In midsummer, two people came to the South Tower on the north side of Shipen Mountain in the south of Beijing in the Liao Dynasty. One of them was a tall man in his fifties with a short beard, and the other was a well-dressed man in his thirties.
The big man glanced at the wind chimes hanging on the eaves and making a "ding-ding" sound in the wind, reined in the horse's reins, turned over and dismounted, straightened his green robe, and threw the horse rope to the well-dressed man beside him.
Without saying a word, he went straight to the south tower and entered.
After performing Buddhist rituals with the two novice monks on the first floor, they went up to the fifth floor of the Sutra Library. In the Sutra Library, an old monk with a thin face and snow-white eyebrows sat on a futon and entered meditation.
The big man's footsteps came in, his eyes opened, and he nodded slightly.
The big man knelt on the ground and bowed down: "Disciple, please see your master."
The old monk turned the Buddhist beads in his hand and said slowly: "Do you know why my master never let you become a monk?"
The man knelt down and said, "I hope Master will give me some advice."
"You are destined to be my teacher, but not to my Buddha. It is said that the Buddha saves those who are destined, but few people understand the true meaning of this saying. To save others from the suffering of thoughts and confusions, you must first save yourself and save the cause and effect of fate. If not,
It also gives rise to the dharma of acceptance and the cycle of cause and effect, making it difficult to access the true dharma."
"Thirty years ago, my teacher saw that your physique was suitable for practicing my "Hundred Kalpas Fist" technique, so I became a master and disciple with you. Now, my teacher has realized my Buddha's "Unblocking all leakage" method, and then I understand the Buddha's teachings.
The true meaning is not something you can enter through martial arts, so you are not allowed to enter Buddhism and realize the truth... Even so, it is a sin, a sin, for you to be burdened by the fate of being a teacher."
The big man's face showed confusion. He was puzzled for a moment but did not ask anything. Then he heard the old monk say: "Buddhist disciples think that if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell, save people from suffering, and understand the karma of others."
, Hongwo Buddha's compassionate Dharma. However, some monks have not cut off the law of causality and karma in the world, and have entered the world to propagate the Dharma with the merits of the power of incense and fire vows. Their vain wishes and retributions have reversed the cause and effect of people in the world. Although it is said that good and evil will eventually be rewarded, but it will not last long.
Naturally, it causes people who are suffering from resentment, like smoke and clouds, to form the path of resentment and bring disaster to me, the Buddha."
"Since Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and through Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty has gone through three difficulties. Although the ignorant monks hidden in our Buddhist sect have disappeared, for the sake of the prosperity of the incense, there are still ignorant monks and misinterpretations for hundreds of years.
The true meaning of Dafa naturally makes it more difficult to eliminate resentment."
"If there are no monks who misinterpret the true meaning of Buddhism...can this resentment be eliminated?"
"Amitabha, it's good, it's good. There are thousands of avenues, and the birth and death is only heaven. If it is as you say, this resentment can be eliminated, but there are thousands of monks in the world, and some people will eventually misinterpret the true meaning of Buddhism..." The old monk seemed to
After thinking about it, he paused and said: "What's more, this resentment has become a destiny and cannot be eliminated in a short time. If we let it go, it may cause my Buddha to be destroyed for eternity. Therefore, when Emperor Taiwu was in trouble, there would be
I, the eminent Buddha, take action to eliminate the calamity."
"The disaster is over? Do you want to eliminate it?" the big man asked doubtfully.
"The promotion of our Buddhist compassionate Dharma depends on the transmission of the Dharma Sutras. However, this Buddha's difficulty has caused the Dharma Sutras stored in various temples to be lost. If there are no Dharma Sutras to refer to, it will be even more difficult for my Buddhist disciples to understand the truth.
It is natural that there will be a day when it ceases to exist, so there are eminent Buddhist monks who take action to eliminate the calamity."
"However, it is difficult to disobey God's will. I think it is because the path of resentment will not disappear and there will be no escape from the disaster. The path of resentment caused by the Buddha's suffering will soon manifest into the world again. It is a sin, a sin."
"Nowadays, all the dynasties and states are standing side by side with different voices and teachings. If it is difficult for the Buddha to enter the world, where will he descend?" The big man hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "How did the master know about it?"
Since the Huang Chao uprising against the imperial court at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the generals of various vassal towns have taken advantage of the chaos to seize control of one side. The political power in the Central Plains has been constantly changing. In the past few decades, it has gone through the Later Liang, the Later Tang, the Later Jin, and the Later Han to the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Five dynasties. And the surrounding heroes also proclaimed themselves emperors and kings. The Liao Kingdom, Northern Han Dynasty, Southern Tang Dynasty, Hou Shu, Wu Yue, Jingnan, Southern Han Dynasty, and Chu Kingdom all stood side by side.
