Ben Yin pressed the surprise, and said: "Half a day ago, there was a Pure Land opened near here, but after the poor monk arrived, the entrance to the Pure Land was closed, and then I watched the Taoist friend hide several times in the distance, and probably guessed that the Taoist friend should be a destined person who entered the Pure Land, so I came up to talk about it." ”

Ji Xiao was secretly surprised, this mountain realm was really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and with his spiritual sense, he didn't even notice that the monk was spying on him beforehand.

Ben Yin looked at Ji Xiao's expression, understood his meaning, and said with a slight smile: "This temple's exercises have slightly obtained the skin of the Dharma of Jizo Bodhisattva, one of the three saints of Bosha, 'patience and immobility like the earth, and deep and dense as a secret treasure', so when the breath is restrained, few people can detect it, if there is any offense, please forgive me." ”

Of course, Ji Xiao knows that the Bodhisattva of the Earth, this and the Buddha, Guanzi and called the Three Sages, is one of the most important figures in the Buddha, there is a saying in the Buddhist scriptures, to make the Buddha into the extinction, Maitreya has not come out, when the Bodhisattva of the Earth is the head, although it has not become a Buddha, in fact, it has a position and mana far above the Buddhas.

But this is only a Buddhist scripture record, whether there is really a Jizo Bodhisattva in the world or not, that is something that no one knows.

Of course, Ji Xiao would not deliberately discuss with Ben Yin whether there really is a Jizo Bodhisattva in the world, he said: "The master's Dharma is profound, I only have admiration, and there is no disrespect. ”

He spoke with a graceful demeanor, like a noble son, and he was even more pleased to see it.

You must know that this academy has always dealt with ghosts and demons, and has avoided the border of the western mountain boundary, and it is impossible to see a character like Ji Xiao.

Ben Yin said: "Taoist friends are outstanding, poor monks see you, they also like it, if there is nothing to do, can you talk with me to the small temple." ”

He extended his invitation again, more cordless than the previous one.

Ji Xiao groaned a little in his heart, he has practiced all his life, and he has an inseparable relationship with Buddhism, so this monk released kindness, he didn't want to refuse so much, he then asked: "I am overjoyed by the master's invitation, but before that, there is still a question, I don't know if the master is from this academy?"

Ben Yin said with a smile: "It turns out that Taoist friends have also heard of this temple. ”

Although the monks are indifferent to fame and fortune, they are known to the masters, and when they say it to their faces, the reason is still that they are happy in their hearts.

Ji Xiao smiled and replied: "Sure enough, there is no void under the fame, so I will follow the master to visit the master and visit the master's academy and touch the blessings of the holy land of Buddhism." ”

Seeing that Ji Xiao did not refuse, Ben Yin happily led him into the Academy.

The temple is vast, the building is not much, it is nothing more than a pagoda, a forest of steles, a large hall and a meditation room, there are about more than 100 monks, but the practice is different, and it implies the mystery of the same root and the same origin.

Among the Buddhist sects, other temples have always been hierarchical, but this teacher is very equal, no matter how high or low the cultivation is, it does not pay attention to the number of rituals.

Ji Xiao observed all the way, and finally followed Ben Yin into a meditation room hidden in the deep flowers and trees.

Ben Yin lit a stick of incense, which immediately made people feel refreshed.

The furnishings in the room are simple, only the east wall hangs an ink painting of the Phantom River, and the mystery jumps on the paper.

The seal of the inscription is the three characters of Li Xianzhi.

Li Xianzhi is the painting saint of the mountain realm, and there are very few paintings he left in the world, and Ji Xiao didn't expect to see one in a short time.

This ink painting is enough to reflect the painting skills of the painting saint, and it has reached its peak, and Rao is not able to find any flaws with Ji Xiao's knowledge.

Ben Yin saw that Ji Xiao was paying attention to the painting, so he smiled and said: "This painting is the handwriting of the saint when he was in his prime, although it is not as good as the painting left before he tore the void and entered the Pure Land, it is also a rare treasure." ”

Ji Xiao couldn't help asking, "Does the master also know the Pure Land?"

Ben Yin said to Ji Yu: "Daoist friends have not answered my previous question, you have already entered the Pure Land as the poor monk guessed?"

