Chapter 129 The Great Sage Returns to the Mountain
"The young monk will never dare to bear the name 'Lingtus Elephant Buddha' again." The little elephant pointed to the golden Buddha statue behind him and said, "Keeping this golden body is a legacy, so why not just melt it down?"
Already..."
The abbot thought for a long time and said, "Lord Buddha, is this..."
"Don't call me Buddha." The little elephant quickly covered the mouth of the abbot and elder and said, "From now on, you will call me the Dharma name Wuxiang."
The abbot and the elder dared to respond, but for the moment they didn't know what to call him. Moreover, seeing that he had made up his mind, he knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he just said from the side: "You can change to a smaller one."
The little elephant asked again: "Should the plaque of the Baoxiang Buddhist Temple also be changed?"
The abbot sighed again, with a bit of reluctance in his eyes. He was not reluctant to let go, but after all, it was an inheritance that had been passed down for two hundred years. How could he not have feelings?
Baihua was shy and looked at the truth. She said: "Father, this Baoxiang Buddhist Temple is the national temple of our country after all... Although the 'Elephant Buddha' is fake, the temple is real. From my perspective, Baoxiang Buddhist Temple is
There is no need to change the name, just change the main hall to the Holy Buddha Hall, where the golden body of the holy monk is enshrined."
The king thought about it for a long time and said, "Is this..."
"Father," Baihua said shyly, "Father, have you forgotten my son's wish? I am about to transform the Boyue Cave in Wanzi Mountain into a Buddhist temple dedicated to holy monks?"
When the abbot and elder heard this, he immediately said anxiously: "Change, my temple will be changed to the Holy Buddha Temple, dedicated to the Holy Buddha...Princess, how popular is Wanzi Mountain outside the wilderness?
How can we let the golden body of the Holy Buddha fall into the mountains and wilderness?"
How can Princess Baihua respond?
"The world is noisy, but the holy Buddha lives far away from the rivers and lakes to find peace." Baihua said shyly and solemnly: "Do you think that a saintly monk with great virtue will be greedy for the incense of the world? Besides, my two children are disciples of the holy Buddha.
Wanzishan Holy Buddhist Temple should be regarded as orthodox!"
The abbot elder quickly pulled the little elephant over and said: "Princess, what you said is wrong, there are also disciples of the Holy Buddha in our temple!"
The two sides were at loggerheads and refused to give in to each other.
The abbot and the elder relied on their old age to show off their old age, and even did not hesitate to act like they were old and senile.
Naturally not to be outdone, Princess Baihua also stopped using her words and words to vividly display the fragility of women and children.
Both of these two men were very powerful, and not only were they unable to intervene, but they even dared not go up to start a fight, for fear that they would be affected accidentally.
When the two of them got tired of arguing, the king came out to clean up the mess. He was thinking on the side just now to see if there was any good way to break the situation... Finally he came up with some ways. I don't know if they are useful yet, but first.
Made a charter.
If there is anything inappropriate, it is always better for everyone to discuss it than to have such a meaningless quarrel.
"In my opinion... From today on, this Baoxiang Buddhist Temple will be renamed Baoxiangguo Temple. The main hall will be abolished and two east and west palaces will be built. One palace is dedicated to the holy monk Tripitaka, and the other palace... It is better to erect
The golden body of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, after all, the scriptures passed down by the holy monks are the products of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’s vows..."
"Your Majesty." The queen suddenly asked: "Is there any taboo in having two palaces in this temple?"
"I don't understand Buddhism, and it's just a suggestion..." The king thought for a while and then said: "How about... just give it to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and establish a golden body?"
"Your Majesty, you must not do it!" The Queen admonished again: "Your Majesty has spoken just now, and the Bodhisattva must have already sensed it. If you regret it now, it will be retribution."
