However, when they looked at the Acala( Fudō Myō-ō)Buddha Statue and felt the majesty that emanated from Su Jing, they stopped short, afraid to get too close.
“My God, this Buddha Statue looks like a real Buddha.”
“Could it be that a Bodhisattva has appeared?”
“Why do I feel Su Jing is also like a Bodhisattva? And why is he here?”
“I suddenly remembered the Prajñā Meditation Sutra, which seemed to come out of nowhere. Many people speculated that it may have been created by Su Jing. Now it seems very likely and you can even see the Buddha’s light on Su Jing.”
Plop, plop, plop…
Many tourists knelt down one after another and paid homage to the temple. The monks who came over also couldn’t help but kneel down. Even the monks in the temple do not have a lot of comprehension of the Buddist teachings, and it is at this moment that they sense what “Buddha” is for the first time.
Whether they had just arrived and wanted to enter the temple or those who had entered the temple and prepared incense, they were all attracted by Su Jing and Acala (Fudō Myō-ō), and they gathered around and knelt around him in a circle. The scene was huge.
“This is not good, Abbot, this is not good.” A monk ran into the precepts hall. In the precepts hall, in addition to the Abbot, there are also Grandmaster Shengyan and several other eminent monks, with Xiao Zhi kneeling below.
“Xiaohui, why are you panicking?” The Abbot asked.
“Su Jing came and sat at the door, and all the tourists were drawn to him.” Monk Xiaohui said. The Abbot was stunned, Grandmaster Shengyan’s eyes lit up slightly, and Xiao Zhi, who was hanging his head, suddenly raised it.
“Why are tourists attracted to him?” The Abbot asked in confusion.
“Because he brought an Acala (Fudō Myō-ō) Buddha Statue, and he seemed to be radiating Buddha light.”
The abbot, Grandmaster Shengyan, and the others looked at each other in surprise. Then they got up together and walked quickly to the door. Xiao Zhi, Xiao Hui, and the others followed them. Zhou Hongyuan and the others in other parts of the temple heard the news one after another and also ran out.
When they saw the Acala (Fudō Myō-ō) Buddha Statue at the entrance, and Su Jing, who was chanting as if emitting Buddha’s light, they froze in their steps, and only after a while did the Abbot fold his hands and said: “Amitabha Buddha.”
If it wasn’t for his high Spiritual Force, the Abbot, Grandmaster Shengyan, and the others might not be able to stop screaming. The more they understood The Buddha, the more shocked they were at this moment.
Whether it is Acala (Fudō Myō-ō) or Su Jing, they have all achieved their dream of “Entering Meditation and becoming a Buddha”.
This kind of artistic conception only existed in the legends and they have never thought that one day they would see it with their own eyes, and they never thought that it would appear on a young man of 23 or 24 who did not shave his hair to become a monk.
The Abbot and the others pushed their way through the crowd and went to the front. The Abbot said respectfully, “Mr. Su, would you please come in and talk to us?”
“Mr. Su? I thought you would call me a benefactor.” Su Jing opened his eyes as he spoke.
“Mr. Su has reached a level beyond our reach in Buddhism, but you do not look like a Buddhist in appearance, words, and deeds. I think Mr. Su is not used to being called a benefactor while Buddha is in his heart, not in his appearance. So I’ll just call you Mr. Su.” The Abbot smiled as he spoke.
His appearance is calm, but he can’t help but want to fall to his knees as he looks at the Su Jing and Acala(Fudō Myō-ō)Buddha statues right in front of him.
Su Jing glanced at Xiao Zhi and said, “I heard that the Abbot is in the precepts hall and is going to punish Xiao Zhi. At such an important time, I’m afraid it’s inappropriate for me to go in and disturb you. I’ll just sit here, you don’t need to pay any attention to me.”
Grandmaster Shengyan and Zhou Hongyuan couldn’t help laughing while others have nothing to say.
If they don’t greet you and let you sit outside, will the Buddhist monastery temple still be open tomorrow? Everyone understood what Su Jing meant, he was obviously here to support Xiao Zhi.
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The Abbot and the others kindly invited Su Jing again and he finally followed them into the Buddhist Monastery Temple. The Acala (Fudō Myō-ō) Buddha Statue was carefully put on the cart by the monks and pushed inside carefully.
They were a little faster than snails as they feared breaking the Buddha Statue with their carelessness. The tourists outside and inside the temple were reluctant to leave and went in together.
After entering a Buddhist hall, the tourists were blocked from the outside. Abbot Xu Yun asked knowingly, “Mr. Su, can you tell me why you came to our small temple and were still sitting at the door?”
“For justice.” Su Jing said indifferently.
“Hehe, what justice?” Abbot Xu Yun smiled.
“Monk Xiao Zhi challenged Taekwondo and karate Dojos for the sake of promoting Chinese Martial Arts and for our honor. This is a good thing. Even if you convert to Buddhism, you are still Chinese. You need a country to have a home, you need your country to have this Buddhist Monastery Temple. Therefore, fighting for the glory of the country is completely honorable so why should he be punished?” Su Jing said.
“Mr. Su is right, but what makes you have the illusion that we don’t allow Xiao Zhi to compete?” Abbot Xu Yun smiled and said, “Firstly, we are very concerned about the promotion of Chinese Martial Arts and we fully support it but nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards, we have Precepts. Xiao Zhi should apply for approval first, instead of asserting himself without authorization; Secondly, this is a matter of our Buddhist Monastery Temple, and it is not good for Mr. Su to intervene now is it?”
Su Jing was silent for a moment, thinking that this Abbot Xu Yun really hits the nail on the head. With such a methodical theory, it looked like Su Jing was making trouble out of nowhere.
He could not easily say that Xiao Zhi is his apprentice, after all, he said he would not accept apprentices.
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