Chapter 12 Its better to let Master be the master of this spiritual mountain
"Amitabha."
Fahai recited the Buddha's name, looked at Wukong and said, "If a wicked person is inspired by Buddhism, can he still be considered a wicked person?"
Wukong thought for a while and said: "When I heard something from Buddhism, I put down my butcher knife and became a Buddha on the spot. Even those demons who kill people without any calculation can become a Buddha... I think if I am inspired by Buddhism and enter Buddhism,
After the karma and karma of the past are gone, you are reborn... Maybe you can't be considered a bad person."
"Wukong, are you trying to excuse yourself with your words like this?"
Wukong: "Master, what is the meaning of this statement?"
"You used to kill people without any reason. You were known as the Seven Saints of the Monster Clan, and you also made trouble in the Dragon Palace, the underworld and even heaven. You can be considered a villain in the eyes of the world?"
Wukong said helplessly: "Master, if you say this, my old grandson's reputation will be enough to stop a child from crying at night. He is a big devil."
"And now you have become a monk and become a monk. You have cut off your past life and become a Buddhist monk. You have put down the butcher's knife, but are you still a demon?"
Wukong thought for a while and said: "The disciple must have been suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years to punish and atone for his sins, so that he has this opportunity..."
"Ask yourself, do you have any understanding of Buddhism?"
Wukong said honestly: "Disciples listen to all Master's words, but occasionally learn a few words and talk about it. The most familiar one is the four words 'Amitabha', but I have no feelings at all... In the future, I should listen to Master's teachings and concentrate on them."
Be kind."
"You have been punished so that you have such an opportunity. How can they, the robbers and bandits, listen to the teachings of Buddhism without atonement? If they are enlightened by Buddhism at this moment, wouldn't they become good people?"
"If everything is like this, wouldn't the three realms be in chaos? Let those monsters do evil and do evil. When things happen, worship into Buddhism... Say that you have great enlightenment and change your past mistakes. Then you can ignore the cause and effect and gain a new life...
On the contrary, the souls of those who lost their lives at their hands have nowhere to escape."
"Wukong, tell yourself, do you want these evil people to be saved by your master or not?"
Wukong was stunned for a moment. He suddenly realized that Buddhism was profound and profound. He had never understood it in depth in the past. Now he just listened to the master's superficial talk. He felt powerful and sincerely admired him: "Master said it is true. Such robbers should be punished by the government."
Punish with the law... As the saying goes, those who are destined to be saved by the Buddha, before they pay off their sins, they have no destiny with me, the Buddha... Master, is this the truth?"
"You're a stubborn monkey, but you do have a lot of wisdom. Although you didn't hit the mark, you still have some shallow knowledge."
Hearing Master's praise, Wukong was overjoyed, but he also wondered: "Why did Master influence him with the Dharma alone?"
Wukong pointed at the robber Lao Liu.
"He was originally a passerby. Because he had some skills, he was forced to stay in the village by bandits. He had never done anything like robbing homes, seeking wealth or killing people. Although he had been brave and ruthless in the past, he had not committed any serious crimes.
..It’s still too late to rein in the horse.” Fa Hai smiled and said: “Since he is not a bad person, as a teacher, I will lead him to the right path and persuade him to do good.”
"That's how it is. This is a great merit." Wukong suddenly realized it, and he was happy for the robber Lao Liu, "Thanks to him that he went to find the master at that time. If he had come to me, Lao Sun, first, he might have been dead for a long time."
The bandit Lao Liu received the guidance of the holy monk and changed his ways. He went to the village to get the gold and silver and gave them to the master and the apprentice. He treated them as a passerby. Then he packed up some valuables, took an ox cart and settled the bandits.
, said to Elder Tang: "I will surrender myself now. If I can take off my shackles in the future and do good deeds from that day on, I will live up to the teachings of the holy monk."
After that, the master and the apprentice returned to their father-in-law's home, ready to set off and continue their journey westward.
The two masters and disciples were relaxed, but the Bodhisattva who watched the whole process above the clouds was filled with emotions and thought something was wrong.
Now the two masters and apprentices are "like glue" and want to stick together all the time. On the contrary, it makes it difficult for her to find opportunities to send the three tight hoops in her hands... When Sun Wukong is determined to be the character of Journey to the West, Lingshan
The Buddhas were only afraid that the monkey would not obey the discipline, so they made many plans...Now when they see the monkey obeying the advice of Elder Tang, they feel unhappy.
