Chapter 72 Self-defeating (two chapters in one today)(1/2)
The official activities of the Four Nations Tournament are divided into three parts. The first is to visit the famous Golden Buddha Temple in Fuluo. The second is to listen to the sermons of the real living Arhat Zhaowu. The third is to do guided exercises with young monks and boxers. Except that no filming is allowed.
It was a very formal venue, with media following the whole process.
In the afternoon, under the scorching sun and the steamer-like environment, Lou Cheng and others entered the temple and admired the exotic Zen forest at close range, which was quite different from domestic Buddhist temples.
The buildings here are pointed and magnificent, and the characteristics of primitive Buddhism are overwhelming. Because Theravada regards Mahayana as a heresy, it does not recognize the status of Bodhisattva, nor does it recognize the many Buddhas mentioned in other scriptures. The main hall here only enshrines
With the "World Honored One" Sakyamuni and his disciples, such as Kasyapa and others.
Outside the main hall, there is an urn pavilion, with the "four-faced god" Brahma King guarding the door. His golden body is heavy and shining, and his eight arms are stretched out to hold objects. It is so solemn.
Because it was an official event, Lou Cheng and Peng Leyun both wore delegation martial arts uniforms with white background and red vertical stripes, which formed a sharp contrast with Kaoru Karasawa and Tiger Yamashita who were not too hot in traditional clothes.
But Vega still wears a big-brimmed hat and a general's uniform, walking like a dragon and a tiger with undiminished domineering power. It seems that he has forgotten the scars of losing to Tang Zexun and the fact that she was not even forced to "return to the four swallows".
Barnum dressed up as a typical Nanzheng boxer, with white straps on his hands and feet. He habitually came last and walked unnoticed. Waku and Guchai were thin and fat, and the monk's robes were eye-catching and blended well with the surrounding environment.
complement each other.
During the visit, they were divided into groups according to different delegations, with clear boundaries between them. Lou Cheng took his mobile phone and acted as a conscientious tourist. As long as he could take pictures, no matter how good his skills were, he would snap
He clicked a button and planned to share it with his wife at night. As for An Chaoyang and Ren Li, their only role was to wait for their pictures to be "stealed" by him!
Peng Leyun? A guy whose cellphone camera is broken and who is distracted from time to time is worthy of being a salted fish!
Just after 3:30, they finished their visit and entered a lecture hall-like building. At the head of the building sat an old monk with a sallow face and a thin face. His eyes were half open and half closed, and his whole body was simple and unpretentious. There was no magic in it.
It is the first stage of Arhat cultivation, which is equivalent to Master Zhaowu who has just entered the Waigang realm.
Zhao Wu didn't raise his eyebrows and had a calm attitude. Seeing that people had gathered, he began to speak in Pali, which was written by the Buddha in the past. The four middle-aged monks standing on his left and right spoke at the same time in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Holy
The xiangwen was translated, and the sounds were superimposed and echoed in the meditation hall. It felt inexplicably deep, distant, solemn, and deafening.
Lou Cheng analyzed and pondered it with great interest to broaden his knowledge, but as he listened, he became filled with doubts.
What Master Zhaowu tells is not a Buddhist scripture story, but a real "Sixteen Insights Wisdom" cultivation method. It starts from understanding the body and mind, and explains it step by step with examples, making people feel that they can really practice something.
"No way, the cultivation method of 'Sixteen Insights Wisdom' is so worthless, why would you just tell us casually?" Lou Cheng approached Peng Leyun and said in a low voice.
This is equivalent to the core strength of "Ice Club" and "Fire Club"!
Peng Leyun glanced sideways at him, his lips moved, and his voice was inaudible but went straight into Lou Cheng's ears:
"He is just giving an introduction. He will not talk about the more advanced content of 'Sixteen Insights'. If you really become interested and embark on this path, then he will definitely welcome you with both hands and feet and personally guide you.
