ps: Thank you to fellow Taoists such as Chen Tianxin, yangzhigang, Master Lingsu, Master Phoenix, and the door frame for the rewards. At the same time, I would like to thank fellow Taoists for their monthly tickets for encouragement. The Spring Festival is over, are you still feeling at ease?
Faced with Zhao Ran's gossip, the monk had no intention of hiding it, because he said: "As the abbot of a temple, I have to consider the future livelihood of the temple. This golden-winged centipede is not very strange, but it is
It’s just a folk prescription that is designed to treat the symptoms of distraction encountered in Buddhist practice... Don’t you understand? Forget it, it’s very troublesome to explain, but it’s useless to you cultivators.”
Zhao Ran saw that the monk didn't seem to be lying, so he didn't inquire further.
After saying goodbye, the monk Shi Shiran left. He came to the Everglades mainly to catch several poisonous insects including the golden-winged giant centipede. The golden-winged giant centipede was already there, but there were other insects that needed to be found as soon as possible.
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I don’t know how far I walked, but the monk suddenly stopped. He felt that he had forgotten something, so he found a clean place to sit down and think hard. After thinking hard for half an hour, the monk finally woke up and patted his forehead with regret.
He thought: "Kuye, my precious scriptures and the ultimatum are all in the hands of that cow-nosed man!"
The monk hurried back to the place where he and Zhao Ran parted ways, only to see that there was no one on the lawn. Where was the shadow of Zhao Ran?
After saying goodbye to the monk, Zhao Ran saw that he was far away, so he quickly turned around and ran away. He specifically found a secluded place to hide, made a big circle, and ran back to the cave where he was sleeping.
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After setting up a magic circle at the entrance of the cave, Zhao Ran sat down, took out the "Agama Enlightenment Sutra" from his arms, and began to study it carefully.
There is no explanation of the origin of this Sutra. Zhao Ran stumbled to the end and finally got it half-clear. "Agama" is the transliteration of Sanskrit, which has been handed down, or in other words
The meaning summarized by predecessors. The scripture is very short, only three chapters. The first chapter is the "Changming Bodhisattva Mantra". Reciting this mantra can induce evil thoughts in people's hearts. The stronger the evil thoughts, the greater the harm. This mantra has the function of promoting good deeds.
The meaning of retribution for evil.
Seeing this, Zhao Ran couldn't help but touch his nose. Are the evil thoughts in his heart really that strong?
The second chapter is called "The Rebirth Bodhisattva Mantra". Reciting this mantra can transcend lonely ghosts and go straight into reincarnation, practice to the highest depths, and can even directly cast living people into the six realms. Which one of the six realms it is depends on.
This is a blessing in life.
The third chapter is even more remarkable. It is called the "Meritious Bodhisattva Mantra". Reciting this mantra can save all living beings and lead those who are destined to go to the bliss of the West.
Zhao Ran had tasted the taste of the Changming Bodhisattva Mantra, and Zhao Ran could also imagine the general scene of the Reborn Bodhisattva Mantra. Zhao Ran had no idea what the effect would be after reciting the Merit Bodhisattva Mantra.
Zhao Ran is a time traveler and has no prejudice against Buddhism. But after all, compared to being a monk, he prefers to live a free and easy Taoist life, not to mention that he has received more than two years of orthodox Taoist education after coming to this world. It can be regarded as
He has some sense of responsibility as a Taoist priest. But this does not prevent him from understanding Buddhist techniques. It is not a bad thing to even try it briefly if possible. As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger.
He remembered that Monk Jue Yuan once mentioned that cultivating the Tao is all about one's foundation and qualifications, while cultivating Buddhism is all about understanding, and understanding cannot be measured concretely for people. Therefore, Buddhism believes that everyone can practice Buddhism.
The results of practice vary greatly depending on your understanding.
According to this understanding, Zhao Ran should also have enlightenment, but it is not clear whether it is high or low. Since he has understanding, he can try to practice Buddhist techniques.
But it is a pity that Zhao Ran discovered that he could not practice cultivation for the time being when he interpreted the comments of predecessors included in the scripture. Although this scripture includes all the steps of cultivation from beginning to end, the key is the
There were two stages where he was helpless.
The whole step is very simple. It is nothing more than chanting the mantra continuously. You must uphold sincere respect and repentance, pay attention to the understanding of the scriptures when reciting, visualize the artistic conception of the mantra, and finally achieve the induction of Buddha nature -
—There is also a specific description of "Buddha nature" in the commentary, which is the black and white factors in the Buddha's light.
Mr. Tong once taught Zhao Ran how to "see" "Qi", and Mr. Tong said that "Qi" is what Buddhism calls light. Jue Yuan also mentioned that "light" is "nature". Zhao Ran's
The problem is that he has no bones and cannot be compatible with "Qi". In the Taoist cultivation system, there is no future for cultivating people like him. So Zhao Ran now wants to change and try the Buddhist method system.
