Yang Fan responded with a smile, then took out a scripture and said: "I accidentally opened this Beidou Sutra yesterday. There are many confusing words in it. I hope the Taoist priest can explain it."
Zhao Ran took it and took a look. It was a copy of "The Sutra of Taishang Xuanling Beidou, Life Extension and Life Expansion". This sutra is the sutra that Laojun cloned into the lower world and came to the capital to preach for the ancestor Tianshi Zhang Daoling, making the world know the mystery of Beidou.
Worship the Big Dipper to ward off disasters and prolong life.
This scripture is the basic coursework in Daomen Zhaijiao rituals. There should be nothing difficult to understand, right? Zhao Ran then asked: "I don't know where there is a problem?"
Yang Fan said: "It is said in the scriptures that the Great Sage Beidou Qiyuanjun can resolve three disasters, four evils, five elements, six harms, seven injuries, eight difficulties, nine stars, etc., etc., the young monk does not know
, what do these disasters mean?”
Zhao Ran asked: "Did you, fellow Taoist, read this sutra without reading the annotated version?"
Yang Fan said with a bitter face: "There is no annotated copy of this sutra in my Bodhi Hall. The young monk flipped through many chapters of the Supreme Yellow Ribbon Great Zhaiyi. He felt dizzy and couldn't understand the key. Therefore, he had no choice but to proceed.
Come and ask for advice.”
It is indeed easy to get lost when reading scriptures without reference to the annotations. Zhao Ran had already deeply understood this when he first entered Wuji Academy ten years ago. So he opened the scriptures, pointed to the words above, and explained one by one with a smile: "The so-called
Three disasters: lightning strikes are natural disasters, fires are earth disasters, and drowning is flood disasters. The above are the three disasters. The so-called four evil spirits are the irregular energy of the heaven and earth in the four seasons. In spring, it is easy to have warm diseases, in summer, malaria, and in autumn.
It is easy to get dysentery, and cough and asthma in winter..."
Yang Fan nodded, listened carefully, and interjected: "Is the Five Elements of Evil metal, wood, water, fire, and earth? How to explain it? Or is it related to the human body?"
Zhao Ran nodded: "That's indeed what it means. The five internal organs in the body correspond to the five elements. If the five internal organs are not coordinated, it means the five elements are in trouble."
"The six evils should mean the six impure roots, right? Are the seven wounds excessive in joy, anger, sorrow, love, evil, and desire?"
"Fellow Taoist is right."
"From this point of view, many of them are actually connected with my Buddhism."
"When the principles of this world point to the end, they are all the same. There are thousands of so-called great ways. I choose one. It is understandable that Buddhism and Taoism can learn from each other."
"Where are Ba Nan and Jiu Xing?"
"The eight difficulties are the eight evil diseases that are inevitable in life - paralysis, epilepsy, wind, tuberculosis, leprosy; the nine stars are the nine stars in the sky, which can affect people's good and bad luck. There are also nine orifices in the human body. If the nine orifices are not controlled, people will
Having lust, indulgence, greed and anger..."
Zhao Ran gave a simple explanation one by one. After the explanation, Yang Fan sighed: "The Seven Yuan Lords of the Big Dipper are indeed worthy of the great sage, with such ability... Can Taoist Master tell me about the Seven Yuan Lords of the Big Dipper?"
Faced with Young Monk Yang Fan’s thirst for knowledge, Zhao Ran patiently answered: “The Seven Lords of the Big Dipper are Lord Tanlang, Lord Jumen, Lord Lucun, Lord Wenqu, Lord Lianzhen, Lord Wuqu, and Lord Pojun.
Jun. It is recorded in the scriptures that they were born to the boundless saintly King Zhou Yu and Lady Ziguang who was the reincarnation of Doumu Yuanjun. The elder brothers of the Seven True Lords are the Emperor of Heaven and Emperor Ziwei..."
"...the power of Lord Beidou is unpredictable and boundless, and cannot be described in detail. For example, he can judge the period of the retribution of good and evil in the world, and control the right and wrong of the underworld. He has the power to restore life and death, and eliminate disasters. He can save people.
Creatures in a state of disaster..."
After finishing speaking, young monk Yang Fan's eyes were full of yearning and he murmured: "Tao Sect, it's really interesting..."
During the discussion, the monk sent by Tianlongyuan Golden Needle Hall to accompany him on the trip also arrived, but it was a monk Zhao Ran had never seen before, whose Buddhist name was "True Phase".
