Su Dongpo and French-Indian monks
This should be the two most common and popular stories of Su Dongpo and Fo Yin. Once Su Dongpo and monk Fo Yin meditated in the forest, and the bamboo shadow moved day by day, and it was silent for a long time. Fo Yin said to Su Dongpo, "Look at a gentleman sitting like a Buddha." Su Dongpo was very happy to see Fo Yin's brown cassock hanging to the ground and said to Fo Yin, "The master is sitting like cow dung." Monk Fo Yin just smiled. Su Dongpo thought that monk Fo Yin had suffered a YaBaKui this time, and he was secretly pleased. He couldn't help telling Su Xiaomei quietly. Unexpectedly, Su Xiaomei said, "Brother, you lost. Imagine that Fo Yin sees you as a Buddha with a Buddha's heart. What do you think of Fo Yin? " One day, Su Dongpo felt that his meditation had made great progress. He immediately wrote a poem and sent an extremely boy to a monk in Fo Yin to read. The poem says: "On the first day, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the eight winds can't blow, sitting on the purple lotus." Fo Yin monk read the poem, approved two sentences, and asked extremely to take it back. Su Dongpo thought that monk Fo Yin would appreciate his meditation, so he quickly opened the instructions. When he saw it, there were only two words on it: fart. Su Dongpo was very angry. He crossed the river by boat to find Fo Yin's monk theory. I didn't expect monk Fo Yin to wait by the river. Su Dongpo said angrily, "Zen master! I have always regarded you as a good friend. If you don't appreciate what I did, that's all. How can you swear? " Su Dongpo showed the word "fart" in the poem to Fo Yin monks. Su Dongpo is ashamed. Add two rare stories. One day, they visited a temple. Entering the front hall, Su Dongpo asked, "Which of the two statues of King Kong should be respected more?" Fo Yin casually replied: "Naturally, it is the one with the big fist." When he entered the back hall, he saw Guanyin holding a rosary. Su Dongpo asked, "Since Guanyin is a bodhisattva, why count the rosary in his hand?" Fo Yin said, "Oh, she also prays like a mortal." "Who does she pray to?" "Hey, she begged Guanyin Bodhisattva." "She is Guanyin bodhisattva herself. Why does she pray to herself? " Fo Yin couldn't help laughing and said, "It's better to ask for help than to ask for help." One day, Su Dongpo wore the official uniform given to him by Emperor Zongshen and climbed up the mountain with a jade belt. He saw the monk Fo Yin sitting on his throne and giving a lecture in the distance. When Fo Yin saw Su Dongpo coming, he didn't give up his seat. He just asked loudly, "Where did the bachelor come from? There is no place for you to sit here. " When Su Dongpo heard that it was a "Zen machine", he joked, "Since there is no place to sit, why not use the four great masters as meditation beds for the time being?" Fo Yin deliberately embarrassed him and said, "The poor monk has a Buddhist association. If the bachelor can do what he wants; If it doesn't match, please keep the jade belt around your waist as a treasure of Zhenshan, and never forget it. " Su Dongpo readily agreed, immediately took off the jade belt and put it on the incense table, saying, "Go ahead." Fo Yin smiled and read: "All four are empty, and the five aggregates are not there. Where does the bachelor want to sit? " Su Dongpo was speechless, and Fo Yin quickly told the young monk: "Put the jade belt at the gate of Yongzheng." Another cassock was returned to Su Dongpo, suggesting that Dongpo put on the cassock and leave his official career.