Chapter 416 After deceiving this person, he deceived that person.
" amitabha!! "
Abbess Wangyou pressed her palms together and closed her eyes tight.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, clearly showing that she was not at peace.
Seeing this, Monk Kongchan continued to up the ante:
" Junior Martial Niece Wangyou need not worry. If this is accomplished, the entire Buddhist sect will owe you a debt of gratitude. Being able to hear the True Buddha expound the Dharma is a great Opportunity that one might not encounter in ten thousand years! "
" After this matter, you may browse the ten thousand Buddhist scriptures in the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave at will, and you may choose three volumes from the top ten Buddhist scriptures to take back to Jingyue Nunnery. "
" In the future, Buddhist resources will also be inclined toward Jingyue Nunnery. "
To be honest, so many benefits would tempt any Buddhist temple, but for a Buddhist nun to break her precepts—especially the most inviolable precept of lust—is truly not easy.
These compensations are by no means small.
Of course, if the object of breaking the precept is a True Buddha, then that is a different story.
As people of the Buddhist faith, accompanied by green lamps and ancient Buddhas all day, their faith in the Buddha is carved into their bones. Now that there is a True Buddha right before them, thinking about it this way, it seems...
Abbess Wangyou frowned tightly, struggling intensely within.
" What does Senior Sister Miaoyun say about this? "
After a long while, Abbess Wangyou opened her eyes again. Her gaze had returned to calm, as if she had already made a decision.
Monk Kongchan exchanged a glance with the two monks, Master Fayuan and Monk Fajue. They had not yet gone to the Soro Cave to find Abbess Miaoyun.
However, Monk Kongchan spoke with a look of admiration:
" Junior Sister Miaoyun has already agreed to set an example for the Buddhist sect of the world. She is willing to have all the nuns in the monastery engage in the Great Dao of Joy with the True Buddha to comprehend the wondrous principles of the Buddhist Dao. "
After saying this, the two monks behind him, Master Fayuan and Monk Fajue, exchanged glances. Both could see the change in emotion in the other's eyes. If it weren't for their strong self-control, they might have given themselves away.
Junior Martial Uncle Kongchan really dares to say anything.
If Junior Sister Miaoyun finds out the truth later, wouldn't she fight them to the death?
Abbess Wangyou's expression changed slightly. Her beautiful, clear face showed a hint of disbelief:
" Is what Junior Martial Uncle says true? Senior Sister Miaoyun is willing to let all the nuns of Kongzhu Nunnery serve the True Buddha? "
The three, including Kongchan, nodded with certainty, looking as if it were all true.
Abbess Wangyou pondered slightly, her cherry lips pursed. After a moment, she made up her mind and said:
" If that is the case, I am also willing to have everyone at Jingyue Nunnery join the True Buddha in contemplating the Mahayana Buddhist Dharma to benefit the Disciples of the Buddhist sect in the world. "
The three, including Kongchan, looked at each other, suppressing the joy in their hearts, and praised her one after another:
" Junior Sister Wangyou is sacrificing herself for others; she is truly a model for our Buddhist sect! "
" Junior Martial Niece has cultivated a Bodhi heart and will surely be favored by the True Buddha! "
" Junior Sister... "
" Wait a moment! "
Abbess Wangyou raised her soft hand, stopping the three from praising her further:
" Let us be clear first. Not everyone in Jingyue Nunnery will necessarily be willing to serve the True Buddha. I will not force my Disciples; they must decide for themselves how to proceed. "
" That is only natural. We of the Buddhist sect would not force our Disciples to do such things. "
" That is good! "
" Regarding this matter, I will wait until I return to the nunnery to discuss it with the heads of each hall and the Elders. Ordinary nuns probably cannot enter the Dharma Eye of the True Buddha. "
" Junior Martial Niece has considered this thoroughly! "
The smiles on the faces of the three, including Kongchan, were unstoppable:
" It is necessary to screen carefully. Not everyone can have the honor of listening to the True Buddha expound the Dharma at close range. "
...
Half an hour later, inside the Soro Cave.
