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The "corpse" is not cold

One day, Su Shi and Foyin were visiting Slender West Lake by boat. Master Foyin suddenly took out a handful of He threw the fan with the poems of lay Buddhist Dongpo into the river and shouted: "The water flows Dongpo's poems (corpse)!" Su Shi was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled and pointed to the dog gnawing bones on the river bank. He chanted: "Dogs gnaw (monk's) bones on the river!"

Eating grass on Dongpo

With nothing to do, Su Shi went to Jinshan Temple to visit Master Foyin. Unexpectedly, the master was not there. A young novice came to open the door. Su Shi said proudly: "Where is the bald donkey?". The little novice monk pointed calmly into the distance and replied: "Dongpo eats grass!"

Watch and eat cakes

Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian lived in Jinshan Temple. One day, they made bread to eat. The two of them agreed not to tell the monk Foyin in the temple this time about making cakes. After a while, the cake was cooked. After counting the number, they first presented the cake to the seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva, bowed diligently, and prayed. Unexpectedly, the Buddha's seal had been hidden in the divine tent in advance. While the two were kneeling to pray, they reached out and stole two pieces of bread. After Su Shi paid his respects, he stood up and saw that two pieces of cake were missing. He knelt down and prayed again: "Guanyin Bodhisattva has such magical powers and ate two pieces of cake. Why doesn't he come out to meet?"

The Buddha's seal is in The man in the tent replied: "If I have food, I will make a few joints with you to eat. How dare you bother me in vain?"

Let's discuss Buddhism together

Su Shi was a great talent, Buddha Yin is an eminent monk, and the two often practice Zen and meditate together. Foyin was honest and always bullied by Su Shi. Su Shi was sometimes very happy to take advantage of him. When he got home, he liked to talk to his talented sister Su Xiaomei. One day, the two of them meditated together again. Su Shi asked: What do you think I look like? Foyin said: I think you look like a Buddha. Su Shi laughed after hearing this and said to Foyin: Do you know what you look like sitting there? Just like a pile of cow dung. This time, Foyin suffered the disadvantage of being dumb again. Su Shi showed off this matter in front of Su Xiaomei when he returned home. Su Xiaomei sneered and said to her brother, "With your level of understanding, you still practice Zen. Do you know what is the most important thing for Zen practitioners?" It’s seeing the mind and nature, what you have in your mind is what you see in your eyes. If the Buddha's seal says that you look like a Buddha, that means he has a Buddha in his heart; if you say that the Buddha's seal looks like cow dung, think about what is in your heart!

Let’s discuss poetry together

Su Dongpo was in Hangzhou and liked to make friends with the monks of the West Lake Temple. He was the best friend with the monk Foyin of Shengshan Temple. The two of them often joked while drinking and reciting poems.

Monk Foyin was delicious. Whenever Su Dongpo entertained guests at banquets, he always came uninvited. One night, Su Dongpo invited Huang Tingjian to visit the West Lake. There were a lot of wine and food on the boat. As the cruise ship left the shore, Su Dongpo smiled and said to Huang Tingjian: "Foyin has to come to every gathering. Tonight we will take a boat to the lake to drink and recite poems and have a good time. He will not be able to come anyway." Who knows? Monk Foyin had long ago heard that Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian were going to visit the lake, so he hid under the cabin board before they boarded the boat.

The bright moon was in the sky, the cool breeze was refreshing, and the fragrance of lotus filled the lake. The cruise ship slowly came to the Three Pagodas of the West Lake. Su Dongpo held the wine glass, twirled his beard, and happily said to Huang Tingjian: "There is no Buddha seal today. "We should be quiet. Let's have a drink first. The first two sentences should be "Ji Jing" and the last two sentences should be ended with "Zai". "Huang Tingjian said: "Okay!" Su Dongpo said first.

"The clouds are parted and the bright moon comes out. What can the sky say? What can the sky say?"

Huang Tingjian looked at the lotus flowers in the lake and continued:

"The lotus seeds are parted and the swimming fish come out. They have found their place. ! You got it!"

At this time, Foyin could no longer bear it. After hearing what Huang Tingjian said, he pushed the cabin board away and climbed out, saying:

< p>"The planks of the ship were pulled aside, and the Buddha's seal came out. What a shame! What a shame!"

Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian were startled when they saw a man suddenly crawling out from under the planks of the ship. , and after a closer look, it turned out to be the Buddha's seal. When I heard him utter these four lines of poetry, I couldn't help laughing.

Su Dongpo took the Buddha's seal and sat down, saying: "You hid it well, and you did it well. You finally got it again today!" So the three of them admired the moon and went to the lake, talking and laughing.

His plan

Su Shi’s close friend Foyin. Although he is a monk, he does not avoid eating meat and wine. On this day, Foyin fried fish and drank wine, and Su Shi happened to come to visit. Foyin hurriedly hid the fish under the big chime (wooden fish).

Su Shi had already smelled the fish fragrance and disappeared when he came in. Thinking of Huang Tingjian's trick that day, he suddenly thought about it and said deliberately: "I came to ask the master today, what is the next sentence of Xiangyangmen's spring is always there?" Foyin I was deeply surprised that my old friend read out an old and well-known sentence, so I said the following sentence casually: People who accumulate good deeds will be blessed. Su Shi put his palms in his hands and laughed: "Since there are fish (surplus) in the chime (qing), let's accumulate some kindness and use it to enjoy."

Wushan River

Once, Su Shi made an appointment with his younger brother Su Che and Master Foyin. The three of them traveled together, and Foyin improvised a sentence: Wushan is as good as Wushan. The key lies in the homophony of "wu" and "wu". Su Shi said: How can a leaf be as round as a lotus leaf? After hearing this, Su Che said to his brother: It is good to use the homophonic pronunciation of "He He" and "无武", but would it be better to change it to this: He water can be as clear as a river. Foyin and Su Shi heard this and agreed, saying that using "water" against "mountain" would lead to a more stable confrontation.