Chapter 324: Bodhidharma’s Enlightenment and Fulong Picture (Second Update)
In the dark night, there are stars twinkling, and the little stars shine through the unmelted snow, illuminating the entire Buddha Mountain.
Dafo Mountain, whose real name is Dafu Mountain, is one of the three largest mountains on Dongyang Road. It is adjacent to Lingnan Road and stretches for thousands of miles.
Grandmaster Bodhidharma, the first founder of Zen Buddhism, attained enlightenment here, and later great Zen temples were built here. It is called the ancestral land of Zen Buddhism by all branches of Buddhism except Lanke and Wuliang.
According to legend, the reason why this mountain was renamed Big Buddha Mountain was that Buddhist believers in later generations, with an extremely pious attitude, selected the most majestic and tallest one among the mountains, split it and carved it into the shape of a giant Buddha.
It is said that the Buddha statue is so huge that one toe alone is almost ten feet tall.
"This this……"
In the night breeze, a cry of surprise came from the simple temple in the mountain.
Mu Shaoyou turned over and sat up, looked at the figure in the bronze mirror, backed away in horror, and touched his head repeatedly, but fortunately his hair was still there.
But this is even weirder!
The little Taoist priest was so frightened that he turned blue. What was happening in front of him was too weird. It was clear that he was still himself, but the person in the bronze mirror opposite him was actually a little novice monk.
"What's the fuss about?"
Amidst the exclamations, Taoist Yun turned over and sat up, spit out the Buddhist beads in his mouth, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master, what's going on?"
Mu Shaoyou was in shock.
He looked at his master. In his eyes, he was still a sloppy Taoist, but in the bronze mirror, he was also a young monk...
"This fairyland of immortals and demons is the spirit of the founder of Zen Buddhism who passed down the law to subdue demons. It is remembered by heaven and earth. It is not an ordinary relic. Everyone who enters this fantasyland will change their identity..."
Taoist Yun's heart was throbbing again and again, but he managed to keep his composure, even though his voice was a little erratic and trembling:
"We should be monks of Dachan Temple now..."
As he spoke, he quietly opened the window. Through the starlight and snow, he could vaguely see the outside world and smell the faint smell of incense.
All this told him that he had really entered the fantasy world of immortals and demons, and had come to an era 2,700 years ago when Lu Chen passed away, the Emperor of Han passed away, and Zen Buddhism rose.
"Illusion of Immortals and Demons..."
Taoist Yun's eyes were intoxicated and a little fuzzy.
In the martial arts world, Lanke Temple is more famous, but among Buddhists, Dayan Temple is actually much more famous.
Especially the Dazen Temple at this time.
'I don't know if the great master Bodhidharma is still there. If he is...'
Just thinking about it makes Taoist Yun extremely excited.
That is Patriarch Bodhidharma, the first ancestor of Zen. According to legend, the eighteen secret arts of Dachan Temple, the thirty-six superior martial arts of Lanke Temple, and the nine extraordinary arts of Wuliang Zen Temple were originally derived from this patriarch.
Looking at the past three thousand years, this person is one of the brightest among them. He is a big man who can be compared with Martial Saint Lu Chen and Xuandong Taoist.
Taoist Yun couldn't help but watch and murmured explanations in a low voice.
Gradually, Mu Shaoyou calmed down, but he was a little weird again: "Master, didn't you say that this fairyland of immortals and demons is the private property of our Shuiyun Temple?"
"...Ahem! Why is there so much nonsense?!"
Taoist Yun glared at him and was about to explain the mystery to him when he heard a bell ringing.
"Um?!"
The sound of the bell was deep and long, and as it reverberated, Taoist Yun saw that the doors of nearby houses were pushed open, and monks dressed exactly like them walked out one by one.
"Follow and don't say anything!"
Taoist Yun glanced at his apprentice and pushed open the courtyard door.
Mu Shaoyou felt a little weak, but he still walked out bravely, but the shock in his heart was beyond words.
Everything he could see and touch was real and not half fake. He really couldn't believe that this could be an illusion.
Walking out of the small courtyard, there is a huge square. It is said to be a square, but in fact there is not even half a stone slab, it is just a compacted mountainous area.
The rumored Great Chan Temple is extremely grand, but now it is only a prototype.
The forest of steles, reliefs, the Main Hall, the pagoda forest, the giant Buddha statue, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Platform, the Big Toad Bell and other landscapes that would become famous in later generations were all missing.
No, not all.
While cautiously getting close to other monks, Yundaoren looked at his surroundings and his eyes lit up. He saw a large natural toad stone on the edge of the huge square, beside the mountains and forests.
It was a large stone mixed with green and black, weighing tens of thousands of pounds, more than ten feet high, shaped like a large toad, but extremely smooth.
This stone has a huge reputation, so big that even people who have never been to Dachan Temple are familiar with it.
This is the big toad stone where Bodhidharma attained enlightenment.
It is also the symbol of Dayan Temple in later generations, the symbol of Zen Buddhism, and the symbol of the holy land that countless Buddhist disciples dream of.
It was during nine years of meditation in front of this stone that the great master Bodhidharma realized the essence of Zen Buddhism and laid the foundation of this Buddhist school that would influence subsequent generations for three thousand years.
when!
when!
when!
The morning bell rang, echoing in the mountains and forests.
