It was only six years after the release of the Tang Dynasty that it was Journey to the West Chapter 272: Maitreya, the Buddhist and Taoist Relegation to the Heavenly King
Chapter 272: Maitreya, the Buddhist and Taoist Relegation to the Heavenly King
Chapter 272: Buddhism’s Maitreya Buddha, Taoism’s banishment of the mortal king [Please subscribe and vote monthly]
"Hahaha, Amitabha, Amitabha, good, good, good!"
The timing of Maitreya Buddha's appearance was really perfect. At this time, Xuanzang's knees were slightly bent and he had not yet knelt down.
Su Chen is about to pick up the hat representing the holy monk of the Tang Dynasty and put it on Xuanzang.
If Su Chen was really allowed to do this, from now on, all the monks in the Tang Dynasty would be overpowered by Taoists.
Moreover, the pilgrimage to the West will cast a shadow.
Even the holy monks of the Tang Dynasty had to be consecrated by Taoists, so did the obtained scriptures represent Buddhism, Taoists, or Su Chen?!
Maitreya Buddha's laughter stopped Xuanzang from kneeling down and attracted everyone's attention.
Just as Maitreya guessed, his appearance will attract everyone's attention. Not only the ordinary people here in Qinglong Street, but also the powerful and even everyone in Chang'an will know about it.
Everyone inside and outside Chang'an, from gods and demons to traders and servants, all know that a Buddha has arrived in Chang'an!
That is the real Buddha.
The monks of Chang'an No. 380 Temple knelt down one after another, and some old monks who had not visited Buddhism for many years cried with joy.
There is also the novice monk who has just entered Buddhism and is confused and surprised.
but.
The Taoist people in Chang'an all had serious expressions on their faces. When they looked at Chang'an from a distance, they felt their hearts were heavy.
The appearance of the Buddha proved that Buddhism was protected by the Buddha. From then on, people who believed in Buddhism took refuge in the carp crossing the river.
However, none of the Taoists can show their sage and convince others.
wrong.
It is not that no one in Taoism shows his sage.
Su Chen is a banished immortal in the human world, his disciples and disciples are all true immortals, and he is the Great Luo Jinxian left in the human world.
As long as he is here, the Taoism of the Tang Dynasty will never decline.
Sun Simiao and Yan Liben from Yunyuan Mountain, as well as Yuan Tiangang and others, all looked at Chang'an, their eyes raised, and they looked towards the territory of Chang'an.
When they saw the true appearance of Maitreya Buddha, they felt extremely tall, but when they were hundreds of miles away, they felt extremely small.
Sun Simiao exclaimed: "He is indeed one of the Buddhas. Is he Maitreya Buddha? He is really radiant."
Yan Liben said: "This kind of style is really admirable."
Xiong Yan said: "Brothers, our master is not weak anymore. He is Daluo Jinxian, and he is the strongest immortal."
Sun Simiao, Yan Liben and others immediately nodded in praise, with some awe in their eyes.
Xiong Zhen originally wanted to join Buddhism, but after joining Su Chen's sect, he felt that his previous thoughts were too childish.
Only by following Su Chen can you have a bright future. You will have all kinds of cultivation techniques and magical powers, as well as many magical weapons and elixirs.
If he followed Buddhism, he believed that there would never be so many benefits.
The biggest benefit is that Su Chen gave him the status of god. Now Su Chen is still the king of heaven, and may even be the emperor of heaven in the future.
If you follow Su Chen, you will have a bright future.
Xiong Yan is already Su Chen's biggest fan, and he constantly brainwashes his fellow apprentices.
but.
He worried too much.
It is true that he is a fanatical fan, and the brothers are also the same. They are just in awe of the power of Maitreya Buddha.
However, they still believe that Su Chen is the most powerful and the mentor that they will follow to the death for their whole lives!
Inside Chang'an City.
Su Chen also noticed the appearance of Maitreya Buddha. In fact, he had been paying attention to it, just to see when Maitreya Buddha would appear.
Sure enough, he still couldn't keep calm and wanted to come out.
In fact, whether Maitreya Buddha appears or not, Su Chen will not suffer any loss.
He was also happy to watch the fun and wanted to see what the Maitreya Buddha was up to.
Li Shimin and many dignitaries stood up one after another to greet Maitreya Buddha, while all the Buddhists present prostrate themselves on the ground, with tears in their eyes.
"Could it be that you are Maitreya Buddha?" Li Shimin was still a little unsure.
In the Tang Dynasty, where gods and Buddhas had been silent for decades, in just a few years, immortals and Buddhas appeared again.
Could it be that the Tang Dynasty is about to revive?
Maitreya Buddha smiled and said: "Amitabha, Emperor, I am Maitreya."
Li Shimin hurriedly took the emperor's relatives and dignitaries to kneel down, but by some mistake, he caught a glimpse of Su Chen beside him.
Seeing that Su Chen looked calm and disapproving, he quickly whispered: "Master, is this Buddha fake?"
Su Chen said: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Although there are many demons, no one dares to pretend to be Buddha."
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and was about to kneel down, but an idea flashed in his head, and he suddenly thought of the scene when Su Chen saw him just now.
He only bowed his hands to Su Chen, and Su Chen was very polite to him, bowing his hands and giving him enough face as a king.
Su Chen is already the King of Heaven, the Immortal King of Heaven.
Li Shimin didn't even kneel down when he saw it.
Su Chen also said that he, Li Shimin, is the Human Emperor, the Supreme Being in the world, and an existence comparable to the Jade Emperor in heaven.
Now, in the human world.
When the Jade Emperor comes, you have to give him some respect.
But he is kneeling to the Buddha who is a Buddhist power. This is somewhat unjustifiable no matter how you say it.
