Monks hurriedly pulled Jiangliu away.
Otherwise, it would really be beating someone to death in this Buddhist tranquility.
Monks quickly examined the young monk's injuries.
"Oh no...he's been injured so badly...his head is broken, his face is ruined, and his teeth are almost falling out!" An old monk was immediately shocked and shouted urgently, "Quickly, quickly carry him down the mountain to find a doctor!"
"Quickly, restrain this wayward child committing violence! Then take him to file a police report!" One of the monks shouted at Jiangliu, pointing at him.
Jiangliu also regained his senses from his angry state.
He realized that he had caused a great mess.
Yesterday, he only annoyed two monks from Jin Guang Temple and lost one of their wooden barrels; today, not only did he defy a monk, but also hit him with a stone that caused his head to bleed severely!
He didn't know what to do, but driven by instinct, Jiangliu struggled free from the grip of a monk.
He grabbed the "weapon" without hesitation and ran in one direction.
At that moment, his mind was filled with only one thought.
Don't involve Elder Faming.
Jiangliu's body is small, as agile as a flexible mud snake. Despite the numerous monks from Jin Guang Temple chasing after him, he was always difficult to catch.
He ran to the temple's kitchen and, with the free hand, quickly grabbed a big steamed bun, stuffed it into his mouth, then grabbed a second, third, fourth... He stuffed them into his chest with all his might.
After stuffing his robes with buns, making them bulging and full, the monks followed closely behind.
Jiangliu agility in his movements, he leaped through the window and left.
He was too hungry.
As he ran, he ate, frantically chewing the buns in his mouth, swallowing like a hungry ghost. Before he had even left the Jin Guang Temple, he had already swallowed three buns into his stomach.
Jiangliu understood that he had committed one of the "eight prohibitions" of Buddhism, namely "stealing".
If the young monk had died, it might also be considered a "killer" of life.
He broke two precepts in less than a quarter of an hour!
Does the "Killing Sins True Canon of the Great Dharma" that the Huangmei elder master sent suit him naturally for cultivation?
Soon.
Jiangliu ran to the temple's rear door.
"Hey? Jiangliu? Why are you here? You…" A young monk sweeping the floor recognized Jiangliu, but before he could finish speaking, he noticed that Jiangliu was ignoring him and running towards the back mountain of the temple.
The young monk was taken aback, scratched his head, and wondered, "Why is he in such a hurry today?"
Then.
He gaped in disbelief to see a large group of senior brothers also running over.
"Junior, have you seen where Jiangliu went?"
An old monk panting, breathless, asked the young monk with a stern tone.
The young monk did not know what Jiangliu had done wrong, and he didn't know why he thought about "covering up" for a friend. So the young monk pointed in the opposite direction instinctively.
"Thank you, junior!"
A large group of Jin Guang Temple monks were urgently chasing after them.
……
[Jiangliu]: "@Muscle Tang Sanzang, Senior Tang Sanzang, I am sorry for not living up to your nurture. I have caused a great calamity just now!"
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "Oh? Did you rebel?"
[Jiangliu]: "This... this is not a rebellion."
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "Or maybe you recited some lewd poetry to the Goddess Nuwa or the Great Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara?"
[Jiangliu]: "Ah! I didn't actually..."
[Jiangliu]: "Senior, I seem to have accidentally killed someone today! I, I'm not sure if he's dead or not. He insulted my father and mother. I couldn't stand it… So I hit him with a stone, breaking his head open and exposing his bones."
[Jiangliu]: "And I also stole the big steamed buns from the temple kitchen."
[Jiangliu]: "Then I've committed two violations!"
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "Wow? Murder? Have you disposed of the body properly? Have you dealt with their limbs properly? Are there any witnesses?"
[Jiangliu]: "I acted in front of many people."
Jiangliu felt a little nervous.
He began to regret it.
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "Brave lad, braver than when I killed for the first time! No matter, it's just killing. There's no one in this world who hasn't killed a living thing or another!"
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "Do you think humans or snakes and insects are more noble?"
[Jiangliu]: "Elder Faming once said that all living things are born equal, without distinction of rank."
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "Then that's it. The monks in the kitchen accidentally boiled to death several rice worms. Didn't they commit murder? The temple's abbot, accidentally crushing a small insect while sleeping, didn't he commit murder? Murder is not as terrifying as you think."
[Jiangliu]: "But they were not intentional..."
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "Then were you intentionally going to kill someone?"
Jiangliu thought it over carefully and realized that he didn't intend to kill anyone.
Although he was very angry at the time, it was only to beat the other person up, he thought.
Just didn't expect the young monk to be so unbeatable...
Only four or five hits and he collapsed on the ground.
[Jiangliu]: "I did not mean to kill."
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "Then you are in the right. Moreover, it was that dog thing who spoke without thinking, and he chose his own death path."
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "If I had been there, he would already be dead."
[Jiangliu]: "!!!"
[Jiangliu]: "Then what about stealing?"
[Muscle Tang Sanzang]: "You didn't say you wouldn't return it, just return it next time!"
Senior Tang Sanzang's "comfort" was very hardcore. Though Jiangliu always felt that the other party wasn't really comforting him, but was just stating facts, it still somehow made him feel a bit better in his heart.
The guilt in his heart was also dispersed somewhat.
However,
What should I do next?
Jiangliu has now run to the back mountain of the temple in depth. He used to come here often to pick firewood, so he is very familiar with the terrain. It is not a problem for him to hide here for the whole day.
But what about the next half day?
Having committed these two offenses of possibly killing and possibly stealing, can he still return to Jin Guang Temple?
If Elder Faming knows what he has done,
He would be very disappointed, right?
Suddenly, a crisp "ding dong" sound rang out in Jiangliu's mind.
[Huangmei Laozu]: "@Jiangliu, haha, little golden cicada, how does it feel to break the precepts?"
[Jiangliu]: "Not very pleasant..."
[Huangmei Laozu]: "Since you broke two precepts all at once today, don't waste this excellent 'meditative state'. Recite the mantra and essence of the 'True Classic of Great Compassion on Killing Sins' concerning the precept against killing and the precept against stealing. You will be surprised."
[Huangmei Laozu]: "What is the difference between a thief and I, who steal?"
[Huangmei Laozu]: "Without killing, hatred never ceases!"
[Huangmei Laozu]: "Hahahaahaha!"
"Golden Cicada, have you seen that?" Huangmei is laughing loudly.
Even if he knows that the golden cicada in his world cannot see what is said in the chat group, he still laughs very unrestrainedly.
"This time, I Huangmei has won again!!!”
"Hahahaahahaha!!!"
……
Jiangliu saw what Huangmei elder master said, and he noticed that Senior Tang Sanzang did not say anything to stop him.
Jiangliu tried to recite the precepts against killing and stealing from the scripture.
Suddenly!
The dark mood in his heart caused by breaking the precepts was instantly purified.
It was transformed into invisible air flow that merged into every part of his body.
The process of Buddhism torture lily refining body strength had accelerated significantly.
Jiangliu felt that his strength had increased again.
This...
Is this what it means to practice?
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