Naruto Puppet Master

"Oh, don't you need to abide by the Buddhist precepts?" Ouyang Ke asked again.

"Oh Buddha Mituo, the Buddhist precepts are only set up for those disciples who are not strong enough to restrain themselves. It will avoid the disciples' resentment. That's why we require all disciples who are monks to abide by it."

"So since the donor is practicing at home, there is no need to abide by it." Jiehe said with a lowered eyebrow, "But our Buddha is compassionate. If the donor wants to practice Buddhism and see through the dead bones of the mortal world, he must still have benevolent thoughts and be kind to others!"

"Okay, Master Abbot's Dharma is indeed thorough. He is not like those foolish monks who only know how to adhere to the temple precepts. He is no different from the dull scholars and old masters in the world who only study hard." Ouyang Ke cheered: " Although I have never practiced Buddhism, I also know the story of the Buddha who meditated under the Bodhi tree for seven days, and then left home to become a Buddha with great enlightenment."

"Before the Buddha attained enlightenment, he was also the leader of a country. Not to mention the sexual intercourse between men and women, the love between wives, children, and daughters. Even the great precept of killing must have been observed. If you really want to follow the precepts in everything, the first person to be held accountable is the Buddha himself. ”

"It is a pity that there are too few people who understand the difference between practicing Buddhism and the precepts like the abbot, otherwise Buddhism would have flourished in the world."

"Oh Mituo Buddha, the young monk has just practiced Zen for many years and has some understanding in his heart. Those brothers and sisters also have their own understanding of Buddha. How can we just talk about it." After hearing Ouyang Ke's words, Jie Ai did not hesitate. How happy, anyway, his face was calm and smooth.

Otherwise, if word of what he said today spreads out, even if he is the abbot of Shaolin, he may be visited by people to ask for Buddhist teachings.

Moreover, the Buddhist teachings just mentioned are the same for monks and laymen. In fact, it is just an improvement after the original spread of Buddhism to the east hit a wall. It can be regarded as a tacit compromise between Buddhists and dignitaries.

After all, when people live a happy life and have boundless happiness, it is okay for you to ask them to believe in Buddhism and do good deeds. You can also ask them to become a monk and become a monk with a pure heart and few desires. You are not allowed to do this or that. It's impossible for anyone except fools to agree.

Therefore, Buddhism will only give basic Buddhist scriptures to high officials and dignitaries, saying that it is enough to do good deeds and accumulate virtue.

If ordinary people practice Buddhism.In addition to doing good deeds and accumulating virtue and donating more money for sesame oil, the best thing is to escape into Buddhism and serve my Buddha for the rest of your life.

Although Ouyang Ke is not very clear about this unspoken rule of Buddhism in the Central Plains, this does not prevent him from admiring the monk in front of him.

"This is a monk who knows how to adapt, and he is worthy of being the abbot of a temple." Ouyang Ke thought in his heart:

"Oh, haha, then Master Abbot thinks it would be good to read that Buddhist scripture!"

"The donor has never studied Buddhism before. Although I have many Buddhist scriptures, except for my Buddha, each scripture corresponds to a Bodhisattva, Arhat or Buddha."

"Since the donor wants to be in a better state of mind, just rest on the Diamond Sutra and Prajna Sutra!" Jie Ai suggested in a low voice.

"Oh, well, since the abbot said so, it's not bad after thinking about it. In this case, I'll just study two scriptures." Ouyang Ke nodded and said, "Besides, since I plan to practice Buddhism, I'll I want to see the original scriptures, but I wonder how many original scriptures Tianzhu brought in the Shaolin Temple, or the original scriptures from when Bodhidharma was still alive!"

"Well, why did the donor want to find the original version of the ancient book! Buddhist scriptures are all the same!" Jie said with confusion and a little anger: "The descendants of the next generation have never changed the thoughts and wisdom of the sages."

"The abbot misunderstood. I'm not saying that the senior monks misinterpreted Buddhism." Ouyang Ke explained lightly: "It's just as the abbot said, the Buddha is in the heart. Although the Buddha is compassionate and the Dharma also teaches people to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, but in After I became familiar with Confucian classics, I realized that just as no one is exactly the same in the world, no one sees anything exactly the same."

"Similarly, I believe that no eminent monk can completely understand Buddhism in the same way. In my mind, no matter how high or low the Dharma is, the eminent monks at least have their own deep understanding and understanding of the Buddhist scriptures. Therefore, this Buddhism has been spread eastward for nearly a thousand years. Then various Buddhist temples flourished from time to time."

"Because the sages passed down the scriptures in simple words and few words, the same scripture, if interpreted with different thoughts, may come out with two or even more meanings. Therefore, the younger generation wants to read the original text directly. Only in this way can we feel the original true meaning of Buddha before coming into contact with Buddhism, instead of directly learning the thoughts of later eminent monks."

