When the young monks heard this, they were furious, but constrained by the abbot's authority, they could only lower their heads and leave unwillingly.
One of the young monks even came up with a plan. He secretly decided to teach Li Xiuyuan, this impostor posing as the Dragon-Subduing Arhat, a lesson.
So he fetched a tattered monk's robe from the storeroom. It was covered in dust and riddled with holes, looking as though it had been picked out of a garbage heap.
Upon seeing the robe, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat was overjoyed.
He accepted the robe with both hands, draped it over himself, and firmly put on the filthy, foul-smelling monk's hat.
As he adjusted his robe, he said to Abbot Fakong, "Master, according to the customs here, give me a Dharma name."
Seeing the Dragon-Subduing Arhat in this state, Abbot Fakong could not help but laugh.
After some thought, he said, "You look completely mad, so let's call you Ji Dian."
"Wonderful name! Master, you truly have a discerning eye. This name suits me perfectly."
The Dragon-Subduing Arhat—no, he should now be called Ji Dian—clapped his hands in delight, his face beaming with satisfaction.
After speaking, Ji Dian grinned and wrapped an arm around Fakong's head, pressing it to his chest and patting it.
He was immensely pleased with his new look and Dharma name. In Buddhist terms, this name carried profound meaning.
The character "Ji" in Buddhism means relief and salvation. Representing compassion and wisdom, it was one of the highest realms pursued by cultivators.
"As for 'Dian,' in the eyes of ordinary people, it may represent madness and unruliness. But to me, it is a kind of transcendence and freedom. The path of cultivation is already filled with hardship and suffering. If one cannot cast aside worldly shackles,