Chapter 20 Miao theory

Liu Wendian is "funny in nature, good at talking and laughing, and speaks indiscriminately".He once called himself "River Dou Niao" because the ancient pronunciations of "Beaver" and "Liu" are similar; "Uncle" means Douzi;So "Liu Shuya" is "Beaver Bean Bird".Because Liu Xi joked about himself, "the students dared to make some good-natured jokes with him". At Southwest Associated University, a student once asked Liu Wendian in class how to write an essay well.Liu Wendian only said five words: "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", but the students didn't understand the meaning. Liu explained: "Guanshi means to observe life more; the world means to understand the sophistication of the world; Yin means that the article should talk about phonology; , is the heart of a bodhisattva who saves suffering and cares for all beings." Hearing this, the students all responded with applause.

Ma Fenghua once recalled the situation of Liu Wendian's speech. Once, Liu Wendian gave a speech at the Southwest Associated University. Go to the square in front of the classroom to give a speech.At that time, a group of students were sitting on the ground, waiting for the lecture. "It was not yet dark at that time, but candles were lit on the podium (due to the power outage), and a table and chairs that had been temporarily moved were placed. Soon, Mr. Liu Wendian in a long gown stepped onto the podium and sat down behind the table. A girl was standing at the table, pouring tea for him from a thermos. Mr. Liu Wendian calmly drank a cup of tea, then stood up abruptly, as if saying "Tao Qing", and read out his opening words in a systematic way: "Only— Eat-xian-peach-one bite, don’t-eat-rotten-apricot-a basket! Xiantao only needs one bite... I’m telling you, I don’t talk about anything that others have said! Whatever I say, others I haven’t even said it! Four words are enough for you today!’ So he picked up a pen, turned around and wrote down the four big characters ‘蒲丁花纆’ on the small blackboard next to him…”

Another student wrote down Liu Wendian's explanation of the four characters: "When Yuanchun visited the Grand View Garden, he saw this inscription and said with a smile: the word 'Hua Chu' is good, why bother? Xue and Liao Ting turned into Lin, so it can be seen that Yuanchun already favored Xue Baochai at that time." Liu Wendian found out that students used reference books, and said humorously: "Go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. The candlelight is shining and the smoke is curling up. The real faces of gods and Buddhas are often blurred and shadowy. Only when the clouds and mists are cleared can we see the true face of Lushan Mountain."