The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 534 Dao Protector

"Tang Sanzang's merits and virtues are complete, and you have made great contributions to my Western Paradise."

The Tathagata Buddha said, "The poor monk at the right time had the Tripitaka as a gift for the learners. Bai Xunjian, if you are also interested in this Tripitaka, you can take it yourself as a reward."

"Please trouble the Buddha."

Although the battle between Buddhism and Taoism is not as intense as in the mortal world, it is easy for immortals and gods to talk.But Baigui is a Daluo Daoist, with countless classics in his family, how could he be envious of the Tripitaka mentioned by the Tathagata, he said: "There are three thousand words of the master in Louguantai, these three thousand words are all-encompassing, and one word can be understood. Obtained a wonderful method. The poor Taoist talent is clumsy, and now he can only understand a few words, and other classics dare not expect extravagantly."

He declined.

Lao Tzu left three thousand words on the stage of Lou Guan Taoism.These three thousand words are even more mysterious than the recent Tripitaka.If there is a Tripitaka, there must be one within three thousand words.In terms of identity, Lao Tzu is the Sanqing, while Tathagata is only the Five Elders.In terms of cultivation, the strength of Sanqing is enough to overwhelm Tathagata.

"With Bai Xunjian's qualifications, the Buddhist scriptures are profound, all of which are impressive. It's a pity." Tathagata sighed.If a celestial being can turn to the Buddhist gate, he will be very prosperous in the Buddhist gate.Every celestial spirit embodies a lot of great luck, which is not only a benefit in terms of combat power.

Bai Gui didn't say a word, just guarding his heart.

After a moment of silence, Guanyin Bodhisattva on the left row nodded, "World Honored One, the matter of the Buddhist scriptures can come to an end. There is a Buddhist teaching passed down in Nanzhan. The poor monk thinks that the person who taught this Buddhist teaching can be finalized."

To learn scriptures is to learn scriptures from the Western Paradise.

Now that the scriptures have been obtained, how to spread the Dharma is a difficult task.

A generation of emperors and courtiers, Li Shimin is old.Even though Li Shimin admired the Dharma, his sons would seize the throne. Once Li Shimin passed away and the court changed, it was predictable that the Dharma would be abolished.Therefore, the pilgrimage to the West came to an end, but the preachers came next.

"Li Tang respects Taoism, how to pass it on?"

Tathagata asked.

He also knew that Li Shimin didn't like Buddhism sincerely, but just happened to be the dragon king of Jinghe, Longyuan, who broke into the palace and was rescued by Guanyin Bodhisattva, so he followed suit and agreed to send Buddhist scriptures to learn Buddhist scriptures.The purpose is also to keep him safe.Whether it is true or not, I hope that the Buddhist scriptures will be passed on to the world....

"Chang'an Prophecy, Taibaixing, the heroine is prosperous. From now on, the female king will rule the world."

"Promoting Buddhism can be done by this person."

Guanyin Bodhisattva said.

Bai Gui was very interested in hearing this question and answer.

In fact, Buddhism has long arranged for Lushana Buddha's son, Wu Jue, to go to the world to be a preacher of the scriptures.At this moment, Buddha Tathagata and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva asked and answered, but it was just acting.With the mouth of the two, it is presumed that the next world will be catastrophe.

"Amitabha, good is good."

Tathagata Buddha recited the Buddha's name, "A few years ago, the Taibai star shifted, and it was unexpectedly related to this matter."

"I don't know if you can find this female Martial King?"

he asked again.

"Reveal to my Buddha." Guanyin Bodhisattva nodded, "When the poor monk came to the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, he had already found this 'Nvwuwang', but now Nvwuwang is still a monk in Ganye Temple, so it is difficult to take on this great task."

"You can find someone who will protect the way and help her."

Tathagata said again.

