Jiang Chen turned around and saw the rich people who had gone in before walking out surrounded by an old monk.
Apparently, there was too much noise outside, which disturbed everyone who was joking inside.
The old monk came to Jiang Chen and said angrily: "This donor will go to hell for slandering the Buddha. Aren't you afraid that the Buddha will blame you for slandering me like this?"
Jiang Chen asked in surprise: "Slandering the Buddha? What did I slander? All living beings are equal. Isn't this what the Buddha said? Also, slandering the Buddha is indeed sinful, but it will not lead to hell."
"It is a serious crime to harm living beings and repeatedly violate the precepts. Only such people will go to hell. Slandering the Buddha is just a small mistake. Even if the Buddha sees it, he should mainly give advice."
"To threaten others to go to hell at every turn is to lose the original intention of the Buddha and misinterpret the Buddha's meaning. It is a sin to go to hell."
As Jiang Chen said, it doesn't matter whether the Buddha said it or not. Monks have compassion, and anything related to compassion can be regarded as what the Buddha said, and the Buddha would smile and acknowledge it after hearing it.
If the Buddha does not approve, it means that he has lost his compassion, has become a demon, is not worthy of being a Buddha, and is a target to be knocked down by everyone.
Not to mention, Jiang Chen himself is also a Buddha, a great virtuous and mighty King Buddha that is recognized by the way of heaven and Buddhism. His words themselves are the words of the Buddha, as if they were spoken by the Buddha.
Discussing the Buddha with the Buddha, it is strange that this old monk can win.
Being accused by Jiang Chen of misinterpreting the Buddha's meaning, the old monk became angry and scolded: "Donors, please don't talk nonsense. Anyone who insults or slanders the Buddha will go to hell. This is the meaning of the Buddhas in Lingshan. This is what everyone in Xiniu and Hezhou has to say."
Everyone knows it.”
As soon as the old monk finished speaking, the people following him quickly said: "Yes, yes, insulting the Buddha is a serious crime. I have known it since I was a child. This is also passed down from our ancestors. It is also the same in Xiniu Hezhou.
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Seeing them like this, Jiang Chen had roughly figured out that it was completely pointless to argue with them. Even if he won the argument, they wouldn't listen.
Over the years, the words "Buddha must not be insulted" have been deeply ingrained in their bones. As the blood is passed down from generation to generation, change cannot be achieved overnight.
Turning to look at the people behind the old monk, Jiang Chen said, "I see that you are all very wealthy people. Otherwise, you wouldn't have dedicated so much gold and silver to the Buddha."
"There's just one thing I don't quite understand. Since you are so rich, why don't you use the gold and silver to help the poor, but instead worship Buddha statues and other dead objects?"
"If you have kind thoughts and help the poor, merit will naturally come to you and be perceived by the Buddha. Only then will you have the opportunity to seek liberation in the next life."
"Buddha statues are nothing more than dead objects. Gold and silver are even more useless to the Buddha, just like sand. You offer sand to the Buddha. No matter how much you offer to the Buddha, what's the use?"
As soon as Jiang Chen said this, everyone's expressions immediately changed, especially the old monk's body, which was glowing with golden light.
If he hadn't been concerned about the large number of people here, he might have manifested his golden body long ago and beaten Jiang Chen out to prevent him from continuing to confuse the people with his monstrous words.
"Ahem!" Someone coughed twice and said in a low voice: "Gold and silver are like sand? Buddha didn't say that. If Buddha sees gold and silver as like sand, how did the Eight Treasures of Lingshan come from?"
"Also, the Buddha cannot see the relief to the poor. The offering of gold and silver is done under the eyes of the Buddha. He can see it clearly. How can we have no merit?"
Jiang Chen frowned and said displeasedly: "Have you not read the Buddhist scriptures? The Buddha once said: The Buddha is the most public and great, without me or you, so you don't do anything for personal gain. Self-reliance is far away from the Buddha. If you scold the Buddha,
Even if you insult the Buddha, the Buddha will still look upon you kindly and love you well. Even if there are sufferings in the world, if you call upon the Buddha, the Buddha will save the world and attack the sufferings. There is no need for rituals, money, treasures, chariots and horses to support you, and then he will be alive."
