Nanputuo Temple, Buddhist Academy, in the pure room.
Lu Bicheng sat cross-legged on a futon and asked: "Master, how can we practice to achieve enlightenment?"
The chubby monk replied: "You can't say it, you can't say it."
"Master is unwilling to teach his disciples?" Lu Bicheng said disappointedly.
The fat monk said: "Everyone has his or her own destiny, and I can't explain how to enter the state of enlightenment. The first time I realized the state of enlightenment was when I was nineteen years old when I was reading the Tripitaka in a Western monastery. I was suddenly blessed and enlightened.
Once you are enlightened, you are enlightened. That kind of experience cannot be explained and cannot be explained to others.”
Lu Bicheng asked again: "Master has experienced the mortal world, been involved in the secular world several times, and now he is wandering in the mortal world. How can he keep the Buddha's heart?"
"You want to imitate me?" The fat monk shook his head and smiled, "You can't imitate me. People who imitate me must be like a tiger and not like a dog."
Lu Bicheng lowered his head and thought deeply, remaining silent.
Suddenly, Zhou Hexuan's voice came from outside: "The wine and meat have passed through the intestines, and the Buddha's heart remains. If the world imitates me, it will be like entering the devil's path. Hahaha, Master Taixu is well-deserved, and he has reached the realm of Jigong Living Buddha!"
Li Shutong followed and introduced: "Senior brother, this is Mr. Zhou Hexuan, who is famous all over the world."
"Amitabha!"
Master Taixu shouted the Buddha's name, immediately put his hands on the ground, and got up without caring about his appearance. He walked to Zhou Hexuan and let out a loud laugh: "I have been admiring Brother Zhou for a long time, and today I finally have the chance to meet him.
Your book "Goddess" is really well written, and "Dog Official" is also full of Buddhist flavor. I heard that you like to ask for words everywhere, come here, I will write one for you too!"
"That's just right, I don't need to waste my time." Zhou Hexuan said happily.
Yu Peichen and Sun Yongzhen, who were following behind, were already stunned with surprise, because Master Taixu's words and deeds were far from what they imagined.
Master Taixu was not wearing a cassock at this time, or even a monk's robe. He was wearing an ordinary long gown. And because of the hot weather, Master Taixu also opened the skirt of his clothes, exposing most of his chest.
This person looks very fat (actually he is strong), his face is full of fat, and he has a beard. If he takes off his glasses, takes off his shirt, and holds a butcher's knife in his hand, he is
Some people believe in butchers.
This guy is actually one of the top Buddhist masters today!
Zhou Hexuan was not surprised, because he had long heard Liang Suming, Hu Shi and others mention the temperament of Master Taixu. He was a great monk who did not adhere to etiquette.
As a monk, Master Taixu has very rich worldly experience.
As a monk, he participated in the revolutions that overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty many times, and made a heroic ambition: "to bring about a generation of chaos and bring order to the world, with the hope that with the Bodhisattva heart of mankind, selflessness and great compassion will be achieved"
The ten good deeds will create a pure land on earth."
He also readily responded to the May 4th Movement, discussed Buddhism with scholars such as Liang Suming, discussed historical academic issues with Hu Shi, and founded the magazine "Hai Chao Yin" to promote the vernacular culture of Buddhism.
He even actively advocated modernization reforms in Buddhism, such as the election of abbots, who could only be re-elected twice, advocating that temple properties be publicly owned by all monks, eradicating Buddhist corruption, reforming monks' attire to be secular, etc.
This is a radical Buddhist reform sect. He even absorbed communist theory, put forward the idea of "working on labor to calm the body, practicing Buddhism to strictly control the body", advocating "agriculture, Zen, work and Zen", "earning one's own livelihood", and "monk descending from the mountain".
Wait for slogans.
Religion is often corrupt. Take Buddhism as an example. Monks do not engage in production, occupy land, and plunder believers, and their lives are similar to those of landlords. Master Taixu just wants to eradicate this kind of corruption. He said, "To the best of our ability,
"Specializing in benefiting people is the cause of practicing Buddhism." He called on Buddhist monks to participate in work, benefit the country and the people, and contribute to society.
