Chapter 292 The Early Bird Catches the Worm, and the Diligent Monk Has Good Fortune!

"Little Taoist priest."

The old monk Kongming was stunned for a moment, then said in a strange tone: "Are you talking about the Buddha Kingdom on earth?"

Compared to the Hinayana Buddhism that only saves oneself, the Pure Land Sect is the Mahayana Buddhism that saves all living beings. All those who practice this method have the ultimate goal of saving people and rebirth in the Pure Land.

However, from ancient times to the present, there have been many people who have fallen into the devil's way and acted in extreme ways.

The most harmful among them is the attempt to establish the Buddha Kingdom on earth! It is believed that as long as everyone recites the name of Buddha and has pious faith, all living beings will naturally be equal.

In this way, the world is the Pure Land.

No matter how many times they reincarnate, the people will be in the Pure Land for generations.

But unfortunately, the concept sounds beautiful.

But it seriously misjudged human nature.

For the rulers, how could they allow the people to only know the Buddha and not the emperor? For the powerful and the landlords, how could they be equal to the mud legs and human-shaped farming tools in their eyes?

Not to mention.

The temple itself is not clean!

If the Buddha Kingdom is established, the status of monks will inevitably be elevated.

It is fine for great monks, but not all monks are pure.

You know, there are so many scums who use the Buddha as an excuse to make money and do evil in these temples. If we build a Buddhist country, what is the difference between monks and officials? What about the equality of all beings?

It's just another evil world.

In the mind.

Li Muxuan's calm voice sounded.

"Senior, you misunderstood."

"The Pure Land I'm talking about is not the Buddhist country on earth."

"Oh?"

Kongming suddenly became interested, "I hope the Taoist priest will teach me, I'm all ears."

Not only him, but the eyes of the people around him also gathered on Li Muxuan, curious about what the "Pure Land" he mentioned looks like and how he plans to achieve it.

At this time, Li Muxuan said: "There are two pure lands, one is the Western Paradise, and the other is the Pure Land on Earth."

"The former is unnecessary."

"It is regarded as the residence of Buddha and Bodhisattva. It is believed that there is no pollution and troubles in the world. There is no difference between sentient beings here, and there is no lack of material things. This is also the most widely spread."

"The latter is to use Buddhism to enlighten sentient beings."

"Although they are born in this world of five turbidities, they can be at ease, calm and enjoy the unobstructed freedom of the Pure Land of Bliss. The intention is to use Buddhism to save sentient beings and turn this world into a pure land."

"The second one is what I want to talk about."

"And if you want to create a Pure Land on Earth, the first thing to clarify is what is the root cause of sentient beings' troubles."

"Seven emotions and six desires?"

Kongming asked tentatively.

"Yes, and no."

Li Muxuan said: "Everyone has seven emotions and six desires, which are the root of troubles, but they cannot be treated in this way."

"It is said that the best doctor treats the country, the middle doctor treats people, and the lower doctor treats diseases. If all living beings are compared to patients, when a leg disease occurs, will one directly saw off the leg?"

"Wouldn't that make him a quack doctor?"

Duanmu Ying almost laughed out loud when he heard this. Taoist Li's ability to scold people is really high.

Open your mouth and you can save people.

Shut up and you will be a quack doctor.

However, Kongming, who was scolded, bowed his head and thought about it, without any anger.

The words are rough but the truth is not rough. What this child said does make some sense. Buddhism always says that the four elements are empty. For all living beings, what is the difference between this and directly sawing off the leg?

Thinking like this.

Kongming asked, "What do you think should be done first?"

"I think that to build a pure land, we should do it gradually. It doesn't mean that we don't go to the root."

"But before that, the first step is not to eliminate the troubles of sentient beings, nor to eliminate the differences among sentient beings, but to meet the most basic material needs of sentient beings!"

At this point, Li Muxuan's eyes flashed.

"Meet material needs?"

Kongming pondered for a while and said, "You must know that human hearts are like a deep abyss, and desires are hard to satisfy."

"Material needs are always difficult to meet."

"As for basic food and clothing, it is also extremely difficult. After all, there is only so much land in the world, and almost all of it is occupied by landlords, merchants, and dignitaries. There is not much left for the lower-class people?"

"There is indeed not much left."

Li Muxuan nodded and said seriously, "So, overthrow them all."

"Ah?"

Kongming was frightened and took a breath.

You still dare to say that you are not building a Buddhist country on earth? Except that you didn't directly say that temples are respected, what is the difference?

Aren't they all fighting for power!

In addition, he felt that this concept was very familiar. He had heard a group of people mention it in Hongdu, not far from Mount Lushan. They also wanted to overthrow landlords, merchants, and dignitaries, but they were not pursuing a pure land, but some kind of ideology.

But then again, putting aside the appearance, in fact, what this child said was no different from that group of people.

