There are many schools of Buddhism, and the longer they develop, the more complex they absorb opinions from various places in order to facilitate preaching.
Some schools focus on patience, some focus on compassion, some focus on seeking emptiness, and some focus on reincarnation.
Jinshan Temple can be regarded as a sect that pays attention to reincarnation. According to the Buddhist scriptures, the reincarnation of good and evil has long been determined, and the past has destined the present.
That is to say, if this person was born into a wealthy family in this life, it must be because he had done good deeds and accumulated good deeds in his previous life. He has done many good deeds, has deep blessings, and deserves all the blessings he enjoys.
This person is born into poverty, or is sick, or lonely, or is bullied in this life. It must be because he has done too many evil things in his previous life and has not paid off his sins, so he deserves to suffer.
And for someone to be reincarnated into an animal, that's even worse.
It means that the evil done in this past life was too great and the sins were so profound that he did not even have the chance to be a human being, and was only qualified to be an ignorant beast.
Because of ignorance, one cannot commit sins in this life. Only after being turned into an animal several times in a row and paying off one's sin debt can one become a human being again.
From this point of view, if non-human things gain wisdom and start to practice, they are already going against nature and do not meet the rules of being a beast to atone for their sins set during reincarnation. , after non-human beings succeed in cultivation, they will inevitably continue to do evil.
Therefore, when you encounter any monsters or monsters, you will know without asking that they must be evildoers. To eradicate them is to follow nature and do great merits.
Buddhist scriptures belong to Buddhist scriptures, and reality belongs to reality.
This idea that if you are reincarnated well, you will do good in the future, and if you are reincarnated poorly, you will do evil in the future. No monk with a little experience will take it too seriously.
Precisely because no one takes it too seriously, when senior monks teach younger generations, they will not specifically take out these records in the Buddhist scriptures and refute them in detail. As long as the younger generations are older, they will naturally understand. .
It happened that a sea of dharma appeared in Jinshan Temple.
His talent is so good that he can learn from his master faster than he can learn by himself. He has read all the classics of Jinshan Temple at a young age and is deeply influenced by the concepts in them. Use this as the foundation to create magic power.
At that time, everyone at Jinshan Temple was delighted to have such a born Buddhist, and no one felt qualified or justified to teach him anything.
So when Fa Hai came of age and went out to walk around the world, he still held the naive idea that what was said in the Buddhist scriptures was equivalent to the truth of reality, and he was quickly hit hard by reality.
It is easy to be reincarnated among those who are of noble birth, and there are also many who are not human beings. There are also those who are of humble birth, but there are some who are kind-hearted. Beasts sometimes know better than humans.
What shook him the most was the time when he met an old spider who had been practicing Buddhism for more than two hundred years.
At that time, he was very excited. Seeing that this spider monster dared to dress up as a monk, it was really rebellious, so he suppressed it with a little teasing.
As a result, he soon discovered that the old spider's magical power was kind and pure, and his spirit was peaceful and joyful. Not only did he not do any evil, but he often taught people about Buddhism, advised good deeds and warded off evil. He was a very respected old abbot.
When Fahai realized something was wrong, he hurried to release the suppressed old spider. Because his magic power was too strong, he had destroyed most of the old spider's cultivation. This incident made him worried. Shaky, very restless.
After arriving here, normal people have seen the difference between reality and Buddhist scriptures. Since they are young and have strong receptive thinking ability, they can naturally adjust.
But Fa Hai’s cultivation is based on the concept of “World Honored Ksitigarbha”. Ksitigarbha is the master of the underworld, and reincarnation has a certain number, which is the basis of his magic power.
When he wanted to change mentally, his cultivation power did not allow him to change so easily.
At this time, Fahai's profound and astonishing cultivation level actually hindered his mental state. If there were flaws in his mind and magic power, he would develop delusion, delusion would give rise to anger, and anger would give rise to greed.
The three poisons of ignorance, anger, and greed emerge one after another, and all kinds of troubles and desires come one after another, including greed for death, fame, and even lust for flowers and lust.
Although he still relied on his ability to meditate and enter concentration to suppress most of his evil roots and be able to control them, he felt that he was in a dangerous situation, so he found the green snake to test himself.
As a result, this test was not successful, and Beiyue's demonic energy took the opportunity to enter his body, which began the prelude to his many years of demonic troubles.
