Obviously, this is the old nest of Zen Master Wukong, who probably stayed here before he went to the Acropolis to join the Xuanwei Camp.In addition to the Buddhist scriptures in the hands of Zen Master Wukong, there are also a pile of books next to it, because of neglect, it is covered with a thick layer of dust, and there are clear fingerprints printed on several books.Li Zheng looked and saw the names of several books: Ahama Sutra, Amitayus Sutra, Amitabha Sutra, Buddha Says Forty-two Chapters Sutra......
Judging from the degree of damage to the books, these books should have been read many times, but I don't know if it was Wukong Zen Master himself or his previous master who looked through it......
Regarding the sudden return of Zen Master Wukong to look at the Buddhist scriptures, Li Zheng also had a guess in his heart.Wukong Zen Master is not smart, and the way he practices is that he learns whatever his master teaches.Looking at him like this, it is estimated that his master did not dare to teach him something too complicated, but it was too complicated and messed him up, so he could only come step by step.It's a pity that his master only had time to tell him about an "emptiness" before he died, so Wukong Zen Master grabbed this "emptiness" and didn't let go, and he had to reach the great vacuum.But obviously, "emptiness" is not the whole essence of Buddhism, and even the word "emptiness" also contains many different levels of meaning, Wukong Zen Master must have been aware of this problem when he looked at the Buddhist scriptures before, but he himself couldn't figure it out, and he was unwilling to go against his deceased master's teachings, so he could only treat the disharmony as ignoring.As the so-called good reading does not seek to understand.When Wukong Zen Master trained Li Zheng to control his emotions, the two often debated, and Li Zheng felt that Wukong Zen Master had a problem, sometimes he spoke very incomprehensibly, and sometimes he was too naïve.However, at that time, Li Zheng had not yet entered the pre-heaven, his mind was not condensed enough, and his thinking had not reached that level, he just felt that something was wrong.And now, Li Zheng has entered the innate realm, his mind is very condensed, his thinking is smooth, coupled with the perception he obtained before awakening, so that his ideological level has also entered another realm, which can guess the situation of Wukong Zen Master.On the surface, Zen Master Wukong is very diligent, but in fact, he just spends his days in a state of confusion, and he doesn't understand the meaning of the Buddhist scriptures, but just relies on his own assumptions and enthusiasm to cultivate.The murder in Fuzai City that day has already touched the heart of Zen Master Wukong, and this prison experience obviously gave him a new understanding, so he hurriedly came back to read the Buddhist scriptures, probably to confirm his new understanding."
But I don't know what Master wants to confirm?
Empty?
What is the opposite of emptiness?
What insights did the experience in prison give him about it?
”Li Zheng thought about it for a while, but he still didn't understand it after all, after all, he didn't have much knowledge of Buddhist classics.Li Zheng didn't bother much, his body shook, and the next moment, he appeared in front of Wukong Zen Master in the underground passage.Zen Master Wukong seemed to be immersed in the Buddhist scriptures, and he didn't seem to be aware of his arrival.Li Zheng had no choice but to snatch the Buddhist scripture from the hands of Zen Master Wukong and announce his arrival.Wukong Zen Master was looking hungry and thirsty, and was suddenly snatched away by Li Zheng, how could he be willing to rest?
shouted: "What are you doing!
”rushed towards Li Zheng's side, wanting to take the Buddhist scripture back again.However, when the book reached Li Zheng's hands, how could it be taken away again, Wukong Zen Master was about to rush to Li Zheng's side, and was suddenly blocked by an invisible wall of qi.Zen Master Wukong scratched his ears and cheeks in the wall of qi, and he was about to cry: "Good apprentice, give it back to me, give it back to me!"
”Looking at his anxious appearance, Li Zheng couldn't help but think of the scene when he practiced the method of meditation with Zen Master Wukong, when Zen Master Wukong lay down flames where he was sitting, and no matter which way he went, the flames would come out to block him.Now the situation is reversed, and he has trapped his master in a wall of qi.Li Zheng said with a smile: "Master, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, you should rest first."
Do you remember when I followed you to practice the method of meditation, and you used the method of drawing the ground as a prison to trap me?
As an apprentice, you can bear it, but master, can't you help it?
”When Li Zheng said this, Zen Master Wukong was ashamed and gradually quieted down.Li Zheng turned over the Buddhist scriptures and looked at the book cover, but saw a few big words written on it: "On Mahayana with a golden lion."
It turns out that this is not a Buddhist scripture, just a treatise.Buddhist classics are divided into three kinds of scriptures, laws, and treatises, and Buddhist scriptures are obscure and difficult to understand, so later generations have specially sorted out and discussed, which is a treatise.Don't look at the treatise is just a combing and discussion of the Buddhist scriptures, I feel that I am in a subordinate position, in fact, some theories are very important, without these theories, the Buddhist scriptures are like wordless heavenly books.The pages of this book are still very flat, and it seems that he hasn't turned it over much, but I don't know if Wukong Zen Master doesn't read so many Buddhist scriptures, why just pick out this book that he hasn't read much before?
glanced at the catalog, and saw what was written on it, "Ming origin is the first, color discrimination is second", Li Zheng understood a little.This book probably involves empty colors, and now Goku is having doubts about the vacuum he has always held, so he wants to get confirmation from this book.However, what Li Zheng didn't understand was why Zen Master Wukong hadn't read this book before, and only now did he remember to read it.Turning to the second page of the color discrimination, Li Zheng took a few general glances.It is said that the lion is empty, but it is real gold, so the name is empty, and the color is called the color empty [eight].Further down, see the place of [1], written "Relocation Note", "Du Note", "Analogous Solution", "Survey Text", "Case", etc., it is estimated that it is an explanation of that sentence, a short sentence, five words, and the following just explained it on two pages.The scriptures are deep and want to explain them, but the explanations are still too obscure, so they need to be explained as well, but ......
