Chapter 3490
Chapter 3490
"Senior Brother Miao Chen, you should drink the tea!" Xiao Hua said with a smile, "Otherwise, if this little monk says it out loud, senior brother will spit out the tea again!"
Miao Chen was slightly stunned. He hurriedly swallowed the tea, but just as he was about to swallow it, he suddenly understood. "Pfft …" Just as Xiao Hua had expected, the tea in Miao Chen's mouth sprayed out again. Miao Chen cried out in an absolutely incredulous voice, "You … What did you say?
Ci Hui … Ci Hui achieved Bodhisattva Buddha Fruit?
This … this Buddha Fruit Temple's bell was rung for him? "
Xiao Hua smiled and shook his head. With a wave of his hand, the water droplets that filled the sky fell into his hand. With a flick of his finger, the water droplets flew out of the meditation room again. Xiao Hua's voice lightly sounded, "Yes, it is Senior Brother Ci Hui who achieved Bodhisattva Buddha Fruit!"
"Grandma!
How is this possible!
This little monk … "At this point, Miao Chen immediately understood. At this time, Ci Hui was already Leiyin Temple's Bodhisattva Manjushri, how could he still talk about him? He hurriedly put his palms together and said," Amitabha, Bodhisattva Manjushri, forgive this disciple's great disrespect. "
"Amitabha, so that's how it is!"
Old Monk Yong Zhong chanted the name of Buddha and sighed slightly. "No wonder abbot looks like he has aged a hundred years. When abbot debated with Cihui about the Dharma, you even praised Cihui's deep roots and said that he was a rare junior disciple in the Pure Land World!
Who would have thought that in just a few years, he actually achieved Bodhisattva Buddha Fruit, if abbot … Alas, let's not talk about it! "
Xiao Hua said with a smile, "As far as this disciple knows, Ci Hui's cultivation in this life is sloppy. At best, he is only in the realm of enlightenment. He only achieved Bodhisattva Buddha Fruit because of his previous life's merit. Great Zen Master Ji Mie should know about this, right?"
"Others naturally can!" Monk Yong Zhong shook his head, "But abbot can't!
This is his heart demon … "
"Why is it a heart demon?" Xiao Hua asked.
Although Monk Yong Zhong was old, he was still impenetrable. He said with a smile, "Little monk, you should ask abbot yourself!
This old monk doesn't dare to speak carelessly! "
Xiao Hua was helpless. He accompanied the two of them to talk for a while. Miao Chen brought Xiao Hua out and had the little novice monk find a guest room for Xiao Hua. After saluting, Miao Chen left.
Xiao Hua pushed open the window of the guest room and saw the crescent moon in the sky. He sighed inwardly, "Alas, it's the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month again. Tomorrow is the Lunar New Year. I wonder if the Pure Land has the custom of celebrating the Lunar New Year?"
Thinking about these days, Xiao Hua couldn't help but feel irritated. Now that he had left the Black Wind Ridge for so long, he wondered how the Black Bear Spirit, Liu Yi, and the others were doing.
Fortunately, they had set up the Capital Star Formation at Black Wind Ridge before they left. Otherwise, Xiao Hua really didn't know how they would deal with unexpected accidents.
"I have to hurry back!
If he didn't seize the opportunity to return to the Dawn Rain Continent before the spatial meridian completely collapsed, then he would have to cross the Eastern Sea and Southern Sea to return. That would take a long time, and the outcome would be difficult to predict!
Even if the Black Wind Ridge had the Capital Star Formation … I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to withstand the crazy attack of the Copper Pillar State! "
Xiao Hua thought and was about to release his Buddhist sense. However, just as his Buddhist sense swept through the main hall, Xiao Hua hesitated again. Great Zen Master Nirvana was the only senior monk he knew who could come out of the Nirvana Realm. He could only rely on Great Zen Master Nirvana to awaken Jiang Liuer. He absolutely couldn't offend him. "Forget it. Let's wait for two more days and see how the situation is."
However, things were beyond Xiao Hua's expectations. For three consecutive days, he didn't see the shadow of Great Zen Master Nirvana at all. The monks in the entire temple were trembling with fear. All of them were absent-minded and panicked. They seemed to be slacking in their morning and evening classes. Except for the old monk Yong Zhong who came to see Xiao Hua from time to time, the others didn't seem to know that a lone monk had come to the temple.
This kind of mood was contagious. Even the good men and women who came to the temple to offer incense and alms could feel it. After kowtowing and burning incense, they hurriedly left, not daring to stay in the Jinshan Temple for a moment longer.
Xiao Hua now knew where Great Zen Master Nirvana's meditation room was. The door of the meditation room was tightly shut. Xiao Hua wanted to go up and knock on the door several times, or use his Buddhist sense to explore, but he restrained himself.
On the fifth day, before dawn, Xiao Hua, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, heard a clamor outside the door. When Xiao Hua opened the door, he saw the monks of the Jinshan Temple. They were all wearing thin monk robes and holding huge buckets with sharp bottoms. These monks were lined up with solemn faces. One by one, they ran through the corridor, across the open space in front of the main hall, and out of the temple gate.
After a long time, these monks raised their hands flat. The huge buckets were filled with river water. They quickly returned and lined up to the back mountain of the Jinshan Temple.