It was the middle of winter, when the weather was freezing cold, but a group of monks dressed in thin clothes were sitting cross-legged on the square as if they hadn't noticed.
Taoist Yun took his apprentice and sat in a corner, looking at everything around him, feeling novel and excited.
The Da Chan Temple at this time was far from the grandeur of later generations where there were vast palaces, lanterns that stayed on for thousands of years, and horse races to burn incense.
Not only are the mountain gates very simple, but they also do not accept offerings from believers. All the monks, including the abbot, the great master Bodhidharma himself, need to work.
Therefore, as far as I can see, almost all the monks are lean and thin, but their spiritual temperament is like torches that people cannot ignore.
"The spirit of Zen..."
Taoist Yun murmured in his heart, seeming to be touched.
Mu Shaoyou was even more shocked and did not dare to say more. At this time, he was even more silent.
After the bell goes down, there is a long morning class.
The sound of chanting resounded through the mountains and forests, waking up the mountains and forests on winter nights before the sun rose.
"call!"
It took two full hours before the morning classes ended. The monks dispersed and were busy with their own business. Some were clearing the snow, some were digging into the mountain walls, some were cooking meals, and some were exercising their physical strength.
"Awake the heart, wake up. Come with me."
Taoist Yun was just thinking about the purpose of his trip when he suddenly heard a voice. When he saw a gray-robed monk approaching, he realized that this was calling him.
"yes."
Having no memory and no idea how to call this person, Taoist Yun could only think patiently.
With thoughts swirling in his mind, the gray-robed monk stayed in a small courtyard. This small courtyard looked no different from the one they lived in, just by its appearance.
"Master Huiding, awaken your mind and enlightenment has arrived."
The gray-robed monk knocked on the door.
"Hui?"
Taoist Yun was speechless when he heard this.
It is said that the lineage of Da Chan Temple is arranged according to the line of "Fu Hui Zhizi awakens, and the original circle can be enlightened." I am considered to be awakened, and this person here is three generations older than me?
However, it seems that I have never heard of this person.
The door was not closed. After receiving the permission, the two entered the door one after another. The monk in gray clothes was waiting outside the door.
The room was slightly dark, with only a lamp swaying like a bean. Through the light, Taoist Yun and Mu Shaoyou looked like toads out of water, with their mouths wide open and their jaws almost dropped.
"Yes, it's you?!"
Taoist Yun's eyes almost popped out of his head.
There was only one person in the Zen room, and he was dressed in red brocade clothes. If it wasn't Qianhu, the brocade-clad guard who had blocked them before, who was it?
"meet again."
Yang Prison smiled.
"I, I, you, you..."
The wind in Yang prison was light and calm, but the master and the apprentice were completely confused, speaking incoherently and shocked beyond words.
Mu Shaoyou just paid it back. Taoist Yun was really shocked to the extreme. Buddha beads and relics with a Zen atmosphere can affect his identity in entering the fairyland of immortals and demons. This is an untold secret of their Shuiyun Temple!
With this information, they can enter the Great Zen Temple in one fell swoop.
However, the person in front of them not only entered the Great Chan Temple, but also had a status three generations higher than them!
Is it so outrageous?!
This is the Hui generation!
The second ancestor of Zen is the wise generation!
Yang Yu looked at the master and apprentice with a smile, and was also surprised in his heart. Unexpectedly, a destiny actually made him directly become the highest-ranking person in the Great Toad Temple besides Grand Master Bodhidharma!
Once we met, the rest fell into place.
There was no need for Yang Yu to take the initiative to ask. Taoist Yun just poured beans out of a bamboo tube and told everything he knew without daring to hide anything.
When I went out again, even though I got the promise, I still left dejectedly like two cocks defeated in a fight.
Especially Yun Taoist, until this moment, he was a little unbelievable.
There is no justice!
"Dharma enlightens the Tao and defeats demons?"
Yang Yu thought to himself.
The way and experience of entering the fairyland is the same as when refining ingredients, but there are many differences. For example, at this time, he is still himself, but in the eyes of everyone except outsiders, he is a solemn treasure.
Eminent monk and great virtue.
In addition, his identity also has unexpected blessings.
"Who would have thought that these two fates should be here..."
Yang Prison sighed.
There were two books in front of him, one of which was about the martial arts "Golden Body is Indestructible" and the other was about the secret skill "Buddha Throwing Elephants".
Sighing slightly, he looked at the trembling Cauldron of Gluttony.
[Ingredients: Bodhidharma Enlightenment and Fulong Picture]
[Level: Shidu (Excellent)]
[Quality: Shidu (Excellent)]
[Introduction: In the dark world, heaven and earth will never forget. The physical body decays, but the spirit is immortal. The spiritual environment left behind after the death of a great Buddhist master]
[Available through refining: choose one of the thirty-six superior martial arts of Buddhism, choose one of the nine great magic arts, choose one of the eighteen secret techniques...
Grandmaster Bodhidharma’s martial arts spirit, Zen essence, Buddhist precepts, etc.]
[Only when one node is reached can one start refining the Bodhidharma Enlightenment Fulong Diagram. Only when all three nodes are reached can one start refining it. 】
[Note: Therefore, the ingredients are extremely rare and there is only one chance to refine them]
[Note: If the refining fails, it may be backfired]