When Kumarajiva said this, he said in a deep voice: "This breaking of the precepts started from me. Although it was an unintentional mistake by Your Majesty, it was ultimately my inadvertence that broke the sexual precepts again. It's just that I had already held the hope that it would not be possible."
Buddha, that is, the awakening to eliminate karma. Since breaking the precepts in Kucha City thirty years ago, I have no longer thought about becoming a Buddha. If everyone can swallow this iron needle like me, then I will never be the same again.
Asking about your violation of sexual precepts, you can only pick lotus flowers from the smelly mud, but don’t call the lotus flowers smelly mud, that’s how it should be!”
As he spoke, he raised a purple gold bowl in front of him, raised his head and swallowed the dozens of iron needles as thin as ox hair that were placed in the bowl, swallowing them alive, without leaving a single one!
Everyone was dumbfounded, and some of the first disciples jumped up, crying and trying to rush forward: "Master, master, it's all my disciples who have harmed you!"
Even Yao Xing's face changed drastically, his mouth opened wide, and he was speechless. Before the bowl of iron needles was brought to the stage, Jia Fu specially used these needles to prick fruits in public. At that time, everyone did not know why, but
No one thought that Kumarajiva would swallow it in public like this. Yao Shao beside Yao Xing murmured to himself: "Even if he wants to commit suicide, he can find something more comfortable. These thousands of needles will pierce his internal organs."
The way he died was too painful."
Qi Nan laughed on the side: "These eminent Buddhist monks are different from ordinary people. I heard that the more physical suffering they suffer, the more spiritual relief they can get. What seven sufferings and eight hardships do they have to endure?"
, in order to achieve the true fruition, I think the great master has violated the precepts this time and created karma. He is afraid that he will not be able to go to the Western Heaven and see the Buddha, so he simply has to use this extreme pain to eliminate his karma and atone for his sins."
Yao Xing calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Qi Pushe, this is a Buddhist resort. You are not allowed to talk nonsense in front of the Buddha."
Qi Nan raised his lips disapprovingly: "I obey the order, but, it's just that this time His Majesty led us here and said that he wanted to ask for the imperial edict from the Great Master. Now if he goes to the West, the matter of the edict...
"
Yao Xing gritted his teeth: "Could it be that the Great Imperial Master would really rather die than obey my orders? Is it possible that you have gone to such great lengths just to fight back at me in the end?"
Tao Yuanming's voice slowly sounded: "Your Majesty, please calm down for the moment. I heard that eminent monks often have magical power to protect their bodies. Extraordinary people can be injured by swords and axes. I am afraid that the great master swallowed needles in public like this, not to seek death, but to show off.
The power of Dharma can be used to frighten the many disciples who are not strong-minded in Dharma. Otherwise, why did you say those words just now?"
With his face on one side, Yao Xing and all the ministers looked towards the stage. In the midst of the smoke, they saw Kumarajiva with his eyes closed tightly, his Dharma posture solemn, chanting something in his mouth, the Dharma beads in his hand turning frequently, and many people in the audience
The disciples seemed to have realized something. They all sat back on their seats and chanted sutras together. Sandalwood scented the entire square, and the sound of chanting sutras and mantras seemed to have some magic power in everyone's ears.
The words echoed, and gradually, everyone entered a peaceful state.
I don’t know how long it took, but Kumarajiva’s eyes were still closed, but his whole body was shining with light, and his face shape also changed. It actually grew bigger, and he vaguely looked like the Tathagata Buddha in the Mahavira Palace, and his voice also changed.
He sang a tune, thick and heavy, with a kind of supreme majesty, as if coming from the distant western world: "I am the Tathagata of the Western Heaven. I was summoned by my disciple Kumarajiva, and I specially possessed his body to help the people of China.
Suffering, I would like to express my special message to the King of Qin."
