What do you mean that Monks Manjusri and Pu Xian are scavengers?

Zen master Deshan Xuanjian, a Sichuanese, was born in Zhou, and became a monk at an early age. He studied Buddhism intensively, especially being good at explaining the Diamond Sutra, so he was called Zhou Jingang.

He heard that Zen Buddhism in the south was very prosperous, and he said, "Buddhism is so profound that it is difficult to become a Buddha even if you practice for a lifetime." Demons in the south dare to fabricate stories that point directly at people's hearts and regard nature as Buddha. I will destroy their nests and destroy these evil species to repay Verne. "

So he left Sichuan with the "Qinglong Book Nest". On his way to Liyang, Hunan, he saw a woman selling cakes. He was a little hungry at that time, so he put down his burden and wanted to buy snacks.

The woman pointed to his baggage and asked, "What book is in it?"

"It's the Diamond Sutra," said Deshan.

The woman said, "I have a question. If you can answer, I will give you a snack. If you can't answer, please go away There are no snacks to eat. The Diamond Sutra says,' You can't get a heart in the past, you can't get a heart now, and you won't get a heart in the future'. I don't know which heart you ordered? " Deshan was speechless at once.

Later, a Buddhist monk who went to Longtan believed in it. As soon as he entered the temple, he shouted, "I've heard a lot about Longtan. When I came, I saw neither the pool nor the dragon. " Chongxin bowed down and said, "You have personally arrived at Longtan." Deshan couldn't answer, so he stayed.

One night, Deshan Xuanjian stood beside Longtan, and the monk Longtan said, "It's late at night, why don't you go back?"

Deshan Xuanjian went out and just came back and said, "It's so dark outside."

The Zen master lit a candle for him. Hardly had he reached for it when the Zen master blew it out.

Deshan suddenly realized. The next day, Longtan said to the crowd, "Here is a man with teeth like a sword tree and a big mouth. You can't turn back with one stick. When the weather changes, I will stand on the top of the lonely peak. "

De Shan set fire to the Diamond Sutra in the Buddhist temple after giving lectures on enlightenment. He let out a sigh:

Poor metaphysical argument, if you put a dime in the void.

Running out of cardinals is like a drop of water thrown into a huge valley.

(Meaning: Hyunri's Buddhism has been exhausted, but it is just a hair in the void; Exhausted human ingenuity is like a drop of water thrown into a huge valley. )

After enlightenment, Deshan went to class and said, "It's good to say it, but it's better to say it." Deshan's stick and Lin Ji's drink form a unique combination of Zen stick and drink.

Someone asked, "What is a Bodhisattva?" Takuyama Xuanjian hit him with a stick: "Get out! Don't shit here! "

"What is a Buddha?" Deshan Xuanjian replied: "Buddha is an old fox in the west."

One day, Xuan Jian of Deshan said in class, "I have no Buddha or ancestors here. Dharma is an old man, Sakyamuni is a dung collector, Manjusri and Pu Xian are dung collectors, and all senses are ordinary people. Bodhi wisdom nirvana is a stake tied to a donkey. " Twelve kinds of Buddhist scriptures are the books of the prince of Yan, and they are waste paper to wipe away sores. What four fruits, three sages and ten places are ghosts guarding graves, and it is difficult to protect themselves. "

At the end of his life, Deshan announced a warning to his disciples and grandchildren, saying, "Chasing sounds in the air is an annoyance." What happened to dreaming? "(meaning: chasing illusory voices will only be futile. When you wake up in a dream, you will realize its illusion and understand that there is nothing. )