A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 655: Invite this master to go down for a visit

The old monk Hongzhen denied it again, but Wang Xuanjing didn't care and said with a smile: "This Pure Land Living Buddha is right in front of you. Does the old monk think this is the appearance of the Living Buddha?"

When it comes to matters of faith, these monks will naturally not deny it. If they say in front of many people that the Buddha will not appear, it is equivalent to personally denying the Buddha and Bodhisattvas.

They dare to say this, and these things will spread throughout Chang'an the next day, and they don't even know what the news will be like. From now on, they will no longer be able to use the miraculous effects of Bodhisattvas and Buddhas to attract pilgrims.

Therefore, even if he knew that Wang Xuanjing wanted to find trouble, he had to admit: "Sincerity leads to success!"

"What a person who is sincere and spiritual!" Wang Xuanjing asked everyone: "Since the sincere heart is spiritual, are you sincere?"

"We are sincere, we are sincere." The people around him responded one after another. The people at the bottom rarely read, so they would naturally have deep faith in gods and Buddhas. Even if they were not sincere, how could they dare to say it in public, so They all shouted Xincheng.

Seeing that the people and monks around him said that they were sincere, Wang Xuanjing then said: "Since a living Buddha can emerge from the pure land here, let him show his spirit again so that I can sincerely worship the Buddha. Otherwise, why should I believe in him?"

"I just want everyone to see it and testify whether this Buddha statue will grow out of the ground!"

The old monk closed his eyes and recited the sutra silently, but the prayer beads in his hand suddenly sped up a lot, but on the surface he remained silent, and he was even unable to stop it.

Of course, these people believe in Buddhism not because Buddhism is good, but because when these monks preach, they claim that the hard work in this life is the result of sins committed in the previous life. If they worship Buddha diligently in this life, they will be born into a wealthy family in the next life. , enjoy the glory and wealth.

Then he poured the water into the ground, and then a large group of people waited here, wanting to see the Buddha statue grow out of the ground. However, after waiting for a long time, let alone the Buddha statue, there was not even a hair on it.

As for those wealthy families, some do it to buy peace of mind, while others do it to pray for their family to continue to be rich and prosperous.

Fu Yi, who was next to him, heard this and immediately took people to the temple, moved a stone Buddha statue out, and then dug a hole. Wang Xuanjing kicked the Buddha statue into the hole, and then had people fill it with soil. They also asked someone to find a stone roller and grind it back and forth on the ground to smooth it out.

If it is stopped, it means admitting that gods and Buddhas will not manifest themselves, and the so-called sincerity will lead to spiritual manifestations is a lie. He was now cornered.

Even some criminals will choose to believe in it, because the teachings in Buddhism put down the butcher's knife and became a Buddha immediately. Therefore, some people who have committed crimes will hide their names and go to temples, as if after they believe in Buddhism, they will not be held accountable for the bad things they did in the past.

Most of the people around are Buddhists. After all, they live next to the temple, and many of them rent farmland from the temple.

Seeing that a large number of people were called here, Wang Xuanjing immediately said: "Excuse me, abbot, please bring a Buddha statue from the temple, bury it in the soil, and ask the Buddha to appear and grow from the ground!"

Then he personally fetched a bucket of water, poured the water on the ground, and shouted: "Purified water will produce a living Buddha!"

Following Wang Xuanjing's order, the soldiers began to call the surrounding people and bring them here.

"Come here, call all the people living around here, let them see it with their own eyes and be witnesses!"

So many people put their thoughts on the next life, and then donated their hard-earned money to the temple, hoping to have a good pregnancy in the next life.

"Master, I'm asking you for this, why doesn't this Buddha statue grow?" Wang Xuanjing asked.

"Donor Wang, you are not a person who worships the Buddha, so the Buddha will naturally not be efficacious!" the old monk said calmly.

Wang Xuan nodded and said: "I see!" "According to your point of view, the more people know how to worship Buddha, the more effective it will be, right?"

After hearing this, Monk Hongzhen immediately realized that something was wrong. However, at this time, he couldn't say yes, and he was completely finished if he said no. He couldn't answer for a while.

"Folks, do you know who among us is the most sincere in worshiping Buddha?" Wang Xuanjing asked loudly.

"Of course he is a monk in the temple!" A person next to him said subconsciously. So the people around him also said that the monk was the most sincere.

"After all, he is a monk. He is a professional and worships Buddha every day. How can he be dishonest?"

"Okay, since the monks are the most sincere, then please ask these masters to go down and bring a message to the Buddha, so that the Buddha can appear once and let us, the mortals with naked eyes, see it!"

Wang Xuanjing immediately pointed to one of the monks and said: "Please ask this master to go down and bring a message to Buddha, so that Buddha can appear as soon as possible and grow out of the ground!"

As soon as the words fell, several strong soldiers came out and lifted out a broad, fat monk with a fat head.

The monk wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the soldiers nearby blocked his mouth with linen cloth, and then threw him directly into the deep pit dug next to him.

Immediately afterwards, the two soldiers continued to fill the soil back, but within a moment, the monk was buried underground.

Hongzhen's hand grasped the Buddhist beads tighter and tighter. Seeing that his trusted monk was thrown directly into the pit and buried alive, Hongzhen wanted to step forward to stop him several times, but he did not dare to make any rash move under Wang Xuanjing's half-smiling eyes.

"This Hongguang has profound Buddhist teachings and is responsible for the temple's property. After he goes down, he will definitely be able to persuade the Bodhisattva to appear. Let's just watch here!"

Many people stood nearby and watched eagerly. They had always known that the great monk in the temple had profound Dharma. In addition, the Pure Water Living Buddha appeared, and they were looking forward to this monk.

As a result, half an hour passed and there was still no movement at all. Not to mention the Buddha statue growing on the ground, there is not even a bulge of soil.

Wang Xuanjing frowned and said, "What's going on with Master Hongzhen? It's been a long time and there's still no movement. Could it be that he's not good at Buddhism and can't persuade the Buddha?"

"Yeah, it's been a long time, what's going on?"

"Isn't it said that this temple is very efficacious? Why is it that the master has gone there in person today and it still hasn't shown any miraculous effects?"

Fu Yi next to him said loudly, and the people next to him were also talking about it.

Wang Xuanjing waited for a while, but there was still no response. He became anxious and said directly: "It seems that Master Hongguang is not good. Then I will trouble this master to go down and persuade the Buddha together with Master Hongguang. My fellow villagers and your majesty are all Waiting for auspiciousness!”

"Yes, this Master Hui'an has profound Buddhist teachings and will definitely be able to persuade the Buddha." Fu Yi, who was next to him, said in front of him.

Several wolf-like elites from the Tang Dynasty pounced on him, dragging the fat-headed and big-eared monk to another pit. The great monk no longer looked as dignified as before. He cried loudly and struggled wildly and shouted: "I won't go. My Dharma is not profound. I can't ask the Buddha. Abbot, save me! Abbot, save me!"

(End of this chapter)