What's more, this Buddha is not the number one in Buddhism.
Why make him kneel down?!
Before, Li Shimin would kneel down not only for Maitreya Buddha, but also for the statue of Guanyin.
But this time, he didn't want to kneel down.
The queen and others came to his side and wanted to kneel with him, but Li Shimin made no next move, leaving everyone stunned in place.
"Erlang, you..."
"I am Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I have met the Buddha and he is polite."
Li Shimin bowed his hands as a gesture of a king meeting his king.
Before he became the Khan of Heaven and met with the kings of various countries, he saluted in this way.
Such an appearance immediately confused the queen and the dignitaries.
The expressions of the Buddhist people changed even more.
Tianshu and other old monks were even more surprised. When they taught Li Shimin about Buddhism before, when they took out statues of Buddha or even Guanyin, Li Shimin would kowtow three times and bow nine times.
Nowadays, when I see the real Buddha, I just bow my hands and bow my hands. Although I bow my hands three times, it is not as good as kneeling down and bowing!
When the queen saw that Li Shimin did not kneel down, she also stood. However, the prince, princess, and many civil and military ministers could not withstand such great pressure.
When the real Buddha comes to the world, they cannot calm down unless they kneel down.
But on the high platform, there were only Li Shimin, the Queen, and Su Chen standing, which seemed a little strange.
Maitreya Buddha is standing on a lotus with his feet on the Buddha lotus, and he is carrying a Buddha agglomeration on his back. He seems a little surprised that Li Shimin didn't kneel down and pay homage to him.
However, he didn't take it seriously and could only bow to Li Shimin according to etiquette.
"Amitabha, the Human Emperor is too polite. This poor monk has met the Human Emperor."
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, he was the Human Emperor. Even if the Buddha saw him, he would still be polite.
In this world, he, Li Shimin, is the greatest.
At this time, Li Shimin felt nothing but pride and pride in his heart, and he even felt that it was Su Chen who gave him such confidence.
Li Shimin said: "Buddha Maitreya suddenly appeared, what happened?"
Maitreya Buddha said: "The poor monk's appearance this time is naturally for the sake of the most holy monk of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin said: "It turns out that the Buddha is also for Master Xuanzang, but the canonization has not been completed yet, and Master Xuanzang is not yet a holy monk."
Huang-browed novice monk jumped out and said: "You emperor is so ignorant. My master is the Buddha, and Xuanzang is a holy monk. He is..."
"presumptuous!"
"presumptuous!"
Of these two sentences, one was said by Maitreya Buddha, and the other was said by Su Chen.
After Su Chen said it, he raised his hand, and a magic weapon appeared in his palm, which he swept directly over. The light swept through and swept away the yellow-browed novice monk.
The yellow-browed novice wanted to resist, but the power of the divine light was too strong. He was suddenly hit, and he could only fly backwards.
Su Chen stood aside coldly and sternly, holding the magic weapon in his hand.
Everyone was shocked, not expecting that Su Chen would suddenly take action.
Although the novice monk appeared suddenly and had no idea of his origin, he looked like he was from Buddhism.
When Su Chen hit a Buddhist man in front of the Buddha, didn't he hit the Buddha in the face?!
Maitreya Buddha's smile disappeared and he looked straight at Su Chen, wondering what he was thinking.
Li Shimin was a little panicked and took a step back.
Su Chen said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be afraid. As a counselor of the Tang Dynasty, it is natural for Pindao to protect your Majesty's safety."
"The old novice monk suddenly appeared. His words were disrespectful to His Majesty, and he didn't know if he was going to do something inappropriate. Therefore, I cannot tolerate him!"
Li Shimin was shocked and said: "The Imperial Master has done a good job."
He didn't know that he was a disciple of Maitreya Buddha. In fact, no one, even Buddhists, knew that he was a disciple of Maitreya Buddha.
Just now Maitreya Buddha also said that he was presumptuous, and it seemed that he did not know the old novice monk.
At this time, Su Chen swept away the yellow-browed novice monk, and Maitreya Buddha could not admit that he was his disciple, so he suffered the loss of being dumb.
Su Chen did not use this as a provocation, but said: "I believe that Maitreya Buddha will definitely understand what Pindao did."
Maitreya Buddha did not say anything, but continued: "Your Majesty, don't let my Buddhist grand gathering be affected by irrelevant people."
He made a pun, which seemed to admit that the old novice monk was irrelevant, and also meant that Su Chen had nothing to do with the Buddhist event!
Although Li Shimin is neither a god nor an immortal, he thinks he is as good as anyone in terms of means and emperor's scheming.
There is a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism between Maitreya Buddha and Su Chen, so he must weigh the pros and cons.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Shimin said with a smile: "This is indeed a grand gathering of Buddhism, and Master Xuanzang is indeed the number one monk in the Tang Dynasty. In this case, I invite the Buddha to witness that I can confer Master Xuanzang as the Buddha King of the Tang Dynasty.
Master Tang, please crown him."
He didn't want to offend either party, so he simply crowned Xuanzang the king directly, let Maitreya Buddha witness it, and let Su Chen crown him.
In this way, everyone is happy.
However.
How could Li Shimin understand that what Maitreya wanted was a perfect holy monk of the Tang Dynasty, so that he could be remembered by thousands of families, so he made a great wish to go to the West to obtain scriptures with everyone's expectations.
The practice of Buddhism is somewhat special. After you make a great wish, you should try your best to implement it. If you succeed in the end, you will be able to become a Buddha immediately.
Therefore, Maitreya Buddha asked Xuanzang to make a great wish to travel to the west. In the end, if his merits are fulfilled, he will become a Buddha immediately and increase his Buddhist heritage!