After the imperial court moved its capital to Luoyang, although the size of the palace was smaller than that of Chang'an, the number of Buddhist temples was actually more than that of Guanxi. Among them, Baiyun Temple in the west of the city was the largest. There were dozens of small pagodas and three large pagodas in the temple, which cost a lot of money.
The amount is no less than a million, and it is said that it is because the abbot of the temple has great supernatural powers and is supported by prominent families in the capital. Among them, Zhong Yao contributed money and donated a Cidu Zhai for monks to teach scriptures. This place is pure and natural, high and secluded, and in
The prosperous place of Luoyang is really rare, so everyone made an appointment to have a second talk, and the location was chosen here.
When Chen Chong came on horseback, the abbot of Baiyun Temple, Anduoti, came out to greet him personally. This Tanduoti was a Parthian who had lived in China for a long time. He was only over forty years old, but he had a very high status and many rituals were performed by him.
The reason why he was able to gain the respect of celebrities in Luoyang was because he could burn the relics of eminent monks. It is said that these relics are crystal clear, like jade. If a gold basin is filled with water and the relics are placed in it, they can emit colorful lights.
Light, because people marvel at it as a great supernatural power.
Chen Chong mentioned this matter to Anduoti, who smiled and said: "If you can persist in practicing, everyone can cultivate the relics. This is not a strange thing. But I don't know if the good teacher is willing to open the door of convenience?" Chen Chong said with a smile.
He smiled and said nothing. It turned out that Chen Chong had already banned it, and no Han people were allowed to become monks. Therefore, although Buddhism was flourishing, there were still no Han people to be tonsured. This had to make the monks doubly regretful. Anduo Di used this to make an insinuation. But this time
Obviously we are going to be disappointed again.
However, although the Han people could not be ordained, many barbarians came to be ordained and seek Buddhahood. When everyone in Tanxuan arrived, a Jie man in the temple happened to be ordained. Everyone was curious and watched.
It was early in the morning, and all the ascetics were sitting around, and the presiding officer Andoti was sitting on the lion altar. Waiting for a young monk to guide the monk to go up to the altar to receive the ordination. Andoti held a razor, untied the turban of the person who had been ordained, and black
His hair fell down like a waterfall, covering his face. Anduo Di recited the Buddha's name and shaved his hair with a knife. In an instant, his hair was falling. At this time, the rising sun was shining on his head, and the gentle wind blew the leaves of His Highness's jujube and mulberry trees in the wind, making them rustle for a while.
As for the sound, even the pagoda Baoduo seemed to be shaking, and all the spectators were amazed.
Student Zhao Qiu whispered to Chen Chong: "What's the point of shaving off all the hair, skin, and hair on your body, which you receive from your parents?" Chen Chong replied: "To shave off your hair is to cut off all three thousand worries and bid farewell to all karma and care in the world.
Study on your own wholeheartedly, and even your parents will have nothing to do with you." Unexpectedly, Zhao Qiu looked back in shock for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking.
After finishing the tonsure, before the crowd could make any noise, I heard a clear cough on the altar, and the host Andoti began to sing praises in Sanskrit a cappella. The crowd suddenly became quiet. I could only hear Sanskrit sounds. Although I couldn't understand it clearly, the general idea was probably praise.
The majesty of the Buddha, praising the great deeds of past saints, and so on.
After singing the praises, he started to lecture on the "Maha Prajna Paramita Sutra", the twenty-ninth chapter of Tanwujie Bodhisattva. Each sentence was explained in Chinese, and so on. Although the meaning of the Dharma is profound, the person who explains it is
He explains the wonderful theory and mixes it with worldly stories. He never stops tired of making people understand. He doesn't explain much, but it makes sense. It always makes people feel suddenly enlightened, like taking a shower in the spring breeze or drinking sweet rain. The group of people originally said
I wanted to talk about mysteries directly, but I happened to sit aside and listen to the Buddhist teachings. I was mesmerized for a while. When it was over, I realized that it was already noon.
