Too much fruit

Chapter 824: Putting Everything on the Table
"It's hard to ban the practice of seduction, let alone banning faith?"

The enlightened one shook his head slightly and said, "People need something to rely on, and the need for faith is indelible. Directly banning faith will do more harm than good."

"Faith is like a high ground. If you don't occupy it, someone else will. If you ban the true faith and let heresy take over, it's better not to ban it."

The enlightened one’s answer was not extreme, but his purpose was quite extreme for those who practiced the method of solicitation.

He was serious about placing limits on belief.

The reason why they don't do it directly is because banning faith is just an ideal approach, which is impractical in reality. If banning faith is achievable and does not cause much harm, the enlightened will definitely do it directly.

"Little monk understands."

The red-robed monk bowed and said, "Thank you, Master, for your confession."

After hearing this answer, the three of them lost interest in continuing.

Huilun and the red-robed monk's questions were originally about the method of summoning and faith. Now that they had received their answers, they were so excited that they did not want to ask more questions for a moment.

Although Huineng did not practice the method of summoning, he knew about the subsequent changes in the Buddhist kingdom. He began to think about the possible benefits and disadvantages in the future and said no more.

So the three of them said goodbye and left.

After their figures disappeared outside the Wufo Temple, the two birds that heard the conversation flew down from the eaves and revealed human forms.

The Awakened One was not surprised at all. He kept a gentle demeanor and asked the two, "What do you think of them?"

They were, of course, the three people who had just left.

"The white-faced monk only talked about doing good deeds, but didn't say that the practice of Buddhism lies in one's mind. He is just average. The yellow-faced monk can get to the point and has a deep understanding of the practice of Samadhi, but considering the relationship between the brothers, he lacks a bit of sharpness, which is a bit forced. As for the remaining one, his Bodhisattva appearance is not bad, but it's a pity that he has received too much incense and his appearance is stronger than himself. Although he has some Taoism, he will be backfired sooner or later."

Sun Wukong's words were extremely aggressive, except that he gave Huineng a little face.

Jiang Li also matched the little white-faced man and the burnt-yellow-faced man with the two disciples of the Awakener according to their appearances. As for the third one...
He wears red monk's robes, has a yang and mild aura, and has the appearance of a bodhisattva. He must be the Sunlight Bodhisattva, one of the four levels of the Buddhist world.

This person was practicing the method of hooking and calling, and was also practicing asceticism. He had once received the Dao fruit of an ascetic monk, and had been a traveler in the Buddha's kingdom. He usually walked on foot, doing good when he saw good, and eliminating evil when he saw evil. Even when he reached the fourth level, he never changed.

For this reason, while the Sunlight Bodhisattva has a deep foundation, he has also accumulated a huge amount of incense and spiritual power, which has enabled his external Dharma image to continue to grow stronger.

Among the six bodhisattvas in the past, except for the White Lotus Mother Bodhisattva, the Dharma image of the Sunlight Bodhisattva was the strongest. Now the White Lotus Mother Bodhisattva has become the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and the Dharma image of the Sunlight Bodhisattva has also become the best among the bodhisattvas.

As for strength, it’s hard to say.

After listening to Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Li combined the information he had obtained in the past and had a rough idea of ​​the three people's personalities. Then, he replied: "The Great Sage has said it all. I really don't know what to say."

To translate it, it means that I agree with the Monkey King. In short, I am the same.

Sun Wukong immediately bared his teeth, "You kid, you are really different from the three-eyed one, different!"

Anyway, in his impression, the three-eyed man was proud and arrogant, and would never be so shameless.

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong felt a little itchy.

He recalled that when they first met, Jiang clearly recognized his identity, but just called him "Bimawen".

He was so flattered by Jiang Li that he almost forgot about it, but now he remembered it again.

“Jiang Tanyue’s answer is indeed a bit lazy.” The Enlightened One also smiled, then shook his head and said, “It’s not that Huilun can’t see through, but he takes his followers into consideration. His heart is good, but he is blinded by obsession. Huineng can see through and persist, so he is stronger. As for Riyue…”

Reflections of stars appeared in his eyes, and he seemed to be deducing something based on the future star disasters, but in the end he did not express his judgment on the Sunlight Bodhisattva.

In the end, the enlightened one just shook his head, ending the topic and turning to talk about faith and Buddhism.

"The original intention of the idiots was to teach and preserve the Dharma, to eliminate faith, to preserve the Dharma, and to make the Dharma a knowledge spread like the Confucianism of the Great Zhou Dynasty, rather than to force faith and change the Dharma into a theory to fool the people. Unfortunately, this is just a beautiful vision."

After all, the Buddhist belief has existed for so many years, it is not so easy to be divided.

Even an enlightened being cannot do this, unless he uses his own supreme consciousness to perform an act of salvation and cleanse the memories of everyone in the Buddha's kingdom.

In reality, restrictions on beliefs are also difficult to achieve.

This matter needs to be done slowly, but where is the time for the enlightened one to do it slowly now?

It seems that the previous words were actually useless except for expressing the determination of the enlightened one.

Then the key is to show determination.

Based on this, Jiang Li speculated, "Does the layman want the person obsessed with the seduction method to jump out on his own initiative?"

Apart from anything else, Huilun would definitely let his followers know something. As a bodhisattva, Sunlight Bodhisattva is also skilled in the art of seduction, so he must have subordinates and would also let others know.

In this way, everyone knows the determination of the Awakened One. Then the next step is -

"The confused ones will hold a Dharma Assembly and invite all Buddhist friends to come." said the enlightened one.

Jiang Li continued, "Guanyin and Tan Wuwei will definitely come, and those who are obsessed with the seduction method will also contact them in order to oppose the order issued by the layman."

What command?
Of course, it is an order to prohibit the practice of seduction and restrict faith.

It is hard not to think of this when the Dharma Assembly was held after the determination was expressed.

Even this is not a pretense, the Awakened One really wants to announce this. If the other party does not come, they can only see the order being issued and start to execute it.

Even if he has not come out of seclusion for a hundred years and his power has been hollowed out by Manjusri and Guanyin, the Awakened One is still the supreme leader of the Buddhist Kingdom, and when he comes out of seclusion, he will definitely have the greatest say.

Because he is the strongest.

Jiang Li was able to gain the support of all officials because of his strength, so of course the awakened ones can do the same.

The worship culture of the Buddha Kingdom determines the right of the enlightened one to speak. One of the biggest reasons for praying to gods and Buddhas is that gods and Buddhas are stronger than mortals, and the enlightened one is the strongest in the Buddha Kingdom.

Therefore, opponents of the awakened ones are bound to come.

When opponents come, the Buddha's Hell of Fire also wants to get involved.

If the enlightened one were to eliminate his opponents and begin to clean up the Buddha's kingdom, wouldn't that clear the way for him?
This won’t do, so the Buddha’s Hell of Fire will also come.

The original undercurrent will be exposed as a result.

(End of this chapter)