"No matter what scripture it is, even if it is copied word for word, the slight changes between the lines will invisibly affect the reader's understanding and thoughts, and these invisible subtle changes all originate from It is the result of the writer’s own inner understanding.”

"Although the writers are also eminent monks, I don't want to be limited by anyone's ideas in terms of knowledge." Ouyang Ke said confidently and confidently.

"The donor is so kind." Jie Ai looked at Ouyang Ke in shock.

This statement of not wanting to be influenced by the sages clearly expresses Ouyang Ke's ambition to be comparable to, or even surpass, the Buddhist sages in the future. Because he will surpass him sooner or later, he does not want to be influenced from the beginning.

If this were done in Buddhism, it would be simply treason. Although Buddhist scriptures are important, the words of the founder are equally important. No matter which temple it is in, if a disciple dares to come out and say that he does not understand the Buddhist teachings of the founder and only wants to read the scriptures of the Buddha, even if If you don't want to be kicked out of the mountain gate, you have to face the wall for at least three to five years, supplemented by scriptures.

"I wonder if the abbot is willing to do it." Ouyang Ke said sincerely: "I am willing to give you two boxes of gold as a token of gratitude, so that the masters of Shaolin Temple can worry less about worldly affairs."

"Oh Mituo Buddha, since the benefactor sincerely worships the Buddha, the poor monk will naturally not refuse. It is just an ancient scroll. The benefactor can rest in my Shaolin Temple for a few days and read all the scriptures in my Shaolin Temple." Jie Ai felt in his heart. He was overjoyed and said with a slightly moved expression.

The two boxes of gold amounted to a thousand kilograms if not ten thousand gold. For the Shaolin Temple, it was definitely the biggest income since the temple had been closed for decades.

Don't think that temples don't need money. In fact, people who know it know that the bigger the temple, the more money it needs. Otherwise, should the Buddha's golden body be plated, the main hall of the temple should be repaired, and there are so many monks in the temple who are basically not doing anything at all, eating and drinking. There is no money needed for Sarah's living.

This is just an ordinary temple!In this world where martial arts are everywhere and masters of martial arts often appear, Shaolin Temple, as the former number one sect of Buddhism, will never stop cultivating monks even if it is closed.

In ordinary times, Taoism is poor, culture is rich, and martial arts are rich. Martial arts training is a process of refining and transforming qi. The foundation is to strengthen the body. Only when the body is strong can one practice the advanced martial arts of Shaolin Temple.

The daily food needs of a martial artist are very staggering. Otherwise, not only will the training be slow, but if they cannot make up for the needs for martial arts training, they will be in danger of ruining themselves.

Therefore, generally speaking, people who practice martial arts have to feed themselves with plenty of food and meat every day, and supplemented by occasional medicinal and food supplements, they can maintain their martial arts practice normally. It will definitely be better if conditions permit.

The monks in the Shaolin Temple have their own precepts to abide by. Although not every one of them has never violated the precepts, most of them still abide by them. And even if they do, it is impossible to make up for the loss of martial arts training by eating fishy food twice occasionally. Therefore, when the monks are laying the foundation, they can only use more expensive medicinal materials instead of fish for nourishment, so as to maintain the progress of martial arts training.

Otherwise, every day is really just a meager existence, let alone martial arts training. It would be good to maintain a strong body.

Therefore, the Shaolin Temple, which has been closed for decades, is actually beginning to be unable to make ends meet. According to Jie Ai's estimation, if it persists for another ten years or so at most, the Shaolin Temple will have to prepare to leave the mountain. Otherwise, everyone in the temple will suffer. I really went to eat a simple meal.

And this is one of the reasons why Jie Ai attaches great importance to Ouyang Ke now.

"Oh Mi Tuo Buddha, these two boxes of gold should be enough for the temple to last another 20 years." Jie Ai thought with joy in his heart: "However, the size of the monks must be further reduced to achieve elite education and training. The plan still needs to be implemented first.”

Originally, I would not be tempted by such vulgar things because of my abstention and anger. However, because the troops of the Jin Kingdom were too brutal when the country was founded, the former abbot of Shaolin was afraid that the Shaolin Temple, which was within its borders and had a great business, would be implicated. At the same time, according to the law that the Hu people have never been able to survive a century-old dynasty, the power of the Jin people is not expected to survive the century limit, so the previous abbot chose to close the mountain and close the temple, intending to survive this 100 years.

But he didn't expect that due to lack of experience, the supplies, money and food stored were not enough, and there were still more than ten or twenty years' worth of supplies. By the time Jie'ai took over and started thinking about Shaolin's grand plan, it was already too late.

In fact, if Ouyang Ke had not appeared, Jiehe would have already made plans to find opportunities in the past few years to send a few masters down the mountain to beg for alms.

