Chapter 707 - Chapter 707: Ancestral Master Kowtows, Welcome, Dao Ancestor (3)
Chapter 707: Ancestral Master Kowtows, Welcome, Dao Ancestor (3)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
This made him even more depressed. He sat in front of the Buddha all day and thought hard. It was also because of this that Senior Monk Gu Yun did not take in any disciples in his life until one day, he felt that his life was about to end and was afraid that he would not live long.
From that day onwards, Senior Monk Gu Yun never left the temple hall. He sat quietly in front of the Buddha and calmly accepted his fate in this place where he had stayed for his entire life.
However, the only obsession in his heart was that he had never been able to comprehend it in his life.
In order to calm himself down, Gu Yun recited the scripture over and over again. It was also at this moment that the precipitation of his entire life’s cultivation allowed Senior Monk Gu Yun to enter the supernatural state.
This supernatural state only existed for less than 30 seconds, but Senior Monk Gu Yun suddenly understood. He prepared pen and ink and wrote two books of great significance in Buddhist culture, The Mysterious Theory of Revealing Colors and Revealing the Impartiality of Colors.
Then, Senior Monk Gu Yun seemed to have let out the breath he had held in his heart for his entire life. He stood up and paid his respects to the Buddha statue in front of him for the last time. Then, he put on the kasaya that he had never worn in his life.
The mountain gate was wide open. Some loyal believers were already waiting outside the door, and Gu Yun calmly handed his after matters to the people in front of him. Then, he left another message for himself, which was what Su Yun and Xu Jiajia had seen previously.
[For the sake of emptiness, I plated my kasaya. The green lamp often accompanied the moonlight. I bitterly sought truth, but it was difficult for me to be true. I preached Buddhism but couldn’t see the Buddha. Suddenly, one day, I finally understood. I planted banana leaves, but I resent banana leaves.]
Just as Su Yun had guessed, the enlightenment of Gu Yun came from entering the supernatural state. However, at the same time, he felt regretful. He regretted that he did not understand it earlier. At the moment of his death, it was difficult for him to spread this righteous path.
Su Yun was completely immersed in it. It was as if he could clearly sense the feeling of Gu Yun closing his eyes and the regret in his heart.
Su Yun understood why Gu Yun had split himself into two and buried him in two tombstones. He hoped to be able to separate his past self from his enlightened self. The one who accepted the respect of his descendants was the eminent monk who wore a kasaya and only comprehended it before he died.
It was not the mortal who guarded in front of the green lamp every day.
This made Su Yun feel unprecedented calmness. This remnant aura fused into his body, making him even more convinced. The realm above the supernatural state that was originally very blurry and unfathomable became clearer.
Su Yun did not know that all the believers had stood up in puzzlement. They looked at Su Yun, who was standing in front of the eminent monk with his back facing them. Not only did Su Yun not bow, but he even reached out to touch the statue. This made many believers feel that it was an offense to an eminent monk.
“What’s wrong with this person! This is disrespectful.”
“Amitabha. Do you know what this place is? How dare you act so recklessly?”
“Hurry up and find the abbot. Chase this person out. He’s too much!”
Many complaints immediately appeared in the crowd. Some people quickly left and went to look for the host.
Xu Jiajia looked at Su Yun worriedly. She did not understand what Su Yun was doing, but she was unwilling to let others blame Su Yun like this.
Just as Xu Jiajia was about to say something, the crowd quickly split into two and made way. An old monk in a kasaya rushed over with a few young monks and entered the hall.
“Benefactor, you must not do this!”
When the young monks saw Su Yun pointing at the statue of the eminent monk, they immediately shouted. It was also this shout that pulled Su Yun back to reality. He turned around in a daze and looked around. Clearly, he did not know what had happened.
Being stared at by so many people, Su Yun frowned in confusion. Immediately after, he realized that these people must have misunderstood. After figuring this out, Su Yun quickly came in front of the old monk and said apologetically, “Master, I’m sorry. I was rude.”
The old monk sighed. Just as he was about to teach Su Yun, he was suddenly stunned when he saw his face. Then, the old monk’s eyes widened in shock. “You you’re Su Yun?”
Hearing this, many believers were stunned on the spot.
Su Yun’s name had long spread throughout the country. His sudden appearance here naturally shocked these people. Su Yun nodded gently, his attitude still very calm. “Master, after entering this hall, I suddenly felt something, but I didn’t have any intention of offending you. So—”
Before Su Yun could finish speaking, the old monk suddenly pressed his palms together and bowed deeply to Su Yun. Then, he said excitedly, “No, no, no. Master Su Yun, I was presumptuous!”
The old monk looked excitedly at the many believers standing at the entrance and said, “This is Master Su Yun. He’s a pioneer. Be it Daoist or Buddhist, he’s regarded as the number one person in history. Although I’m the abbot of this ancient temple, I’ll still sincerely bow when I see Master Su. Master Su, when you see the Ancestral Master, there’s no need to kneel at all. Even if you want to kneel, they should be the ones to worship you!”