Chapter 666: In the Era of Tathagata, Emperor Ku ascends the throne
"This is what I heard: For a time, the Buddha only had a lonely garden in Savatthi State..."
In Sravasti, the Sanskrit music sings loudly.
Sakyamuni attained perfect enlightenment.
The ancient Buddha of Lingshan is seated and transformed, and the World Honored One will come out.
"Disciple, thank you very much, uncle."
Under the Bodhi tree, Sakyamuni clasped his hands together and watched Lao Tzu riding his ox back east.
When I came, the purple energy was thirty thousand miles away, but when I left, I only took a ladle to drink.
Laozi went west to Huahu and went to Tianzhu to save Sakya.
He took 10% of the three thousand merits and turned it into a bracelet and put it on the green bull's nose.
"Niuer, come home."
I smiled and patted the green horn.
The old cow knew the way, snorted, and carried me on the road back to the East.
The eastern purple air is misty.
The western sky is filled with boundless golden light.
Sakyamuni turned around and walked slowly, with lotus growing at every step.
"Amitabha!"
Sakyamuni walked seven steps around, and the Buddha's light behind him illuminated the dancing world.
Lingshan has arrived.
Whether it's the Great Realm or the Journey to the West universe.
The bright Buddha's light illuminates all realms and saves all living beings.
At the foot of Lingshan Mountain, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas all smiled broadly when they saw the tall figure walking towards them in the light of countless Buddhas.
"I have met the World Honored One!"
The World Honored One, the Honored One in this world.
The ancient Buddha burned lanterns and abdicated, declaring the end of an era.
When traveling to the west, the demons in the east are dancing wildly, and there is also a solemn calamity in the west.
At that time, I burned the lamp and taught the Dharma of Hinayana. I was saved by thousands of Buddhas and escaped from tribulation.
Those were the glorious days of Hinayana teachings.
It only belongs to the glorious years of Buddha.
The Hinayana method of cultivating one's body is the transcendence of a few people.
Up to now, the World Honored One has aspired to the throne.
The arrival of Sakyamuni Dharma on Lingshan Mountain should open the Mahayana era of Buddhism.
"Please, Lord, come up the mountain!"
The Buddhas welcomed Sakyamuni into the spiritual mountain.
In the lotus pond, the twelve-grade golden lotus shines brightly, and the water in the Merit Pond rises and falls like rain, washing it in all directions.
Sakyamuni raised his steps, and the twelve-grade golden lotus automatically fell at his feet.
The Buddhists in Lingshan listened quietly to the Buddha's sermons.
"My Mahayana method can transcend the dead and ascend to heaven, can save people from suffering, can cultivate endless life, and can do things that have no coming and no going..."
Sakyamuni taught the Mahayana Dharma to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
The Buddhas heard it and thought about it carefully.
Dingguang Buddha put his palms together and said: "I dare to ask the World Honored One, it is true as he said: Mahayana saves people, Hinayana saves oneself. Is the latter really inferior to the former?"
Sakyamuni smiled and said nothing. He looked down at the altar and said to Guanyin, one of the four disciples: "Do you understand?"
Avalokitesvara holds flowers and smiles, her face has the appearance of treasure, and her body is as pure as glass.
She replied: "Disciple has understood."
"How can a great master be enlightened?" Dingguang Buddha asked.
All the Bodhisattvas and Arhats looked towards him one after another.
Avalokitesvara smiled and replied: "Cihang drives in reverse, Chang Guanshiyin."
These eight characters are a summary of Cihang's past and present lives.
The so-called "Cihang flies backwards and always Guanshiyin" means that the Bodhisattva became a Buddha in his past life, and then made a vow to come to various worlds to find his voice, save suffering, and save all living beings.
This is the way of Master Cihang and the way of Avalokitesvara.
The Mahayana method for her consists of these eight words.
The difference between Hinayana and Mahayana is to save oneself and then save others.
When all the Buddhas heard this, they were all shocked in their hearts.
