From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 24 Peach Blossom Buddha Meeting (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

The mountains were damp, and rays of sunlight fell on the peach grove, with mist rising.

The Great Tail Venerable sat cross-legged on the bluestone. Although his wolf head looked ferocious, he also had a kind look, which was really strange.

A group of little goblins sat in front of the Great Tail Venerable, some scratching their itchiness, some scratching lice, but few of them listened seriously.

"All the evil deeds I have committed in the past are due to greed, anger and ignorance from the beginningless past. I now repent of all the evil deeds that have arisen from my body, speech and mind."

Venerable Dawei recited the morning prayer verses in a hoarse and harsh voice, yet with a certain high pitch.

This voice seemed to contain some kind of Buddhist magical power. For a moment, it could be heard throughout the peach forest, as if it was ringing right next to one's ears.

Sure enough, all the little goblins put aside their laziness and tilted their heads back to listen attentively.

Meng Yuan and the other two hid behind a big rock and pricked up their ears to listen.

“The master once said that no one in the world is without injustice; all sentient beings in the world are sinners.”

The Venerable Dawei held the Buddhist beads in his hand, and said kindly, "Today I will talk about the three poisons of greed, anger and ignorance. What is greed? It is desire, greed for appearance, greed for form, greed for wonderful touch, and greed for offerings. Most of the troubles we have come from this."

The demons all shook their heads as they listened. Nie Yannian frowned, but Meng Yuan listened with great interest.

"Brother Big Tail, if we get rid of greed, can we learn Buddhist magical powers? What's the way to enter Buddhism?" asked a clever golden-haired mouse.

"That's right." Venerable Dawei looked like a kind preacher.

"Brother Big Tail, please teach me quickly!" said the Golden-Haired Rat happily.

"You have this intention, you are greedy."

Venerable Dawei shook his head slightly and chanted: "Remember: Desires are like flowing water, which can easily disturb the mind; greed is like fire that burns the field of blessings. Chasing things is hard to satisfy, and there is endless suffering; the cycle of reincarnation is endless. Meditation can calm thousands of waves, and visualization can break through thousands of barriers. Keep the precepts and follow the truth to return to the original purity; have few desires and do nothing, and you will return to freedom."

The Golden-Haired Rat was stunned on the spot. It wasn't that he realized it, but that he didn't understand it.

Meng Yuan listened carefully from a distance and felt that the old wolf's verses were quite meaningful. It was indeed a Buddhist method to cut off greed.

It's just that the old wolf asked Heimei and Baimei to steal medicine and dogs, and his subordinate Wolf Da killed people and dismembered corpses. These are obviously not the works of a high-level monk.

"Brother Big Tail, what should I do?" The Golden-Haired Rat was quite intelligent and knew that this was an opportunity to practice Buddhism, so he asked sincerely.

"Kill off your greed." The Great Tail Venerable was very kind and smiled, "You work hard every day for food, rice, melons and fruits, just to feed your descendants. Just kill all your descendants, and your greed will disappear."

The method spoken by Venerable Dawei was completely different from the verse it had just recited.

Although Buddhists say that one should cut off family ties when entering a monastery, it does not mean killing one's relatives!

Upon hearing this, all the monsters were horrified.

The Golden Rat trembled and said, "Big Tail Brother, I only have those few children, I can't bear to kill them."

"In this case, let's go down the mountain and take back the fertile fields. From now on, we will have no worries about food." said the Great Tail Venerable.

"But there are a lot of people at the foot of the mountain. They have swords and guns, they can shoot arrows, and there are also people from the Demon Suppression Bureau. I am not strong enough and cannot defeat them." said the Golden-Haired Rat.

“Without going through hardships and difficulties, how can one attain the supreme path? As long as one has a great wish, even if it fails, one can come back after reincarnation, and there will always be a day of success.” Venerable Dawei said with a smile.

Isn't this advising the Golden-haired Rat to die? After hearing this, Meng Yuan felt that this Great-tailed Venerable was even more evil.

"Old Wolf is not following the orthodox Buddhist path." Nie Yannian laughed softly, "This is planting a thought. Plant a thought in the minds of these spirits who are listening to the Buddhist teachings. Any thought will do. Over time, this thought will grow into a towering tree."

Meng Yuan immediately became alert and asked, "Master Nie, I won't be planted, right?"

"You haven't even received the eggs, how can you plant anything!" Nie Yannian scolded with a smile, "Those with high cultivation can plant them without them noticing; those with low cultivation levels and shallow Buddhist practices need to be taught and planted every day before they can succeed. This old wolf's cultivation is not good enough, and the spirits are wild-minded, so the old wolf's method of fooling people is a bit crude!"

Meng Yuan was relieved then. Just as he was about to continue listening, he saw that the Great Tail Reverend was looking over here.

It was obvious that Nie Yannian's voice was a little loud and people noticed it.

"Since the donor is here, why not show yourself?" Venerable Dawei smiled while holding the Buddhist beads, looking like a truly virtuous monk.

Nie Yannian came out from his hiding place, and Meng Yuan and Ren Debiao also came out and stood on both sides of Nie Yannian. The two sides looked at each other across the mountain stream.

