The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 28 Breakthrough Innate
Three more years passed, and Ji Ran was 58 years old.It was also the ninth year since Ji Ran left Southern Shaolin.

This year is the Zen discussion held every ten years in Shaolin in the North and South. Although the mountain has been closed, the mountain is closed to other forces.The North-South Zen discussion is an internal matter of Shaolin itself, so Ji Ran also came to observe this year's Zen discussion.

Northern Shaolin, Bodhidharma Hall.

Looking at the high-spirited and personable nephew Hongye in front of him, Ji Ran asked: "Hongye, how old are you this year?"

Hongye said: "To tell you what my uncle is saying, this disciple is twenty-three this year, and he is two years younger than Qin Ge."

"23?" Ji Ran murmured, looking at the monk in front of him who was also wearing moon-white monk clothes.

Another person seemed to appear in front of Ji Ran's eyes, with the same monk's robes, the same age, and also participating in the Northern and Southern Zen seminars.However, that was already 40 years ago.

Ji Ran vaguely remembered that day, senior brother Wuhua stood at the gate of Southern Shaolin and said to Ji Ran: "Junior brother! I will bring you delicious food when I come down from the mountain for this trip. Remember to practice well and understand Buddhism well."

"When you come back from your travels, if you fail the school entrance examination, my senior brother will beat you so hard that you won't be able to get out of bed for three days."

Ji Ran suddenly laughed "ha".This made Hongye look confused, as if he had made some mistake.

The three little ones were also whispering beside them.

Xiaolan said: "Is this smelly monk stupid?"

Xiaohu said: "Well, I think I'm not only stupid, I must not be full yet."

Xiaolong asked: "Why aren't you full?"

Xiaolan also looked at Xiaohu curiously.

Xiaohu said: "Only when you are not full will you laugh like 'haha'. When you are full, shouldn't you laugh like 'hahaha'?"

Xiaolong and Xiaolan helplessly held their foreheads.

Dharma discussion platform in Bodhidharma Hall.Hongye and Wuxiang each sit on two lotus pedestals.Close your eyes and concentrate, waiting for the topic.Zen Master Sanzang is sitting in the middle, Ji Ran is on the left, and the head of Luohan Hall, Wu Se, is on the right.

Zen Master Sanzang said: "The topic for the last Zen lecture was from Northern Shaolin. This time it should be from Southern Shaolin. I once again stated that there is no winner or lose in Zen lectures. The important thing is to clarify the Buddhist principles and clarify the Buddha's mind. There is no true abbot." , please also ask questions."

Wu Zhen looked at the two people in the audience with a serious look on his face. When he opened his mouth, the whole audience was in an uproar because Ji Ran's topic was: Killing and Protecting Lives!

Zen Master Sanzang took a deep look at Ji Ran, nodded, and said nothing.Because Ji Ran asked the question, Hongye had to answer it first.

After a while of whispers in the audience, Zen Master Sanzang asked Hongye, "Please explain Hongye's method of killing and protecting lives."

Hongye was on the court, looking at Ji Ran with a sad face, as if he was going to the execution ground.Because Hong Ye has never killed a chicken, let alone killed a person.So faced with this question, he didn't know how to answer.

But suddenly he remembered what his uncle once said when he was pondering sword moves alone: ​​"Killing is to protect life, killing karma is not killing people!"

So Hongye didn't think too much and replied: "Killing is to protect lives, killing karma is not killing people!"

Zen Master Sanzang looked at Hongye again and asked: "Then do you kill people?"

Hongye said: "I never killed anyone."

Zen Master Tripitaka said: "The not yet is the future. Do we want to kill people in the future?"

Hong Ye's face turned red and she couldn't answer.

Zen Master Sanzang returned to his seat.

Ji Ran glanced at Hongye, stood up and said, "First of all, please ask Brother Wuxiang to explain the meaning of killing."

Wuxiang frowned after hearing this question. As a monk, we all talk about compassion, and Buddhism emphasizes: one body is a concrete body, and all living beings are my own.This intention to kill is really troublesome.

After a while, Wuxiang said: "Killing consists of four contents: base, interest, behavior, and ultimate."

"Basic, object."

"Interest, the idea of ​​taking away life."

"The act, the process of killing."

"The other party is dead, that's the end."

Ji Ran asked Wu Xiangdao again: "What is the method of protecting life?"

Wuxiang replied: "Protecting lives is not just about protecting living beings, but also spreading kindness, healing the sick and disabled, and cutting off evil thoughts. These are all ways to protect lives."