Therefore, although he was a little dissatisfied with Ouyang Ke's behavior of looking down on the sages and eminent monks, at this time, Jie Ai still had a good impression of Ouyang Ke because of his generosity.

"It's normal for a kid from a rich family to be a bit arrogant because he's talented and young." Jie Ai thought in his mind: "Anyway, the Shaolin Temple is not suitable for leaving the temple at the moment, and there is no need to develop the other person into a believer, so just let him go!"

"Then thank you, Master Abbot." Although he didn't know the thoughts and joy in Jie Hui's heart, after hearing that the other party agreed to stay for a few days, Ouyang Ke still expressed his gratitude with joy on his face.

"The poor monk will arrange for the benefactor to go to the guest room to rest, and then the novice monk will deliver the scriptures." Jie said with a low eyebrow.

Then I saw him shouting hello outside. "Hue."

"Here, Master Abbot, please call me." The governor, monk, and steward Hu Xiang, who had been staying not far away since he left, heard Jie Ai's call and hurried back immediately.

"Well, this, the poor monk has failed and hasn't asked the donor's name yet. It's really a sin." Jie said with a low eyebrow.

"This junior's surname is Ouyang, and his single name is the character "Ke". The abbot calls me Mr. Ouyang for important matters." Ouyang Ke replied in a timely manner.

"Oh Mi Tuo Buddha, it turns out to be Mr. Ouyang." Jiehe nodded and replied: "Hue, this Mr. Ouyang will stay in our temple for some time to study Buddhist scriptures. You can take him to the guest room to rest first!"

"Yes, Uncle Abbot." Although he was confused as to why Uncle Abbot would take someone in to stay, Hue Xiang didn't hesitate for a moment. He was just stunned for a moment and then said to Ouyang Ke respectfully and politely: "Oh Mi Tuofu, Mr. Ouyang, please Come with the poor monk!"

"Then there's Master Lao Hue." Ouyang said with a slight cup of his hands.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Hue Xiang surrendered to the other party's hand gesture and immediately led Ouyang Ke out.

"In this case, Ke is waiting in the room. Master Abbot takes his leave." Ouyang Ke said goodbye to Jie Hui.

"Donor Ouyang, please." Jie Ai lowered his eyebrows and waved his hand.

"Yeah." Ouyang Ke then nodded and followed Hue's footsteps, walking out.

After a while, after hearing the departure of Ouyang Ke, Hu Xiang, and Ouyang Ke's two guards, Jie Ai suddenly shouted: "Jue Xin."

"Here, abbot." The young governor monk from before hurriedly ran into the main hall.

"Well, you immediately go to the Sutra Pavilion to find Jue Yuan, who is responsible for collecting Buddhist scriptures in the Sutra Pavilion. Ask him to bring all the ancient scrolls in the Sutra Pavilion that were written by Patriarch Bodhidharma when he was alive, and even the ancient scrolls brought by Tianzhu. Send them all to guest room No. [-], where there is some reading for the donor."

"Remember, we only need the original authentic ancient sutras." Jie Ai ordered: "Besides, get him two ordinary Diamond Sutras and Prajna Sutras."

"Yes, Abbot." Juexin nodded.

Then he immediately turned around and ran outside.

Running in a hurry, Juexin bypassed many palaces and pavilions and headed towards the back mountain.

"Senior brother, senior brother Jueyuan." Juexin called from a long way away while running.

"Who is it?" In the secluded courtyard of the Sutra Pavilion, a young monk who was also young heard the call and opened the door to look around.

This is the young novice who is responsible for organizing the scriptures on the first floor of the Sutra Pavilion. Jue Yuan and Jue Xin are brothers of the same generation, but they are responsible for different things in the temple. Compared to Jue Xin, who is still a stranger, Jue Yuan usually It is to be taken care of in this Sutra Pavilion, so it is relatively boring and quiet.

Normally, no one would come to see him. After all, those who come to the Sutra Pavilion must be looking for Buddhist scriptures or reading martial arts secrets. Who would look for an ordinary novice monk?

So after hearing the somewhat familiar call, Jue Yuan immediately walked out of the courtyard to see who was looking for him.

"Oh! It's Juexin! Why did you have time to come to see me today? Didn't you become a prefect or monk?" Jue Yuan asked curiously when he saw Juexin running over.

"Oh, it's like this. A distinguished guest came to the temple today. He seemed to have donated a lot of money for sesame oil! He also seemed to want to learn Buddhism. The abbot had left him to rest in the guest room and asked me to inform him. Senior brother, take all the original ancient scrolls from the time of Patriarch Bodhidharma in our Sutra Pavilion, as well as a Diamond Sutra and the One-step Prajna Sutra, to the guest room No. [-] for the donor to see. "Thinking of the two boxes of gold I saw when I came here, Juexin spoke out the abbot's order based on the truth he had guessed in his mind. "