Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

After all, the emperor and the human king are different.

If it were a human king, the saints might treat him differently.

But he is just the emperor on earth, and he does not actually occupy much position among the saints.

Even if he is the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei, it is actually difficult for him to attract the attention of the saints.

But things are different now. They learned from Master Xuandu that although the emperor on earth is the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei, he has now escaped from the control of Emperor Ziwei and has become an independent individual. He is no longer a vassal of others. .

In fact, this is similar to the relationship between the incarnations of saints left in the Three Realms and their true bodies.There is a nominal subordination, but the body no longer controls the incarnation.

However, such a situation between their incarnations and their true bodies was caused passively, not the active will of the incarnations; the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, was completely different. After he clearly understood his own heel, he actively chose to fight with the incarnation. Emperor Ziwei left, and Emperor Ziwei did not deliberately force him to stay. Instead, he let it go, and this opportunity came about.

The two look similar, but are actually very different.

Even though Master Xuandu hasn't mentioned the key yet, with the vision of a saint, it's not difficult to guess some things.

Li Shimin was unwilling to settle down, and Tang Sanzang was not a "good friend". These two were sworn brothers. Now that they have returned from studying scriptures, the two swords are united. This may cause quite a stir in the Three Realms.

"Because when Tripitaka and his disciples left Lingshan, the Buddha and the Bodhisattva made it clear that they would only have eight days to go to the Tang Dynasty. Once the eight days are up, he will be asked to return to Lingshan to debate scriptures with the monks in Lingshan to understand cause and effect. Therefore, this For eight days, Master Tripitaka stayed in Ci'en Temple in Chang'an City to translate scriptures."

"Master Tripitaka has profound Buddhist teachings. Even though there are fifteen thousand volumes of scriptures, he translated them all in a very short time. He handed over the translated scriptures to several princes of the Tang Dynasty for transcription. , and he himself wants to put ink on the Wordless Scripture."

This matter was actually expected by the saints.

From Tang Sanzang's acceptance of the wordless scripture, they could guess that this was exactly what Master Sanzang intended. And using Master Sanzang's own Buddhist realm, compiling a scripture, wasn't that something that could be easily accomplished?

"What sutra did he write?"

The person who asked the question was Nuwa.

"The Theory of Consciousness-only Theory."

"Consciousness only."

The two saints Zhunti and Jieying looked at each other and said in their hearts: This is the Mahayana teaching.

What on earth was Tang Sanzang thinking?
He did not accept the great achievements of Lingshan Mahayana Buddhism, but he compiled a Mahayana scripture by himself.
Just when they were puzzled, they heard Master Xuandu say, "Master Tripitaka also established a family of his own because he established the consciousness-only teaching."

A family of its own? !

All the saints paused in unison, and suddenly thought of the vision that had been reported in the three realms before. Could it be that it was confirmed here?
"Is there any written document?"

This sentence was asked by Laojun.

Master Xuandu immediately stood up, took out five scriptures from his arms, and sent them to several saints. This was something he had expected. He had already transcribed the copies before coming.

As for the autographed scriptures given to him by Master Sanzang, Master Xuandu has no intention of taking them out. He is not afraid of [-], but is afraid that if a few saints really take them and don't return them to him, he will have no way to explain them. go.

Master Tripitaka's authentic works would be a rare treasure in the entire Three Realms.

After the saints got the scripture, they began to read it silently. Especially the two saints Zhunti and Jieying, they read it very seriously. After all, it was a matter of Buddhism and they could not tolerate it.

Master Xuandu also explained on the side, "I heard from Master Tripitaka that the origin of this consciousness-only teaching actually originated from the Yoga Sect of Maitreya Buddha. The Yoga Sect was established by Maitreya Buddha after he realized the true meaning of Mahayana Buddhism. "

What can the two sages Zhunti and Jieyin say after hearing this?

When the Tathagata Many Treasures came to Lord Lingshan, it was already destined that Hinayana would be outlawed by Mahayana. Those who were originally disciples of Western religions and later monks who practiced Hinayana Buddhism, turned to Mahayana Buddhism, which was also the general trend.

The only thing worth being happy about now is that Master Tripitaka's previous life, Jin Chanzi, was a disciple of Tathagata Buddha, but the Mahayana teachings he inherited now actually came from Maitreya. This was a rare piece of good news for the two of them. .

This volume of scripture, even if the saints looked at it at this moment, they were inadvertently sinking their minds and comprehending it with their hearts.