He looked at Bai Gui, "Bai Xunjian, the poor monk heard that you are the teacher of the King Wei of the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Land. The sons of the Emperor Tang took the throne, and the two Qianlong are the most powerful among them. The prince and the King Wei... I don't know if Bai Xunjian can be a guardian to help Nv Wuwang spread Buddhism and save the world from disasters."

The protector is similar to the position of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva protecting Buddhist scriptures.

It's just that in Nanzhan Buzhou, Buddhism's behavior is not as smooth as it is in Xiniu Hezhou.Bai Gui is a member of the Taoist sect, so it is more convenient to do things.

As for the difference between Buddhism and Taoism.Among immortals and gods, the division is not so detailed.It's like the bosses are talking and laughing happily, while the younger brothers are fighting to the death.When you reach a high-level position in Buddhism and Taoism, you don't need to pay too much attention to the difference between Buddhism and Taoism, and pay more attention to the matter of proving the Tao.

Secondly, the prosperity of Buddhism in Journey to the West is a trend.Without Bai Gui as a guardian, there would be other guardians.Therefore, it is not abrupt for the Tathagata to say this.

"Pindao learned a lot during this trip, and I would like to go back to the mansion and recite Huang Ting quietly."

Bai Gui directly declined, "For the matter of Dao protection, please ask the Tathagata to find someone else."

He was not lying.

This time, Lingyun crossed the river to wash and practice the body of the Yang God, and the three flowers on the top bloomed, and I felt a lot of sentiments in my heart.Of course, this was not the main reason why he rejected Tathagata's proposal.The matter of Taoists, like Guanyin Bodhisattva, will not arouse the suspicion of Taoists.But he is not willing to do such troublesome things.

Merits, following Tang Seng's acquisition of Buddhist scriptures, he is no longer lacking for the time being.

At least until the golden fairy is achieved, there will be no shortage.

Only after becoming a Golden Immortal can one be qualified to sit and discuss the Tao with Tathagata Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and others.It's not like in Wuzhuang temple, he can only discuss with the disciples under Zhen Yuanzi.After all, the cultivation base of Tianxian is still a little bit worse.

"If the inspector Bai is unwilling, we can discuss it later."

Tathagata nodded, his expression flat.

In fact, this is a meritorious deed.He also saw that Bai Gui had connections in the human court, and he had helped a lot of Buddhist scriptures during this trip, so he gave this good job.Of course, there is another reason, Bai Gui was appointed by the Queen Mother...

But Bai Gui didn't want to take the role, so he couldn't blame anything.

"It seems that this is the benefit of the Queen Mother letting me come to Buddhism..."

After thinking about it for a while, Bai Gui knew this well.

Given his relationship with the Buddhist sect, he would definitely not give up the position of a Taoist protector to him.There is no need to waste any effort for this position, and after the job is done, you can get a lot of merit.The only explanation is that this is an agreement reached between Buddhism and Heaven.The queen mother pointed him out and asked him to come to Lingshan to witness the incident. In secret, she also expressed her opinion to the Buddhist sect that she wanted him to be the guardian of the scripture preachers.

"Thank you for coming."

Bai Gui got up to thank him, and sat down again.

This time when I came to Lingshan, the chance of Lingyun crossing the river was enough.No matter how much, although it can be hoped, it is not necessary.At least not yet.

The merits and virtues of the heavens and myriad worlds are endless. After reaching a certain level, the merits and virtues will flow continuously without any effort.For example, the Supreme Being opens up the sky, governing by doing nothing.No matter what you do, you will have a share of the merits and virtues in this world.The reason why the Buddhas of the Western Paradise carry forward the Dharma is also to prove the way, not to make merit.

Merit is just an add-on on the way to enlightenment.

After Bai Gui refused the post of protector, the Daxiong Hall became slightly colder.

"Tathagata, Anuo and Kasyapa taught the wordless scriptures to the holy monks of the Tang Dynasty." Suddenly, the ancient Buddha who was sitting on the first right spoke, and he said with a smile: "Although the wordless scriptures have profound methods, they can be found in the east. The monks are obsessed, how can they comprehend the mysteries of it, why not send someone to call him back, take the written scriptures and return to the Eastern Land, and his trek in this line will not be wasted."

