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Buddhist story: Biography of Guanyin Bodhisattva: Chapter 14: The golden test knife cuts off the six senses and enters the emptiness gate and observes the three realms in silence

Chapter 14: The golden tester cuts off the six senses and enters the empty gate and observes the three realms

Speaking of which, because the general public wanted to pay tribute to Princess Miaoshan's jade face, everyone rushed over like waves when she passed through her footsteps. After all, because there were too many people, many of the flowers and trees in the courtyard had been damaged, and carved railings and the like were inevitably damaged.This is not because the masses ignore their merits, but because of this, they have seen their enthusiasm for the princess more and more. Later, they heard that the king was here, and they were afraid that they would commit the ruthlessness, so they dispersed one after another. In fact, King Miaozhuang had just left the palace at this time.When Princess Miaoshan heard that her father had arrived, she quickly stood up and led a group of nuns out of the meditation hall one after another, and came to the mountain gate to prepare to pick up the car.It took about an hour before the Qingdao's flying cavalry arrived. Then the guards rushed over, carrying the incense of the furnace and swaying the wind on the shore. The king's carriage had arrived, and the ministers followed behind.The third princess brought a group of nuns and knelt down on the way to welcome the host. The people who were watching the ceremony also crawled beside the road, quiet and quiet.King Miaozhuang's imperial chariot stopped in front of the Heavenly King Hall, left the chariot, and went straight to the meditation hall to rest, and all the ministers were waiting outside.The three princesses met the master again and served on the left and right. After sitting for a while, King Miaozhuang ordered each hall to light a famous candle, and wait for me to pick up the incense first, and then slaughter the third princess.There was a promise below, and it was not long after that, and it was reported that it was ready to stop.King Miaozhuang got up and brought the three princesses, first came to the main hall, followed by all civil and military officials, picked up incense in the main hall, went to the Luohan Hall, and then to the Jialan Pavilion, and all of them were picked up.Ministers were sent to other places in the Heavenly King Hall.Then, when he returned to the Main Hall, a group of nuns had already hit the bell and beat the drum, chanting Buddha's name aloud.King Miaozhuang sat down in his head, Princess Miaoyin stood on the upper head, holding a jade plate in her hand, and a sharp golden knife was placed in the plate;Princess Miaoyuan stood in the lower head, holding a bowl in her hand, and half of the bowl was filled with clear water;The nanny Yonglian was also standing on both sides, one holding a yellow cassock in his hand and the other holding a monk's shoes and a monk's hat in his hand. Everyone was calm and silent.At that time, the third princess had already arrived in the monk's room, changed into civilian clothes, mixed with nuns, and recited the Dharma Praise together.The Elephant Watcher went to the hall and said, "The good time has arrived!"King Miaozhuang ordered Princess Miaoshan to go to the palace and pursue the ceremony.At that time, there were deacons and others who carried a pair of long banners and a pair of furnaces to the nun team, and led the third princess to the front of King Miaozhuang and kneeled down and bowed to Ruyi.King Miaozhuang said: Son!At this time, you and I are father and daughter, and we will become strangers every once in a while. I hope that after you become a monk, you will practice hard and broaden the Buddhist sects, so that future generations will admire you. I hope that you can achieve the right result and become a Buddha in your body. I hope that you will spread the Dharma widely and save the world.Now you go to the Buddha and make a pious wish, and then wait for the father to slaughter you.The princess bowed three more times, stood up, walked to the Buddha's throne, fell down to bow, silently and sincerely promised, made a wish, and then returned to King Miaozhuang to kneel down.King Miaozhuang took the golden knife from the white jade plate, and while separating Princess Miaoshan's hair from all directions, she exposed the top door, she shaved three times on her top door.Since then, he couldn't help feeling sad, and two tears broke out from his eyes. The knife in his hand was about to fall, and he could not say a word.The deacon and nun next to him saw this and were afraid that the golden sword would fall to the ground, so he knelt down, took the sword from King Miaozhuang, and shaved Princess Miaoshan's hair, and in an instant, it turned into a bald head.King Miaozhuang then took a hand towel from the second princess, dipped it in clean water from the bowl, wiped it on the bald head for a week, and personally took the robes to put them on for her, and gave her shoes and hats.Miaoshan changed her clothes on the spot, thanked King Miaozhuang with one another, stood up, and worshiped the Buddha again. At this time, she was exactly the same as the nuns.Seeing this, King Miaozhuang was unable to stay for a long time, so he ordered the steward to return to the palace, and the two princesses followed behind.Miaoshan led the group of nuns to the outside of the Heavenly King Hall, each crawling on the ground. Miaoshan said, "Miaoshan, the poor nun, led the nuns of the He Temple to respectfully send my king's imperial guards, wishing my king a long life."When King Miaozhuang and the two princesses heard this, they felt unspeakable and