See if you can match the Buddha's "light" or Buddha's "nature".
But practice must not be taken out of context. Just randomly intercepting a passage of scripture and a method to practice is asking for death. Regardless of Buddhism, its practice is supported by a complete ideological system, and it is impossible to understand this idea.
Without an overall understanding of the system, it is impossible to fundamentally understand and comprehend the method you want to practice.
But now that he wants to practice Buddhist techniques, he cannot pass the two hurdles of "understanding" and "contemplation" - he has not even read the most basic Buddhist scriptures. How can he understand and visualize?
?This problem is easier to understand from another angle: without reading the Four Sons of Taoism, it is impossible to practice Taoism anyway.
Therefore, Zhao Ran could only dejectedly stop his attempt and wait until he has the opportunity to obtain Buddhist scriptures to study in the future.
When he turned to the last page of "Ahan's Enlightenment Sutra", a light yellow page slipped out. Zhao Ran picked it up and saw that it turned out to be the ultimatum of Monk Jueyuan. On the right hand side was a row of unclear titles.
With the name of the Dharma, a line of large characters in the middle reads "Disciple Jueyuan received the ordination and accepted the instructions", and on the left are several seals and signatures.
Zhao Ran had an idea and took out the string from his waist and tried it on the certificate. The string had no reaction at all. He was about to pick up the pen and change the word "Jueyuan" to "Zhao Ran", but then he thought again,
I'm afraid that such a random change would be too childish and unreliable, so I hesitated to do it. After all, this ultimatum was Jue Yuan's bread and butter. It really didn't make sense that I wanted to destroy it so easily. In fact, the key was still to feel that
It was of no use. Of course, he did not rule out the possibility of giving it a try when there was a second ultimatum in the future.
The first attempt to practice Buddhism was unsuccessful. After sitting in the cave with nothing to do, Zhao Ran decided to go out for a walk. He was not afraid of meeting the monk Jueyuan. Anyway, it was not that he could not defeat him. The worst he could do was to fight again.
Some experience is good. The worst possibility is to return the scriptures and the certificate to Jue Yuan. He has a photographic memory and has already memorized the scriptures. There is no loss in returning them.
After putting away the array plate, Zhao Ran left the cave, thought for a moment at the entrance of the cave, and decided to explore the way to the Zoige Snow Mountain. On the one hand, he could look for his beautiful sister, and on the other hand, he could also look for some ferocious beasts and poisonous insects along the way.
Practice and hone your formation skills, which can be regarded as increasing your experience points.
The three consecutive battles yesterday made Zhao Ran's self-confidence somewhat inflated. He even imagined that maybe the beautiful sister had encountered an accident and was waiting for him to show off her power?
The Zoige Snow Mountain is very eye-catching. From any corner of the great swamp, as long as you look up, you can see the white peak. It is like a passage connecting heaven and earth. It seems that there is always a sharp point deep above the clouds.
Zhao Ran turned around the hillside, walked through the woods, around the swamp, and waded through the shallow stream... Well, actually, the method of traveling in the swamp was the same. By noon, Zhao Ran had walked about three or four miles.
During this period, he manipulated the formation to hunt down a swarm of poisonous bees, and now he was tearing open the hive and feasting on it.
After finishing the honey in the hive, Zhao Ran threw it aside. When he was thinking about what to catch for lunch to fill his stomach, he stopped.
Another monk came over from the opposite side, but it was not Jue Yuan.
This monk is very old and not as handsome as Jue Yuan, but in Zhao Ran's words, he is quite elegant! He is wearing a brocade robe and cassock, and on his chest is a string of green jade beads.
He was so majestic and majestic, and his whole person exuded a strong heroic spirit.
Judging from his appearance alone, Zhao Ran had a pretty good impression of this monk. With the presence of Monk Jue Yuan, he was not very nervous about meeting this monk - of course, no matter what the circumstances, he must first ensure his safety.
Safety came first, so he quietly set up the magic circle before the monk came over.
"Amitabha, the poor monk has paid homage to this little Taoist priest." The great monk twisted beads with one hand and saluted with the other, his attitude was quite amiable.
Seeing that the monk entered the scope of his magic circle without any precautions and with very thoughtful etiquette, Zhao Ran's favorable impression of him increased by three points: "Master is merciful. I have met the master on the road."
"If you don't want to be a master, the little Taoist priest can just call the poor monk the great monk... The poor monk is looking for a female donor. I wonder if the little Taoist priest has seen her before?"
"Who is the great monk talking about?"
"This female benefactor has an outstanding appearance and unfathomable cultivation. She carries a glazed palace lantern and rides a sika deer. She is known as Qigu. I just don't know where she is now. Can the Taoist priest tell me?" (To be continued)