Cultivation little Taoist

Chapter 965

After about three sticks of incense, Zhang Lingxiu's injuries were completely healed. He got up and swung the Ghost King Sword with a sharp force.

Zhuge Ming also stood up, and the swelling on his forehead just like Fu Lu Shou also subsided, he cupped his hands at Saint Huai, and looked at Ye Feng.

"Then, boy, leave." Ye Feng also said with a slap in the face.

The sage Huai still had a smile on his face, "There are two principles in the world, good and evil. The good are the natural principles of nature, and the evil are the filth of human desires. The so-called reverence and awe are the preservation of the natural principles; Desires are what is called curbing people's desires.

The Dao in the world must also be engaged in the teaching of Taoism, and then the gentleman's way can be obtained, and the nature can be complete.Avoid fear and be cautious of independence, so practice the Tao.

I wish you success. "

Ye Feng seemed to have comprehended it, but it was just a flash of inspiration, but he couldn't catch it, so he made a long speech again: "Thank you, Sage Huai, for your enlightenment."

The four of them passed through the bedroom of the Confucian ancestral hall, and a temple came into view.

Compared with the Confucian ancestral hall, this temple is much smaller. It should be combined with the Buddhist concept of "no desire".

The main hall directly opposite adopts the beam-column wooden structure as the frame, the pillars bear the load, and the joints are fixed with camphors. It is a flexible structural system, which is close to the modern frame structure.

The roof of the house is in the style of a palace, and the eaves protrude nearly four meters, with a gentle slope, which appears to be stretched and stable.

The bucket arch between the body of the hall and the roof is huge, and the sense of scale and weight in the entire facade is particularly prominent, which has a good structural and decorative effect.

The pillars are inclined inward, and the inclination increases sequentially from the inside to the outside, which plays a role in stabilizing the hall.

There is no door in the main hall, and there is a Buddha statue in the center.

In order to set off the tallness of the Buddha statue, the builders intentionally protruded the Buddha statue out of the column body, and made the backlight consistent with the overhang of the back row of column heads and the slope of the ceiling, so as to achieve the close combination of the Buddha statue and the architectural space. The dense ceiling on the upper part forms a strong contrast with the simple and bright beam hang, bucket arch and exquisite backlight.

It is very characteristic of the architectural art of the Tang Dynasty in dealing with the spatial location.

There is also a Manjusri Hall next to it. It can be seen that in order to save wood and expand the space, the method of reducing columns, which is a common architectural treatment method in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, was adopted.

On the Buddhist altar in the main hall alone, there are five main statues, 24 cowards, and [-] arhats.

These statues have reasonable layout, different postures, thick and round faces, vivid and lifelike, and natural and smooth lines.

There are more than ten square meters of Tang Dynasty murals in the main hall, depicting Buddhist stories. Among them, the banners on the forehead of the inner column in the right second room have extremely graceful postures and full of Tang Dynasty characteristics, while their faces and beards and strokes are partially retained. style of drawing.

There are inscriptions under the four beams on the left and right sides of the main hall. These ink writings are clear and vigorous, which is really rare.

After the four of them went through the impact of the Confucian ancestral hall, they no longer had any doubts about how so many Buddha statues came here.

On the futon in the center of the main hall, with his back to Ye Feng and others, sat an old monk.

"Maoshan great disciple Yang Ruyin, under the order of the old celestial master Ji Chenzi, along with Maoshan's current celestial master Feng Weizi, the descendant of Qimen Dunjia Zhuge Ming, and the northern ghost emperor Zhang Lingxiu, are here to pay homage to the Buddhist master Vajra Wisdom!"

Yang Ruyin shouted again.

Before the old monk could speak, Ye Fashan suddenly came out from Ye Feng's body.

"King Kong Zhi, I didn't expect you to be cultivating here." Ye Fashan said sarcastically.

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, did the two know each other?
The monk moved his shoulders slightly and recited Amitabha.

