Building a Salvation Organization from Scratch

Chapter 133 Xuanzang
In 615 A.D., there was a temple named Jingtu Temple inside the Jianyang Gate of Luoyang City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty.

It is named for its clean white rock.The foundation of the main hall and the parapet of the Jingtu Temple are all made of white stones like white clouds, which fits the Zen saying "a pure land is rare for monks".

And at the gate of the Pure Land Temple, a fair-looking young novice monk walked in.

Judging from his appearance, he can be described as bright eyes, bright teeth, elegant and agile, and he must be a handsome, elegant and refined man in the future.

Xu Shi just arrived at the meal time, and the young novice who had just returned was smiling.

"Ayi, why don't you chat with Qing Dali for a while?"

Outside the gate of the Pure Land Temple, a tall young monk asked the little monk in front of him.

There was a little smile in his words, and he was a little curious why his younger brother didn't stay at the Dali Siqing's house for a while longer.

After all, my 13-year-old brother has not reached the limit. The reason why he was able to break the rules and take the Buddhist exam is thanks to Zheng Shanguo, the minister of Dali Temple, who is optimistic.

So today he hurriedly asked his younger brother to go to Dali Siqing's mansion, and chanted scriptures and prayed well to express his gratitude to this Bole.

"Of course it's because the Jingtu Temple is open for dinner." The little novice first showed a smile, "So I bid farewell to Dali Temple."

He had a natural look on his face.

How could the food at the Dali Temple Qingfu be compared to the food at the Pure Land Temple that he had eaten for three years.

Facts have proved that only the food that was suddenly encountered when there was not enough to eat is the most memorable.

Immediately, the little novice called Ayi pouted again and said, "Second Brother! No, Master Changjie! I have passed the Dharma examination that His Majesty asked Dali Temple to hold. I am a monk who has been ordained. Please address me now." I am Master Xuanzang."

"Very well, Master Xuanzang."

"It turns out that the little guy who came to the cafeteria with a bowl in his hands when he was working and chanting scriptures, is now a shaved monk. Time flies so fast."

The young monk smiled at the little novice.

Although he yelled Xuanzang according to what the little novice said, the ridicule in his tone could be heard by anyone with a discerning eye.

Appropriate ridicule, this is a different way of blessing between brothers.

There are only 27 places to pass the Dharma examination held by Dali Temple this year. Xuanzang was able to pass this level of examination at the age of 13. As an older brother, he is naturally very pleased.

"What do you mean when you don't see anyone while you're working and chanting scriptures, you come to the cafeteria with a bowl in between the meals?"

"This is slander! Slander!"

Xuanzang pouted angrily, looked at his second elder brother and retorted: "I memorized the "Miaofa Lotus Sutra" and "Vimalakirti Sutra" when I was 11 years old. Master Zheng Shanguo praised me very much before. If you have the strength to become a Buddha, you will surely become a great talent in Buddhism in the future."

"But you did come back with the bowl in your hands, and the bowl never left your body."

Master Changjie smiled, and pointed to the round bulge on Xuanzang's waist under his clothes.

Seeing this, Xuanzang subconsciously covered the bowl that had been stuffed in his clothes.

After a moment of silence, he simply pouted and ignored the second brother who brought him to the Jingtu Temple to beg for a stutter after his family fell into poverty.

Ever since his father gave up his glory and wealth in order not to fall in with the world, and for the sake of character, the gap from luxurious clothes and fine food to simple tea and light food made Xuanzang understand one thing when he was a child:

The world is big, and the food is the biggest.

Especially after his parents died at the age of ten, Xuanzang deeply realized the importance of having enough food.

So he just chanted the scriptures silently in his mouth, and hummed when he passed the second brother.

I don't have time to argue with my second brother now.

If they don't go to the cafeteria, the group of monks will eat up all the delicious food.

But Master Changjie looked at Xuanzang who was walking away, and couldn't help but smiled in relief.

His brother has indeed changed.

Ever since he uttered the phrase "If you wish to teach the Tathagata far away, but to forget the Dharma near the light" in the Dharma exam a few days ago, his younger brother has become different.

The liveliness in the past was mostly staged, in order to make people around him think that he has not been immersed in the passing of his parents.

But now, Master Changjie found something different suddenly appeared in his younger brother's lively smile and eyes.

Although this kind of thing is rare, Master Changjie knows what it is.

That is the firm idea after finding the purpose of life.

"so good."

Regarding this, Master Changjie murmured silently.