The original monk is about forty years old, with a pair of eagle eyes and a tall and straight nose, which is quite similar to the folk customs of the Western Regions.
Yang Fan saw him and asked, "Why is Senior Brother Benxiang here?"
The Prime Minister nodded and said: "Junior Brother Yang Fan is here too? I am here to supervise the Ming Envoy's trip under the order of the elder."
As soon as the word "supervision" came out of his mouth, the atmosphere became a little awkward. The people who usually supervise Zhao Ran's travels are basically Mingjue and Xingzhen. Occasionally, they change people, but the people who come are very polite and only say "accompanying".
It's very offensive to say "supervise travel" to someone's face. I don't know if this person is an upright person who doesn't know how to speak, or if he is just that rude.
Yang Fan was stunned and said: "Senior brother, you are joking. Taoist Master Zhao is a distinguished guest of my Buddhist sect. He has profound Taoism and is a kind man. How can we talk about supervision? Where is Taoist Master going?"
Zhao Ran laughed and said: "It doesn't matter. I have nothing to do. I plan to go to Jinbo Club to meet my friends."
Yang Fan asked: "Are you going to see Cheng Dong's family? The young monk has never been to the Jinbo Club. How about asking the young monk to accompany you?"
Ben Xiang frowned and said, "Junior Brother Yang Fan, what are you doing here?"
"I have read several Taoist scriptures and I am confused about something, so I came here to ask for advice."
"Junior brother, don't blame me for reminding you that it's better to stop paying attention to those Taoist nonsense. You should go back quickly. I am doing business, not joking."
"Senior brother, this is what I need for my duties at Bodhi Hall. Senior brother, I think too much. It's okay if you don't take me with you. I'll go with the Taoist priest myself. You can supervise me too. Junior brother, I don't mind."
Ben Xiang snorted coldly and sent out a flying talisman. After a moment, a white light came suddenly. He caught it in his hand. When he looked at it attentively, his face was very ugly. He stopped talking, shook his monk's robe, and went out first.
.
Arriving at the Jinbo Club again, Cheng An, Gao Yanei and others greeted them from inside. Zhao Ran said: "I'm tired of staying in Guanyi, so I came to you for tea. By the way, this is Master Yang Fan, and I have a lot of chats.
Come on, this is the eminent monk overseeing the Golden Needle Hall, you must treat him well and never offend him."
Cheng'an smiled but said nothing. Gao Yanei said: "It turns out that it's the master of the original phase. He's coming to visit us. I'm sorry that I missed you so much. I hope you'll forgive me!"
Ben Xiang kept a straight face, said nothing, and followed Zhao Ran inside.
Yang Fan asked: "Brother Benxiang, it turns out that you often come to Jinbo Club for entertainment?"
The truth shouted: "Nonsense!"
Gao Yanei observed the situation and explained to Yang Fan with a smile: "Master Fengxiang doesn't come often, and he doesn't come here for entertainment. I remember he came twice, both to arrest Cheng Dong's family."
Everyone found a room in the tea house and chatted while listening to music. When they talked about leisurely activities in the market, Benxi didn't interrupt. Once they talked about the recent battles in the court or commented on the rights and wrongs of a certain dignitary, Benxi immediately stopped them.
, which made everyone very unhappy.
Ben Xiang doesn't care about the many things, he just stares at Zhao Ran's every move. Zhao Ran sometimes appreciates the new antiques and treasures in the club, and Ben Xiang also wants to take them and check them again.
Zhao Ran sneered in his heart and simply stood up: "Dong Cheng, where can I go to the toilet?"
Cheng'an said: "Taoist Master, please follow me."
Zhao Ran nodded and said to the prime minister: "Master, please come with us to supervise."
Ben Xiang continued to stand up with a straight face and followed. Yang Fan said behind him: "That's too much!" He pretended not to hear.
Zhao Ran entered the hut, paid his respects and came out again, extending his hand to invite: "Master, please."
Ben Xiang added a talisman to detect mana fluctuations in place to prevent Zhao Ran and Cheng An from communicating with each other through mana. He put his head into the toilet and took a quick look at it. He murmured a mantra and a mantra in his mouth. A Buddha's light flashed across the toilet.
Seeing nothing unusual, he quickly turned around and came out.
Little did he know that Zhao Ran behind him had already completed delivering the small note.