Chapter 1496 Mathematics
Xue Wenfa turned to look at the fat monk, who was smiling like a Maitreya Buddha.
He hates monks very much.
Because they are the doctor’s mortal enemies.
After curing the patient, the patient quickly went to the temple to fulfill his vow, presented a large amount of sesame oil money, and said that the Bodhisattva was truly spiritual.
If the patient cannot be cured, the family members will beat the doctor severely, and then go to the temple. The monk will say that the patient's fate is like this because they are not sincere and have to pay for sesame oil.
This style is prevalent in the Eastern Land.
So people seek mystery and falsehood, but not truth and reason.
Those who seek the latter will find it difficult to move forward; those who seek the former will have a smooth journey.
It’s just that Xuanhejia can only be used internally, not externally. Outsiders don’t believe in your monks and don’t believe in your Tao. So every time you are severely beaten by the outside world, the atmosphere will change.
"I don't believe in Buddha, nor do I seek Buddha." Xue Wenfa said seriously.
"Haha, Buddha is just a symbol, just a convenience. Buddha is reason, truth, reality. It is in the heart, in the flower, and in the mist." The fat monk said seriously.
"Borrow old bottles to put new wine?" Xue Wenfa understood a little bit.
No wonder the great monk took a fancy to himself. I am afraid he took a fancy to his behavior of daring to break through the secular and ethical laws in order to save people's lives.
“The donor is very understanding. If you want to cleanse the world, you can only adapt to the world first. If you want to break the myth of the Fountain of Youth, you must first learn the true truth and then teach it to people. When people can see clearly The world will naturally not believe in the fountain of youth." The fat monk nodded.
Xue Wenfa thought for a while and then said: "Then I'll go with you, but you and I agree that in the future, we won't even need the word "Buddha"."
"That's natural. People in the future will naturally have a future. The four elements of Buddhism are empty, and the word Buddha itself is also empty." The fat monk said with a smile.
This talented doctor has the attributes of both rationality and scholar.
And he is extremely bold. For the sake of what is truly important - human life, he can ignore such strict ethics and court laws.
This is a born pusher.
As long as it is carved well, it will surely attract a large number of people.
In this way, the monk's merits will be complete again in this reincarnation.
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“Mathematics is the foundation of all things and the root of Buddha nature.” The fat monk drew a 0 on the blackboard seriously.
"0, is the monk's bald head. Why does the monk have a bald head? It is to start from scratch and practice practice again." He then pointed to his bald head.
Xue Wenfa said doubtfully: "I remember when I was ordained in the temple, it was said that it means people let go."
"That's because they had a wrong understanding. What to let go of? How many monks have let go? They are all mysterious , are all false. Baldness is 0, just remember." "Understood." Xue Wenfa nodded.
“That’s it for 0, let’s talk about 1, 1 is used to refer to the quantity of an item, it is an abstract symbol, and there are 2, 3, 4... these symbols all come from another place, they are related to the calculation. The I, II, and III are the same, but a little more convenient," the monk continued.
Xue Wenfa has no difficulty in accepting these.
After all, he even dared to do those things, let alone these foreign symbols?
If you were a master, you might think that only the symbols left by your ancestors are the best.
However, a discerning person will know at a glance that I, II, and III are easy to say, but IIII is obviously not as simple as 4, and IIIIII is even more so.
The big fat monk started teaching simple mathematics, including column and vertical calculations, and some geometric figures.
Xue Wenfa gradually realized the difference between what the other party taught and the nine chapters of arithmetic he learned.
The latter often focuses on solving a practical problem, but does not formulate a set of theories.
What the other party teaches can solve a series of problems.
The so-called East emphasizes Tao and the West emphasizes art. In fact, it is the other way around. The East values art... The West values Tao.
The advantage of pursuing reality in the East is that no too tragic religious wars have occurred. More importantly, once it falls behind, it is immediately willing to change, willing to change, and able to quickly catch up with the trend.
Instead of holding on to that thing until you are eliminated.
This is what Xue Wenfa is now.
He also pays attention to practicality. The monk said that these things can crack the fountain of youth, so he will learn them.
Even if these things were very different from what his ancestors said, he would not hesitate. "Let's go, apprentice, let's go to a temple and talk about these things." The fat monk continued.
“Why go to the temple?” Xue Wenfa asked puzzledly.
"Because the monks are the only people who have free time, touching them will not affect the common people. The poor people have no time to listen to this, the rich have no time to listen to this, and the prerequisite for scholars to listen to this is to take the imperial examination." The fat monk said .
As expected, peers are most afraid of peers.
Xue Wenfa nodded.
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Daxiangshan Temple.
"That's nonsense. If you have a bald head, it's 0. Where did you come from?" The presiding monk shouted angrily at the fat monk.
"Monk? There is a Buddha in my heart and a Buddha everywhere. I am a demon monk, what kind of monk are you?" The fat monk said with a smile.
Then he asked: "Do you know how many hairs there are on the Buddha's head?"
The host said: "The number of hairs on the Buddha's head is the number of sands in the Ganges River."
"The Buddha's head will lose one hair today, two hairs tomorrow, and four hairs the day after tomorrow. How long will it take for the Buddha's head to become like us?" The fat monk asked again.
The host was stunned, and then said: "The hair on the Buddha's head will never fall out, because it does not increase or decrease."
However, the monks below who listened to the two men's discussion became interested.
Yes, double it every day and keep doing it. How long will it take?
It seems easy to calculate.
Someone started to count.
Mathematics has been mystical since its beginning.
Various mathematical puzzles seem to contain the truth of the universe.
"You see, Buddha is closely related to numbers. Everywhere on the Buddha's body is filled with numbers. If you only talk about mystery, you will never be able to see the Buddha. But through numbers, you can get close to the Buddha," the fat monk pointed. His bald head said, "Just start from 0."
The monks whispered to each other.
The host finally asked someone to drive the fat monk out.
But the monk set up a stall at the door and wrote four characters: "What is Buddha?"
People coming and going on the roadside were all attracted to him.
In fact, ancient people were also very liberal at times: in the southeast, people in strange costumes abound, and all kinds of strange talks are even more unheard of.
Of course this is the scene of the Central Plains Dynasty.
The debate about Buddha and Numbers soon began.
Many scholars who felt uncomfortable with their leisure time and those who were full of food joined in one after another.
Some treasure hunters also sounded curious.
After listening for a while, I started to greet my friends.
Because they were surprised to find that this mathematical knowledge can be used to find the treasures hidden by the masters.
For example, the trigonometric functions the monk said.
With simple tools, you can calculate how high a mountain is and how deep a lake is.
These things that used to cost people their lives to explore are now available.
Grave robbers also learn mathematics, but they are destined not to learn it in broad daylight.
Treasure hunting is a serious business.
The treasure that the master hid before his death is theoretically an ownerless thing.
Many times it was the son who hired treasure hunters to find my treasure.
It is impossible for the government to catch this.
After all, reincarnation is just reincarnation, and there is no guarantee for property in previous lives.
(End of this chapter)