The believers at the foot of the mountain didn't know what happened specifically. They just learned from the monks that today was not only the birthday of Buddha, but also the birth of a Buddhist saint.
For a time, the believers were very excited.
At this moment, the monks on the mountain were equally excited. Although they had experienced twists and turns, in their opinion, it was only caused by the true and false Holy Son in Leiyin Temple and Candeng Temple.
Both families are trying to find the true Holy Son and for the good of Buddhism.
The birthday was held, and Lin Ye was sitting on the altar at the moment, located on the right side of the Buddha statue. After all the monks devoutly bowed to the Buddha statue, they had to bow to him.
Half an hour ago, Lin Ye still had a smile on his face and nodded with a smile to the monk who was saluting.
An hour later, Lin Ye went numb, only smiling without nodding.
Two hours later, the smile on his face was gone.
Three hours later, Lin Ye was completely distracted.
One day later, Lin Ye simply closed his eyes.
The birthday of Buddha City lasts for three days, which means that Lin Ye will sit here for three days.
"Lao Shi, tell me what happened to you yesterday. If you don't tell me, I will have to seal you again."
Lin Ye, with his eyes closed, had been communicating with Lao Shi, but after experiencing yesterday's madness, Lao Shi became completely quiet, and no matter how much Lin Ye called, Lao Shi could not come out.
Helpless, Lin Ye could only use his trump card.
"It's not a good thing for you to know so much." After a while, Lao Shi's voice came out faintly.
The corner of Lin Ye's mouth twitched, "Tell me, I am such a ignorant person."
"I originally thought that this other world had no connection with the world you and I live in, but now it seems that I was wrong. This other world is connected with the original world."
"etc!"
Lin Ye interrupted Lao Shi because he caught the loophole in Lao Shi's words.
"Old Shi, you are talking nonsense. If you say there is no connection with martial arts, I would still believe it. But Buddhism and Taoism are exactly the same as the real world. Are these two worlds still connected?"
"You know Hammer, Buddhism and Taoism are found in all worlds. This is the difference between the levels of gods. Take Taoism as an example, the so-called Three Purities are not unique to the original world, but can be found in any other world. This kind of gods has a kind of
Title: Eternal God.
"And those gods that only appear in one world are called gods of this world. Think about it carefully, are there some gods in these two worlds that are different?"
Lin Ye didn't need to remember, he was sure that what Lao Shi said was true, just like the name he took in Miaoying Temple, Daoji.
Daoji.
In the real world, that is the name of Jigong Living Buddha, and Jigong is the Arhat of Buddhism in the real world.
However, although there are also Eighteen Arhats and Dragon-Subduing Arhats in other worlds, they are not Jigong Living Buddha.
Lin Ye knew in his heart that the situation in Taoism was the same, but he did not know the Taoist priests in other worlds in detail. When he saw the same title, he took it for granted that the Taoist priests had the same names, and even the people were the same.
It is very possible that the Taoist priesthood exists, but people and the real world are different.
"How do you know that the gods in each world are different? Have you been to other different worlds?" Lin Ye asked in his heart.
"If I had been to other different worlds, would I have used this opportunity to shock your kid before?" Lao Shi replied angrily, and then explained: "The mountain god of Helan Mountain said that that guy once sighed in front of me,
Even gods are like birds in a cage, the only difference is the size of the cage."
"I didn't understand what this meant at the time, so I asked what it meant. The guy told me that Buddhism has a saying: A thousand worlds make up a middle thousand world, and a thousand middle thousand worlds make up a great thousand world. Therefore,
There is a theory of three thousand worlds, and Taoism also has a similar theory of thirty-three heavens.”
"This already shows that there are definitely more than one or two different worlds. Anyway...you know what I said is right."
Lao Shi was a little bit hesitant at the end of his words and could not speak clearly.
"Are you sure this is what the mountain god of Helan Mountain told you, and not what you heard from somewhere?" Lin Ye was a little skeptical, how could anyone give such a vague answer.
"Of course I told you this. Where could I hear such a secret?"
Lao Shi's words were a bit urgent, which made Lin Ye even more suspicious of the authenticity of his words.
It’s not the authenticity of the content, but Lao Shi’s statement that this was told to him by the mountain god of Helan Mountain, which seems a bit unreliable.
"Besides, that's the point. The point is that you want to know why I had such a big reaction before, right?"
"Well, whose breath can make you almost become a madman."
Lin Ye also returned to the topic. For the first time, Lao Shi did not reply to Lin Ye. Instead, there was relief in his tone.
