Chapter 194 (2/2)
Yet there he was, heading towards the counter with those same books in hand
A wave of disappointh the old librarian
HahI knew itI knew that none of these youngsters will be able to grasp the contents of those texts
The young man stopped at the counter and slid the books towards the librarian”Good afternoon, sirI'm here to return the books”
The old librarian sighed inwardly and pulled the books towards him”Guess they're too difficult for you, huh?”
At least the books are in good condition
”They're okay, I guess”
The librarian raised a brow and studied the young man from across the counterOkay? What did that evento have understood the contents?
”Why are you looking athtening”
The old man's eyes widened just a tadA second later, he narrowed theainFine thenLet's see if you really understand what you've read
”What's another ter to form, sound, scent, taste, touch, and dhar man
The librarian did a double take
The young hed”I can tell you their other names tooSix External BasesSix GunasSadayatana” The young o on?”
The librarian cleared his throat harshly”What are the Six Roots of Perceptions?”
The young man smiled”The Six Roots of Perceptions include to the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mindThey're also known as the six internal bases!”
The oldand recited the whole passage from the Diamond Sutra about the relationshi+p between the Six Dusts, the Six Roots of Perceptions, the Eighteen Elements, the Five Components, and also the Four noble Truths
By the time he was done, the old librarian had to pinch his
”Y- You actually finished the books? For real?”
In just a few hours, no less!
The young hed”Yes, I didI told you, didn't I?”
The old htLet's see if you can answer this one
”What did Buddha ive rise to a pure believer?”
”Buddha is re and inexperienced scholar”
The old librarian opened his ain”What does the phrase takes delight in Aranyafree froht in the calm and the quiet”
The old librarian shook his head in awe”Holy cow! You're good!” He picked up the Diah it from cover to cover”You really did finish it”
The young hed”Come onWhy would I lie?”
The old man tossed the copy of Diamond Sutra onto the counter and picked up the Lotus Sutra instead”What about this one? You finished this too?”
”Yep” The youngit on, then”
The old hed and placed the Lotus Sutra on top the Diaet itI believe you now” The oldyouI just couldn't believe that a youngster like you would bother with these ancient texts, that's all”
”NahIt's totally fine, sirThere's nothing to forgive” The young h”
The oldback old memoriesReminded me of the ti ainst the counter”Um, sirActually I'm here to borroo more books,” he said”Not sure if you have them here”
”Oh, yeah?” The old librarian put on his reading glasses”Which books?”
”Well, I was thinking the Suranga ain?”
”YeahDo you have therab them for you”
Ten minutes later, the old librarian returned to the counter with both books and handed theood day”
After the man left, the librarian pulled out his phone and dialed a number
”Hey, Xiao HuaI ran into a brilliant scholar todayMive you a run for youryouPsh!+ He can even understand Buddhist texts! What? You think he's an old e as youOh, and he's a student at your universityHah! You know you shouldn't be so full of yourself just because you're the top student in the cityCoz leht nowThere's a new sheriff in town!”