Intercept the second disciple

Chapter 341 Never Look Back
Li Shimin ordered monks from all over the country to gather, and all the eminent monks discussed the Dharma in Chang'an, but in the end it was the young Xuanzang who won the first place.

Xuanzang debated the true meaning of Buddhism with all the monks in the world in front of the king, and talked with eloquence, holding all kinds of Buddhist scrolls in his heart.

In the end, all the monks bowed down, and Li Shimin asked, "Would you like to accept my order and go to the western heavens to worship the Buddha and ask for scriptures?" Xuanzang said, "The poor monk is not talented, and I would like to do the work of a dog and a horse to get the scriptures for your majesty."

Li Shimin was overjoyed, Li Shimin looked at Xuanzang, he was able to give up the world of mortals, he would not care about fame and wealth, what could impress him as a king.

After thinking for a while, Li Shimin stepped forward and took Xuanzang's hand and said, "If Master is willing to obtain the scriptures, I am willing to worship you as brothers." Xuanzang nodded his thanks, and Li Shimin bowed to Xuanzang four times in front of the Buddha , Known as "the holy monk of the imperial brother."

Xuanzang thanked him endlessly: "Your Majesty, when I go, I will definitely sacrifice my life and work hard until the west heaven. If I don't reach the west heaven, I won't get the scriptures, even if I die, I dare not return to my country, and I will fall into hell forever." This is an oath.Li Shimin was overjoyed, and he was ordered to return to Luan, waiting for the election of Liangli Day, and issued an ultimatum to travel.

The next day, Li Shimin set up an imperial court, gathered civil and military forces, wrote a scripture collection document, used Tongxing Baoyin, and gave Xuanzang a purple gold bowl.

As for the cassock and Zen stick that the lamp was handed over to Avalokitesvara, Avalokitesvara had already handed it over to Xuanzang, holding a Buddhist treasure, Tang Monk was about to set off, Li Shimin sent Xuanzang to the gate of the city, first taught people to pack their bags and horses, and then asked the officials to hold the pot drink.

Li Shimin said: "It seems that the Bodhisattva said that the Buddha of the Western Paradise has the Tripitaka of the Sutra, and my younger brother set off from my Tang Dynasty to get the Sutra, so why not call it the Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty?"

Xuanzang thanked him again, Li Shimin finally couldn't help but asked: "Yudi, when you go to the West Heaven, when can you go back?"

Monks don't lie, everyone knows that the mountains in the west are high and the road is far away. Tang Sanzang originally wanted to say that it would take at least ten years to return to the Tang Dynasty, but the words came out: "It only takes three years to return to Shangguo."

Tang Sanzang looked up. He knew that Avalokitesvara was looking at him. Tang Sanzang lowered his head again. As long as he could obtain the scriptures, three or thirty years would make no difference to him.

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Shimin warned: "Brother Yu is leaving, please don't forget my brother, and don't forget Chang'an."

Tang Sanzang nodded, and Tang Sanzang turned his head to take a last look at Chang'an. At this time, it was noon, and when viewed from outside the city gate, the whole Chang'an seemed to be shrouded in a golden light.

At this time, he lived in the place where he lived for more than ten years, but Tang Sanzang didn't look back after a glance, even though he knew that there were his masters and fellow students at the gate of the city, and his parents and relatives.

Farewell, Chang'an, farewell, homeland.

From then on, I only have one thing in my heart: learning from the scriptures, and no matter what happens from now on, no matter if it is wealth, glory, or beauty, I will never look back!
no way!

After Tang Sanzang left, Li Shimin was still looking at the back of Tang Sanzang at the gate of the city.

Three years, I can afford to wait, Li Shimin said in his heart, but what he didn't know was that he never saw Tang Sanzang return to Chang'an with the scriptures until he died.

This farewell is actually a farewell!
So in fact, the detachment promised by the Bodhisattva has never been fulfilled!

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"The kings in this world are really not as good as one generation after another. Then Li Shimin is also considered a generation of virtuous kings, but he is so unbearable when he is old. When a king asks God and Buddha, it is a sign that the country is about to decline!" Xuanyuan in the Fire Cloud Cave A little dissatisfied.

