Senior brother went to Nanhai to invite Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Xiao Bailong received instructions from his master and went to Baoxiang Buddhist Temple to issue a declaration of war.
Although the master said that he was asked to send a letter of greeting... in Xiao Bailong's view, it was actually a letter of challenge.
Besides, where has there been a invitation to invite someone out instead of coming to the door yourself?
However, Wanzi Mountain is indeed a good place. Master saved a righteous god from heaven there. Could it be said that this time it is the turn of the true Buddha of Buddhism?
Xiao Bailong received instructions from his master and knew why when he went to Baoxiangguo Temple last time, he saw that Baoxiangguo Temple was heavily guarded and there were no people offering sacrifices or incense.
It turned out that the king of Baoxiang Kingdom was worried that the demon Buddha would deceive the people and ask them to sacrifice boys and girls, so he sealed the Baoxiang Buddhist Temple.
However, they thought that this elephant Buddha had protected the founding ancestor of their family after all, so they only isolated the common people and allowed only their royal family to offer sacrifices... but it did not cut off its incense.
In fact, the king was not timid. Not only did he not allow the people to enter to worship, he even refused to let the monks in the Baoxiang Buddhist Temple go out, for fear that they would spread the word of cholera to the people.
The past thirteen years have been peaceful, but last night... the king received a message from the abbot of the Baoxiang Buddhist Temple, saying: When Princess Baihua comes back, it is the Elephant Buddha who appears, and asks the king to deliver the sacrifice quickly, otherwise he will
Send down retribution.
The king initially wanted to let Princess Baihua become a monk in the Baoxiang Buddhist Temple, but this time he naturally put an end to this idea.
When Xiao Bailong heard this, he almost laughed out of anger.
If not for the Master's disapproval, he would have wanted to hit the door directly with a gun and put the tip of the gun against the demon Buddha's throat, so as to ask him who is showing his spirit now?
Of course, he could only think about this kind of thing in his mind. A person like Master, who always makes decisions before acting, would never allow himself to be so reckless.
Otherwise, why would you ask Senior Brother to invite Guanyin Bodhisattva?
It's also because Xiao Bailong's self-control skills have increased rapidly recently. In addition, when he was in Wanzi Mountain a few days ago, he single-handedly defeated a Star Lord with one shot... which made him slightly swollen.
"Amitabha, my disciple was still slandering Master in his heart just now. It is really wrong and a sin."
Bang bang bang——
Little Bailong knocked on the door of Baoxiang Buddhist Temple. This was the second time he came to the door. Different from the first time, this time he came in an upright manner.
Since no pilgrims have come to the door for many years, even the two disciples guarding the door were a little surprised. It has been more than ten years... this is the first time that someone has come to the door of their Buddhist temple and knocked on the door.
Could it be that His Majesty showed mercy?
The two gatekeepers didn't really care whether there were pilgrims coming to the temple. Anyway, all the daily food and clothing in their temple were provided by the imperial court.
Without the constant flow of pilgrims coming to the door, I was a little uncomfortable at first, but later I didn't feel it was a big deal, and it was somewhat clean. The Buddhist temple, which lacked a bit of fireworks, looked like a Buddhist treasure.
It was naturally not easy for the king to seal off the temple at first, but he was determined to protect the people and sent soldiers to control several important roads around Baoxiang Buddhist Temple. If anyone came to worship, the soldiers would bring them directly.
meet him.
When you have difficulties, you don't seek help from your parents and officials, you don't seek help from him as a king and father, but you come to seek help from the Buddha... Doesn't this mean that there is something wrong with him as a king?
He cannot guarantee that everyone under his command will be rich, but wherever he sees it, he will do his best to the best of his ability. At the very least, he must ensure that they have enough food and clothing... No matter how much, he is powerless.
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It is precisely for this reason that although he has worked hard to govern, he still dare not pat his chest and say that he is worthy of all the people under his command and is a qualified king.
It is true that he is a king, but after all, when a person is poor, many things cannot be done in an all-round way, not to mention that none of the ministers in the court are efficient, which consumes a lot of his energy.
Because he knows that there are many difficult and complicated diseases lurking in the darkness beyond his control.
Some are natural disasters, some are man-made disasters, and some are caused by demons like those in the Wanzi Mountain area.
This is one of the reasons why the king did not hesitate to worship Master Tripitaka as his national preceptor, and even built a national temple to worship him, and also wanted to keep Master Tripitaka.
After the two gatekeepers opened the door, they saw Xiao Bailong's handsome appearance. They were startled for a moment, and couldn't help but look at him more. Then they saw that Xiao Bailong looked a little impatient, and then they quickly calmed down and spoke.
He asked, "I wonder what the layman is doing here?"
"I am a disciple of Master Tripitaka, the great monk of the Tang Dynasty. My master passed by the Baoxiang Kingdom while collecting Buddhist scriptures in the West. He heard that there was a Lingtus Elephant Buddha in your temple who had profound Dharma... Therefore, I specially invited the real Buddha to come to Wanzi Mountain to discuss Dharma on the 15th tomorrow.
." Xiao Bailong said, took out the "letter of war" in his hand, sent it to the two disciples, and said: "This is my master's invitation, please."
The two disciples were still confused and subconsciously took the "letter of war" into their hands. Xiao Bailong nodded and said: "Since your temple has accepted the invitation, my master will wait for the true Buddha at Wanzi Mountain and take his leave.
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After Xiao Bailong finished speaking, he left without looking back.
When the two gatekeepers reacted, there was still the figure of Xiao Bailong there. They hurriedly chased him out, only to see rows of soldiers already lined up beside them, and in the distance there was an imperial minister holding a group of soldiers.
