The King of Fortune

Chapter 367 Tathagata
Three thousand disciples gathered in the main hall, which made the originally empty main hall look a bit crowded. Sitting high on the six-grade lotus platform, they led them to look down on the disciples of the sect. These people were the ones he and Zhun Ti spent countless efforts to cross to the west, and now they are all grown-ups. It can be seen that God also hopes to see the great prosperity of the Western religion, standing like a giant in the sky and earth, and looking down on the creatures of the three realms.

Jieyin felt a little emotional for a while, looked around the crowd, and slowly said: "Pindao realized a word of Buddha in the void, which is the guidance of the heavenly way, and the opportunity given by heaven. The west is the place where my teaching flourishes, so the poor dao is here today. Make great vows and swear to turn Xiniu Hezhoudu into a Buddhist temple, which is the three thousand great thousand worlds of the Central Posha."

"The World Honored One is wise."

All the disciples didn't know what the Central Posha Three Thousand Worlds were, but when they saw Jieyin, they said in unison with a solemn face.The wisdom of the World Honored One is beyond their praise.

Jie Yin nodded, and continued: "Starting today, the Western religion has officially changed its name to Buddhism, and the poor Taoist is now the Buddha, and the Buddha is called Tathagata, and he is the ruler of the world."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of golden light appeared out of nowhere behind Jieyin, bigger than his whole body, and the golden light made him extremely majestic. Then, his hairpin fell off automatically, and his hair turned into a bird's nest empowerment, which made everyone secretly shocked.

Tathagata clasped his hands together and thanked: "Thank you for the fulfillment of heaven."

This thank you was touched by heaven. In the dark, the Tathagata got a divine text in his mind. With a smile on his mouth, he said loudly: "I have realized the way of Buddhism myself, and I understand what a Buddha is. Buddhism should respect the Buddha. Only when there is a Buddha in your heart can you feel the real land. My Buddhist disciples, because of their different missions and different levels of awareness, are divided into three categories, namely Buddha, Bodhisattva and Arhat."

Everyone was surprised. Isn't this a division of status, which is contrary to the original teaching that everyone is equal.

Tathagata said: "You don't have to worry. Before the Buddha, everyone is equal. As long as you have compassion in your heart and calm your mind, everyone can become a Buddha. He also said: Buddhas are people from the past, and people are future Buddhas."

Samantabhadra said: "World Honored One, what is a Buddha?"

All of you present can see the changes of Tathagata just now. Puxian is very interested in Buddhism and Taoism.

The Tathagata smiled and said, "Buddha is the heart, enlightenment, wisdom, and immeasurable enlightenment. It is only because all living beings have too much delusion and attachment, which hinders the manifestation of their own wisdom, so the heavens have given me the mission of being a Buddha, leading you to Daxing Dharma, and helping people in the world to reveal their own nature. , Awaken and become a Buddha!"

Puxian suddenly realized, and said: "My disciple understands that gods and immortals can only be obtained by practicing hard on their own, while Buddha awakens from the heart, triggers good thoughts, and saving others is also saving oneself."

"You're right."

Tathagata nodded in satisfaction. The divine text contained countless truths. He just scanned it hastily, and his understanding was limited. Only after all the disciples dispersed and studied carefully, could he understand more Buddhist principles and educate the world.

"Ran Deng stepped forward to listen to the seal."

Ran Deng stepped forward, and Tathagata and the lotus platform under the seat slowly moved in front of him. Tathagata pointed at it, and the hairpin that fell on the ground just now turned into a sharp knife, and said indifferently: "Among all the disciples, you, Ran Deng, have the highest cultivation level." The highest, with great wisdom, from now on, I will take the precepts with you and give you the title of Buddha."

Ran Deng was overjoyed and said, "Disciple, thank you World-Honored One!"

Tathagata used the small knife to pluck off Ran Deng's hair. Once the hair was removed, Ran Deng's head shape became somewhat similar to Tathagata's.The Tathagata nodded in satisfaction and said, "Lan Deng, I will prophesy you as the Buddha, as the Buddha of the past, to lead all Buddhas, and to carry forward my Buddhism."

As soon as these words came out, a ball of golden light appeared behind the burning lamp, similar to that of the Tathagata, very dazzling, and a golden lotus rose from under his feet, supporting his whole body in mid-air, extremely majestic.

All the disciples are envious of Ran Deng, the patriarch of all Buddhas, this power is boundless, without Tathagata, the whole Buddhism is completely decided by Ran Deng.