When the monsters saw that there were three men with knives, the timid ones fled away, while the brave and curious ones hid on the peach trees to watch the fun.

"You bald-headed wolf, your Buddhist teachings are not very profound!" Nie Yannian put his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist and laughed out loud.

"Amitabha, people outside the monkhood do not observe the precepts and do not know Buddhism. I do not blame you." Venerable Dawei is surprisingly very cultured.

"Lady Wolf, are you from the west or from Lanruo Temple?" Nie Yannian asked again.

To the west of Qing Kingdom is the Buddhist Kingdom, which is vast and boundless. Most of the people and monsters there practice Buddhism.

The Lanruo Temple is located in Ping'an Prefecture, Yunzhou, and is the only Buddhist temple in Qing State. At the same time, Ping'an Prefecture is also the only place in Qing State where Buddhism can be spread and Buddhist temples can be established.

"The donor is in trouble."

The Great Tail Venerable held the Buddhist beads in his two big hairy hands and put his palms together and said, "We who practice the Dharma will naturally come from where we came from and go to where we are going."

After hearing this, Nie Yannian turned his head to teach Meng Yuan and Ren Debiao, saying, "These bald donkeys are just like this. They read a few Buddhist scriptures and think they have the ability. They want to find someone to make fun of them all day long and say nonsense. In fact, it's bullshit!"

The Great Tail Venerable was not angry, but asked: "Donor, what you said is very familiar, are you a fellow Taoist from the Demon Suppression Division?"

"I have long since quit the Demon Suppression Division!" Nie Yannian held the knife in his arms and said contemptuously, "But my skills in skinning and bone removal are still there."

A group of monsters that had stayed behind to watch the fun escaped again. Wolf One and Wolf Two kept scolding them, but it was no use.

"Amitabha, my fellow Taoist has committed too much sin of killing. It is better for you to join my Buddhist sect and purify yourself. Then you can enter my Pure Land in the next life." Venerable Dawei chanted the Buddha's name very sincerely.

"You are not a Buddha!" ​​Nie Yannian smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Is stealing medicine and dogs also a rule of Buddhism?"

"If I don't steal, what's the difference between the strong and the weak?" said the Great Tail Reverend.

"Is it Buddhist philosophy to instigate stinky rats to go down the mountain to harm people?" Nie Yannian asked again.

"All living things are equal. But humans occupy my mountains and forests, steal my land, and kill my fellow tribesmen. Should we just wait for death?" The Great Tail Venerable put his hands together, and there was a bit of compassion in his eyes. "If we don't kill, the hatred will never end."

Meng Yuan heard clearly that this Venerable Dawei actually did not have a deep understanding of Buddhism, but he was able to form his own set of statements based on these Buddhist concepts, and he was able to justify himself.

Therefore, it is impossible to win a debate with this kind of people. To put it nicely, they are stubborn, to put it bluntly, they are obsessed with pyramid schemes.

"You are from the Sudden Enlightenment School!" As expected, Nie Yannian asked the question not for the purpose of debating, but to test the other party's background.

"Amitabha." The Great Tail Venerable looked sincere in seeking advice, "Where is the Sudden Enlightenment Sect? Why haven't I heard of this Buddhist temple?"

"Half-baked!" Nie Yannian became more and more disdainful, drew his knife and walked forward.

"Your killing intent is too strong, and your karma is too deep. I'm afraid you won't die a good death." The Great Tail Venerable said the most vicious words in the kindest tone, and with a smile on his face, he said, "Would you two little donors like to join my Buddhist sect? And accept my teachings?"

This old wolf is really weird. He should be fighting shirtless, but he is still talking about these useless things!
"I have all five poisons. Master, it is better to save myself than to save others!" Meng Yuan said loudly.

Seeing this, Ren Debiao wanted to say something loudly, but in the end no words came out.

"The sea of ​​suffering has no end, but when you turn back, you will reach the shore."

The Great Tail Venerable sat cross-legged, clasped his hands together, and said compassionately: "The three of you are trapped in the sea of ​​suffering, yet you are stubborn and refuse to change!"

As he spoke, Venerable Dawei tore off his bright red cassock and threw it into the sky, revealing his tattered black robe.

It put its hands together, with a ferocious look on its face, and a faint Buddha light emanating from its body. "Oh my! In that case, I know a little trick! The three of you can attack together!"

"I don't need three people to deal with you. I am enough!" Nie Yannian stepped forward.

“Hahaha! Arrogant and conceited!” The Great Tail Venerable roared, and put his two hairy hands together, pinched the fingers and made seals, and shouted in a deep voice: “Stop all emotions and delusions, and let your mind shine in the void! Open the divine foot power! Open the divine eye! Open the divine ear! Open!”

After he finished muttering, Dawei Venerable picked up the Zen staff beside him, jumped up, stepped on the big red cassock that was still floating in the air, and Buddha's light emanated from his body, and he walked towards Nie Yannian.

The mountain breeze is cool, grass grows by the stream, and orioles sing in the deep trees. At this moment, the sky has turned from sunny to cloudy, and spring rain is coming.

(End of this chapter)