The leisurely life of rebirth

"Are you afraid? They are all very scary!" Liuzi said, holding Dabao's hand and pointing at the King Kong in the palace.

"Don't be afraid! They are all Bodhisattvas, whether they are Vajra with kind eyebrows and kind eyes or Vajra with angry eyes, they just show different appearances." Dabao shook his head, "Vajra has angry eyes, so he subdues the four demons. Bodhisattva lowers his eyebrows, so he is compassionate to the six paths."

"You also know this," Ni Baohong said in surprise. Some adults don't even know that. They say they burn incense and worship Buddha, but they are actually just traveling around the mountains and rivers.

"Brother Ni, you have forgotten that I am learning Shaolin Boy Kung Fu, and I still know a little about these simple and sexy things about Bodhisattvas." Erya pulled his hand and said with a smile, "Use Buddhism to transform hostility and practice supreme martial arts."

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"Oh! There is such a scene in "Dragon Babu"!" Ni Baohong smiled. He was worse than a child. It seems that he should really practice Taoist classics [

Liuzi stood in the middle of the hall, his dark eyes half-covered, "Similar to this, in fact, with the rapid development of social economy, many people have the opportunity to display their talents, and have status and wealth, just like possessing supreme martial arts, so they can do whatever they want.

But with the increase in ability and wealth, and the accompanying hostility, I gradually lost my peaceful heart."

Yue Houming leaned against the big red pillar in the palace and said calmly, "However, they turned a blind eye. In fact, it is very dangerous and they will destroy others and themselves."

"You are talking about the Dharma. Since it should be beyond the scope of the Dharma, why are there still Dharma protectors? Who is the Vajra force protecting?" Fang Monan asked with a smile.

Fang Monan stood with a smile. In fact, whether they are the Four Heavenly Kings or the Four Vajras, they all have one basic characteristic, that is, they are all burly men with angry eyes, and each of them is wearing a military uniform and holding a weapon.

sharp weapon

Even as soon as you enter the mountain gate, there are two vajra warriors on the left and right sides, holding vajra pestles to protect the Dharma. Their images are generally majestic and angry, wearing a crown on their heads, with their upper bodies naked and holding vajra pestles.

legs spread

The only difference is that the left image is an angry face with its mouth open, using the vajra pestle as a blow. The right image is an angry face with its mouth closed, holding the vajra pestle flat, and opening its eyes angrily.

"King Kong conquers demons, of course he is a demon." Ni Baohong said with a smile. "Didn't Dabao just say that?" He looked at Fang Monan as if he had asked a stupid question.

"So who created the devil?" Fang Monan then asked

Yue Houming said in a low and soft voice, "In Eastern culture, God created humans, in Western culture, God created everything, and Satan, the fallen angel in the Bible, was a fallen angel who rebelled against God.

He is one of the seraphs in front of the throne of God, responsible for placing temptations in the world. Later, he fell into the devil and was regarded as the source of evil and darkness opposite to the power of light." He paused and continued, "And Lucifer used to be

The highest-ranking angel in heaven—the Seraphim of Holy Light, who served as the Archangel before his fall."

"Then why does the devil defect? ​​The devil obviously does not belong to all living beings. He has the same mana as God, has inexhaustible power, and has a body that never dies. In a world ruled by God, all living beings are imprisoned, but why does God

If you don't eliminate demons in all directions, this is the responsibility of gods. But all living beings have no fighting power in front of gods and demons. If they crush you to death, it will be like crushing an ant to death," Fang Monan said slowly.

Liu Zi’s eyes twinkled and he remained silent.

Fang Monan sat cross-legged on the futon and continued lazily, "The Bodhisattva's compassionate expression is of no use to kind-hearted sentient beings. Because he is kind, he does not need guidance or salvation from anyone or God.

And saving sentient beings is not in the devil's cave in the first place. The so-called corruption or decline, the weapon of King Kong's wrath, is useless to kind sentient beings. All sentient beings have not done anything that needs to be punished or whipped. All sentient beings are just living in a kind and living way.

"Fair and above board"

"The Bodhisattva's compassionate expression has no effect at all on the evil-doing devils. The devils cause harm to all directions and are always ready to cause destruction for fear that the world will be peaceful. For the Bodhisattva's smile, it is of no use to them.

The devils will only get worse. The weapons of the Raging Eye King Kong are of no use to the devils. The devils have limited fighting power, immortal souls and bodies. They have enough strength and ability, and they will always have the capital to continue fighting."

"God created the devil, and the devil's role is to destroy all living beings..."

Yue Houming continued, "Then God will come to deal with the devil who is ruining all living beings."

Fang Monan nodded, "The Bodhisattva's smile makes all living beings admire and worship, and the power of King Kong makes all living beings fear and be timid, but these two have no effect on the devil." She looked up at the Maitreya Buddha in the center of the hall, "So

, Bodhisattvas live kindly in heaven, devils live rampantly in hell, and kind-hearted sentient beings live hard in this turbulent world."

"This is the law of balance in the world." Liu Zi sighed with emotion. The smile disappeared from his face, and his dark eyes were half-covered to hide his thoughts. How similar this is to human society.

