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"Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately. The so-called 'butcher's knife' does not refer to the blade of killing evil alone, but refers to the obsession attached to the three thousand troubles. The four elements are all empty. What is emptiness? It is not the absence of things, but the mind. If it doesn’t exist, only by letting go of obsessions can one truly practice Zen.” Chan’er opened his mouth and said slowly.

"The Zen master said that the wicked can become a Buddha if they let go of the evil of killing? But good people don't have the evil of killing, so how can we talk about letting go?" Zhan Guo asked again.

"You only see the wicked put down the butcher's knife in his hand, but you never see him put down the butcher's knife in his heart. The evil thoughts are extinguished, and the good thoughts arise. It is only the beginning of becoming a Buddha. It is only the beginning of penance to cultivate the Buddha after carrying the evil karma. Good people On the contrary, if there is no evil karma in the body, but there is an obsession with the fruit, once enlightened, you will become a Buddha." Chan'er continued.

Hearing this, Zhan Guo was silent for a long time, and finally bowed again.

After that, he was radiant, stood up from where he was, and walked out of the room with a smile on his face.

The Buddha's aura on Chan'er's body in the room gradually faded, but suddenly there was a "poof", a mouthful of blood was suddenly spurted out, and his body fell limply to the ground.

Shocked, Shen Luo rushed into the house, picked up Chan'er, and after careful inspection, his expression eased down.

"How is it?" Bai Xiaotian asked hurriedly.

"After all, I'm still a mortal body. I didn't drink or eat for three days and three nights. In addition, I was overthinking and suffered serious internal injuries. Fortunately, there is no serious problem, but I need to take care of it for a while." Shen Luo sighed and said. .

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One day later, the news that Zen'er from the Eastern Tang Dynasty enlightened Zhanguo quickly spread throughout Chigu City, causing a sensation.

After all, Zhanguo is well-known, and it is hard to judge the cause and effect of what happened back then. Even an eminent monk like Zen Master Linda couldn't explain it to himself.

Zen master Linda heard that Chan'er was seriously injured, so Dang even came to visit him, but because Chan'er was still in a coma, he couldn't see him, and finally left only a bottle of healing elixir.

In the next few days, eminent monks dispatched by many Buddhist monasteries in the 36 countries of the Western Regions rushed over from all over the place one after another, and the people from the surrounding cities also trekked to gather in Chigu City regardless of the long distance.

Chigu City, which was already quite lively, suddenly became overcrowded, and everywhere seemed congested.

In desperation, King Jiao Lianmi had no choice but to issue a royal decree, requiring people from the outer city or even foreign countries to stay outside the city-state and not to continue to pour into the city.

At the same time, Zen Master Linda also went to the outside of the city to tell everyone that because of the limited area in the city, the venue of the Mahayana Dharma Assembly was located outside the west gate, which is relatively open.

As a result, not only the foreign people, but even the people who originally lived in the city began to set up tents outside the city early, waiting for the day when the Dharma conference will be held, so that they can see the true face of the eminent monks from the Eastern Tang Dynasty and listen to other monks. Teach the Fa in person.

However, it was not until half a month later that the king issued a call to the people, because there were so many people from all over the world who came to watch the ceremony, that the entire west city gate was congested, and temporarily moved the address of the ceremony westward, completely into the desert .

In just over half a month, the king ordered people to build a wooden platform with a radius of one hundred feet in the desert. Lecture on the altar.

On the day when the proclamation was issued, tens of thousands of people from all over the world traveled all over the world and moved their tents around the altar. At night, the bonfire lit in the desert stretched for more than ten miles, reflecting the stars in the night sky.

In the early morning of the second day, the west gate of Chigu City was opened. The king, Jiaolianmi, the queen and several princes, urged by two red-robed monks, slowly lifted off from the gate on a cloud chariot and headed towards the meeting place. The direction flew first.

The monks of the 36 countries, those with mana, flew up in the air, followed the king's cloud chariot, and the mortals also flew away under the guidance of practitioners, either by flying boat or by magic weapon.

Below, there are still a large number of people following, but they can only ride horses and camels, or go on foot.

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Chan'er naturally followed Bai Xiaotian on a flying boat. After these days of recuperation, his body has completely recovered, but his spirit still looks a little unwell.

