Evil Master and Disciple

Fa Yuan asked him to pose the first question, but Ye Feng did not back down. After thinking for a moment, he said, "If the Buddha says that emptiness is form and form is emptiness, then is the life-defining magic weapon that we cultivators refine the form of form, or is it emptiness?"

Ye Feng asked his first question.

He believed that this question would definitely not be difficult for Fa Yuan.

Sure enough, after a moment of contemplation, Fa Yuan smiled and said, "Buddha said that form is emptiness. When cultivators use their magic power to condense physical magic weapons, they should be in form. However, magic weapons are ultimately external objects, so they should be empty."

Ye Feng asked in return: "If magic weapons are empty, how can cultivators use them to eliminate karma and save sentient beings?"

As soon as Ye Feng said this, the confident smile on Fa Yuan's face gradually froze and he fell into deep thought.

Fa Yuan already understood that he had fallen into Ye Feng's trap.

There is a trap in the questions this kid asked!

It was agreed that they would debate Buddhist scriptures and talk only about Buddhist principles without talking about worldly matters, but this kid took a different approach and did not talk about worldly matters, but instead brought up monks.

Immortal practitioners use tools to enter the Tao, while Buddhists focus on proving the Tao. There is a difference between the two in their understanding of tools and realms.

This question directly points out the contradiction between the Buddhist concept of the unity of form and emptiness and the idea that objects have spirits.

Although Fa Yuan fell into the trap carefully set by Ye Feng, he secretly praised it in his heart.

When Ye Feng casually said the four maxims that there is no Bodhi tree, Fa Yuan felt that this boy had wisdom.

Now it is confirmed that Ye Feng's Buddhist wisdom is really extraordinary.

Fa Yuan nodded slowly and said, "Junior Brother Ye, your Buddhist teachings are boundless and your wisdom is profound. I admire you. What you said is absolutely true. If a magic weapon is empty, how can it eliminate karma? I have lost this round."

Ye Feng smiled slightly and said, "Brother Fayuan, it's your turn to ask the questions."

Fayuan saw that Ye Feng had a deep understanding of Buddhism, so he didn't dare to ask any questions casually. He began to ponder some profound Buddhist principles in his mind.

Ye Feng picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.

He turned around and glanced at Hong Jiu, who was looking at him blankly. He said, "Xiao Hong, do you want a drink?"

Hong Jiu came to his senses and shook his head.

He wanted to say something, but seemed to be concerned about Monk Kong Yuan beside him and did not say it.

Ever since Hong Jiu followed Ye Feng to the Sage Building yesterday and then had a drink at the Tianhong Restaurant, Hong Jiu felt as if he had never understood Ye Feng before.

Ye Feng is full of secrets from the inside out.

No wonder Yun Shuang'er, Shen Tianqi, and Shangguan Lan on Xingluo Peak were all fascinated by Ye Feng, the young boy who was still wet behind the ears.

At this moment, even Hong Jiu seemed to be fascinated by Ye Feng.

I really want to explore how many secrets are hidden in Ye Feng’s inner world.

This kid is not only well versed in Confucianism and Taoism, but also can compose poems, and each of his poems is a masterpiece.

Now he is also proficient in Buddhist principles.

Who can I talk to to explain this?

It was already dark at this moment, but a few candles had already been lit in the wooden pavilion, making it very bright.

The light from the candlelight shone on the face of Monk Fayuan, who looked like a man in deep thought, and seemed to make the jade-faced monk even more handsome.

Fa Yuan slowly raised his head and said, "Amitabha, Junior Brother Ye, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. Just now, Junior Brother Ye was explaining how to combine Buddhist principles with cultivation. I'm offering this to the Buddha. What I want to ask is, if Buddha can save all living beings, why do cultivators need to sever their ties to the mundane world? Should those who save others save themselves, or should those who save themselves save others?"

Ye Feng narrowed his eyes.

I have to say that this monk Fayuan is really smart.

As long as Buddhist principles are connected with monks or with ordinary people, there are almost always traps.

After Ye Feng thought about it carefully, he knew where the trap Fa Yuan had set for him was.

Buddhism advocates great compassion without any conditions, but those who practice Taoism must cut off all emotions and desires. This question questions the contradiction between the two in terms of being in the world and leaving the world.

Immortal practitioners practice by cutting off worldly desires, while Buddhists believe that not abandoning all living beings is compassion. The two have different logical closures for "crossing" and are two different concepts.

Now it has been integrated into the Dharma Yuan.

According to normal Buddhist principles, the answer is that saving others is saving yourself.

But it's a trap.

In such a short period of time, Fa Yuan was able to set a similar trap for himself based on the one he had set in the previous question. Ye Feng was quite impressed by this.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Feng slowly said, "According to Buddhist theory, saving others is saving oneself. However, if saving others requires saving oneself first, then how can those who have just entered Buddhism save others if they have not yet attained Bodhi? Therefore, there is a contradiction in the question raised by Senior Brother Fayuan, and the two logics are not connected.

I cannot answer this question. If Senior Brother Fayuan can give me an answer, I will admit defeat."

Monk Fayuan was a little surprised.

This brat really doesn't play by the rules.

I asked him, but he turned the question back to me.

This was a trap that Fa Yuan set for Ye Feng. He also knew this question. Since it involved Buddhism and monks, which were two different logics, how could he give the correct answer?

Fa Yuan clasped his hands together and said slowly, "Junior Brother Ye, you win this round."

Fa Yuan is a true gentleman, because as long as Ye Feng can see through the trap he set, Ye Feng will win this round.

There was no standard answer in the last round either, but Fa Yuan did not see through the trap set by Ye Feng, so Fa Yuan admitted defeat very easily in the last round.

Ye Feng didn't expect that Fa Yuan was such an upright man and didn't argue with him about this issue.

At that moment, he felt a bit favorable towards this jade-faced monk who was a little more handsome than himself.

He said, "Brother Fayuan, since you said I won, you only have one chance.

If you can't answer the next question, then according to the rules we agreed upon, there's no need for us to continue the debate."

Monk Fayuan nodded slowly.

Yes, if he couldn't answer Ye Feng's next question, it would mean that he had lost three games in a row.

Even if he won the next three games, he and Ye Feng would only end up in a tie.

Fa Yuan was too embarrassed to continue arguing about Buddhism with a Taoist disciple, who was sixty or seventy years older than him.

Fa Yuan said, "Junior Brother Ye, since we are debating Buddhist principles, why don't we set up any traps? Let's just have a good debate, okay?"

Ye Feng nodded and laughed in his heart. Fa Yuan was worried that he would set a trap for him again.

Ye Feng said: "Okay, I won't set the trap, Brother Fayuan, listen carefully.

When I entered Tianling Temple just now, it was dusk and the sky was dark. The pilgrims had dispersed and only the Buddhist monks were sweeping the floor and closing the door.

You Buddhist disciples often say that Buddhism is a pure land, a door to emptiness. If it is a pure land, why should it be cleaned? If it is an empty door, why should it be closed?

Ye Feng's words confused Hong Jiu beside him and also made Monk Fayuan dazed.

Monk Fayuan had thought that Lu Tongfeng's move might be tricky, but he didn't expect it to be so unexpected.

He seemed to have never thought about this question before.