In the bare Mahavira Palace.

Jin Chanzi was confused.

An eight-grade lotus platform is placed in front of you.

There is no so-called twelve-grade lotus platform in this world. The nine-grade lotus platform is the highest level, and only the Buddha can sit on it.

Even the four great Bodhisattvas only sit on the seventh-grade lotus platform. Those who can sit on the eighth-grade lotus platform are those ancient Buddhas who avoided the world and studied the great path. They did not even show up in the chaos of the Great Leiyin Temple.

Now, what is placed in front of Jin Chanzi is an eighth-grade lotus platform prepared for him.

Under one ancestor, above ten thousand Buddhas.

Jin Chanzi was stunned.

He felt that he had done nothing.

Due to insufficient cultivation, he could only take advantage of the geographical advantage and bully the golden-winged roc eagle. Why was he suddenly about to be crowned king?

This is supported by Peacock and Golden Crow.

Two demon saints entered Buddhism and understood the Dharma. One had the ability to open up the central Saha world, and the other had the aspiration to become the Great Sun Tathagata. Both of them had been saving for a long time, but they failed to succeed.

Sakyamuni Tathagata did not wake up, but the ball of light remained motionless. The entire Great Thunder Sound Temple was already approaching, and it seemed that the situation was over.

Under such circumstances, the two great masters accepted the suggestion and turned the Buddhist energy they had swallowed into an eighth-grade lotus platform to support Jin Chanzi's rise to power.

In this way, the title of Buddha's disciple is not only famous, but also prestigious!

Seeing this scene, the Arhats all changed their expressions, and the three great Bodhisattvas also clasped their hands together, with a look of worry on their brows.

Jin Chanzi looked at the lotus platform and knew that this sitting was related to more than just a Buddhist.

Buddhism used to be divided into Mahayana and Hinayana. Since Sakyamuni Tathagata attained enlightenment, the internal routes have been unified, but now there are racial conflicts?

Those monsters who have been oppressed and marginalized will stand up and gather around this lotus platform!

"Is this going to split the division?"

"No!"

"This is the pursuit of boundless Dharma!"

Jin Chanzi tortured his heart, with a look of determination in his eyes.

In his view, this is exactly an opportunity.

If Buddhism is boundless, the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven cannot take advantage of it. It is precisely the inconsistency between Buddhism and the scriptures that leads to this catastrophe.

Under the attention of both parties, Jin Chanzi took steps and walked towards the Eighth Grade Golden Lotus.

The Peacock Golden Crow nodded slightly, while Guanyin, Manjusri and Samantabhadra remained silent.

But when he saw Jin Chanzi coming to the eighth-grade lotus platform, he suddenly turned around and looked at every Buddhist disciple in the Pure Land: "What is practice? What is the true scripture?"

The monks were startled and then heard Jin Chanzi say: "In the past hundred years, I have traveled all over Xiniuhezhou, and when I saw people practicing cultivation all over the world, I could not avoid the word 'seeking', asking for health, praying for merit, praying for peace of mind, and praying for supernatural powers.

Seeking to become a Buddha, but as long as there is still a "seeking", there will be selfish desires. To change through the behavior of "cultivation", it will be deliberate. Therefore, the true sutra can be understood but not practiced..."

"To become a Buddha is to seek, to realize one's clear nature is to know!"

The monks listened, and Huang Shang also listened.

Enlightenment is based on nature, and the enlightened person has laws from the heart. The enlightened person has precepts in his behavior because of his nature, and it is natural. However, because the practitioner is afraid of the consequences of not observing the precepts, he forcibly restrains himself.

Got the picture.

The key point of what Jin Chanzi said is here.

Nowadays, Buddhists in Hezhou, Xiniu, are practicing to control their nature, but they cannot achieve the state of exercising their nature.

Seeing no refutation, Jin Chanzi continued: "Buddhism is divided into stages. From a profound point of view, it is a heaven-made way to achieve enlightenment. The way of the Tathagata is inconceivable. From a superficial point of view, it is a teaching that leads people to be good. Good things.

Evil originally has the appearance of human beings, the appearance of self, and the appearance of sentient beings. Speaking from the perspective of sentient beings, greed is used to control greed, and illusion is used to control illusion. Although it does not destroy corruption and depravity, it does not hinder the compassion that soothes the soul. What have we done...

…”

Jin Chanzi clasped his hands together and chanted: "The cassock is not pure at all, the world of mortals is untainted, and the nature is empty, and the thousands of years of history in the ancient temple are all idiotic dreams?"

The monks continued to remain silent.

"Hahaha, okay!"

Peacock King Ming laughed loudly: "It doesn't matter what the scriptures are, little Jinchan, you have truly stepped on the threshold of enlightenment, you are only one step away!"

Buddhism used to like to talk about imaginary things, but now Jin Chanzi has pulled down the lofty sutras and meanings and brought them down to real sentient beings.

This is what Jin Chanzi gained in this world. He traveled around the countries of Xiniuhezhou as a traveling monk. He was out of tune with other disciples of Daleiyin Temple. He was very dissatisfied with the current situation of Buddhism and had nowhere to express it. It happened to be in this

In the catastrophe caused by the devil on the sixth day, the problem was exposed nakedly.

