Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang Chapter 353: Even though I am dead, my path has not yet been completed. Is it possible for an ordinary person to become a monk?
Chapter 353: Even though I am dead, my path has not yet been completed. Is it possible for an ordinary person to become a monk?
Karma.
There are good karma, bad karma and unrecorded karma;
There are fixed karma and unfixed karma;
There are common karma and separate karma;
There are two types: attracting karma and completing karma.
To put it simply, karma is the power of cause and effect. The saying: "Good deeds will be rewarded with good things, and evil deeds will be rewarded with evil consequences. It's not that they are not repaid because the time has not come" is a basic manifestation of karma.
And there is another old saying: magical power cannot equal karma, and karma cannot equal the power of one's wishes.
Therefore, those who make great vows can bear great karma.
Just like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's great bright wish to cross all the hells, or like the secret thoughts in the mind of the Sea of Dharma to cross the three realms.
The Buddha said: As soon as a thought arises, all heaven and earth will know it. If you want to act on it, the ten directions will shake.
To stir up thoughts in the mind and disturb the gods and Buddhas of the ten directions is a hindrance and even more karma, so we should not be careless.
And why should those who carry out their great wishes with perseverance of heart take it easy?
This is true not only for Buddhism, but also for Taoism and Xuanmen.
Master Yuding once taught Yang Jian about the power of the mind, love, hate, life and death, and the seven emotions and six desires of a person, which can all be transformed into powerful magic power. This is the power of the mind.
The three sources of Yang Jian's strength are respectively his hatred for heaven, his small love for his family, relatives and friends, and now his great love for all living beings in the three realms. They finally merged into one and became the Taoist protector of the Qingyuan Miaodao.
Heavenly Court Zhao Hui Xian Sheng Erlang Zhenjun, and now the justice god of the three realms.
Yang Jian’s great love for the Three Realms, isn’t it also a great wish?
It's just that Buddhism and Taoism have different views, but they actually have the same origin.
This is the case for Yang Jian, and the same is true for Fahai. With their great aspirations, karma is not so much a burden for them as it is nourishment, or the driving force to spur them forward.
Fahai didn't care that the karma on his body became more and more. Even sometimes in the dead of night, he would have more extreme thoughts in his mind - if the karma of the three realms is added to my body, can I cross the three realms?
Of course, Fa Hai just thought about this.
The bigger the vision, the more difficult it is to realize it.
Don’t you see, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva have made great wishes, but they have not yet been fulfilled.
Although Fa Hai's wish is only in his heart, it cannot be achieved overnight, or even in a lifetime. It requires eternal struggle for it.
What about the two Western religious leaders who promised the great prosperity of the West?
Nowadays, the West is booming, but Mahayana Buddhism has been achieved. The name of Western religion has disappeared in the world of mortals. But I wonder if the two saintly leaders had foreseen such a scene when they made their great vows?
It’s not because someone else does evil, someone else suffers retribution; one’s own actions reap their own consequences, and this is the case for all living beings.
The spirit of the white elephant was refined by the Buddha's fire, teetering on the verge of collapse and almost dissipating.
Although he also wanted to die, he was still eager to try when the Buddha's flame burned his heart. Unfortunately, he still couldn't resist the power of the Buddha's flame.
His soul was in pain, but his heart calmed down. He looked at Master Tripitaka and said, "It is a great regret in my life that I could not know Master Sanzang earlier. Now that I have refined my heart through the flames of Buddha, I have realized my mind clearly, but I have no regrets. In fact,
It is your own fault. It is said that if you listen to the Tao in the morning, you may die in the evening - if you are destined to meet my master, please ask the master to tell you. I only say that evil disciples are unfilial and have lived a miserable life. They have failed to teach the master."
After saying that, Bai Xiang closed his eyes.
Just wait for the soul to disperse and return to the three realms.
At this time, I saw the Buddha's light coming from the east, which was the virtual form of a spiritual elephant, with a long trunk looking up to the sky and whistling, as if there were birds speaking to the Buddha. This was the virtual form of the spiritual elephant Buddha.
