Chen Fan was aimless as he walked down the river. In fact, even Chen Fan himself didn't know what his purpose was. He just walked around and took a look.
Going down the river, with scenery everywhere, Chen Fan completely forgot about everything, just pretending that the world had forgotten himself.
Measure this country on foot.
Chen Fan stayed overnight in a fishing village and fished with the fishermen at night, watching the sparkling waves on the river.
I also went into the mountains with hunters, hunted with the simplest bows and arrows, felt the crisis of life and death, and listened to the stories told by the old hunters on how to survive in the wild.
Chen Fan once slept on the ground in the mountains and forests, and once in a big city, he was robbed of all his money.
Chen Fan only thought that he had become an ordinary person.
After traveling down the river for a year, no one knew where Chen Fan was. During this year, Chen Fan did not use any magical skills, did not fly, did not resist, and only used his own feet to travel across the country.
, there are stops and starts on the road.
Sometimes he would sit on the roadside and watch people coming and going. In one year, Chen Fan visited seven major cities.
From the borderland, I walked all the way to the east, wearing out ten pairs of shoes.
During this year, Chen Fan saw too many local customs and customs, and saw too many evil people. Chen Fan seemed to have a deeper understanding of the world. These were some indescribable feelings.
But I have become more enlightened.
Two years later, Chen Fan came to another place, the land of West Buddha.
The Land of West Buddha, at the westernmost end of the earth, is known as the place where the sun sets. It is full of fertile soil and has thousands of believers. Looking around, there are pagodas, some devout farmers, and outside believers everywhere. In the Land of West Buddha, there are no
Life and death, no looting, just a peaceful atmosphere.
When Chen Fan walked in the Land of West Buddha, his whole heart suddenly became peaceful. There were white ivory towers everywhere.
"Without sects and bandits, this West Buddha land has become pure."
Chen Fan stood on a field ridge and raised his head silently, looking at the sky. The land was continuous in the distance. Looking around, he saw one small village after another. Between the small villages, there were some white ivory towers.
Or some ascetics are farming.
Chen Fan continued to move westward, and finally arrived at the end of the West Buddha Land, the White Pagoda, the "Tianlong Babu Pagoda"
Tianlongbabu, a Buddhist term, means eight different kinds of spirits, implying that the world of mortals is billowing with all kinds of phenomena, each of which is different.
Looking from a distance, the Babu Tianlong Pagoda is three tall white towers. It is full of incense and has a total of 100,000 monks. It is extremely prosperous. Chen Fan handed a name card under the tower, and soon an abbot wearing a red cassock came down the mountain.
, bowed to Chen Fan and invited Chen Fan to go up the mountain.
"Donor Chen, please."
Chen Fan entered the pagoda and was led by the monks into an empty hall. Chen Fan stopped, raised his head and stared silently for a long time.
In the main hall, the four walls are empty, just simple stone walls, but there is a Buddha statue in front of the stone wall. The Buddha statue has four arms and looks very compassionate, but has no face, looking at the people who enter the main hall.
Chen Fan raised his head and looked at the Buddha statue silently for a long time. No one came in the main hall. Chen Fan probably understood and looked at the Buddha statue for a long time.
Gradually, Chen Fan fell into a trance.
"What did Almsgiver Chen see?" Suddenly a voice asked from behind. Chen Fan turned his head and saw an old man with long eyebrows and a red cassock behind him. He had a calm face. He clasped his hands towards Chen Fan and said calmly, "Yes."
I don't know how long he has been standing behind Chen Fan.
"What I saw at first was a ferocious face, angry, like a glaring King Kong."
Chen Fan told the truth, "Gradually, it turned into a compassionate face, with thousands of Buddha statues."
"What about the end?"
"at last……"
"I saw myself."
"Own?"
"Yes, I saw what I looked like."
"Amitabha." The old host recited silently, "Almsgiver Chen is very enlightened. In this faceless hall, there are many people watching the Buddha statue, but most of them can't see anything. In this hall, there are many outstanding figures.
Please refer to it in detail.”
"But the only person who sees one of himself is the donor."
"What does it mean to see yourself?"
The old abbot said, "There once was a monk in my Tianlong Babu Temple. The abbot at that time asked him, 'Where is the Buddha?'"
"The young monk replied, 'Bliss in the West'."
"The old monk asked again, 'Where is the Western Heaven?'"
"The young monk replied, 'In the sky, on the ground, in the wind, in the water, in the heart, everywhere, I am the Buddha, and all living beings are the Buddha.'"
"Donor Chen's answer is quite wonderful, so I can see myself."
"Buddha is himself. What the donor Chen sees is himself, but not himself."
Chen Fan nodded, thoughtfully.
At this point, the old host smiled and said, "I wonder why Almsgiver Chen came here? Is he here to pay homage to the Buddha or to gain enlightenment?"
Chen Fandao said, "I have been traveling around the world for five years, and my cultivation has reached the peak of Dan Bao. I have no progress, but I can't find an opportunity for a breakthrough, so I want to come here to look for it."
"Amitabha, that's it."
"Donor, please come with me." After saying that, the old host walked out of the hall. Chen Fan followed suit and followed the old monk. The old monk took Chen Fan and walked for a long time, gradually getting away from the smell of fireworks in front of him.
He walked to the most secluded courtyard, opened a palace door, pointed ahead and said, "This is it."
Chen Fan looked around and saw that this was a bare hall, with only a stone wall in front of it and nothing else.
Chen Fan nodded, "Thank you." The old monk had already walked out.
When the footsteps of the old monk went away, Chen Fan let go of his spiritual thoughts, diffused them, and then rose to the highest altitude. Looking down, a majestic Buddha light appeared in front of him. This sacred aura was inviolable.
Chen Fan quickly retracted his spiritual thoughts and said, "Sure enough, I am the only one around here."
Chen Fan walked around the hall again. There was a futon in the center of the hall and a stone wall in front of it. Except for the first time, there was nothing else.
What is the meaning of the old monk bringing me here?
Chen Fan felt a little irritable and couldn't figure out why. He walked around a few times and wanted to open the door and go out several times. After thinking about it, he restrained himself. The other party must have deep intentions, so Chen Fan simply stayed there.
He sat down on the futon.
After a long time, Chen Fan almost fell into a deep sleep while sitting down. When he woke up, his whole body felt refreshed, and even his skin was filled with a faint fragrance.
Chen Fan felt a rare peace of mind. After observing the room again, Chen Fan finally discovered some differences.