The World Honored One laughed: "You have understood the true meaning of my Dharma!"
Mahayana saves people by saving both oneself and others.
What he wants is not for the Buddha to sit high on a spiritual mountain, but for the Buddhas to take advantage of the wishes of all spirits to enter the world of mortals and save hundreds of thousands of lives from suffering.
Therefore, when Sakyamuni talks about the Mahayana method, he is not completely denying the Hinayana method.
There is nothing wrong with Hinayana. If there is no Hinayana method, how can the Buddha come from Lingshan?
If the Buddha does not cultivate himself, there is no such thing as a Buddha.
If the Buddha does not save people, he cannot be respected.
The Mahayana teachings of Sakyamuni, the World-Honored One, are telling the Buddhas: It’s time for you to come down from the mountain.
Buddha should not and cannot just sit on the spiritual mountain.
Buddha should enter the world.
When you save yourself, you also save others.
This is the inevitable development of the Journey to the West universe era.
Likewise, this is also the origin of Western teachings.
The Mahayana Buddhism taught by Sakyamuni, the new leader, is the continuation of the original intention of the Two Sages.
It's just that he stands at a juncture in history, and Buddhism is destined to flourish in his hands.
"My Buddha is compassionate!"
On this day, the Buddha taught the Dharma.
On this day, thousands of Buddhas became enlightened.
As a result, the Arhats in the heavens stepped into the world of mortals, and the Bodhisattva of the Pure Land entered the world on the basis of his vows.
The World Honored One has selfless thoughts, and the Buddha does not sit high, so that sentient beings can see the Tathagata.
In this era, hundreds of schools of thought in the East are contending and all things are prosperous.
In this era, thousands of Buddhas from the Western Land have entered the world, and all sentient beings have transcended.
One in the east and one in the west, two flowers bloom, one on each side.
Just like the balance of yin and yang, the prosperity of humanity can be obtained.
This is the glory that belongs to all living beings.
In the prehistoric world, Jie Yin laughed, and Zhunti also laughed.
Mingyu in Jixia Academy also smiled.
"The Tathagata, after becoming a Buddha, transformed due to the power of his compassionate vows, and came by the Tathagata, so he is called the Tathagata."
Mingyu turned around and said to Mozi: "The Mahayana way of many treasures is actually the way of the Tathagata!"
Mozi said nothing, but there was an endless smile in his eyes.
"You can achieve enlightenment by taking the path of truth, so you are called Tathagata."
Zichan appeared beside the two of them at some unknown time. He looked to the west and nodded gently: "The word 'Tathagata' is good!"
Tianzun had a smile on his face.
Among Jie Jiao's disciples, there were not many who could make him look at him differently, and Duobao was definitely the number one one.
After the Mahayana Buddha Sakyamuni entered the Lingshan Mountain, he did not reject or deny the Hinayana method.
He even strongly affirmed the achievements of the ancient Buddha of Deng Deng.
This made Tianzun very satisfied.
After all, he was the one who proposed the Hinayana method.
This is his deputy leader who explains the religion.
To affirm the deputy leader is to praise him as the leader.
This made the leader happy from the bottom of his heart.
"This kid Duobao is really good."
Zichan had a smile on his face, no wonder Cihang and the others were willing to follow Duobao in this life.
Mozi glanced at the smiling Zichan and said calmly: "That's true, but Duobao is my disciple of Jie Jiao. Why are you so happy?"
In the past, Tianzun often suppressed his teachings and found fault with his disciples.
Now that Duobao has achieved success, the leader of course feels proud as well.
Buddhist leader.
Call them ancestors.
Envy it?
My apprentice!
Mozi's chin rose slightly. He looked at Zichan, whose face turned dark, and suddenly felt a little relieved. What was going on?
Zichan glanced at Mozi and hummed softly: "What are you doing to teach your disciples?"
"Red flowers, white lotus roots and green lotus leaves, Sanqing was originally one family."
