who followed the first national teacher to learn scriptures.

Just like this, Venerable Wukong's understanding of the scriptures is still more transparent than others can understand, and many people are willing to read and collect the scriptures he annotated.

Fan Jin didn't ask the answer he wanted, so he was lazy to ask for boredom, but other believers asked many questions that were very relevant, and his own questions seemed very ridiculous and comical.

After a meeting, Fan Jin learned a lot, and with Yue'e at his side to guide, Fan Jin felt as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and he couldn't be more excited.

"Let's go, it's very rude not to pay a visit when we've reached someone's territory." After the meeting, all the people left.

"All right!"

Yue'e was still unhappy in her heart, now that the Eighth Prince is an enemy, if Yue'e were to meet an enemy, she would definitely not feel any better.

The friends of the Eighth Prince are famous all over the world, and they have coveted the "Heart Sutra" for a long time, and no outsiders can get their hands on it.Cooked duck, let Fan come in to cut the beard, an abnormal war should be inevitable.

Yue'e was very worried. Yue'e had naturally seen Fan Jin's power, but the Eighth Prince had a lot of people.Just the two of them going to pay a visit, this is not a sheep in the mouth of a tiger.

If it weren't for the grace of saving her life, Yue'e would have suspected that Fan Jin was a spy sent by the Eighth Prince.Sending himself into the hands of the Eighth Prince without spending a single soldier is considered a great achievement.

Although there was a hundred reluctances in her heart, Yue'e still bit her head and followed Fan Jin to the Eighth Prince's mansion to pay a visit. After letting go, there was nothing to hide.

Under Yue'e's guidance, Fan Jin turned around and finally found the eighth prince's mansion.This prince's mansion is indeed imposing. From a distance, two large stone statues of monsters can be seen squatting at the gate, which is very majestic.

When I walked in, I saw the Eight Prince's Mansion written on the door. The four gilt characters were majestic and majestic. At first glance, it was not written by a servant. The atmosphere contained in the millet was vividly expressed in these words. .

Yue'e was about to knock on the door, but was stopped by Fan Jin.Fan Jin stepped forward with a kick, and the gate of the Prince's Mansion fell to the ground with a bang.

"Why don't we run away? If we don't run away, it will be too late." Yue'e was about to cry, how could there be such a trouble, this really just got out of the fire pit and adjusted the price again to a new fire pit.

"We saw the Eighth Prince, why did we run away?" Fan Jin's spiritual consciousness was strong, and the Eighth Prince's mansion in Nuo Da was under his spiritual consciousness.Fan Jin naturally knows whether there are strong people in it or not.

"Who is making such noise again? Are you impatient?" Several servants ran out to take a look, and then ran back to the inner courtyard again. When they returned again, each servant had some self-defense weapons in their hands. .

"I want to see the Eighth Prince, and I want to ask him for something, please let me know." Fan Jin was not domineering, he just kicked the Eighth Prince's door.

Seeing that Yue'e followed, everyone was overjoyed.In this way, as long as Fan Jin is dealt with, Yue'e will naturally be a fish on the chopping board, and the "Heart Sutra" will naturally be within reach.

"Back off, back off, how could you neglect my distinguished guest." At this moment, a huge middle-aged man came over step by step with his stomach shy.

(End of this chapter)