Confucianism is indeed taking a practical path in joining the world and benefiting the world. Li Yunbai never goes against his true intentions in terms of knowledge.
Even if this statement was put forward by a monk from Daimi Temple in the West, he would not deny it. From this point of view, Li Yunbai is worthy of being a great scholar, with a broad mind that few people in the world can match.
Asna sighed, compared with Li Yunbai, he was a bit like a clown.
Hang Tianyi knew that Li Yunbai was indeed extraordinary, but it was obviously a means, as was the case with the old silver coin. Invisibly, he achieved his desired goal.
"I wonder who these two Buddhist sages are? Why have I never heard of them?" Mo Yun, the second prince, had to admit that in some aspects, he was not as good as Hang Tianyi.
But Mo Yun had read countless works by Buddhist sages, including Eastern Buddhism, but he had never seen what Hang Tianyi said.
Hang Tianyi smiled calmly: "These two sages of Buddhism are involved in another sect of Buddhism!"
"Absurd, how can our Buddhist sect have any other sects?" Mo Yun said angrily.
Hang Tianyi said: "It's not that things in this world don't exist, it's just that we haven't seen them!"
"Then please tell me, I'm all ears!" Mo Yun felt that Hang Tianyi was talking nonsense, but the look of conviction on Hang Tianyi's face made him undecided.
Hang Tianyi said: "I don't know if you have heard a word!"
While talking, Hang Tianyi stood up, picked up a writing brush, laid out a piece of white paper on the table, and wrote the word "Zen".
His handwriting is inherently good. At this moment, when his heart moves with a thought, his pen moves with his heart, and when he finishes writing a word, it flows smoothly without any stagnation.
The word "Zen" is written in regular script. The moment the word is completed, a faint Taoist charm pervades it.
The Buddhist exercises practiced by Hang Tianyi were created by monk Fahai who gathered many Buddhist sages. Intentionally or unintentionally, the meaning of Buddhism will always be revealed in the strokes.
"Good calligraphy!" Li Yunbai exclaimed in praise.
"No, this is calligraphy!" Chu Jingfeng said.
There is a big difference between calligraphy and calligraphy.
What is needed for handwriting is good writing. Regular script emphasizes correctness, while running script emphasizes smooth flow. As for cursive script, it is already the standard of art.
Categories are techniques.
Therefore, it is actually more difficult for regular script and running script to become techniques than cursive script.
Calligraphy is about change, reflecting the author's emotional changes.
This is easier said than done.
If calligraphy is good, characters are the foundation. If the characters are not written well, then what is expressed will be distorted and cannot reflect the process of inner changes.
The Zen character written by Hang Tianyi today has indeed reached the realm of magic.
In his previous life, Hang Tianyi had seen many calligraphers' calligraphy, and the one that annoyed him the most was the so-called ugly calligraphy.
That word indeed takes ugliness to a new level, using ugliness as beauty, just like the yin and yang in the movement of heaven and earth have been reversed.
In his opinion, that kind of calligraphy has no meaning.
"Is this sect of Buddhism called Zen?" Li Chunlai said. This could be said to express everyone's thoughts. Their eyes all fell on Hang Tianyi, waiting for Hang Tianyi's answer.
Hang Tianyi nodded: "Yes, it's Zen Buddhism."
"Zen Buddhism has been passed down for five generations. When the fifth ancestor came, he wanted to choose one of his many disciples to inherit his mantle. The two sages wrote those two verses one after another." Hang Tianyi said.
"Then I don't know who inherited the mantle?" Li Yunbai asked.
For a great scholar like him, he had never heard of such a story. He was really curious, but he knew that Hang Tianyi was not lying.
Hang Tianyi said: "Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so how can it cause dust. These four verses are mysterious and indescribable. The realm is extremely high, so it is natural that these verses were made
Buddhist sages!"
"Extremely high realm? Not necessarily, right?" Asnar said.
Hang Tianyi said: "Many times, what we cannot reach is often the most precious thing in the world. Maybe the fifth ancestor of Zen at that time thought like this!"
"It's like clouds and mist suspended in the sky. It's not grounded at all. It looks lofty, but it's actually just being mysterious!" Mo Yun said lightly.
Hang Tianyi said: "It is true when there is no enlightenment, but when you can understand this mysterious realm, you will know how mysterious it is!"
"Could it be that your Excellency has already understood this realm?" Mo Yun was doubtful, but after all, Hang Tianyi was right.
Hang Tianyi said: "Sometimes, I can touch the edge of things, sometimes, I feel that the so-called mystery is just bullshit!"
"The Buddhist sage who wrote the first verse did not inherit the mantle of the Fifth Patriarch. What happened next?" Princess An Ning asked. She was already fascinated by the story. The story seemed very interesting.
Hang Tianyi said: "His achievements are no less than those of the Buddhist sages who made the second verse!"
"I think so too!" Li Chunlai nodded.
Hang Tianyi said: "These two verses involve two theories proposed by Zen Buddhism, namely gradual enlightenment and sudden enlightenment!"
"Gradual enlightenment and epiphany?" Ku Rong had a look of surprise on his face. He seemed to have understood something, but it was followed by a thin layer of mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
In the previous life on earth, after Buddhism spread to the West, there were many sects, such as the Pure Land Sect and the Faxiang Sect. Later, they gradually disappeared. Only the Zen Sect, from the first Patriarch Bodhidharma to the Sixth Patriarch Huineng,
It has been passed down to the modern living world.
The fruit of the flowering of Zen Buddhism in the West is the Shaolin Temple.
Hang Tianyi nodded: "Yes, these are two theories. The Buddhist sages in the first verse believe that practicing Buddhism is a gradual process. Only by concentrating on Buddhism, over time, you will definitely have a certain understanding.
Then you can overcome everything and become a Buddha!"
"Cultivating Buddhism is just such a process, isn't it?" Fayan said.
Hang Tianyi said: "It's okay to say that, but there are some people in this world who can do it all at once while others take a long time. Do you think this is a step-by-step process?"
"This..." Fa Yan couldn't answer for a moment.
Hang Tianyi continued: "This is not the most important thing. When you understand something, is it an instant understanding or an understanding accumulated over time?"
"Sudden enlightenment and gradual enlightenment?" Chu Jingfeng said.
Hang Tianyi nodded: "That's what I mean. These two sages of Buddhism each advocated a theory, thus opening up the southern school and the northern school of Zen Buddhism. They are both great figures!"
"Who is the southern faction and who is the northern faction?" Princess Changping asked.
Hang Tianyi said: "The Northern School advocates gradual enlightenment, while the Southern School advocates sudden enlightenment. How can the theories of these two Buddhist sages be summarized by simply saying who belongs to whom?"