Chapter 273 Zen Shaolin

"Oh!"

Li Xiuyao's heart was strange. It turned out that at this time, the sound of Fan's chanting scriptures seemed to come from a distant and unknown distance and spread all over the temple. Is it a little too early to have an early class at this time?

The two of them are like entering a no-man's land, climbing on a tall building with a huge clock weighing up to a thousand pounds, overlooking far and near.

The main buildings in the Jingnian Zen Temple are arranged on the central axis of the temple gate in order, with the bronze hall as the center of the Zen temple, and the scale is complete and uniform. Except for the bronze hall, all the buildings are covered with three-color glazed tiles, and the color is as new, but I don't know whether it is because the monks in the temple are diligently cleaning or the tiles. Especially the peacock blue in the three colors is the most dazzling. I can imagine the brilliant scene in the sun.

The bell tower they are in is located between the bronze hall and another main hall, but the distance between them is very different. The former is far away and the latter is close. In front of the bronze hall, there is a platform square that is as wide as 100 feet, made of white stone and surrounded by white stone carved railings.

In the middle of Baishi Square, there is a bronze statue of Manjushri Bodhisattva, riding on the back of the golden lion, which is about two feet high. Next to the niche, there are third Buddhas such as pharmacists, Shakyamuni and Mituo. The colored gold ornaments are quite bold, but it also makes people feel that it is a little unconventional.

On the four sides of the white stone platform, in addition to the four stone steps and entrances and exits, there are an average distribution of 500 arhats, all of which are made of gold and copper. Everyone's expression and postures are different, but whether they open their eyes or look down, they are lifelike and are no different from living people. Other buildings take the main hall on the axis as a whole, distributed in an orderly manner in all directions, separated by forest roads, and have their own solemn and sacred atmosphere.

A large incense burner was placed in front of the Manjushri niche. The burning sandalwood is sending out a lot of fragrance, permeating the whole space, making people's mood calm down and infecting the atmosphere of birth.

Li Xiuyao stretched straight to the stone steps at the foot of the mountain and whispered, "It should be level 80, which is one hundred and one level less than Jingzhai."

Ling Feng looked at the copper hall with the closed gate and smiled, "I don't know how many levels there are in Shaolin Temple." In my heart, although Shaolin is unknown, it will be extremely brilliant and reach the peak of glory in the next 1,400 years.

The sound of chanting is only ten feet away from the main hall behind the bronze hall, and there is no half a figure in other place in the temple. It is unfathomable, and people dare not act rashly. The strangest thing is that except for the lights around the Baishi Square in front of the bronze hall and the lights in the shrine, even the hall of chanting is dark. If you walk on Whitestone Square, it will become the most obvious target.

However, at this moment, there is a slight white belly in the sky, and the bright moon above the head that has not yet completely fallen shines on the top of the glazed tiles. The big trees next to the passage inside and outside the temple cast their shadows on the road, adding to the unfathomable atmosphere of the Zen Academy.

Li Xiuyao looked down and said, "Shaolin Temple is not so elegant. There is not even a plaque on the mountain gate, let alone the regular stone steps."

Ling Fengqi said, "Do you know Shaolin Temple?" Yun Yuzhen, who has always been in charge of intelligence, has never heard of Shaolin Temple. How could she know?

Li Xiuyao was surprised and said, "Is it strange to know a Shaolin Temple? Then tell me, how much do you know about Shaolin Temple?

Looking at her appearance, Ling Feng seemed to know a lot of inside information, so he said, "I only know a little. It is said that it was created by Dharma, a high monk from the Northern Wei Dynasty. Dharma sailed to Guangzhou and landed. In the Jianye Association, Emperor Liang Wu had an interview, so he crossed the river and went north to Luoyang. Finally, he created a Shaolin school at the foot of Songyue Shaoshi Mountain, facing the wall for nine years, leaving two volumes of scriptures to be silent.