Is this a sutra that an ordinary monk could write?

Laojun was the first to read it. He even felt that as soon as this volume of scripture came out, all the previous Buddhist teachings in the three realms were dim.

It is no wonder that Duobao had the idea to pass on the position of the Lord of Buddhism to Tang Sanzang. Based on this volume of scriptures, Tang Sanzang is fully qualified.

Then Yuanshi Tianzun also saw the scripture in his hand. He put the scripture into his sleeve without making any statement. But it is undeniable that he really noticed this person from this scroll of scripture. Master Tripitaka’s mind.

Although I haven't seen him in person, his voice has been revealed in this scripture.

If Tang Sanzang had been born tens of thousands of years earlier, or directly at the beginning of the world, I am afraid that this holy throne would have to have one of his.

Let’s not talk about anything else. Although Yuanshi Tianzun is not a member of the Buddhist sect, based on his practice, we can also see that the realm of Buddhism in the theory of consciousness only is probably not inferior to the two sages of the West, and may even be higher. On top of both of them.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Saints are naturally experts in this regard. If we talk about the understanding of Buddhism, and the two Western sages are the first, this "Scientific Theory of Consciousness Only" is also true. The deeper one's own Buddhism, the deeper the understanding of it. The more thorough it is.

Therefore, the two saints Zhunti and Jieying fell into it for a while and could not extricate themselves for a long time.

The Nuwa Empress, who was just dabbling in it, couldn't help but feel a little more concerned when she saw that the Second Sage of the West was so attentive to understanding the scriptures written by an ordinary monk.

The same goes for Saint Taiqing and Yuanshi Tianzun. They did not expect that a scroll of scriptures could actually make the two saints of the West appear like this.Master Xuandu suppressed the horror in his heart and sighed secretly: Master Sanzang, you are worthy of being the master!
After a long time, the Second Saint of the West finished reading the scriptures, but they still looked like they were still unfinished.

"It is the blessing of the three realms to have this holy Buddha born." The saint clasped his hands together, and his face, which had always been sad and unchanging in the past, also showed a rare smile this time.

The expression of Saint Zhunti is quite complicated, but all the saints can also understand his mood.

"What I have seen from this scripture can be said to be open to all kinds of rivers. Needless to say, there are various sects of Buddhism and Mahayana as well as esoteric classics. It even contains the essence of many Taoists, Confucians, and even the thoughts of hundreds of schools of thought at that time." Saint Taiqing said in a deep voice.

"Master Tripitaka travels in the three realms and has no sectarian views, so he became such a great person." Master Xuandu paused for a moment and then said, "I heard that the reason why he devoted himself to becoming a monk was because he was in danger after he was born. He was saved by a monk, so after he became wise, he decided to become a monk in order to repay his karma."

What Master Xuandu meant was that if it was not Buddhism but some other sect that saved Master Tripitaka back then, it would probably be a completely different scene now.

But this doesn't seem possible.

After all, the first half of Master Tripitaka's life was determined to a certain extent.

In fact, if it hadn't been for the accident of "Jin Chanzi's True Spirit Awakening", everything that Master Tripitaka experienced before he succeeded in learning the scriptures might have been arranged in advance.

But now the fate is obviously in the hands of Master Sanzang.

Even he, a chess piece that was manipulated before, has now jumped off the chessboard and is gradually transforming into a chess player.

In fact, through this volume of scriptures, all the saints can basically understand the character of Master Tripitaka, and it is even more intuitive and vivid than the image obtained from the mouth of Master Xuandu.

A person's temperament can be disguised.

But his way cannot hide his true heart no matter what.

Seeing that the saints were almost digested, Master Xuandu was looking for an opportunity to speak, but he heard the words of Nuwa Empress on the side, "Eight days have passed. Master Sanzang is going back to Lingshan, right?"

"Exactly."

"How about those scriptures written silently by the monks in Lingshan? Are there any mistakes or omissions?" Only Nuwa still remembered this matter, and the other saints didn't care about these trivial matters at all.

"As far as the disciples know, not all monks can memorize the topics they have drawn. After all, there are fifteen thousand volumes of scriptures in the Sutra Pavilion. It is inevitable that among the monks there will be some who specialize in it, and some who seldom practice it. Reading. In addition, those scriptures are different between hot and cold among monks, so there are still many errors and omissions."

"It's also inevitable."

All the saints also expressed their understanding of this.