"The breath of the Buddha's Dharma just now was a deity from Buddhism in the original world, not an eternal god."
"In the real world?" Lin Ye was also startled. There are people in the real world who have come to this world, and they were gods?
"If someone had just come to this world in the real world, do you think I would be so surprised? That god is already dead in the real world, and I saw it with my own eyes."
"died!"
Lin Ye suddenly felt a creepy feeling. At his level, it was rare to feel like this.
It's enough to imagine the shock this news gave him.
No wonder Lao Shi went crazy.
"In other words, a dead god in the real world finally appeared in this world and became a Buddha."
"Buddha is shit." Lao Shi corrected: "Buddha is the eternal god. If I guessed correctly, he should be the founder of Buddhism in this world. But he is obviously dead, so why can he still appear in this world?"
"Is it possible that he was reincarnated into this world?"
Lin Ye thought of a possibility. The so-called reincarnation of people after death. Since reincarnation is possible, is there a chance of being reincarnated in another world?
"It's impossible. Unless it's the Eternal God, even if there is reincarnation, it can only be in this world and cannot appear in another world."
"The facts are all before you, and you still say it's impossible, or that person faked his death and later came to this different world..." Lin Ye said, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Is there a possibility? This
You came to this different world before you died, created Buddhism in this world, and then returned to the real world."
After Lin Ye finished speaking, Lao Shi did not respond for a long time. Just when Lin Ye was about to call Lao Shi, Lao Shi's excited voice came out again.
"I understand, it turns out that's the case. You are right. He must have come to this world before his death and left the Buddhist heritage in this world."
Lao Shi's voice suddenly became louder. Although he couldn't see Lao Shi, Lin Ye could imagine Lao Shi's excitement.
"How long has it been since that person became a god in the real world?" Lin Ye asked after Lao Shi calmed down.
"Two...no...three...five thousand...it has been at least five thousand years since that person became a god."
Five thousand years?
Lin Ye said quietly: "But according to Buddhist scriptures in this world, Buddhism can be traced back to thousands of years ago, and the time does not match up."
Lao Shi fell silent.
"Of course, the time mismatch may have something to do with the time flow rate of the two worlds." Lin Ye thought that he could pause the time of the two worlds, and that's when he thought of this possibility.
"Well, it should be like this." Lao Shi also agreed with Lin Ye's guess, but after a while, the voice suddenly burst again.
"No, no, it's still impossible..."
"How could this happen...that's not right."
"It shouldn't be...what exactly went wrong."
…
Listening to Lao Shi's muttering voice in his mind, Lin Ye rolled his eyes, come on, this guy is about to fall into madness again.
Lin Ye sighed and asked, "What's wrong again?"
"Lin Ye, go to Candeng Temple and find the person who controls this Buddhist lantern. I want to know the truth... This truth may be related to the real world, and even to you."
Lao Shi's tone was more solemn than ever before, and Lin Ye didn't ask again. He knew that even if he asked again, Lao Shi wouldn't tell him, and he also wanted to know why the person who controlled the Buddha lamp wanted to help him.
According to Lao Shi, it is very difficult for even a strong person in the Golden Body realm to control such a Buddhist lamp. Only those who are in harmony with the Buddha lamp can control the Buddha lamp.
But even if he can control the Buddha lamp, with the power shown just now, the golden body is vulnerable, and the controller must pay the price.
…
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Huzhou!
Lin Ye followed the two masters Hongyuan and Hongyuan and now arrived at the central city of Huzhou.
Although it is said to be a city, it is actually a gathering place for people in the desert. Although there are city walls, they are all made of loess, and many of the city walls are broken.
Huzhou!
It is the most desolate of the three western states. Most of the area is desert. The people living here live a very miserable life.
Candeng Temple.
One of the three major Buddhist temples, when Lin Ye stood at the door of Candeng Temple, he simply couldn't believe it, this turned out to be Candeng Temple.
The courtyard is surrounded by several yellow adobe walls, about two meters high. The adobe walls have no decorations. The only decoration of the entire temple is the plaque hanging on the door, which is engraved with the words Candeng Temple.
But even this plaque has turned yellow over time, and half of the characters on Candeng Temple are missing from the left side.
"Shengzi Lin, please!"
There was no monk to greet him, so Master Hongyuan smiled and motioned for Lin Ye to enter the temple, while he stood sideways at the door of the temple and did not enter.
"Master, won't you go in?"