Both of them were fighting to change this world.

Just thinking.

Li Muxuan continued at this time: "When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they know honor and disgrace."

"In fact, whether it is the Pure Land Sect, Taoism, or Confucianism, they are all metaphysical doctrines. They are not practical at all in saving sentient beings. They just hope that sentient beings will change and become what they want."

"But how many people can be content with what they have when they can't even get enough food and clothing?"

"Of course, it doesn't mean that guiding people to be good is not important."

"But it's not enough!"

"In the minds of the younger generation, the truly superior way to save sentient beings and transcend is to guide the entire world to keep moving forward, take the happiness of sentient beings as the foundation, and think about the ideal Pure Land step by step!"

"Eliminate troubles both spiritually and materially."

"Isn't it the same for curing diseases?"

"Heart disease is a disease, body disease is also a disease, only when both life and soul are intact, and the mind and body are healthy, can one be called a great doctor."

When these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Compared to the vague Buddhist teachings.

What Li Muxuan proposed is obviously very practical, and its feasibility is more reliable than rebirth in the Pure Land.

Of course, for ordinary practitioners, these principles may be useless. After all, not everyone has the grand ambition to save sentient beings. It is not easy to practice, and it is difficult to save oneself, let alone pull sentient beings forward.

But for those who are determined to save sentient beings.

This is no less than pointing out the way!

But at this time, Kongming was not surprised by this, but the core concept of these principles.

It coincides with the previous group of people in Hongdu!

The Pure Land is just a metaphor. It is okay to use Confucianism's Great Harmony or something. After all, different paths lead to the same destination, and the end is to save sentient beings.

That's why.

Kongming saw that Li Muxuan was getting redder and redder, and almost blurted out the word rabbit.

But there are many people here.

If someone with ulterior motives hears it, it will easily lead to unnecessary trouble.

Immediately, Kongming chanted a Buddhist name: "Namo Amitabha, I am ashamed of my inferiority to the young Taoist master's method, but I have heard this method from people in the market."

"Really?"

"I also heard it from them."

Li Muxuan said calmly: "Senior, what do you think of this principle?"

"Higher, higher than the Buddha." Kongming said what was in his heart, "It was also influenced by this principle that I decided to try to earn money for repairs by my own labor, and wanted to personally experience the physical burden of all living beings."

"Senior has a great virtue."

"No, I don't have money to give you."

Kongming smiled lightly: "Besides, I can't compare with them."

"The Pure Land Sect's method of saving people is just a drop in the bucket, and they are gathering a little to make a lot, gathering sand to make a tower, thinking of twisting all people in the world into a rope."

"No matter whether this method can be realized in the end, it has changed the root."

The voice fell.

Lu Jin and others on the side were confused.

They didn't understand what the two were talking about.

What about them, what about gathering a little to make a lot, what about roots, are the words of the masters so confusing?

Wu Gensheng, who knew everything, looked at Li Muxuan with astonishment. Good guy, he thought Bu Ran was really pure, but he didn't expect that he was still stained.

Of course, maybe Bu Ran himself didn't have the ambition to save people, and didn't get involved.

But the bias of the concept is enough to explain the position.

But to be honest, if he had to choose, Wu Gensheng felt that he would also lean towards that side.

As for the reason,

You will understand it if you go to northern Jiangxi in person.

Although life is poor, the spirit is higher than that of people in other places, not to mention the group of people who light up the people, they are completely torches.

While thinking.

The old monk's clear voice sounded.

"Let's stop talking. It's getting late. There are people waiting for me in the temple."

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Li Muxuan and said with a smile: "If we want to talk about the Pure Land Dharma, even the Pure Land Sect and the Pure Land True Sect in Japan regard Donglin Temple and Xiangji Temple as their ancestral temples."

"But you don't know that Donglin Temple was a branch of my Xilin Temple!"

"Let's talk about the authentic one."

"My Xilin Temple's heritage is no worse than his."

"You came here to learn the Pure Land Dharma this time, and it's fate that you met me."

"I also benefited a lot from the debate just now. As the saying goes, the Dharma is given to those who are destined. Although you don't believe in Buddha and can't practice it, you can also use it as a reference. Whether you can benefit from it depends on your own understanding."

To be honest, the debate just now made Kongming look at Li Muxuan differently.

If the other party's cultivation is not inferior to his.

He really wants to accept him as a disciple.

Unfortunately, everything is predestined. Although the two are destined to meet, the order of cause and effect is very important. The group of people including Daying Immortal and Baiyun Temple Taoist priest are in the front.

But it doesn't matter. After all, I didn't lose anything. I earned fifty dollars from the other party!

Not to mention that I also intercepted the Hu of Donglin Temple!

As expected.

The early bird catches the worm, and the diligent monk has good karma.

Just thinking about it.

A respectful voice sounded.

