In history, there are many detailed records about the investigation of Zen master Bai Yin.
The road to enlightenment
Zen master Bai Yin, who entered Buddhism at the age of fifteen, was deeply troubled by a puzzling question about practice at the age of nineteen. This problem is related to the legend that a monk named Yantou was beheaded by a thief in China in the Tang Dynasty.
Monk Yantou often said to his disciples before his death, "When I died, there was only a moan." Sure enough, when the thief tried to cut off the head of the rock head monk, he only heard a loud cry, which is said to have spread for miles. Jackson Bai Yin was curious about this legend. If even a monk like Yantou can't avoid being beheaded by a thief, then maybe he can't escape the consequences of going to hell. After thinking about it, the idea of secularization actually floated in my heart.
However-
Soon after, he met Master Ma Weng of Shaolin Temple. This day happens to be the day when Ruisi regularly basks in the scriptures.
Jackson Bai Yin then placed a bet in front of Master Ma Weng. He will choose one of these hundreds of classics with his eyes closed. If he chooses Confucian classics, he will aspire to become a Confucian. On the other hand, if it is a Buddhist scripture, he will still practice on it. This is his bet.
The reason is that we often ask:
"Is that good? Still so good? "
Hesitate in my heart again. Think small, such as should we eat risotto at noon today? Or eat Lamian Noodles? In a big way, for example, should I resign from the company? It's better to stay at work. At first glance, eating and abstinence seem irrelevant, but the confusion in essence is the same.
So, what should I do when I am confused? At this time, I feel that instead of hesitating in a dilemma, it is better to toss a coin or dice as the standard of choice.
But the problem has arisen again.
"Wait, throw it again! ……"
We can't make up our minds to practice the result in this way, which will only make things more difficult to choose. It can be said that such people are the most indecisive.
You can only live once in your life. You can't do whatever you want and get whatever you want. The more greedy you are for what you can't get, the more painful you will be, and the result will be futile.
So, I advise you to bet after you die. In this way, when you roll the dice, "wait, try again!" " ! ..... "Such a hesitant thing. It's hard to choose, because you can't stop thinking.
The phrase "stop thinking" also means "know the truth" in Buddhism. For a couple who have lost their beloved son all day, it is an example to explain the truth that people can't come back from death, let them understand and stop thinking.
Therefore, when the thoughts of greed, anger and delusion in one's mind disappear, it is equivalent to enlightenment.
Therefore, Bai Yin Jackson's bet actually contains infinite Zen.
So, what was the result of the bet?
Zen master Bai Yin chose a book named Zen Jin Ce, which is obviously a Zen book. It was compiled by Hong Zhi of Ming Dynasty in China, and it is a comprehensive compilation of biographies, quotations and classics read by various Zen learners.
Although the result of "gambling" is an "accident", if the gambler has long forgotten (realized), then the "accident" here will also become "necessity"! Jackson Bai Yin should have realized this a long time ago, so he can insist that Zen should work hard without hesitation. It is precisely because of this bet that a great Zen master can be made. Although the story is quite dramatic, it also makes people feel a cold sweat for him.
Bai Yin's meeting with the old man was also an accidental opportunity. Bai Yin, then 24, was born with a slow heart. At Yan Ying Temple in Yuehou Gaotian, Bai Yin meditated hard. One night, while I was meditating, I suddenly "enlightened" because I heard the bell coming from a distance. He immediately shouted without thinking:
"The rock head monk is still alive!"
Rock head monk is a monk in the Tang Dynasty mentioned earlier. The doubts accumulated in his mind over the past few years suddenly vanished. Don't! I should say he thinks so himself. So he said with remorse:
"No enlightened person has been as happy as me for three hundred years!"
You sound like a fake leader. This can be said to be a kind of work that slows me down.
However, just when Bai Yin Zen Master was so arrogant and slow, he happened to meet a traveling monk named Zongge. I learned from Zongge that the old man in Fanshan, Xinzhou was receiving treatment, so I left for Xinzhou.
