"Why did I want to practice at the beginning?"

When Pei Wende asked this, Zen Master Lingyou was obviously stunned for a moment.

"Actually, I just wanted to reduce the burden on my family at the beginning, so I took the ordination to become a monk at Longxing Temple in Hangzhou."

This reason is very true and also very consistent with the national conditions of this era.

Monks with official certificates can not only eat imperial grain, but also have land under their name that pays very little tax or even no tax.

Therefore, in order to avoid complicated taxes and labor, many middle-class families usually send their children to become monks or attach their own property to temples.

Anyway, in this chaotic era, one more identity means one more way out. Those families with more children can be said to be very open-minded in this regard.

However, Zen Master Lingyou is ultimately different from those "monks" who simply have different identities.

During his time as a monk, he was really studying Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist scriptures, and in the process he discovered what he really wanted.

"During the days when I was practicing in Longxing Temple, I kept thinking about a question..."

"Does I have to be trapped in a small temple for the rest of my life and live a life that can be seen at a glance?"

"I don't want to do this. I want to see a broader world. I want to live longer than anyone else and see more things I have never seen before."

"This is the opportunity for me to enter the Tao, and it is also the driving force for my long-term practice."

Zen Master Lingyou talked about his opportunity to enter the Tao without reservation, just like his master once talked about his opportunity to enter the Tao.

"Wait, why do I sound something wrong again?"

After listening carefully to Zen Master Lingyou's speech, Pei Wende suddenly realized that his master's lineage seemed to be different from the Buddhists he imagined.

Not to mention that compared with the orthodox mainstream Zen Buddhism, even some Tantric branches seem to be less philosophical than their own lineage... casual?

"Master, didn't you say we are the lineage of ascetic monks who practiced the secrets of the Indians?"

"But why do I feel that the things you are talking about are a bit like Taoist thoughts?"

"Isn't this a typical Taoist idea especially when pursuing immortality?"

Even Pei Wende, who had never come into contact with any serious Taoist sect, knew that "long-lasting vision" was the concept of most Taoist monks.

There is no similarity with the Buddhist advocate of "savoring all living beings and reincarnation".

"That's why I said that the 'most of my skills' come from the lineage of ascetics, not the 'all'."

"In fact, if you really want to calculate it, I have learned a lot in my life. Even I don't know which sect branch I should count as."

"But when it comes to the one who has the greatest influence on being a teacher, the Zen Master Huaihai from Baizhang Mountain, Hongzhou."

When he said this, Zen Master Lingyou hesitated for a moment before continuing to say calmly.

"What's more, Taoism, Buddhism, and even Confucianism, as long as it is beneficial to our practice, is there any difference between them?"

The original tantric ascetic monks certainly did not have the concept of "long-lasting vision".

Because they pursue the next life and karma, they do not expect this body to live long.

But after so long after being introduced to the Central Plains, the group of ascetic monks who had secretly practiced had almost died.

After several generations of transformation, the practice method passed down has naturally been integrated into the ideas of some Taoism, Confucianism, Yin-Yang School, and even the mixed school of Dharma and Mo.

This is the evolution of natural laws and the only way for any ambitious latecomer.

Only by striving for the strengths of a hundred schools of thought and becoming one person can one be what a true enlightened person should do, what he can do, and what he must do.

"Everything is changing, and the same is true of our practice..."

"The 'end point' that our successors cannot reach is the 'cross' that our successors will climb."

Zen Master Lingyou's plain tone was filled with arrogance and conceit that Pei Wende had never seen before, and his skinny body seemed to have grown tall at this moment.

This familiar scene made Pei Wende think of Huiji in Mulian Temple. Huiji, who had killed Yi demons at that time, seemed to have some similar arrogance.

"It seems that you will accept me and my senior brother as apprentices, and there is a reason for this."

It was obviously a rebellious thing to normal people, but it seemed like a common phenomenon in Zen Master Lingyou's mouth. It's no wonder Pei Wende complained about his master like this.

Compared to Pei Wende, whose soul comes from the 21st century, Zen Master Lingyou is now more like a real "time traveler".

Thinking of the eldest brother's frequent words, Pei Wende suddenly realized that his arrogance and conceit seem to be in line with each other?

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Tongqing Temple, that is not a big Sutra Library.

"When God is going to give a great responsibility to this man, he must first suffer his will..."

Pei Wende's impression of the arrogant and conceited Huiji is now copying various books in the Sutra Pavilion.

This includes but is not limited to Buddhist scriptures, Taoist books, Confucian and Law miscellaneous schools, and even some unofficial historical legends. The rich content is not inferior to the collections of some major families.

What Huiji is doing now is to read, copy these books that can be called isolated books, and use the strengths of many families to improve the path he will take in the future.

After all, Huiji is not a new rookie like Pei Wende who has not yet started. He has already walked the path that ordinary practitioners should take.

I have seen the people who are living in dire straits along the way, and have learned about the determination of the saints to resolutely destroy Buddha...

Huiji, who is already ingenious, decided to break the precepts and re-trace the path of practice and life from scratch. A practitioner who enters the world without doing anything, so why should he enter the world to practice?

"The Hinayana Buddhism can only save oneself, but can the Mahayana Buddhism really save people in the world?"

A look of unwillingness and thought flashed in his eyes, Huiji felt that he might have to go to Ci'en Temple in Chang'an in the future.

There are the Mahayana sutras left by Master Xuanzang. Even if they cannot solve all the problems, they will definitely be able to solve some of their doubts in their hearts.

"The secular innovation will surely begin in the secular..."

As if he suddenly felt something, Huiji, who was copying the scriptures, turned his head and looked at the location of Pei Wende.

"Finding the path and direction is just the beginning, and how to spread the right ideas widely is the most important thing."

"It is difficult to enter the Tao, and it is even more difficult to preach!"

Huiji, who was thinking like this, couldn't help but remember a chat with Pei Wende before, and happened to talk about how to spread his views without any trace.

"I preface the Six Classics, and I preface the Six Classics..."

"In that kid's words, he would pull the skin, raise the trend, and use 'political correctness' to output his own opinions."

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