"No wonder Buddhists say that all living beings are suffering. The vast world, the Three Realms and Six Paths, everything is like this. The unknown world after Xing's death is not necessarily suffering." Ni Baohong shook his head and said

"Pfft..." Li Yi smiled unceremoniously, "You are still suffering" [

"To paraphrase a lyric, you and I are both mortals, born in this world, running around and suffering all day long, never having a moment of leisure," Ni Baohong said with a smile.

The Sixth Master said, "Buddha said that all desires are suffering. The Heart Sutra says: Form is not different. Emptiness is not different. Color is not different. Color is emptiness. It is color. Feelings, thoughts, and consciousness are also like this. Nothing in the world is empty, and there is not a thing. Therefore, the five aggregates are all

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"The sea accepts all rivers, and if you have tolerance, you will stand on a big wall with thousands of ridges. If you want, you will be strong." Yue Houming said

"Tch! Don't talk about me, we are all common people," Ni Baohong said with a wave of her hand.

"Let's go! Common people have to eat too." Fang Monan looked serious just now, but now he has become a common man.

"In this pure place of Buddhism, only vegetarian food is available," Liu Zi said with a smile.

Everyone left the Heavenly King's Palace and became ordinary people. Just now they just had a dream.

At lunch time, Fang Monan and the others went to the place where the temple provided meals for pilgrims. It was called Suxinzhai. It was a large-scale Zen temple or the temple also operated temple food. Since it is a place of Buddhism, it was appropriate to have such a name.

Of course, the brick and wood structure is relatively simple, and the facilities are relatively simple. There are tables and chairs of various sizes in the huge hall. The tables are made of wood, with log color, and the chairs painted with a layer of tung oil are ordinary bamboo chairs, and the price is natural

Not high

Considering that all the way to Jialan Temple is on foot, there is no high-altitude cable car, and these building materials and wooden furniture are all carried up manually. It is already very good to have such a scale and layout.

When Fang Monan and his party walked to Suxinzhai, it was already bustling with many pilgrims and tourists who came up on foot. It took a long time, and they would definitely have to deal with a meal on the mountain at noon, so the business here was

It can be said that the independent business is quite good.

Of course, there are also many pilgrims scattered in twos and threes in the square outside Jialan Temple, sitting on the edge of the flower bed, eating the dry food and water they brought with them. These pilgrims are either very frugal or their economic conditions are not good enough. After all, they are just getting rich first.

batch of people

Fang Monan and the others found a long table that could accommodate seven of them including two children. They had just sat down at this table when several young novice monks came over and put down the teapot and teacups.

Li Yi stood up and poured water for everyone one by one

Liu Zi took the menu from the little novice monk and said, "How about we try the Luo Han Zhai here?" He was afraid that the grown men wouldn't be full, so he asked, "Some more rice."

Everyone nodded and said, there is nothing to be particular about when going out.

"Donors, please rest assured that the taste of our Luo Han Zhai is comparable to that of chicken, duck, and fish. It will definitely be a worthwhile trip," said the little novice monk with his hands clasped together.

Another novice introduced, "Luohan Zhai is made of eighteen kinds of raw materials, which symbolizes the devotion to the Eighteen Arhats in Buddhism.

Made with bean curd oil, gluten, black fungus and daylily with seasonings, it looks plump and tastes fresh.”

"What is vegetarian chicken?" Dabao asked curiously

"Vegetarian chicken is a kind of soybean food with tofu skin as the main ingredient. It is made of vegetarian food to imitate meat. The texture and taste are indistinguishable from the original meat, and the flavor is unique," the little novice monk said respectfully.

"Is that vegetarian sausage also an imitation meat sausage made of soybeans?" Erya guessed

"The little benefactor is very smart," said the little novice monk

Dabao looked curiously at them, who were bareheaded and wearing gray monk robes, very ordinary monk robes, "You are a monk in this temple" [

"Yes, but we haven't received the ordination yet." The little novice monk knew why they had this question, and continued, "The real practice is to practice in the world. The real practice is not only on the mountain, not only in the temple, but also in society.

Life is born in order to enter the world better."

After the little novice monk retreated, Ni Baohong looked at them and said, "This is a really good reason. You can't say he is wrong yet."

Liuzi said calmly, "The state of mind in Hongchen Lian remains the same no matter where it is."

While they were talking, Luohanzhai was ready. Each person had a food bowl similar to an alms bowl for serving food. It is mostly used by Buddhists for alms. It is mostly made of copper, iron and other materials. It can be knocked when chanting sutras. It is a must-have for monks.

The formulating bowl

You are really in a temple, there is a temple atmosphere everywhere

"Dear donors, please use it slowly!" the little novice monk said with a smile, "This dish consists of a total of 18 kinds of vegetarian ingredients: 7 kinds of precious mushrooms, 3 kinds of edible medicinal materials, 4 kinds of bean products, 4 kinds of stems

Vegetables are placed in a special container, carefully cooked in vegetarian broth for 18 hours, and are made into a delicious dish.