Preach the Dharma personally."
Seeing that Lou Cheng was stunned, he continued: "It's good to listen to it. The 'Sixteen Insights' are not recorded in any Buddhist scriptures. They are the eminent monks who achieved Arhat status after Sakyamuni. Well, they are called saints.
, the practical cultivation methods and empirical methods that I summarized and refined by myself are very interesting.”
Lou Cheng looked Peng Leyun up and down, and said with a strange smile: "I heard it is normal. You said you are a disciple of the same sect and half a monk, why are you listening here?"
I decided to give Peng Leyun a nickname, "Taoist", a Taoist who wanders around the world all the time!
Peng Leyun chuckled and said: "Since the Song Dynasty, there have been many mutual interpretations of Buddhist and Taoist scriptures to improve each other's philosophical systems, which also partly integrated each other's cultivation methods. I will listen to the Hinayana stuff again,
Maybe we can draw parallels..."
As he spoke, he seemed to think of something, his eyes began to wander, and his thoughts were no longer focused.
Lou Cheng's heart suddenly moved, he turned around and raised his head, just in time to see Master Zhaowu looking at him, nodding slightly, neither angry nor sad, neither happy nor smiling, but his half-opened and half-closed eyes suddenly opened.
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When they opened, Lou Cheng's eyes seemed to have an imaginary glow. He saw Master Zhaowu sitting there, his skin turned golden, three heads sprouted, six arms stretched out, and his whole body was blazing, sacred and solemn.
!
No way? Is there really the so-called golden body of Arhat? Lou Cheng was deeply shocked, and subconsciously formed an "ice mirror" to reflect the surroundings. He suspected that his senses and spirit were affected by Master Zhaowu's miraculous power, causing him to hallucinate!
In the "ice mirror", the water light swayed gently, and a golden Arhat with three heads and six arms shone brightly!
Really... Lou Cheng still didn't believe in the evil, so he simply made a "Huajin Holding" to let the ice and fire rotate and balance, forming a miniature "starry sky" where darkness and light, coldness and high temperature coexist, so as to maximize the mobilization of energy.
A subtle premonition that has become part of itself.
The surroundings seemed to become empty. Lou Cheng used his strength to explain and looked at Zhaowu again. He found that his muscles had bulged into streamlines and his skin had a dark golden glow, but there were no three heads.
, how can there be six arms, how can there be a whole body that emits flames!
No, in the void around him, the aura condensed into substance, and two vague heads and four arms holding objects were vaguely formed...
At this point, Lou Cheng finally understood that the Arhat's golden body he had just seen was half real and half false, half real and half imaginary. It was composed of the alienation produced by Master Zhaowu's body and the aura condensed by his tyrannical spirit.
This is an expert similar to Waigang's realm...
Thinking back to the scene when Master was in the vast white sky, he was really a land fairy...
As his thoughts turned, Lou Cheng's state of mind became peaceful, and he could leisurely appreciate the hidden mystery.
His eyes swept over Peng Leyun and found that his eyes were out of focus and his expression was dull. He didn't know where he had "wandered" and didn't care about the Arhat's Golden Body at all.
Master Zhaowu's charming eyes were thrown at the blind man... Lou Cheng cursed, and looked away again, only to see Ren Li looking at her head intently, the light in her eyes flickering, as if a storm was gathering, while An Chaoyang
He murmured to himself with a rather sentimental expression, as if he was reciting a poem.
Reading a poem? Lou Cheng was surprised and listened to An Chaoyang's inaudible chant:
"That year, I bowed my head and hugged the dust, not to worship Buddha, but just to be close to your warmth..."
...The corner of Lou Cheng's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but laugh and curse secretly:
Haha, these salted fish!
You came here to listen to the scriptures for nothing!
Well, except Ren Li...
You have to tell Ke Xiaoke about this, I'm sure it will amuse her!
