“Well, Almsgivers. You may have your rest now.” The abbot said to Director Jiang and everyone else.
Director Jiang said, “Thank you. There were some misunderstandings earlier. Are those young monks injured badly?” Figuring that he only had only a few damaged pieces of equipment and 2 people with slight injuries, but the other party had 4 people who were injured rather badly, he realized that their side had not suffered as badly as the hosts. They lost physically and even lost in terms of the knowledge battle.
The abbot said in a calm voice, “I have checked on them, they are alright. Almsgiver Zhang did not injure them badly. Actually, there’s no misunderstanding. It was my disciples who misunderstood my gatha and that created all the trouble. Amitabha, please do not hold it against us. My disciples were too hotheaded. It was good that Almsgiver Zhang had taught them a lesson. To have been enlightened by him, it might even be a blessing for them.”
It was clearly them being beaten up.
But now, it had become a form of enlightenment?
The film crew all looked at Zhang Ye. They knew that Teacher Zhang’s bluff had exploded into something bigger. But this made them realize more clearly what Zhang Ye could do. In the whole of Beijing, no one would dare say he was better than Zhang Ye in terms of poetry and writings. This man was too talented!
Director Jiang said to everyone, “Go and have a rest. Sleep early tonight, we still have to continue filming tomorrow.”
Everyone was dismissed. They were all very tired and they went to their own rooms to sleep.
Zhang Ye wanted to leave but he was held back by the abbot, “Almsgiver Zhang, please stay.”
“Oh, is there anything?” Zhang Ye looked back and blinked.
“This old monk has an unreasonable request.” The abbot smiled blandly and pointed at the stone tablet at the front yard, “Can you confer a few words for us? I would like it to be your gatha from just now. This will guide our disciples in future.”
Zhang Ye coughed, “It’s not that suitable, is it?”
“What’s wrong with it?” The abbot did not think much of it, “Please grant my request.”
The young monks also looked at Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye thought about it for a while and acceded. He took a pen and wrote it down.
On the night itself, the abbot instructed for Zhang Ye’s words to be inscribed onto the stone tablet. He did not remove his earlier gatha, he left it there. This showed how big of a heart he had!
The stone tablet was awe-inspiring, every word was cutting!
The body is a Bodhi tree, the mind is a mirror bright, never stop dusting and wiping, lest dust alight.
By origin, there is no Bodhi tree, nor is there a bright mirror. Originally, there is not a single thing, where does dust alight?
In Zhang Ye’s world, Shenxiu and Six Patriarch Master Huineng’s exchange in the “Platform Sutra” miraculously appeared in this world. However, the conversation between the two masters no longer existed in this world. The lead actors had changed to Zhang Ye and one of Qingshan monastery’s abbot!