Although it is in the belly of the green lion, Fahai and the white elephant can see it concretely.
"Hahahaha." Bai Xiang laughed and said, "Although I am dead, my path is not over yet."
The true spirit of the white elephant dissipated, but the virtual form of the spiritual Buddha escaped into the belly of the green lion, and then transformed into the body of the white elephant, becoming one.
This turn of events was beyond Fahai's expectation.
Others may not recognize the virtual form of the spiritual elephant, but Fahai knows that the virtual form of the spiritual elephant was born from the incense offered by the people of the Baoxiang Kingdom. However, its origin came from the white elephant after all, and it is only now that it has this incarnation.
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Perhaps the purification of the white elephant scattered in the three realms was inherited a little by the virtual form of the spiritual elephant, and then transformed into a real body through the body of the white elephant, making it look a lot more agile.
Fa Hai took the white elephant and escaped from the belly of the green lion, but saw the white elephant fall to the ground, the Buddha's light appeared, and the golden light shone. The person at the elephant's mouth said: "Namo Daxing Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, in all the worlds of the ten directions, all people in the three generations."
Master, with my pure body, speech and mind, I have completely wiped out all the obeisances. With the divine power of Universal Worthy’s vows, I appear in front of all Tathagata. I reappear in the earthly body and pay homage to the earthly Buddha again and again... I am here
Samantabhadra's extraordinary deeds, boundless blessings are all dedicated to him, and he is willing to indulge all sentient beings and quickly go to the Buddha Land of Infinite Light."
"I uphold the Six Perfections and conduct ten thousand practices in the three realms, without seeking for positive results, in order to atone for the sins of my original spiritual body. I follow the path of Bodhisattva and practice great practices, like the great Samantabhadra Bodhisattva."
The white elephant did not take the form of a human, so it headed north in the form of a elephant.
Seeing this, everyone present put their hands together and said, "Namo Amitabha, Namo Samantabhadra Bodhisattva."
At this time, the soul of the green lion also became clear for a moment. Seeing the white elephant like this, his heart was about to burst, and he shouted: "My sin! My sin is so serious!"
After a while, the green lion spirit completely dissipated in the three realms without causing any further disturbances.
"Since Taoist friend is here, why not show up and meet him."
Fahai looked into the void and saw a slight ripple in the void, revealing the shape of a human being, none other than Sai Taisui.
Sai Taisui's expression was a little complicated. After seeing the white elephant that day, he had already guessed what would happen today. Now that he saw the two senior brothers being saved by Master Tripitaka's Buddha's flame, he was so sad that he had no intention of greeting him and just said
One sentence: "I have come to see off my two senior brothers. I wonder if I can return the senior brothers' bodies and belongings to their sect?"
"There is nothing you can't do."
Naturally, no one could stop this.
"Thank you."
Sai Taisui bowed his hands to everyone, put away a spear and a broadsword that fell on the ground, collected all the corpses of the green lion, and went directly to the east.
The fact that "Jin Guangxian" wants to go to Jin'ao Island has nothing to do with the people present.
After the souls of the green lion and the white elephant were saved, Fahai focused on saving the resentful spirits in Shituoling. Then the Peacock King Ming also recited scriptures to help Master Tripitaka.
The salvation matters here in Shituoling were almost completed, and everyone hurried to Shituo City.
There are more dead souls in Shituo City, and salvation is a big project. Wu Jing also always maintains the differentiation of nine spirits to improve efficiency.
Xiao Bailong stayed in Shituoling. Yang Jian asked Meishan Lao Liu to lead the heavenly soldiers to cooperate with the white-collar workers to train the ordinary little demons in Shituoling. Xiaobailong and his second master's brother-in-law, and besides, it was the second master's personal orders.
Meishan Laoliu naturally cooperated fully.
Therefore, White Dragon Bodhisattva gained another wave of little demon faith.