"There is a great fear between life and death. You and I can achieve longevity now, but if you and I want to reach the end of our lifespan, I am afraid that we will be a little panicked." Shennong said.

"But your Majesty, you will never bow your head to the god statue," Xuanyuan said, "Human race is not a long-lived species. It is not a long-lived race. How can there be an eternal king? This is the destiny of every generation of human kings."

"If you have something, you have to give it up. To be a king, you must have this kind of awareness."

After arguing for a while, Shennong and Xuanyuan looked at Fuxi: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"He is not the first king whose longevity will be a bit stupid, and naturally he will not be the last," Fuxi said in a low voice, "Even if he cannot live forever, he should give the people some hope of longevity."

"If you have great merit, you should be able to enter the heaven and become a fairy, so that maybe the emperor in the world will no longer care about the common people in the world in his later years."

Xuanyuan said: "Although there are people who can go to heaven to become immortals, the number of places is too small to form a custom."

"That's because the human race is not the one who speaks today," Fuxi asked, "Do you think the people we hide in the dark may fight?"

After the return of the three emperors, the three human emperors have been secretly cultivating and gathering experts who are loyal to the human race, and now they have begun to take shape.

"You can go to heaven to fight, but there is absolutely no victory." Xuanyuan replied.

Fuxi laughed and said: "Our human race still has time to plan, and since our human race is the protagonist of heaven and earth, how can we only live on the earth all the time?"

Xuanyuan and Shennong said together: "Then our human race still needs allies."

"There will be!" Fuxi said affirmatively.

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When Tang Sanzang came to the Five Elements Mountain, Sun Wukong asked: "Are you the monk sent by the king of the East to go to the west to learn scriptures?"

Sanzang said, "Exactly, who are you?"

Sun Wukong said: "I am the Great Sage Equaling Heaven who made a big disturbance in the Heavenly Palace 500 years ago. I was suppressed here by the Buddha because of the crime of deceit. The day before yesterday, there was a Guanyin Bodhisattva who received the Buddha's will and went to the East to find scriptures. I taught her to save me, and she advised me not to do any more violence, to return to Buddhism, to protect Buddhist scriptures with all my heart, and to worship Buddha in the west. After success, there will be benefits. Therefore, be careful day and night, just waiting for the master to save me. I May you learn from the scriptures and be an apprentice with you."

Hearing this, Sanzang said happily, "Although you have such a kind heart, and you have been taught by the Bodhisattva, you are willing to enter the monkhood, but I don't have an axe, how can I rescue you?"

Sun Wukong said: "On the top of this mountain there is a postcard with gold letters on my Buddha Tathagata. You just go up and uncover the post, and I will come out."

Tang Sanzang then untied the seal left by the burning lamp, and when Tang Sanzang walked away, it could be said that the ground cracked and the mountains collapsed.

When Tang Sanzang was still terrified, Sun Wukong had come to Tang Sanzang's horse. Sun Wukong knelt down and said, "Even the emperors of heaven have never made me submit, but I, the stone monkey, also know how to repay my kindness."

"My stone monkey only worships the master!"

Sun Wukong paid several obeisances to Tang Sanzang: "Master, you rescued me from the mountain. From now on, my disciple is willing to follow you all the way to the west. You will not fail me, and I will not fail you."

Tang Sanzang also looked at Monkey King, Tang Sanzang smiled and helped Monkey King up and said: "Okay, from now on you and I will walk together as a master and apprentice."

I am willing to follow him to learn scriptures, even if it is a monkey, Tang Sanzang is willing to accept him as a disciple sincerely.

At this time, a tiger sprang out from the side, Tang Sanzang was shocked, Monkey King raised his hand and the golden cudgel appeared in his hand. After 500 years, the golden cudgel seemed to be eager to kill.

The tiger was killed with just one stick, and Sun Wukong took the tiger skin and made a suit of clothes.

He will not wear Monkey King's attire, at least not now.

He is now only a disciple of Tripitaka.

It was Tang Sanzang who ended his torment of more than 18 people day and night under Wuzhi Mountain.

He is sincerely a teacher.

Perhaps Sun Wukong has never discovered that he is no longer focusing on power first when he is a teacher.

After all, he is no longer just a monkey.

(End of this chapter)