"The rules of Candeng Temple are that only lamp holders and Buddha lamps are allowed in the temple. Monks of Candeng Temple are not allowed to enter the temple without the permission of the lamp holders."
Hongyuan pointed to a sand dune on the left side of the temple. There were several arch-sized holes on the dune.
"It seems that all the masters in Candeng Temple are ascetics."
Lin Ye was really shocked by the dignified and powerful man in the Golden Body who didn't even have a courtyard but lived in a cave.
"Amitabha, the practice in our temple is different from that of other disciples of the Three Jewels. In the eyes of our monks, it is enough to have a futon that can recite the Buddha's scriptures and obtain the true teachings of my Buddha."
"The master's realm is superb, I admire him!"
Lin Ye nodded, no longer polite, and stepped into the temple.
As he entered the ancient temple, the door of the temple slowly closed behind him. At the same time, a young monk with a sinewy face was standing there with an excited expression.
"Junior Brother Daoji!"
"Senior Brother Daohai!"
Monk Hengrou was naturally Dao Hai. Lin Ye had a happy look on his face, but he was not too shocked because he had vaguely guessed it in his heart.
If anyone in Buddhism would help him, it could only be the missing Dao Hai.
But I didn't expect that Dao Hai would actually come to Candeng Temple and become the lamp keeper of Candeng Temple.
"So, Senior Brother Daohai, you were forcibly brought here by the monks from Candeng Temple?"
After yesterday's birthday, Lin Ye didn't care about the Holy Son's initiation. He asked Xuanhui for information about Candeng Temple. After reading it, he asked Master Hongyuan to take him to Candeng Temple.
From the information Xuan Hui gave him, he already knew how Candeng Temple selected its disciples.
"Yes, when I was looking for my junior brother, I met Master Yuantong. He brought me to Candeng Temple, and I found out that he was a monk from Candeng Temple."
Daohai was very excited to see Lin Ye and invited Lin Ye to go under the bodhi tree. There happened to be two futons under the bodhi tree, and the two brothers sat cross-legged.
Ignoring Lao Shi's urging in his mind, Lin Ye first heard Dao Hai talk about his experiences over the years.
It turned out that Dao Hai was forcibly taken away by the old monk and went to many places. However, Dao Hai was always unconvinced by the old monk. Unfortunately, he could not defeat the old monk and could not escape even if he wanted to.
Until he later came to Candeng Temple, he stayed in the cave on the sand dune for several years, until several old monks came back with several young monks about his age.
Then, the monks were sent into the temple, and the Buddhist lantern was placed in the temple.
And their task is to find a way to move the Buddha lamp.
Dao Hai was not interested in this, thinking that he would never take it. After others took the Buddhist lantern, he could leave Candeng Temple and go back.
But what I didn't expect was that none of the monks could get the Buddhist lanterns.
At this time, the old monk told him that if he could not get the Buddha lamp, he could only become a lamp keeper. If he became a lamp guardian, he would not be able to leave the Buddha lamp for the rest of his life and could only protect the Buddha lamp.
Only by picking up a Buddhist lamp can one become a lamp-holding monk, and becoming a lamp-holding monk is the abbot of Candeng Temple. All monks in Candeng Temple must obey the abbot's decrees.
Because of what the old monk said, Dao Hai went to get the lamp, but what Dao Hai didn't expect was that he actually picked up the Buddhist lamp.
He became the new abbot of Candeng Temple.
"Junior brother, I also heard from the monks that there was a Buddhist holy son in the outside world. After I found out that it was you, junior brother, and you also went to Leiyin Temple, I was afraid that the monks in Leiyin Temple would make things difficult for you, so I asked Hongyuan
Master goes to Leiyin Temple."
Dao Hai smiled happily, but Lin Ye keenly caught one point, which Dao Hai deliberately did not mention.
"Senior brother, since you have become the abbot of Candeng Temple, why don't you go back to Miaoying Temple, or ask someone to bring the news back?"
The smile on Dao Hai's face froze, and then he said with a smile: "I was just thinking about telling my junior brother, but then I heard the news that you are going to Xilanzhou, junior brother, so I wanted to give you a surprise."
"This little monk lies again. What a surprise. I really think that the lamp holder is so easy to be. Boy Lin, this little monk won't tell you the reason, but if you ask the little monk to activate the Buddha lamp, I will tell you the reason.
"Lao Shi's voice rang in Lin Ye's ears.
Lin Ye ignored Lao Shi, but looked at Dao Hai with a serious expression: "Brother, you are not a good liar."