Zichan looked like you are a petty person. He paused and said, "Apart from his status as a disciple of Jie Jiao, does it mean that Duobao's growth does not have a share of the credit of my Yuxu Palace?"
"Don't forget, where did someone live before moving to Jin'ao Island?"
"Duobao has also heard of my Yuqing Zhengfa!"
Mozi was speechless.
When I failed to achieve results as a teacher, you looked down on me and looked down on that one.
Now that I have some achievements, do you think I have a pretty face?
I'll let you finish all the good and bad things!
Mingyu on the side looked at the two uncles being so angry, and he couldn't help but smile.
Sometimes, in order to maintain the persona and image, if it is inconvenient to speak in person, there is no burden if you put on a vest.
Just like in the prehistoric times, the leader has always been very protective of Tianzun and will not take the initiative to disgrace his second brother.
Now it seems that the leader is actually not without some emotions.
Similarly, Tianzun, who puts on a majestic posture and usually shows no pretense towards Jiejiao, really recognizes in his heart the sentence "Red flowers, white lotus roots and green lotus leaves, the three Qing Dynasties are originally one family."
It's just that sometimes I don't want to say it because of face.
"Sure enough, after wearing this vest, everyone became much more interesting."
Mingyu touched the Dejian at his waist and thought.
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Wukong traveled to Nanfangbuzhou, walked along the Great Wall, and visited small counties. It was more than eighty or nine years ago.
He visited many fairy mountains and blessed places.
He has seen a lot of great people.
Similarly, towards the wolves, tigers and leopards in Nanzhan Buzhou, people's hearts are treacherous, and they have never escaped Wukong's golden eyes.
In Shushan, Wukong traveled here and met Wenshi Zhenren. He was surprised to find that he was an acquaintance of Mengcheng.
Meeting an old friend in a foreign country, the two were pleasantly surprised and had a great time chatting over wine and talking about Taoism.
"My dear brother, why don't you stay with me for a few more days."
Master Wen Shi held Wukong's hand, with a look in his eyes full of reluctance.
Wukong smiled and said: "It has been decades since I crossed the sea, traveled to the east, and traveled to Nanzhou."
"Although I have observed all dharmas and seen all sentient beings, the great road in my heart is still vague and has never been truly found."
"The few months I have spent here have been a blessing."
"Don't dare to bother me too much."
When Wen Shizhen saw what he said, he knew that he could no longer keep him, so he gave him fruit and wine, and added some moral words.
"My dear brother, you are traveling westward, across thousands of mountains and rivers. These five thousand moral words may be able to relieve your worries!"
Wukong did not refuse, he bowed solemnly to Wen Shizhen, and then went west alone.
He then drifted across the West Sea until he reached the border of Hezhou in Xiniu.
After visiting the shore for a long time, he suddenly saw a beautiful mountain with deep forest foothills. He was not afraid of wolves, worms, tigers and leopards, so he climbed to the top of the mountain to watch. It turned out to be a good mountain:
Thousands of peaks are lined with halberds, and tens of thousands of people are spread out. The sun shines brightly on the green, and the rain is cold and green. Withered vines entwine the old trees, and the ancient journey across the border is quiet. Strange flowers and auspicious grasses, bamboos and pine trees. Bamboo trees and arbors.
Pines, evergreen for thousands of years, bully the blessed land;
Strange flowers and auspicious grasses bloom at all times. The cries of distant birds are close, and the sound of springs is clear. There are many valleys surrounded by orchids, and moss grows on the cliffs everywhere. The undulating hills have good dragon veins, and there must be an expert hiding there.
Name.
While I was watching, I suddenly heard someone speaking deep in the forest. I hurriedly walked into the forest and listened attentively. It turned out to be the sound of singing. The song said:
"Watching chess players playing badly, cutting down trees, walking slowly at the mouth of the valley beside the clouds, selling firewood and selling wine, laughing wildly to express my love... When we meet, we are either immortals or Taoists, sitting quietly and talking about "Huang Ting"."