Although he strengthened the seals of Beiyue and Nanyue, the contradiction between his state of mind and his magic power has not been eliminated, and the immortal demonic energy will continue to grow in him. The thicker the cultivation level, the heavier the demonic energy will be.
Coupled with the continuous stimulation he suffered tonight, he was only one last bit of perseverance before he finally became possessed.
When Su Hanshan saw Fahai, he had already felt that if this monk was possessed by the devil, he would definitely give up his fly whisk and rosary beads, have threads of trouble growing on his head, hold a demon sword, and run rampant in the world with a set of paranoid principles.
Even if they are not like ordinary evil demons who take pleasure in destruction, such a sea of dharma may be a great trouble for all sentient beings in the world.
As for Fahai's wish to undergo a rainbow transformation and pass away, he probably won't be able to succeed.
Because the green snake spirit in the sword still has some remaining power after it is out of the control of the sword maker. Although the feelings are extremely complicated, it will never sit back and let Fahai die. It will inevitably happen at the most critical moment. time to make such a small obstacle.
"Green Snake and Fahai, if we were watching TV, I would be quite happy to see what happens to this monk after he becomes a demon, but this is reality."
Su Hanshan sensed Fahai with his formless heart Cultivation level, already knowing the key, first read the Xuanhuang Thousand Character Essay.
In the surrounding air, there was a soft sound like drops of rain falling into the lake, and many bubbles of clear water appeared one after another.
Each water bubble is about the size of a palm, and there is a small golden Buddha sitting inside.
The bubbles are transparent and erratic, and the golden Buddha is full of texture and floats slowly, like a perfect combination of light, heavy, virtual and solid.
The thoughts generated by the "Xuanhuang Thousand-Character Essay" are the most peaceful. After being transformed by Su Hanshan with the Buddhist formless mind, every thought seems to be the true nature of the Buddha's thoughts of the Great Concentration and the Great Wisdom.
Hundreds of golden Buddha bubbles, one after another, all poured into Fahai and disappeared.
The black demonic flame rising from Fa Hai gradually weakened, and the sound of Zen chanting surrounding him became clearer.
When Ning Caichen and others rushed over, they saw the two seniors standing and singing Xuanyin Zen in such harmony that there was no sign that Fa Hai was about to become possessed.
“Why do we chant sutras together here?”
Old Yuan was confused and said, "So why did Master Fahai stop at this place?"
"He is too qualified and has no famous teacher to teach him. He was tricked tonight and almost had a big problem. "
Su Hanshan replied, looking into the eyes Fa Hai, who had returned to normal, said, "This is just a temporary suppression to allow you to have some clarity and be able to learn the Dharma. I will teach you the martial arts of subduing demons. Please listen carefully."
The sky is full of mysterious sounds, suddenly With a change, a big tree vaguely appeared behind Su Hanshan.
Originally, it was just a tree-shaped thick outline composed of five-color veins. As the mysterious sound was chanted, the five-color light was gradually replaced by bright white light.
The tree body, as pure and mottled as the bright moon, becomes more real, growing from scratch, from small to large.
The powerful branches of Cangqiu stretch out in all directions, and the leaves rustle.
All the true Buddha bubbles no longer fly randomly, they all hang on the branches, as if they are the fruits of this sacred tree.
Not only Fahai learned the martial arts of subduing demons, but Ning Caichen, Ge Fuzi, the Yangzhai brothers and even Nie Xiaoqian, etc., all felt the context of the method of subduing demons, and had different feelings based on their respective spiritual talents.
The mountains were covered with withered grass as thick as a dead man’s hair. I don’t know when it came back to life.
Under the cold night, the grass is green and the sacred tree stands on the top of the mountain.
On the hill next door, small flying insects were perched on the leaves, watching everything.
After Su Hanshan finished reciting a mysterious sound, the vision of the sacred tree behind him gradually disappeared. Suddenly his ears moved and his right hand grasped like lightning.
He made a hole in the space, and he caught the little insect on the hill next door.
“The bodies of all insects and beasts within a hundred miles have been destroyed, and their souls have been refined by a kind of swordsmanship.”
"Even if there is an insect coming, it must start flying here from at least a hundred miles away. What kind of insect can fly so fast and reach the central area in such a short time?"