Li Xiuyao withdrew her eyes and said with a smile, "How can you make such an obvious mistake? Shaolin Temple was not founded by Dharma."

"Ah?" Ling Feng was very embarrassed. Suddenly, he remembered that he had vowed to say goodbye to Yun Yuzhen last night, and he was afraid that he would laugh her to death in the future.

As a disciple of Jingzhai, Li Xiuyao knows Buddhism everywhere and explains: "The Shaolin Temple was built in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (495 AD). At that time, the famous monk of Tianzhu came to China to spread Buddhism, which was deeply respected by Emperor Xiaowen. Because of his quiet nature, Emperor Xiaowen built a temple for him outside the Luoyang Temple and at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain. He translated the scriptures such as Huayan, Nirvana, Weimo and Ten Lands in the temple, and translated Huiguang, Senchou and others.

Ling Feng suddenly felt that he had gained a lot of knowledge and asked, "What about Dharma?"

Li Xiuyao said slowly, "Thirty-two years later, Bodhi Dharma came to teach Zen, and Xiaoshi Mountain set up a temple for the Buddha to provide food and clothing. The temple is located in the dense forest at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, so it is called Shaolin Temple. Since then, the temple has gradually expanded, the number of monks has increased, and the Shaolin Temple has become famous. In the third year of Jiande of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (574 A.D.), Emperor Wu banned Buddhism and the temple was destroyed. It was rebuilt during the Elephant's Year and changed its name to Zhiyao Temple. 120 people such as Zhao Huiyuan and Hong Zun lived in the temple, known as "Bodhisattva Monk". Emperor Wen of this dynasty won the power of Lai Jingzhai, so he flourished Buddhism, restored the name of Shaolin, gave Baiguwu a hundred hectares of fertile land, and became a large Zen temple in the north.

Only then did Ling Feng suddenly feel confused and said, "If that's the case, Shaolin Temple should be very famous, right?"

Li Xiuyao said lightly, "Look at the appearance of Jingnian Zen Temple. How can Shaolin Temple compare with this neighbor? What's more, although Dharma has a Taoist system in Shaolin, its manor is passed on to Huike. Hui can pass on to the monk, and the monk can preach the message. Taoism is one of the four holy monks today, but it has no relationship with Shaolin. Of course, the most important thing is that Shaolin is only famous in the Buddhist world at most. As for martial arts, he has never heard of a sensational master.

Ling Feng has a good sense of Taoism. The old monk is the fourth ancestor of Zen, but he can't figure out the relationship between him and Dharma. He is surprised: "What kind of manip are you talking about? Didn't the Yijinjing and the marrow washing scriptures created by Dharma stay in Shaolin Temple?

Li Xiuyao knew how short his knowledge was. She smiled bitterly and said, "The two scriptures you mentioned are probably martial arts, right? As a generation of high monks, Dharma was originally a native of Nantianzhu. He is quite famous in Zhongtu, but he is not famous for martial arts. The key lies in his exquisiteness of his Zen method. He claims to be the twenty-eighth ancestor of Buddhism, and is also known as the first ancestor of Dongtu Zen Buddhism. The gist of Zen Buddhism is 'directly pointing to the human heart, becoming a Buddha by seeing nature, not establishing words, and teaching others to pass on others'. Its 'two into the four lines' meditation method is centered on the 'wall view' method and the religious enlightenment sect. Because it directly takes the ultimate purpose of studying the Buddha's heart, it is also called the 'Buddha Heart Sect'. There are also people who call it 'Lengjiazong' because Dharma specially teaches people to participate in the "Lengjia Sutra" to prove it.

Ling Feng is ashamed. For various concepts of Buddhism, he is indeed the only one. If it hadn't been for the unique martial arts handed down by Dharma, he would not have known this eminent monk.