Hearing this, Ji Ran stopped making any sound and returned to his seat.

Zen Master Sanzang looked around and said: "It seems that this Zen discussion has already achieved results. Then everyone, let's look forward to the next Zen discussion in ten years' time!"

Everyone dispersed, and Hongye followed Ji Ran with a dejected look on his face, like a child who had done something wrong.

Ji Ran didn't look back and said, "You didn't understand that sentence, why did you answer like that?"

Hongye said: "Just because my uncle once said, so disciple..."

Ji Ran interrupted Hongye and said: "Just because I said it, you thought it was right, so you said it without considering the reasons behind the words. You should know that I am not a Buddha. Not everything I say and do is Buddhism." , so the joke should not be taken seriously."

Hongye said that he had been taught a lesson.

Ji Ran asked again: "Do you think that sentence makes sense?"

Hong Ye thought for a while and said: "Killing is killing, no matter how many excuses and reasons there are, it is killing. So I think that sentence is wrong."

Ji Ran added: "So in the future, you must first ask your heart for everything."

Hongye asked: "Is that right or wrong?"

Ji Ran said: "Whether it's right or not depends on your heart."

Ji Ran came to Zen Master Sanzang's meditation room and asked, "Does Abbot Sanzang have any special instructions?"

Zen Master Tripitaka said, "No, what about the three children?"

Ji Ran said: "Everything is going well."

Seeing that Zen Master Sanzang had no other instructions, Ji Ran said: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Zen Master Sanzang said: "Pay attention to safety on the road."

Ji Ran did not follow Hong Ye back to Southern Shaolin. Instead, after taking a test of Hong Ye's martial arts in school, Ji Ran returned to Luoyang with Sanxiao.

Time flies, Ji Ran lived in Luoyang for another five years.Ji Ran is 63 years old.

During these five years.Xiaolong was admitted as a scholar, and Xiaolan was admitted as a tongsheng student. As for Xiaohu, it was really difficult to describe, but fortunately, he was admitted to the tongsheng school.

After years of hard work, Ji Ran's painting skills finally have some effect. The peacocks he painted are not only lifelike, but at least give people a sense of agility.

Ji Ran was already extravagant, so Ji Ran did not hesitate to spend huge sums of money, and invited Liu Kuiling, a famous traditional Chinese painting artist at that time, to teach him personally. At the same time, if the third primary school wanted to learn painting, he could also learn it.

It's a pity that the third child only loves martial arts.After gaining fame in Sanxiaodu, Ji Ran taught them the three internal skills left by the three heroes, replacing the "Bodhi Heart Sutra" they had practiced before.

Xiaohu learned the 36-way Dragon Claw Hand, Luohan Fist and the Eight Drunken Immortals Stick Technique, and even fell in love with drinking.

Xiaolong learned Bodhidharma swordsmanship, one-finger Zen, and the magical power of finger snapping. Xiaolong once saw Ji Ran practicing swordsmanship. While drawing the sword, he could also attack the opponent from a distance, catching his opponent by surprise.So he imagined Ji Ran as his future self, and his martial arts skills were naturally imitated by Ji Ran.

Xiaolan was very powerful. She first learned the Vairocana Whip Technique and the Shadow-Keeping Legs. Then she began to study the Vajra Demon Subduing Circle, determined to change the Vajra Demon Subduing Circle into a combination of whip, sword and stick techniques.

Ji Ran originally thought that this year would pass peacefully, but she never thought that in August, news would come from Xin'an County.The old man of the Wei family fell down and never got up again.

Now Sanxiao is 15 years old. He is not as naughty as he was when he was a child. On the contrary, he is very considerate. He sees that Ji Ran is not in a high mood and stops disturbing him.They all dispersed to practice their martial arts.

Ji Ran went to Xin'an overnight. The entrance to the back hall was crowded with people, and the doctor was treating Mr. Wei in the house.

After Ji Ran sent a message to Wei Ming, she met Wei Ming in the front hall of Wei's house.Ji Ran asked: "Do you know me?"

Wei Ming nodded and asked, "Should I be called Third Uncle, or Master Wuzhen?"

Ji Ran said: "The poor monk Wu Zhen was wandering by and saw someone who seemed to be sick in Wei's house. The poor monk had studied medical skills with the miracle doctor Zhang Jianzhai in his early years, and upholding the compassion of Buddhism, he came to take a look."

Wei Ming laughed, mockingly, and then said: "What a hypocritical monk. He clearly wants to come in to help, but he talks about mercy. Obviously his father is going to die, but he still doesn't want to recognize him."