But Master Xuandu followed up by saying, "In fact, except for a large number of monks who happened to be allocated to their own intensive practice or to study the scriptures, there are only a very small number of monks who put the scriptures in the Sutra Pavilion I have read all the scriptures and can memorize them."

"And among these monks, most of them are ordinary old monks. They don't even have the status of Arhat. Some of the Bodhisattvas and Arhats among them are really unsightly. Some obscure scriptures can't be heard in silence, but it's just... They can't even write down some basic scriptures. This is hard to justify."

When Master Xuandu said this, he looked in the direction of Saint Zhunti.

There is no other reason than that when these Arhats and Bodhisattvas joined Buddhism, they did not become monks sincerely, but were brought back by force due to the predestined relationship of Saint Chunti.

Nowadays, if we don’t pay attention to Buddhist practice, we can’t blame them entirely.

"As for those errors and omissions, Tathagata Buddha naturally has ways to deal with them. Tathagata Buddha issued a decree at that time, so that those who can memorize the entire sutra can go to the Sutra Pavilion to check for omissions and fill in the gaps. When correcting the sutra, they must also pay attention to Tell the time and the name of the Dharma."

The saints also fully agreed with Tathagata Buddha's arrangement.

"Master Sanzang did not return to Lingshan empty-handed. He also brought with him some scriptures sent by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. They were basically Taoist and Confucian classics, and they were all incorporated into the Sutra Pavilion. Only the scriptures from Lingshan The monks are not interested in the scriptures of Taoism and Confucianism."

"This is exactly the opposite in the Tang Dynasty." Master Xuandu said to the saints: "In the Tang Dynasty, even Taoist monks and Confucian scholars did not reject the Buddhist scriptures brought back by Master Tripitaka. I will also take the initiative to explore the essence.”

And the reason for this is nothing else. One of the most important points is that these Buddhist scriptures were brought back by Master Tripitaka. Without Master Tripitaka, it would be difficult to attract their attention even if these scriptures were exaggerated. offset.

But in any case, it is not just as simple as Master Tripitaka's scriptures being all-encompassing, because it is the entire Tang Empire that truly embraces all rivers.

What I will talk about next is the grand gathering of Master Tripitaka debating scriptures at Lingshan Mountain.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's "Who am I, who am I" obviously did not trouble Master Tripitaka, and the saints did not think that Master Tripitaka would be troubled by such a simple question. But when Guanyin Bodhisattva then asked, "Take a flower and smile", all saints Sheng didn't think Master Tripitaka could answer it so easily.

And in fact it is.

That day in the Lingshan Hall, it seemed calm and calm, but in fact, only Fahai knew about all the dangers.

If you are not careful when dealing with it, it may be difficult to escape unscathed.

First, he and Guanyin Bodhisattva "took willow branches and smiled" and they had a close connection and shared compassion. Then Mahakasyapa, who had received the Buddha's true Heart Sutra, came out and invited Tripitaka to debate the Dharma.
"Only when you see the Buddha's heart with the Buddha's heart can you understand how to hold a flower and smile." Master Xuandu gave the answer given by Master Tripitaka back then.

He added: "It's just that neither Master Tripitaka nor Mahakassapa at that time, although these two people had the mind of Buddha, they did not become Buddhas. In the words of Master Tripitaka, Mahakasyapa was the one who only perfected the purity of his body. He is practicing hard, and he is incarnate in the world of mortals, slaying demons, slaying karma and protecting lives.”

"The so-called Buddha's heart is connected. Mahakasyapa taught the Heart Sutra to Tripitaka on the spot. And Mahakasyapa himself went directly to the underworld after this sutra debate and went to Yinshan to meet Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Ask Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to send him into the six realms of reincarnation."

At that time, when Master Xuandu heard Duobao Tathagata mention this matter, Duobao Tathagata also said: "Maha Kasyapa insisted on entering reincarnation. I am afraid that it is because the practice of Hinayana Buddhism has reached its peak and it is difficult to make any further progress." . Now that his true body has entered reincarnation, he may be able to understand the mystery of Mahayana Buddhism."

This is also the fundamental reason why the Buddha let him go. You can actually hear it from the words of the Tathagata Many Treasures. Tathagata Many Treasures still likes him very much, but he likes this disciple. Letting him enter reincarnation is a kind of fulfillment. It's not that I don't want to see him achieve something in the future.

Guanyin Bodhisattva and Maha Kassapa can only be said to have given this sutra debate a good start. The saints have obviously thought of this, and they are already looking forward to the subsequent sutra debate. .