Yao Xing hurriedly stepped down from his seat and bowed to Kumarajiva: "Qin Emperor Yao Xing, I would like to thank Tathagata Buddha for coming here. At present, nothing has been decided. I would like to ask for Buddha's decree to resolve the confusion in my heart."
Kumarajiva nodded, his face was shining with golden light, and his voice was like a bell: "I already know what your Majesty wants. The ambassador of Jin came to ask for the land of the twelve counties of Nanyang in order to make Qin and Jin good friends. Let's give up.
Your Majesty intends to protect the country's swords and soldiers, but you are afraid of giving up the territory and causing dissatisfaction among the soldiers and ministers who won the territory after a hard-fought battle, right?"
Yao Xing's face showed joy and he nodded repeatedly: "Buddha has great supernatural powers and knows everything. This is my trouble. If I don't give way, I'm afraid that the two countries will raise weapons and destroy all lives. If I give way, I'm afraid that I won't be able to deal with the soldiers who shed their blood and died."
, it is difficult to convince the public, so I ask the Buddha for advice."
Kumarajiva looked around and said in a deep voice: "The current times in China are in turmoil. Countries are attacking each other and the people are suffering. This is not what God wants. The Yao family in Daqin was originally a Qiang tribe. They have been oppressed and discriminated against for generations, and they have accumulated merits.
, Fang achieved hegemony during the two generations of kings. At that time, Yao Xiang, the leader of Yao Qiang, extended benevolence and righteousness, and rescued the refugees in troubled times. The people of the world returned to their hearts and accumulated blessings for future generations. Although he was later defeated and died, his blessings were
It took two generations of Hui, Yao Chang and Your Majesty to achieve the foundation of the Qin State today. It can be said that the ancestors planted the seeds and the descendants reap the fruits."
These words made Yao Xing and many ministers nod, and Yao Xing said loudly: "What the Buddha said is absolutely true. My uncle's kindness is still praised by others, but today the Qin Dynasty is surrounded by enemies on all sides, especially by Hu Xia's Helian Bobo.
So much so, and why:”
Kumarajiva shook his head: "Although your uncle has great virtues in the world, your Majesty repays kindness with hatred. When he won the country, he used ruthless methods, killing people and massacring the city, prostitutes, and even killed the predecessors who had been so kind to him.
Fu Jian, the king of Qin, did all this evil. Back then, in order to gain Yinping, he deceived people into surrendering and then killed soldiers and civilians all over the city, angering heaven. All of this today is the retribution of that year."
Yao Xing gritted his teeth, and the ministers behind him also looked ashamed. Yao Xing protested: "Although the late emperor had many shortcomings, he all wanted to calm the world as soon as possible. Although Fu Jian had a reputation of benevolence, the late emperor assisted him back then.
, but he didn't ask about right and wrong, and he wanted to kill the late emperor just because his beloved son died in battle, so he forced him to rebel against the late emperor. This is not cause and effect, and how can it be a simple black and white judgment? Besides, Fu Jian also attacked and killed his uncle.
The late emperor killed him in the end to avenge his brother, which is understandable."
Tao Yuanming also followed up and said: "Buddha, Fu Jian raised an army that overwhelmed the country and wanted to destroy the Jin Dynasty and bring disaster to the world. In the end, he was defeated and died. This is also karma. It cannot be said to be the fault of the innate king. According to Buddhism,
, King Yao Tian is just extinguishing his karma on behalf of heaven."
Kumarajiva smiled slightly: "Everything has a cause and effect. Yao Xiang made great contributions to the world in exchange for Yao Chang's eventual victory in Guanzhong. However, he repaid kindness with hatred, and his methods were cruel, and he died in the end. Yao Xing, do you know why?
Is it Helianbobo’s disaster?”
Yao Xing was surprised and said: "I asked myself that I have never done anything to offend Helian Bobo. His whole family was slaughtered and I took him in. Could it be that his rebellion is also some kind of karma for me?"
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