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1330. Chapter 1330 The secret of Patriarch Bodhidharma

"Brahmapada is also a Brahminist?" Ye Qing was even more shocked. This surprised him even more than the previous incident. Since the last incident with those monks of Brahminism, Ye Qing has always been a little hostile to Brahminism. In his opinion, Brahminism cannot be regarded as a branch of Buddhism at all. Their doctrine is too strange and even a bit evil.

Who would have thought that the Master Bodhidharma, who was highly praised by the Chinese Kingdom, was actually from the Brahminism. You should know that the legends about Master Bodhidharma in history all show that Master Bodhidharma was an absolutely compassionate monk who had attained enlightenment and played a very important role in the promotion and development of Buddhism in China. However, how could such a monk who had attained enlightenment be a Brahminist? His compassion for the heavens and sympathy were very different from that of the Brahminism.

Chen Tianjun saw Ye Qing's doubts and explained: "When Master Bodhidharma entered the Kingdom of China, the Dalin Temple in Tianzhu was destroyed, and the entire Buddhism in Tianzhu was greatly destroyed and almost lost. Fortunately, a branch of Dalin Temple, namely the Brahminism, was preserved and passed down to the present. It was in that case that Master Bodhidharma entered the Kingdom of China to preach in order to prevent the loss of the Buddhist meaning of Dalin Temple. Therefore, he promoted the Buddhist teachings of Dalin Temple, not the Buddhist teachings of Brahminism. Therefore, the legend about him is very different from the Buddhist teachings of Brahminism. The Buddhist teachings of Dalin Temple are actually not far from the Buddhist teachings of Xiaolin Temple in our country, so he was able to spread them here."

"So that's it." Ye Qing suddenly realized. After hearing what Chen Tianjun explained, he immediately understood what was going on. It seems that the legends about Master Bodhidharma came from this. Moreover, he had a good view of Brahminism, and there was still a big difference in the doctrine between Brahminism and orthodox Buddhism.

"The greatest contribution of Master Bodhidharma to enter the Kingdom of China was not the Tao he passed on, but the martial arts he left in the Kingdom of China." Chen Tianjun said: "Baedhidharma is definitely a martial arts genius. He pushed the martial arts of the Kingdom of China to a new level and left too many unique skills in Xiaolin Temple. These unique skills can be achieved as much as you can. Among the unique skills he left behind, there is a set of martial arts that Master Bodhidharma has learned in nine years of facing the wall, with extraordinary power. And the world is a move in this martial arts."

"Is this really true for the Patriarch Bodhidharma facing the wall for nine years?" Ye Qingqi said, "It's not something that ordinary people can do after seven years. What kind of concentration and perseverance do Patriarch Bodhidharma have to face the wall for nine years and not move your heart?

Chen Tianjun said: "There is no doubt about the fact that Master Bodhidharma has been facing the wall for nine years. However, some rumors about him facing the wall may not be so accurate."

"What rumors?" Ye Qing asked.

Chen Tianjun was silent for a moment and said, "It is said that in the past nine years, Master Bodhidharma has not only not left the cave half a step away, but even in these nine years, he has not eaten anything or drunk a little water."

"What!?" Ye Qing widened his eyes. This legend sounds too fake, right? If you don't eat or drink for nine years, will you starve to death?

Chen Tianjun spread his hands and said, "This is what people say, and there is no specific record of this. However, some people have indeed raised such a question, because the place where Master Bodhidharma faces the wall is at the upper part of the middle peak of Wuma Peak on the western foot of Songshan Mountain, which is extremely steep. Now that the mountain road is built, it is better. In ancient times, this place was basically a place that people were unable to climb. Moreover, the cave where Master Bodhidharma faces the wall is in a natural cave not far from the top. I have visited this cave. There is only one entrance, and the entrance is open on the top, and the top of the cave is about ten meters away from the ground. Most people want to go down, they must climb with a rope. Even if they are a warrior, unless they are top masters, they can jump in. Most people will definitely not be able to enter. It is precisely because of this position that some people raise questions. No matter who it is, it is not easy to deliver food to Patriarch Bodhidharma. Therefore, some people suspect that Patriarch Bodhidharma may have never eaten anything in the past nine years of facing the wall!"

"This... isn't this possible?" Ye Qing only felt that his outlook on life was about to change. He scratched his head and said, "In this world, who can live for so long without eating?"

"I also think this is impossible." Chen Tianjun nodded and said, "However, in ancient times, there were indeed some people who could not eat or drink for a long time. For example, when Zhang Sanfeng was in his 190s, he could only eat a meal ten days later."

