Bai Ze

Monk Lianhua took two grandchildren with him and brought gifts. In fact, it is thousands of miles away. For monks, even flying, it only takes one day to get there.

But when they went down the mountain, they came across a family who was going to have a funeral, and what they buried was a 98-year-old old man of their own.

It's just an ordinary person who lives to the age of 98, which is considered to be the end of his life, and his life is long.

However, because there are no other temples or Taoist temples nearby, their family wanted to ask a master to save the old man, but they couldn't find it. For ordinary people, although the Lotus Temple looks like an ordinary temple, it is in the deep mountains and old forests. A trip... I'm so tired.

Besides, there is not enough time, because ordinary people want to go to the Lotus Temple, they have to go for ten days and half a month, and then come back... A month has passed, and by that time, the old man's body may be rotten.

Coincidentally, Monk Lianhua passed by, seeing this situation, how could he ignore it?

So, the three monks recited the mantra of passing away to the old man for seven days.

They are also willing to stay in this family of good deeds, and get some light of merit.

After this delay, when I was on the road again, I ran into an old lady celebrating a birthday. The old lady was 89 years old, and she was dedicated to goodness.

Now even my great-grandson can run all over the place, and my husband is over [-] years old, and his body is very strong.

Harmonious husband and wife, with many children and grandchildren, she is a rare old woman with a long and blessed life.

So, the three monks were invited into the house, had a fast meal, read scriptures for a day, and stayed overnight...

The third time wasted by a family of good deeds who were happy to have a son.

This is a good thing, so the three monks congratulated them in this home of good devotion, and they also recited prayer scriptures for three days. After the child was washed three times, they set off again.

After a long time, I just arrived at the Qianji School, but when I arrived at the first low-key mountain gate, I found that the door plaque had been changed, and it was replaced with "Thousand Machine School".

Can't help feeling a little bit, then raised his legs and stepped in.

According to the rules of the cultivation world, if they are not here to find fault, ordinary monks will not come to other people's sects in a domineering manner when they visit.

Usually it's on foot.

One is to show respect; the other is to show that he is not here to find fault.

Otherwise, what do you mean by looking down on other people's territory in the air?

Therefore, the three monks all walked up the sapphire stone steps, and when they reached the jade archway, they looked up and saw the words "Qianjizong".

"Here we are..." Monk Lianhua entered the mountain gate, and saw a Nascent Soul cultivator head-on, but this cultivator...was a bit small.

He looked at them curiously with his eyes wide open, his mouth was tightly closed, and he didn't say hello when he saw anyone.

It's just that the eyes are full of aura.

"My little friend is welcoming me?" Master Lianhua asked Bai Ze.

The others all gathered Taoist Duobao to the main hall at this moment, and told them to treat the old ancestor's friend, Master Lianhua well.

Although Buddha and Taoism are different, they are both cultivators.

So, right now, he was either in a meeting or working, and Bai Ze was idle, and he even ran to the gate, not to mention that there was no one there.

"Excuse me, my friend, what is a Buddha?" Monk Lianhua liked the elf look of the little man in front of him, so he couldn't help teasing him, trying to chat with him.

Who knew that Bai Ze looked around: Are you talking to me?

"Then what is Dharma?" Monk Lianhua seemed to have realized something after being taken aback for a moment, his expression became more serious, but he continued to ask Bai Ze.

Bai Ze is sure, this is talking to himself!

He couldn't help but rolled his eyes up and down, how could he know this?

In his previous life, he wasn't a devout Buddhist either...he didn't have religious beliefs, okay?

"So, what is a monk?" Monk Lianhua put his palms together this time and asked respectfully.

Bai Ze's face was full of confusion, how did he know what a "monk" was?A bald head is a monk?

But a bald head is not necessarily a monk, but a monk must be a bald head!

This answer, okay?

I was stunned, blinked my eyes several times, and was a little ashamed to look at my bald head.

"Then what is the way to cultivate the Dharma?" Monk Lianhua's eyes lit up, looking at Bai Ze with radiance.

Bai Ze pointed at his mouth, he was still being punished and he was not allowed to speak, so he shook his head.

It means that I can't speak, so don't ask me.

The two monks behind Monk Lianhua are a little angry. Their ancestor is a Buddhist monk after all, so you want to say hello?

What's going on here?

