Only then did Feng Zhou feel the joy of having a younger brother.
On the first day of his lecture, 1,500 people helped him to calm down the situation, and he was able to deal with most of the demons without him taking any action.
As for the Buddha Mother, Peacock and Great Ming King Bodhisattva, she was actually just a guy who was betrayed by the World Honored Tathagata.
Even the generals in heaven, under his teachings, regained their former passion and passion and began to kill demons.
It can be seen that the appearance of the great venerable Feng Zhou has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"Your Majesty, I am the Buddha!" Tang Sanzang looked shocked.
"The peacock is the mother of the Buddha! Why do you want to kill her if you don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face? Even if there is hatred, why can't someone repay the hatred with kindness?"
"hiss……"
The three brothers Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha looked at Tang Monk in slightly different ways.
Is this master out of his mind?
The Buddha's mother was all dead. It was obvious that the Buddha let the water go, Feng Zhou accepted it with a smile, and was finally killed by the third prince Nezha who couldn't bear to look at it.
When it comes to the crime of killing a peacock, I'm afraid none of these three can escape it.
Why did the teacher point at Feng Zhou and question him?
And what qualifications do you have to ask?
Feng Zhou stopped lecturing and looked down.
The entire audience in the stands also calmed down and looked at Tang Sanzang together.
"Are you Chen Xuanzang, the imperial younger brother of the Tang Dynasty who came from the east?" Feng Zhou said with a smile.
"Exactly, the poor monk is the monk Xuanzang who came from the Tang Dynasty in the east and went to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures." Tang Sanzang said.
"You are the royal younger brother of the Tang Dynasty King, and I am also the royal younger brother of the Tang Dynasty. Speaking of you and me, we are still brothers. Since we are brothers, I would like to ask you a question." Feng Zhou said calmly.
"I dare not, please ask Your Majesty."
Feng Zhou's words were very modest, which made Tang Sanzang feel at ease, but he did not dare to really regard him as his sworn brother.
Emperor Ming and Prince Tang were both emperors, and they had a longing for China. It was quite normal for them to sworn brothers.
Only people in that position are qualified to be each other's sworn brothers.
If Tang Wang Li Shimin was not afraid of going to hell here, how could Tang Sanzang be ordered to go to the Western Heaven to obtain the true scriptures praised by Bodhisattvas? How could he be qualified to worship Li Shimin?
Therefore, in the face of human emperors and self-realization of Buddhahood, Tang Sanzang had no confidence at all.
If it weren't for the support of the "golden cicada" pride in his heart, I'm afraid he wouldn't even have the courage to intercede with Peacock King Ming.
"Chen Xuanzang, Confucius said, repay kindness with kindness, how to repay kindness? Repay kindness with kindness, repay hatred with straightness. Doesn't the World Honored One Tathagata not support this sage's words?"
"This..." Tang Sanzang was immediately speechless.
Whether the World Honored One Tathagata supports repaying grievances directly or not, it is actually not important at all in Buddhism whether you agree or disagree with repaying grievances directly.
The key is whether Mahayana Buddhism can be perfectly integrated with Chinese culture.
To integrate, this statement must be supported.
Because China is now in the martial age of the Tang Dynasty.
If Buddhism cannot be integrated with the words of Confucius, it cannot be perfectly integrated.
"The poor monk has many questions about Buddhism and is about to seek advice from my Buddha Tathagata in the West," Tang Sanzang finally said.
"very good."
Feng Zhou nodded and stopped talking to him. Instead, he raised his head and looked at the sentient beings: "Today we have a lecture on the Dharma, and sentient beings still have many questions, so please ask them one by one."
"Your Majesty, I have questions..."
"Your Majesty, I don't understand this..."
"Your Majesty, can you answer this for me..."
Countless questions came to Fengzhou.
But Feng Zhou is worthy of being a quasi-sage who has achieved self-realization as a Buddha. Faced with a large number of questions, he answered them one by one. Each sentence was simple and straightforward, but he could accurately answer the other party's doubts.
"Excellent! Excellent!"
"Holy! Beautiful!"
"How great! How magnificent!"
Facing Feng Zhou's answer, the audience was all filled with holy light, and each had a great understanding.
Whether it is Taoism, Buddhism, or even the Dharma intention of the Jade Emperor, it is directly directed to his heart. If he can understand the inner principles, he can achieve great changes in a very short time, just like the Buddhist teachings
Kamuni became Tathagata Buddha after sitting in meditation under the Bodhi tree for forty-nine days.
Now Feng Zhou has revealed this truth. He can accurately describe all the difficult-to-express realizations and the doubts that sentient beings have when practicing cultivation. They are simple and straightforward, and point to the true meaning.
From the four major continents of the human world and from the netherworld, people continue to convert, including Nestorian and Zoroastrian believers, who have traveled thousands of miles to seek advice, and they have all gained a lot.
Even the abyss of darkness between the three realms, the great sage Wutian of the Demon Realm, was filled with emotion.
"Whether it is his mind or his realm, he must be higher than me, even higher than I am here."
Wutian thought.
"But he may not be able to replace Tathagata and occupy the position of Buddha!"
"Because the one on the lotus platform in Lingshan is not only the World-Honored One, but also the Politician Tathagata!"
In fact it is.
