This was brought up by Huineng, and it pointed directly at life and death. This is a bit difficult. If the answer is not good, Ling Tian may be questioned.
However, Ling Tian was pacing, and after three breaths, he suddenly turned around and looked at Huineng, "All actions are impermanent, and this is the law of birth and death. When birth and death have ceased, silence is the joy!"
"Everything in this world is subject to change. Where there is life, there is death, and where there is death, there is life. And only with life and death can we feel the impermanence of all things; if there is no distinction between life and death
, you won’t feel that all actions are impermanent. Therefore, according to your Buddhist perspective, life and death are just a momentary process of nirvana, and nothing..."
Huineng was startled. He didn't even react. Ling Tian's answer was too quick, right?
However, when he thought about it carefully, Huineng became more and more frightened.
"All actions are impermanent, which is the law of birth and death. The birth and death has ceased, and cessation is bliss!"
Every word spoken by Ling Tian seemed to be filled with endless Zen thoughts. For a moment, he was unable to comprehend them thoroughly!
Buzz!
At this moment, on the entire lotus platform, the Buddha's light bloomed again, shaking in a radius of ten miles.
Ling Tian has already won.
"The donor's Buddhist teachings are profound, and Huineng worships him."
"Thanks for the enlightenment, thank you."
Huineng recited your Buddha's name and then retreated from the high platform.
At this point, Huineng, who was ranked third in Wanfo Temple, lost.
Shenxiu sighed, his expression no longer relaxed.
After even thinking for a long time, he looked at Ling Tian and said calmly: "Shenxiu has practiced Zen since he was a child, reciting scriptures and kneeling on the golden Buddha every day, but he still wonders, what is a Buddha?"
What is Buddha?
After Shenxiu's voice fell, there was suddenly silence at the foot of Mount Putuo.
Wukong, Qin Shaoyang and others all frowned.
Yes, there are Buddha statues everywhere here, but what exactly is a Buddha?
Perhaps, no one can tell clearly.
Even Jingchan Huitong and others on the mountain wall frowned.
They were able to answer this question, but for a while, they didn't know where to start.
It’s not so much that there is no answer to this question as it is that there are too many answers.
Shenxiu looked at Ling Tian with bright eyes.
As long as Ling Tian cannot solve the puzzle, he can compete with Liu Yiyi for the Prajna Sutra.
He still has a chance.
However, Ling Tian only thought for seven breaths, then suddenly smiled and said: "One flower and one world, one leaf and one Tathagata."
"The vast world is like the sand of the Ganges River. A flower and a person are another world. The Tathagata is the same as the Tathagata. Don't always think that the clay Buddha on the temple is the Buddha, nor is the one with the golden body the Buddha, let alone the Buddha.
According to the scriptures, the Buddha is the enlightened one who realizes the truth of the world, not those nudatos. If you have a Buddha in your heart, everyone in this world will be a Buddha..."
"Amitabha……"
Everyone was stunned for a long time, and then a Buddha's chant rang out under the silent mountain gate.
The voice came from the meditating nun on the mountain wall. She had clasped her hands together and looked pious.
boom!
At this moment, the entire lotus platform was shaking wildly, and the boundless Buddha's light on Putuo Mountain surged and began to slowly gather towards Lingtian.
It is extremely rare to be able to evoke such a vision.
It is incredible for a secular person to understand what a Buddha is.
"One leaf, one Tathagata..."
"Alas, you pretend to be a genius in Buddhism, but in the end, you are so short-sighted."
"Amitabha, thank you donor for enlightening me."
Shenxiu clasped his hands together and retreated from the high platform.
At this point, only Liu Yiyi and Ling Tian, who had never appeared before, were left on the huge lotus platform.
Under the golden light, the meditation practice lasted less than a day. Is it almost over?
"This Lingtian has successively solved the puzzle of what life and death are, and what Buddha is. I don't know who has a more thorough understanding of Buddhism between him and Nian Ling."
Huitong couldn't help but smile.
"Now, I am more optimistic about Ling Tian. This person is indeed a person with great wisdom. His wisdom is so deep. It would be a pity if he does not enter my Buddhist school!"
"Yes, this Lingtian is the only one I have ever seen in my life. If our Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple has Nian Ling and this Lingtian at the same time, why worry about not being able to regain the glory of the supreme being in the past?"
Other eminent monks also sighed.
"Amitabha, our Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple has no dispute with the world. Whether it is supreme or not, it is all caused by the law of cause and effect. It is not the glory you talk about. Be careful what you say."
The Jingchan nun suddenly spoke, looked at Ling Tian on the lotus platform, and suddenly shook her head.
"Yiyi, I once said that your love tribulation is not yet over, and your six roots are not purified. Now, it has finally arrived. Let's see if you can survive it."
…
"Yiyi..."
On the lotus platform, Ling Tian could faintly see the outline inside through the hanging gauze of the canopy.
However, within the canopy, Liu Yiyi did not respond.
"Nian...Master Nianling..."
This time, the figure in the canopy moved, and the voice, as soft as the spring breeze blowing in the willows, suddenly sounded, "The poor nun Nian Ling has seen the Lingtian almsgiver."
The voice is so familiar.
In fact, Ling Tian's eyes turned red and he couldn't help but want to cry.
Perhaps this was the first time Liu Yiyi had spoken to him since he left Lingnan.
And this, I don’t know how many years have passed.
In the Four Elephants Tower, time flows, more than hundreds of years?
Time has almost erased all traces, but when this voice sounds, everything comes back.
Ling Tian originally thought that he had no thoughts about Liu Yiyi.
This secret love is not considered first love, it should be over.
But now...
"Donor Lingtian, do you choose to answer questions or ask questions?"
Ling Tian was as stunned as Mu Mu. Finally, Liu Yiyi spoke and woke Ling Tian up.
"oh!"
"I, I will ask, you will answer the questions."
Ling Tian said anxiously.
However, as soon as these words came out, everyone under the high platform couldn't help but be surprised.
What's going on?
Ling Tian is the questioner this time? Is this because he has given up?
You know, by reaching this point, Ling Tian has solved many problems.
But finally, it was time to ask a question.
However, after everyone thought about it, they suddenly started looking forward to it again.
Ling Tian is now like a living Buddha. Is there anything else that he doesn't understand?
People who can even answer questions about what is a Buddha don't know how many difficult questions they can ask.
"In that case...donor, just ask."
Liu Yiyi's voice was calm, as if she had expected it.
"Why do you want to convert to Buddhism?"
However, as soon as Ling Tian's question came out, everyone under the stage was shocked.