The daughter of the king crosses Monkey King

Chapter 54

Hearing Abbot Shandao's question, Sanzang staggered: "How can people in Buddhism not know about Tathagata Buddha?"

Shan Dao shook his head lightly: "I really haven't heard of Tathagata Buddha. I have heard of a Tathagata Buddha."

"Tathagata... Buddha?" Sanzang wondered.

"That's right, he is the liaison officer between Heavenly Court and Buddhism." Shandao explained.

This subverted Sanzang's world view a bit. He pondered for a while: "Which Buddha does your temple pay homage to?"

Shandao was also surprised. If Sanzang hadn't displayed profound and authentic Buddhism, he would have thought Sanzang was a demon monk. Shandao frowned:
"We first enshrine Zhunti, the two sages, and then we enshrine Mehliya. Also known as Ajitamahasa!"

Seeing Sanzang's puzzled expression, Shandao continued to explain: "Meiheliye is a dialect in Tianzhu. If you use Dongtu's language, you should call it Donglai Buddha!"

Sanzang had never heard of Zhunti and Yingying, let alone any Buddhas who came from the east, so he begged Abbot Shandao to guide him to the Buddhist hall.

Shandao nodded, stood up and asked Sanzang to move.

After a while, a group of people came to the Buddhist hall.

Sanzang kowtowed piously, pushed the door open and entered, and the standing statues of Zhunti and Jieying came into view.

Beside him is a Buddha that he is very familiar with - Maitreya Buddha!

Sanzang breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately there was someone he knew: "Old abbot, this Buddha is called 'Maitreya Buddha who will be reborn in the future' in the Tang Dynasty. It is the successor of the Buddha Sakyamuni. He was born in the Saha world and practiced Taoism, and became the next Buddha in the Saha world, so he is also called the future Buddha.”

"Future Buddha?" Shandao was puzzled, "What we know is different from what you said!
One thousand and 600 years ago, Zhuntihe led two saints to the east to participate in the battle of Zhuxian, brought back many strong men and mounts, and appointed the burning lamp Buddha to manage Buddhism.

Later, the saints went to the previous Zixiao Palace, and the ruler of the Three Realms became the Jade Emperor, who sent the Buddha from the east to the West to take charge of all affairs.

How did you become the future Buddha in your mouth?strangeness!Could it be that Dongtu and our Xiniu Hezhou believe in the same Buddhism? "

"This..." Sanzang also hesitated.

The daughter king has been listening quietly, and only now did she speak:
"The old abbot doesn't know that Maitreya Buddha has always been in Hezhou, Xiniu, and has never been to the East. Therefore, people in the Tang Dynasty don't know that Maitreya Buddha is also a Buddha. At the same time, the Jade Emperor granted Tathagata the Buddha 500 years ago. Tathagata Buddha!"

Shandao couldn't help shaking his head: "It's unbelievable. Since the holy monk went to Leiyin Temple in the West to seek scriptures, if he can verify the truth and cause and effect, he will definitely come back and explain to me!"

Sanzang clasped his hands together and agreed.

In the next few days, the daughter king summoned Bajie and Wujing, and the four of them discussed Taoism and Dharma with the monks of Fowei Temple, and mutually confirmed the Buddhist principles.

After a few days, Ba Jie clarified part of the situation: "Queen, the Jade Emperor did appoint a Buddha to be in charge of the Western Land Buddhism, but it was not recognized by the Buddhism at that time. This Fowei Temple may have been built privately by Maitreya himself."

"Not recognized?"

"Yes. There are sages in Buddhism, and they will not simply obey the Jade Emperor's imperial decree. But the Jade Emperor's decree has been made and will not be easily changed. Naturally, Maitreya can't do nothing...so he recreated Buddhism..."

"Then 300 years ago, after the chaos at Leiyin Temple, the Tathagata's position was stable. He was unable to fight for power, so he had to leave and establish Xiaoxitian, build a small Leiyin Temple, and be his own Buddha?" Wu Jing asked.