When Bai Yin first met the old man, he stated his views and put on a bad look.
Influenced by the old man's view of Bai Yin's statement, he unceremoniously intercepted it with his left hand, then threw it away and said:
"This is a pile of shit. Take out what you really see! "
Say and stretched out his right hand and then says:
"If there is, spit here!"
Bai Yin Jackson made an action of vomiting.
The old man immediately continued:
"How can I see the word' nothing' in Zhaozhou?"
As soon as Bai Yin Jackson finished speaking, the old man held Bai Yin's nose with his hand and gave it a hard twist. Then he pulled it in circles and said:
"I can still catch your nothingness!"
The old man said that Bai Yin's tribute was high, but I was slow.
Because of this opportunity, Bai Yin stayed with the old man to study law. The old man described Jackson Bai Yin as "lifeless Zen and nonsense", but he didn't agree at all. In this way, when Bai Yin started intensive penance, he was often scolded to pieces.
One day, when Bai Yin was out begging, he came to the door of a family. The owner refused to support him, but Bai Yin, who was bent on solving the case, stopped and ignored him, still standing at the door, causing the owner to fly into a rage and beat Bai Yin with a broom, causing him to faint on the spot.
When Bai Yin came to his senses, he had reached a state of great enlightenment. See wake up Bai Yin, is the old man said:
"You have completely understood."
Although Bai Yin's Zen master was only in trouble for eight months, he was able to get a glimpse of Zen. It can be said that without this old man, there would be no later Bai Yin Jackson. From this point of view, in the accidental meeting, there are actually unknowable mysteries, right?
Case solution of contact method
Bai Yin's disciple Daxiu and Kuaiyan are good friends. Daxiu is from Kyoto, a mountain city. At the age of six, he was a waiter for Fu Zhengan Zhuchuan. Travel, participated in Miyazaki, Shikoku Gu Yue, and participated in Bai Yin, and completed a great event. He lived in Oita Fu Bao Temple and established eleven legal heirs. He died in 1776 and lived for 60 years. Quick-eyed-Like Daxiu, the flying man in Yamanashi went to Gu Yue and Bai Yin in person and became enlightened. They once praised Nanquan's praise for cutting cats: "When it comes to cats, first frost will be in June on a hot day;" With a knife, the shadow of Xifeng is getting longer and longer. " Bai Yin's Gaozu Dongling saw it and admired it, showing the strength of Kuaiyan.
"Blind slave, eyes there, chronic monk! The young monk hit the carriage, but he was fine. He was just scolded by the groom. This happened in Kyoto street during the day. The monk is Hugh 16 years old. At the age of five, he wanted to enter Zen Buddhism, and at the age of six, he became a servant of Zhu Chuan. He has made great progress in his studies. At the age of sixteen, he listened to Zhu Chuan's Things Before My Parents Were Born and picked up a puzzle. Today, he came to Xianghai in Dongfu Temple and asked about the importance of "personal time". On the way home, he was absorbed in crossword puzzles, turning a blind eye, listening but not seeing, and looking in a trance.
When I was eighteen, I begged to live in Dongfu and wait at sea. At some point, I just want to pour tea and medicine and stand on the overpass in the temple. Because I haven't forgotten everything, I am at a loss and can't see anything. When he walks in the street, he often looks at his nose and pays no attention to other things. He is called the "dream waiter".