As for the robes brought after the east crossing of Dharma, it will be passed down to future generations. Only one person will be passed on to each generation, and the person who gets clothes will be the son of the law. There have been a lot of troubles for this jacket inside the Zen sect. The fifth ancestor Hongren passed on the sixth ancestor, Huineng. In order to save his life, he had to hide his name for more than ten years.

Of course, he did not know that Zen Buddhism will become the largest sect of Chinese Buddhism in the future. Many people need religion to anesthetize themselves. Zen Buddhism is a religion suitable for the taste of scholars and doctors, so it can maintain a longer spread than other sects. At this time, the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism can merge, integrate with each other, and communicate with each other. Buddhism has also completely become a local religion rooted in China.

As soon as Li Xiuyao was interested, she left He Shibi behind her mind, sat cross-legged, and said, "The four holy monks are divided into four sects of Buddhism, namely Tiantai Sect, San Lon Sect, Huayan Sect and Zen Sect. The San Lun Sect pays attention to the emptiness of origin, the reality of the Middle Tao, the Tiantai Sect is close to Taoism, the Hua Yan Sect is close to Confucianism, and the Zen Sect really wants to say that it is just the metaphysics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties in Tianzhu's clothes, Sakyamuni's appearance, and Lao Zhuang is actually.

Ling Feng is not interested in this, but only to respond.

Li Xiuyao was disappointed in her eyes, so she changed the topic and said, "Do you know why Shaolin Temple was born to help Yang Dong this time?"

Ling Feng shook his head obediently and said, "I don't know."

In his heart, the monk of Shaolin Temple should help Li Shimin. Isn't he famous for the "Thirteen Stick Monk to Save the King of Tang"? But now Shaolin has a relationship with Yang Dong, and it seems that Shi Zhixuan is also involved in it, which makes him unable to figure out what this muddy water is like.

Li Xiuyao smiled and said, "It's ridiculous. I'm sure you won't believe it. The reason for Shaolin and Wang Shichong's purpose is very simple. There is a "Yuzhou" between Luoyang and Shaolin Temple, originally known as Baiguwu. It is the temple property given to Shaolin Temple by Emperor Wen. Fifty miles northwest of the temple, because of its dangerous terrain, it is a place that soldiers must fight for. Wang Shichong took it for himself as a military fortress and let his nephew Wang Ren guard it. At this time, the soldiers are in chaos, there is less charity, the temple property is lost, and the fasting grain is a problem. Of course, Shaolin Temple is unwilling, so it is logical to turn to Yang Dong and deal with Wang Shichong and Li Mi.

Ling Feng was right.

In this case, this must be the reason why this group of monks helped Li Shimin in history. Because of his arrival, Wang Shi was eager for quick success and made many radical measures, so that it was normal for some historical events to happen in advance.

Thinking about and exploring the scene of Tanzong's action, he said oilly, "From the martial arts of Tanzong, Shaolin's "Marrow Washing Sutra" must be unique."

I'm afraid that the Tate is close to or even already the master's level. Even the luck skill melted more than a thousand iron arrows into iron water, and at his current level, it will take a lot of time.

Li Xiuyao was not present at that time. It was just some news. How could she know his real emotion? Looking at the copper-cast door, he frowned and said, "This copper hall does not have half a window, only four fist-sized ventilation holes on the top of the tile. If Kong and the four holy monks personally sit in it to protect the treasure, and they don't forget to close the copper sail, no matter how light you are, you will have a headache."

Ling Feng's spiritual power is difficult to cross the copper wall, but fortunately, there are thirty-six developed acupuncture points to help. Of course, it is clear that there is no one in the hall. Only the jade on that side is sitting and waiting for him to take it. He said, "Fortunately, the five monks are all elsewhere. We don't have to worry about this extreme situation, otherwise I have to kill these five monks. Bai Daoshi There must be a big earthquake, so that I will really become the biggest demon in the world.

He is telling the truth. He is confident that he can kill five people, but he is not sure enough not to kill and grab He Shibi. Because if he doesn't make the killing move like a sky-turning seal, the rest of the effort is not as good as any of these people.