Not only seeking the position of the profound Tathagata, but even the shallow meaning of guiding people to good deeds has not been achieved, the people in Xiniu Hezhou are living in dire straits, so how can they call themselves Buddhas?

His eyes scanned the monks.

Those who are qualified to come to Daleiyin Temple to practice, who are not dignified with treasures, who are not fat-headed and big-eared, and who are not chanting Amitabha all day long, but the "devil thoughts" that were elicited from them before are also the most powerful. They should really put themselves to death.

Turn out the heart, lungs and intestines, dry them in the sun, wash them and tidy them up!

The trouble that worries Buddhism is not outside, but in the Great Leiyin Temple. If the Great Leiyin Temple is ruined, Xiniu Hezhou will be ruined. If the Great Leiyin Temple is completely ruined, all places will rise up and completely overthrow the preaching of Buddhism!

Must change!

When Jin Chanzi determined to be a Buddhist reformer, in the bare Mahavira Hall, suddenly the Buddha's light flourished, and immeasurable merit fell, covering him with a golden cassock.

I was originally wearing one layer, but I had worn an extra layer before, and now that I am still wearing it, I can't help but look a little bloated, but Jin Chanzi didn't care anymore, walked to the Eight-Rank Lotus Platform, and sat down.

"Namo Infinite Merit Buddha!"

Led by Peacock Daming King Bodhisattva and Zen Master Wuchao, Buddhists chanted the Buddha's name in unison.

"Buddha of Infinite Merits...this name has a profound meaning!"

Huang Shang laughed in his heart and left with Di Yong and A Niu without looking back.

He is fulfilled and happy to be the man...monkey behind Buddhism.

Next, there will be a big change in Hezhou, Xiniu.

He also wanted to go back and build up momentum, waiting for the key plot to come.

…

The same is Xiniu Hezhou.

Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Xianyue Sanxing Cave.

Huang Shang's mind turned back to Lingming Stone Monkey, who was listening to the lecture in front of the seat of Patriarch Bodhi.

This Patriarch was really kind to him, and he was so crazy about it.

Obviously there are nearly a hundred disciples under his command, and the professor spends more time instructing him than all the others combined.

Huang Shang is also eager to learn. If he doesn't understand, he will ask a billion whys.

Basically, the class lasted forty minutes, and the questions lasted four hours. The physical education teacher even cried with laughter.

Patriarch Bodhi answered most of the questions, but he asked too many and detailed questions, so he waved him off.

Even so, his inner alchemy cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and the accumulation of nine years of confinement has turned into substantial strength.

Finally, on this day, Huang Shang felt that it was time. He put his hands together and arched his head: "Master, my disciple's Dharma nature has become quite clear recently and his roots are strong. Can he achieve immortality?"

Patriarch Bodhi nodded slightly: "You have infused your divine body, you only need to be prepared for the three disasters and harms. The way of the golden elixir, the creation of the heaven and the earth, the mystery of the sun and the moon. After the elixir is completed, the ghosts and gods will not be able to tolerate it!"

Huang Shangdao: "I hope Master will give me some advice!"

Patriarch Bodhi said: "The three disasters are thunder disasters, fire disasters and wind disasters. Thunder is the divine thunder of the nine heavens, fire is the yin fire of the earth's orifices, and wind is the wind caused by people. It corresponds to the three calamities of heaven, earth and man. You must understand your nature and understand your mind in advance.

If you can escape, you will live as long as the sky, if you cannot escape, you will die!"

Huang Shang asked: "Can we compete?"

Patriarch Bodhi laughed: "You hozen, do you still want to imitate the ancient monsters and fight against heaven and earth?"

Huang Shang grinned: "When medicine meets Qi, it will form an image. Tao and Xi Yi are natural. When I swallow a golden elixir, I realize that my destiny is not controlled by God. If I can't control it, why should I hide?"

The Lingming Stone Monkey has no need to hide his identity like the six-eared macaque. In the original plot, he was the most enthusiastic about reciting poems. Every time he encountered a monster, he had to declare his family status and use hundreds of words of poetry to publicize the deeds of the Monkey King...

…

Then he was beaten.

No matter what, if he learns culture from Patriarch Bodhi, he will also be able to recite poetry.

Patriarch Bodhi said: "Everyone already has the elixir of longevity, so why do you need to learn how to burn thatch? The inner elixir method emphasizes the cultivation of both life and life, observing the mind and nature, and returning to the source of ultimate emptiness. How well have you learned it on your own?"

Huang Shang heard this and looked inside his body. There was a round, bright golden elixir spinning around. It was not an entity similar to a dantian, but a unified body of essence, energy and spirit.

Thanks to his own psychic talent and the teachings of Patriarch Bodhi, his golden elixir can be said to be an authentic Taoism, with countless mysteries. However, if you really say how good you are at learning it, it is naturally far from enough.

The meaning of Patriarch Bodhi is very simple. If your state of mind is not enough, don’t be arrogant and try to transcend the world. Just be in awe and appreciate the vastness of the world and the boundlessness of the four seas.

Huang Shang did not comment and said: "Master, please teach me how to avoid disasters!"
To be continued...