At the age of twenty-three, I went to Gu Yue and Daguang Temple, where I was saved. Gu Yue said, "What you see is still outside the door. It's no use going to the other side of life and death. Awarded the upward authority cloud: "Work harder and there will be a season of integration. The next year, I hit my head on the post and suddenly realized that the abbot said, "A certain armor has been broken today." Gu Yue smiled and didn't say yes. Later, it broke the pack, and no one was its front. Only fast rocks are equal. Kuaiyan has been joining Bai Yin for a long time, claiming to be a big event, and the public also calls it the second. One day, we had a big fight: "Brother Quick Eye, we both accomplished great things, which is fortunate. It's no use hanging out with other fools. Go! " "Yes, Hugh brother! Nobody in the world is better than the two of us. We can go to Wakayama Xiongye Jiean to discuss Xuanwei and quietly raise the sacred fetus. " Ok, then hurry up! When they said goodbye to Gu Yue, Gu Yue smiled without a word. When they went to live in Yangyuan Temple in Kyoto, they saw a eulogy entitled "A pure walker will not enter nirvana" on the wall: "Ants fight for wings, and new swallows take Yang Liuzhi; Silkworm women carry baskets and vegetables, and village children steal bamboo shoots and alienate themselves. " Two people stay however, don't know its meaning, ask the monk in the temple, just know Shizuoka and jun Bai Yin. "Quick rock brother! What happened? We claim to have achieved great things, but we don't know what this eulogy means. Bai Yin may have something for Bai Yin. How about we go to Shizuoka to see Bai Yin? " Yes, first to Suruga, then to Kumano. "That is, I went to Song Yin Temple to ask for an audience with Bai Yin. I first entered the room after the big break and immediately quit. " How's it going? Has the break-in been delayed? Still look down on Bai Yin? Hugh: No, I don't need to go when I meet you! We are not as good as that old man, that's all! See "Rock into the room". Bai Yin examines what he sees, either raising or suppressing it. Kuaishi tried his best to discuss it desperately, and as a result, he was poor and quit at a loss. In shame, they changed their attitude and asked for a can. The day after tomorrow, Kuaiyan said to people, "There is a big gap between our strengths and weaknesses. We surrendered as soon as we saw the old man. I am like a blind snake, I don't know how to retreat until I am captured by the old man.
When Daxiu and Kuaiyan met in Bai Yin, Bai Yin said sternly, "When the temple dried up and there was no storage, we couldn't support two more people. Go to the city tomorrow to beg for rice and wheat. " Two people agreed to quit. The next day, it rained heavily and there was a storm. They waited in the hut for the weather to clear up. Bai Yin came in with a bamboo grate in his hand and said, "What are you doing here? Have you forgotten what you told me yesterday? No, I didn't forget, but it was so stormy that I was waiting for someone who wanted to go out. " "what! This lazy man! Afraid of wind and rain? Look at that! So, isn't someone walking? Yes, guys, let's go! Otherwise, I will kill you. The two men were frightened. In the first week, when they went out, they looked after each other and said, "Terrified, really! "It's really stricter and worse than what I heard." Not worth killing. Dai Li and his raincoat ran to the village. Even at noon, it was sunny and sunny, and he made it at sunrise. He returned to the mountains all day and at night, and he got seven or eight buckets of rice and wheat. Bai Yin said happily, "Young people like you should do anything like begging today. This is his compliment. I made a special statement for them.
The white clouds in Guyue are very close to Bai Yin. Shortly after the big break, I went to the Kuaiyan Temple in Song Yin and Baiyun visited it. When Bai Yin discussed with him, they said, "You newcomers have not distinguished the depth of Buddhism. Stay here tonight and listen to me and Baiyun. " Two people who used to have high oxygen content in Italy met in Bai Yin, just like children. That night, my parents talked about singing remuneration, even five watches. The two people who have been listening all the time shed tears after hearing what they have never heard before. After resigning, they felt that Buddhism was so extensive and profound that they were grateful to each other.
Later, Bai Yin went to visit Baiyun, and Hugh, who accompanied him, listened to his parents' discussion about the mystery of Goodall. Before enlightenment, he picked up this mysterious and suddenly realized thing on his way home and presented it to Bai Yin on the way. Bai Yin readily gave a proof: "If so, this matter should be well protected." Later, Kuaiyan also had a chance to pass and was moved by Bai Yin.