Su Hanshan stared at This bug feels a bit like a grasshopper, but is as small as a ladybug and has wings twice as long as its body.
He didn't notice the bug's aura immediately just now. Although he caught it in his hand now, he could only see at a glance its special composition on the material level.
What is the consciousness of this insect that dominates, but when he takes action, it has automatically disappeared and cannot be traced back.
Grandma Dengcao and others could not see how wonderful this insect was, but Ning Caichen had some sense.
"I have never heard that there are masters in the world who practice voodoo and have reached the realm of ghosts and gods."
Ning Caichen thought hard, "Maybe it is not voodoo, but a method of incarnation outside the body, then it is a bit hard to say. ”
Xuanmen and Buddhism all have methods of incarnation outside the body. These methods are not as distinctive as those who practice Gu, so they can be completely ignored.
Since ancient times, there have been many hidden masters who have not died cleanly. Among the world-famous masters, any of them have broken through the realm of ghosts and gods without making it public, and they may know the art of incarnation outside the body.
“No rush, let’s stabilize Fahai’s situation first.”
Su Hanshan put away the little insect and looked up at the sky.
At this time, Fahai was already running the Demon-Conquering Martial Arts. The demonic energy in his body was further controlled, and he was able to speak. However, what he was reciting was not a Buddhist scripture, but a scripture that he had just learned from the Demon-Conquering Martial Arts. .
"My heart is as clear as ice, I am not shocked when the sky falls, I remain calm despite all changes, I am happy and calm..."
After he recited it several times, the breath in his body moved more peacefully, and the center of his eyebrows The cinnabar also changed from blood red to a shallow bright color With a bright red face, he said to Su Hanshan, "Thank you so much for your help and preaching. You are so kind!"
He didn't say anything about repayment, but you could tell from his look that he must have something up his sleeve. The intention of retribution is sincere and there is absolutely no pretense.
Su Hanshan said: "Your foundation and state of mind are in conflict. This biggest problem cannot be solved by the martial arts of subduing demons."
Fa Hai already knew it: "I once thought about abandoning my skills and rebuilding, but I just used my of cultivation, With the intensity of the current conflict between my mind, nature, and magic, if I want to cancel my power, I am afraid that a huge explosion will immediately occur, sweeping the world, and there will be even more evil spirits, entangled auras, and unpredictable variables. "
"Today Since there is a way to subjugate the demon, I can gradually reverse it after I have exhausted all the demonic energy in my body and then go to Taixu to find a secluded place to rebuild."
Su Hanshan shook his head: "That's too slow. What a waste." "Save. Save people to the end, send Buddha to the west, I have helped, and I will help you solve this problem completely!"
He looked up at the sky again, and suddenly stretched out his hand, and the clouds in the sky disappeared! , the stars shine, the galaxy is romantic.
Those who don’t understand astrology may not even be able to identify the Milky Way at this time, let alone the twenty-eight constellations. They can only see the stars filling the sky! So many stars!
All twenty-eight constellations emerged, and the starlight essence soon became as rich as cyan gauze, floating over the mountains.
"Lingxing! Mars! Earth and sky! Earth calamity! Qingyang! Tuoluo!"
Su Hanshan shouted six times in a row, and the thick starlight essence spread to the surrounding mountains. Gathering from all directions, they quickly condensed into six huge and ferocious demon king images. They were either laughing or crying, happy or angry. Although they resembled human figures, their postures were completely inhuman.
In this world, there is no immortal concept of the "Six Evil Stars" as powerful as the human world in the Yuan Realm.
But Su Hanshan's creation of the "Xuan Yuan Wan Di Sutra" naturally incorporated the mysteries of Xuanyin, and he could use normal starlight essence to temporarily transform the pattern of the Six Evil Heavenly Stars with the help of Heavenly Stars and Feng Shui.
The Six Evil Stars represent destructiveness to destiny, but destruction is not destruction.
This pattern is the best way to help the truly strong rebuild their foundation.
Although Fa Hai has never seen such magical power before, with his eyesight, he can certainly see many clues. He was surprised and delighted, and praised: "With the help of this method, I can destroy my own foundation. Maybe it can be done in one fell swoop.”
