My years as a fortune teller

I was cleaning up the fish, when suddenly I heard the monk say: "Amitabha, why did you kill again? Have you forgotten what I said yesterday?" I was stunned. Is this monk here to find fault?

I gave the monk a blank look and didn't really want to talk to him.As a result, two women and one man came over.One of the women had a flat nose and a mole under her lip.She looked at me and said, "Why do you kill people in front of us?"

I turned around as soon as I heard it, and continued to pack the fish with my back to them.I know some truths, but I can't explain them clearly.So I didn't bother to bother, besides I was hungry.

"Brother!" I turned around and saw a younger girl.Although the length is good, the ears are small.I heard her say: "Brother, you live in seclusion here to practice, how can you kill and eat meat? Besides, you are so fat, eating too much meat is not good for you. You should eat some vegetarian food, or listen to our master. Advise!"

It seems that if I don't send these people away, I won't be able to eat.I threw the fish into the bucket, washed my hands, and said, "Killing, I admit it. But this fish was born to be eaten by humans, and it would be more cruel to eat it without killing it. Since you say that it is wrong for me to be a vegetarian, please tell me Why only the monks on the mainland don’t eat meat, some Tibetan disciples eat it, and the monks from Myanmar and Thailand also eat it, can anyone explain this to me.”

I didn't expect that I would be like stabbing a hornet's nest, and all the discussions would come out at once.What is orthodox, Buddhist scriptures, etc. all flew out.But there is no unified statement, and the monk closed his eyes there as if it had nothing to do with him.

I walked over and touched it with my elbow, and said to the monk: "Why don't you plan to say a few words? This is not your personality, hurry up, I want to hear your explanation!"

"Amitabha!" The monk recited a Buddha's name and said: "The Buddha tells the great wisdom. There are countless reasons and conditions that should not eat meat. However, I will explain it for you now. It is said that all sentient beings come from the original. They are always six relatives. Think of relatives. Therefore, meat should not be eaten."

I nodded my head when I heard it, looked at the monk and said, ""Langa Abdara Sutra", the master is really knowledgeable. This scripture was handed down by Bodhidharma to the second patriarch Huike, and it is also called "Langa Sutra" in Buddhism. You The meaning of what he said should be that the Buddha told Dahui Bodhisattva that there are many reasons why one should not eat meat. Today I will give you a simple explanation. All sentient beings in the six realms have been reincarnated since beginningless time. They were once parents, brothers, and husband and wife. The relationship between six relatives and relatives, since they were once six relatives, should not eat meat."

The monk froze for a moment, looked at me and nodded.I know he didn't expect that I actually know this.In fact, I had learned some Buddhist teachings earlier, but I had never met Master at that time.So I read a lot of books from Buddhism and Taoism, and I also wrote a lot of things.It looks ridiculous now.

I stood up, clapped my hands and said, "Maybe you don't know, but Buddhism started not eating meat in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. At that time, there was an emperor named Liang Wudi, who was a devout Buddhist. He asked the minister to come and redeem him. He presided over the compilation of hundreds of volumes of Buddhist scriptures, and nearly 480 Buddhist temples were built and supported in the territory. Later, there was a poem saying that there were [-] temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many towers were in the mist and rain. It was about this time! "

I paused, and then said: "Emperor Liang Wu is actually a very intelligent person. He knows all the theoretical knowledge of Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. He put forward the theory of the origin of the three religions. This is beneficial to the development of Buddhism." On this basis, he also set down a lot of precepts, one of which was not to eat meat. In fact, there was another reason why monks did not eat meat at that time, which was not as convenient as we are now. Master, am I right?" The monk nodded blankly.

Then I asked again: "You are all masters of Buddhism, do you know the sayings of the three pure meats and the five pure meats?" Some people roughly talked about the three pure meats, but most of them didn't say anything.