He saved some face for Anuo and Kasyapa.

Anuo and Jiaye asked Tang Seng and his party to give them some "personnel affairs", that is, property, but Tang Seng didn't give them, so Anuo and Jiaye gave Tang Seng and his party the wordless scriptures of Baoge, which was embarrassing.

The wordless scriptures that can be placed in the Buddhist treasure pavilion are indeed extraordinary, but if it is better than the scriptures with words, then it is not necessarily... .

Of course, Anuo and Kasyapa would never have dared to do such a thing without a signal from a high-ranking person.This act was actually done on purpose to make it more difficult for Tang Seng and others to obtain scriptures, in order to promote the rareness of Buddhist scriptures, so that after such mysterious stories flow into Nanzhan Buzhou, so that the emperor , All the officials in the court, and all the people are intimidated.

If the scriptures are taken at random, wouldn't it prove the cheapness of the scriptures.Although it is difficult to travel a thousand miles to learn Buddhist scriptures, with the support of Sun Wukong and others, it is not so difficult.

The world will not cherish things that are readily available.

"Verun Bai Xiong, you can go and remind Tang Seng and others to take away his wordless scriptures and let him return to Leiyin Temple to regain the scriptures with words."

Tathagata.

The Venerable Bai Xiong under the seat took the order, and carried Xiangyun out of the gate.

After a short rest, he returned to the palace and took his seat.

"Buddha, our master and disciple have endured thousands of hardships and dangers, and came here from the east, but Anuo and Kassapa deliberately made it difficult for my master and disciple, insisting on asking us to give some benefits, but I refused. He took I wrote a blank sheet of paper to prevaricate, and I hope the Buddha will deal with it..."

Tang Seng and his party, driving auspicious clouds, also walked into the hall, and Monkey King immediately spoke.

After Bai Gui heard this, he also found it interesting.

Sun Wukong didn't master the Taoism, so he only got the inheritance of the 72 methods of Earth Sha.Although Tiangang 36 supernatural powers have some inheritance, most of them have not been cultivated well.For example, the technique of turning a stone into gold, if Sun Wukong has learned this technique, and Anuo and Kasyapa ask for money, they should give it with this technique.

The use of alchemy to create gold must be done by those who are not immortal.It takes a lot of mana to make an ingot of gold.Ordinary people don't do it easily.Gold is of no use to monks either.Alchemy has many uses, and it is the mystery of the change of physical properties.

However, he reckoned that it was Anuo and Kassapa who guessed that the four masters and apprentices were poor, so they made things difficult.If there is gold, it may be something else.

"You monkey head, don't make any noise." Tathagata smiled, "I already know that the two of them are begging you for personnel affairs. It's just that the scriptures cannot be passed on in vain. Even if Anuo and Kasyapa violated the rules, they are still reasonable. Once, the monks and monks from Leiyin Temple went down the mountain and recited a scripture at the home of Elder Zhao in Shewei State to keep the living in his family safe and the dead free. They only asked for three buckets and three liters of gold and returned. They're so cheap..."

Bai Gui was speechless.

It's no wonder that demons appear frequently in Hezhou, Xiniu.

With this method alone, it is a big deal for these monks to go down the mountain to chant scriptures, kill demons, and subdue demons.Chanting scriptures requires three buckets and three liters of gold, let alone anything else.

Tang Seng was surprised when he heard this, and felt that the scenery of Lingshan was very different from that of Dongtu.

But he heard what the Tathagata said, and it made sense.The monks are all empty, and with the Buddha's honor, what they care about is not gold and vulgar things, but this time to show his determination.The truth is a first-class treasure, and it is really unreasonable to ask for empty words.

He took his own purple gold bowl, and wanted to offer it up, all of Anuo and Kasyapa's personal feelings.