Wu Tian and Tathagata both clung to the "wisdom of wonderful observation" and wanted to break through this point, but what Lin Dong saw was already the "wisdom of equality."
All living beings are equal, and all living beings of the eight categories can achieve positive results.
Those who believe in Buddhism will become Buddhas, those who believe in Taoism will become immortals, and the fairies will become human beings.
Eight years ago, when Feng Zhou first achieved Buddhahood in Pansiling, there was no one around him. However, eight years later, while he was preaching at Xiaoleiyin Mountain, people in the three realms were surrounded by people.
, there are countless people who have certified Arhat and certified Golden Immortals, and they have become the top forces in the three realms in one fell swoop.
Moreover, he is more advanced than Buddhism on Lingshan Mountain.
Buddhism on Lingshan Mountain has become completely different. It does not blindly pursue Nirvana, and practice is no longer limited to the five precepts and ten good deeds. It is about worshiping the Buddha, giving alms, and asking for gold and silver. What is preached is not the Dharma, but faith.
, the true scripture does not open up wisdom, but lies in fools.
In the Buddhist scriptures, there are even words such as "Donate as early as possible", "Don't save money and wait to give a big one, give it if you have small money." "Money is not safe where you are, but it is merit here..." "
You want to save money to donate, but you will encounter various disasters and die before you can donate. It is very stupid..." Similar words.
In the eyes of the Buddha, sutras should not be passed on lightly, nor should they be taken in vain. When the monks and saints came down the mountain, they once recited this sutra to the elder Zhao of Savatthi State at his house to ensure the safety of the living and the dead in his family.
He was detached and only asked for three dou and three liters of rice grains of gold from him. The Buddha also said that they were selling so cheaply that their descendants would have no money to use them.
In contrast, Feng Zhou was clean and tidy, he came from the mortal world, sought the Dharma but not the Buddha, and preached the Dharma but not the Buddha.
In the eyes of the Tathagata, all living beings are living beings, and Buddhas are Buddhas.
All living beings are ignorant and need enlightenment from me, the Buddha.
But in Feng Zhou's eyes, everything is Buddha.
And when it comes to good and evil, Feng Zhou has his own insistence. Good is good and evil is evil. He does not forgive evil just because he has done good, nor does he forgive evil just because he is the mother of Tathagata. He will still kill when he should.
…
At this time, Wutian had not yet occupied Lingshan and gained power, so he admired Fengzhou's actions very much.
Tang Sanzang had a different view:
"Your Majesty is my Buddha and the emperor. All the wealth in the world belongs to your Majesty. I heard that even demons have to pay taxes. Why do I need any charity?"
"Amitabha."
An Arhat heard Tang Monk's words, clasped his hands in the air, and said: "Tang Sanzang, can't you protect the country and the people, and protect yourself? What is the use of the Buddha? When Hu Qi comes to attack, can the Buddha defend the country and the family?"
"Buddha can influence enemies with compassion." Tang Sanzang's tone was obviously much softer.
But in the Buddhist scriptures, Buddha made too many promises.
Tang Sanzang, as a devout disciple of Buddha Tathagata, naturally has to give his full support.
"Sakyamuni is dead. She can't even protect his homeland, the Sakyamuni Kingdom. How can she influence others with her compassion? Why can't he influence and destroy the enemies of the Sakyamuni Kingdom?"
"Buddha has three bodies."
Tang Sanzang explained: "There is a dharma body, a physical body, and the physical body is nirvana. The old country does not exist, but the dharma body is always there and can be crossed..."
"There is no Buddha, no Dharma, and no Bodhisattva."
Arhat shouted in the air: "Buddha is just a piece of shit, Dharma is just a piece of paper, you just throw it away after you have used it."
Tang Sanzang's expression changed and he said solemnly:
"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has said that if there are living beings who defile the Buddha's treasures and bleed from the Buddha's body, they will go to the endless hell forever for hundreds of millions of eons, and there will be no time to escape! Do you want to continue to be disrespectful?"
"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is talking bullshit!"
Another Arhat said: "Bodhisattvas are farting! You are farting too!"
Those who threaten people with hell and fool people with Buddha are all nonsense. Arhats like them have already seen these obsessions.
Anyone who says that if you believe you can go to heaven and if you don’t believe you will go to hell, it’s all bullshit!
Those who can realize themselves as Arhats are far more powerful than those conferred by the Buddha.
They have a pair of wise eyes and have seen the truth of the Three Realms. They have seen many things, established their own concepts, and have their own cognition. They are completely independent individuals and are all enlightened beings.
"The troubles are over, and the mortal world is far away. Chen Xuanzang, I think the Buddhist teachings on Lingshan Mountain are just to evade responsibility and escape from the mortal world!"
"Buddha did not escape!" Chen Xuanzang stood up and said loudly: "He just wants to influence the world! He has always used his own methods to save sentient beings!"
"This is escaping!" Another Arhat said: "His Majesty, with the dignity of an emperor, is connected with all people, while cultivating Taoism and governing the country, he has never escaped. He has always created and chosen according to his own wishes. Bodhisattva is afraid of causes.
, Mortals are afraid of fruit. Buddha is just a mortal with great power!"
Tang Sanzang was suddenly sweating profusely, and then his vision went dark and he fainted to the ground...
Although Sun Wukong and others quickly supported him, their eyes were extremely shaken.
What is the significance of going to the West to learn scriptures?