Moon Hee's Salvation —— The Past Events of Xu Yun's Wutai Mountain

In the eighth year of Qing Xianfeng (19 years old), the teacher fled to Yongquan Temple in Gushan, Fuzhou, and often shaved the heads of the elderly. The next year, he got a ring in Gushan according to Miao Lian and Yuan Monk.

How time flies! It has been more than 20 years since we broke up. I thought that the Taoist industry had made no achievements and drifted in the wind all day, so I sent five gifts to my parents in return for their kindness.

In the eighth year of Guangxu reign (43 years old), on the first day of July, he offered incense in Hokkeji, Putuo, Zhejiang, and made a three-step worship. At that time, there were four Zen monks, Quan Zhen, Qiu Ning, Shan Ya and Jue Cheng, who attached incense.

After crossing the sea, there are not many trips every day, stopping at Huzhou, Suzhou, Changzhou and other places. The four of them retired by half, and the old monk bowed forward alone, crossed the river to the Rongzu Tower in Li Niutou, Nanjing, and stopped at the Lion Mountain Temple in Pukou for the New Year.

The following year, I started from Lion Mountain, entered Henan from northern Jiangsu, passed Fengyang, Haozhou, Ling Hao, Songshan and Shaolin Temple, and arrived at Baima Temple in Luoyang. I went for a walk, and after a night, it was cloudy. If I do, I will worship the name of the Bodhisattva, full of bitterness and hunger, and I have not missed it.

The teacher is forty-three years old. He started with incense in Hokkeji, Putuo Mountain, Zhejiang Province, and made a pilgrimage to Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province in three steps. Three years have passed and he has never stopped. He made a pious pilgrimage like this, which is rare in the world. He suffered countless hardships on the way.

One day, if the teacher crosses the Yellow River in Wuling, it will be too late to go, and no one will be there. There was a stall on the roadside that was unoccupied, so he stopped and sat down here. It's cold at night and the snow is long. The next morning, I looked up and turned into a glass world. The snow is deep and full of feet, so I can't help it. Nobody used to know where to go. First meditation, hunger and cold. The bigger the snow, the colder it gets, and the hungrier it gets. If you do this for three days in a row, you will gradually become fascinated and get better.

The snow stopped, and suddenly a beggar came and saw the teacher lying in the snow. I couldn't say anything when I asked him. Knowing that it was frostbite, I pushed the snow away, warmed it with grass and cooked yellow rice porridge. The teacher was warm and fed, full of energy, and his condition gradually improved. The beggar asked the teacher, "Where are you from?"

The teacher replied, "From Nanhai, Zhejiang."

The beggar asked again, "Where are you going?"

The teacher replied, "Facing Wutai Mountain."

The teacher turned to the beggar and asked him, "What's your name, sir?"

The beggar replied, "My last name is Wen and my first name is Ji."

The teacher asked again, "Sir, where did you come from and where did you go?"

The beggar replied, "I went to Chang 'an from Radio 5. "

The teacher asked again, "Wutai Temple, have you been in contact with your husband?"

The beggar replied, "I used to go back and forth a lot, and everyone knew me."

The teacher asked: "Where does this go to Wutai?"

The beggar said:? "From Huangshaling, Huaiqing, Meng County, Xinzhou Taigu, Taiyuan, Daizhou, Ekou to the mountain. You go to the Secret Fantasy Rock first. There is a southern monk named Qing who is doing well here. "

The teacher asked: "How far is it from here to the mountain?"

The beggar said:? "Two thousand."

The snow stopped, and the beggar cooked yellow rice porridge for the teacher to eat, taking snow instead of water. The beggar pointed to the kettle and asked, "Is there this in the South China Sea?"

Teacher:? "Nothing."

The beggar said:? "What to eat?"

Teacher:? "draft."

After the snow in the kettle melted, the beggar pointed to the water in the kettle and said, "What is this?"

The teacher was speechless.

