Shiyu Lake is like a Dongting, where the summer water is full of green mountains.
The mountains are like bottles, the water is like marshes, and drunkards sit on islands.
There is a strong wind and big waves all day long, so we cannot waste people transporting wine boats.
I sit on Baqiu with a long gourd in my hand, drinking some wine and sitting around to relieve my sorrow.
——"Drunken Song on Stone Fish Lake" Yuan Jie (Tang Dynasty)
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The poisoned middle-aged monk Mingsha, whose real name is Sato Sebei, is also a Fuso agent. He has been lurking in Shaolin for many years, starting from a low-level novice monk. After more than 20 years, he finally entered the Luohan Hall. I thought this would be the moment.
I could do whatever I wanted, but I discovered that the most core martial arts classics in the Sutra Pavilion, including seventy-two stunts, needed permission from the head of Luohan Hall before I could borrow them.
Although Elder Kongjia is rough and open-minded and easy-going towards others, he is very principled and cannot be bribed or coaxed.
The middle-aged monk Mingsha had been plotting for two years but still found nothing, so he decided to commit murder.
He bribed Elder Konghang's eldest brother, Ping Lun, and made a careful plan. After the arrangements were made, he waited for an opportunity to poison Elder Kongjia's food.
After the death of Elder Kongjia, Minglun, driven by profit and relying on the large amount of wealth supported by Mingsha, paid a large sum of money to bribe Elder Kongjing, the temple supervisor, and recommended his master, Elder Konghang, to take over as the head of the Luohan Hall.
When Elder Dakini became the head of the Arhat Hall, Ming Lun also got his wish and became the head of the monks of the Arhat Hall, vaguely becoming a candidate for the next head of the Arhat Hall.
In exchange, Minglun helped Mingsha and received an authorization from Elder Dakining, allowing him to enter and exit the Sutra Pavilion at will and borrow core martial arts classics.
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After Yamamoto lost contact, Mingsha became alert and paid special attention to the information about visitors entering Shaolin. After the news of the fight between Bai Fu and the patrolling stick monk reached his ears, Mingsha bribed the young novice monk who cleaned the Zhike monk's room and learned that
He understood Bai Fu’s purpose of coming.
That night, Mingsha asked Minglun to steal the Lankavatara Sutra, Bodhidharma Fuhu stick, incense stick, wooden fish, gold tin stick and other Zen forest objects, and then framed the blame and recovered in vain.
While stealing in the middle of the night, they accidentally alerted the monks who were watching the night. In the confusion, Ming Lun's men lost the Lankavatara Sutra, the Bodhidharma tiger stick, the incense stick and the wooden fish, and only gave Ming Sha the gold tin stick.
Mingsha secretly scolded Minglun for being cunning, refusing to hand over all the Zen Forest Elephants, and keeping a secret for himself. However, the situation was urgent, and there was no time to investigate the truth of the matter.
Early the next morning, Ming Sha drove the paddle wheel and took the Arhat Hall stick monk and the law enforcement monk to search Bai Fu's residence and put the blame on Bai Fu.
He originally wanted to use Minglun's hand to get rid of Bai Fu, but during the fight between the two, Mingsha found that Minglun was not good at martial arts and could not do it. So Mingsha sent someone to hurriedly ask the head of the Luohan Hall, the elder Dakini.
Unexpectedly, Bai Fu's martial arts was so strong that he even fought to a draw with Elder Dakong. In desperation, Ming Sha took the risk and waited for an opportunity to poison Bai Fu.
Despite all the calculations, Bai Fu never expected that Bai Fu would be protected by a dragon python with reverse scales. After being poisoned, he would be able to injure the elder Dakini and escape.
When things got to this point, Mingsha had no choice but to use a backup plan and arrange for another accomplice, monk Ichiro, who was lurking in the temple, to take advantage of the chaos and abscond. To ensure nothing went wrong, Mingsha also poisoned his breakup wine with monk Ichiro so that he could not run far.
, will die on the way.
As soon as Ichiro dies, the clue provided by Hojo Mabei will be cut off. Not only can he continue to lurk in the Shaolin Temple, but he can also protect the young master.
But I never thought that the mantis stalked the cicada, with the oriole behind. Elder Kongjia who turned into a ghost did not die! He had been lurking in secret and took the opportunity to save Ichiro!
