Yan Bai unconsciously put his two palms together vertically, with the palms slightly empty, like the opening of a lotus. Then he raised his two palms up to meet each other, like squeezing water, and suddenly turned into his hands folded backwards and his fingers intertwined, changing according to the Buddha statue. Various handprints.
Gradually, Yan Bai frowned slightly. He had formed all these handprints, and because of his white eyes, Yan Bai could easily correct his movements and make them very standard, which could be said to be exactly the same as the statue.
However, although Yan Bai's movements were perfect, he did not get the results he expected. He did not feel that these hand seals had any improvement on his strength. They could only be regarded as ordinary martial arts moves.
Yan Bai knew that he had not found a key trick. To put it metaphorically, it was like the sword technique to ward off evil. Many people knew those moves, but they had no power at all, just because the key point of self-gong was missing.
Of course, Yan Bai didn't want to commit suicide. Moreover, this was a Buddhist mudra, and the most he could do was become a monk.
"This donor, you seem to be very interested in these Buddha statues!" A voice suddenly sounded next to him.
Yan Bai was suddenly startled. He realized that he had been so absorbed in what he was thinking that he had forgotten his surroundings. Yan Bai was not the only one in the Luohan Hall. Fortunately, he found a remote corner, so the tourists did not look at it. I noticed his strange behavior, otherwise I would have thought he was crazy.
However, just because others didn't see it, doesn't mean that no one noticed it. The monks in the temple would easily notice Yan Bai's abnormal behavior, because these monks also have to prevent people from deliberately causing damage and causing trouble, so for people like Yan Bai They also noticed such sneaky people.
Yan Bai turned around, took a closer look, and found that the other person was an old monk. At first glance, he seemed ordinary, but upon closer inspection, he found that he was extraordinary. This old monk had a white beard and eyebrows, and his face was solemn and peaceful. The bridge of his nose is at least an inch longer than the average person, which is unique and unique. His eyes are half open and half closed, and his eyes are reserved. If Yan Bai's intuition is correct, the other party is a very knowledgeable person.
"I wonder who the master is?" Yan Bai asked, clasping his hands on his chest.
"Great Virtue!" The old monk's answer was simple.
Yan Bai was surprised when he heard this and said respectfully,
"It turns out he is a virtuous holy monk. How disrespectful!" Unexpectedly, he met the abbot of Dashi Temple. Yan Bai really couldn't understand why he was so lucky. Could it be that he came out to give him advice?
Of course, the virtuous holy monk did not appear here by chance. He just heard those young monks discussing. Those young monks saw Yan Bai's behavior at first. It was strange. Of course, Yan Bai's eyes were covered with cloth, which was too conspicuous. Then they saw Yan Bai's hands moving randomly, just like epilepsy, but Yan Bai's hands were rhythmic and beautiful. Gradually, the monks realized that Yan Bai was learning the gestures on the stone statues. For It was the first time for everyone to see this kind of thing, so naturally there was a lot of discussion.
The great saintly monk also heard their discussion and came over to take a look out of curiosity. The great saintly monk is not a little novice monk who has never seen the world. He clearly knows that the gestures on these stone statues are not random movements. Could it be that Have you met someone who is destined to be a Buddhist? The great virtuous saint thought so.
When they arrived here, they found that Yan Bai's eyes were covered with a cloth. The virtuous holy monk was even more surprised. Even if the other person was not blind, he would definitely not be able to see anything if he was covered with his eyes. Unless this person had read it over in advance and then written it all down. , and then blindfolding, but what is the point of doing so? And if you are blind, although you can use your unique perception to judge whether there is something in front of you, but the shape and exact size of the thing cannot be distinguished, then this How do people know these gestures?
No matter what, Yan Bai made the great saintly monk interested. At first, the great saintly monk did not bother him. Buddhism emphasizes the word "enlightenment", and it is best if you can understand it by yourself. There is sudden enlightenment, and there is also the theory of sitting in meditation. For
These people cannot be disturbed.
It wasn't until Yan Bai frowned and stopped moving his hands that the virtuous holy monk spoke.
"The donor is studying these Arhat handprints, right?" the great saintly monk asked again.
"Yes, Master, I feel that these Buddha statues have a mysterious feeling. I think that their actions are not random and should represent a very deep meaning. However, after careful study, I can't find the essence.
I wonder if Master can give me some advice!" Yan Bai said directly. There was no need for him to lie in front of eminent Buddhist monks. To tell the truth, others might like him more.
"I can't help with this. To be honest with the donor, I only know a little bit about these handprints," said the virtuous holy monk.
"How could it be?! You are the abbot of Dashi Temple!" Yan Bai exclaimed in surprise.
"There are specialties in the arts, but I am not good at this aspect. I am afraid that the only Buddhist monk who has a lot of research on mudra is Master Zhenyan. Unfortunately, Master Zhenyan's whereabouts are erratic, otherwise I can introduce you to the donor.
"The great virtuous holy monk said with his hands clasped together.
"Then I'll study it myself, kid." Yan Bai said slightly disappointed. Of course, he didn't think that the virtuous holy monk didn't want to teach him and deliberately said he didn't understand. Since the other party said this, he obviously really didn't understand.
.I don’t know why Xu Ziling was so lucky in the original work. Which aspect he wanted to learn, he just met the most suitable person to give him guidance.
I thought I had developed a good character, but now I realize that my joy was all in vain.
"Although I don't know the principles of these mudras, I saw some clues from the donor's actions just now." The virtuous holy monk suddenly said.
"Master, what problem have you seen? Tell me quickly!" Yan Bai immediately turned from sadness to joy. Why are these monks so humble? Why did you tell me earlier when you saw the problem? Why did you say that you don't understand it at the beginning?
That.
The great virtuous saint monk, with his majestic appearance and his face filled with holy light, said leisurely: "The three secrets of Buddhism are body, speech, and mind. Practice and thinking are equally important. The body is equal to the mouth, the mouth is equal to the mind, and the mind is equal to the body. Although the names are divided
Third, it’s really the same. The donor’s situation just now was as if he had gained his body but lost his mouth, gained his mind but lost his body.”
"The mouth or something, it should be the nine-character mantra of the mantra master, but I don't understand it at all now." Yan Bai said doubtfully. The two poems he occasionally wrote were plagiarized. For this kind of speciousness,
The text is really hard to understand.
"Yes, Master Mantra's nine-character mantra is indeed a type of 'mouth', but as I said before: the body is equal to the mouth, the mouth is equal to the mind, and the mind is equal to the body. Although the names are divided into three, they are actually the same. Donor and
There is no need to stick to the form, the nine-character mantra is 'mouth', so what the donor said is not 'mouth'!" said the great virtuous holy monk.
Yan Bai nodded. He could understand this a little bit. It probably meant that it didn't matter what he said. The Nine-Character Mantra said, "Those who are facing a battle are all arrayed in front." In fact, it can be said that the mantra master came up with it on the spur of the moment.
That feeling and that artistic conception are the most important. As long as you find it correctly, you can say "Zha" all the time without any problem.
"Then what is my problem?" Yan Bai couldn't help but ask.
"Taking its form but losing its meaning is the problem of the donor." The great virtuous monk said simply.
Yan Bai frowned slightly, taking the form but losing the meaning? That means that he only paid attention to the movements of the handprints, but did not discover the meaning behind them?! Thinking of this, Yan Bai's eyes lit up, and he finally understood