He asked, "What do you want to do when you go to Wutai?"

The teacher sighed and replied, "I was born without a mother. In order to repay my mother's kindness, I came to the mountain!" " "

The beggar listened to the praise and said, "Good! You've come from a long distance, walked a long way, and it's cold and snowy, and you're carrying luggage, so it's inconvenient to move. Why must we be so pious? "

The teacher said, "But I swear first, no matter what the years are, I will return this wish."

Hearing this, the beggar was even more surprised. He said to the teacher, "You want it to be rare. Now that the weather has improved, the snow has not melted and there is no way to find it. You can follow in my footsteps. Twenty miles from here, there is Xiaojinshan, and twenty miles from Mengxian, there is a temple to live in. "

The beggar said that he had left.

At the right time, the snow was too deep to worship, so I stepped on the footprints carefully and arrived at Xiaojin Mountain to sign the bill. The next day, I lit incense in Meng County and lived in Hongfu Temple, where I spent the New Year.

The 45-year-old teacher went out of Hongfu Temple in the first month, lit incense and made three steps of worship to Huaiqing House. He planned to post a list in Nanhai Temple in the city, but the monks were not allowed to do so, so he camped out outside the city. It was the night when he was attacked by the cold and his abdominal pain was very severe.

Early in the morning, I was ill and worshipped incense. When we arrived at Huangshaling, there was only a ruined temple on the top of the mountain, and there was no shelter. So far, I can't walk, rest, eat, have diarrhea dozens of times day and night, and I can't start.

The temple is on the top of the mountain, with no passers-by and no medical treatment. There is only one thing at this time, that is, to die with your eyes closed, but there is no regret. Until late at night, there was a torch in the west, and it was suspected to be a gangster. Look at it carefully for a long time. It's Moon Hee. I'm so happy that I immediately make a phone call. Moon Hee held a torch to see. When he saw the teacher, he was surprised and asked, "Teacher! Why are you still here? "

When Moon Hee saw that the teacher was ill, he sat beside him, caressing and comforting him, taking medicine and washing with water, changing the teacher's dirty clothes and cooking yellow rice porridge for the teacher. After eating, the teacher was sweating like a pig, and his mood was relaxed and restored.

The teacher was grateful for his kindness and applauded: "Teacher Meng saved my life twice, and I am grateful!"

Moon Hee said, "This is a trivial matter. People are in danger, and it is not a gentleman to sit back and watch. "

The teacher crossed his hands and asked, "Sir, where are you going?"

Moon Hee replied: "I will go back to five."

The teacher said, "I'm sorry about my illness, but I can't go with my husband."

Moon Hee said, "I see you haven't worshipped much since last year. You can arrive in that year. If you are in poor health, don't worship, and worship is the same. "

At this time, the teacher sighed heavily and said, "Teacher Wang's intentions are commendable, but I was born without a mother. My mother died for me, and my father only gave me a son. I ran away behind my father's back. My father resigned because of me. My father was confused and worried about decades of cold and heat. Here, I wish to go up the mountain and hope that the Bodhisattva will be added to help my parents get rid of their sufferings and be born in the pure land as soon as possible. "

Moon Hee was greatly moved after hearing this, and said to the teacher, "You are so filial, it is hard to calculate. I'm going back to the mountain today. There's nothing urgent. I am willing to carry your luggage and travel with you to reduce your burden. "

The teacher thanked him and said, "Thank you, old man. Your merits are boundless. If I visit five stops, I am willing to give half of my merits back to my parents and half to my husband as a reward for helping others. "

Moon Hee crossed his hands and said, "No, you're Xiao Si. I stopped by. There is no need to thank you. "

Moon Hee took care of the teacher for four days, and the teacher recovered temporarily.