"I never thought that after so many years, you and I would meet again."

"My son, how dare you stop me from entering the Tower of Ten Thousand Demons?" Ye Fashan said sharply again.

"What do you mean dare?

What do you mean dare not?

If there is Ye Guoshi to help, why should I stop it? "

Master Vajra Wisdom Amitabha recited, "Passing through this Mahavira Hall, behind you is my brother's Taoist temple.

Five, do it yourself. "

"Okay, let's go." Ye Fashan glanced at Ye Feng, and then entered his body.

Ye Feng's mind is still in a daze, what's going on with me?
When the four of them walked up to King Kong Zhi, he said aloud: "The almsgiver stay here."

Ye Feng stopped in doubt, and King Kong Zhi finally opened his eyes, "I feel it is necessary to apologize to Ye Guoshi for what happened back then, which can be regarded as untying the knot in my heart and resolving the deepest demon.

I don't know if the benefactor is willing to listen to the old monk's explanation? "

Ye Feng nodded and sat on the futon, "Master, please tell me."

Only then did King Kong Zhi slowly speak.

It turned out that this King Kong Zhi was also from the Tang Dynasty, and he once had a fight with Ye Fashan.

The Tang Dynasty was the period when Chinese Buddhism reached its peak.

Although the emperors of the Tang Dynasty claimed to be the descendants of Lao Tzu, the ancestor of Taoism, and respected Taoism, they actually adopted the policy of paralleling Taoism and Buddhism. Tang Taizong had the help of monks and soldiers when he cleared the separatists and quelled the riots;
After assuming the throne, he issued an edict to build temples and temples in the "places of war" across the country, and set up a translation institute in Da Ci'en Temple, inviting famous monks at home and abroad to carry out the business of translating scriptures and cultivating them, and trained a large number of eminent monks and scholars.

During that period, famous Chinese monks emerged in large numbers, and their elucidations of Buddhist principles surpassed those of previous generations in both depth and breadth.

There are also many monks in China, such as Xuanzang Yijing, who went to India to study and learn Buddhist scriptures. After returning home, Xuanzang translated the scriptures into 330 and five volumes, and built the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an to store Buddhist scriptures.

The policy of tolerance towards religion in the early Tang Dynasty made Buddhism, Taoism, Manichaeism and Nestorianism widely spread.

All this reached its peak during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji, Li Shimin's great-grandson, known as the prosperous Kaiyuan period in history.

It was also in this prosperous environment of the Tang Dynasty that in the history of China, after Emperor Han Ming presided over the fight between Taoism and Buddhism, the curtain of the immortal family representing the true level of China and the Buddhist school finally opened...

Tang Xuanzong's favorite concubine Wu Hui especially admired Buddhism, and especially believed in Vajra Wisdom. Who is this Vajra Wisdom?
During the heyday of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, a large number of foreign monks and scholars came to my country to engage in preaching and translating scriptures, and King Kong Zhi was one of the most accomplished.
Vajra Wisdom is the fifth ancestor of Indian Esoteric Buddhism and the first ancestor of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism. He was originally the third prince of Isanamo, the king of Central India.

He became a monk in the Nalanda Temple in Central India, and learned the theory of declarations from the monk Jizhi. He went to West India to study at the age of 15. After returning to the Nalanda Temple, he received full precepts at the age of 20. After that, he studied the Mahayana Law and studied the "Prajna Lamp". Theory, "Hundred Treatises" and "Twelve Doors" and other Madhyamika treatises, as well as treatises based on Mahayana emptiness.

At the age of 28, he studied "Yoga Theory", "Consciousness-Only Theory" and "Discernment of the Middle and the Side" with the master Shengxian, and studied Mahayana Youzong thought for three years. Sutra, "Da Ri Zong Ji Dharani Sutra" and other esoteric classics.