"I have a method!" the abbot elder said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to abolish the main hall or build a second palace. In fact, it is only necessary to replace the golden body of the elephant Buddha in the main hall of the Baoxiangguo Temple with the golden body of the Bodhisattva. As for the
The golden body of the Holy Buddha, why don’t Your Majesty build a new temple and make offerings to it?”
Princess Baihua said: "It just so happens that Boyue Cave is being renovated..."
The abbot immediately interrupted, "Why bother going to Boyue Cave? This Baoxiang Buddhist Temple occupies empty land but has no real Buddha. It is time to donate the land."
There was another quarrel between the two sides——
But things eventually found a solution.
Originally, Baoxiang Buddhist Temple was divided into two parts. One part was rebuilt into Samantabhadra Temple, dedicated to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. The other part was rebuilt into Baoxiangguo Temple. The main hall was the Holy Buddha Hall, where the golden body of Master Tripitaka was erected. The side hall was called
The Monkey Hall is dedicated to the spiritual elephant Tutuo... which is actually the golden body of a small elephant.
He no longer dares to bear the title of Elephant Buddha, but he feels he can afford the title of "Spiritual Elephant Walker".
The Boyue Cave was converted into a palace for the Holy Buddha, with the Five Saints Temple in it, with Master Tripitaka as the main seat, and four of his disciples on both sides.
...
Fahai led several disciples to the west. Because Xiaobailong found that there were no monsters in the month ahead, the great sage said to Master Sanzang: "Master, although the disciples are following you to become a monk, they have not stopped after all.
Hongchen... I was trapped under Wuzhi Mountain for more than five hundred years, and I don't know what my family is like now, so I would like to ask Master to give me some free time for two days, so that I can go back to Huaguo Mountain and take care of those monkeys.
Sun, now that we have stopped caring about each other, we are going to the West with our master to learn scriptures wholeheartedly."
This is human nature.
Fahai was happy to see that Wukong had become more understanding of human nature, and said: "Ao Lie found out that the road ahead is smooth. Even if there are some monsters and robbers, it won't be a big deal. You can just go on your own."
Wukong kowtowed repeatedly.
"Just remember, don't be impatient when things happen, and don't worry about being here as a teacher. You can take care of the affairs in the mountain properly, and it won't be too late to return home."
The Great Sage thanked him again.
"Bajie, when I'm not around, you have to be careful to serve Master and don't be lazy."
But Bajie said: "Brother Monkey, look at what you said... I, Old Zhu, are here to take good care of Master, so you can rest assured."
"In that case, I, the old grandson, will go -"
The great sage jumped up and flew away in the clouds.
Bajie thought for a while, then approached his master and said, "Master... you see Brother Monkey has asked for leave. Can you wait for him to come back and let the disciple go for two days?"
"Oh?" Fahai said with a smile: "Wukong is thinking about his monkey grandson in the mountain, what's the important thing for you?"
"Master, I see that Second Senior Brother wants to return to Gao Laozhuang." Sha Wujing said with a smile: "It's a pity that I have never seen Miss Gao. I don't know what kind of person it is that Second Senior Brother is obsessed with."
"Junior Brother Sha, this is not nonsense—"
Wu Jing thought for a while and then said: "My younger brother made a mistake. The second senior brother is obviously passionate, how can he fall in love with a flower? Maybe... he thought of the white-bone spirit?"
"Master, this senior brother is not here, and it is junior brother Sha's turn to make fun of this disciple. Isn't it okay if this disciple doesn't ask for leave..."
Fahai didn't say anything, just looked at Bajie panicking with his eyes.
Bajie lowered his head and said, "Cuilan is different from that goblin after all..."
"Amitabha." Fahai sighed softly and said, "Bajie, your character is still lacking, and you must continue to practice."
"Master is partial and only allows Brother Monkey to fall in love with his family, but not Old Pig."
Sha Wujing quickly pulled the second senior brother away and said: "Second senior brother, are you in love with your family? It's clearly Miss Lu Gao's body. If you say a few more words, be careful not to offend the master and punish you."
