Eyes fell on him, obviously paying attention to his steady progress. Lin Tian didn't care about it. He deliberately slowed down. Each step seemed difficult, and he would pause for a while at each step, but the frequency was controlled.
Very well, when the first person reached the ninety-eighth step, he also reached the ninety-seventh step.
surpassing those elite disciples trained by branch forces of Xitian Buddhist Temple.
The first person was a young man, wearing monk's robes and looking ordinary. Lin Tian only glanced at his back. The back of his head was smooth and bright.
Finally, the monk stepped onto the ninety-nine steps, and was immediately enveloped by Buddha's light. However, this was not the Holy Boy's Buddha's light, but the Buddha's light projected from the Xitian Buddha Hall. He had to persist there for a long time.
Only if you persevere until the end can you become a holy boy.
After him, Lin Tian became the second person to climb the ninety-nine steps. A beam of Buddha's light also fell and enveloped him. The scene in front of him also suddenly changed, as if he was in a Buddhist holy land with golden lotuses everywhere.
After that, some people climbed up the ninety-nine steps, but this was no longer something Lin Tian should worry about. A Buddha and a Smiling Buddha appeared in front of him.
The Smiling Buddha is sitting cross-legged on a huge golden lotus. Around the golden lotus, golden lotuses are blooming in the sky. It is so beautiful and dreamy. There is no sound of Buddha or chanting. It is extremely quiet, like a unique space.
, very amazing.
The eyes of the Smiling Buddha are closed. They are not closed deliberately, but the eyes are naturally closed under the smile. It gives people an extremely festive feeling and is very peaceful. It makes Lin Tian feel extremely peaceful here.
"Why don't you worship Buddha when you see him?"
There was a voice coming from the mouth of the Smiling Buddha. When he spoke, his tongue was like a spring thunder, but it was not shocking. His eyes also opened a crack, still peaceful and festive, but this question, with a sense of oppression, made Lin
Tian's heart trembled.
He was not slow to respond, and said calmly: "The Buddha is in the heart, not in front of you. The Buddha in front of you is not the Buddha in your heart, and the Buddha in your heart is not the Buddha in front of you. Why do you want to worship?"
"If you don't worship, why do you come to worship Ten Thousand Buddhas?"
Smiling Buddha asks again.
Lin Tian said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Pilgrimage to Ten Thousand Buddhas does not necessarily mean worshiping. It can also be to confirm whether the Buddha in your heart is the Buddha in front of you."
"Then what kind of Buddha is in your heart?"
The voice of the Smiling Buddha continued to sound.
"This is the Buddha who saves all living beings, the Buddha who sacrifices himself for others, the Buddha who is of great mercy and compassion, the Buddha whose Dharma is immeasurable, and the Buddha who has a belly that accommodates the world." Lin Tian opened his mouth and spoke out several categories in succession.
The Smiling Buddha looked at Lin Tian and said, "Why do you decide that the Buddha in front of you is not the Buddha in your heart?"
"intuition."
Lin Tian opened his mouth and spoke.
"interesting."
The Smiling Buddha suddenly smiled even more joyfully, and his eyes disappeared again. It was not easy to see the facial features on his fat face, and even his nose seemed to be only half.
"Pilgrimage to Ten Thousand Buddhas is a grand gathering of Buddhism. If you don't recognize that the Buddha in front of you is the Buddha in your heart, you will not be recognized by the Buddha, and you will not be able to become a holy boy in Buddhism. Go back."
After the Smiling Buddha finished speaking, he continued again. He waved his hands in a calm movement, and then his figure gradually disappeared, along with the golden lotus in this space, which was slowly disappearing.
However, Lin Tian stood still and said firmly: "Buddhism is immeasurable. If you drive me away just because you don't recognize it, you won't have the capacity to accommodate the world. Doesn't this contradict the Buddha in my heart? Moreover,
Buddhism is the great road. If you don't acknowledge it, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Master is too attached to your delusions."
The smiling Buddha, who was about to fade away, quickly solidified again. He opened his eyes this time and looked at Lin Tian with a hint of undisguised admiration.
"Be determined and promising, and have a deep understanding of Buddhism. Yes, the Buddha exists in the heart, not in front of you. If the heart is not sincere, the Buddha will not appear. No matter how beautiful the words are, it is just lip service. The so-called sincere heart is spiritual.
That's it, you have the qualifications to become a Buddhist holy boy, and this poor monk will give you this ray of Buddha's light."
The Smiling Buddha said, and with a snap of his finger, a golden lotus, wrapped in the Buddhist golden light, quickly flew to Lin Tian, then merged into his body and disappeared.
After doing all this, the Smiling Buddha disappeared with a smile, and all the golden lotuses around it also disappeared. This space became calmer, but it did not disappear.
Lin Tian put his hands together to thank him. Just when he was confused, another golden Buddha appeared. This time, it was another Buddha.
At the same time, more people climbed up on the ninety-nine steps outside this strange space. Most of them were the core disciples of the major branches of Xitian Buddhist Temple. People who came up from the thirty-three steps,
There are very few people, and most people are still trapped on the steps, unable to get in.
There are also eminent monks in Xitian Buddhist Temple who are paying attention to those people on the ninety-nine steps. There are several eminent monks at the level of venerables. Their eyes are all on Lin Tian. The person they are talking about at this time is Lin Tian.
"Where did this son come from? He has been bathing in the Buddha's light for a long time, and I have never seen any discomfort in him. Is it true that I am destined to be a Buddhist? Is he close to Buddhism?"
A distinguished Buddhist monk spoke with a puzzled look on his face and a very high interest.
Another venerable monk shook his head and said: "I don't know, let's take a look first. This time, there are a few good seedlings that deserve special attention and training. As for the fate of the holy boy, it will be decided by the Buddha's relics, so we don't have to worry about it."
Already."
"Having said that, I still want to make a prediction."
While several people were chatting, the people on the ninety-nine steps were constantly being tested in the Buddha's light. The more tests they passed, the more Buddhist golden light they received, and the Buddha's light that enveloped them became richer and brighter.
For example, the Buddha's light that enveloped Lin Tian at this moment was the brightest light on the ninety-ninth floor. It was like a golden beam of light that shot straight into the sky and illuminated half of the sky.
No one knows how many tests he has passed in the Buddha's light. Starting from the first Smiling Buddha to the many Buddhas that appeared later, he has passed the test one by one. With his understanding of Buddhism, even some of the Buddhas who are not in Xitian Buddhist Temple have passed the test one by one.
Even below the eminent monks, it is even worse!
As for the time after the Ten Thousand Buddhas Pilgrimage started, ten days passed without even realizing it.
Ten days, for these people, is just a snap of the fingers. The people immersed in the steps have no idea what the outside world is like, what happened and the passage of time. The people outside the steps are also patiently waiting for the last moment.
appeared, but because the beam of Buddha's light that enveloped Lin Tian was so eye-catching, it attracted more and more attention.
Even Abbot Xuan Yan was looking at this beam of light in the hall, his mind active.