When Wukong heard this, he couldn't help but said happily: "This is the right path."
He entered the forest and looked carefully. He saw a woodcutter holding an ax to chop wood. He was wearing a bamboo hat on his head, a cloth on his body, a sash around his waist, and straw shoes on his feet.
Wukong approaches.
"Fellow Taoist, let's start."
When the woodcutter saw Wukong's appearance, he didn't panic at all. Instead, he turned around and said, "How can I dare to be called 'fellow Taoist' if I don't have enough food and clothing?"
Wukong smiled and said: "How can you make immortal words if you are not a person of the Tao?"
The woodcutter asked: "Where are the immortal words?"
Wukong said: "I just came to the edge of the forest. I only heard you say: 'Where we meet, it is either an immortal or a Taoist. Sit quietly and talk about "Huang Ting". "Huang Ting" is a moral mantra. How can you get it if you are not a Taoist?
Know?"
Wukong, who is full of knowledge and has read the moral mantras along the way, said: Fellow Taoist, there is no point in hiding anymore.
Unexpectedly, the woodcutter had a smile on his face and answered fluently: "To be honest with you, the name of this word "Man Ting Fang" was taught to me by an immortal."
Wukong was speechless.
You've already encountered the magical secrets passed down by the gods, and yet you still say that you are not a Taoist?
"Then why did the gods teach you this word?" Wukong continued to ask cooperatively.
The woodcutter said: "The god lives next to me. He saw that I was working hard at home..."
"Wait a minute!"
Wukong looked at the woodcutter strangely: "The god is your neighbor?"
"Yes!" the woodcutter answered matter-of-factly, as if there was no problem at all...how strange!
Wukong's mouth twitched, am I that easy to deceive?
"You go on, go on."
Let's see how you can make it up.
The woodcutter met Wukong's suspicious gaze without feeling embarrassed at all.
He still said to himself: "The gods saw my daily worries, so they taught me this word. One is to relax my mind, and the other is to relieve my difficulties. I was worried just now, so I thought about it. Unexpectedly, you heard it."
"Oh~"
Wukong nodded and changed the topic: "Since your family is adjacent to an immortal, why don't you practice from him? Wouldn't it be a good idea to learn the secret of immortality?"
It was okay for Wukong not to ask, but when he asked, the woodcutter suddenly became sad.
"My life is miserable~~"
This familiar routine made Wukong feel bad.
Having traveled across two continents, what tricks have he not seen?
Just as he was about to speak, the woodcutter rambled on about his life experience: "I was raised by my parents from a young age until I was eight or nine years old before I learned about human affairs. Unfortunately, my father died, my mother became a widow, and I had no brothers or sisters. I was the only one."
…”
Through the woodcutter's description, the image of a filial son who stood alone, surrounded by shadows and shadows, who could not stay away from his mother's care, and who collected firewood every day to make a living, gradually became fuller.
The corners of Wukong's mouth twitched again and again.
When the other party had finished what he said, Wukong quickly said: "According to what you said, you are also a gentleman who practices filial piety, and you will definitely be rewarded in the future."
The woodcutter had a smile on his face and was very humble: "It is human nature to serve your loved ones."
Wukong chatted with him for a few words, and then asked about the residence of the gods.
The woodcutter said: "Not far, not far. This mountain is called Lingtai Fangcun Mountain. There is a three-star cave with a slanting moon in the mountain. There is a god in the cave, named Patriarch Subhuti. There are countless disciples of the Patriarch who have gone out.
Today there are still thirty or forty people practicing from him. You can reach it by following the path and heading south."
Wukong grabbed the woodcutter with his hand and said with a smile: "Brother, how about you go with me? If I still get benefits, I will never forget your kindness in guiding me."
The woodcutter's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "You are a very inflexible man?"
"I just told you this, and you still don't care? If I go with you, you won't miss me chopping wood? Who will take care of my mother?"
"Hey~~, don't pull me!"
