Chapter 8 chapter eight

Di Gong followed behind the Taoist boy in Tsing Yi, with winding stairs and corridors.He suddenly felt someone following him, turned his head suddenly, and saw a black shadow flashing towards the corner at the end of the corridor.He asked Tong: "Do the Taoist priests in the temple often walk this corridor?" Daotong replied: "In the past, there were very few people walking in this corridor. If it wasn't raining outside, I wouldn't walk this corridor. ——Most people who go to the west building come up from the dining room below." They came to a small hall at the north end of the west building. A nine-star altar was built in the middle of the hall, with eight trigrams gods carved on all sides, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

Di Gong pointed to a small red lacquered door on his right and asked, "Where does this side lead?" Daotong replied: "Master, go out of this small door and go down a few flights of stairs to the Tenth Hall of Yama. The Tenth Hall of Yama is extremely eerie and terrifying. Don't say that the real person won't let us in. Even if we were allowed to go in, we would be terrified and afraid to look carefully." Watch it." Di Gong knew that Taoist temples often resembled the 18-story hell pattern of temples. He used pictures or sculptures to vividly display the so-called ten temples of hell, so as to strengthen the hearts of all Taoists, so as not to confuse their ambitions, violate the precepts and do evil, The soul fell into the evil way of ghosts.

Daotong led Mr. Di up the stairs on the left, carefully shone the lantern on the ground, and said: "Master Sun lives in the Ziwei Pavilion in the southwest tower. A section of the railing on the platform outside the pavilion was broken by the strong wind. At this moment, he is urging the craftsmen to repair it." , Master must be careful when going on that platform." When they walked up to the platform, Di Gong saw that the last railing on the platform was removed, and the platform was dark and dark, and went straight down to the bottom of the west building. Daotong said: "The red lacquer gate is Ziwei Pavilion."

Di Gong stepped forward and tapped lightly twice. "Who is knocking on the door outside?" A soft question came from inside the door. "The late-born Di Renjie pays homage to the celestial master." "You can push the door and come in." Di Gong pushed open the vermilion lacquered door, and saw Sun Tianshi sitting behind the desk reading scriptures.There was a thick stack of classics on the desk, and he was holding a volume of "Zheng Yi Jing", and Di Gong respectfully handed over the red name badge, Xiao Dao Zhong Wei Wei withdrew. Sun Tianshi took the famous thorn and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Hehe, it turns out that he is the magistrate of this county, so I am sorry."

His voice was loud and deep, and Di Gong saw that he was tall and burly, with a handsome demeanor. "Brother Renjie, you come here as a guest today. You don't need to be polite. You can chat with each other without any formality. I've been locked here all day, and I'm really ignorant. I don't know what's going on in the government and the public." Di Gongdao: "Today the three religions are prospering together. Taiping has become an image, Kyushu is clean and peaceful, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. It is just like the age of Yao, Yu and Shun in Tang Dynasty."

Inside the Ziwei Pavilion, there is a strange fragrance, very elegant.Di Gong saw that there were many banners hanging on the wall, and classic words and sentences such as "Taiping Jing" and "Huang Ting Jing" were recorded respectfully in block letters. Di Gongdao: "The calligraphy on the banner on the wall is good, but the reason behind it is obtuse and obtuse, so I don't understand it very well. For example, the painting is really so-called 'mysterious and mysterious', and I hope the heavenly master will give gold and jade to enlighten the ignorant."

Sun Tianshi laughed and said: "I have been converted to the sect for more than 50 years. I have devoted myself to studying the classics, but I have not realized the true meaning of the words 'Tao' and 'De'." Di Gongdao: "I heard from the predecessors that when Lao Tzu gave birth to King Tang of Shang, he took advantage of the sun to become a pellet and flowed into the mouth of the jade girl. The jade girl swallowed it and felt pregnant. Eighty-one years after being pregnant, he was born by breaking his ribs. When he went to the ground, his beard and hair were as white as snow. He referred to Li Shu as his surname, his first name was Er, and his style name was Boyang. After he rode a green bull out of Hangu, Yin Xi, the official of the Guan, saw the dense purple air, and knew that he was a different person. After more than 5,000 words, it has been passed down to future generations. The words "Tao" and "De" have not been able to understand the true meaning. Wouldn't it have failed to live up to the heart of Lao Tzu's fists to describe the world? Cultivating medicine, spitting breath, how can you know that the mysteries of cultivation kung fu are all in these five thousand mantras. The core of the five thousand mantras is just the two words "Tao" and "Virtue". "

