"Relics?" The fat man showed a look of shock, with a bit of envy in his tone, "Isn't it said that this can only appear after the death of eminent monks? Isn't it possible that the power of Buddhism in Yang Fan's body is already so strong!"
"The relics are not directly related to the cultivation of Buddhism." said the ghost mother-in-law. "The relics are not the aggregation of the power of Buddha nature, but the accumulation of merits created in a lifetime. Therefore, those who have done good deeds throughout their lives have relieved the resentments of countless dead souls.
The ghost monk will form relics in his body."
The so-called merit, simply put, is because of the cause and effect that Buddhism emphasizes. If you do evil things, it will cause karma. If you do good deeds, you will have blessings. Everything in the world is connected by cause and condition, and any behavior will cause corresponding consequences.
blessings.
And if a person who practices Buddhism can accumulate virtue and do good deeds all year round, and transcend lonely souls and wild ghosts to be reborn in bliss, then he has accumulated great merit, and the relics formed by merit and blessings will slowly accumulate in his body.
Therefore, the relics of Buddhist eminent monks are regarded as holy objects, because they are actually a highly condensed and representative symbol of the good deeds of this eminent monk in his life. Enshrining the relics of predecessors is enshrining the eminent monk himself, and can be received by the eminent monk.
The subtle influence of blessings and good deeds during one's lifetime.
Some monks who have left their names in Buddhist scriptures, died in bliss, achieved Arhat status, and even became Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. The relics they left behind are even considered to be extremely precious and powerful magic weapons. Just putting them there will
It is enough to deter evil spirits and benefit the common people.
At the same time, precisely because relics are the blessings of good deeds, they can have an unexpected effect at the moment of narrow escape, just like they did, they saved me from the edge of death.
"In that case, it seems that Yang Fan has not eliminated a few ghosts since his debut. Most of them are still with me. If this is how to accumulate merit, mother-in-law, please see if I also have relics." Fatty.
asked somewhat excitedly.
The ghost granny said with disdain: "You have such a beautiful idea. It is not so easy to accumulate merit. Those eminent monks who chanted Buddha's name for a lifetime can only form a relic the size of a dove egg. Except for a few little ghosts, you don't even have a single relic."
Didn’t touch it.”
"Then you mean that this relic is not mine? Or do you mean that someone put it into my body intentionally?"
If this is the case, I can figure out why I suddenly transformed into a Buddhist master last night.
"I don't know about this, but karma and retribution are all obtained by one's own actions. Since the relics are caused by blessings, they are naturally enjoyed by the good people themselves, and others cannot use them casually." Granny Ghost cleared her throat.
, he also said with some doubts:
"There are only two possibilities that I can think of. Either you were a big shot in your previous life, and you were not an ordinary eminent monk. Instead, you performed great merits and saved tens of millions of people from dire straits, so that even if you received a lot of blessings
I will still follow you after you are reincarnated."
"Awesome, brother, it seems that you are the reincarnation of a lucky star." The fat man shouted, "What big thing are you planning to do in this life? Take me with you to accumulate some good fortune."
I helplessly covered his mouth and said with complicated emotions: "Stop making trouble and let my mother-in-law continue to finish."
"The second possibility is that there is an expert possessing you, but this is more difficult to explain. Generally speaking, it is impossible for ghosts to use Buddhism, unless there is an eminent monk who has practiced to the point where the Yang God has left the body.
to the point where the spirit is attached to you, but a living person must use the body as a carrier after all, and the soul will die if it leaves the body for too long, so it cannot follow you all the time."
Hearing Granny Ghost say this, I suddenly thought of the female ghost in white. She was obviously a ghost, but she was able to skillfully use Taoism, and was even extremely powerful. It gave me the impression that she was even better than Liu Yi.
In this way, it is not surprising that ghosts can use Buddhism, but doesn't it mean that there are at least two spirits behind me? When I think about everything I do, there are at least four eyes staring at me, and I feel behind.
A chill ran down my back.
"What should I do, Granny? Try to avoid using the power of Buddha nature? Will my body be taken away if time passes?" Although I knew that Granny Ghost herself probably didn't have a clue, I still asked without giving up.
"If the other party really wanted to seize the body, with your cultivation, he would have succeeded long ago. Why do you have to worry about it?" Granny Ghost said disapprovingly: "When the fate comes, there will be retribution. You just need to wait slowly until the opportunity comes, and everything will be natural.
It will become clear.”
Since the ghost mother-in-law said so, I had to accept it calmly. Anyway, this was not the only strange thing that happened to me, and it all made me a little numb.
"You have to think on the bright side, haven't you just made a life-saving relic out of thin air?" The fat man patted me on the shoulder, not sure whether to comfort or hurt me, "Even if someone is really possessing you, that's not the case."
What a blessing you are, since the other person is a member of the Buddhist sect, he will be compassionate and will not embarrass you."
I smiled bitterly, accepted his statement, and decided to put this matter behind me. No matter what, as long as this power can help me in my journey to find Wanlin, I am willing to accept it calmly.
We found a guest house and opened an hourly room for Taozi Linyue and Granny Ghost to rest there, while Fatty and I spent the afternoon wandering around the city, roughly making up for what we had lost, and looking around.
As the numbers in my bank card keep decreasing, I can't help but feel that our business is really a Qingshui Yamen.
Time passed quickly, and after the sun went down, we boarded the train. Because there were not many people at the station, the sleeper tickets were still available, and we finally did not have to sit on a chair for the night.
In order to be able to have a good rest on the road, I specially booked two soft sleepers. Each room has four beds, so there is enough room for movement, and it is also convenient for Fatty and I to seize the time to prepare some charms.
"It turns out that the soft sleeper looks like this. Fatty, I have never slept in it in my whole life. It's really a pleasure." The fat man kicked his feet, like a round and huge torpedo, and was launched onto the bed in one fell swoop.
Everyone was shocked.
The fat man rolled around on the bed with emotion: "The bed of the soft sleeper is really big, and it won't roll down even if you turn over. In order to save money, I only slept on the hard sleeper at most. The bed would fall to the ground if it moved.
"
"Damn, fat man, your feet are so smelly, don't take off your shoes!" I felt a smell like stinky salted fish that had been there for several months coming into my nose, and then I saw that the fat man's feet were covered in sweat.