Cultivating Immortality, Starts with Green Plum

Chapter 342: Strange, Strange, the Donor is Really Strange

"My Buddha is merciful."

Among the many Buddha statues in front, a small clay Buddha statue turned into a flesh-and-blood child, and then jumped down from the Buddha platform with a "hey whoosh".

The child was wearing blue clothes and had a large string of prayer beads around his neck. His round belly was open, his head was round, and his face was round. He looked very cute.

To be honest, looking at the child in front of him, Xu Ming was reminded of the "Maitreya Buddha" in a game he played in his previous life. The child was very similar to the other child.

This little monk looks like he walked out of a game.

Inside the temple, everyone looked at the child warily, no one dared to say a word, and some even silently took out their weapons.

Although this child looks harmless, no one dares to underestimate him.

How could there be any simple person who could appear in such a place?

"Don't be so nervous." The child put his hands together and bowed, "My name is Maitreya. I apologize for not welcoming you in person."

"Wow, it's really Maitreya." Xu Ming said subconsciously.

If there was no Sun Wukong in this world, Xu Ming would have really thought that he had arrived in Little Western Paradise.

"Do you know him?" Shi Xin turned his head and asked Xu Ming.

Listening to Shi Xin's question, Xu Ming looked very surprised: "Why, you don't know him? There is no Maitreya Buddha in your Buddhism? Or Maitreya Bodhisattva?"

"No." Shi Xin shook his head.

Xu Ming: “.”

Xu Ming knew that there were significant differences between the Buddhism in this world and the Buddhism on Blue Sea Star.

But Xu Ming didn't expect the difference to be so big.

Is it possible that there is not even Maitreya Buddha in this world?

No, not nothing.

It should be said that there is no record yet.

Because Maitreya Buddha has already appeared, right in front of him.

"Who is Miroku?"

Seeing Xu Ming's silence, Shi Xin pulled Xu Ming's sleeve.

Xu Ming lowered his voice and explained softly to Shi Xin:
“In our hometown, there are many Buddhist sects.

Among them, there are the 'horizontal three Buddhas' calculated in space and the 'vertical three Buddhas' calculated in time."

"I know."

Shi Xin nodded, and the voice entered Xu Ming's mind.

"The three Buddhas of the past, present and future refer to Sakyamuni Buddha in the center, Medicine Buddha in the east, and Amitabha Buddha in the west. The Buddha we in the Western Regions believe in is Amitabha Buddha."

Xu Ming asked: "Then tell me, what is the Three Buddhas of your Buddhism like?"

Xu Ming wanted to verify whether the Three Buddhas of this world were the same as the Three Buddhas of Blue Sea Star.

Shi Xin continued:

"The Medicine Buddha of the East is in charge of the Eastern Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli. He has two attendants, the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva, known as the Three Saints of the East. Generally, people pray to the Medicine Buddha for the sake of worldly happiness. The Medicine Buddha can protect people from disasters, prolong their lives, and cure diseases. Many old people and patients will worship the Medicine Buddha in order to gain health and longevity.

Sakyamuni Buddha is in charge of the central Saha world. He has two attendants, the "great wisdom" Manjusri Bodhisattva and the "great action" Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, known as the Three Holy Ones of Huayan. He is the educator of this world and the leader of Buddhism. Amitabha Buddha is in charge of the Western Paradise. He has two attendants, the "great courage" Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva and the "great compassion" Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, known as the Three Holy Ones of the West. Generally, the main purpose of praying to Amitabha Buddha is to pray for liberation after death. Amitabha Buddha mainly uses his vows to lead sentient beings to the Paradise and escape from the cycle of suffering, so he is also called "the Buddha of Reception". Because this Buddha has infinite life and light, he is also called "the Buddha of Infinite Life" and "the Buddha of Infinite Light".

There are also different opinions that the three Buddhas of the past, present and future are the same Buddha, but he manifests himself in different forms in order to save sentient beings. "

Listening to Shi Xin's explanation, Xu Ming couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Because in this world, the Three Buddhas of the Past, Present and Future and the Three Buddhas of the Blue Sea Star are almost the same.

"Xu Ming, what is the Three-Life Buddha?" Shi Xin pulled the corner of Xu Ming's clothes, very curious, "You haven't answered me yet."

Xu Ming slowly explained: "The Three Buddhas refer to Dipamkara Buddha representing the 'past', Sakyamuni Buddha representing the 'present', and Maitreya Buddha representing the 'future'.

Dipamkara Buddha was a Buddha in the past Auspicious Kalpa. He was the Buddha before Sakyamuni Buddha. He predicted in the past that Sakyamuni would become a Buddha in the future. He was the teacher who gave Sakyamuni Buddha the prediction. Many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were once disciples of Dipamkara Buddha.

Shakyamuni Buddha is the fourth Buddha of the Kalpa of Buddhahood. Together with his attendants Manjushri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, he saves all sentient beings in the Saha world with the Dharma.

Maitreya Buddha, the future Buddha, is the fifth Buddha in the Kalpa of Virtue. Before the Maitreya era comes, he is still a bodhisattva in the inner court of Tushita.

According to Mahayana Buddhism, everyone can become a Buddha, and the Buddhas will save all living beings and transcend the cycle of reincarnation to become Buddhas.

"Even if there are three Buddhas, there is also Sakyamuni Buddha?" Shi Xin was full of curiosity about Buddhism. "Is there any difference between the two Sakyamuni Buddhas? Or are they the same Sakyamuni Buddha?"

"I don't know either." Xu Ming spread his hands.

Xu Ming can’t say, “All the knowledge I know was gained from short videos, right?”
In my previous life, I was just a college student, not a monk.

"Then what is Mahayana Buddhism?" Shi Xin asked. Xu Ming just mentioned the four words "Mahayana Buddhism".

"'Mahayana Buddhism' is a long-term thing to talk about, and I don't know much about it. I'm not a monk in my hometown." Xu Ming said, "Wait until later, I will tell you what I know later."

"All right."

Having not heard the Mahayana Buddhism, Shi Xin lowered his head slightly, with a look of slight loss on his face.

Shi Xin felt that Xu Ming’s hometown must have some brilliant Buddhist principles.

Shi Xin really wanted to visit Xu Ming's hometown, but Xu Ming said that he might never be able to return to his hometown.

Where exactly is his hometown?

"Donor, do you seem to recognize me?"

Although Xu Ming and Shi Xin's conversation was not loud, and they even set up a small barrier so that even the people closest to them could not hear it, Maitreya still heard it.

Everyone followed Maitreya's gaze and looked towards Xu Ming.

After Maitreya asked the question, he did not wait for Xu Ming to answer, but stretched out his chubby little hand, as if he was muttering something.

In the end, Maitreya just smiled:
"Strange, strange, the donor is really strange.

But not surprising either.

This world is supposed to be like this, and who can fully see through the way of heaven?"

[Fuck, I've been too busy these past two days. I've been working too much overtime.

After I came back, there was not much time left. I didn’t even have time to eat. I was typing away, and I almost didn’t finish each time.

Fortunately, I finally finished writing it.
Fortunately, fortunately
I'm going to cook a pack of instant noodles. I'm starving.]

(End of this chapter)