Ran Deng put his hands together and praised: "World Honored One, this disciple will definitely live up to your expectations."

The Tathagata is the present Buddha, he is the past Buddha, and the ancestor of all Buddhas. Isn't this status equal to the Tathagata? He was surprised and happy when he lit the lamp. He never thought that the Tathagata would value him so much.

"Although you are a Buddha in the past, you can't be arrogant and treat others harshly. You must practice the Dharma. Like me, you will realize the supreme Nirvana as soon as possible and lead all Buddhas. Only then will you truly deserve your name."

Tathagata stared at the burning lamp, and said slowly.

In a world where the strong are respected, the law of survival of the weak and the strong has existed since ancient times. Tathagata knows that only when the truth is combined with strong strength can we deter others, otherwise it is just empty talk.

Ran Deng said: "Disciple understands."

Unsurpassed Nirvana, I dare not think about it. Ran Deng only hopes to prove the position of saint as soon as possible, and he is satisfied. He doesn't think he has the understanding of Tathagata.

Tathagata nodded, and said again: "Pu Xian, you come forward."

Puxian was excited, and went forward to wait for the Tathagata to rub the top of his head and receive the precepts, but after waiting for a long time, he saw that the Tathagata did not make any move.Pu Xian was puzzled and said, "World Honored One, don't disciples have the qualifications to become Buddhas?"

Tathagata said: "I just said that in my Buddhism, there are Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats. There is not much difference in status, but the level of enlightenment is different. For all of you, only the burning lamp has the highest enlightenment and has reached the realm of Buddha! "

Puxian was disappointed in his heart, but his face remained calm, so he asked: "Then, I would like to ask the World Honored One, what kind of state has the disciple reached, and how far is the difference from the Buddha?"

Tathagata said: "You have penetrated the realm where all the five aggregates are empty, because there are still some things in your heart that you can't let go. Not yet everything is empty, but you are close to the Buddha's realm. I will prophesy you as a Bodhisattva."

Samantabhadra said: "May I ask the World Honored One, the disciple is a Bodhisattva, so what is the mission of the disciple?"

Tathagata glanced at him, but said: "At the beginning, when you three returned to me, I told you the way to become enlightened. These 1000 years have passed, and the great wishes in your hearts can be fulfilled."

"Returning to the World-Honored One, the disciple was impressed by the wonderful scriptures of the Three Vehicles at the beginning, so he made a great wish, wishing that his actions will be extensive and his merits and virtues will be complete."

When mentioning this matter, Puxian became energetic. Because of this great wish, and because he has been practicing it, he finally became a Daluo Golden Immortal 300 years ago. .

In this world, there are many golden immortals, but Daluo golden immortals are very rare. At this level, one is already qualified to talk about the Dao.

"Very well, Buddhas have past, present and future. There are three Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas are slightly lower than Buddhas. Dao sentient beings, sentient beings with great enlightenment, sentient beings with great enlightenment, and sentient beings with Dao mind mean those who seek the Dao and Dao. A person with a big heart. People have four personalities, that is, wish, action, wisdom, and compassion, which correspond to the positions of the four Bodhisattvas in Buddhism, so I will make you a great bodhisattva."

Tathagata said slowly.

Pu Xian hurriedly said, "My disciple thanked the World Honored One."

Bodhisattvas are bodhisattvas. There are only three Buddhas in total. Tathagata and Randeng each occupy one, and there is another Zhunti. Although he did not come to participate, he can be regarded as his identity. Who would dare to ignore him? I am afraid that the future Buddha will be none other than him. .

What makes Puxian more depressed is that since he has vows, actions, wisdom, and compassion, why does he let himself be a Bodhisattva of great conduct? Is this related to the great wish he made back then.

Tathagata nodded, let Manjusri come forward, and also named him a Bodhisattva, Wisdom Bodhisattva, and gave him a wisdom sword to cut off the troubles of the world and help the world escape from the sea of ​​suffering.

Manjusri is very satisfied with letting himself be the head of Bodhisattvas, and he did not waste his infamy and fell into the arms of Western religion.

Next, the Tathagata sealed some more people, but they were all arhats, and the ceremony ended.However, after this incident, the impact of the Buddha in everyone's hearts is really not small. Even a saint is willing to become a Buddha, and he does not hesitate to change his original appearance. It takes a lot of courage.

(End of this chapter)