Zhiren was very happy to see the two little friends. His beard became whiter and even his eyebrows began to turn white, and he became more and more kind-hearted.
Seeing the two little friends, the three of them sat together and talked and discussed scriptures. When he learned that Bai Shan was on a ceremonial holiday at the time, he generously gave Bai Shan the Buddha string that he kept turning in his hand.
good.
Bai Shan was surprised and did not accept it. He declined: "This string of Buddhist beads seems to be an old thing of the master. How can I get it?"
Zhiren smiled and said: "To a poor monk, it doesn't matter what kind of beads he holds in his hand if he has Buddha in his heart. But to the world, this string of beads has been held by the poor monk for decades, but it still has some value.
My little friend is not a common person, but this poor monk wants to give you some common things at this moment."
Bai Shan couldn't help but glance at Manbao, then took it with both hands and thanked Master Zhiren.
Jie Hui brought tea over, put it down and bowed to the two of them, turning a blind eye to Zhi Ren's act of giving gifts.
But other monks in the temple were not so calm.
The string of beads in Zhiren's hand has been held for many years. In the words of the monks, it has become contaminated with Buddha nature.
I don’t know how many people want to seek wisdom and endurance. No, this string is one of the beads.
Who would have thought that Master Zhiren would send it out so easily? Without blinking an eye.
Bai Shan accepted the gift from Master Zhiren, but was more enthusiastic about Master Jie'an, "Master, I haven't learned some moves well enough, and I would like to ask for advice."
Master Zhiren said with a smile: "You guys go and compete, I will play chess with Zhou Xiaoyou and talk."
Zhou Man actually didn't want to play chess with Master Zhiren. She couldn't beat him, so it was boring.
She wanted to see Bai Shan and Master Jie Ai compete and learn more, but Master Zhi Ren had already invited them, so it was not good to always refuse. Man Bao could only watch them leave.
Then she immediately took out the chessboard and chess pieces, intending to make a quick decision.
Master Zhi Nin, who prefers to play chess slowly and leisurely:...
He shook his head helplessly and asked with a smile: "Master Zhou is still a little impatient. Your Majesty didn't let you practice your temper?"
"No," Man Bao said, "Your Majesty should think I have a good temper."
She felt that the emperor's temper was much more impatient than hers.
Master Zhiren smiled, and without wasting time, he raised his hand and asked her to go first.
Man Bao was not polite, pinched a chess piece and dropped it.
The moves were quite satisfactory, and they followed the rules. Master Zhiren smiled. He had seen Zhou Man and Bai Shan play chess. When the two of them played chess by themselves, they really had all kinds of moves. When they were in the Western Region, they got bored.
, I took out a pen and paper and tried all kinds of weird moves and recorded them.
Master Zhiren smiled at her and played chess slowly, using chess to train her and not being affected by her impatience at all.
Man Bao played this game of chess with great speed, but Master Zhi Ren could not win. Instead, he slowly moved his pieces, surrounding her pieces in the middle, but always leaving a few ways for her to survive. She
It doesn't work even if you want to pretend you can't see it.
Man Bao scratched his head and scratched his head, and could only continue to play, and play, and both of them picked up a lot of chess pieces. Man Bao's heart gradually calmed down, and he began to take the chess game seriously.
Seeing that she had calmed down, Master Zhiren smiled and then became serious.
"Master Zhou, I heard that the Imperial Medical Office is going to set up additional medical offices in various places?"
Man Bao smiled and said: "Master is very well-informed. This matter has not been decided yet. It was just brought to the court for discussion."
Master Zhiren smiled and said to Zhou Man: "Temple in various places have always had the tradition of giving porridge and medicine. If the Imperial Medical Office wants to add local medical offices, it may be possible to cooperate with temples in various places."
Man Bao asked: "Is this what the master meant?"
Master Zhiren sighed and said, "The original intention of Huguo Temple is to spread Buddhism and lead people to do good."
Man Bao smiled and said: "The imperial court also talks about kindness, but I believe that before kindness, there must be justice and legal principles. If the country is governed by legal principles, the world can be peaceful for a long time."
When using legal principles, you can no longer mix religion, whether it is Buddhism or Taoism. The teachings of both sects actually conform to the times and teach people to reflect on themselves and do good, but they are definitely not suitable to be entangled with government affairs.
Man Bao directly rejected Master Zhi Ren.
Master Zhiren said: "If anyone from the Imperial Medical Office needs help in the future, just contact Huguo Temple."
The Imperial Medical Office is different from other departments. It mainly treats diseases and saves people, so Huguo Temple wants to cooperate with them.
But Zhou Man didn't want to cooperate with them.
Although in some places, the influence of Buddhist temples may be greater than that of the imperial court, Manbao is not afraid. Now the country is stable and the treasury is poor, but it is not empty. They just take their time and are not in a hurry.
She didn't want to cause greater trouble in the future because of her impatience.
At the end of the chess game, Man Bao lost without any suspense, so she happily went to see Master Jie Ai giving guidance to Bai Shan.
Master Zhiren was actually a little confused. He and Zhou Man went to watch Bai Shan practice martial arts. He couldn't understand why Zhou Man was so wary of Buddhist temples.
The same is true for Bai Shan. It's just fine when talking about scriptures. As long as joining the world and government are involved, the two of them instantly become sharp.
Looking back at history, Master Zhiren sighed slightly. After sending Bai Shan and Zhou Man away, he asked Jie Ai to invite the abbot of Huguo Temple. He said: "The Imperial Medical Office rejected your cooperation."
The host must have expected it, and nodded and said: "Then we will give soup and medicine ourselves."
Zhiren said: "In terms of medical skills, the monks in the temple cannot be compared with the doctors trained by the Imperial Medical Office." "But believers will trust the monks in the temple more," the host said: "And the court may not be willing to spend too much on ordinary people.
money and medicinal materials.”
Zhiren sighed, closed his eyes slightly and said, "He is a wise king now, and the current head of the Imperial Medical Office, Xiao Yuanzheng, is not a greedy and incompetent person."
He said: "If the country is good, the people in the world will be good, and if the Buddha is compassionate, the believers will also live a better life."
The host leaves.
Zhi Ren watched silently, then raised his head to look at Jie Ai, who was standing quietly beside him, and sighed quietly: "I thought that even if I couldn't understand the truth of this world, I could understand it better than most people, but now I see you presiding over it, senior brother
The cognitive difference between Zhou Man and Bai Shan gave rise to many doubts as a teacher."
Jie Ai didn't understand, "Master has already transcended the secular world, why did he suddenly let his heart sink into the world of mortals again?"
Zhiren said: "Bai Shan is right, what Buddhism wants is to enter the world. I practice Buddhism, study Buddhist scriptures, and translate the meaning of Buddhist scriptures to preach. Preaching is to enter the world. Now that I have entered the world, my long-cherished wish has not yet been fulfilled."
Once you reach it, how can you transcend it?"
Zhiren smiled and said: "But the principles in this world just don't make sense. He said that Buddhism wanted to join the world, but he did not want to rule the people to believe in Buddhism. He believed that both Buddha and Tao confuse the mind and are not conducive to the enlightenment of the court. But Buddha
Can’t Tao enlighten the people?”
Jie An: ...My head hurts so much. I feel like monks are the easiest and have the most fun fighting. How about being gentler to Bai Shan next time he comes to ask for martial arts lessons?