The First Disciple of the Intercepting Sect

Chapter 255 Xuanzang's Journey to the West
Jinshan Temple is a dilapidated small temple located by the river, and it is also one of the few temples in the Tang Dynasty.Although Jinshan Temple is dilapidated, its scale is at the forefront of the Tang Dynasty, and there are more than a dozen ascetic monks living in the temple.

"Whoosh!" On this day, a ray of light pierced the night sky, flew from the west, and landed at the gate of Jinshan Temple.

"Wow, wow, wow!" Then there was a sudden cry of a baby, waking up the silent night. Jinshan Temple was instantly lit up with fire, and footsteps came after a while.

"Squeak!" A few monks opened the mountain gate with lanterns, and the flames illuminated the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes in front of the gate red.Strange to say, the baby stopped crying after the temple gate was opened.

"It's really a baby. It looks like it was born not long ago. It's really pitiful. Since it was abandoned in front of our monastery, it is destined for us. We should adopt him!" One of the monks said distressedly.

"It's better to carry him into the temple first, and leave it to Master Faming to decide!"

"Okay!" Saying that, one of the monks reached out and held the baby in his arms, and then walked into the monastery.

The baby in front of the gate of Jinshan Temple is naturally the reincarnated Jin Chanzi. Avalokitesvara hid in the sky above Jinshan Temple. After seeing Jin Chanzi being taken in by the monks of the temple, he left from here.However, Guanyin did not take it lightly, always paying attention to Jin Chanzi's every move.

In the blink of an eye, 20 years passed quietly.Jinshan Temple has gone through several storms, and now it is even more withered. There is no one in the temple except Jin Chanzi, whose alias is Xuanzang.The monks who adopted him back then either died of famine or passed away when the deadline came.

Wearing a sackcloth cassock full of patches, Xuanzang bowed deeply to the temple where he had lived for 20 years, then resolutely turned and left Jinshan Temple, and embarked on a journey to the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Although the Dharma has been introduced to Dongsheng Shenzhou, but only some crude Dharma has been introduced, and the real Dharma scriptures of Buddhism have not been handed down.But relying on these trivial Buddhist teachings, Buddhist disciples still bloomed everywhere in Dongsheng Shenzhou, and built many temples, but their lives were really miserable.

Jinshan Temple has only been built for a few decades, and the temple is empty in the blink of an eye, and it will become a broken ridge and broken walls in a short time.The temples on Dongsheng Shenzhou are basically like Jinshan Temple, walking on thin ice, as long as they encounter natural disasters or even man-made disasters, they will soon decline and cease to exist.

Xuanzang has been practicing Buddhism alone in Jinshan Temple for more than a year. If Xuanzang did not have a slight reputation in the nearby villages, the news of Li Tianming's passing on the list this time may not have spread to Xuanzang through the mouths of the people in the village. in the ear.

Xuanzang wore a sackcloth cassock full of patches, relying on alms along the way, after a year, finally stepped into the majestic imperial capital of Chang'an.

Over the past year, under the blessings of many Buddhist monks, Li Xiong's condition has improved a bit, and it is a great relief to be able to close his eyes and take a nap occasionally.Naturally, Li Tianming no longer underestimated the teachings of Buddhism, and even he himself believed in Buddhism.

Xuanzang was transformed by the golden cicada. Although he lost all his memory and started from the beginning, but after all, the Buddha-nature was embedded in the essence. He had already shown amazing talent in Dharma when he was a child. He became the No.1 Buddhist Dharma of Jinshan Temple when he was ten years old. , Shocked to heaven.

The appearance of Xuanzang did not attract much attention. A young monk wearing a sackcloth patched cassock was nothing in the eyes of everyone.Although Buddhism has been highly valued by Emperor Tang this past year, that's all.Above the temple, Confucianism is still the world.

Above the South China Sea, there is a fairy mountain called Mount Putuo.This mountain is the dojo of Avalokitesvara. Since he rebelled against teaching, Avalokitesvara moved Putuo Mountain to the South China Sea.

In the Luojia Cave of Mount Putuo, Avalokitesvara sits on a white jade lotus platform, practicing Buddhism and enlightenment.When Xuanzang stepped into Chang'an City, her tightly closed eyes opened slightly.

"It won't be long before Jin Chanzi will become famous in Chang'an City and open the way to learn Buddhist scriptures." Avalokitesvara said with complicated emotions.Xuanzang would have starved to death if Guanyin hadn't secretly sent his own mount, a green lion, to deliver some fruits and miscellaneous grains to Xuanzang these years.

It is not easy for Buddhism to introduce the real Buddhist scriptures to Dongsheng Shenzhou. Guanyin was appointed as the protector of the scriptures by Sakyamuni, and this burden is not light.Moreover, the person to escort Xuanzang on his westward journey had already been determined, and the relationship was quite complicated, which was also a thorny matter.

If it weren't for the fact that as long as the matter of learning the scriptures is successful, you can get huge merit, Guanyin must be unwilling in every possible way.

Xuanzang, transformed by Jin Chanzi, soon became famous in Chang'an City.Xuanzang's reputation became more and more famous after debates on the scriptures again and again, and he became the well-deserved No. 1 of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty.This incident naturally alarmed Li Tianming, who was the Emperor of Tang.

Li Tianming met Xuanzang, and after a long talk, Li Tianming was convinced by Xuanzang's theory of Buddhist practice, and became friends with Xuanzang for years. Li Tianming recognized Xuanzang as his righteous brother, which made Xuanzang's He became famous and became known as "Yudi".

One day, Xuanzang and Li Tianming were walking in the imperial garden.

"The poor monk heard that there are three Tibetan scriptures in the Western Heaven. One Tibetan can talk about the sky; one Tibetan can talk about the earth; one Tibetan can save ghosts. With this three Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, it will surely remove the demons in the mind of the Supreme Emperor, ease his pain, and let him Enjoy bliss!" Xuanzang said sincerely. "The poor monk is willing to go to the Western Paradise and bring the Tripitaka back to the East."

"Ah!" Li Tianming was startled. Although Xuanzang is profound in Buddhism, he has thin skin and tender flesh, and his body is delicate. He looks like someone who could go to the Western Paradise to learn Buddhist scriptures.It was impossible for Li Tianming to send an army to escort Xuanzang to the west, so he never mentioned the matter of learning Buddhist scriptures to Xuanzang.Unexpectedly, Xuanzang took the initiative to invite Ying today, which made Li Tianming a little overwhelmed.

"Brother Yu is serious?" Li Tianming asked in disbelief.

"Monks don't tell lies, they really mean it! Namo Amitabha Buddha!" ​​Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said earnestly.

"But your body is weak, and you don't know how tens of thousands of miles you travel from Tang Dynasty to Xitian, how can you bear it!" Li Tianming said sincerely.Although Li Tianming also wanted Xuanzang to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, he was not an arbitrary monarch without a heart of benevolence and righteousness.

"With sincerity, the Buddha will naturally appear, and everything is easy!" Xuanzang said with a smile on his face. "Please Your Majesty agree to the poor monk's request!"

"Since Yudi is so persistent, I don't have much to say. I wish Yudi a smooth journey and obtain the Tripitaka as soon as possible!" Li Tianming no longer insisted, although he couldn't bear it, he still wished.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xuanzang bowed and thanked.

Afterwards, with Li Tianming's farewell, Xuanzang rode a white horse and embarked on the journey to the West alone.

(End of this chapter)