Whether it is the Lion and Camel Mountains or the Lion and Camel Kingdom, everything is waiting for development.
Naturally, Fahai would not leave a mess behind and leave like this. They still have to take responsibility for the task of reconstruction.
In addition to the heavenly soldiers mobilized by Erlang Shen, Princess Peacock also came with her own clansmen and subordinates to help. Perhaps some elders of the Peacock clan were originally reluctant, but when they saw that King Peacock Ming was also here, they were naturally reluctant.
They didn't complain at all, and they all tried their best to show off in front of their ancestors.
The Peacock King Bodhisattva did not care about this... Instead, she felt that the Peacock Princess, who often came close to Master Tripitaka, might need to undergo some mental training.
The Peacock Daming King Bodhisattva, who saw Master Tripitaka in person for the first time, became more and more interested in Master Tripitaka... She originally came to Shituoling for two purposes. The first one has been completed, and the second one is...
I would like to meet this Master Tripitaka who has caused many disturbances in the Three Realms for a while.
But now, it seems that this is no longer necessary.
When it comes to divine channeling skills, King Peacock Daming is confident that he can conquer Master Tripitaka, but when it comes to Buddhist cultivation, even she has to be defeated... Moreover, she can see that Master Tripitaka has great aspirations, and for such a
As a figure, Peacock Daming King Bodhisattva is still somewhat respected.
Although she is not a pure disciple of Buddhism, and she is even a little dissatisfied with the "principal" Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Lingshan, but if she is really as virtuous as Guanyin, Ksitigarbha and Tripitaka, who in the three worlds can't hold up her hands and say "admire"?
Let’s not mention these details for now.
Shituoling ended with the destruction of all the demons. Although we did not see the scene of the Peacock King fighting Tripitaka, it seems that the spiritual elephant that appeared when the white elephant was transcended is more interesting.
Many gods and Buddhas have even secretly gone to Baoxiang Kingdom, wanting to explore the wonders within it.
I thought it might be a means of escaping from the flames of the Buddha.
In this regard, neither the Jade Emperor in Heaven nor the Buddha in Lingshan have any intention to stop it... Regardless of their hearts, if they really want to learn the "Spiritual Teeth Elephant Buddha" to protect one side, it will actually be a blessing to all living beings in the three realms.
Of course, if they go too far and ignore all sentient beings and only seek incense, then the Justice Lord of Heaven or the Discipline Master of Lingshan will naturally come to punish them... Even if they don't come, if they wait for Master Tripitaka to come, they will come to punish them...
When the Buddha's flames refine the heart, I'm afraid it will also end in the same way.
After learning about the "spiritual elephant Buddha" from Master Tripitaka, King Peacock Daming also lamented that fate has tricked people and said to Master Tripitaka: "If that little elephant knew what happened today, it would probably be another setback."
"The poor monk devotes himself to teaching Buddhism." Master Tripitaka said to King Maurya: "Just as Bai Xiang said before his death, although the body dies, the path is not completed. Enlightenment may be based on Bai Xiang's expectations, or it may be based on one's own heart.
OK...but no matter what, I can't get around the poor monk."
"It is difficult for Buddhism to pass through the world of mortals." King Peacock Daming shook his head and said to Master Tripitaka: "Especially the grievances and hatreds... Fortunately, there are spiritual images that can be transformed into the human body, or they can be transformed."
"That's why the Bodhisattva invited the Great Sun Tathagata to take action and use the Great Sun Buddha's flame to save the great roc?" Yang Jian on the side asked curiously.
Peacock King Ming did not hide anything, and only asked Yang Jian: "If I hadn't taken action and caused Dapeng to die at the hands of Tripitaka, would we be able to sit down and discuss the truth now?"
"It is said that those who enter the ascetic world have ended the world of mortals and are monks... From my perspective, the Dharma Master and the Bodhisattva do not look like serious monks."
Fahai smiled and said: "How can an ordinary person become a monk?"
Everyone laughed when they heard the words. Master Tripitaka's words, in vernacular, are: Who is a normal person to become a monk?