In those three days, he hadn't explained to Shen Luo the specific situation of Zhanguo's untanglement. In fact, in those few days, besides reciting the mantra of clearing the heart, he also debated with Zhanguo who was sober from time to time.

Zhan Guo's attainments in Buddhism were far beyond his imagination. Although Chan'er won the debate in the end, it was a huge test for his mind.

In the end, Chan'er fully awakened Zhanguo through continuous communication with the relics left by her previous life, and with the help of the power in the relics.

"Benefactor Bai, have you guys seen Zhan Guo after that day?" Chan'er sat cross-legged behind Bai Xiaotian and asked suddenly.

"Not anymore. It is said that someone saw him that day. He went out from the city gate. Many people speculated that he had returned to his homeland to make amends. Anyway, since that day, no one has seen him again." Bai Xiaotian said.

"What's the matter, Master Chan'er is still looking for him?" Shen Luo also asked curiously.

"It's nothing, it's just that after explaining him that day, I always feel that there are still some Zen principles that I haven't explained clearly, and I can't help but feel a little bit unrelieved." Chan'er said so.

"Master Chan'er, don't worry too much. It is said that on the day Zhan Guo left the city, he cleaned up his appearance and had a relieved smile on his face. Obviously, you have helped him escape the sea of ​​suffering." Shen Luo comforted road.

Chan'er heard the words, nodded, and said nothing more.

A group of people flew to the venue very quickly, and when they saw the tents stretching for more than ten miles in the desert, they all felt magnificent.

The three of them descended from the sky and came to an open area directly in front of the meeting place, where all the monks who came here gathered, all dressed neatly, silently chanting scriptures.

Although Jiao Lianmi is a king, he didn't stand in the venue at this moment. Instead, he just set up a tent with overhanging eaves in front of the venue like ordinary believers, and sat in it with the queen and a group of princes.

Seeing Shen Luo and his group landed on the stage, Qi Lianmi immediately waved to them with a smile on his face.

Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian also waved to him immediately, while Chan'er just saluted with his palms up.

"The supreme, profound and subtle dharma is difficult to encounter in millions of kalpas. I have learned and accepted it, and I wish to understand the true meaning of the Tathagata." Standing in front of the monks, Chan Master Linda opened the topic with "Buddha's Infinite Life Sutra".

"That's what I heard." All the monks saluted together and said.

Tens of thousands of people gathered around and sat on the ground one after another. There were some noisy sounds, but all fell silent.

"I would like to ask all the great masters to come to the Dharma altar and prepare to give lectures." Zen Master Lin Da said, sweeping his eyes away from the crowd.

As soon as he finished speaking, he flew up first, and landed on a high altar in the center of the venue. With his hands together, he sat cross-legged on the lotus futon.

Immediately afterwards, the monks from the Dragon Altar, Baoshan, and other sacred lotus altars also jumped up one after another. There were as many as 16 people, and they scattered and landed on the surrounding high platforms.

"Master Chan'er, are you ready?" Shen Luo asked in a low voice.

Chan'er looked at Shen Luo, and nodded a little nervously.

Shen Luo smiled immediately, raised his hand and pinched the formula and waved towards the ground, a clear spring surged from the ground, turned into a spiral water wave, supported Chan'er's body and slowly rose into the sky, sending him into the altar among.

After sitting down cross-legged, Chan'er felt the wind blowing slowly around him, and a strange but familiar scene suddenly appeared in his mind. fight.

But this clip is only fleeting, and what appears in Chan'er's mind is only an isolated picture, and the impression is very blurred.

After being slightly distracted, Chan'er regained his concentration, twirling the beads in his hands, and silently recited the Heart Sutra.

Zen masters from other schools also climbed onto the altar one after another, sitting cross-legged, chanting scriptures and concentrating their minds. The monks and disciples who followed the Zen master sat on the ground one after another, surrounding the altars of their elders.

"Chan Master Tuolan, which classic do you use to enter the Dharma for this Dharma conference?" Zen Master Lin Da, as the presiding monk who initiated the Mahayana Dharma conference, did not start the lecture first, but ordered a master from Che Shi Kingdom , citing his first lecture.

