Chang'an City has an endless flow of people. Ever since the Tang Emperor invited eminent monks to give lectures, the selection of eminent monks has ended. Li Shimin always felt that the Dharma spoken by these eminent monks was unclear and often contradictory, which really gave him a headache.
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Although Xuanzang had been given the gift to open an altar with eminent monks and liberate some lonely souls and resentful ghosts in the world, this time the land and water conference was not very effective.
Now that time is passing, not to mention being saved in the underworld, those evil ghosts and ghosts who cannot be reincarnated and have committed serious sins are the lonely and resentful ghosts in this world. They are still lingering in the ghost city and cannot enter the underworld for reincarnation. The result of this is with him.
The wish from the underworld was not fulfilled, and he was anxious and restless.
However, among the group of monks, there was one monk who stood out and impressed all the monks with his discernment. It was Xuanzang. Immediately Li Shimin conferred Xuanzang the title of Great Chan, and also gave him a five-color woven gold cassock and a Vairocana hat.
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With his sincerity, he paid homage to the Ming monk again, ranked as the head of the Li squadron, wrote down the edict, and went to Huasheng Temple. He chose an auspicious day and a good time to start performing sutras.
Gather many monks, build a Zen couch, decorate the merits, and arrange the music.
A total of 1,200 monks, big and small, were selected and divided into three halls: upper, middle and lower. In front of all the Buddhas, all the objects were in order, and they were arranged in order. On the third day of September this year, which is the good day of the zodiac, they started to do the Seven Seven and Forty
Nine-day land and water conference.
On that day, Li Shimin and his relatives from the civil and military states attended the meeting as scheduled and held incense to listen to the lecture. After Xuanzang opened the forum to lecture, many eminent monks began to argue about the Dharma. Such debates were endless, and it was so cloudy that Li Shimin's heart had long been
Distraught, he not only frowned slightly, but immediately turned around and left.
He originally wanted to go back to the harem and meet the one he loved, but he thought of the words of advice he was given during the opening sermon: let him stay away from women for forty-nine days, burn incense and pray quietly. Li Shimin took back his steps and continued
I went back to the palace once to criticize the memorial, but I didn't care.
In front of Donghua Gate, Prime Minister Xiao San came back from the court, and the crowd stampeded out of the street. Seeing someone arguing in front of him, he felt unhappy, but he faintly heard the sound of Buddha in his ears, so he hurried out of the crowd and came to the two
In front of the monk, I saw a child, holding a cassock and a tin staff in his hand.
This cassock also has Ruyi beads, Mani beads, Dust-free beads, Wind-fixing beads, as well as red agate, purple coral, luminous pearls, and relics. The tin staff has nine rings on it, tinkling melodiously, but it falls on Xiao's
In my ears, there was undoubtedly the ringing of a bell, and I suddenly had a clear understanding in my heart, with not only a hint of brilliance showing in my eyes.
Hearing what people around him said about the monk selling cassocks and tin staffs, Xiao felt even more certain. He stepped forward and gave a gentle Buddhist salute, and said with a gentle smile: "What's the price of these two treasures?"
"The cassock is worth five thousand taels, and the tin staff is worth two thousand taels."
"What are the benefits that are worth such a high price?"
"The cassock has its advantages and disadvantages. Some require money, and some do not."
"What is good? What is bad?"
"It is a benefit to wear my cassock that you will not fall into perdition, hell, evil, evil, or the den of tigers and wolves. If you are a foolish monk who is greedy for sexual pleasure, a monk who does not fast or abstain, or an ordinary person who slanders the scriptures and slanders the Buddha,
, it is difficult to see my face in cassock, this is not good."
"Why do you want money and don't want money?"
Xiao has determined that the other party is an envoy from the West, and his status is lowered, indicating that he is closer, but the drama still has to go on.
"If you don't follow the Buddha's teachings, don't respect the Three Jewels, and buy a cassock and tin staff by force, you will definitely sell him seven thousand taels. This is what you want. If you respect the Three Jewels, rejoice when you see good things, take refuge in my Buddha, and can afford it, I will give you the cassock and tin staff willingly.
Give him as a gift and form a good relationship with me, it's free of charge."
"Elder Dafa, please forgive me for Xiao's sin. I, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, am very good-hearted and follow all the civil and military policies of the dynasty. From now on, we will build the Water and Land Conference. This cassock is exactly the same as that worn by Master Chen Xuanzang in Dadu. You and I will enter the court to see you.
Come and come.”
The Bodhisattva smiled and nodded, and followed Xiao's forcible march all the way to see Tang Emperor Li Shimin.
