The little monk returns to the vulgar

Chapter 44 The Generous Lingyin Temple
In order to prevent Dao Ran from winning without being able to prove the truth, the monks of Lingyin Temple racked their brains to come up with such a method.

There are indeed quite a few monks participating in the Law Conference this time, but not more than before.According to the process of last year, the monks of Lingyin Temple did some research first, and screened out some people who fished in troubled waters, and the remaining 50 people sat on the stage and took turns to speak on stage.

Start by asking a question for others to answer.

When someone gives a satisfactory answer, it's the turn of the people below to ask questions.

If the person on stage can and can answer the question, ask someone else to ask the question; if he can't answer, he has to step down and replace him with another person.

Under the questioning of the monks, the one who can stand firmly in the center and not be left speechless by others is considered a winner.

Such rules may seem chaotic, but in fact, there has been no problem.

As soon as the so-called expert makes a move, you will know if there is any.

They are all experts, and no monk will play the game of arguing at the law conference, and they have their own opinions on right and wrong.

But Lingyin Temple is afraid of public opinion now.

They didn't have any confidence in Shenxiu, so they had to restrict Daoran in various ways.

"Everyone, please pay attention. If you want to get a signature on the shore, please move here." The Zhike monk pointed to dozens of temporary bamboo sheds on the shore.

The bamboo sheds are simple and simple, and there is a monk from Lingyin Temple waiting inside.

The monks who participated in the Fa Discussion Conference can get a signature as long as they walk into the bamboo shed and answer the questions prepared by Lingyin Temple.

"However, you should also pay attention. Because of the large number of people, each person only has one stick of incense to answer the questions. Please do what you can." Zhike monk reminded, and couldn't help but glance at Daoran after speaking.

Inside each bamboo shed, there is a topic specially prepared for Dao Ran, full of tricky and uncommon questions.It is considered good for ordinary monks to be able to answer one question, and with the restriction of one stick of incense, this two-pronged approach guarantees that this young monk will not be able to say a word for the entire meeting.

The monks didn't know what was going on, one by one they walked into the bamboo shed and began to answer the questions.

Lingyin Temple was quite well prepared, and the arrangements for this large-scale interview were well-organized, and there was no confusion at all.

Daoran randomly chose a team and waited quietly.

The scent was lighted, and rounds of interviews began.

Soon a monk came out of the bamboo shed frowning, shaking his head and sighing, it seemed that he didn't answer many questions.And there was more than one, many monks who came out of the bamboo shed didn't have many signatures in their hands.

Since Master Tripitaka learned the scriptures, there have been thousands of Buddhist scriptures in China, and it may be difficult for ordinary monks to read them all in their entire lives.Not to mention that over the past few years, the spread of Mahayana Buddhism has also produced many eminent monks, and they have compiled many new Buddhist scriptures.

Therefore, no one in this world dares to say that he has read all the scriptures.Not to mention that many temples are too poor to collect a few Buddhist scriptures, and no matter how hardworking people are, they cannot rely on their imagination to imagine Buddhist scriptures they have never seen before.

Lingyin Temple didn't test anything else this time, only memory.

The family of Lingyin Temple has a great cause, and there are countless Buddhist scriptures in the Sutra Pavilion. Just pick a few rare copies and select a few passages to stump most people.

A monk grabbed the only sign in his hand and said angrily: "These questions are too difficult, isn't Lingyin Temple deliberately making things difficult for us?"

This made many monks nod their heads in agreement. This year's question is too uncommon.

Just when the monks were dissatisfied, a clear voice came: "Amitabha, this brother's words are wrong."

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a handsome and handsome monk approaching. His personable appearance made people feel good about him.

The person who came was Shenxiu, and he had changed a lot after retreating for several days. At this time, he was no longer in the embarrassment of being hit by a rotten egg and his face was swollen. Instead, he had the demeanor of an eminent monk, which made people feel heartbroken.

Although the appearance of the monk Shenxiu is easy to make people like him, the monk who complained just now was still unconvinced and asked: "It is extremely rare for a Buddhist temple in the world to have so many Buddhist scriptures as Lingyin Temple. As a test, isn't it deliberately making things difficult?"

