In this chapter, the narrator sings and dances as he greets the benefactor, a buddhist monk. The benefactor asks the narrator a question: "What is buddha?" The narrator answers that the answer to the question must be correct. If the answer is not correct, the opponent will answer incorrectly. The narrator says that he has read many books on Buddhist debates in his previous life. He says that the Buddha is formless and that living things are their form. He compares the Buddha to the King of Overlearning, saying that he knows what the Buddha said is true. The monk asks the benefactor what the taoism path is, and the narrator replies that the eldest senior brother of the Buddhist family is too domineering. The second round of the debate begins. The Buddhist monk will ask the question, "One's life has eight hardships. Birth, old age , sickness , death , love , hate , parting , resentment." The Buddhist scriptures enable people to overcome these hardships. The taoist method of overcoming these hardships is different. It makes the Buddhist people understand the eight hardships and take them up. This is the "mystery law of taloneism."