At 4:10, the lecture ended and a group of people walked out of the meditation hall. Lou Cheng casually looked at Tang Zexun, Wei Jia and the others, trying to see the remnants of the reaction to seeing the "Arhat's Golden Body" on their faces, but these few days
They are all determined people, and their expressions have long since returned to normal, making it impossible to get a clue. However, the other boxers and warriors are still in a daze, obviously being greatly shocked, and seem to be doubting their lives.
Next, there is the guidance and practice session. According to the arrangement of the organizing committee, they are divided into two groups. A few female players will first guide the young female boxers, while the rest will go to the dining hall to taste monk rice and wait for their rotation.
Worried that Ren Li would get lost, the team leader Zhong Ningtao gave Lou Cheng a few words and then hurriedly followed her. The tigers at the foot of the mountain watched quietly and nodded invisibly.
Zhaitang.
The monks' meals were served one by one. The water was clean water and the rice was rough food. It was extremely simple. Lou Cheng, Peng Leyun and An Chaoyang each took a few mouthfuls and then stopped.
How can they torture themselves if they are not hungry?
Speaking of which, I started to miss the various delicacies of my motherland again... Lou Cheng swallowed.
After a while, the monks began to clear away the tableware. The tiger at the foot of the mountain not far away glanced over with the corner of its eye. Seeing that the three of them had no objections and allowed the other to take away the utensils in front of them, a smile appeared on their faces unconsciously.
This monk has been bribed, and the tableware they used will be directly picked up by Dazhu Zhen!
Although Lou Cheng and others ate out every day before, they did not make reservations, so they could not buy them in advance, and their team leader would do something about it in the end.
This time, the team leader has been transferred!
At this moment, Lou Cheng suddenly remembered something and quickly stopped the monk who was about to leave with the tableware. He smiled at Peng Leyun and An Chaoyang and said, "You guys, you are so careless! What kind of place is this? This is Nanyang!"
Evil magic is rampant and curses are everywhere. You can’t leave anything closely related to yourself, lest someone use it to cast spells!”
Well, this is what I came up with based on the instructions from the team leader!
Seeing Peng Leyun, An Chaoyang looked dumbfounded. Lou Cheng proudly wiped the rim of the bowl he had used, and wiped other tableware stained with his own saliva. The dark fire flickered, not burning the material, but evaporating slightly.
"This is a good move." Peng Leyun praised spontaneously.
Being able to use flame to treat traces without burning the tableware itself is an amazing control!
Is Lou Cheng's transformation almost complete?
As he spoke, he also stood up, his hands flashing silvery white, and wiped all his own tableware, leaving nothing unnecessary.
Seeing this, An Chaoyang started eagerly to try. He had not yet developed his superpower, so he had to use special waves to destroy it, and finally took out the wet wipes shamefully.
The tiger at the foot of the mountain not far away watched quietly, dumbfounded.
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While several female experts were giving instructions, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew in, dispelling the boredom and ruffling Ren Li's straight hair.
After practicing to the sixth level, her hair was firmly rooted and difficult to fall off without external force. However, during the guided practice, she never had to tie her hair up.
At this moment, Tang Zexun, who was nearby, quietly flicked his fingers. A wisp of wind, like a twist, was hidden in the natural environment. It perfectly coordinated with the movements of the sparring girl and "twisted" two of Ren Li's hair.
The threads were pulled off silently, as if they were accidentally caused by a girl's moves.
No one can apply "Excitement" to their hair!
Two black hairs with hair follicles fell down. Although Ren Li noticed it, she didn't think it was strange and continued to feed the trial girl.
Karasawa's expression became more and more leisurely, and the smile on his face remained sweet. After the instruction, he pretended that something had fallen and rolled sideways, so he walked over and bent down to pick it up.
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When Ren Li returned to the dining hall, Lou Cheng told her again what he had said about Nanyang magic curses and witchcraft, and finally reminded her to pay attention.
To be continued...