Ji Xiao said without concealment: "I have indeed been in." ”

Ben Yin Heshi said: "Thank you for telling you that the poor monk actually has no intention of coveting the Pure Land that the Taoist friend enters, because the Pure Land itself is a void dojo opened up by the Immortal Buddha and Bodhisattva, and if there is no fate, there is no way to enter it." In fact, the main temple where the Taoist friends are now can also be regarded as half of the Pure Land. ”

Ji Xiao could indeed feel the difference of this Academy, it was full of Zen, and it was much better than other temples, but he didn't expect that this Academy's Academy could be regarded as half a pure land.

He said, "Please also ask the master to continue to solve my doubts." ”

Ben Yin said with a smile: "In fact, there are many places like this temple that can be regarded as half a pure land, such as the Wuzhuang Temple 109,000 miles away from this temple, and the Dongting Dragon Palace of Tiannan Yunmeng, or the holy land of the Western Desolate Demon Clan, the Hanging Mountain, or the Heavenly God Temple in the extreme west, etc., can be regarded as half a pure land.

And the biggest gap between our so-called half of the Pure Land and the real Pure Land is that our Pure Land is an ownerless thing. It is based on the law and prohibition of a certain left avenue, and it has been opened up from generation to generation.

As for the Pure Land's greatest help to us, it is not in our cultivation, but in resisting the five calamities we will face in the future. It is important to know that our cultivators, whether it is a human, a demon, a demon or something else, when Shou Yuan arrives at a thousand years, he will encounter a decay tribulation, some of them are born with a different species, and the power of the decay is much lighter than that of us people, but the decay attack is more and more violent every time, so far, whether it is the mountain realm or the sea realm, there is no one who can survive the fifth decay tribulation. In fact, no one knows whether there are only five decays since ancient times. However, the creatures in the world can only last until the fifth time at most, so we simply call it the Five Decay Tribulations, but in fact, we also hope that after the fifth time, there will be no decay Tribulations.

Because of the experience of generations of predecessors, we have concluded that staying in the mountain realm or the sea realm is waiting for death. Therefore, the sages with great wisdom explored the way to tear apart the void and reach the true Pure Land of Immortals and Buddhas, because in the true Pure Land of Immortals and Buddhas, they will not be troubled by decay.

But in order to tear the void and reach the Pure Land, cultivation and the fate are indispensable, and the process of tearing the void is different for everyone, in fact, although there are things to learn from, there are not too many, and the significance is not very great.

And every existence that tears the void and arrives at the Pure Land is a masterpiece of the world, and not everyone has the opportunity to become such a character, so the half of the Pure Land like us is the sustenance of hope for those of us who are not successful, although it is not as good as the real Pure Land, but staying in the Pure Land can also greatly weaken the power of the outbreak of the decay, Rao is so, and there are very few characters who can withstand the third decay. ”

In the end, the meaning of regret is overflowing. Although he is still old, he can also see his future, if he fails to tear the void and find a pure land that can receive him, he will eventually turn into smoke and dust.

Ji Xiao said: "Then the Pure Land I entered, can't I help the master?"

He thought of the Pure Land he had entered, and if he could help these people, he was afraid that he would already be surrounded by a group of powerful people by now.

Ben Yin smiled and said: "The poor monk said that not everyone can enter the Pure Land with the Lord, and the approval of the owner of the Pure Land itself is required. What's more, the Pure Land in the middle of the mountain realm and the sea realm must also tear through the void, break away from the mountain realm and the sea realm, and reach another world in order to completely avoid decay. ”

Ji Xiao immediately understood, and said, "Otherwise, the difference between that Pure Land and the Academy we are in now is not very big?"

Ben Yin nodded and said, "Yes, but it doesn't mean that the Pure Land that Daoyou entered will not help us, for example, if Daoyou has a deep understanding of the Pure Land you have entered and is willing to share it with us, you can help us further improve the Pure Land." After all, although we have overcome obstacles and developed the Pure Land from generation to generation, and have paid a lot of effort, in fact, no one is a real immortal Buddha. ”

Ji Xiao said in his heart that this is because the masters of the past generations of this teacher academy know the Pure Land and don't know why, so no matter how much they imitate and construct the Pure Land, it is difficult to compare it with the real Pure Land, so this is also the place where the cause has its own needs.