"Yeah, what a kid."

But a voice suddenly echoed in Master Changjie's ear.

Hearing this strange man's voice, Master Changjie subconsciously turned his head to look.

I saw a strange man in front of me.

There was nothing special about his attire.The hair is tied into a bun, and there is a towel and hat on the outside, and the clothes are a common set of white round-neck gowns.

But the small wooden box in this man's hand made Master Changjie inexplicably concerned.

"This child looks like he will be a great person in the future."

The strange man chuckled and commented.

"The benefactor is absurd."

Master Chang Jie clasped his hands together and answered modestly, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"I've always been a good judge of people."

The strange man shook his head, indicating that his evaluation was serious.

"Amitabha! Is this benefactor here to burn incense and worship Buddha?"

Hearing this, Master Changjie just clasped his hands together and asked the strange man silently.

"Master, hello, my name is Chen Sheng."

"This time I want to ask, can your temple let me stay for a while?"

Seeing this, Chen Sheng bowed silently, and then stated his purpose.

Ever since he sensed the reappearance of a fleeing monster, Chen Sheng bid farewell to the virtuous Master Jie of Nalanda Temple, and embarked on the eastward journey in the direction where the monster's vitality appeared.

This time, not only did he have to eliminate all the seven strands of monster life that had escaped, but he also found a disciple for Master Jiexian by the way.

Chen Sheng almost instinctively thought of the person in the original history for this candidate who was required to be even better than Master Jiexian.

So after he captured three wisps of monster vitality one after another, he could no longer sense the breath of other monster vitality.

Chen Sheng embarked on the road to Luoyang City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, and wanted to come to the Pure Land Temple to have a look.

This year, Xuanzang had just ordained ordained as a monk.

"Staying overnight is naturally possible, but after all, our Jingtu Temple is in the Jianyang Gate of Luoyang City, and it is a temple directly under the jurisdiction of Dali Temple."

"So, if you stay overnight at our Jingtu Temple, you need the approval of Dali Temple."

Master Changjie said to Chen Sheng.

This is not a rejection, but a strict compliance with the rules and regulations.

Hearing this, Chen Sheng just nodded, then silently stretched his hand into his arms, and took out a piece of paper stamped with the seal of Dali Temple.

"Trouble mage."

Chen Sheng handed over the paper with a smile on his face.

Of course he had already prepared everything.

When I bid farewell to Master Jiexian before, I was told to bring a lot of broken gold and silver.This kind of thing that is not lacking for Nalanda Temple is really helpful for Chen Sheng, and it also prevents him from wasting his energy to change some broken gold and silver by himself.

This document allowing to stay overnight is to use some scraps of gold and silver to get away with the relationship.

Master Changjie took the paper and carefully checked the words and seal on it.

Not long after, he nodded to Chen Sheng in front of him: "Then please follow me."

Then, Chen Sheng followed Master Changjie and walked towards the Pure Land Temple.

While leading the way, Master Changjie silently introduced to Chen Sheng the buildings along the way, as well as the history and status of the Pure Land Temple.

The Jingtu Temple is adjacent to Songyue Mountain in the east, accompanied by Shaolin.It is adjacent to Yishui in the west, and the Kunlun vein extends.Looking south to Jiugao, Heming Tianshi is surrounded by purple smoke.Looking north at Longmen, the five capitals gather in Yiluo.

It was first built in the first year of Tianci in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 404), and moved to Jianyang Gate in Luoyang City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, in the fourth year of Sui Daye (608).

Today is 615, Xuanzang is just 13 years old, and the surrounding buildings are only seven years old.

Therefore, Chen Sheng felt that everything he saw did not have much sense of age.

For people, there is a saying that you can't do things well if you don't talk about it.For temples, lack of sense of age may also make them less convincing.

But for the Pure Land Temple, there is no need to rely on the age of the building to increase its convincing power.

After all, Jingtu Temple is a royal temple, also known as Dongdu Pure Land Temple, which is directly under the management of Dali Temple.

In Master Changjie's eloquent talk, even a monk can't help but be a little proud. After all, his temple's status in today's Buddhism is still one of the best.

And Chen Sheng just nodded silently, and did not express any opinion.

The Pure Land Temple really impressed him.

After he finished solving the three wisps of monster vitality that exposed his aura, he came to Luoyang City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, almost immediately to look for Jingtu Temple.

But in his heart, Jingtu Temple does not look noble because it is a royal temple.