Li Xiuyao's eyes turned to the night sky, and her worry did not decrease slightly. She said, "There are only five people who read the scriptures. It must be them. Unexpectedly, five guys didn't have a rest. Have you noticed the way they read the scriptures? It is to read out the scriptures in one breath, so chanting the scriptures is like spitting and breathing. At the same time, they are divided into two groups, one group finishes reading, and the other group continues uninterruptedly. Therefore, if the water keeps flowing, it is not only pleasant, but also an excellent way to practice.

Ling Feng changed his tone and said, "You are more persuasive than me at this point. At least I didn't hear that the sound of a hundred people chanting the scriptures together was only from five people. Huh, five people? Isn't it a closed-mouth meditation?"

He is enough to cover the divine consciousness with a radius of 20 miles. Since he came here, he can only vaguely detect the location of the five monks, far from detecting the strange feeling that other people's images clearly appear in his mind. This shows that the Zen skills of the five monks have reached an incredible state, and their spirit is harmonious and transparent, which is almost integrated with the surrounding environment.

The reason why Ling Feng can still feel something about them is that in addition to the newly developed thirty-six gods, and his power has increased by more than one level, it also shows that it is impossible for the five monks to maintain this "unity of heaven and man" at all.

Li Xiuyao breathed a sigh of cold air and said with a moved face, "I just thought of this. After 20 years of closed meditation, there is no reason to destroy the Great Wall and open my mouth to read scriptures. The only possibility is that he has successfully cultivated it and no longer has to use the outside to maintain the inner peace. There is another great master in the world!"

Ling Feng smiled bitterly and said, "It's probably like this. We have been found in the air!" Because the space in my sense of thought suddenly disappeared.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Three crisp sounds came from the hall of chanting scriptures, and the sound of chanting scriptures suddenly stopped.

The whole Zen temple is silent, and only the sound of insects chirping gradually fills the space of the mountain and the temple.

Li Xiuyao whispered, "What should I do?"

After a night of ecstasy, her sword heart recovered unimpeded, and suddenly found that the four holy monks got up at the same time. There is no doubt that this group of monks will come here soon.

Ling Feng was clearer than her and said in a low voice, "I can only grab it!" He added silently in his heart, "The worst thing is to kill!"

Li Xiuyao was stunned and immediately moved. In her opinion, if she hadn't insisted again and again, Ling Feng would not have to take this risk. She lowered her head and said, "Don't forget it!"

Although she was unwilling, she had no choice. She realized in an instant that she could not leave Ling Feng. After making this decision, she suddenly felt relaxed, as if a big stone had finally landed. She is full of longing for a better life in the future.

But the next moment, she found that Ling Feng was suddenly missing, and his idea went to the bottom of her heart, "Go out and wait for me!"

As far as the eye could see, two heavy copper doors as high as feet opened automatically without wind, revealing the dark space inside. Ling Feng's figure appeared outside the door, and then disappeared in a flash. Obviously, he had entered.

She couldn't help but be shocked. Unless the interior of the copper door was made of wood or hollow, she asked herself that it would never be possible to push it away easily, and Ling Feng pushed the door through the air. It was just that this power had reached a shocking level.

In shock, surprise, comfort and unspeakable fear surged into my heart.

At this moment, she subconsciously looked at the sincere clock in the center of the building in front of her.

Dang!

Before the bell rang, Li Xiuyao covered her ears early.

After a Buddha bead hit the bronze bell, it bounced back in front of her.

Li Xiuyao's beautiful eyes are wide open.

It turned out to be a copper bead, but it could sound the loud sound that made the whole bell tower vibrate.

The faint sound of clothes came.

She knew that the four holy monks were coming.

Li Xiuyao hurriedly jumped down the bell tower and flew out of the hospital.

A drop of tears fell.

Love broke into the door quietly, and she had no way to resist.