" What did you say?!! "
Abbess Miaoyun had a pair of large, jewel-like eyes. At this moment, her eyes were wide open, staring at Monk Kongchan in disbelief, unable to believe that these words came from a high-ranking Buddhist monk.
She had shown outstanding wisdom since she was young. After entering the Buddhist sect, even after a hundred years of practice, her mind remained pure, not much different from some inexperienced women of the Jianghu.
Unlike Abbess Wangyou, Abbess Miaoyun had already been tonsured.
But even so, it could not hide her peerless beauty.
Her skin was like congealed fat, her eyebrows were like distant mountains shrouded in black, and her eyes were like autumn water rippling with waves. Her facial features were perfectly matched. Her stunning appearance was wrapped in a sense of Zen, her elegance restrained yet difficult to hide. She was a rare, pure beauty in the mundane world.
Although she was not on the beauties ranking list, she was still one in ten thousand in terms of beauty in the world.
Monk Kongchan's request was truly unexpected for a monastic like her.
What she didn't expect even more was that Junior Sister Wangyou was so willing to sacrifice herself, willing to have all the nuns of Jingyue Nunnery serve the True Buddha.
" Junior Martial Niece Miaoyun, Junior Martial Niece Wangyou has already stated her position, you should also show your attitude! "
Kongchan's tone was somewhat serious at this moment.
After convincing Abbess Wangyou, it became easier to persuade the second one.
Furthermore, since the entire Jingyue Nunnery was willing to contribute, Kongzhu Nunnery couldn't just have no response, right?
It should be at least the same as Jingyue Nunnery to be appropriate.
After all, they had all deceived Wangyou by saying that Kongzhu Nunnery had agreed to this matter. If she found out it hadn't happened, how could they have an easy time?
" This... I... "
Abbess Miaoyun's willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed together, just like Xizi holding her heart, evoking pity.
Unfortunately, standing in front of her were three old virgins who had been monastics for over a hundred, or even several hundred, years. They had long since renounced lust and had no interest in beauty.
Miaoyun intertwined her ten slender jade fingers, her expression uncertain.
Seeing this, Kongchan promised the same benefits to Abbess Miaoyun that he had just given to Abbess Wangyou, his tone coaxing:
" Junior Sister Miaoyun, you have been in the Buddhist sect for over a hundred years. Can you not even see through this small matter? Compared to the True Buddha expounding the Dharma, what is mere innocence worth? "
" When the time comes for the True Buddha to open an altar and preach, what we will be able to hear will likely only be ordinary true scriptures. "
" But as someone close to the True Buddha, would the True Buddha be stingy about instilling true supreme scriptures into you? Perhaps before long, your cultivation in the Buddhist Dao will exceed mine. "
" This Opportunity is truly once in a millennium! "
" There is a True Buddha in the world today, but the True Buddha will eventually leave and return to the Western Paradise. Will you have such an Opportunity then? "
These words indeed moved Abbess Miaoyun somewhat.
However, she had been in the Buddhist sect since she was a child and valued the precepts more than anyone else.
Moreover, asking the entire nunnery to serve Yan Chu, including her own Disciples and Junior Sisters, made her unable to make up her mind.
" Junior Martial Uncle Likong has already gone to discuss this with the True Buddha. He praised you highly in front of the True Buddha. The True Buddha now has an excellent impression of you. In his words, he mentioned that after re-verifying his fruit status, he would consider taking a few people to Ascend to the Western Paradise! "
" Are you serious?!! "
Abbess Miaoyun was completely moved.
Ascending to the Western Paradise is the ultimate dream of all Buddhist Disciples' practice.
" Of course! Monastics do not tell lies! "
Monk Kongchan nodded with extreme certainty, while silently reciting in his heart:
" Sin, sin! This poor monk is doing this for the sake of the True Buddha. Buddha is above, he will surely forgive this Disciple's sin! "
The two monks behind him, Master Fayuan and Monk Fajue, felt a little happy in their hearts.
This kind of thing still requires Junior Martial Uncle Kongchan to do it. Only as a monk of the 'Kong' generation could he make Junior Sister Miaoyun and the others believe it.
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