Bajie became interested: "In this way, Tathagata was not the first agent of the Jade Emperor, but Maitreya was. It's just that Maitreya was not capable enough to subdue the Buddhist sect. That's why the Tathagata was granted the title of Buddha later?"

"These are all our guesses. With the information we have so far, we can't see the truth at all. However, I believe we will find out in the future." The daughter king whispered.

……

Three more days passed.

Sanzang felt that he had been delayed here for too long, so he went to the abbot to say goodbye.

Although the abbot still had a lot of questions he wanted to ask and discuss, but he also cared about the Buddha's affairs, so he took all the monks in the temple to see him off respectfully.

……

Sanzang and the other four said goodbye to the monks and continued on the road. After walking for a month without knowing it, they saw a high mountain.There is a stone tablet at the foot of the mountain, with the words "Baihuling" written on it.

Sanzang asked, "Is it finally here?"

Knowing what he meant, the daughter king said, "Brother Yu, just act according to the plan, and I will only be away for three months."

"Hey..." Sanzang sighed, "The road ahead is surrounded by ravines and gullies, and the roadside is full of thorns and dry grass. I really don't know why Guanyin chose such a place."

A group of people walked forward without saying anything. After two days, they were about to walk out of Baihu Ridge, but they did not see the corpse demon in Guanyin's script.

"Could it be that this corpse demon really needs us to change?" the daughter king said to herself, she turned to Sanzang and said, "Master, I'll ask Mrs. Bone to come back and help us finish this scene."

Sanzang nodded.

The daughter king jumped away, and after a while, she brought back Mrs. Bones and placed them on the road ahead.

"Queen, I'm afraid of this wilderness."

"You're already an immortal, it's because the wolves, tigers and leopards here are afraid of you! When I meet Brother Yu, no tea is allowed, do you hear me?"

"However, how can you talk without tea... I'm used to it."

The daughter king was speechless: "It is according to the script."

After saying that, she hurried back to Sanzang, replaced Wujing and Wujing quietly, and prepared to start the performance.

The four of them quickly got into the mood, the daughter king led the way, Bajie carried the burden, Wujing led the horse, and they were walking to a steep place. Sanzang looked at the script in his hand and said, "Wukong, I am hungry this day. Where do you go for some fasting?"

The daughter, the king, laughed and said dryly: "Master is so smart. In the middle of the mountain, there are no villages in the front, no shops in the back, and no place to buy if you have money. Where can I go to find food?"

Sanzang looked at the script again, pretended to be unhappy, and cursed: "You monkey! I think you are in Liangjie Mountain, and you were pressed in a stone box by the Tathagata. You can speak, but you can't do it. It's a loss." I saved your life, took the precepts and became my apprentice. Why don't you work hard, and always have a lazy heart!"

The daughter king curled her lips and said: "The disciple is also quite diligent, why is he lazy?"

Sanzang said: "Since you are diligent, why don't you let me eat? How can I be hungry? What's more, the mountains and hazy miasma here, how can I get Lei Yin?"

The daughter king said: "Master, don't blame me, don't talk too much. I know I have neglected you, so I have to recite the mantra. Get off your horse and sit still, and wait for me to melt away."

The daughter king jumped up into the clouds, put up the awning with her hands, and opened her eyes to watch: "Master, there is something to eat."

Sanzang asked what was going on, and his daughter, the king, said: "There is no one here to make rice. There is a piece of red peaches in Nanshan, which must be overripe peaches. I'll go and pick some, so you can satisfy your hunger."

Sanzang said happily: "If the monks have peaches to eat, they will be rewarded. Go!"

The daughter king pretended to take the bowl, set up the auspicious light, and went to Nanshan to pick peaches.

Liu Ding Liujia, who was on duty in the sky, heard the conversation below, and looked at each other: "What's wrong with this golden cicada and Sun Monkey, who speak politely?"

"Yeah, it's like singing an opera, awkward!"

(End of this chapter)