“You operate the Demon Subduing Martial Arts and restrain your instinctive counterattack. I use the Six Evil Stars to destroy your foundation, and then use my own cultivation to seal your foundation, leaving it in a state of being broken but not broken. ”
Su Hanshan turned around and waved his hand, "Guruzi, you all retreat outside the range of my six Xuanyin Demon Kings."
Everyone retreated a distance.
Su Hanshan asked Fahai again: "How long do you have to prepare?"
Fahai raised the blue sword, took a look, put it in his sleeves, clasped his hands together, and said with a smile : "The fate has arrived, why wait any longer? ?”
As he closed his palms, not only did the last remaining bits of demonic energy in his body converge from the ends of his eyes, but even the Zen chanting around him was extinguished. He closed his eyes and looked calm in white clothes. Enter into a very deep state of concentration.
Have you grasped the essence of demon-conquering martial arts so quickly? !
Su Hanshan was a little happy. With Fahai's talent, his deep understanding of the realm of ghosts and gods was self-evident. After he rebuilt his foundation, he would be able to learn this path from him.
You will definitely get more than watching the Yaksha pictures.
"The star comes to the world, breaking the old destiny!"
Su Hanshan laughed and pointed to the sky again.
There was a loud roar in the sky, and a starlight waterfall fell down. The blue light was misty, like real water splashing, and countless water droplets burst out from the roaring force. The mist filled the sky, and the scene was magnificent and beautiful.
However, the six Xuanyin Demon Kings were positioned sparsely, like a high wall, enclosing the Starlight Falls within this range.
Ning Caichen and others looked up and saw that a lake had been formed in the blink of an eye. The water level was so high that the mountain in the middle was completely submerged.
With their eyesight, they can’t see clearly what it looks like inside now.
A moment later, a shocking cracking sound came from the Starlight Lake.
It was obviously just a sound like the cracking of porcelain, not particularly loud, but it made everyone feel tense and almost wanted to feel if their skin and flesh were also cracked.
After this cracking sound, there was a series of cracking sounds. The starlight waterfall in the sky was cut off, and the spiritual energy flowing in the starlight lake also evaporated rapidly.
I saw a giant Buddha nine feet, nine feet, nine inches and nine inches tall, rising slowly above the water.
This giant Buddha wears a crown of five Buddhas symbolizing the pure lands of the five directions on his head. He is covered in heavenly robes. His hands are respectively used to show people the Dharma seal and the wish seal. He stands upright and has a nine-grade golden lotus under his feet. , around the golden lotus, there are countless evil ghosts and Shuras carved.
Stepping on hell, carrying the pure land, leading all living beings, and dominating the world, this is the dharma of the World Honored Ksitigarbha.
However, this giant Buddha suddenly cracked from the center of his eyebrows, and his whole body was like thousands of fragments floating at the moment.
Under the shell of the Buddha's body, there is only emptiness.
"Prajna Buddhas, World Honored Ksitigarbha..."
Fa Hai's voice is still under the water, coming out slowly and dullly, but it is not the same as the bright light emanating from the big Buddha above the water. Wonderful sounds, integrated into one.
It was solemn, sacred, grand and long, unlike his usual voice, as if the World Honored Buddha was speaking through his mouth.
"Ksitigarbha has not yet dominated the world, and the theory of reincarnation has no definite conclusion. The so-called Buddhist principles of past lives will only become an excuse to do evil if they are applied to the present world."
With Su Hanshan's voice, the surrounding six elements Demon King Xuanyin responded at the same time, laughing strangely, howling, or shouting, decorating Su Hanshan's voice, making it rise higher than the Buddha's voice.
"Please, World Honored One, abdicate!"
As soon as Su Hanshan finished speaking, the figure of Ksitigarbha Buddha seemed to have been slapped on the head.
The entire majestic head was deeply sunk, and a bright white palm print appeared. The cracks all over the Buddha's body shook sharply, but they were immobilized by this palm print and could not explode.
Under the water, a voice came out again, this time it was Fahai's voice.
"If your heart is as clear as ice, you will not be shocked when the sky falls...Please, World Honored One, abdicate!"
Fahai's voice was strong and he said cheerfully, "Please, World Honored One, return to the position of Bodhisattva, Great Lord." May Ksitigarbha be miserable Practicing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, calmly meditate and meditate profoundly, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!”