"Master Xuanzang, this item is precious. It was a gift from the Emperor Tang. It is a royal treasure. Master Xuanzang should not give it up easily." Sell ​​this purple gold bowl to me, and I will trade it with gold and silver, if Master Xuanzang wants to exchange it again in the future, it will be fine."

This purple gold bowl is not a mysterious treasure, it is more commemorative.

The purple gold bowl was presented by Li Shimin.

When learning scriptures in the Western Paradise, Tang Seng obtained the three treasures bestowed by the Buddha from Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, which were a brocade cassock, a nine-ringed tin rod, three golden, forbidden, and tight hoops, and three mantras.Later, I got a purple gold bowl and a certificate of customs clearance from Li Shimin.The purple gold bowl is used for Huazhai on the way.

At this time, the Tathagata did not make things difficult for Tang Seng, but raised the value of the Tripitaka scriptures, saying that the true scriptures cannot be taken in vain.It doesn't have to be a purple gold bowl.

Tang Seng was willing to give up part of his merits so that Yin Wenjiao could get the immortal position.

He and Tang Seng had an old relationship, so it is not an exaggeration to lend a helping hand at this moment.Furthermore, even though he and Buddhism did not have a deep friendship, they did not have a big enmity either.His status in the order is not low, and he can speak out about small things without offending anyone.There is no need to be too cautious.

Tang Seng nodded, and handed the purple gold bowl to Bai Gui.

Bai Gui took the purple gold bowl and put it in his sleeve, then gathered the inspiration from the spiritual mountain with his hand, pondered for a while, and the magic power surged out, and the inspiration gathered in his hand turned into grains of real gold, falling from his hands, from time to time It has accumulated into a hill.

"There are about ten stones of gold here, Master Xuanzang can take it himself."

he laughed.

"It's a good technique of turning stone into gold." Sun Wukong's eyes were shining brightly. Although he didn't know this technique, he had also listened to the lectures of the Bodhi Patriarch and understood this technique of Tiangang supernatural power.

"That's Senior Brother Bai." Zhu Bajie snorted twice, speaking complacently.

He didn't really regard Sun Wukong as a real senior brother.This team of Buddhist scriptures was just assembled temporarily, and he still regarded himself as the third generation of outer sect disciples of Renjiao.

"The two venerables please take it for yourself, and the ten stones of gold will be given to you two."

Although Tang Seng understood the meaning of Tathagata's words, he was still slightly dissatisfied with Anuo and Kaye.Although he didn't value the purple gold bowl very much, it was a personal thing after all. It was a gift from the emperor, and it was of great significance.

Now that the gold that Bai Gui created easily can be given to the two of them, it can also embarrass the two of them.

Anuo and Kasyapa smiled slightly, pulled their sleeves to cast a spell, and collected the gold.

How could they care about some property.

After the matter was over, Anuo and Kasyapa took Tang Seng and his party to retrieve the written scriptures again.Tang Seng and his party resigned, and Bai Gui also took the opportunity to leave.He had the advice of the Queen Mother, that's why he came to Lingshan. Now that he knew what the Queen Mother wanted, it was meaningless to stay in Lingshan.

"When I was in Sanxing Town last time, I got the help of the exorcist Zhenjun. I promised him that he would invite the emperor and build another temple for him. After that, I was so busy that I forgot this chapter. I just remembered that I went to Chang'an with Master Xuanzang. , to end this matter..."

When the group rushed to Nanzhan Buzhou in Yuntou, Bai Gui said.

When he was in Sanxing Town last time, he promised Zhong Kui this matter.After he casually returned to Chang'an, although he was invited to a banquet by Li Shimin, the occasion was not suitable. In addition, Guanyin Bodhisattva invited him to Wuzhuang Temple, so this matter was delayed...

"Entrusted by others, loyal to others."

Tang Seng nodded.

It's just that after he said the words, he felt that there was something lingering in his heart, and there was an ominous omen.

(End of this chapter)