Chapter 133: The Three Paths of the Pure Land, Weird Phases
If Lu Zhengkang's experience gave birth to any principles of life, it actually comes down to the ordinary.
It seems that the more I enjoy the scenery at high altitude, the more I miss the days of running on the ground.
If Lu Zhengkang himself had to say, whether it is the call of memories or the prospect of the future, they are actually yearning for dullness.
He is still a very humane person. If you say this to anyone you know well, no one will object.
In June, the snowy trip came to an end, and Lu Zhengkang had returned to Shaolin for half a month.
"So, I have to leave this world for a while."
He stood in the Dharma hall and explained his thoughts to the monks below and gave instructions about his future affairs.
After hearing this, all the monks burst into tears. They cried that they were not blessed enough to be with the Bodhisattva. In addition, they could accept the fact that Lu Zhengkang was about to be reincarnated.
In Baldur's philosophical view, death is not the end of life, and they seem to be looking for an outlet for their fears in constructing the world after death.
However, the world after death is by no means as humane and systematic as they advocate. There may be similarities in the form of expression. For example, in the theory of reincarnation in the six paths, it is not certain what a person will become after reincarnation. He may become an animal.
It may still be a human being, but what determines this result has nothing to do with so-called merit.
When religion promotes itself, it deviates from too much objective reality.
This makes Lu Zhengkang very dissatisfied. There are so many monks and temples that use Buddhism and Buddhist principles to defraud money. Even in the fish and meat village, anyone who ignores this kind of evil behavior is insulting his own personality.
He plans to organize the Buddhist scriptures in the next year, completely eliminate the religious nature of Buddhism, and turn it into an idea, so that it can be passed down as a set of effective social norms.
"He knew that he was going to do this, and he would be able to accomplish this unprecedented feat, just because he was a Buddha in the world." Anonymous "The Chronicles of Deer Yuan Bodhisattva Who Saves Countless Living Beings"
It is left to future generations to judge how they view this period of history. Everything that happened in this year can indeed be regarded as a groundbreaking event.
The bald donkeys did not expect that the Buddha's first knife would be on one of their own.
"Call all temples and no one is allowed to leave home. Practitioners should be called lay practitioners at home."
It is said that taking away someone's job is akin to killing one's father. Lu Zhengkang's words shocked the world, but what is surprising is that he did not receive a single word of opposition.
Most of the monks in Shaolin Temple have left, and the rest are still in the temple because they have no relatives and nowhere to rely on.
Today, the Shaolin Temple is renamed Shaolin Town, or it can be said to be Shaolin Village.
Monks now farm their own land, make a living by themselves, and even participate in business and join major chambers of commerce. In short, they are no longer as pure as monks.
There are monks in some monasteries who are not engaged in production all year round and have no ability to work. They first live and study with lay people and pilgrims.
There were also some fake monks who couldn't bear the grievance and wanted to recruit a group of people to build a temple. However, because there were no pilgrims to support them and they couldn't even afford to eat, they finally gave up.
Is there anyone in the world who has not heard the name of Lu Yuan Bodhisattva? I’m afraid not. Many people are thinking of going to the Pure Land. It is said that they can stay there and enjoy blessings after death. With such benefits, fools will not listen to the instructions of the Buddha.
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Lu Zhengkang also intends to leverage Pure Land’s advantages in information exchange.
Nowadays, there are fifty thousand members in the Pure Land Pearl, and they are still increasing. There are about a dozen people who have been detained by Zhengyuan, and there will be more and more in the future. Everything is developing in a good direction, and the Pure Land has also been
Become a behemoth.
However, Lu Zhengkang was still not satisfied.
The basic members of the Pure Land Pearl are his followers, which ensures the purity of the members, but also limits the potential of the Pure Land.
He decided to relax the requirements and lower the threshold, so that anyone who has not been infected by the Prime Minister can enter the Pure Land.
If everyone in the world can't live without the Pure Land, then naturally they can't live without Buddhism, so it will be easy and effortless to spread Buddhism.
In order to facilitate management in the future, Lu Zhengkang had to make some classification measures.
After everyone gets an epiphyllum, they can have their own personal little pure land. There is only one person in it, and all the scenes and decorations can be arranged according to their own wishes. No one will disturb them, and it is very pure.
In addition, there are six public pure lands, and people in the pure lands are divided into six categories, namely the six paths of pure land.
The five pure lands are classified according to the temperament of the members, namely, righteousness, kindness, moderation, rebelliousness, and self-centeredness.
The last pure land is prepared for the members of Zhengyuankou.
The three paths of uprightness, kindness, and the golden mean are also called the Pure Land of Goodness. Members have the right to have some of their wishes come true. They can decorate the Pure Land and reveal some of their magical powers.
The rebellious, self-centered second path is also called the Pure Land of Evil. Members do not receive any special treatment, just like the outside world.
Zhengyuankou One Path is also called the Pure Land of the Holy Path and has the ability to supervise the six paths.
People on the holy path can travel to all six paths, while the other two paths can only circulate internally.
The person responsible for classifying the six paths is the Yingshen Dharma Eye, which should be watched at all times and never let up.
As for how to judge a person's stance in life, it is natural to have a clairvoyance to observe the person's past behavior style and understand the person's true heart.
A righteous person can distinguish between black and white and do his best to eliminate evil.
A kind person repays evil with kindness and has a noble character.
The golden mean is impartial and does nothing naturally.
Rebels confuse right and wrong and act as they please.
Those who only care about themselves are unscrupulous and ruthless.
People in the Pure Land will have their character tested at all times. Good people may fall into evil ways, and evil people may turn from darkness to light. Management is by no means rigid.
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Benyu, dressed in commoner clothes, stood on the mountain peak in front of the Buddha. His once smooth head had a new layer of short, refreshing black hair. He looked up at the sky with a happy posture.
A pair of gentle eyes loomed in the beautiful dark purple sky, just like a pair of bright moons separated by a layer of twilight waves.
The young monk lowered his head silently and turned his gaze to the stone Buddha statue. The waves of the Sumeru Sea gently slapped the Bodhisattva's knees. The pair of stone eyes had been closed. Benyou knew that the Bodhisattva's eyes were already in the sky overlooking all living beings.
There are only fourteen people in this huge holy land, and he is the only one who is permanent resident.
He once again lamented that his fellow apprentices were not living up to expectations, and none of them were sure of a good match.
Sun Lizhai often stayed in the Pure Land, but she always stayed in the three paths of good deeds and often learned from several masters.
In contrast, Benyou felt that he was a bit unlearned and unskilled. Now that the Buddha has classified the Pure Land, the task of supervision has been greatly reduced, and the young monk feels quite idle.
As he sighed, he suddenly heard a familiar voice ringing in his ears, "So free? Go and organize the Buddhist scriptures for me."
Ben Yu, who had no expression on his face, silently cried a handful of bitter tears.
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After making important arrangements, Lu Zhengkang also had time to deal with some accumulated chores.
The first is Quan Hongming.
His Upper Fate Bead can simply be called the Evil Fate Bead, and Lu Zhengkang has no good way to safely dispel the power of the Xiangshu.
The only way now is to constantly replenish the soul of Shangyuan to stabilize Quan Hongming.
This little soul seed is growing and starting to turn black.
This depressing aura was the work of the man in black robe.
Continuing to inject Shangyuan seemed like drinking poison to quench his thirst. Quan Hongming's consciousness became increasingly blurred. His soul was like a dark eyeball, his pupils were gray, and his irises were so beautiful...
When Lu Zhengkang looked at him, he could always feel a familiar gaze.