Hearing the words, the thin elderly monk first saluted Zen Master Linda from a distance, and then spoke:

"The poor monk quoted the "Ten Virtuous Karma Sutra" as a classic, and told everyone the method of cutting karma and solving disasters of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. If all living beings want to end all suffering, they must make great vows and practice the ten virtuous karma. Stop killing as soon as you do. , no stealing, no adultery, no lying, no double tongue, no harsh words, no frivolous words, no greed, curb anger, no ignorance..."

Although Shen Luo is not a Buddhist, he has read some Buddhist scriptures in the past, and knows that this old monk talks about the most basic method of practicing Buddhism, which is to stay away from these ten kinds of evil karma and cultivate oneself.

Afterwards, Chan Master Tuolan continued to talk about the ways of being a human being extended from the ten good deeds. The content is easy to understand, but the coverage is very wide. Ten miles outside.

Not only the monks listened fascinatedly, but even the ordinary people around them listened with gusto.

After Chan Master Tuolan finished, Chan Master Lin Da and all the monks saluted him. After reciting "Amitabha Buddha", he named the second Chan Master to start teaching.

This monk cites "The Sutra of Realizing Enlightenment" as a quotation, and tells the question of Shakyamuni Buddha and many bodhisattvas about how to practice the bodhisattva way. It quotes a lot of Buddha's gatha and many Zen stories, but it is quite meaningful. smell.

Shen Luo sat cross-legged next to the high platform under Chan'er, glanced at Bai Xiaotian beside him, and found that he was also meditating with his eyes closed, as if he was listening to the Zen master's narration.

After he slowly retracted his gaze, he was about to close his eyes and meditate, but his pupils could not help shrinking slightly, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of an arc-shaped streamer flashing under the wooden board below him.

When he took a closer look, the streamer disappeared in an instant.

"Illusion?" Shen Luo was slightly surprised, and then let go of his consciousness to explore downwards.

After this investigation, he immediately found that there were bursts of mana fluctuations operating in an orderly manner under the square below him, but after careful inspection, he found that this magic circle seemed to be just a very ordinary place that gathered the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. circle.

Its gathering speed is not fast, and the condensed spiritual energy of heaven and earth is not much, so there is nothing special about it.

To be on the safe side, Shen Luo sent a sound transmission to Bai Xiaotian and told him about it.

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"It doesn't look like a powerful magic circle. Looking at it like this, it feels like absorbing the aura of heaven and earth to benefit the eminent monks." After checking it according to Bai Xiaotian's words, he also felt a little strange, and then replied to Shen Luo via voice transmission .

After all, the eminent monks here are not all practitioners, there are also many ordinary people. This puja will definitely not be over for a while. If they sit on the high platform without benefiting, these people may not be able to survive.

"It's also possible, let's see." Shen Luo replied.

After finishing speaking, he gave up meditating, but closed his eyes and concentrated on the changes below the square.

The Zen masters explained the Buddhist scriptures one by one. Some of the words were simple and easy to understand, while others were obscure. Although the eminent monks could understand them all, the surrounding people could not understand them.

When Chan'er preached the scriptures, because he is just an ordinary person now, his voice is immature and soft, and his voice is spread through the magic circle in the altar below him.

What he explained was the widely spread "Prajna Heart Sutra". Although almost everyone has heard it, the appearances produced by the heart are different. It made many people's doubts clear, and even many eminent monks nodded their heads.

Although Shen Luo had been paying attention to the changes in his surroundings, he did not miss some exquisite scriptures, but after listening for a while, he discovered something strange.

The monks pointed out by Zen Master Linda are all monks from other countries without exception, but none of the Zen masters who came from the holy lotus altar have mentioned it.

After having this question, Shen Luo focused on observing these people, and found that people like Longtan and Baoshan, no matter who was preaching, they always closed their eyes, chanted something silently, and never looked at anyone , and never had the slightest change in expression, which made Shen Luo feel that something was wrong.

Just when he was about to ask Bai Xiaotian about this question, he heard Zen Master Linda say: "Chan Master Longtan, what is your opinion on Mahayana Buddhism?"

"My disciple's humble opinion..." Chan Master Longtan began to speak after hearing this.

"It seems that I'm thinking too much..." Seeing this, Shen Luo smiled wryly in his heart.

However, just when the idea just came up in his mind, a sudden change occurred.

On the high altar, Zen Master Longtan suddenly said: "All wonderful dharmas are just dreams and bubbles. It is better to enter the Tao than to seek the dharma. Masters of the Holy Lotus Dharma Altar, if you don't do it now, when will you wait?"

