Shaolin Temple is located at the western foot of Songshan Mountain in Dengfeng. Songshan Mountain is bounded by Taishi Mountain to the east and Shaoshi Mountain to the west. Shaolin Temple is under the Wuru Peak of Shaoshi Mountain.

As a thousand-year-old temple, this temple was originally built by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty to accommodate the Indian monk Batuo, but it was another Indian monk who really made it famous, that is, Patriarch Bodhidharma who crossed the river with a reed.

Since Bodhidharma established Zen Buddhism in Shaolin Temple for nine years, Shaolin Temple has become the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism.

After hundreds of years of evolution, Zen Buddhism has been divided into five schools and seven sects, namely Weiyang, Linji, Caodong, Yunmen, and Fayan, plus the Huanglong sect and Yangqi sect that were separated from the Linji sect, collectively known as

For seven sects.

The abbot of Shaolin Temple at this time, Zen Master Zhilong, came from the Caodong Sect in Dongshan, Jiangxi Province.

Prior to this, the position of abbot of Shaolin Temple was held by turns by respected eminent monks from the seven sects. In other words, the abbot of Shaolin belonged to the Zen sect but did not necessarily come from Shaolin.

The abbot of Shaolin can be a monk from other temples. When the previous abbot leaves due to various reasons, he will be re-elected among the seven sects, and the winner will become the abbot of Shaolin Temple.

This involved open and covert fighting among various sects, but since Dong Lin Zhilong became the abbot of Shaolin Temple, all subsequent abbots of Shaolin came from the Caodong Sect, and the Caodong Sect became the leader of the Zen sects.

From this we can see that Zen Master Zhilong is not a simple monk, he knows how to seize the opportunity.

This time, the reason why he took the initiative to point out his relationship with Yelu Chucai to Yang Kang when he attended the Daxiangguo Temple Dharma Assembly was because he wanted to get closer to the Zhao Palace.

Monks do not only know how to chant sutras and recite Buddhism. They also always observe the movements of the court. This is a major matter related to their survival. If an emperor is disgusted with Buddhism, they will have to restrain themselves. If an emperor believes in Buddhism, they will

They took the opportunity to expand.

Moreover, Buddhism also competed with Confucianism and Taoism for believer resources. Buddhism and Taoism had many debates in front of emperors in order to gain opportunities to spread.

The most famous one is the debate on the "Laozi Hua Jing". During the Western Jin Dynasty, a Taoist from Tianshi Dao made up this scripture in order to prove that Taoism was superior to Buddhism. The book recorded that Laozi, the founder of Taoism, entered the Tianzhu Revolution.

He became a Buddha and taught the people of Tianzhu to believe in Buddhism.

This also shows that at that time, they did everything possible to spread their respective doctrines.

Zen Master Zhilong learned from Yelu Chucai that Wanyan Honglie's attitude towards Buddhism was not that positive. He also knew that Qiu Chuji of the Quanzhen Sect had become Yang Kang's teacher. This was a very dangerous signal, indicating that Taoism had already reached into the golden world.

among the royal family of the country.

Although Wanyan Honglie has now lost power in the Jin Dynasty court, he came to Kaifeng. The so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current governor. Wanyan Honglie has become the head of the family here. If he takes some measures that are unfavorable to the Buddhists, he will really regret it.

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What Buddhism emphasizes is forming good karma, and it is better to show kindness at this time than to regret later.

This is the cause and effect of everything, so there is no love for no reason in this world, and there is no hate for no reason.

Yang Kang is still unclear about this. Although he has some understanding of these intricate religious relationships, he is not really proficient. At this moment, he is visiting the Shaolin Temple with great interest, which will be a famous tourist attraction in later generations.

Of course, what he cares most about is the Sutra Pavilion, where there are not only the seventy-two unique skills of Shaolin, but also the "Nine Yang Manual" that he has longed for.

Accompanying Yang Kang on the visit was a young monk of similar age to him. This young monk was well-spoken, lively and clever. Because of his eloquence, he was sent by Zen Master Zhilong to explain the landscape of Shaolin Temple to the young prince of the Jin Kingdom. After all, his peers were more mature.

common language.

The young monk thought that the young prince of the Kingdom of Jin was a very nice person. He had no airs and was very talkative. He always asked if there were any old monks in the Shaolin Temple who swept the floors. The young monks like them were the ones who did the sweeping. Where could those old monks do this?

Heavy work.