The back mountain was a large vegetable field. These monks ran to the vegetable field and stopped in front of it. At the entrance of the vegetable field stood an old monk who, although tall, was extremely skinny, almost like a bag of bones. The old monk held a monk's staff in his hand. It was as thick as a duck's egg and several feet long. The monks stopped in front of the old monk. The old monk's eyes were like lightning. He swept the wooden buckets in the monks' hands. If the water in the wooden buckets was not enough, he waved his hand. The monk's face immediately became joyful. He ran to one side of the vegetable field and poured the water in the buckets there. Then, he entered the Jinshan Temple from another side. If the water in the buckets was not enough, the old monk would not be polite and hit the monk with the monk's staff. "Pa!" The sound was very ear-piercing. The monk who was hit grimaced in pain. Then, he poured the water in the buckets to the side and returned to the Jinshan Temple. They should be going down the mountain to fetch water!
After watching for a while, Xiao Hua was speechless. There were many monks fetching water. It seemed that other than the old monk Yong Zhong, even Miao Fa and Miao Chen, who were at the Bright Body Realm, were obediently fetching water with buckets. They were all very well-behaved.
Moreover, Xiao Hua could clearly see that either Miao Chen or Miao Fa had been hit by the old monk's staff. It was so painful that the corners of their mouths were crooked.
"Who are you?" Xiao Hua had been watching for a long time. The old monk naturally noticed. He coldly swept his gaze and scolded.
Xiao Hua frowned. He flew up from the guest room and landed in front of the old monk. He put his palms together and bowed. "Amitabha. Little monk Ti Pu greets Great Zen Master Ji Mie!"
Seeing that Xiao Hua's age was similar to Ci Hui's, his tone was similar to Ci Hui's, and even the way he flew was the same, Great Zen Master Ji Mie felt a wave of irritation in his heart. He waved his hand as if he was shooing a fly and said, "No need to be polite. My Jinshan Temple will not be receiving monks for the next few days. Little monk, quickly leave!"
As he spoke, he waved the staff in his hand and hit Ming Shen's back. Ming Shen's figure staggered, and the water in the wooden bucket spilled out. Great Zen Master Ji Mie scolded, "Damn it. You only know how to steal wine and eat meat. Where did your meat go?
Why are you so weak? "
"This disciple …" Ming Shen's face was deathly pale. He mumbled a few words but didn't dare to say more.
"Quickly scram. If you don't fetch two hundred buckets today, you are not allowed to eat!" Great Zen Master Ji Mie scolded.
Ming Shen was scared witless and left in a sorry state. Great Zen Master Ji Mie coldly looked at Xiao Hua and said, "Little monk, why are you still not leaving?
Could it be that you want this old monk to send you out?
How can the Buddhist children of today be so insensible? "
Seeing Great Zen Master Ji Mie's appearance, Xiao Hua bitterly smiled in his heart. He finally understood why Great Snow Mountain's Master Qing Chen insisted on bringing him here that day, and even why Jie Tai Temple's Master Ming turned around when he saw Jinshan Temple in front of him.
This Great Zen Master Ji Mie really didn't have the demeanor of a Great Zen Master. He was really a boring Great Zen Master.
However, Xiao Hua still suppressed his displeasure. He respectfully bowed and said, "This little monk, Ti Pu, encountered something related to Nirvana while chanting Buddhist scriptures. My heart was very puzzled. I heard that Jinshan Temple has a Great Zen Master named Nirvana. I was secretly delighted and specially came to your esteemed temple to ask Great Zen Master about the cause and effect of Nirvana …"
Great Zen Master Ji Mie sneered. His eyebrows twitched a few times for no reason. He was not moved by Xiao Hua's modesty at all and said, "Just because you are named Nirvana, you can comprehend Nirvana?
Your name is Ti Pu. Could it be that you are Bodhi?
As the name implies, it is the doings of Confucian cultivators. Our Buddhist children are chanting Buddhist scriptures with the spirit in their hearts.
How can someone like you, who is chanting Buddhist scriptures with your naked eyes, be worthy of talking about Nirvana?
You should obediently go back and properly chant Buddhist scriptures. It won't be too late to come to my Jinshan Temple after you understand one or two things. "
Xiao Hua was angry. His expression changed and said, "This little monk originally heard that Jinshan Temple's Great Zen Master Ji Mie's Buddhist teachings were profound and his Buddhist techniques were divine. That's why this little monk came from afar to ask for guidance. But I didn't expect that Great Zen Master was actually like this. This little monk is truly disappointed ah!"
"Hahaha, little monk, what do you think a Great Zen Master should be like?
Is it amiable?
Or is it approachable?
Is it open-minded like a valley?
Or is it open-minded like the world? "Great Zen Master Ji Mie laughed loudly," So what if this old monk punished these disciples?
They are bitterly burdened by their own bodies. They are unable to cleanse their minds and wholeheartedly follow Buddha. They have always been worried about their lives. This old monk only wanted to let them know that everything in this world is a burden. This old monk's punishment is a burden, this old monk's reward is also a burden. Watering the ground is tiring, carrying water is also tiring. Only by attaining fruit and engraving the name of Buddha in Leiyin Temple can they be free. "
"Hmph, the so-called Bodhi tree originally has no tree, the mirror also has no platform. Originally there was nothing, where did the dust come from?"
Xiao Hua sneered, "But cultivation is not necessarily restricted to form. Perhaps it is wine and meat in the mouth, but there is no Buddha in the heart. Or perhaps it is saying Amitabha Buddha while holding a blood blade in the hand. Great Zen Master, which one is following Buddha?
This little monk really didn't expect that Great Zen Master would actually fall into such a low position. You can only have your body like a Bodhi tree, your heart like a mirror, constantly wiping it and not letting the dust come from it. "
"Insolent little monk!"
Great Zen Master Ji Mie was somewhat embarrassed and angry, "I don't know where you learned a few words of debate from, but you came to debate Buddhist teachings with this old monk. Just what are your intentions?
If you want to become famous at such a young age, you have come to the wrong place! "