As soon as his words fell, the sixteen monks of the Holy Lotus Dharma Altar raised their hands and pushed forward palms, and there was a whisper of ghostly whispers in their mouths.

I saw a blood-red "ghost" character appearing in each of his palms, and blood-red breaths emanated from his body, like strands of red silk, connecting one lecture altar after another.

Before everyone could react, the towering altars were flooded with red light, like huge red lanterns lit up in the square.

A layer of red light enveloped the top of the altar, imprisoning all the Zen masters who went to the altar to give lectures.

Seeing this, Zen Master Tuolan raised his hand and made a flower-twisting tactic, chanted a Buddha's mantra, and slapped forward suddenly, and a phantom of a Buddha appeared behind him, also doing a high-five with flowers.

As the light palm passed, the golden light exploded, and a huge Buddha's palm handprint hit the red mask heavily.

There was a muffled "boom", and the red mask shook violently, causing the entire altar to shake violently.

However, when the shock subsided, the trembling mask with red light was not affected at all. On the contrary, Chan Master Tuolan himself suffered a huge shock, vomited blood, and collapsed inside the mask.

On the other side, there were also other Zen masters who were practicing, but without exception, they all ended up the same as Chan Master Tuolan. The barrier of the mask could not be broken from the inside at all.

Even Zen Master Linda, who was on the most central altar, was also imprisoned in the mask, but he looked calm, still chanting sutras with his fingers, and was not disturbed by external objects.

Chan'er was a little uneasy, stood on the edge of the altar, looked down, and saw Shen Luo was looking up and shaking his head at him, signaling him not to worry, he felt a little more at ease, and immediately sat cross-legged go down.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaotian turned his wrist, a golden light flashed in his palm, and a Buddhist vajra emerged, with one round end and the other sharp.

He held the vajra in the middle with one hand, and touched the tip of the pestle with the other hand, a thick golden light shone from it, and a powerful energy wave emanated from it.

"Buddhism Purdue, Vajra destroys demons!"

With a low shout in his mouth, the vajra in his hand suddenly burst into scorching light, and stabbed heavily towards the high platform beside him.

There was a "bang" sound.

The red light shrouded on the altar trembled violently and collided violently with the golden light on the vajra. The two seemed to be like water and fire, colliding violently with each other, stirring up waves of ripples, and the entire altar followed that force. Tremored violently.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaotian sneered, pinched the formula with one hand, and slammed the vajra again.

A string of Sanskrit runes suddenly appeared on the vajra, and the golden light at the tip twisted and turned into a spiral shape. The penetrating power doubled immediately, piercing the red light on the altar directly, and it was about to hit the altar. Put on.

But at this moment, a miserable cry came from high above, and Chan'er was lying on the edge of the altar, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and a very painful expression on his face.

Seeing this, Shen Luo quickly pulled Bai Xiaotian's shoulder, pulled him away from the altar, and prevented him from continuing to cast spells.

"Shen Luo, you..." Bai Xiaotian was interrupted by Shen Luo before he finished speaking.

"This formation is very weird, it involves the lives of the people in the formation. If you continue to break the formation just now, I'm afraid that when the formation is broken, Chan'er will die." Shen Luo said.

"What?" Bai Xiaotian asked in surprise.

However, when he looked around, other Dharma protector monks accompanied by the Chan Master were also trying to rescue the Chan Master from the same temple, but they all ended in failure.

The same reason is not that the magic circle is unbreakable, but that once the magic circle is forcibly broken, the lives of the Zen masters in the circle are likely to be hurt. They have to give up attacking the magic altar.

The people surrounding the outside didn't understand what happened, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, talking a lot.

"Father, what's wrong with the Zen masters?" Qi Lianmi asked in confusion, leaning on his father's arms.

As the king, Jiao Lianmi naturally saw that something was wrong, he did not answer his son's question, but whispered to the guards around him to take the queen and the princes away.

The queen and the others didn't know why, and when they were wondering, they heard someone shouting from the altar: "Chan Master Longtan, what are you doing? How dare you set up an array to imprison Zen Master Lin Da and all the eminent monks?"

He shouted loudly, which solved the doubts of the surrounding audience.

Chapter 0695

"What? Zen Master Longtan betrayed Zen Master Linda?" Someone exclaimed loudly.