Li Zheng looked down a few sentences, only to feel that his head was incomparably big, and these explanations of the discussion should be simple and easy to understand, but he still couldn't understand it.Li Zheng thought to himself, no wonder Zen Master Wukong hadn't read this book much before, he had entered the innate realm, his thinking was far beyond ordinary people, and he was big to read, even if Zen Master Wukong knew more about Buddhist scriptures than himself, it was estimated that it would not be too smooth to read.Li Zheng was patient, and spent half an hour reading the more than a dozen pages of explanations of the part of "Distinguishing Colors and Emptiness", although he still didn't understand it very well, but he also had a general concept.The lion is the image seen by the naked eye, which is the color, and gold is the essence of the lion.After the golden lion is smelted, it can be re-kneaded into a horse or sheep, or not pinched at all, just a lump, and then painted with paint, and the original golden lion will be presented in a new image.Because the image of a lion is not fixed and can be transformed into a horse or a sheep or something else at any time, it is said that there is no lion.After the golden lion is painted, it is impossible to tell that it is made of gold, but whether it is pinched into a horse or a sheep, the body of gold remains the same, so although you can't see gold, you can't say that gold doesn't exist, so it is said that there is no gold body.Although gold does not have to be presented in the form of a lion, it must always be presented in a certain image, or a horse, or a sheep, or just a lump, just like when you are hungry, you may not eat meat, or you may not eat steamed buns, but you must always eat something, and this is Joseim.The relocation of this place is interesting: the Tao is the Tao, the Tao is not the Tao, the Tao is unspeakable, and the Tao is revealed by the words.The avenue is difficult to explain clearly, and what can be explained clearly is not the avenue, and the avenue is difficult to say, but if you don't say it, how can you show the avenue?
It's such a strange relationship.Therefore, the following goes on to say that although the lion is illusory, it is not useless, and it is necessary to use it to reveal the essence of gold, so it is called unhindered illusion.…… Although Li Zheng still found it difficult to correspond to the metaphor of color and emptiness in this book, a short reading experience also made him realize the breadth and profundity of Buddhism.If he really wants to study the Buddhist scriptures well, he will probably be inspired by his own spiritual path, of course, not now.Li Zheng wrote down the name of the book, returned the book to Zen Master Wukong, and said with a smile: "Master, we haven't debated for a long time, right?"
”Hearing Li Zheng say this, Wukong Zen Master couldn't help but light up, to be honest, he had some feelings in his heart, but he was not very clear, so he wanted to find the answer from the books.This book "Discussing Mahayana with the Golden Lion" was left to him by his master, but he warned him to read it after his cultivation reached a certain level, otherwise it might affect his cultivation.Out of curiosity, of course, he also looked at it a few times, but it was really difficult to understand, and coupled with the master's admonition, he also left the book behind him, thinking about his own vacuum.It wasn't until now that he had a new understanding, and the previous Dading vacuum seemed to be inexplicable, that he remembered this book again.And after having a new understanding, when I read this book again, although it is still obscure, many places are facing his difficulties, so I am fascinated by it when I read it.However, when I look at it alone, I still swallow dates after all, and I don't understand many places.Li Zheng has entered the innate realm, his mind is condensed, and his thinking is smooth, if Li Zheng is willing to debate with him, there must be many places that are not clear.So, the master and apprentice seemed to have returned to the past, squatting on the edge of the earthen wall, taking advantage of the faint light of the night pearl, looking at the books in their hands, and sometimes discussing a few words......
Immersed in books, I don't know the passage of time, plus the two of them are underground, and there is no concept of day and night, and I don't know how long it has been, all the things that the two can discuss have been discussed, and some of the things that they don't understand are doubtful for the time being, Li Zheng himself is still very ignorant about many places in the book, and he believes that even if Wukong Zen Master knows more than him, he doesn't understand everything.But one thing he can be sure of is that after the confirmation of the books and the discussion between the two, Zen Master Wukong is no longer in the state of confusion before, and many places that were originally incomprehensible are now available."
Thank you Xiaozheng, when you begged me to help you, I still hated it and didn't want to accept you, but I didn't expect that my last chance would fall on you!"
Zen Master Wukong said to Li Zheng very sincerely.Li Zheng's perception is very strong, and he is sensitive to realize that the Wukong Zen Master at this moment is no longer the stupid monk who seemed to practice in the air, but has begun to be grounded.The current Wukong Zen Master, Li Zheng has a nine-layer grasp, and he can enter the stage of strengthening the mind, and then it is not difficult to enter the innate realm.Of course, he also knew that Zen Master Wukong might not care at all whether he could enter the innate realm......