Before he finished speaking, a pure white fly whisk burst out of the water. The length of the fly whisk increased dramatically, absorbing the vitality of the starlight lake! .
In an instant, all the remaining starlight and flowing water were taken away by the whisk, tightly wrapped around the Ksitigarbha Buddha, and yanked suddenly.
The figure of Ksitigarbha Buddha shrinks sharply. There is no hair crown on the top of his head, just like the image of a monk. He only wears a monk's robe. There is no lotus platform at his feet. He holds a thousand-leaf lotus in his hand.
Fa Hai's whisk also shrank, and he put it on his shoulder casually. The shadow of Ksitigarbha bound by the whisk merged into his body from the center of his back.
"Prajna Buddhas..."
Fahai adjusted his breath slowly and pondered for a long time. The golden light on his body sometimes cracked and sometimes healed. After half an hour, he finally stood up. He put one palm up in front of his chest, bowed to Su Hanshan, and said with a smile, "Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"
Namo means paying homage.
Su Hanshan said: "You think of me as Ksitigarbha again?"
Fahai Anran said: "Bodhisattva is a human being, and anyone can be Ksitigarbha."
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Thousands of miles away, a wild shop by the river.
The wild shop is deserted, overgrown with grass, abandoned tables and chairs, and collapsed on the ground.
The strong man in green and gray robes sat on the table and drank heavily.
Suddenly there was a startling voice in his ear.
The strong man stopped the wine jar and asked: "What happened?"
The voice said: "Many of the spies I sent to Huashan were destroyed tonight. Finally, The most stubborn one was also captured. "
Hidden thoughts were introduced into the mind of the strong man, showing the changes in Huashan tonight.
"The seal of the Demon God of Xiyue has been blocked. Okay, Yaksha has also been killed. Hey, this grandma Yaksha is quite strong. Wait, demon-conquering martial arts?!"
The strong man's face changed, " There is also such a good thing, seventy-two kinds of seduction magic, hiss , It seems to be really feasible, Shui Longyin, how did your bug get the news? If you heard such an important thing so briefly, and you didn’t adjust it quickly, it would be far less complete than what the people present heard.”
The strong man poured another sip of wine into his mouth.
His wine was actually made from demonic energy. It was extremely pure. Once it entered his body, it violently collided with his own Yuan Gong, sharpening and canceling each other out.
If Su Hanshan can see here, although this method is not as sophisticated as the martial arts of subduing demons, it is similar to the path of the ancient military strategist Jiuyuan Gods and Demons. It is extremely difficult to practice.
This time, the strong man deliberately left a trace of demonic energy mixed into his dantian, and used the demon-conquering martial arts. After trying it for a while, he really felt that the demonic energy was turned into his own cultivation, and his face was even more surprised.
"I am responsible for collecting intelligence from all over the world. I also compile reasonable rumors and derived knowledge and spread them. The stall is too big and there are always things that are difficult to take care of."
Shuilong groaned. He said, "It's you, you are responsible for tracking down the person behind the scenes who is most likely to cause the demonic disaster. There are only so many experts in the world today, and there are even fewer who have the position to do this. You haven't really determined the goal until now, so you are ineffective. .”
The strong man in green and gray cloth sighed: "Hey, how long have we been out here? The information we can collect is just ordinary rivers and lakes channels. There are no real secret clues in hand. How can we get the deepest knowledge? The crux of it?”
“You had previously suspected Fahai, who is extremely famous, has reached the peak of his cultivation, has had many contacts with demons, and has been mysterious in the past ten years, but now it seems that Fahai is not .”
Shui Longyin said, "In this case, let's act according to the surface information first. On the surface, the most likely mastermind behind the scenes is the Cihang Imperial Master."
He urged, "Quickly quick Hurry, the road to Shu is difficult, take action immediately!”
The strong man named “The Road to Shu” touched his stubble. Although he was still sitting on the broken table, the scene around him had already changed. After passing by rapidly, he said again: "Then Is the Cihang Imperial Master planning to go to Mount Tai? Hey, tell me, should you try to notify those people in Huashan and invite them experts to come over and have a look together? It would be safer if something happens. "
Shui Longyin thought for a while and said: "We don't need to be too busy in this regard. They should have the news themselves and have the motive to take a look." (End of Chapter)