So everyone went to the temple to eat and drink, and invited Tan Duoti to come to the temple in the afternoon to observe. This time, in order to analyze the principles in depth, the Tai students specially invited He Yan, the leader of Tan Xuan. Chen Chong looked at him from the crowd and saw this
The grandson of a former general has extremely fair and delicate skin, and is as beautiful as a woman. Even if the weather is extremely hot and makes him sweat, his complexion does not change, but adds a bit of jade-like brightness. He can't help but think in his heart
, This really doesn’t look like an official.
Xun You was away due to illness, so the main conversation this time was with Zhong Yao, Bian Rang, and Mi Heng. However, because they were in a Buddhist temple, the topics they talked about were somewhat bizarre.
Mi Heng asked Tan Duoti: "How does the host view the theory of emergence?"
Tan Duoti said: "I have never seen the matter of becoming immortal, but I have seen the transcendence of Nirvana and the relics it bears." The implication is that he does not recognize Lao Zhuang's way of becoming immortal.
He Yan, who was below, said to the side: "I have a powder called Hanshi Powder. I take five stones of cinnabar, realgar, alum, Zeng Qing, and Cishi into a cube. I fry it and eat it. Immediately, I feel hot all over my body, and soon the chill is gone.
It can cure wind and cold diseases, and you will also feel that the gods are enlightened, you will have a feeling of ecstasy, and you can faintly hear the voices of heaven and humans."
The man next to him listened and said with a smile: "Swallowing elixirs and medicines, gradually walking away from the valley, climbing mountains to admire the clouds, collecting dew in the abyss, gradually absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, replacing the grains with the food wind, this is how Uncle He Ping secretly became an immortal!"
"As he said this, he suddenly remembered something and said: "I heard that Guan Ning of Liaodong is going to return to Beihai. He has always been well-known and has extraordinary talents, but he has always lived in poverty and enjoyed his life. He has been recommended by the puppet government several times, but he has never entered the official career. So far,
It seems to have been more than twenty years, and now everyone in the world has said that there has been no such figure in the Han Dynasty for more than four hundred years. He is probably about to achieve enlightenment. I wonder if he is serious?"
Hearing the words, Tanduodi said: "Although I am outside the country, I have indeed heard of the reputation of the governor as the 'Dragon's Tail of the North Sea'. He can cut off all kinds of worries. He must have been able to keep his mind still, glimpse the Buddha nature, and get close to it."
The path to nirvana."
He Yan asked from the side: "Why do you get a glimpse of Buddha nature by keeping your mind still?"
Tan Duoti replied: "Because everything is empty, only by keeping the mind still can we overcome the illusion."
He Yan slapped the table and knocked down the cold melons beside him, but he didn't notice it at all and continued to say loudly: "It's a big mistake. If everything is empty. If I close my eyes, doesn't it mean that the host is gone?"
Tan Duoti smiled and said: "If you close your eyes, I will no longer be seen in your heart; if you open your eyes, then I will still be in your heart, that's all."
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He Yan was dissatisfied and said: "If there is no host in Tianyu, how can there be a host in the eyes of everyone?"
Tanduori said: "The Tathagata has a complete body. Since he does not have a complete body, he is called a complete body!"
As soon as this statement came out, many people were at a loss. Only a few people who were familiar with Buddhist scriptures knew what Tandutra was talking about. Chen Chong came to the rescue and said: "This is Vajra Prajnaparamita. They don't read much about Buddhism. Master
It’s too early to say this!”
Tan Duoti saw that Chen Chong quickly pointed out the scriptures he used, and he was very impressed. He nodded slightly and said: "The Prime Minister is indeed a person who reads Buddhism. I have heard about it a long time ago. When I saw it today, it is indeed worthy of the reputation!" Then he turned to him.
Everyone came to lecture on the sutra, and he explained in detail the freedom of practicing Buddhism and attaining the fruit, saying that practicing Buddhism is a process of "from confusion to the end of confusion, to the realization of all the wisdom of the Buddha". In the end, all doubts and worries are eliminated, and finally it directly points to the human heart and sees the nature.
When he becomes a Buddha, he will no longer suffer the suffering of reincarnation. Before he knows it, he speaks a thousand words, and everyone who listens is fascinated and intoxicated. Even if some people oppose the theory of reincarnation, they can't help but disagree with his theory of seeing the clear nature of the mind, thinking that it leads to the same destination as the great road.<
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After Tandutta finished speaking, many young people began to ask him questions about various methods of cultivating Buddhism. Tanduotai also answered them one by one. After talking for a while, Tanduotai suddenly asked: "My heart is moved when I see beauty.
