While the young lady was still thinking about asking Li Ye for clarification, Li Ye and Agui had already walked to the main hall of the Great Buddha Temple, waiting for the monk's summons.

The morning classes in the temple have ended, and all the monks in the temple, except those on duty, have gone back to the meditation room to rest. There are only a few pilgrims from the city praying in front of the Buddha, and the chants of the Buddha are floating in the hall.

Li Ye raised his head and looked at the Buddha statue in the main hall, reciting the six-character mantra passed down by the old monk in his mouth, thinking about how I can practice to reach the state mentioned in "The Formless Dharmakaya".

After a while, a young monk came over and led Li Ye and Agui to Monk Kuchan's meditation room.

Agui gave the old monk a fasting gift and left the Zen room to wait for Li Ye outside. The young monk brought a bowl of tea to Li Ye and turned around to leave.

The old monk looked at Li Ye with a solemn expression and no trace of sadness or joy. He said, "Not bad, he looks clean and energetic."

Li Ye hurriedly replied: "Master, that's what the teacher said as well."

The old monk said, "You came here today. What's the matter?"

Li Ye turned around and said: "Last time, the master taught the Dharma to his disciples, he didn't even thank him for his great kindness. This time, he wants to ask for advice and clear up doubts."

"Did that thunder hit you a few days ago?" The old monk took a sip of tea.

"Master God, my disciple accidentally got struck by lightning again. His hair was also burnt, so I simply shaved it off." Li Ye replied.

The old monk sighed softly and said: "It's for your own good that lightning strikes you! Do you think there are so many children in Fengyun City, why don't others strike at you? Also, how old are you and you have already built the foundation?"

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Li Ye was shocked and asked: "Master, how did you know that I have built a foundation?"

The old monk smiled and said: "You have cultivated my formless body of Buddhism to shield your cultivation. Others cannot see it, but I can. Moreover, I also know that you came to me because of the problem encountered on the second level."

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Li Ye patted his chest and replied: "It doesn't matter if Master sees it, as long as other people in the city can't see it."

"Master, when I was practicing the second-level sutra of Dharma Body, I said that all living beings have an identity, a self-image, a person's identity, a living being's identity, and a person's identity. The second-level Dharma Judgment is to first cultivate the self-image. Master, what's the point?

Do you care about me?"

The old monk held the flower in his left hand, turned the prayer beads in his right hand, and said: "Om, ma, ni, ba, mi, hum!" I saw golden light emerging from behind the old monk, and the whole room was filled with light.

Li Ye was stunned.

The old monk looked at Li Ye with compassion and said slowly: "I am the prime minister. People in the world look down on everyone because of their wealth, knowledge, and status. They call me prime minister."

This is the deep-rooted ego, also called self-awareness. From a few years old, ordinary people will slowly arise in their daily lives.

What is my name, what do I look like, what are my talents, how advanced my practice is, how noble my family is, etc. This is called my appearance. As long as you think of 'I', as long as there is 'I', you will not see all dharmas.

reality.

For example, your little friend, the little princess of the General's Mansion, will think that since she was born in a noble family, and now she is training with a master with strong martial arts skills, she will be nobler than many people.

Take you for example, you will think that you were born in Confucius' academy and have read more books than others. You also practice with Mr. Mo. This is a fate that others do not have. You will also think that you have been struck by lightning twice since you were born.

Pi, this is also your pride, don’t you think?

The old monk smiled and explained the many doubts in Li Ye's mind one by one.

Li Ye lowered his head and thought for a long time, then raised his head and looked at the old monk. After a long while, he replied: "Master, it turns out that I have always thought like this. I even think that since I am Agui's master, I am nobler than him."

After he finished speaking, he had a look of repentance on his face and tears streaming down his eyes.

When the old monk saw Li Ye's appearance, he was very happy and thought to himself: "You can teach me."

After two bowls of tea had cooled, the old monk said, "You have Buddha nature and can practice Buddhism. Are you willing to become your teacher and learn Buddhism from me?"

Li Ye quickly knelt down, kowtowed to the old monk, and said, "Honored Master, I accept my disciple's bow."

The old monk helped Li Ye up with both hands, full of joy, "From today on, you are my disciple. May your path of practice be dust-free and traceless, and you will be named Wuchen."

Li Ye was grateful again, put his hands together and saluted the old monk.

"You just practice Buddhism with me and don't need to become a monk, so the precepts don't require much from you. Remember: you must refrain from lying, respect Buddha and people, and refrain from taking the initiative to kill. Can you do that?"

Li Ye nodded and said, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely respect all Buddhas, respect my master, and not kill any living beings."

The old monk also nodded and expressed his approval. Then he said: "I just said that I am the phase. You should practice it from now on. When one day I am successful, I will teach you what the selflessness phase is."

The old monk took a sip of tea, looked at him and continued: "I have explained to you the principles of my appearance. How to practice it is up to you. You can go to the halls of the Buddhas, observe the appearances of the Buddhas with your eyes, and then practice.

Your own self-image."

"Master, how should I practice?" Li Ye really didn't understand. I haven't started yet.

The old monk said softly: "Buddhist practice talks about: stand like a pine, walk like the wind, sit like a bell, I am perfect and perfect. You start with carrying water. When you return to the academy, you first carry three bowls of water."