uncomfortable. They choked up and couldn't speak. They just waved their hands and walked away from each other.Seeing that they were far away, Miaoshan stood up and led the Qunni back to the temple without saying goodbye.Besides, the group of people who watched the ceremony saw that the ceremony had been completed and there was nothing to watch, so they also helped the elderly and young men and women to disperse, and the temple became quiet.From then on, Princess Miaoshan became Master Miaoshan, living in the Golden Guangming Temple with peace of mind, and practicing piously.She was close to her body, and the nanny and Yonglian were the ones who served her, and they were all palace maids in the past, so she regarded this Golden Guangming Temple as a Western paradise.However, although the permanent nuns usually had to recite sutras and chant Buddha's name, they did not have much understanding of the Buddhist principles. Therefore, Master Miaoshan preached to them in his spare time in addition to chanting and meditation, and gave them guidance at any time.It is also determined that every 369 days, as the lecture period, the people in the temple must gather together in the lecture hall and listen to the Buddha's orders.Even the lay people who are close to the Buddha are willing to come and listen, they do not refuse. They also prepare a vegetarian spot for the people to fill their stomachs.In this way, by the 369th session, there were many poor people from far and near, gathering.In their first aspirations, they were just to talk about some vegetarian food, not to listen to any sutras sincerely.But I can't stand this Master Miaoshan. Mysterious tongue produces lotus, which makes me lose all my thoughts, and gradually opens up many foolish hearts. Everyone has some enlightenment and deeper faith.Those poor people who came to see the sacred things at first had the habit of listening to the scriptures, and they had to listen to them, and they also spread the legends for him.Therefore, the audiences of the 369th lecture period are also like one episode, and they are like one episode in a row, just like the mountain Yin.The number of people who believe in Buddhism in the country gradually increased.If, as usual, a monk is already offered by the ten directions, how can she do the opposite and offer to the ten directions?First of all, there are thousands of hectares of fertile land in Jinguangming Temple, which is rich in food and clothing, so there is no need for people to offer fasting and offering sacrifices.Secondly, Master Miaoshan’s main purpose is to influence fools, save suffering and spread Buddhism.If this is not the case, you must never attract the masses. It is useless to look at the money better.Preparing some vegetarian food is limited, but the merits created are very grand. Why not do it?As a result, even the poor in the city came to hear the news, and the lectures were like markets, and the foot of Mount Yemo became energetic.Time passes easily, and in a blink of an eye, it is already cold winter weather, with the north wind swaying and piercing into the muscles and bones.That group of poor people had no cotton coats on their bodies and could not withstand the invasion of air conditioners. They hid at home and did not dare to go out for a step. Therefore, the fewer people who listened to the lecture were like the fewer one period.Master Miaoshan was worried about the reason, and he felt compassionate. He ordered people to go into the city, bought a lot of cloth and cotton, cut them into hundreds of jackets and trousers of varying sizes, and handed them to the nuns and servants of the temple to sew. In the end, there were too many people and they were quick and easy. It was done in just a few days.He ordered a large pot to be placed. During the lecture period, he would cook a few dou of rice hot porridge in advance, and wait for everyone to have a full meal before going to the lecture hall.Anyone who does not have a cotton coat will give them their jackets and pants.Everyone has cotton coats to keep warm and get cold in the wind, and has hot porridge to eat, so they no longer have to worry about anything, so the people who listen to the lectures start to take more action.Don't worry, so everyone will spread the legend for him. The people who are in the country regard this gold as a charity.A group of people who were extremely poor and had no support had rushed to Mount Yemo from a distance and threw themselves into Jinguangming Temple.However, Master Miaoshan treated everyone equally. Any nuns who had become monks and had been taken in the temple for a hundred miles, and they did not say anything about three meals and one sleep. They did not want to leave, nor did they urged them to leave. When did he stay there? The Zen room was so large that there were many people and there was no need to worry about being unable to withstand it.As for those who come to visit from all over the world, there are men, women, young and old, so it is naturally inconvenient for the temple to take in. Master Miaoshan also sent them materials such as bamboo, firewood, grass, etc., asking them to go to the foothills and choose a place to build a thatched hut. Each of them gave them some money and asked them to make a living by themselves and gain money.In this way, in a short while, the desolate and neglected foothills of Yemo turned into a large village. The people living there were all grateful for the favor of Master Miaoshan, and they all regarded his words as a golden corpse. The first one to realize was this foolish poor man.

Smart can realize one's own stupidity and firm confidence

Want to know what happens next?Let's wait for the next time to decompose.

2024-02-05 18:02
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