Such behavior is simply an attempt to engage in Buddhist revolution.
Therefore, within Buddhism, there are many people who oppose Master Taixu, and all kinds of attacks and slanders are common.
But he also has many fanatical supporters, and his disciples are more radical one by one. They even issued leaflets saying that "Master Yin Guang is the number one devil, Di Xianlao is the second, Fan Gunong is the third, and Ma Yifu is the one who destroys Buddhism."
"The chief culprit".
Master Yinguang and Master Dixian are both virtuous monks. Master Yinguang was even the master of Li Shutong. These two people were actually called "devil kings" by the disciples of Master Taixu. This shows how much conflict existed between the conservative sect and the reformist sect of Buddhism at that time.
fierce.
During the Republic of China, heroes were everywhere, and monks were no exception.
Master Taixu got a jar of good tea from nowhere and called Zhou Hexuan, Li Shutong, Lu Bicheng, Yu Peichen and Sun Yongzhen. Everyone sat around a stone table. Master Taixu boiled water and made tea in person, and said: "Zhou
Brother, I’ll write that word another day. Today we’ll just drink tea and chat!”
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Master Taixu..."
"Hey, just call me Taixu. What kind of master is not a master?" Master Taixu waved his hands repeatedly. He just called me "Taixu", and the real name of the Dharma is "Idealism".
"Then I'm not welcome, Brother Taixu!" Zhou Hexuan said with his fists in hand.
In fact, monk Taixu was only a few years older than Zhou Hexuan, but he had such a profound influence within Buddhism that he was honored as a master. This monk was the first to set up five levels in the Buddhist academy: primary school, middle school, academic precepts, university, and graduate school.
, wanting to cultivate Buddhist talents who understand knowledge, abide by precepts, have morals, and have ideals, they even created English Buddhist textbooks and went to Europe and the United States to organize world Buddhist schools (unfortunately, they failed).
Master Taixu poured tea for everyone and sighed: "I think back then, I traveled to Lushan with Ren Gong (Liang Qichao), and I benefited a lot from Ren Gong's teachings. It really feels like yesterday. Brother Zhou, you are a close disciple of Ren Gong, remember
Go and burn a stick of incense at his grave for me."
The word "Mingcheng" was coined by Liang Qichao. It is normal to say that Zhou Hexuan is Liang Qichao's disciple. Zhou Hexuan solemnly said: "Definitely!"
Master Taixu added: "Brother Zhou, I must read every issue of your book "Fei Gong". According to your analysis, how many years will it take for the Japanese invaders to fully invade China?"
"Less than five years." Zhou Hexuan said firmly.
"Time waits for no one," Master Taixu shook his head, "Forget it, just sitting and talking is useless to the current situation. Let's talk about other things. What do you think of Buddhism?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "Religious beliefs are still very useful. They can support the spirit and appease people's hearts. But in my opinion, religion needs to be combined with secularism and cannot be divorced from reality or violate laws and ethics, otherwise it will be of no benefit to the country and the nation."
"This statement is very consistent with my opinion," said Master Taixu. "Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, our country, regardless of Buddhism, has been separated from the people at the bottom. This is wrong. Reform must be carried out, otherwise Buddhism will become a castle in the air. Buddhism also needs
To keep pace with the times, we should not only absorb the advantages of Taoism and Confucianism, but also absorb modern Western science and various advanced socialist thoughts."
"Brother Taixu sees far." Zhou Hexuan said with emotion.
Although Master Taixu is young, his Buddhist cultivation is very profound. Over the years, he has been debating Buddhism with conservatives for a long time, and he has never lost.
Not only that, he also practiced Confucianism and Western science, advocating "to use Confucianism as a convenient way to become Buddhist, to build the foundation of Buddhism and faith, to use Laozi and Zhuangzi to resolve the world's conflicts, to follow Confucius and Mencius to improve the virtues of the whole person, and to use Buddhism to smooth life."
." He even advocated formalizing the West and advocated monks to learn English and learn advanced Western theories.
This is a great man who also studies Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and is knowledgeable in both Chinese and Western studies!
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