, a bowl on the head, and a bowl on each shoulder, and come back whenever you can walk without dripping water."

He waved his hand and asked Li Ye to leave and go to see the Buddha statue in front of the temple.

Li Ye saluted the old monk, turned around and left the meditation room, called Agui, and went to the main hall to see the Buddha statues together.

The two of them arrived at the main hall and meditated in front of the Buddha. Li Ye recited scriptures and carefully observed the Buddha's Dharma.

But I saw that each of the big Buddhas in the hall was decorated with precious treasures. No matter whether I looked at it from the left or the right, they were all perfect, whether they were the Buddha's hands holding flowers, the Buddha's hands begging for alms, or the Buddhas holding swords.

, all of them are full of wonderful images, and the more you look at them, the more fascinated you become.

Before he knew it was noon, Agui touched his stomach and said, "Master, it's noon. I'm hungry. Let's go back."

Li Ye looked back at the sky, then glanced at Agui, and said, "I just know how to eat, so let's do this for today. Let's go back to the academy to cook. I guess your husband hasn't eaten either."

Agui was overjoyed and quickly helped Li Ye get up, thinking to himself: Sir, I don't care about going hungry.

The two of them left the main hall, left the Great Buddha Temple, and returned to their husband's Zizhuyuan.

The two of them were walking on the street. In the afternoon, people were coming and going in the city. Everyone they knew pointed at Li Ye and laughed: Is our young talent in Fengyun City going to become a monk?

Li Ye wanted to be angry, but then he thought about what the old monk said about me, so he stopped talking to everyone, just smiled lightly at everyone, and told Agui to walk faster, he was hungry.

Everyone laughed, but the little monk was shy.

On the way home from the academy, Tang Chao also met Li Ye. He ran over quickly, took Li Ye's hand, and yelled: "Brother, we haven't seen each other for a few days, why did you become a monk? How come we brothers are going to become a monk?"

Who are you looking for to play with?" After saying that, he touched Li Ye's bald head.

Li Ye was so angry that he immediately wanted to get angry and punish others. Just as he raised his hand to fight against Tang Chao, he thought to himself, am I not acting like my prime minister? I can't bear it!

So, he grabbed Tang Chao's hand and said in a serious tone: "Brother, your belly has grown again. Work hard to lose weight. Maybe the princess of the General's Mansion will change her mind!"

After saying that, he let go and said, "I'm going to practice in your husband's yard. Do you want to come with me?"

When Tang Chao heard this, he yelled: "I'll keep the young lady from the General's Mansion for you and let her beat you eight times a day! You have to go back to the academy to attend Master's class in the afternoon. If you miss class, you will be punished by Master. Let's go."

Already."

After walking a few steps, he looked back at you Ye and shouted, "You won't really become a monk, right? Will I call you master in the future?" After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

Li Ye was so angry that he couldn't help but pick up a stone from the ground and threw it towards Tang Chao. He only heard a strange scream in the distance.

Agui followed behind and laughed. He thought that following the young master, there would be no shortage of jokes.

The master and servant unknowingly walked to the door of the General's Mansion, and saw the young lady looking at Li Ye with her hands folded. Li Ye wanted to turn around and run away, but unexpectedly his sister waved her skirt and chased after him.

He shouted while running: "Li Ye, stop, if you run again I will chase you to Zizhuyuan!"

Li Ye had no choice but to stop and look at the approaching young lady speechlessly. Agui slipped to the side and giggled.

The young lady ran to Li Ye and raised her hand to touch Li Ye's bald head just like Tang Chao. Li Ye was startled and jumped away, shouting: "What do you want to do? There is a difference between men and women!"

The young lady didn't touch it at once, so she kept her mouth shut and spoke to Li Yexun: "Okay, why don't you shave your hair and think about going to the Great Buddha Temple to become a monk? Be careful about my father going to the Great Buddha Temple.

, I forbid the monk to accept you!"

When Li Ye heard this, he also laughed angrily. He thought to himself who I am to you, but he was embarrassed to say it. He just replied: "Your Highness, please respect yourself. The Great Buddha Temple is a pure place for Buddhism. Is it a place prohibited by the general's order?"

The young lady became anxious when she heard this, and jumped on her feet and said: "How dare this old monk not listen?!"

Li Yexin asked if I can't afford to offend him, why can't I hide him? He quickly replied: "Okay, you're the biggest in the family, I'll do whatever you want!"

He rolled his eyes and replied: "Your Royal Highness, I have already become a monk in the Great Buddha Temple. From now on, please don't bear any grudge against me! If not, you can consider that boy from the Tang Dynasty in our academy, you go

Wouldn’t it be more fun to catch him losing weight?”

After saying this, he gave Agui a look, meaning aren't you hungry? Leave quickly. After that, he ran away first.

I gave the little sister a good-bye sign. I made the little sister so angry that her teeth ached. I thought to myself, I didn’t bring an arrow with me when I went out, so why don’t I give you an arrow in the butt and make you angry?

"I told you, Li Ye, don't be complacent. Be careful. One day I will talk to the master about it. I want him to teach you and take you to practice archery for a few days. I'll see where you hide when the time comes!"

Angry, my thoughts are against you.

Li Ye was shocked, maybe this girl really dared to go to find Mr., and he couldn't help but walk faster.
Chapter completed!