Ye Qing has heard about Zhang Sanfeng's affairs, but he used to listen to them as legends, and he didn't take them seriously at all. But this time, Chen Tianjun actually mentioned this matter. It seems that Chen Tianjun believed in this matter. Could it be that there were really ancient people who could not eat for a long time? But even if you don't eat for a long time, the legend of Bodhidharma Master is too irrelevant. It is impossible not to eat for nine years!

"Will you become a god if you don't eat or drink for nine years?" Ye Qing murmured.

Chen Tianjun sighed softly. In fact, when he practiced martial arts to this point, he often began to think about whether there is really a god in this world?

Ye Qing didn't know what Chen Tianjun was thinking, so he asked, "By the way, Uncle Chen, when General Helian was fighting with that Yin Fairy, the Yin Fairy asked, asking General Helian if his move was the Taoist sect's shrinking ground into inch. What exactly was this shrinking ground into inch?"

"Haha..." Chen Tianjun chuckled and said, "It's right for her to ask. It is said that the trick is so close to the world, it is indeed a shrinking ground from the Taoist sect. Because before facing the wall, Master Bodhidharma had entered the three gates of heaven, earth and man!"

"Ah?" Ye Qing was shocked again. Master Bodhidharma had also entered the Three Gate of Heaven, Earth and Man? What happened in that era? Master Bodhidharma was a Buddhist, so why did he enter the Three Gate of Heaven, Earth and Man left by the Great Saint Guiguzi of the Taoist Sect?

"Not many people know about these secrets, but they were told by the miracle doctor An Shiping." Chen Tianjun said: "After the miracle doctor An Shiping entered the three gates of heaven, earth and man, he found the engravings left by the ancestor Bodhidharma in it."

"Is this actually true?" Ye Qing couldn't help but exclaim. What the miraculous doctor An Shiping said would definitely not be fake.

"What words did Patriarch Bodhidharma leave in it?" Ye Qing asked curiously.

Chen Tianjun thought for a while and said, "It turns out that this is just a little trick..."

"And what?" Ye Qing asked hurriedly.

"There is nothing behind." Chen Tianjun said.

"No more?" Ye Qingqi said: "He obviously didn't finish his words, how could he be gone?"

Chen Tianjun said: "That's what the miracle doctor An Shiping told me. I was also very confused at the time, so I asked him specifically. The miracle doctor An Shiping told me that he only saw these words, but there were no words at the end. In other words, the lines of the Patriarch Bodhidharma were not engraved. According to the context he said, I guess I wanted to say them later."

"After engraving so many words, only one is left in the end. He won't engrave it?" Ye Qing said in surprise.

"This is the strangest place." Chen Tianjun said: "At that time, the miraculous doctor An Shiping analyzed that it was possible that the situation Master Bodhidharma encountered in it, which caused him to not even engrave the last word and leave in a hurry."

Ye Qing said: "What situation can you encounter in the three gates of heaven, earth and man? There is no other person inside."

"I don't know this either." Chen Tianjun said: "I'm afraid only the person involved knows the most about this matter. Later generations can only guess the situation at that time by entering the three gates of heaven, earth and man. However, one thing is very certain that Master Bodhidharma not only entered the three gates of heaven, earth and man, but also saw the Taoist sect shrinking into inch. Moreover, after Master Bodhidharma came out of the three gates of heaven, earth and man, he directly faced the wall for nine years and created a new set of unique skills. Therefore, we have reason to suspect that his trick was created from the shrinking into inch of the Taoist sect."

"Shrinking the ground into an inch?" Ye Qingqi said: "What kind of martial arts is this?"

"It is said that it is a set of untold secrets of the Taoist sect. It has a very magical effect. It can shorten the distance, a thousand miles away, and can reach it in one step." Chen Tianjun said: "This is an introduction recorded by the ancients about shrinking the ground into an inch, but these records are basically from unofficial history, and there is no official history to record these things, so it is not worth believing. However, one thing is certain that the shrinking the ground into an inch is probably the theory of the formation of the Taoist sect. Take the stone formation outside as an example. If a person who does not understand the formation walks inside, even if there is only such a small stone formation, the person who falls into it may not be able to walk out for a lifetime. In the profound formation of the Taoist sect, it can be said that it is a slight difference, and it will be lost for a thousand miles. If the shrinking the ground into an inch, ten is the use of the formation. It is not really possible to go thousands of miles away in one step, which is simply impossible."

After hearing what Chen Tianjun explained, Ye Qing could understand something. After all, he had practiced the footwork of the Tiangang Beidou Formation and was very clear about the magic of the Taoist formation. Even if it was only one step away, it was enough to change thousands of times, making people unable to defend themselves. If the theory of the formation was really used, it would be possible.

"Are there any other moves in this set of martial arts created by Master Bodhidharma?" Ye Qing asked.
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