"I want to chop wood!"
"I want to chop wood!"
"Can't you go by yourself?"
The woodcutter was dragged away by Wukong with a sad face and a helpless look on his face.
"Fellow Taoist, it's okay. I just asked you to lead the way so that I won't delay you in serving my mother."
Wukong poured something out of the ink cube.
"See, as long as you lead the way, this ingot of gold is yours. With it, you don't have to collect firewood, and your mother can be well supported at home."
The woodcutter was obviously confused when he saw the ingot of gold.
"No!" The woodcutter came to his senses and refused decisively.
Wow~~
Wukong expressionlessly poured out a pile of gold and gathered it into a small mountain.
One, two, three...
Snapped!
The woodcutter clasped Wukong's hand, with a flattering smile on his raised face: "Master, please come this way!"
In the square inch mountain.
Seeing this scene, Patriarch Bodhi felt his teeth hurt.
This little monkey is hard to teach!
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The wild and true world.
With the independence of the Western religion, Emperor Zhuanxu, who was supported and assisted by it, also took the opportunity to abdicate.
"Hey, you are already a mature leader, it's time to start facing all this alone."
Under Emperor Zhuanxu's sincere persuasion, Emperor Ku finally took over the blame for this era.
Black Emperor Zhuanxu retired gloriously.
Then, the alien beast's thunder finally exploded.
As soon as the Black Emperor abdicated, commotion broke out all over the world.
The alien beasts that have been dormant for a long time are causing chaos everywhere under the arrangement of the demon god Tianxin.
Emperor Ku pressed one place and raised another.
There is often peace in the east and chaos in the north.
Even the battlefield between gods and demons has started to see frequent wars.
Fuxi, who was in charge of Daluotian, issued an urgent order and summoned a group of Daluo combat forces from the heaven, underworld, human world, and demon world to change defenses.
The long-lasting peace in the prehistoric human era was finally broken in the hands of Emperor Ku.
"I wonder why the co-leader is running so fast!"
Faced with the situation of continued corruption, Emperor Ku felt like crying but had no tears.
Fortunately, Emperor Zhuanxu still had some conscience.
After he abdicated, he decisively left Dao Shen to guard Beiyue, allowing the human race's layout of the five directions and five emperors to complete a closed loop.
With the Five Emperors sitting in the Five Mountains to suppress the world's destiny, and with the completion of the ultimate link between heaven and earth, the human world is basically impregnable.
No matter how chaotic it is, it won't be out of control.
"I don't believe it anymore. Can the ancient layout be broken in my hands?"
As the lord of heaven in the past and now the lord of human world, Emperor Ku is not easy to deal with.
He became ruthless and issued twelve imperial orders in succession.
All the immortals and gods in the human world were mobilized.
"Destroy alien beasts and quell chaos; guard Honghuang and save the common people!"
Large armies marched out one after another, and the iron-blooded killings shocked the past and present.
"Hahaha!"
"The Demon Emperor is indeed one of my generation!"
In Jixia Academy, the famous scholar Gongsun Long looked up to the sky and roared.
Although his mouth has been silent for an era, his murderous intention has not weakened at all!
"Gentlemen, I will come back as soon as I go!"
Gongsun Long stepped out of the academy, two killing swords flew into the sea of blood, and the Shura army heard the order and moved.
soon.
The battlefield between the two worlds is about to begin.
Mingyu posted an announcement, expanding the scope of the academy trial and adding the world of heavens to the original battlefield of two worlds.
"A golden immortal-level beast (devil), ten credits."
In an instant, all the students in the academy were red-eyed.
"Defeat the devil and quell the chaos; defend Honghuang and save the common people!"
Disciples from hundreds of schools rushed to receive the trial tasks.
The major divine kingdoms in Tianzhou immediately followed suit.
The World Honored One on Lingshan Mountain organized a conference for the Buddhas.
"My Buddha is compassionate, and I also have the angry eyes of Vajra!"