Abbot Zhenxin frowned, and his tone was slightly hesitant: "Perhaps there are other discrepancies in what happened back then."
When Li Chen heard the words, he couldn't help but remember them in his heart.
It is also possible that the obscure elder said this intentionally, after all, the situation before Sesshou Temple was not very good.
The news of the abbot's death was deliberately blocked.
"To be honest, Master Lichen, I am asking you to come here because I have an unkind invitation from Landuo Temple." Abbot Zhenxin put his hands together in a salute.
Li Chen also hurriedly returned the greeting and couldn't help but ask: "Master Zhenxin, just say it directly."
"If there is anything that the young monk can do to help, he will not dare to refuse."
When Abbot Zhenxin heard this, his expression softened slightly, he nodded slightly and said, "This matter has a great connection with my Buddhist sect."
"Has Master Lichen ever heard of the 'Moluo Dilemma'?"
Hearing this, Li Chen couldn't help but nodded slightly: "It is said that Mara is the most evil demon in the world and once killed my Buddhist disciples.
As a result, Buddhism fell into silence for three hundred years at that time.
Everyone was afraid of monks when they heard about it, and Buddhism was almost cut off from its inheritance."
Abbot Zhenxin sighed: "Not bad!"
"The 'Mara's Troubles' should be the first life-and-death crisis I have ever experienced in Buddhism."
"At that time, the world was far away from the monks because of the actions of the devil."
"Buddhism fell into darkness and almost ended because of this."
"Later, thanks to Patriarch Bodhidharma, I established the Zen sect and suppressed this demon with supreme magical power."
"It was from this time that Landa Temple began to also practice Zen inheritance."
Landa Temple is the origin of Tantra Buddhism in the world, and it is also the place where Zen Buddhism flourishes.
Everyone knows that Samsara Temple was founded by Bodhidharma and is the birthplace of Zen Buddhism.
But few people know that Patriarch Bodhidharma established the Zen sect in Landa Temple.
When it comes to the origin of Buddhism, Landa Temple is the best in the world.
"Back then, Mara suddenly appeared and brought chaos to the world.
Become the leader of the demonic path and dominate the world.
But when the demons rise, the Buddha will decline, and the monks will hide in hiding, and their situation will be precarious.
When the world was almost cut off, Patriarch Bodhidharma successfully established a sect with Landa Temple.
Create ‘Zen’.
From this, a sudden army emerged, and with the power of thunder, Moro was successfully sealed."
Abbot Zhenxin spoke so eloquently that Li Chen couldn't help but be surprised.
“I didn’t expect that ‘Mara’s Difficulty’ would have such an origin.”
Abbot Zhenxin nodded: "It was also at that time that Landa Temple began to practice Zen Buddhism as well."
"It's just that everyone in the world knows that Patriarch Bodhidharma sealed Mara, but they don't know that Patriarch Bodhidharma also left a verse when he sealed it."
"Oh? I would like to hear the details."
"The devil is the mind of the monk, and the monk is the mind of the devil.
From one thought to the next, there is no gap in the mind."
When Li Chen heard this, his heart suddenly moved, but his face didn't show it at all. He just asked, "I wonder what Patriarch Bodhidharma meant by this verse?"
Abbot Zhenxin raised his head and looked deeply at Li Chen: "This also involves a secret of my Buddhist sect."
"The Patriarch Bodhidharma practiced enlightenment, imitated the Buddha, and entered the six paths of reincarnation through the method of Nirvana."
"The human realm, the hell realm, the hungry ghost realm, the asura realm, the animal realm, and the god realm."
"Every time you experience something, you can suddenly understand the power of rules."
“Thus, I realized the supreme law of ‘The Great Way of Reincarnation’.”
“But experiencing the Six Paths is beyond the capabilities of ordinary human beings.
Even for Patriarch Bodhidharma, it was extremely dangerous to experience the Six Paths.
When he entered the 'Hell Realm', he was discovered by the Hell Demon King Bo Xun, who then sent out demon soldiers and demon generals to intercept him."