The big man heard what the old monk said that it would be difficult for a Buddha to enter the world, so he naturally wanted to know which dynasty he would come to. And he thought he respected the old monk very much, so he couldn't help being curious. After asking about it, he looked slightly frightened.
He smiled, but answered the question incorrectly: "In these three Buddhist calamities, the eminent monks of my Buddhist sect who have taken action to eliminate calamities each time have one thing in common... they are all people who possess the magical power of "Leaking Out".
The big man was shocked when he heard this. If the old monk hadn't just said that he had understood the "outflow" method, he wouldn't have known it. Now that the old monk said this, he clearly showed that he was the one who could eliminate calamity.
Looking at the surprised expression on the big man's face, the old monk smiled calmly and said: "Good, good, five years ago, I was able to gain a glimpse of the secret of the Buddha's tribulation."
, I also take it as my duty to protect my Buddha’s true scriptures and great Dharma... Are you willing to lend a helping hand to me?"
But remembering what the old monk had said before about being burdened by his predestined dharma, the big man was stunned, bowed his head and said: "Although I am not wearing the ancestral robes, I am devoted to the Buddha, and I am willing to follow the master to protect my Buddha's great dharma.
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The old monk moved his right hand lightly, and a burst of energy lifted up the big man. He glanced at the big man, the old monk's face showed approval, and said slowly: "It is difficult for this Buddha to enter the world, even if he has the ability to be like a teacher."
When someone is being robbed, a protector will appear..."
"Guardian?" The big man asked in surprise: "He is the person who protects this person who destroys the Buddha's resentment?"
"This path of resentment is actually formed by the resentment of the world... Although the appearance of the guardian is related to this path of resentment, it is not to protect this path of resentment, but to protect the destiny of the emperor who committed the act of destroying the Buddha. And this
The emperor's destiny is entrusted to Heaven, so the path protected by these guardians should be called the Heavenly Path. During the three times of the Buddha's calamity, three guardians also appeared to fight with me, the Buddhist sect's elimination of tribulations. Although it was said that the elimination of tribulations finally won,
It does not make Buddha's difficulties worse, but it still fails to eliminate the path of resentment."
The big man was horrified when he heard that, but he thought that the three emperors Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty all died young... As the old monk said, if he was not killed by the elimination people, he would have died young.
Related to the death of the guardian.
The old monk thought that he could see what he was thinking from his face, smiled and said: "The number of luck in general is also the direction of the human heart. Although the enlightenment of resentment is related to the distortion of Buddhist monks, I, the Buddha, are compassionate.
The great road has already been established in the sky. If these emperors' destiny conforms to the great road, they will not do anything to destroy the Buddha... They should teach Buddhist disciples with benevolent actions. If so, the path of resentment can be resolved and eliminated.
People can use human power to put an end to this emperor's attempt to destroy the Buddha, and this is also due to God's will."
The big man seemed to have realized something and nodded slowly. The old monk looked at the rosary beads spinning in his hand and pondered for a while: "If my teacher's prediction is correct, it is difficult for this Buddha to enter the world in three years. But I know this
The Buddha's difficulty is not easy to disappear, so I wanted to find out where the dragon's veins are and see if I can use Kanyu's technique to find out... so that the Buddha's difficulty can be eliminated from now on, and there will be no rebirth after calamity."
"In the past two years, I have devoted all my efforts to study the Taoist theory of earth veins and qi, and finally got some insights... This is why I asked you to help me."
"Master, please give me your orders. Disciples must obey your orders." The big man lowered his head and said in unison.
"In these troubled times, people all have the desire for peace in the world. This desire is so grand that it causes the heaven and earth to react, yin and yang are in order, and the Ziwei Emperor Star is in the right position, corresponding to the earth's dragon energy, and this celestial phenomenon will manifest soon.
, then the master will find out where the dragon veins are. And you should take this object to Youzhou Si Tianjian..."
The old monk turned around and picked up a box that was two feet long and one foot wide. He looked at the big man and said: "With your status, let Mr. Yelu find an excuse to send this thing to Si Tianjian's library."
And with his status, it shouldn’t be difficult for you to find a small official in the Si Tianjian, and you can secretly protect this box from being destroyed..."
"This box is so ingenious that it cannot be opened by force. If so, the contents hidden inside will be destroyed by the mechanism. I asked you to guard this box, lest someone force it to open it... and the person who can open this box should be there."
Look for this box. If someone opens this box, don't alert him. Just inform your master."
The man was puzzled for a moment, but the old monk laughed and said: "I will find a place to stay in Youzhou soon, and I will go to Si Tianjian to let you know."
The man bowed his head and said, "Disciple, I obey." He took the box from the old monk's hand and left.