Bai Ze saw that the two young monks were angry, and he was still angry, so he stretched out his palm, intending to slap each other.

As a result... "Little friend understands the Dharma carefully, so good!" Monk Lianhua's eyes widened, and his bald head became brighter.

"Master, this kid, you said he understands the Dharma well?" The two young monks didn't understand: "But he didn't say a word!"

"It is better for him not to say it than to say it." Monk Lianhua said with an epiphany look on his face: "I asked the Buddha, and he looked around, meaning that people have different ways of cultivation, but Buddhas are not different from north to south; Dharma, he looked up and down, saying that Dharma is equal, regardless of superiority or inferiority; I asked the monk, he closed his eyes and said nothing, and looked around, what is there? The breeze is gentle, the spiritual energy is natural, and the white clouds are deep in the bed, and then It’s an old monk, isn’t he referring to me? I asked about the way to cultivate the Dharma, and he stretched out his hand to me, and he stretched out his hand to pull all sentient beings. If you are not a thoroughly enlightened person, how could you have such boldness?”

The two young monks suddenly realized: "Oh..."

Bai Zeqi's face flushed red, "Oh" what "oh"?

This old monk is talking nonsense!

He didn't say anything, can this kind of thing be correct?

Bai Ze raised his hand and clenched it into a fist, he was about to hit the opponent, the old monk can't just talk nonsense, can he?

Monk Lotus also stretched out his hand...

As a result, Qian Suanzi flew over like a meteor, and a golden lotus flower rose from the feet of the lotus monk, which was wrapped by Qian Suanzi's own clouds and disappeared in front of everyone, leaving only one sentence: "The lotus monk wants to break through!" Don't bother me!"

There was no movement.

"This?" The two young monks wanted to catch up in surprise, but how could they catch up to the cultivator at the transformation stage?

The speed was so fast just now, they didn't even see who was coming.

"You two little masters, don't panic. My second senior brother is a close friend of your Lianhua master. Your master is about to break through. You can't bear to be disturbed right now. The second senior brother has already taken you to a safe place. You don't have to worry. Maybe it won't be long before you can have a master who is in the stage of transforming into a god." Dabao Daoist comforted the two young monks cheerfully: "It's been a hard journey all the way, go for a walk, go to the guest house to settle down, wait Your master has left the customs."

The two monks were skeptical, but Qianjizong did have a lot to do with the Lotus Temple. When the Lotus Temple was looking for a foothold, it was Qian Suanzi who helped make the plans, and the Lotus Temple was built on the Lotus Mountain, located in the Lotus Valley. of now.

And the lotus mountain is surrounded by eight waters, which is said to be a blessed land pattern of "mountains and waters for lotus".

For thousands of years, the Lotus Temple has been developing peacefully and peacefully, without any bullying or suppression, which shows how good the situation is.

Bai Ze returned to Qianji Peak aggrieved, and now the person in charge of Qianji Peak has become a real person in Changchun.

"Have you been punished by your master?" Master Changchun patted Bai Ze's head: "Master is here to sit here for the time being, you are still on Qianji Peak...you can play."

I wanted to say "cultivation", but seeing that at Bai Ze's age, he is in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, what else is there to practice?

Let's play!

Bai Ze pursed his lips tightly, but stretched out his hands, and hugged Master Changchun, thinking in his heart: Uncle, you are so kind!

Master Changchun couldn't help but pat him on the back: "Good boy."

Bai Ze stayed in front of Master Changchun very obediently. When Master Duobao came to see Master Changchun, he pointed to Bai Ze and smiled, "If you don't make trouble inside the sect, you will provoke people outside, hehehe...you Oh you! When your master comes out, he will definitely deal with you."

Bai Ze curled his lips and remained silent.

As a result, one day later, among thousands of peaks, on a peak called "Lotus Peak" near the big mountain, a ray of Buddha's light soared into the sky, and amidst the sound of Sanskrit, a Buddha's seal faintly formed. Very clear.

There are some disciples who don’t know, but they still can’t make up their minds: “In the sect, are there Buddha cultivators?”

"I've never heard of it!" The other disciples also gathered together, looking surprised.

"Yes!" Wang Yadu was a little confused: "Looking at the movement, it should be a breakthrough above Nascent Soul?"

Isn't that a transformation into a god?

In the entire sect, there is only one ancestor in the stage of transforming into a god.