"Junior Li Muxuan, thank you!"

Li Muxuan bowed his body, clasped his fists and bowed, with a little brightness in his eyes.

"You are polite, it's just a quack doctor's method. I hope the young Taoist priest won't dislike it later." Kongming made a joke, and then didn't talk much here. He was afraid that something might happen later, so he immediately led Li Muxuan and others to the direction of Xilin Temple.

At this time, Duanmu Ying, who was walking at the back, kept thinking about what Li Muxuan had just said.

"Both life and death are safe, and the mind and body are healthy."

Duanmu Ying was thoughtful.

She knew about the method of curing life, and the method of Sanyi Sect can reshape the body.

But how to cure this heart disease? If you follow the rules and use Buddhist and Taoist methods to help people abandon distracting thoughts and lust, although it is effective, it cannot achieve immediate results.

Can it be done like reshaping the body.

Start with the soul?

Thinking of this.

Duanmu Ying looked up at Li Muxuan in front of her, and became more determined to join Sanyi Sect.

After all, whether it is medicine or understanding of life, the other party is far superior to herself. Following such a person, Xiao Zhuge can be brought up, so there is no reason for herself not to learn anything, right?

At this time, not long after everyone left.

The old monk did not set up a stall, so the little monk naturally had no more things to persuade, and was about to return to Hui Temple.

Just arrived at the door of the main hall.

He bumped into an old monk.

"Abbott."

The young novice monk bowed respectfully to the old monk. This was the abbot of Donglin Temple and his master.

"Fazhen, why are you back?" Abbot Donglin looked down at the little novice monk and said, "Didn't I ask you to stare at your uncle and watch his words and deeds? Why, I think he is too philistine and I can't stand it anymore. ?”

"It did exist before, but it's gone now."

The young novice named Fazhen remembered what happened just now and said with respect: "Uncle Master Zhen is an eminent monk."

"Before, I was a disciple who was obsessed with appearance and became paranoid."

"oh?"

Abbot Donglin was a little surprised when he heard this.

Although Fazhen is not the smartest among the younger generation, he has the kindest heart.

But because of this, in order to prevent him from becoming that foolish and kind person, it is important to have a pair of eyes that can see the truth. This is why I sent him to stare at Kong Ming.

After all, although that guy is a bit philistine and stingy, his Buddhist cultivation is the highest among the two temples.

As long as you can calm down and observe his words and actions.

There will be no shortage of benefits.

But according to Abbot Donglin's assumption, it will take at least a few months for his disciples to understand it.

Why did you realize it so quickly?

Are you enlightened?

Or did Kong Ming directly leak the answer?

Immediately, Abbot Donglin asked directly: "How did you know that your uncle is an eminent monk?"

Hearing this, the young novice monk Fazhen replied: "Reporting to the master, a group of Taoist priests came just now and talked with the master about the pure land on earth."

"Finally, my uncle invited these Taoist priests back to the temple and said that they would teach the Pure Land method."

Fazhen told the truth what happened just now.

Hear this.

Abbot Donglin sometimes frowned, sometimes relaxed, and finally there was doubt in his eyes.

"Do you know who these Taoist priests are?"

"this"

After trying hard to remember for a while, the young novice said: "The leader is called Li Muxuan."

"There is also an unknown person next to him, a junior brother who doesn't look very smart, and a girl about the same age as the disciple, carrying a red school bag."

"Li Muxuan?!"

Abbot Donglin's eyes suddenly widened and he didn't even listen to the people behind him.

Others may not know.

But he knows.

This is Li Muxuan's opportunity to walk!

A few years ago, he traveled around the world and was regarded as a treasure by various Taoist sects. Not only that, but even the old monk from Shaolin, who had sinister hands and a sinister heart, also valued his son.

That's why.

Although Abbot Donglin had never seen Li Muxuan's talent, he knew the one from Shaolin.

That's the master who doesn't let go of hawks when he sees no rabbits!

Since the other party is optimistic about Li Muxuan, it is definitely because it is profitable.

Think of this.

Abbot Donglin's face suddenly turned ugly.

Kong Ming, you thief and a bald ass!

Lao Na originally thought of the thousand-year friendship between the two temples, regarded you as his junior brother, and asked you to set up a stall at the door. In the end, you just bought things to make money from my good faith, and you also cut off my good fortune in Donglin Temple!

Think of this.

Abbot Donglin immediately made a decision and asked, "When did they go?"

"It won't take more than a quarter of an hour."

The little novice monk Fazhen was frightened by the expression on his master's face.

"A quarter of an hour? Then there is still a chance."

Abbot Donglin calculated in his head that a normal walk from Donglin to Xilin would take almost that long.

He didn't waste any time and turned around immediately.

Fazhen chased after him and asked, "Master, what are you planning to do?"

"Calling people, go to Xilin and rob people!!"