When the Bodhisattva met Li Shimin, he once again taught Li Shimin the Western Buddhist Dharma. For a moment, Li Shimin's heart became clear and his hidden illness seemed to be slowly recovering. He already knew in his heart that this monk must be a man of the Dharma.
"Elder Dafa, I will tell you the truth. Now I have established a good teaching and cultivated a wide field of blessings. I saw many monks gathered in Huasheng Temple to perform sutras and Dharma. Among them was a very virtuous man named Xuanzang. I buy you
Give him these two treasures for his use. How much do you want them to cost? I don’t know where the eminent monk’s monastery is? I want to send him to study the Dharma."
"Let's see how he does?"
After Guanyin finished speaking, before Li Shimin's eyes showed surprise, he turned around and left with the child beside him, leaving Li Shimin a little confused. Fortunately, Xiao beside him spoke, and Li Shimin was doubtful and released the two monks.
As time goes by, during the seven-day meeting, Xuanzang made another appearance and asked the king of Tang to burn incense. At this time, the good news spread all over the world. Taizong immediately led many civil and military officials, concubines and relatives to the temple early. That city
People, big or small, high or low, all go to the temple to listen to the lectures.
"Today is the Water and Land Ceremony. One seven will follow seven seven, that's it. I am among the crowd, one is to see how he is practicing, the other is to see if he is blessed, put on my treasure, and the third is to listen to him
Which scripture is it talking about?"
After the lecture, the two monks came out of the crowd. The leader, Li Shimin, immediately gave an order to calm down and walked to the high platform. Only then did Guanyin say with a smile.
"It should be like this." Li Shimin nodded and looked at Xuanzang beside him.
"Well, monk, you can only talk about Hinayana teachings, but can you talk about Mahayana?"
Everyone was puzzled, but Xuanzang was overjoyed when he heard this. He jumped off the stage, raised his hands and said to the Bodhisattva: "Teacher, my disciple has lost his sight and committed many sins. All the monks in front of me are teaching Hinayana teachings.
But you don’t know what the Mahayana teachings are like?”
"Your Hinayana teachings cannot save the dead, but can only lead them to earthliness and light. I have the Tripitaka of Mahayana Buddhism, which can transcend the dead and ascend to heaven, save people who are in trouble and escape suffering, cultivate the body of infinite life, and do things without coming or going.
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"Where is this Mahayana Buddhism now?"
When Xuanzang heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask how he had obtained the Mahayana Buddhism. In the past few years, Xuanzang had traveled all over the country, and even Xuanzang was confused by Buddhism from the north and the south. He already had doubts in his heart. He had always heard about Western Buddhism.
There is Buddhism in Lingshan, but it is a pity that there is no way to find it. Therefore, when you hear what the other party says, how can you not be excited?
"In the Great Western Tianzhu Kingdom, I, Buddha Tathagata, am waiting for you at the Great Thunder Sound Temple. The Tripitaka of Mahayana Buddhism can resolve hundreds of grievances and eliminate countless disasters. I am waiting for you to take it."
Before anyone could speak again, Avalokitesvara and Mucha transformed into their true bodies. Avalokitesvara took the wooden chak and flew up to the high platform, then stepped on the auspicious clouds until it reached the sky. Immediately, the body of the rescuer appeared and held the pure vase of willow. On the left was the wooden chak.
Hui'an, stick to the stick and cheer up.
Seeing this, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and other officials hurriedly paid their respects, but they heard Guanyin say: "That Xuanzang was originally the reincarnation of our eminent monk at Lingshan Mountain. The King of Tang Dynasty can give him this treasure and send him to the Lingshan Mountain in the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. On the day of his return,
, even when you fulfill your wish, you will be able to achieve immortality in the future, as long as you do not enter reincarnation."
Li Shimin hurriedly kowtowed and thanked Guanyin, and he and the officials welcomed Guanyin to leave. But at this moment, Wei Yang, who was among the crowd, looked at the impressive Guanyin coldly, shook his head slightly, turned around and left, and said in his heart: Xuan Yin
Zang's journey to the west has been completed, and the calamity has officially begun.
"Ding, the Immortal Mansion has launched a mission: to obtain the secret realm of Huasheng Temple. Due to the great resistance, a side mission has been launched: to pass on the Dharma to Li Shimin. The host completes the side mission and successfully obtains the inherited method of the Shenmu Clan. If the host fails, the demon master will be lost.
School. Note: The mission lasts for ten days. You can invite others to help kill the demon."
The system prompts in his ears made Wei Yang shake his head secretly. It seemed that the Huasheng Temple was indeed destined for the Immortal Mansion, and he should take it.