Because in your small temple, there are layers of classes, including disciples and young monks, as well as high-ranking elders, and the so-called senior brothers who are confused and not worth mentioning, and then to the actual controller of your temple, up to the position of master.
Look at the many Buddhist temples behind you. All the so-called Buddhas are always high and mighty, and their seats are clearly divided. It has come to this point, and you still have the nerve to talk about equality?
I would like to ask, where is the equality you are talking about? "
Compared to Zhang Fan’s previous direct criticism of such absurd words as “put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha instantly”, what he said now was the deepest issue of Buddhism.
Not to mention that in this world, the Buddha's light is not prominent. Even among the sentient beings in the three realms, the Buddha has always been high above, and his seat is clearly defined. However, there have always been many troubles caused by the greed of some Buddhist masters.
So Zhang Fan's words are full of wisdom.
He even pointed out the deep problems in Buddhism, which made the monks present suddenly seem to have lost the ability to speak and didn't know how to refute. They stood there in a daze, and they actually felt that the Buddha whom they had deeply believed in in the past was now somewhat shaken.
These Buddhist practitioners all felt as if they had missed something, and the pilgrims who came here to make wishes found it even more unbelievable.
Moreover, one cannot think too deeply about what Zhang Fan said, because the more one thinks about it, the more terrified one feels.
And at the moment, combined with the actual situation, everything Zhang Fan said is true.
I don’t even know how to refute it!
It was as if someone had covered their eyes with a piece of cloth before, and now Zhang Fan had slightly lifted the cloth for them, allowing them to see the real world.
"Yes, if all beings are equal, why does the Buddha have to be divided into different levels? Moreover, it is placed on top of this big store every day, always in a high position. Is this equality?"
"Maybe it's not as simple as this gentleman said. You know, there is no order without rules. If there were no hierarchy, how could we know which Buddha is stronger?"
"What you said is nonsense, isn't it? Everyone knows that the word rules are important, but what we are discussing now is equality. Aren't you just putting yourself in a box?"
Many viewers who love Buddhist culture started arguing on the sidelines.
The monks heard the arguments of the audience, which made them even more confused.
Especially Master Miekong who was sitting in his seat, he actually felt some fear in his heart.
Zhang Fan's words were like seeds in his heart, growing heavier in his closed heart.
He felt it all clearly, but had no way to escape. He was shocked in his heart, his face flushed red, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Zhang Fan was filled with a strong and complex charm.
This boy is so eloquent and has a high level of cultivation. His casual words made me feel like wise sayings. They almost made my Buddhist heart unstable and my decades of cultivation was ruined.
Master Miekong was quite shocked.
He had had such an experience before, in which he had a discussion with an old monk from the Buddhist Pure Land.
The Buddhism practiced by the old monk over there was different from what he practiced, and it lay in the rise and fall of time.
The old monk is already one hundred and twenty years old. He has a high level of cultivation and his theoretical knowledge seems vast and boundless, just like the endless universe, full of mysteries everywhere.
After being taught a few words by the old monk, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, and at the same time, some special seeds were engraved in his heart.
But now, Zhang Fan's words have caused those seeds that had sprouted to quietly die out and dry up, and are being replaced by seeds that are contradictory to Buddhist culture, which are slowly taking root and sprouting.
Such performance really shocked Master Miekong.
The look in his eyes when he looked at Zhang Fan also revealed a complex and inexpressible feeling.
He originally thought that this was just a casual cultivator who had changed his career path to Taoism, but he never expected that he was actually a powerful practitioner with great achievements and profound Taoism.
How could this be just a small citizen?
This... is probably a super master who has been carefully trained for many years by a certain Taoist sect!
Zhang Fan's endless speech greatly increased the admiration of the pilgrims around him, and their trust in him also soared!
Some people even took out their cell phones and recorded the scene. I believe that if this video is posted online, such a wonderful debate will surely become a hot topic on the entire network.
Seeing so many monks, he was speechless after being refuted.
There was a burst of applause from the back!
Some people murmured quietly nearby.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Zhang Fan has achieved so much at such a young age. It's not enough that he's a celebrity, but he also has such a unique view on Buddhism and Taoism, and has his own ideas."
"Yes, Mr. Zhang Fan's words today were like a revelation to me. I finally understood many things that I couldn't understand before.
The Buddhist doctrine of equality of all beings is simply deceiving the world and stealing fame, it is too hypocritical!
If everything is equal, then why do ordinary people still need to practice Buddhism? Why do they still need to worship Buddha?
It was just my desires and requests. Fortunately, Mr. Zhang Fan explained it to me and made me understand the hypocrisy of Buddhism. "
Many people began to praise Zhang Fan spontaneously.
They felt that Zhang Fan was like a hero, who had exposed the true face of a hypocritical profiteer and established a very lofty image for them. Each of them expressed how refreshed they felt.
Even those ordinary pilgrims who had believed in Buddhism before were now moving their feet little by little, and most of them seemed to have joined Zhang Fan's side.
Seeing this happen with their own eyes, how could the two great masters Huikong and Huiming bear it?
This is all money!
For these two old monks who have not yet comprehended the profound Buddhist teachings and only want to make their temples popular and famous, Zhang Fan was simply robbing money from their pockets right in front of them.
"Donor, you, you, you are clearly making trouble!"
Master Huikong couldn't help but speak out to stop it!
Everyone in the Buddhist temple was very angry about what Zhang Fan said, but they had no way to refute it.
Because what they say is not false, we can see it with our own eyes, and it is all true.
As for Master Miekong, he remained silent.
All that could be seen was that Master Miekong's breathing was a little rapid and he looked a little uneasy, but he did not make any further rebuttal to the questions raised by Zhang Fan.
Because Master Miekong was a master of Taoism, he knew that this kind of debate that directly pointed to the heart was a smear on Buddhism, so he tried every means to ask other questions in an attempt to expose some problems in Taoism.
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