The Sanskrit sound curls up, and the Buddha's light shines everywhere.

Within the range of Qianjizong, everyone's state of mind is ethereal.

This phenomenon only lasted for one evening before disappearing, but there was a lot of movement, and the entire sect was completely silent.

Afterwards, a burst of sandalwood filled the entire sect, and the breath of sandalwood was calm and soft.

The next day, Qian Suanzi appeared with Monk Lotus.

The two disciples and grandchildren of Monk Lianhua recited "Buddha" happily when they saw their master appeared safely.

When Master Changchun saw Monk Lianhua, he smiled and congratulated him: "Master, now that you have made a breakthrough, you can establish a sect, congratulations!"

"Thanks to this little friend." As a result, Monk Lianhua looked at Bai Ze.

Bai Ze: "Woooooo...?"

Don't get me wrong, his punishment time hasn't passed yet.

"The old monk was obsessed with obsession and almost gave birth to a demon, thanks to this little friend's guidance." Monk Lianhua said surprisingly.

"He?" Qian Suanzi frowned: "This is the little apprentice Bai Ze, how could he point out Monk Lianhua to you?"

"No, no, there is no distinction between age and age." Monk Lianhua sighed: "Giving advice does not distinguish between ages."

"You have a demonic idea?" Changchun Master was more interested in this: "You can't see it!"

"The so-called evil thoughts, there is also a name called the heart demon. When thoughts arise in the heart, the thoughts are not pure. They are demons. Buddhism emphasizes that people have the three evil thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance, as well as the sadness of not getting what they want, the resentment of hurting parting, and the difficulty of loving and hating. The hate, the seven emotions make people suffer, the six desires make people crazy, the state of mind is unclear, and when the altar is deceived, all these will become demonic thoughts. A cultivator who wants to live a long and happy life must suppress all these demonic thoughts. Cut off the heart, so that the heart is as clear as ice, as bright as a mirror, and as calm as stagnant water, without waves." The lotus monk clasped his palms together: "The old monk is open-minded and naturally does not have evil thoughts, but he is reluctant to part with the lotus that he built with one hand. Temple, so I don’t know it for the sake of thinking, thank you little benefactor for enlightenment. It enables the old monk to break through the barriers in his heart and achieve consummation.”

Monk Lianhua has struggled for thousands of years about whether his own Lotus Temple can become the "Lotus Sect".

What a glorious thing to set up a case alone?

It's a pity that because of this, he has a flaw in his mood and is obsessed with obsession.

Until just now, when Bai Ze gestured to him, he had an epiphany.

"Little friend really has roots of wisdom and Zen mind..." Monk Lianhua looked at Bai Ze kindly.

I am not, I am not!

Bai Ze glared at him, he was too self-indulgent, he didn't have the talent to be a monk.

Then he looked pitifully at his master, Qian Suanzi: Don't get me wrong, master, the disciple didn't intend to switch to the gate wall, besides, the disciple is a Taoist cultivator, not a Buddhist cultivator!

I begged the master not to shave his head, so that he would not become a little monk.

"You mean, you and Ozawa had a chance?" Qian Suanzi said with a black line, "And then you had an epiphany?"

"Yes!" Monk Lianhua is in a good mood now, and naturally he is more open-minded and peaceful: "You have such a beloved disciple, you really have a lot of blessings."

"Okay, okay." Qian Suanzi waved his hand helplessly: "Stop bragging, I know you miss my little apprentice, but he...can't practice Buddhism."

Bai Ze nodded fiercely, yes, yes!

He is such a cute, kind, honest and handsome boy, how could he shave his head and say "Yami Tofu"?

"Little friend has a destiny with immortals, and also has a destiny with Buddha." Monk Lianhua was not discouraged at all.

Seeing the little apprentice's angry eyes widen, Qian Suanzi had no choice but to say, "Okay, your punishment is over here, and you can speak."

"Master!" Bai Ze immediately opened his mouth and took action, pounced on Qian Shuanzi: "I didn't do it on purpose, I didn't beat him with disability... No, I played Zen machine..."

So don't get me wrong!

"Yeah, Master believes in you." Qian Suanzi looked at the little apprentice and looked at him eagerly, knowing that the little apprentice didn't do it on purpose: "How many times have you done it unintentionally? But you have helped some people."

In the past, it was restricted to one's own school, but now it's better, and the guests who come to the door are not let go.