Unexpectedly, Bajie whispered: "Junior Brother Sha, you don't know... It is precisely because Brother Monkey is not around that you can be so arrogant... Even if Master beats and scolds twice, it won't be a big deal. If Brother Monkey is
When he comes back, he naturally doesn't dare to lose his temper at any time, otherwise the master will let him recite sutras to torture him..."
Wu Jing:...
...
The Great Sage soared into the clouds and rode in the mist. He had already seen the eastern sea and said, "I have not followed this path for five hundred years!"
The East China Sea is the head of the four seas, so it is certainly of no small importance. When the Great Sage looked at it, he saw only swaying smoke and huge waves, connecting the Tianhe River above and the earth below.
The surge of the tide is like a thunderbolt roaring in the spring; the water covers the bay, but it is like a strong wind blowing in the nine summers.
The Great Sage stepped on the waves of the East Sea and said in his heart that after five hundred years, there was still no change. There were no villages, no families, no fishing boats, only some wild birds coming and going, and sandbirds rising and falling.
The great sage watched the fish flying on the shallow bottom, and watched the eagle strike in the sky, and his heart felt broad and proud.
The traveler jumped over the Eastern Sea and arrived at the top of Huaguo Mountain, where auspicious clouds fell, but suddenly he felt angry and turbid!
In the Huaguo Mountain in front of us, there are no flowers and grass on the mountain, and the haze is completely gone; the peaks and rocks have collapsed, and the forest trees are withered... It is so dilapidated, where is the scene from the past?
The Great Sage thought carefully for a moment, and then figured out the key. It should be that he had a martial arts fight with Yang Erlang, but his six generals from Meishan and the twelve hundred grass-headed gods set the mountain on fire, which led to his current appearance.
"Although that Erlang Zhenjun is ruthless in his methods, don't you also blame me, Old Sun, for doing whatever he wants with his magical powers? Back then, he only cared about his own pleasure, so how could he seriously think about the disaster that would be caused by the heavenly soldiers descending to the lower realm?"
The Great Sage was filled with sorrow and felt that it was his own fault that Huaguo Mountain suffered such a calamity.
I wish I could have met Master and taught me earlier, otherwise why would I be like this?
The Great Sage calmed down and couldn't show his timidity when he returned this time. Otherwise, how would he, a little monster on the mountain, deal with himself?
"Children!"
The Great Sage shouted loudly, echoing in the mountains, heralding the return of the Monkey King.
In front of the grassy slope in front of him, there was a sound in the manjing, and seven or eight little monkeys jumped out. They rushed forward, kowtowed and shouted: "Great Sage Grandpa? It's Great Sage Grandpa! The Great Sage Grandpa is back."
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"The Great Sage is back!"
In an instant, the whole Huaguo Mountain was filled with the sound of apes roaring continuously.
The Great Sage saw that each of them was thin and no longer as agile as before. He felt strange in his heart. The trouble in the Heavenly Palace was five hundred years ago. This time he escaped from the Five Elements Mountain. How come these monkeys...
Not as good as him in spirit?
The Great Sage asked carefully: "Why are you not playing around and being naughty, and why are you all hiding? I've been here for a long time, and I haven't seen you anywhere. Why?"
When the monkeys heard about it, they cried one by one and said, "The great sage doesn't know, so we have to suffer!"
"Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, speak slowly. If there is any grievance, I will support you."
"Ever since the great sage was taken away to heaven, the little ones have suffered from being hunted..."
"Who is hunting?" The Great Sage said solemnly: "Is it a heavenly soldier? A grass-headed god? Or a demon from elsewhere?"
"It's not the heavenly soldiers. The heavenly soldiers have never come down since they returned to heaven... Nor are they the grass-headed gods under the command of Erlang Bodhisattva. After the Great Sage Grandpa was captured, they were the ones who saved the fire... As for the demons, since
Our Huaguo Mountain is surrounded and suppressed by the Heavenly Court, where are the demons from other places who dare to come and get involved..."