A few days later, Moon Hee set out to worship incense, and the luggage was borne by Moon Hee. At this time, the teacher has no baggage and goes into battle lightly. He can worship forty miles a day without feeling bitter. After seeing the moon for the second time, he went to Taigu County, and it was difficult to sign the bill at Xiang Si Temple. As soon as he arrived at the door of the welcome hall, he was going to attend the ceremony. He saw a waiter beside the teacher and immediately asked rudely, "Who are you?"

The master crossed his hands and replied, "He is my good friend and my benefactor."

The guest host didn't believe it, and snapped, "A Zen monk, who goes out for a walk, doesn't know current events. In recent years, there has been a famine in the north. What mountains does he face, what airs he puts on, and what big officials and old officials he needs to serve? Why should he go out for a walk if he wants to enjoy himself? Where did you see the temple? Are there any lay people at your disposal? "

The master was honest and impolite and gave him a good scolding. The master also admitted his mistake and wanted to leave.

Then the master said angrily, "You poor monk still dare to put on a poor shelf. You can stay if you want, and you can leave if you want. Help yourself!" "

Hearing this, the teacher was wrong again, so he sincerely said to the guest teacher, "I'll invite this teacher Wen to stay at the inn and I'll bother you at your old place, okay?"

The master said, "Whatever."

Moon Hee felt very embarrassed in this situation and said to the teacher, "Master! Not far from Wutai. I can go back first. Take your time. Your luggage will be sent up the hill soon. "

When Moon Hee said this, he said goodbye to the teacher. The teacher can't keep the hard ones and won't reward him with money.

After Moon Hee went, the master changed his face, kindly sent the bill, stayed all night, and left early in the morning. He went to the inn on the street to look for Moon Hee, but he couldn't find it anywhere and didn't know where to go. Ten days later, the teacher went to Xinzhou. One day, on the road, he worshipped incense, followed by an official's carriage. Seeing the teacher paying homage on the road, the official got off the bus and asked, "Master, what's the point of paying homage on the road?"

The teacher replied, "To repent and repay the kindness of my parents." The official asked again, "Then where are we going?" The teacher replied, "I want to go to Wutai Mountain."

According to the teacher's accent, the official knows that he is from Hunan and the official is also from Hunan. They are fellow villagers, talking and laughing, very affectionate. Seeing that the teacher was carrying luggage and it was inconvenient to burn incense, the official suggested to the teacher: "I live in Baiyun Temple in Ekou, which is the only place for the teacher to go to Wutai. I will take the teacher's luggage belt up the mountain for you first. What does master mean? "

The teacher thanked him, took off his luggage and put it in the carriage, which was taken away by the officials.

Every twenty days, master and apprentice arrive at Baiyun Temple. This officer is a battalion commander. Seeing the division, I welcomed him to the battalion for preferential treatment, rested for three days, and left. The battalion commander gives away travel expenses, but the division does not accept them. The battalion commander also sent a soldier to send the gift of luggage to Xiantong Temple in Wutai Mountain and return it to the division.

After staying at Xiantong Temple in Wutai Mountain, the teacher went to the nearby temple to worship and asked the article again. There was no such person in the whole mountain, and then he found an old monk. The old monk folded his hands and said, "This is the embodiment of Manjusri Bodhisattva. Because the teacher is sincere in coming out of the mountain, I feel that the bodhisattva has attracted protection. " Hearing this, the teacher clapped his hands and said, "Amitabha."

However, the teacher has long felt this way about what the Bodhisattva should do, but he is afraid to say it. Moon Hee came to rescue the first two crises, but there is such a coincidence about the divine power of Bodhisattva, which can be proved by speculation. The present situation is revealed by the old monk, which is enough to prove that the Bodhisattva appears without doubt.

After studying Taoism from Wutai for three years, Manjusri Bodhisattva became Ji Man to save him, which touched the heart of the Bodhisattva. But in the past three years, apart from being trapped by illness and blocked by snow, I was unable to burn incense. I experienced all kinds of difficulties when I worshipped, and my heart was happy. Every time I check my heart through the environment, the harder I work, the more secure I feel, so I realize the old saying: "Get rid of it."