I didn't ask the monk to say it, and I said directly: "The three clean meats refer to the meat of animals that believers have not seen, heard or suspected to kill for themselves. The five clean meats are the above three plus natural meat. Death, and the leftover meat that was killed by other birds and beasts. There is a Buddhist book called "Four-Part Laws" also called "Four-Part Laws". You should eat. If you don’t see it because you don’t see it, you don’t hear it because you don’t suspect it, you should eat it. If you don’t see it, kill it for me. If you don’t hear it, kill it for me. If you don’t see blood from the scalp and feet in your home, that person is not the killer.”

Speaking of this, I looked at the crowd and continued: "Master Faxian, an eminent monk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, brought back from Ceylon, which is now Sri Lanka, the "Misha Saibu and the Five Parts of the Law", referred to as the "Five Parts Law" and told the monks There are three kinds of meat that are not allowed to be eaten. If you see it, if you hear it, if you doubt it. If you see it, you will kill yourself if you see it. If you hear it, you will kill yourself if you hear it from a trusted person. If you suspect it, you will kill yourself. It is clean meat. If you eat it at will, you will be killed by a bhikkhu. Bhikkhu and novice monks should not eat it. This is also the interpretation of the three clean meats. My supernatural power transforms me into beings, but I have no root of life. You Brahman, the ground is steamed and wet, and sand and stones are added, so the grass and vegetables do not grow. I add it with the supernatural power of great compassion. Because of the great compassion, it is called meat, and you get its taste. However, the Tathagata will perish. Afterwards, eat the flesh of living beings, named Shizi? You should know that a flesh-eating person, even if his mind is open like samadhi, is a great Rakshasa, and will eventually sink into the sea of ​​life and death."

After finishing speaking, I looked at the monk and asked: "Master, am I right?" He nodded, and I then said to everyone: "Why I said this is not because I want to support you to eat meat. The so-called three clean meat and five In addition to the Tibetan method of clean meat, it is followed by countries such as Myanmar and Thailand. Now there are monks in these countries who will go out with alms bowls and eat whatever they get. However, Chinese Buddhism can abide by stricter teaching laws , until today. Having said so much, it’s actually one point. You have your method, and I have my practice method. Don’t use your precepts and methods to restrict my cultivation method. This will only form two religions In the end, no one can take advantage of the dispute. If you think it’s better to be a vegetarian, you can be a vegetarian. I think it’s better to eat some meat, so let me eat meat. As long as it doesn’t violate the way of heaven, I think this is the best way to practice.”

"Amitabha!" The monk said after chanting the Buddha's name: "I was wrong, I was wrong!" After speaking, he stood up and walked down the mountain without looking back.His tricks made me a little nervous, and I shook my head watching a few people chasing them out.

But when I turned around, I found that there was still a man and a woman here.That woman was the girl who spoke to me just now, and the man just sat on the futon and stared at me.

The girl watched me come forward, bowed and said, "Master, I was a bit flamboyant just now. I didn't expect Master to know so many things. I don't know if I will have a chance to ask you for advice in the future?"

I rubbed my nose and said, "Beauty, first, don't call me a master. I am still far from being called a master. Second, I am a student of Taoism, and you are a student of Buddha. It is out of the question to ask for advice." , but we have time to chat."

The girl happily said: "Okay, my name is Xiong Chenxue." She wrote her name on the ground.Then he continued: "Then can I come here to find you, Master?"

I hurriedly waved my hand and said, "I'm in the downtown area of ​​Xi'an. I just came here to meditate for a few days. I guess I'll go back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. If you have a chance to come to Xi'an, you can find me."

"Oh, that's great!" The girl jumped excitedly and said, "I'm also from Xi'an, and I'm studying in the second year of graduate school in the outer courtyard. Master, can you tell me how to contact you?"

I haven't bought my phone yet, so I told her Gao Shengwen's phone number.The girl happily wrote down the phone, when someone told the girl that the monk was going down the mountain.The girl bid farewell to me in a hurry and wanted to go down the mountain with them.The man on the futon also stood up, bowed to me, and went out together.

But when I looked at the man's eyes, I suddenly felt familiar.But for a while, I couldn't remember seeing it there, and a faint cloud of sadness came to my heart.But it was quickly broken up by the fish in the barrel...