Chapter 752: Chapter Forty-Six: Visitors of the Elegant Garden

“In only a few days, the Buddha Son has added a Zen charm to this humble hut, reviving life in these withered plants and grass. I’m humbled by his profound cultivation.” Duan Qianchou complimented Yankong while returning his bow.

“I appreciate your kindness, Mr. Duan, but all beings follow their own natural laws, just as life and death have their own cycle. This seemingly withered vegetation is striving for survival in its roots, it’s hardly my doing.”

Yankong opened the gate, invited Duan Qianchou into the house, and brewed some tea. After tasting it, the Buddha Son gently asked the renowned young disciple from Martial Saint Mountain, “What brings Mr. Duan to me today?”

“Nothing important.” Duan Qianchou put down his teacup and asked Yankong, “I just want to know, since the Buddha Son has mastered the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction, have you found any successor?”

In Zen, each chant and sutra requires different practices. Yankong, who has gained minor accomplishment in the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction, is revered as the Buddha Son because the lineage of this sutra has long been lost. Yankong revived it purely through his intuition and wisdom, which is exceptionally significant to Zen.

Therefore, Yankong’s travels are not only to observe the world and its beings but also to find potential Zen disciples, so as to promote the lineage of the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction.

This is why the Buddha Son Yankong preaches wherever he goes. Apart from spreading Zen teachings, his aim is also to find a successor.

has

question, Yankong simply answered with four words, which visibly surprised

profound understanding of the sutra

many talented youngsters, but they are entangled in worldly desires and relationships; it is easy to perceive nature, yet hard to perceive emptiness, and so, their fate

He had met several youngsters with exceptional wisdom on his journey, but they were invariably thwarted by their own resistance or by

harmoniously during Buddha Son’s sermon, and many Heaven Sect disciples have grasped the

though such disciples may show great potential, the Heaven Sect would find little value in

waved his hand and said, “A gentleman doesn’t take what others cherish. Zen will never divert disciples from other sects. It’s simply a matter

matter of serious concern among the sects, even a strong institution like Wuxiang Zen Temple wouldn’t dare cross the line. After all, Zen has a strong allure to ordinary martial arts practitioners whose beliefs

may see it as grasping the Zen concept while it may seem to them that Yankong is using his Buddhist teachings to bewitch them. Such matters are

cautioned Yankong before his journey, and Yankong

gains.” Duan Qianchou confessed while laughing, then proceeded, “What about the sons of the nobles of each state in Longzhou? Has Buddha Son seen the list and found any talented individuals? I have no control over disciples from other mountains, but I can

“Mr. Duan’s kindness is well received. However, even if these invited nobles longing for the Buddha’s path and possess wisdom, they are past the best age to follow the Buddha. I’m still in the early stages of my

the Zen sect is known for developing this attribute to its utmost limit. The degree to which an individual can progress in Zen cultivation is closely related to

dispersing their current cultivation and starting over. Regardless of their wisdom and level of enlightenment, just trying to regain their

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