Yang Kang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that there were no old monks sweeping the floor in the temple, and asked to go to the Sutra Pavilion to soak up the atmosphere of Buddhist scriptures.

This request was not blocked, and he successfully boarded the Sutra Pavilion.

However, the Buddhist scriptures in the Sutra Pavilion are not only vast, but also number in the thousands. Finding the scriptures you want cannot be done in a few days. Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo spent many years here to find them.

The secret book of seventy-two stunts.

Yang Kang originally didn't want to attract attention, so he could just look for it by himself, but after seeing so many Buddhist scriptures, he had to give up. This is not a library for future generations. There are no labels on the bookshelves, so he can only check them one by one.

"I would like to pay homage to the four volumes of the Lankavatara Sutra written by Patriarch Bodhidharma, is it possible?" Yang Kang requested.

The young monk was stunned for a moment, thinking that the young prince was an expert who was proficient in Sanskrit. Although the four volumes of scriptures were precious, they were written in Sanskrit and could not be understood by ordinary people. There were only one or two eminent monks who were proficient in Sanskrit in the temple.

I looked through it and found that no one cares about it at all.

However, the young monk did not question Yang Kang, but went to the librarian of the Sutra Pavilion. Only the old monk who guarded the Sutra Pavilion knew the exact location of each scripture.

Not long after, the young monk came back with several scriptures, which were the Lankavatara Sutra written by Bodhidharma.

Yang Kang was very excited, but he still pretended to be calm and took the scripture, saying that he would take it to the guest room and study it carefully. The young monk had no objection to this.

After getting off the Sutra Library, Yang Kang hurried back to the guest room, completely ignoring the two bodyguards Peng Lianhu and Sha Tongtian behind him, which made these two people a little confused. Could it be that the young prince is in a hurry?

Arriving at the guest room of the Shaolin Temple, he closed the door and windows, and opened the scripture with some trembling...

Once, twice, three times...

Where is the gap? Do you want to tear the pages apart?

Yang Kang was a little crazy. There was nothing on the scriptures except incomprehensible Sanskrit. Nothing, nothing...

This is not a repetition, but Yang Kang's true inner feeling.

There really was nothing. After carefully examining the four volumes of the Lankavatara Sutra, Yang Kang confirmed this fact. This was undoubtedly a fact that disappointed him.

It couldn't be that his memory was wrong, otherwise how could Jue Yuan later learn the "Nine-Yang Manual" here? Could it be that the "Nine-Yang Manual" has not been created yet? Or is there something wrong with this plane?

Puzzled, Yang Kang reluctantly returned the scriptures and left the Shaolin Temple in frustration.

After Yang Kang left, the librarian of the Sutra Pavilion walked out of the small gatehouse and looked at the four volumes of the Lankavatara Sutra with some confusion.

He knew Yang Kang as soon as he entered the Sutra Pavilion. He knew from Yang Kang's walking posture and the depth of his breathing that Yang Kang practiced Quanzhen martial arts. Back then, he had a drinking fight with Wang Chongyang, and after he won, he read the world's No. 1 martial arts.

A strange book called "Nine Yin Manual".

Why did this Quanzhen apprentice come to Shaolin Temple? And he insisted on reading these four volumes of the Lankavatara Sutra.

The librarian was very puzzled. He had lived in seclusion in the Shaolin Temple for these years, bent on creating a set of martial arts more powerful than the "Nine Yin Manual", and was indifferent to the outside world. He had no idea that Wang Chongyang was dead.

Already.

Could it be that Wang Chongyang wants to use this Quanzhen apprentice to leave some riddles for me, and does he still want to compete again?

He had indeed taken advantage of the situation when he had a drinking contest with Wang Chongyang, but he didn't believe Wang Chongyang could tell.

With all kinds of doubts, the librarian began to look through the Lankavatara Sutra, trying to find the clues left by Wang Chongyang. Like Yang Kang, he found nothing. However, when he saw the blank spaces in the scriptures, an idea came to his mind.

Why don't I write down the martial arts I created here? If that Quanzhen apprentice comes back to read the scriptures and sees the martial arts I created, he will definitely know that it is more powerful than the "Nine Yin Manual" and let Wang Chongyang die to compete with me.

The thought of fighting.

Having made up his mind, he began to write, but what would be a good name for this self-created martial arts?

After thinking about it, I might as well call it the "Nine Yang Manual", one yin and one yang, which is in line with the great road of heaven and earth.
Chapter completed!