The little monk returns to the vulgar

Chapter 24 The Sensitive Shenxiu
It can be said that most of the reputation of Lingyin Temple is supported by this master abbot. This is a true virtuous monk and a practitioner with mana.

Who would have thought that such a powerful Zen master would pass away without any sign.The day before, he taught the Dharma to the monks of Lingyin Temple, but the next day he was out of breath.

After discovering this, the monks of the Taoist generation in Lingyin Temple were frightened.This Lingyin Temple can support many monks, all relying on sesame oil money, and these sesame oil money are all exchanged for the reputation of Zen Master Daoji.

Now that Zen Master Daoji has passed away, what will happen to Lingyin Temple?There is not even a person who can provoke the leader, isn't it doomed to decline?

The so-called transition from frugality to extravagance is easy, but from extravagance to frugality is difficult. The monks of Lingyin Temple have become accustomed to the comfortable life of being fed and clothed with only sesame oil money, so who can bear to let them go to the streets again?
In order to prevent Lingyin Temple from collapsing overnight, the old monks issued a word-sealed order on the death of Zen Master Daoji.Anyway, Monk Daoji usually likes to retreat and sit in meditation. Occasionally, he sits for a year or so, which is common.

After hiding it for a year or so, maybe we can find a way to save Lingyin Temple?

Perhaps it was really the Buddha's manifestation. It didn't take long for them to find this fallen scholar in front of them, who was [-]% similar in appearance to Zen Master Daoji.The monks, as if they had found a treasure, directly paid a large sum of money, and let the fallen scholar pretend to be Zen Master Daoji.

At first, it worked out fine.

It is not difficult for this failed scholar to memorize a few passages of Buddhist scriptures. It is not difficult to lead his disciples to complete the morning and evening classes.

It took more than half a year to deal with it like this, but no one noticed.

The old monks and fake abbots became more and more daring, and they even dared to take the initiative to take on the rituals. Most of them were the work of chanting scriptures and praying for the salvation of the dead. But because of the fame of Zen Master Daoji, they made a lot of money.

I didn't expect it to be so easy to deceive people. Seeing a lot of sesame oil money in the account, no one said give up.

Until a year ago, this monk Shenxiu came to Lingyin Temple and wanted to worship monk Daoji as his teacher.

Originally, as long as they disagreed, they could be dismissed, but Shenxiu was very sincere and took the trouble to visit again and again.Moreover, Shenxiu is an eminent monk who really understands the scriptures, and there is no one in Lingyin Temple who can compare with him.

The old monks had other ideas, and they continued to pretend to be Zen Master Daoji, and they would be exposed one day.Shenxiu is an excellent candidate for abbot. As long as he grows up and inherits the position of abbot, Lingyin Temple can still live a comfortable life before.

The so-called pursuit of wealth and danger, evil comes from the side of courage, the old monks gritted their teeth and let the fake abbot agree.

Shenxiu then became a disciple of Zen Master Daoji, and the fake abbot at first tried to fool Shenxiu by memorizing scriptures.But this handsome monk is worthy of the extremely arrogant title, he is really beautiful.

All Buddhist scriptures can be memorized backwards, and all kinds of scriptures can be read at your fingertips, just like a walking Buddhist scripture pavilion.

Later, the fake abbot was afraid that he would show his flaws, so he used retreat meditation again to delay the time.

Taking advantage of this time, several old monks of the Daoist generation studied the scriptures all day and all night, exhausting what they had learned all their lives to answer the exam questions.

When the exam questions are finished, let the fake abbot go out and use these exam questions to "point out" Shenxiu.

It cannot be said that there is no effect. After all, the three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang.It took Shenxiu a few days to answer this kind of question that took several months of brainstorming.

Whenever Shenxiu gave an answer, the fake abbot would show a "children can teach" expression, and then continued to retreat.

But if this method is played too much, it is easy to go wrong.

One time the fake abbot "leaved the customs" and asked Shenxiu a question as usual, but he didn't expect Shenxiu to answer right away.Without waiting for the fake abbot to retreat again, Shenxiu talked about the difficulties he had encountered in his recent practice and asked his "master" for advice.

"Master, I have heard the story of the farmer and the snake. The farmer tried to rescue the frozen snake, but was bitten to death by the awakened poisonous snake. If compassion is exchanged for vicious revenge, what should we do?"

At that time, the false abbot was almost sweating, and he didn't know how to answer. His mouth squirmed for a moment, and he could only choke out a sentence: "Snakes are going to hibernate."

After finishing speaking, the fake abbot wanted to slap himself, isn't this nonsense?
I thought to myself, this time it is estimated that I will wear it out.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Shenxiu thought about it, and then suddenly realized: "I understand that it is natural for poisonous snakes to hibernate. The farmer thought that the snake was going to freeze to death and put it in his arms. Although he had a heart of compassion, he didn't know why. Rebelling against the nature of snakes. Everything should be in accordance with nature. If you do good blindly, you will only harm others and yourself. The master sees the nature clearly and can see the fallacy at a glance, and the disciple admires it."

Shenxiu left the meditation room respectfully, the fake abbot was like a deflated ball, his whole body went limp.

I didn't expect it to work.

Later, the monks gradually discovered that Shenxiu was really a monk with extremely high understanding, so high that he could understand something by pointing to mountains, rocks, flowers and plants.

In this way, one dared to pretend, and the other dared to realize it. After a year of dragging each other, the identity of the fake abbot was still not exposed, and Shenxiu had completely integrated into Lingyin Temple.

Now the time is ripe. This year, Shenxiu will represent Lingyin Temple to participate in this year's Dharma Discussion Conference. As long as Shenxiu can make a big splash at the Dharma Conference, Lingyin Temple will immediately announce him as the next abbot.

At that time, Zen Master Daoji can "pass away" with peace of mind.

It's just that she didn't expect that on the eve of the Fa Discussion Conference, Shenxiu's mind would become unstable, and the plan almost collapsed.

Facing the flustered fake abbot, Monk Daoling said in a deep voice: "From today onwards, you practice closed mantra!"

The fake abbot heaved a sigh of relief, and he can also meditate silently, as long as he doesn't speak, he can make up whatever other people think, as long as he has dealt with the Fa Discussion Conference.

But Monk Daoling was not so optimistic. He never expected that Jinshan Temple would send people to Hangzhou.

He thought that Shenxiu was already invincible among his peers, but he didn't expect that there was a monk younger than him who could revive his demons instantly.

This little monk named Daoran definitely did not come to Hangzhou to enjoy the mountains and rivers. He definitely represented Jinshan Temple to attend the Fa Discussion Conference, so he was not a good person.

The Dharma Discussion Conference has a lot to do with it. If Shenxiu can't outshine others, he won't be able to gain a reputation. Even if he is allowed to take over Lingyin Temple, it will be difficult to maintain his original reputation.But without fame, Lingyin Temple will suffer from poverty, which is unacceptable.

Dao Ling said to the other monks: "Hmph, we need to let that young monk know that this Hangzhou city is the site of our Lingyin Temple, and even Jinshan Temple has to obediently give way."

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