The situation was over. Mingsha originally wanted to swallow the gold and die, but Elder Kongjia had long been on guard against this move. With his five fingers like wheels, he hit key points all over his body, making him unable to move.
Elder Kongjia said to Mingsha: "Back then, you tried your best to please me because you wanted to borrow the martial arts secrets in the Sutra Pavilion. I never agreed. In addition to seeing that your motives were impure, it was also due to the rules of Luohan Hall."
Having said this, Elder Kongjia looked at the disciples in the field and said loudly: "Shaolin's seventy-two stunts and other martial arts secret books, let alone ordinary disciples, even the disciples of Luohan Hall cannot borrow them at will, and they need the permission of the head of Luohan Hall to practice them.
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The reason why the abbot stipulates this is: First, he is afraid that his disciples will be so happy when they see the hunting spirit, they will be addicted to fighting skills and forget the practice of Buddhism. Shaolin is the ancestral home of the Zen sect. Although it is famous all over the world for its martial arts, the foundation of its sect is
Zen Buddhism is truly like Taoism. Knowing one's mind and one's nature is the only method. Pursuing martial arts and neglecting Buddhism is an act of abandoning the fundamentals and chasing the inferiors, buying a coffin and returning the pearl.
Secondly, Shaolin's seventy-two stunts and other martial arts secrets require advanced Buddhist practice to master.
Zen Buddhism and martial arts are like lamps and light. If there is a lamp, it is light, and if there is no lamp, it is dark. A lamp is the body of light, and light is its purpose. Although there are two names, the essence is the same. Dinghui is not dual, and the same is true.
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The first person to teach martial arts in Luohan Hall first asked his disciples to practice Zen. Zen is to be separated from the external appearance, and samadhi is the internal non-chaos. If the external appearance is attached to the external appearance, the inner mind will be chaotic; if the external appearance is separated from the external appearance, the mind will not be chaotic.
When you practice until your mind can no longer think and your nature is immobile, your master will teach you martial arts.
In the dual cultivation of Buddhism and martial arts, if the disciple always has a correct view in his mind and can never be stained by troubles and toil, he will reach the state of seeing nature. Only by getting rid of attachment can martial arts be achieved without obstacles. At this time, practicing Shaolin for seventy years
The secrets of martial arts such as the two unique skills, spiritual awareness and wonderful enlightenment, wisdom always appears, twice the result with half the effort, never dwell inside and outside, and can come and go freely.
On the contrary, if one abandons Buddhism, clings to martial arts, and is deluded in his mind, he will become possessed by demons and escape into the devil's path. At the least, his muscles and veins will be severed, he will be disabled and paralyzed, and at worst, he will go crazy, kill people and destroy the sect.
Understand this non-dual method of concentration and wisdom, combine Zen and martial arts, and achieve no thoughts, no memories, and no attachments. Use your true nature, observe with wisdom, and neither take nor give up, that is, you will see your nature and become a Buddha."
After Elder Kongjia finished speaking, all the Buddhist elders, including Abbot Kong and Master Chengda, put their hands together and said: "Amitabha, Elder Kongjia's exquisite Dharma principles have captured the essence of Zen Buddhism, which has greatly benefited Lao Na and others.
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Hojo Mabei hugged Monk Ichiro and cried: "I almost lost my brother! We were wrong. We sincerely regret it!"
Monk Ichiro knelt down and said: "Second Master, you have misunderstood. I am not your eldest brother Hojo Katsu! I am also a retainer samurai of the Hojo domain. My name is Sato Ichiro, and Sato Sebei is actually my uncle. But I didn't expect it.
He was so cruel that in order to protect the eldest son, he even poisoned me."
Hojo Mabei was stunned on the spot and said: "But your appearance and features are the same as my elder brother?"
Monk Ichiro reported back: "Second Young Master, they know that you grew up outside the feudal lord's residence and have never met the eldest and third young masters. Therefore, what Yamamoto told you about Hojo Masaru's appearance and characteristics is actually my information.
.The purpose is to protect each other.
Likewise, the eldest son doesn’t know what you look like. Only the third son knows all the information about the eldest son and you.”
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In this case, there should be a Japanese ghost inside the Shaolin Temple.
Elder Kongjia said to Mingsha: "The matter has come to this, you should not resist stubbornly anymore, tell your accomplices. Who is Hojo Masaru?"
Mingsha sneered: "How could I let you know who the young master is? Just kill me, I won't tell you."