The imperial edict of yellow silk comes from afar——
"not good!"
The two of them screamed in surprise, and without even bothering to close the door or bolt it, they hurriedly went to find the abbot.
First, a divine monk from the Tang Dynasty came to write a letter of war to discuss Buddhism, and then saw the imperial ministers come to announce the imperial edict. Anyone who is not too stupid can guess that this is not a good thing based on the current situation of their Baoxiang Buddhist Temple.
"Abbott, something big happened!"
The two of them did not wait for the abbot to ask. With one word, they explained clearly what had just happened. Taking advantage of the moment when the abbot was in a daze, they handed the invitation to him without leaving any trace, saying
: "Elder, this is the greeting card sent by the disciple of the great monk of the Tang Dynasty."
The abbot and the elder are not in the mood to take a closer look at this moment. His family knows his own affairs, and their Baoxiang Buddhist Temple does not have any authentic materials. The Buddhist classics in the temple are all handed down from other families, and there is no single volume of scriptures of the school.
..As for the "Xiangfo Sutra" which was passed down orally among the abbots, it was actually compiled by the first generation abbot from many Buddhist classics.
The reason is that it is only passed down by word of mouth and no documents are left behind...
Firstly, it appears to be mysterious and profound, after all, Buddhism is not taught lightly; secondly, it is just in case, not only to prevent errors, but also to facilitate revision at any time, and to prevent it from being true to the facts.
And this has been passed down from generation to generation... I don’t know how many times it has been revised. After all, each generation of abbot has his own understanding of Buddhism. Anyway, there is no document, so he can bring his private life into it and pass it on to the next abbot.
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Baoxiang has been a country for nearly two hundred years, and has experienced nine generations of abbots... In the hands of the current abbot, this "Baoxiang Sutra" is already in its ninth edition.
Tata step——
At this time, the sound of neat footsteps came from the Buddhist temple, which contained a solemn air.
Under the protection of the guards, the minister stepped straight into the courtyard, raised the imperial edict with both hands, and shouted loudly: "The abbot of Baoxiang Buddhist Temple listens to the edict——"
The abbot didn't have time to think too much and quickly bowed to the imperial edict.
Seeing that the abbot was still polite, the minister unfolded the edict with a brush and began to declare: "Your Majesty said: There are eminent monks from the Tang Dynasty traveling from the east to the Lingshan Mountain in the west passing through our country. One is to collect scriptures, and the other is to praise the Buddha; the treasure elephant
Since the Buddhist temple is a national temple, it should debate Buddhism and Dharma with the eminent monks of the state and promote the prestige of the country. With the monks of Baoxiang Buddhist Temple, they can set off to the Wave Moon Pagoda in Wanzi Mountain to listen to the Buddha's teachings. I admire this."
"Elder, please accept the order."
The abbot elder received the imperial edict and said: "The poor monk accepts the edict."
Seeing that the abbot and the elder were interested, the minister did not force himself and led his guards out of the Buddhist temple.
The abbot gritted his teeth and asked all the disciples in the temple to retreat. He entered the main hall alone. Then he knelt down several times before the golden body of the elephant Buddha and kowtowed: "Lord Buddha, trouble is coming."
"Why are you so panicked?" The golden body above the main hall appeared in vain. If you look carefully, you can see that although it has a humanoid appearance, it still retains the ears and trunk of an elephant. It also looks like a half-demon. His tone is
He felt a little lazy, as if he had been sleeping just a moment ago before he was awakened.
"Perhaps the Buddha asked for boys and girls and offended His Majesty the King. He invited an eminent monk from the Tang Dynasty to argue with you about Buddha... This is the prayer invitation." The abbot and elder presented the prayer invitation and bowed down.
He lowered his head and said: "The king has announced that we should wait for the saints from Xiangfo Temple and head to the Boyue Pagoda in Wanzi Mountain immediately... Lord Buddha, this may be to lure us out of the royal city and catch us all in one fell swoop!"
"He is so brave!" The Elephant Buddha was furious when he heard this: "Before I went to give him retribution, he came to deal with me first!"
...
The abbot and elder over there were reporting what had just happened to "Xiang Buddha", and here the Great Sage and Little White Dragon also came back one after another.
The Great Sage told the Master word for word what he had learned in the South China Sea, but he saw that the Master's expression gradually became calm and helpless. The Great Sage seemed to see a little disappointment in the Master's eyes.
Master... is he disappointed that this Lingtus Elephant Buddha is not the true Buddha of Lingshan?
Xiao Bailong also sighed secretly after hearing this. He seemed to have missed another opportunity to challenge the demon alone.
"Master, are we still going to Wanzi Mountain?" The Great Sage scratched his head. Such a big battle was just to deal with a little demon... It was indeed a bit loud.
"There's no rush." Fahai paused for a moment, "Let's wait and see how the little elephant makes his decision."
"What does Master mean by this?" The Great Sage was a little confused.
"You might as well think about it carefully. If he is just an ordinary demon, and if the blackmail fails, he will be plotted... What do you think he will do?"
"No." The great sage exclaimed and said, "If he gets angry out of shame, I am afraid that the king's life will be in danger. I will go and guard the Buddhist temple to prevent the demons from causing trouble."
Just when the great sage was about to leave, he saw the king coming in a hurry, looking a little flustered, "Holy monk, it's not good! That elephant Buddha has agreed to discuss Buddhism with you!"
Everyone:???
The king took a few breaths and said: "But if she doesn't go to Wanzi Mountain, she will debate Dharma with you in Xiangfo Temple. Firstly, she doesn't want the monks in the temple to go out for a long trip. Secondly, this debate on Dharma and Buddhism is a grand event and requires everyone to attend."