Fortunately, the person who came was the lotus monk.

It was his close friend.

"I..." Bai Ze was speechless.

How did he know that he had the physique of a magnet?It also comes with the halo of the Holy Father, who can take care of it.

He is not that kind of person.

"Come on, let me introduce you formally. This is Master Lianhua, the founder and host of the Lotus Temple. You are welcome." Qian Suanzi opened another topic, no longer entangled in the problems of the Lotus Monk himself, because a person who was obsessed with his state of mind I almost got a demon in my mind. This kind of thing is not easy to delve into, as if the other party is too narrow-minded. In fact, most monks don't like to show this shortcoming to others, so he changed the topic and officially introduced The little apprentice met his friend: "It is the master's life-and-death friend."

"I know, Master mentioned it." Bai Ze was very obedient at the moment, tidied up, and obediently knelt down and kowtowed: "Bai Ze pays homage to Master Lianhua."

Although he was angry that the old monk wanted to force him to become a monk, but the master introduced him formally, which is a must.

We met on a formal occasion and received a gift from Monk Lianhua.

After going through the formalities, Qian Suanzi said: "You just broke through, let's stabilize your realm on the lotus peak."

"Okay." Monk Lianhua was not polite.

He and Qian Suanzi have a lifelong friendship, there is no need to be polite or anything.

On the other hand, Master Duobao had sent a message to Monk Shuizhi, and besides announcing the good news, he also said that he would stay with Monk Lianhua for a while longer, and return to the Lotus Temple after his state stabilized.

Monk Shuizhi responded very quickly, and immediately replied. In addition to thanking him, he sent ten more disciples over to give a copy of Xie Yi.

Monk Lianhua has friendship with Qian Suanzi, but Lianhua Temple is a Buddhist sect that pays attention to cause and effect, so in order to settle this big cause and effect, Monk Shuizhi must prepare a generous gift.

Duobao Zhenren is very satisfied with this.

As for Qian Suanzi, he took his little apprentice and his friends to retreat directly on the Lotus Peak, and left a big mess to Master Changchun.

"Big brother, you've worked hard!" Before Qian Suanzi left, he solemnly saluted Changchun Daoist with a wry smile.

There is no way, now only Changchun Daoist and Duobao Daoist can move freely.

Qian Suanzi originally wanted to wait. After all, in the entire sect, he was the only one who was a cultivator at the transformation stage, and he couldn't find a suitable person to discuss with.

It's different now, isn't there a lotus monk now?

Both of them are newly promoted cultivators in the stage of transforming gods, and they are both uninstructed, so it's okay to prove each other together.

Although Buddhism and Taoism are different, the state of mind should be similar.

And they are friends and have discussed it together before.

Therefore, at this time, the real Changchun can only come out to take the lead.

lotus peak

This is an inconspicuous mountain peak. The only difference is that there is a pond on this mountain peak, which is formed by the condensation of spiritual energy. The water in the entire pond is all spiritual water, the kind that contains spiritual energy. , Raised an eighth-level golden lotus.

This nasturtium has only two flower buds, which have not yet opened.

The emerald green lotus leaves have grown seventeen or eighteen pieces, and guarding this aura pond is a jasper courtyard.

The pond is on the east side of the other courtyard, protected by a jasper wall, and outside the wall is a cliff, which is very steep.

Today, a golden lotus is in full bloom.

Qian Suanzi pointed at the golden lotus and said, "Thanks to your breakthrough here, the golden lotus has also benefited a little bit, and it even bloomed."

"I should thank that apprentice of yours. Whether he is intentional or unintentional, he has helped me a lot." Monk Lianhua looked at Bai Ze who was walking around as soon as he landed: "It's just your apprentice... , that age?"

Qian Suanzi coughed lightly: "15 years old..."

Monk Lianhua: "...hehe... Although monks don't lie, you can't fool me either!"

No matter how good the relationship is, this answer is too foolish, right?

"Really." Qian Suanzi looked at Bai Ze who was lying on the edge of the pond, looking at the nasturtium: "Do you think he is 150 years old?"

Monk Lianhua turned his head in shock, just in time to see Bai Ze stretching out his little claws to hook the blooming golden lotus, but his arms were too short, so he missed the hook, and moved forward...unable to stabilize his figure, " "Plop" all of a sudden... rolled into the pond...