And he was empowered by Vajra Realm’s esoteric method, when Vajra Wisdom learned the esoteric method, it happened that there was no rain in South India for a long time, so the king invited Vajra Wisdom to the palace to pray for rain. Sure enough, within a few days, the heavy rain fell from the sky, and the king was delighted. Enthusiastically, Vajra Wisdom received the highest support and the worship of the ministers and the common people. From then on, he began to travel around and guide all living beings to promote the Dharma.

It can be said that this Vajra Wisdom is the master of the true Mahayana Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism, and the Dharma is profound.

Later, Vajra Wisdom, who lived in India, heard that Buddhism was prevalent in China, so he made a vow to carry forward Esoteric Buddhism in China. Qibao utensils and many precious spices.

On the way, he was attacked by mobs many times, and most of the merchant ships accompanying him were robbed. Only the ship of Vajra Wisdom was spared, which shows the profoundness of his Dharma.

After three years, he passed through Ceylon and Sumatra, and arrived in Guangzhou in the seventh year of Kaiyuan, where he established Tantric empowerment and Daochao and began to promote Tantric Buddhism.

In the eighth year of Kaiyuan, King Kong Zhi went to Chang'an, Luoyang, visited Xuanzong, and became the national teacher of the Tang Dynasty. He was able to actively engage in the translation of esoteric classics, and taught tantric translations such as "Diamond Sutra", "Yoga Chanting Method", "Avalokitesvara Yoga Method" Wait for eight volumes and eleven volumes.

Sometimes he was ordered to pray for rain for the country, or to bless and cure concubines and princesses.

His Dharma protector disciples include Bukong, Xingxing, Huichao, Fu Yuanzhao and others, which laid the foundation of Chinese Tantric Buddhism.

At the same time, there are three disciples of Vajra Zhishan Wuwei and Vajra Wisdom, and they are also called the Three Masters of Kaiyuan.

King Kong Zhi is in the limelight, so he will naturally conflict with Ye Fashan, who is also in the limelight.

Moreover, Ye Fashan was originally against Buddha.

One day, Emperor Xuanzong came to Xinggongdeyuan and suddenly felt uncomfortable because of an itchy back.

At that time, Ye Fashan broke a bamboo branch and turned it into a seven treasure wishful gift to Xuanzong. It was very easy to tickle it, Xuanzong was very happy to see King Kong Zhi and excitedly boasted: "Can you reach this level? "

King Kong Zhi said dismissively: "This is just an illusion, I will make it real for Your Majesty."

As he spoke, he took out a Seven Treasure Ruyi from his sleeve and handed it to the emperor.

The Ruyi offered by Ye Fashan turned back into a bamboo branch in an instant, and it seemed that Vajra Wisdom had the upper hand in this round.

Later, Emperor Xuanzong traveled to Dongluo, accompanied by Concubine Wu Hui, and lived in the Linzhi Hall of Shangyang Palace. At that time, the hall was about to be built. There was a square beam several feet long in the courtyard, six or seven feet in diameter.

At that time Ye Fashan and Vajra Wisdom were waiting and following him.

Xuanzong said to Ye Fashan: "I am bored, and I can try some small spells to have fun. Can you hold up this square wood for me?"

Ye Fashan was ordered by the emperor to perform the method, and Fang Mu raised one end a few feet, but the other end did not rise. Xuanzong said, "Why did you lose your divine power?"

Ye Fashan blushed, feeling ashamed and ashamed, and said, "King Kong Zhi put the King Kong Shanshen together on one side, so I couldn't lift it up."

The situation at that time was that Xuanzong especially believed in Taoism, and Concubine Wu Hui believed in Buddhism, so Concubine Wu Hui who was with her was very happy to see it.

The Vajra Wisdom who secretly summoned the Vajra Shan God with his Buddhist practice was also secretly happy, only Ye Fashan's apprentice showed an imperceptible sneering smile...

(End of this chapter)