"Patriarch Bodhidharma was determined and used his supreme cultivation to successfully resolve the crisis. In the end, he killed a clone of the demon king Bo Xun and successfully escaped from the hell realm."
Li Chen listened quietly, but his heart returned to the secret room in the Sutra Pavilion of Shasheng Temple.
It was from there that he discovered the 'Alien Beast Fire Earthworm' and the 'Abi Hell Rock'.
Ten pictures are carved on the walls of the secret room.
The scenes described there are generally the same as those described by Abbot Zhenxin at this time.
"e=(′o｀*))) Alas."
After letting out a long sigh, Abbot Zhenxin lowered his eyes, and his only remaining eye was full of worry.
Just listen to him continue: "Originally everything was perfect."
"However, the cycle of cause and effect will lead to unhappy retribution."
"Even if you are as strong as Patriarch Bodhidharma at that time, you can't break free from it."
Li Chen turned his eyes and couldn't help but ask: "Is this matter related to the 'Mara' in the world?"
When Abbot Zhenxin heard this, he couldn't help but nodded, secretly thinking that Master Lichen was really smart.
"good!"
“The supreme ‘Mara’ in the human world is the avatar of the hell demon ‘Hashun’!”
"What!!!"
Li Chen's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Abbot Zhenxin lowered his eyebrows, but he acquiesced.
"Back then, Patriarch Bodhidharma killed the demon king Bo Xun in the hell realm.
But if he didn't check for a while, a ray of Bo Xun's soul would be hidden in his body.
Then follow him through the Six Paths and return to the human world."
"As time goes by, the remnant soul secretly grows in strength, and then is reborn in the human world, transforming into 'Mara'."
"Because I was killed by Patriarch Bodhidharma once in the hell realm, and I am worried about making the same mistake again.
Therefore, to bring trouble to the world, we aim to destroy Buddhism!"
"At that time, Patriarch Bodhidharma experienced the Six Paths and did not achieve enlightenment for three hundred years. It was within these three hundred years that Buddhism almost completely cut off its inheritance!"
"It wasn't until three hundred years later that Patriarch Bodhidharma attained the 'Path of Reincarnation' and suppressed Mara again."
"But Mara is originally the clone of Demon King Bo Xun. Demon King Bo Xun's body is immortal, and so is his clone."
"We had no choice but to seal Mara's soul in Landa Temple."
Li Chen suddenly realized what he was saying when he listened to Abbot Zhenxin.
“I didn’t expect that ‘Mara’s Difficulty’ would have such a secret.”
"But I wonder how this is related to the verses left by Patriarch Bodhidharma?"
"The devil is the mind of the monk, and the monk is the mind of the devil.
From one thought to the next, there is no gap in the mind."
After the monk Zhenxin finished reciting these four verses, he pronounced the Buddha's name: "Amitabha."
Then he continued: "Even if it is a seal, it will be loosened one day."
"During the 'End of Reincarnation' thousands of years ago, the demonic energy in the sealed land was so strong that it seemed to be trying to break free. Therefore, every hundred years, the totem on the seal will become dimmed."
"After such a thousand years, the seal has reached a precarious situation."
"The Patriarch Bodhidharma once said that the method of sealing Mara again is hidden in these four verses."
Having said this, the monk Zhenxin stroked his beard, and his only remaining eye shone brightly: "I have been thinking about it for many years, and I thought that this verse should be related to the "Infinite Seal"."
'This heart is endless!'
As expected, it coincides with mine.
Li Chen put his hands together and bowed deeply.
"Amitabha."
"It is true that the young monk mastered the "Infinite Seal" by chance."
As soon as these words came out, the three Zen masters Zhenxin, Vacuum, and Zhenming were all excited.
"As expected! As expected!"
"Throughout the past, only two monks in the world have learned the "Infinite Seal"."
"One is Patriarch Bodhidharma, and the second is Monk Ling Kong."
"Since the death of Monk Kong, the whereabouts of the Infernal Seal have been unknown."