"Amitabha." Ji Ran announced the Buddha's name.Ji Ran could only smile bitterly in her heart. After all, she was not the original person. She came to see her only to repay the original person and settle the cause and effect.

"I wonder if old donor Wei needs a poor monk to come in for diagnosis and treatment?" Ji Ran asked again.

Wei Ming didn't want to agree, but thinking of his grandfather's kindness to him, he still didn't feel motivated and let Ji Ran enter the inner hall.

When she saw Ji Ran entering the house, Mrs. Wei thought it was her husband coming back, but when she saw the monk's robe, she recognized that the person coming was not her husband.

Mr. Wei was unconscious and unresponsive.

But Mrs. Wei's eyes suddenly turned red. She wanted to say something, but Ji Ran said first, "I'm a poor monk. I heard that Mr. Wei is seriously ill and difficult to treat, so I came here to see if I can help." "

After saying that, he stopped looking at Mrs. Wei and walked to the bedside to check Mrs. Wei's pulse.

After several days of medication, acupuncture and internal help, Mr. Wei woke up, but Ji Ran knew that this was a return to the past.If he hadn't been there, I'm afraid Old Mrs. Wei would have passed away in his sleep.

When Mr. Wei saw Ji Ran, he wanted to say something, but he was so excited that he couldn't make a sound. He could only sit there anxiously and pointed at Ji Ran excitedly.

Ji Ran said: "Old Master Wei, your body is exhausted, don't get too excited, if you have something to say to everyone, speak slowly."

After a while, Mrs. Wei calmed down and said: "I know, we are the ones who are sorry for you, and I also know that you have always come secretly to help our old couple these years."

"The body doesn't lie. Even in the winter, our bodies are still warm. We didn't have it when we were young, let alone when we are old. One time, the child pretended to be asleep, and I could clearly see you holding her hand. She felt a warm current flowing from her palms into her whole body."

"If you don't want to recognize us, then don't recognize us. After all, we were the ones who abandoned you first."

After hearing this, Ji Ran did not make any reply, but quietly walked out of the room, leaving the old man's last moments to the Wei family.

He stood alone in the yard, looking at the bright moon in the sky.

Half an hour later, crying came from the house.Mr. Wei, died at the age of 88.

For the next seven days, Ji Ran stayed at Wei's house and performed a ritual ceremony for Mr. Wei.Before Mrs. Wei sealed the coffin, Ji Ran broke off the little finger of her left hand and was sealed together with Mr. Wei.

Mrs. Wei was always paying attention to the son she had given up. Seeing this scene, she didn't know what she felt in her heart.She had a lot to say to Ji Ran, but after seeing this scene, she could no longer say it.

When Ji Ran returned to Luoyang City, San Xiao discovered that Ji Ran was missing a finger.They were all surprised and angry.They all asked Ji Ran why she had no fingers.

Ji Ran smiled and told them that he cut it off because he was greedy and delayed important events. To alert himself, he cut it off.

The third child didn't believe it at first, but when he saw the smile on Ji Ran's face, he didn't ask any more questions.I just practiced harder.

For another two years, Mrs. Wei's health deteriorated steadily over the past two years, and she finally couldn't hold on anymore in May two years later.

Ji Ran came to Wei's house again and saw Mrs. Wei lying on the bed with a pale complexion.Ji Ran knew that this was caused by the old man's lack of effort.It's a pity that the old man is old and it is really difficult to regain his youth.

Ji Ran stayed in front of Mrs. Wei's bed for ten days. During these ten days, Mrs. Wei and Ji Ran talked a lot, but Ji Ran just listened quietly.

Ten days later, Mrs. Wei, whose complexion turned rosy, sat up and summoned the whole family. Ji Ran still stepped forward to go to the courtyard, but was stopped by Mrs. Wei.

Mrs. Wei said: "San'er, Gouwazi, mother is about to die, can't you wait any longer? Even if mother abandoned you, at least you are still alive now, right?"

It turns out that his original name is Gou Wa Zi.It took 60 years for Ji Ran to know the original name.Ji Ran stopped and did not leave. Instead, she returned to the bed and continued to guard Mrs. Wei.

Mrs. Wei touched Ji Ran's face and then his bald head.He smiled and said, "It's a pity that Gouwazi, with his handsome face, couldn't bring me a wife back."

Ji Ran did not refute. Every minute at this time was precious to Mrs. Wei.

Mrs. Wei said to Wei Ming: "Dabao, come here!" Then she pointed at Ji Ran and said: "This is your third uncle. It's not easy for him. If he needs help in the future, remember to help him."