"Amitabha, poor monk Shenxiu of Lingyin Temple, may I ask this brother's Dharma name?" Shenxiu asked with a smile.

"Huiquan of Six Buddha Temple in Taiyuan."

"It turned out to be Senior Brother Huiquan, sorry for your disrespect. Just now you said that Lingyin Temple chose these topics to make things difficult for you, but the poor monk would like to ask, Senior Brother, do you still remember the question just now?" Shenxiu asked.

"Of course I remember. The first question I drew was "Bukong Raso Dharani Sutra". But how many people in the world have read this kind of rare Buddhist scriptures? Isn't it difficult for someone to use it as a test question? ?”

This Buddhist scripture, the Six Buddhas Temple really does not have it.Facing the scriptures in the question, Huiquan thought for a long time before confirming that he had never read the Buddhist scriptures. How could he answer them?

As a result, I wasted time because of this question, and finally got only one signature.

Huiquan also regretted it. If he had changed the title earlier, he might have gotten more.

A speech sign only has ten breaths of speech time, that is, ten breaths.

In such a short period of time, what is the law?Huiquan was doomed not to participate in the Law Conference and could only be a spectator.

Many monks sympathized with Huiquan's experience, and they looked at Shenxiu rather unkindly, as if they were going to make trouble if they didn't give them an explanation.

Shenxiu seemed to be unaware of it, and still asked Huiquan calmly, "Senior Brother Huiquan, may I ask which stage was the test?"

Huiquan felt that this question was meaningless. It didn’t matter which passage of the Buddhist scriptures he hadn’t read.However, Huiquan still recounted the scriptures on the test questions verbatim.

Before Shenxiu could speak, another monk next to him said, "Hey, this section is exactly the same as my exam question just now, but I'm in the previous section."

After hearing this, Huiquan monk immediately said: "This junior brother, how about we testify against each other?"

The two monks nodded immediately, and then you recited the scriptures of the "Bukong Luo Suo Dharani Sutra" word by word.

Sure enough, there are two scriptures connecting the past and the following, which can just match up.

Both of them immediately showed pleasant smiles. This is a rare Buddhist scripture that their own Buddhist temple does not have. These two scriptures alone are already very precious.If you can get the full version, then it doesn't matter whether you win or lose this Fa Discussion Conference.

Shenxiu waited quietly for the two to finish speaking, and then said loudly to the other monks: "Amitabha, you may think that the exam questions are making things difficult, but in fact it is the poor monk who asked the abbot to take out the Buddhist scriptures in Lingyin Temple and share them with you all." shared.

"It's just that the Dharma should not be passed on lightly. Zhantan Gongde Buddha also went through ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships to obtain the scriptures. If we didn't go through some hardships, how would we understand the preciousness of these scriptures?
"The exam questions this time are all Buddhist scriptures that Lingyin Temple has worked so hard to collect. As long as you can memorize them, you can exchange them freely and verify each other. Only in this way can the Buddha Dharma be enlightened to the world. Amitabha, so good."

Everyone couldn't help admiring Shenxiu's words.

How precious the Buddhist scriptures are, many temples can’t even read them casually. I didn’t expect Lingyin Temple to share them with everyone. This kind of courage is really extraordinary.

Having said that, no one has any opinions.

It doesn't matter if you can't get the signature, or you can only watch the Dharma conference, as long as you can share the Dharma with the monks and bring back one or two complete Buddhist scriptures, you will be satisfied.

As soon as Shenxiu's words came out, many monks who hadn't entered the bamboo shed changed their minds. Don't think about getting some signatures later, it's better to read a few more questions and memorize a few more scriptures. That's the real truth. good stuff.

And just when everyone was impressed by the generosity of Lingyin Temple, Daoran walked out of a certain bamboo shed with a big basket on his back.

The monks on the shore were shocked to find that the basket on the little monk's back was full of promises.

How is this possible... Did he answer all the exam questions correctly?
(End of this chapter)