Jiang Chen turned around, only to see the wealthy individuals, who had previously entered, flocking around an old monk coming out.
Clearly, the commotion outside had disturbed the people laughing and talking inside.
The old monk walked up to me Jiang Chen and said angrily, "Donor, defaming the Buddha can lead you to hell. Aren't you afraid of the Buddha's blame for defaming him so?"
Jiang Chen asked in surprise, "Defaming the Buddha? What did I defame? Didn't the Buddha say all beings are equal? Defaming the Buddha indeed is a sin, but it won't lead to hell."
"It's the acts of harming living beings and repeatedly violating precepts that are great sins and will lead to hell while defaming the Buddha is a minor misstep. If even the Buddha saw this, he would primarily admonish."
"Frightening others with hell with every little thing is in fact deviating from the Buddha's original intention and twisting the Buddha's meaning. Such acts do deserve hell."
