Chapter 54 Brother Xiao
"Sister Fengyue, have you ever heard of the name of Buddha Jinghuai?" Zhou Shuyi asked again when she saw her looking at the altar in trance.
Xie Fengyue, who was woken up, nodded blankly: "I heard something!"
After hearing this, Zhou Shuyi became happy, and she smiled sweetly: "I also heard the noble ladies in Shengjing mention this Jinghuai Buddha." She leaned close to Xie Fengyue and whispered, "I heard it is very beautiful!"
Xie Fengyue's expression was hard to describe. Qian'an, no matter from the aristocratic family or the royal family, respected Buddhism and Taoism very much. Maybe if he had done too many wrong things, he would naturally respect ghosts and gods even more.
But this Sister Shuyi still wants to offend the Buddha, which is really treasonous!
Wang Yan pretended to take a rest with his eyes closed.
He can guarantee that Xie Fengyue must know this Jinghuai Buddha.
Otherwise, where did the expression of nostalgia, heartache, regret, and guilt on her face come from?
After about a cup of tea, a figure appeared at the door of the monastery. He was tall and tall, with handsome features and clear eyes. A red mole on his forehead seemed to be shining with a strange light.
The eyes of everyone in the courtyard were attracted at this moment, except Wang Yan who stared at Xie Fengyue with squinted eyes.
The enthusiasm that burst out of her eyes just now made his heart feel like it was blocked by a stone, and he even missed half a breath.
"Does this person want to blaspheme the Buddha? This is really unreasonable!"
Buddha Jinghuai put his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute to everyone, chanted Amitabha in his mouth, and then walked towards the altar. On the way, he was stopped by Zhou Shuyi: "Buddha, you are so beautiful!"
The expression on his face did not change at all, and he replied calmly: "The world of mortals is just a skin. The donor should not be concerned about his appearance."
After Buddha Jinghuai walked up to the teaching position at the Dharma altar, he saw Xie Fengyue who was blocked by Zhou Shuyi.
Jinghuai Buddha, who had looked like an old god before, seemed to have everything turned into white bones, now his lips trembled slightly, and the joints of his clasped hands looked a little white due to too much exertion.
Xie Fengyue said with her mouth to Jinghuai Buddha: "Brother Xiao."
The Buddha suddenly closed his eyes, recited several lines of Amitabha, took a deep breath, straightened his monk's robe, sat down, and began to lecture.
"The Buddha is the heart. The heart is the Buddha. The heart and the Buddha always want things.
If you know that there is nothing and no mind, then you are truly like the Dharmakaya Buddha.
Dharmakaya Buddha has no appearance, but a round light encompassing all things.
The body without body is the true body, and the phase without form is the reality.
It is neither color, nor emptiness, nor emptiness. It does not come, go or return.
No difference, no similarity, no presence or absence, hard to give up, hard to take, hard to hear and look forward to.
The spiritual light inside and outside is the same everywhere, and the Buddha's kingdom is in the same sand.
A grain of sand contains a thousand realms, and one body and mind are all the same.
To know it, you must know the secret of no mind, which is a pure karma that is not stained or stagnant.
Doing nothing about good and evil is Namo Sakyamuni. ”
The cadence of Buddhist words was read out by the Buddha Jinghuai.
But the Buddhist disciples who recited these words just followed the scriptures that they recited day and night, or they didn't even know what they were reciting or talking about.
There was only one sentence in his mind: "Brother Xiao."
We haven't seen each other for many years. In fact, Xiao Zeqian has not changed much from when he was a child. He still has a straight face, but there is more compassion in his eyes.
He opened and closed his lips to finish speaking the profound and obscure Buddhist scriptures in easy-to-understand terms.
Xie Fengyue didn't listen carefully. She looked at the shiny head and chuckled.
The sound was neither loud nor quiet, but it could reach the ears of the four people present.
All of a sudden, three eyes shot towards her.
Xie Fengyue pursed her lips and lowered her head. Zhou Shuyi stood up disapprovingly and walked to the altar. She put her entire body weight on the platform and got closer to look at Jinghuai Buddha.