Yang Jian also thought about it carefully and said that these monks in front of him seemed not to be considered "normal people".
Master Tripitaka did not mention the reincarnation of Jin Chan, but only said that he suffered a disaster when he was young and was raised by Buddhism, so he was born into Buddhism. King Peacock Daming became a monk for the first time and was captured by the saint Zhunti.
The first time he wanted to return to secular life, he was defeated by the Tathagata Buddha. The great sage became a monk, but was pressed by the Buddha at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain. He got the guidance of the Bodhisattva and worshiped under the disciples of Master Tripitaka before he escaped...
Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing also have their own reasons.
It's a pity that after Marshal Tianpeng and General Curtain Curtain fell into the mortal world, their minds were deceived, and evil thoughts arose, and they committed cannibalism for five hundred years.
Fortunately, Zhu Bajie inherited the inheritance of Marshal Tianpeng, and General Shutter was purified by the Bodhisattva and re-entered reincarnation... which can be regarded as a reincarnation of cause and effect.
Now that Yang Jian is in charge of the laws of heaven, he realizes that sitting in this position is far from being as simple as he imagined. It is said that one person is inferior to ten thousand people, but in reality? Many things are beyond your control. The more you know, the better you can act.
Be more cautious.
But the more this happens, the more fortunate Yang Jian is. Fortunately, the Jade Emperor has a keen eye for people. If the position of the judicial god of the three realms is really handed over to others, Yang Jian will really be worried.
He didn't want to do it in the past... Now even the Jade Emperor can't think of driving him out of this position.
Yang Jian was not idle either. After the aftermath of the affairs between Shituo Kingdom and Shituoling had basically come to an end, he made a special trip to Tushita Palace and asked Laojun for advice on the Taoist salvation method, which he called "The Supreme Lord Saves the Lord".
"Bitter Sutra".
The world of mortals is troubled.
But true monks are never afraid of the mortal world. How can they save sentient beings if they are not in the mortal world?
The Great Maurya thought that what Master Tripitaka said was reasonable, and she was ready to go into the world of mortals... He was not very interested in Hinayana Buddhism, and he didn't care whether he could become a Buddha or not.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But after a discussion with Master Tripitaka, I just want to truly understand the Mahayana Bodhisattva path.
The Peacock King Ming left Xizhou and went straight to Nanzhou... She planned to revisit her old place, first to Jinji Ridge, and then to Sanshan Pass.
She didn't go alone, she took Princess Peacock with her. Now that the Three Realms are in trouble, it would be harmful and useless to let this girl stay in Xizhou. But on the way, this girl kept chattering, and all she talked about was Master Sanzang...
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However, the Peacock King did not feel bored. Sometimes he even got interested and would take the Peacock Princess to the "place where the incident happened" to find out the truth... For example, he went to the Xiliang Women's Kingdom and discovered that this Xiliang girl
When the Queen gave birth to a daughter, she was already raising her as the Crown Princess.
And she herself was preparing to ascend to the throne and embark on the path of spiritual practice.
Princess Peacock suddenly felt a sense of urgency, but her ancestor was by her side. She asked for advice: "Ancestor, didn't you say that Renjun can't practice?"
"You can't practice Taoism, so you can't live forever... It's not that you can't practice. If you inherit the martial arts of the human race, you can also have the power to fight immortals and Buddhas." The Peacock King sighed lightly when he saw it, "In addition, if you enter Buddhism, you will be considered a monk.
If you become a monk, you will end the mortal world. I have seen many kings in Xizhou dedicate a country as a Buddhist country in order to seek immortality, and they themselves can obtain the Arhat Fruit."
"There is a saying in the human race that rules are dead but people are alive...so they can often find loopholes in the surrounding area."
Hearing this, the Peacock Princess shouted for insight. She subconsciously wanted to ask if there was any loophole that could be exploited to allow the monk to get married...but she was afraid that the ancestor would slap her to death, so she held it back.