If that's the case, that's fine.
What worries the Bodhisattva the most is the words of Elder Tang: Those demons and monsters do evil, and when things happen, they worship Buddha... By saying that they have great enlightenment and change their past mistakes, they can ignore the cause and effect and gain a new life...
She felt inexplicably that the pet mounts of gods and Buddhas that had taken their places on the westbound road had a big word "danger" carved on their foreheads.
Whatever.
Because a slight change by Elder Tang alone caused such a wonderful change, this was something Lingshan had never expected before.
The Great Sage's heartfelt wish to have a look at Master's exquisite Dharma was never realized, so he decided to try his best not to take action next time.
And he had no way of knowing how the master influenced the robber Lao Liu.
Compared to transforming demons and evil spirits, Fahai is better at transmuting them.
After all, Fahai is a compassionate monk. Although he will not blame Wukong for hurting the lives of these bandits, if it is not necessary... he will naturally not hurt anyone.
Because of the punishments imposed by the Tang Dynasty, they would naturally be executed.
He is just an ordinary monk, not a judge, and he believes that he has no right to judge the lives of others at will.
In the past, when practicing, when I encountered some monsters who did not kill evil but were quite capable, their cultivation was mostly destroyed, but their lives were not directly injured.
But in other words, in the world of monsters and monsters, if one's cultivation is abolished, one will almost become someone else's meal, which is no different from death.
"Master." After all, Wukong is restless, and he follows an eminent monk from the Tang Dynasty who has profound Buddhist teachings. Naturally, he always asks for advice: "You are such an eminent monk, you have to go to the West to seek the true scripture, but you don't know what the true scripture is."
What’s so wonderful about it.”
When the Bodhisattva on the top of the cloud heard Wukong's question, he also turned his ears as if he wanted to hear what Tang Sanzang, who had awakened the true spirit of Jin Chanzi, had to say.
"The poor monk has not seen the true scripture, how can he know its beauty?" Fahai smiled: "When I go to the West and seek the true scripture, I will know... But Guanyin said that the Mahayana teaching can surpass
The deceased ascends to heaven, can save those who are in trouble and escape suffering, can cultivate the body of infinite life, can do things that have no coming and no going. Can resolve hundreds of grievances, can eliminate countless disasters..."
"In this way, it is also a good method." Wukong smiled and said: "If you succeed in practicing it, you can also achieve immortality."
"You monkey head, you only think about eternal life." Fahai hit him on the head and said: "You only seek your own liberation. Even if you go to the West, you will not be able to seek the Mahayana Sutra...
It is enough for me to teach you some of the essence of Hinayana."
"Why is this?" Wukong was quite puzzled.
"Although I have never seen the true sutra, but after listening to a few words of the Bodhisattva, I can know that the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism are not for individuals, but for all living beings... If we talk about Hinayana teachings, we know that the World Honored One is the only true Buddha in the world, and all living beings can learn from it.
His method is to seek self-transcendence; then Mahayana Buddhism is really to save all sentient beings and make everyone become a Buddha." Fahai looked at Wukong's eyes with confusion and confusion, and said: "Simply speaking, Hinayana Buddhism is to save oneself.
The purpose of Mahayana Buddhism is to save all sentient beings."
The great benevolent and compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva also nodded secretly after hearing Tripitaka's insights and thought to himself, if you had such enlightenment, how could you be sent to reincarnation by the Buddha.
It can be seen that the ten reincarnations are not without results, and Jin Chanzi's Dharma has made further progress.
"Master is really an eminent monk. He has such an understanding before he has seen the true scripture..." At this point, Wukong changed his mind: "If this is the case, there seems to be no conflict between Mahayana and Hinayana. When Master gets the true scripture,
, that is, to carry the head of two families on one shoulder, to save oneself and to save others, that is the true Buddha. My old grandson thinks that Tathagata is just a villain who is accustomed to scheming and scheming. I know that monks do not lie, he
But without even blinking, nonsense came out of his mouth to deceive me, grandson."
"I think that after Master has achieved success in practicing the two religions, Tathagata will have to give up his position as the Lord of Lingshan and let Master be the Buddha..."