She took a sharp breath: "You are so beautiful even so close, you are more beautiful than Gongzi Yan!"
There was no expression on Gongzi Yan's face, but Baishan beside him said scornfully: "My husband is a famous scholar in Qian'an, and a gentleman has won the first place in all six arts. How can I compare him with others from other places?"
The role of a slave is to sometimes say things that the master cannot say. From this point of view, Bai Shan is indeed a good servant.
Zhou Shuyi stretched her neck and her eyes almost fell on Jinghuai Buddha. She murmured: "How old are you this year~"
The corner of Xie Fengyue's mouth twitched, why did Sister Shuyi seem to be asking the poor man in the building.
She opened her mouth and said: "Sister, this is a Buddhist, please don't be rude."
Zhou Shuyi just woke up from a dream, patted her face, with a shy look on her face: "You are so beautiful, I can't help it."
Buddha Jinghuai twisted his beads and said softly: "No problem, the donor is sincere and truly a man of the right temperament."
Gongzi Yan on the side sneered: "Buddha thinks Princess Shuyi is a sweetheart, but what kind of person do you think the girl next to her is?"
Xie Fengyue didn't expect that Gongzi Yan would suddenly speak at this time and glared at him angrily.
"Amitabha, this donor is also a sincere person," said the Buddha.
Gongzi Yan laughed out loud: "It seems that the Buddha is still thinking of the friendship between old friends and showing mercy."
Originally, he just wanted to deceive these two people, but when he saw Xie Fengyue's chapped smile, he felt blocked and angry for no reason.
Without waiting for Xie Fengyue to explain, Buddha spoke up: "To a poor monk, the past in this world is like a grain of sand in the sea." The sound of the beads in his hand moving became louder.
"I haven't seen you for many years. Is your body still healthy?" Xie Fengyue asked respectfully, performing a Buddhist salute.
"Amitabha, thank you for your hard work... I'm grateful for the donor's concern. He's already well." The smile at the corner of his mouth did not change at all, but the beads in his hand stopped moving.
Wang Yan watched this scene coldly.
Zhi Zhi beside Xie Fengyue could no longer hold back any longer. She lifted the teapot on the table and shouted loudly: "Xiao Langjun, this is Shouzhou Huangya, your favorite tea!"
Buddha was in a trance for a moment. This was the second time he heard such a name today.
Xie Fengyue did not blame Zhezhi Exit, but instead picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "The mountain spring water from Baima Temple has a unique flavor when paired with this tea."
"Don't you like tea?"
"Is it a sign of Zen to finally stop talking, brother Xiao?" Xie Fengyue asked with a smile.
The prayer beads that had stopped playing started to spin again. "The poor monk has converted to Buddhism for several years. The name Xiao Zeqian has long been associated with him in his previous life. Now the poor monk's dharma name is Jinghuai."
With a puff, Xie Fengyue couldn't hold it back after all: "Yes, yes, Jinghuai Buddha, why didn't I realize that Buddha has such a serious side before?"
"When poor monks were young, they were often naughty. Now they are naturally different when they enter the seat of Buddhism."
"We haven't seen each other for so many years, and I wanted to catch up with you. If you don't want to talk to me, just say so. You just sound like an old scholar when you say something like that." on the chest.
A smile slowly spread in his eyes.
Why is it still the same as when I was a child?
In fact, Xie Fengyue really didn't mean to do this. Although she hadn't seen her for so many years, the familiarity she felt at the beginning slowly came back when she started talking. When she was young, she was facing Xiao Langjun's Buddhist disciple. Is that so? Otherwise, how could he be coaxed into picking lotus seeds in the lotus pond without knowing the nature of water?
"Bah bang bang" inappropriate applause sounded.
Gongzi Yan clapped his hands: "Meeting old friends again is a great blessing in life. Should Princess Shuyi and I make room for you to reminisce about the past?"
The Buddhist words in the article come from Chapter 14 of the original book "Journey to the West".
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