"If you bribe the Buddha with money, make an image to worship the Buddha, be greedy to be reborn as a Buddha, and recite Ultraman, you do not understand the Buddha clearly and do not have the heart of a Buddha."
"Buddha said that if you use money to ask for his blessing and build a golden body for him, you have entered the wrong path and deviated from the Buddha's heart. You will not get the protection of the Buddha."
After Jiang Chen finished speaking, the old monk's brows twitched, and the Buddha's light rose up from his body, manifesting a six-foot-long golden Buddha body.
But when he saw the old monk, who was covered in golden light, he put his hands together, chanted a Buddhist chant, and asked Jiang Chen in a deep voice: "Amitabha! May I ask the donor, which Buddha said this, and which Buddhist scripture is it?"
"The young monk has been practicing Buddhism for two hundred years. I have read many Buddhist scriptures, but I have never heard such ridiculous remarks."
"In my opinion, this so-called Buddhist scripture is probably compiled by the donor himself and is based on the words of the false Buddha."
The old monk was really angry now. Previously, he just thought Jiang Chen was here to cause trouble. But after listening to Jiang Chen's words, he felt that Jiang Chen was the incarnation of the evil spirit. He came here specially to misinterpret Buddhist scriptures, falsely teach doctrines, and so on.
Bad Buddhism.
Looking at the old monk who was about to fight after a disagreement, Jiang Chen mocked: "Tsk, tsk, are you planning to take action just because you can't explain it?"
The old monk did not refute anything, but continued to ask in a deep voice: "Please tell me, donor, which Buddha said what I just said, and which Buddhist scripture is it?"
Looking at him like this, if Jiang Chen couldn't explain why, he might just take Jiang Chen down.
At the same time, more monks came out of the temple, and there was a faint tendency to surround Jiang Chen.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh, and said in a helpless tone: "Buddhist disciples today are really stupid. The real Buddha is in front of them, but no one recognizes it. Instead, they regard the dead things made of gold and silver as
True Buddha, it can be seen that you all have no Buddha mind and are cultivating false Buddhas."
As he spoke, Jiang Chen stepped towards the temple. The monks around him tried to stop him, but they could not get within three feet of him.
Jiang Chen said as he walked: "What I am talking about is the "Namo Great Virtue King Buddha Speaks the Great Vehicle Dharma Sutra". This sutra was passed down by the great mighty and virtuous King Buddha of Buddhism."
"All sentient beings are obsessed and confused, falling into the net of seven emotions and desires, drifting up and down, unable to breathe. The great dharma of the great vehicle can overcome all difficulties and eliminate all misfortunes. It can be saved by supernatural power, spiritual power, Buddha Dharma, Dharma treasure, and nothing can be saved.
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"All living beings are stupid, but all living beings are not stupid. There are hundreds of billions of Dharma doors in our great vehicle, which will give birth to billions of Buddhas. People with billions of hearts will give birth to billions of appearances."
"Building temples and pagodas, seizing other people's property, and creating evil deeds are extremely serious and are nothing but demonic signs. I will ignore my righteous Dharma. All the demonic signs of living beings are all demonic signs. I don't know the great power and virtue of the great vehicle.
The Mighty Heavenly Dragon cuts off all evil, destroys all karma, eliminates all suffering, slays all demons, and eliminates the appearance of all demons."
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When the sound of the Buddha sounds, those who do good will feel happy in their hearts, while those who do evil will feel fear and impatience in their hearts.
"Magic words!"
"This is a demonic scripture. Disciples, please do not listen."
The old monk reacted quickly. Not long after Jiang Chen's voice rang out, he loudly reminded his disciples. However, could they not listen to Jiang Chen's voice if they didn't want to?
No matter what magical powers the monks present used, Jiang Chen's voice always echoed in their ears.
At this time, Jiang Chen had already walked into the main hall of the temple and stood in front of the golden body of Tathagata Buddha.
Looking back at everyone, Jiang Chen smiled and said: "Is it guilty of insulting the Buddha? What a big joke. Today I insulted the Buddha. Let's see who dares to accuse me?"
Then, under the eyes of everyone in disbelief, Jiang Chen kicked out and knocked the golden body of Buddha enshrined in the hall to the ground.