I want to be a stone bridge.

The venerable Ananda is Brahma's younger brother, Buddha's cousin and one of the top ten disciples of the Buddha.

Ananda said to Buddha: I like a woman.

The Buddha asked Ananda: How much do you like this woman?

Ananda said: I would like to be a stone bridge. The wind will blow for 500 years, the sun will shine for 500 years and the rain will rain for 500 years. I just want her to cross the bridge.

How much do you want?

But love at first sight and love for life?

But waiting for nothing in return?

You know all this, and you are willing to suffer from nature for that meeting.

Ananda, how much do you like the woman who walked by the bridge and made you forget your life and be willing to suffer emotional robbery?

Source: Yi An (formerly known as Zheman), literary short story of the same name, Shiqiao Zen.

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Love Story Spider and Cao Zhi

Once upon a time, there was a vowel temple. On the beam in front of the vowel temple, a spider made a web. After 1000 years of practice, the Buddha nature of spiders has increased a lot.

Suddenly, one day, the Buddha came to Yuanyin Temple and asked the spider, "It's really fate that you and I finally met. Let me ask you a question. What do you feel after practicing for more than a thousand years? "

The spider was very happy to see the Buddha and agreed quickly. The Buddha asked, "What is the most precious thing in the world?" The spider thought for a moment and replied, "The most precious things in the world are' not getting' and' losing'." The Buddha nodded and left.

In this way, after another thousand years, spiders are still practicing on the beams of Yuanyin Temple, and their Buddha nature has greatly increased. One day, the Buddha came to the temple again and said to the spider, "You are all right. Do you have a deeper understanding of the problem a thousand years ago? " The spider said, "I think the most precious things in the world are' not getting' and' losing'." Buddha said, "Think again and I'll come to you again."

After another thousand years, the Buddha came again and asked the spider, "Spider, in this thousand years, can you think about this question: What is the most precious thing in the world?" The spider thought of manna and said to the Buddha, "The most precious things in the world are' not getting' and' losing'." Buddha said, "Well, since you have such an understanding, I will let you go to earth once."

In this way, the spider reincarnated into the butler and became a rich woman. Her parents named her spider. On this day, Staff Sergeant Lang, the new top scholar, and many young girls came, including Spider and Princess Changfeng, the little princess of the emperor. Champion Lang performed poems and songs during the dinner, which was so talented that all the girls present were fascinated by him.

A few days later, as luck would have it, when the spider accompanied her mother to burn incense and worship Buddha, manna accompanied her. After burning incense and worshiping Buddha, the two elders were talking. Spider and manna came to the corridor to chat. Spider is very happy, and finally can be with the person he likes, but manna doesn't show love.

The spider said to Ganlu, "Don't you remember what happened on the spider web of Yuanyin Temple sixteen years ago?" Ganlu was surprised and said, "Spider-woman, you are beautiful and attractive, but your imagination is a little rich." Then I left with my mother.

For several days, she didn't eat or drink, and she was worried. Her soul is about to leave her body, and her life is at stake. When Prince Cao Zhi knew it, he rushed over, threw himself on the bed and said to the dying spider, "That day, among all the girls in the back garden, I fell in love with you at first sight, and I begged my father for permission. If you die, then I will not live. " He picked up his sword and prepared to commit suicide.

Just then, the Buddha came and said to the spider's soul, "Spider, have you ever thought that manna (fragrant deer) was brought by the wind (princess Changfeng) and was finally taken away by the wind?" The dew belongs to Princess Changfeng. Prince Cao Zhi is a grass in front of Yuanyin Temple. He looked at you for three thousand years and admired you for three thousand years, but you never looked down.

After listening to these truths, the spider seems to suddenly realize. She said to the Buddha: "The most precious thing in the world is not' not getting' and' losing', but happiness that can be grasped now!"

Just after that, the Buddha left and the spider's soul came back. When she opened her eyes, she saw Prince Cao Zhi who was about to commit suicide. She immediately put down her sword and hugged the prince affectionately. ...

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Baidu encyclopedia-Shiqiao Zen