Sun Tianshi shook his hands and laughed: "Brother Renjie is right. Taishang Laojun is the ancestor of vitality, so he can give birth to heaven and earth, Buddhas and immortals. Zhou Yun has experienced calamities, and he lives in the fairyland of Taiqing. Ordinary people. Can you hope? Nine turns Bamian, golden alchemy, copper talisman and iron certificate, and cloud seal alchemy are not as good as the fifty mantras and moral teachings. As for those crooked people who only want to learn the combination of yin and yang, the secret recipe of yellow and white, and the method of killing demons with flying steps, it is even worse. The scum of the sect, the dust of the lower world. Only by breaking into the ten halls of Yama and suffering, can we show the purity and purity of the heaven and earth of our sect, and the righteousness and lightness of the hearts of men and women believers."

Di Gongdao: "However, when I think about it later, the moral mantra and the decree under the pillar have profound philosophical principles. After all, Confucius is the teacher of human relations and the model of all generations." Sun Tianshi said: "Confucius once learned from Lao Tzu, and Taoism continued to advance from the place where Confucius stopped. Confucius only knew how to study the principles between people, while Taoism explored the relationship between people and heaven. Therefore, it is higher and higher. layer." Di Gong only felt headaches, he had no intention of arguing with Sun Tianshi about the merits of Confucianism and Taoism, and the merits of Confucius and Lao.Then he said: "Your Excellency, Tianshi, this Chaoyun Temple is very large, with countless halls and pavilions. I am always afraid of going the wrong way, and I don't know many rules and regulations in the temple, so I hope Tianshi will give me some advice."

Sun Tianshi pointed to a banner in the corner of the wall and said: "You only need to look at this simple diagram once and you will quickly understand the direction and location here. This simple diagram was drawn by me. Of course there are many omissions, but the name It’s called a simplified map, and it’s nothing more than a rough understanding of the south, east, north, and west.” Di Gong approached the banner and took a look, the palaces and pavilions of Chaoyun Temple were as clear as a bird's-eye view of the clouds.Keep it in mind carefully.Then asked: "What is the meaning of the black and white circle at the top of the picture, that is, the northernmost point in the temple?"

Sun Tianshi replied: "It is the spiritual pagoda of Yujing, the former abbot of Guanzhong. The birth of two instruments', these two instruments are one yang and one yin, and the yin and yang interact with each other to produce all things. The two forms produce four images, and the four images produce eight trigrams. It is yin, and yin to the extreme is yang, so life is endless and ever-changing. It can be said that all the mysteries of the scriptures of this teaching can be represented by this yin-yang and Taiji symbol. It symbolizes the beginning and end of heaven, earth and things." Duke Dee was very interested, and asked again: "Then what does it mean that there is a white dot in the black half circle and a black dot in the white half circle?" "This means that yin contains yang, and yang contains yin. There is no all-yang or all-yin thing in the world. Yang must contain yin elements, and yin must contain yang elements. For example, our men also contain women's elements. Temperament, temperament, women also have a man's mind and spirit. Some even have the same appearance." Di Gong nodded frequently, and suddenly asked again: "I seem to have seen this icon somewhere before, but the black and white half circles are divided horizontally. Dare I ask what is the difference between the horizontal division and the solid division?" Sun Tianshi said: "How can there be such a reason! This icon is immutable, how can there be any reason for the horizontal boundary? Could it be that your eyes are dazzled and your memory is wrong." Di Gong wondered, he clearly remembered where he had seen a symbol dividing yin and yang in the temple just now. Seeing Di Gong frowning in thought, Sun Tianshi couldn't help laughing and said: "I think the dining hall has already lined up for offerings, maybe Zhenzhi is sending people to look for us."