Dai Ya Ikeno, the originator of southern painting, went to Bai Yin to learn "the voice of one hand". One day, I suddenly realized that I was thirsty: "Can I smell with my ears?" ? The voice of the hand, the ear can be gone, still in my heart, the heart can be gone, still very rare, but I know the teacher's kindness, but I don't know how deep it is. "I also participated in Daoweng, and I also learned something from it.
Zhizhong lives in Bai Yin's room. He said, "People laugh at me for coming in, but it's really a big deal for me. I'm not a teacher, and no one helped me check, so I rushed here. " What did he see? Bai Yin asked, "Where is the Buddha now?" Zhizhong didn't answer, just looked at the court. Bai Yin clapped his hands and said, "Did you hear the sound of one hand when two hands met? Put up a palm and cure the weight: "Smell clearly. Bai Yin: What is the exam? " For a long time, Bai Yin said, "I can smell it very much, but I can smell half of it. "Fix your ears. Bai Yin: "Still not here. Zhizhong was on the left, took four or five steps, and returned to the cloud: I can smell it. Bai Yin: "Why? ててててててててててててててててててててててててて12 Bai Yin: "Why? After telling what he had seen and heard, Bai Yin smiled and laughed at him, that is, he went to Huichang Ni 'an under Bai Yin's door to prompt him to answer questions. Hui Changyun: "Don't settle for less. Because I am old, I can't get up without my hands. Please help me up and don't touch my hand. "I don't know what to do. Hui Chang: "Don't settle for less, that's all." Back in the temple, Huichang came, talking and laughing. Zhizhong: "Elder sister, ask again. Hui Chang: Please hold my hand and stand up. " I can see that Hui Chang was frightened and Bai Yin agreed. It only took two nights to cure the disease and solve the problem of life and death. His personality changed, and under the guidance of Bai Yin, he became a mature Buddhist.
The act of being an adopted son
There is a well-known story about Bai Yin.
Not far from his temple, there is a cloth shop. Their daughter was pregnant with a young man's child before they got married. Her parents felt ashamed, so they forced their daughter to ask who the father was. Her daughter was afraid that her boyfriend would be killed by her father if she told them, so she refused to tell them. Later, she couldn't stand her father's repeated questioning, and his father respected Jackson Bai Yin the most, so she said:
The baby in my belly is with Jackson Bai Yin.
Hearing this, dad felt as if the sky were falling. Unexpectedly, there is such a thing. Jackson Bai Yin is the person he respects most!
Her parents took her to Bai Yin, and Bai Yin said softly:
"Is that so?"
When her parents saw Bai Yin's serene manner, they didn't continue to make trouble at that time. After the child was born, the girl's father took the child to the temple and threw it to Zen master Bai Yin, saying, "This is your evil seed, and I will give it back to you!"
After the news came out, public opinion was in an uproar, and Bai Yin Jackson was accused of being a wolf in sheep's clothing. Bai Yin Jackson's reputation was ruined.
Bai Yin Zen master nursed back to health silently, holding the milk given by the child every day, being abused and laughed at everywhere:
"This bad monk!"
"This dishonest monk!"
"Monks who only seduce girls, what nonsense!" .
However, no matter how abused and insulted Bai Yin Jackson was, he still raised the child silently.
A year later, the girl couldn't bear the mental torture and told her parents the truth. After hearing this, her parents felt infinite remorse and immediately took the whole family to apologize to Jackson Bai Yin. Hearing this, the Bai Yin Jackson only lightly said a sentence:
"Is that so?"
Give the child back to the girl.
Everything is so calm as if nothing had happened.
Later, the girl converted to Buddhism and learned Zen from Zen master Bai Yin.
This practice
What kind of magic wall won't collapse?
What kind of sharp blade is not blunt?
What kind of existence cannot be melted?
What kind of ethics dare to compare with it?