Zen Master Daoyi of the Tang Dynasty was a native of Jiangdong. He was a graduate of Longxing Temple in Quzhou. He looked beautiful, clear and swayed, and had a charming and charming look. In the 24th year of Kaiyuan, he and Hangzhou monk Pushou visited Mount Wutai together, and

Tang Dynasty Zen Master Daoyi was a native of Jiangdong. He was a graduate of Longxing Temple in Quzhou. He looked beautiful, clear and wise, and had a charming and charming spirit.

In the 24th year of Kaiyuan, he and Hangzhou monk Pushou visited Wutai Mountain , and placed an order at Qingliang Temple , and the two visited the holy sites together.

Daoyi I am complaining in my heart that I was born in the age of Dharma-Ending . The saints have long been hiding and lurking. Only in Mount Wutai, the traces of the Holy Spirit have not yet been destroyed. What's more, sentient beings are full of troubles and are always isolated from the Holy Truth. After thinking so much, a sad feeling suddenly arises in their hearts. They bow to the void, forgetting their fatigue day and night, mindfulness and forgetting both the things and the self. After searching for several months, their ambitions have become stronger.

The two of them came to the northwest ridge of Nantaishan . They saw an old monk with a serious expression on his face, his hair and beard turned white, and he rode a white elephant along the mountain.

The two avoided the middle of the road and bowed their heads to salute. The elephant galloped past like the wind, and ran over in a blink of an eye. When she looked up, she disappeared. She didn't know where she ran to where she was. She was about to pursue her. The cold wind suddenly rose. Because the height was "the cold place was too cold", she had to go back to Qingliang Temple to rest for a night before making plans.

The next day they came to the mountain again to search for the holy traces. Sure enough, they saw the old monk riding on the elephant coming with a crutch and said to them:

"You go faster, you can still catch the morning vegetarian!"

Daoyi tribute and said, "Where are you going?"

The old monk said, "Taiyuan Wei Yin Family Zhai monks offer sacrifices, don't go far, wait for a while to invite you."

Daoyi tribute and stood up. Before he could pay attention to the old monk's kind face, the old monk disappeared again.

Two people came to the place where the monks fed, and as expected, everything was as the old monk said.

Daoyi felt very surprised and said to his companion:

"Don't leak this matter easily!"

The companion monk thought there were many strange and mutated things in the mountain realm, and he didn't care. Not long after, the two of them walked out of the vegetarian hall and walked in the forest. The companion monk walked in front. Daoyi was reciting the old monk's teachings in his heart, moving forward slowly, looking forward to seeing the old monk again.

At this time, I suddenly saw a boy wearing yellow shirt and hemp shoes, walked out of the forest in the east, and came to Daoyi and clasped his hands and said:

"My name is Jueyi. At the order of the monk, please Daoyi of Quzhou to have tea."

Daoyi was about to greet his companion monks, but he didn't see him. He just followed the boy forward and turned around northeastward for more than a hundred steps. Suddenly he saw a golden bridge. He also climbed up the bridge. Looking up, he saw a large temple, the Sanmen Hall and the walls of the monks' houses, all of which were golden. There were three high towers that were about to fly. The golden luster shone brightly, which made people dazzling. When they looked at the ground, they were made of green glass. It was really dazzling, confused, and lost their minds. So he immediately stood up and sincerely recited: "Namo Manjushri Bodhisattva!"

Mindfulness, and his mind slowly calmed down. So he followed the boy and entered the first courtyard of the east wing. He saw the old monk riding on the elephant sitting on the bed of a golden rope and said:

"Acharya! Are you here?"

Daoyi purified his dignity. After bowing, he knelt down there for a long time. The old monk ordered the boy to help him up and set up a small seat for him to sit. Daoyi asked:

"A monk goes to the vegetarian school. Is the journey very rough and difficult to walk along the way? Is the donor who is determined to give is sincere? The journey is quite long, why can you still come back so quickly?"

"You have a good question, the road is not difficult to walk, and the donor is also sincere. As for the road, it doesn't matter how far or near, and there is nothing to come back quickly."

Taoist asked again, "What method do monks often say to teach people?"

The old monk replied:

"Spring tree Amitabha Buddha, autumn flowers Guanyin."

Taoist asked again, "Is this the Saha world, or the Pure Land of the West?"

The old monk hit the bed with a white whisk and said:

"Can you understand it?"

"I can't understand it."

"What you can't understand is the Saha world What? Or the Pure Land? "

Because the old monk asked, Daoyi said:

"I just came to visit the mountains and saw ordinary mountains, grass and trees, but now I see the golden and jade towers everywhere here, so I can't decide whether it is a Pure Land or a filthy land? Is it a holy land or an mortal world!"

The old monk said: "Have you heard anyone say that dragons and snakes are mixed, and ordinary people live together? If you can remove the discriminatory views of your mind, what else is the holy realm of the mortal realm?"

After saying that, he ordered the boy to bring medicinal tea for Daoyi to drink. After he sips, he felt that it was fragrant, beautiful and wonderful, and it was not comparable to the taste of the world. After drinking tea, Daoyi suddenly felt that his senses were light and he felt indescribable pleasure in his heart. After drinking tea, the old monk ordered the boy to lead him to visit the entire temple meditation hall. There were twelve courtyards and a large meditation hall. There were many saints in it, some were talking about the essence of Buddhism, and some were sitting quietly, all of which seemed to be majestic. I wonder if there were hundreds or thousands of saints.

After visiting, Daoyi thought to himself: "Parents come with me, but he did not see such an incredible saints gathered in the Dharma Assembly. So he walked out of the temple to see if the monk was still there. He called him to visit him. After walking out of the temple, he turned around and all the solemn realms that he had just seen disappeared suddenly. Daoyi suddenly felt sad and his five internal organs were about to split. The monk came and asked him why he was so sad? He told the holy traces of Manjushri who saw him, and the monks who had no chance to see him. Later, the two returned to their original practice place together, and later generations built a beautiful "Golden Pavilion Temple" in this place where the holy sites appeared to commemorate it.