After that, Madam Wei began to tell Wei Ming to take good care of himself, his mother, and his family.He also warned Wei Ming not to imitate his father and to abide by his duties.

However, the old lady's voice stopped abruptly before she finished speaking.Everyone looked around and saw Mrs. Wei sitting there quietly, still holding Ji Ran's hand tightly, for fear that Ji Ran would lose it again.

Ji Ran straightened Mrs. Wei's body, and then kowtowed three times respectfully.

Thank you madam for your kindness.

Thank you, Madam, for saving me late at night.

Thank you, Madam, for your love.

Seven days later, Ji Ran returned to Luoyang.The boys and girls discovered that Ji Ran's fingers had become eight, and the ring finger on her left hand was also missing.This time Ji Ran didn't hide anything and told the three people everything.

Xiaolan shed tears and asked, "Then why don't you go and get to know them?"

Xiaolong and Xiaohu also nodded, indicating that they also wanted to ask the same question.

Ji Ran said: "Old monk, I am sixty and five years old. I was sent to Southern Shaolin when I was five years old. Southern Shaolin has supported me for 60 years. In these 60 years, I have been fed, clothed, taught me to read, and taught me martial arts. Should I Are you considered a member of the Buddhist sect?"

The three nodded.

Ji Ran asked again: "Then am I the kind of Buddhism I want to join?"

Xiaolan said: "Probably not. After all, you were sent there, not by yourself."

Xiaolong said: "That's right, because even if you are sent there, if you don't want to stay, you can leave on your own. I don't think Shaolin will stop it."

Xiaohu didn't speak, but still bowed his head in deep thought.

Ji Ran said: "Actually, Xiaolong is right. I stayed in Shaolin voluntarily. Since I chose to stay, I must abide by the rules of staying. Once you enter the Buddhism Gate, your past will be empty. It's like you have porridge and meat in front of you." , you chose to drink porridge to fill yourself up, then you can’t eat meat. Otherwise, your stomach will get sick. "

At this time, Xiaohu spoke: "But parents are parents, there are no rules or irregularities. What's wrong with drinking porridge and eating meat at the same time? Why do we have to choose one or the other?"

Ji Ran was also silent when he heard the words, and he couldn't say that he was not the original body.

When the three of them saw that Ji Ran was just silent and didn't speak, they all thought he was in a bad mood, so they all left happily.

Ji Ran remembered Xiaohu's words just now. Yes, it doesn't matter if she is not the original person. Mrs. Wei's loving eyes and protective words before she died still ring in her ears: "Even if mother abandoned you, at least you are still alive now, right?" ?"

Unconsciously, Ji Ran remembered the sweet and fishy taste of the night she first arrived.Ji Ran murmured: "At least I'm still alive, right? At least I'm still alive, right?"

Afterwards, Ji Ran laughed loudly and said, "At least I'm still alive, right?"

Mrs. Wei could never have imagined how much her words: "At least you are still alive." would have a great impact on Ji Ran, and even have a great impact on Ji Ran's future journey to the heavens.

At this time, Ji Ran didn't know it himself, but this sentence had taken root in his heart. It would be continuously irrigated in his future journey, and finally played a great role in Ji Ran's enlightenment.

The sound was so loud that the whole yard rumbled like thunder.The flower pots and other porcelain in Ji Ran's room were even shattered by the shock.At this moment, Ji Ran's meridians all over her body were unblocked, the Great Zhoutian was opened, and her cultivation level exceeded the innate level.

After getting through the Great Zhou Heaven, the innate true energy in Ji Ran's body increased.He circulated the true energy for 360 cycles, and the true energy became much stronger and returned to the circle.

The power of the Yi Jin Jing was also displayed at this moment. With every cycle of Ji Ran's cycle, the skin, flesh and bones all over the body would feel a slight numbness.

This should be the transformation of the body by the innate tendon-changing Qi. When the body is nourished by the innate tendon-changing Qi, the skin becomes firmer, the fascia becomes more pliable, and the bones become harder.

After Ji Ran had eaten, she lay down and slept again. At the same time, she ordered not to be disturbed by anyone, including Sanxiao.Fully allow the mind and body to naturally adapt to the transformation of the innate Yijin Zhenqi.

Ji Ran didn't know how long he slept. When he woke up, he felt extremely energetic and his body seemed to be more powerful. However, the numbness before was gone, and he felt a little disappointed.

The feeling of sadness passed by. "Finally, we can start practicing "Totem Exterior" and "Psychic Secret Technique"," Ji Ran thought excitedly.

(End of this chapter)