As a taboo in the practice of precepts, concentration, and wisdom, do all the good teachers have any method to stick to it?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone laughed and responded. After all, most of the people in the group are from wealthy families, and few are from poor families. It is common to have three wives and four concubines. For example, Zhong Yao, who was nearly sixty years old, married at the beginning of this year.
I have a concubine named Zhang Changpu, who is more than ten years old. It is said that she has a beautiful appearance. After hearing this, my old friends all laughed at her that the old tree was blooming and she couldn't control herself. The person who can be called a clean and self-sufficient person is probably Chen Chong.
There were only a few people like Zhuge Liang, Li Yi, etc. But Chen Chong thought of himself and Wan Nian at this time, his heart ached, and he immediately lowered his head and fell silent.
When Zhao Qiu saw that Chen Chong didn't answer, he took the initiative to guess and said: "According to the Master's words, if you don't look, hear or think, you will naturally stick to it."
Tanduoti shook his head and said nothing.
The disciple standing nearby saw it and replied: "Those who worship the Buddha can avoid thinking about beauty by contemplating its beauty as unclean."
Someone asked: "How to contemplate uncleanness?"
He Yan looked at the meaning of the text and said with a smile: "It is easy to have a vision of uncleanness. When you are looking at beauty, you just think that such a beauty is just a body surrounded by bones and a leather bag filled with shit!"
The whole crowd was in an uproar when he said this, and Tan Duoti smiled and said nothing. He turned to look at Chen Chong, obviously wanting to see how he would answer.
Chen Chong thought in his heart: "In the words of the Mahayana, these are all views of attachment. The Buddha-nature and Dharma-nature are empty. We should let go of our attachments in order to get rid of its blindness." So he stood up and replied: "These are far from the Buddha's teachings. With the World Honored One,
In other words, in fact, beauty is present, and color is color, so it should be moved. And I am still me, walking in the middle of the road, and it is okay for my heart to be moved."
Tan Duoti couldn't help but clapped his hands and said: "What Longshou saw is wonderful, but it seems that he hasn't finished what he said!" Chen Chong smiled, but did not continue. He did not believe in the teachings of Buddhism in the past and was unwilling to give up for decades.
, but after ten thousand years, he felt that persistence was too painful. But he still refused to give up, but he felt a lot of hesitation in his heart. Maybe he could let go of his persistence and be good to others and himself. He often thought so, but he
He couldn't convince himself. But these were the words he didn't want to say.
After dinner, everyone left Baiyun Temple. They all said that they had a great time talking about mysteries today. However, before Zhong Yao left, he suddenly grabbed Chen Chong and said, "I heard that war is about to break out in the south. What do you think, Ting Jian?"<
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"What's going on?"
Although Chen Chong was pretending to be stupid, Zhong Yao still said: "Sun Quan finally made a move in Yangzhou. He said that all the ships in the Yangtze River area had entered the Huai River, and the sound of the Wu people's drums could already be heard in southern Henan. Now Dongdong
Most of the affairs of the government were controlled by Wang Chang and Yang Fu, who repaired the city overnight, and the blacksmiths on the outskirts of Luoyang were recruited. It is said that the sound of blacksmithing continued for ten miles!"
Chen Chong said: "Although there is no governor in Dongfu now, Sun Quan has not been able to break through the city in southern Henan for three years. There must be nothing to worry about. We can just wait for the boy to report his victory."
Seeing that Chen Chong had no intention of going out to fight, Zhong Yao couldn't help but feel a little resentful. He turned around and said, "It's best if you can win. If you can't win, we old people will have to come out to deal with it. No matter what!"
Chen Chong saw him grumbling and drifting away, and when his back disappeared into the red clouds, he was in a trance for a moment. He couldn't help but think to himself: When did he become so far away from many of his old friends? He
In fact, he had known that this was common sense in the world, but he couldn't help but be in a daze. It wasn't until the sun set that he and his students gradually blended into the night.