The reason why he really had an impression of the Pure Land Temple was because of the cute little monk who ran to eat with a bowl—Xuanzang!
This person who has been familiar to countless old and young women and children for thousands of years, it is his appearance that made the Jingtu Temple a bit taller in Chen Sheng's heart.

In Journey to the West, an art work that can be called a classic handed down from generation to generation, Xuanzang only left an image of a compassionate heart and powerless hands.

However, history is far from artistic literature, and the true historical image of Xuanzang has been misunderstood by many people for thousands of years.

The real Xuanzang in history, his persistent belief is so powerful that it is terrifying.

Strong enough to rival life, strong enough to support him across infinite distances and dangers.

Alone, in order to practice the belief in my heart, I was able to walk [-] kilometers in that era.

When he persisted all the way to the Western Regions with the belief of Purdue Dharma and saving sentient beings, he also transformed into a great man who can truly be called a Living Buddha.

When he was a child, he said that he wanted to teach the Tathagata far away, and the Dharma in the near light was not just for fun. He really used his life to practice the grand wish of carrying forward Buddhism and broadening all living beings.

Chen Sheng came to Jingtu Temple.

Not just to guide this great figure, let him arrive at Nalanda Temple like history, and then learn the system of spiritual practice while learning Buddhism.

He also wanted to see this one in person.

In the sea of ​​life and death, who will be the boat?
In the nameless long night, who will make the torch?
According to historical records, Xuanzang said this sentence after arriving in the Western Regions, which gave Chen Sheng an idea: to pull Xuanzang into the eternal day.

This is not impulsive.

But after a long time of deliberation.

It is also very interesting to cultivate and teach Xuanzang to be one of his own since childhood.

As Chen Sheng kept thinking, the two stopped outside a building.

This is a small yard, and there are noisy voices in the yard, making it very lively.

Chen Sheng's keen five senses instantly understood the situation here.

There was a lot of voices and the aroma was tangy, obviously this was the canteen of Jingtu Temple.

Master Changjie looked at Chen Sheng with a smile and said, "Come in and have a look, benefactor? After that, your daily meals will be settled in this fasting hall. Our fasting meals here are quite good."

As a real state-owned enterprise, the benefits of Jingtu Temple are really nothing to say.

"Then I'm going to have a good taste."

Hearing this, Chen Sheng naturally nodded, and then walked in with Master Changjie.

Zhaitang means cafeteria. Master Changjie first took him to see the place where he usually eats, which is quite normal.

Chen Sheng was looking forward to this, not because he was looking forward to the meal, but just looking forward to the official meeting with Xuanzang.

Xuanzang was at the gate of the Jingtu Temple before, so he should have rushed here with a bowl in his hand.

Just now he just saw Xuanzang's back at the door, it was not a formal meeting.

This time, we can meet officially.

While Chen Sheng was thinking, the door of the Zhaitang of the Pure Land Temple opened, and the voices of the lively crowd suddenly became louder.

Chen Sheng followed Master Chang Jie all the way in, passing monks on wooden tables one by one.

Soon, Chen Sheng locked on the target.

Xuanzang, who was just a child, was already very conspicuous.

Especially when Xuanzang, with bright eyes and bright teeth, is among a group of monks with bare arms, he looks even more conspicuous.

Chen Sheng stopped slowly.

Standing motionless next to Xuanzang, he did not attract the attention of Xuanzang who was eating vegetarian noodles. Obviously Xuanzang was engrossed in eating.

However, the monk at the side noticed Chen Sheng, and saw that his eyes were fixed on Xuanzang, so he patted Xuanzang's shoulder lightly.

"Swollen... What's wrong with it?"

With his mouth full, Xuanzang raised his head subconsciously, and looked suspiciously at the monk who patted him on the shoulder.

Seeing the monk pointing to the side, he turned his gaze to the side.

I saw a strange man standing next to him, he didn't look like a monk.

Xuanzang was silent for a moment, first swallowed everything in his mouth, then stood up and said to Chen Sheng with clasped hands seriously: "The little monk is named Xuanzang, I don't know what's the matter with the benefactor?"

"Hello, Xuanzang."

"My name is Chen Sheng."

Chen Sheng spoke calmly, looking at the 13-year-old Xuanzang in front of him with a smile.

The eyes of the two met.

Xuanzang's eyes were full of doubts, why did this person bother him to eat.

But Chen Sheng's eyes were full of complicated thoughts that Xuanzang couldn't understand.

Chen Sheng knew that the original history would be rewritten from this moment.

(End of this chapter)