The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 176: One Heart Has Three Treasures, One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones (asking for monthly ticket)

Lu Chen believed that the nameless arhat who had a breakthrough on Longshou Mountain should not be of the same mind as Huibao and others from Donglin Temple.

Zhongli Quan also agreed with this.

Although he found out that Longshou Mountain was not the entrance to the cave, it was true that the original aura of the cave could seep out from it.

The human world has limitations. Reaching the level of Yuanshen Zhen and Dharma-Appearance Monk is the top. If you want to break through to the level of Changsheng Daojun and Arhat, you must be in the cave, or have a corpse transformation and integrate your Yuanshen into the scroll of the god position.

This is also the way chosen by most of the top practitioners in the era when the cave heaven cannot be revealed.

The three cards and two ge are all used to achieve longevity using this method.

However, the latter can only be regarded as a Yin God, and there is no possibility of transforming Yin into Yang. Even if he becomes the Immortal Taoist Lord, he is not truly free and unrestrained or an immortal, but has become a ghost or god. He only has the name of Immortality but not the reality of a Taoist Lord.

Only the cave heaven, and only the original aura of the cave heaven, are the key for practitioners to break through to the immortal Taoist master!
There is no other right way.

"Next, we need to find the nameless Arhat?" Lu Chen asked.

Zhongli Quan shook his head and said, "Don't think about it. If that Luohan wanted to come out, he would have jumped out long ago. If he doesn't come out, it means that he still has illusions about Donglin Temple. Daosheng will probably have a hard time finding him... By the way, didn't you say that Donglin Temple has arranged people to go to Longshou Mountain? It is estimated that this Luohan has either completely integrated into Donglin Temple or has been found. Pay more attention to the monks of the White Lotus Society in the next few days to see if there is any movement. If anyone announces seclusion or something like that, it can basically be sentenced to death."

Lu Chen nodded.

Now all we can do is wait.

"Oh, Senior, this is the relic I got from Longquan Temple. It belongs to Buddhayasas."

Lu Chen took out the relic he had obtained and said, "Can you take a look at this relic to see if there are any traps or something like that?"

Zhongli Quan took a look at the relic and shook his head, "There is no problem. Longquan Temple probably used it as a carrier of the power of incense. The way for Buddhists to keep the Dharmadhatu's soul from being distorted is to use the relic to carry the incense, allowing the Dharmadhatu's soul after the corpse to enter the relic and be preserved, so as to alleviate the distortion pollution. However, although this method can avoid distortion pollution, it will be polluted by incense. It is better for us to practice the inner alchemy of Shaoyang Cave Heaven and cultivate both nature and life."

Speaking of this, Zhongli Quan couldn't help but raise his head somewhat proudly, and then said nonchalantly: "You can take this relic, it contains the power of incense, and it has the function of blocking the way of external demons. Ordinary demons can be dealt with by just refining this relic. It is a good alternative magic weapon."

Lu Chen nodded when he heard this, and then hesitantly said: "The power of incense is not that great, but... there is a Buddhist scripture in it, it seems to be called "One Mind Three Treasures Dharma"? "

Lu Chen thought about the scriptures that appeared after he touched the relic.

It seems to be called this name.

"Oh, Isshin Sanzang... huh? What did you say?"

Zhongli Quan was about to nod, but suddenly he reacted and looked at Lu Chen with wide eyes: "One Mind, Three Treasures? You said there is a One Mind, Three Treasures method in this?"

"Yes."

Lu Chen looked at Zhongli Quan who lost his composure and nodded slowly: "It is the One Mind Three Treasures Dharma practiced by Buddhayasas. What's wrong, senior?"

"Wait a moment, Taoist priest, let me sort it out first."

Zhongli Quan rubbed his temple, then took out the relic again, and his soul entered it. However, after sensing it for a long time, he returned it to Lu Chen dejectedly: "Forget it, forget it, you are the one who is destined to feel the One Heart Three Treasures Dharma from it, and I, the Taoist, am not destined to feel it."

Lu Chen was a little confused about Zhongli Quan's reaction, and wondered: "Senior, is the One Mind Three Treasures method very powerful? What does One Mind Three Treasures mean?"

What on earth is this 'One Mind Three Treasures Method' that can make an immortal Taoist like Zhongli Quan lose his composure?

"You do not understand?"

Zhongli Quan stared at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen nodded: "I have some feelings, but I dare not go deeper. One mind and three treasures, one mind means meaning, which is one, but also sentient beings. The three treasures are the empty Tathagata storehouse, the non-empty Tathagata storehouse, and the empty and non-empty Tathagata storehouse. Together, one mind is the whole mind, one mind can be transformed into three treasures, and there is no distinction between the three treasures... Well, it is somewhat similar to the meaning of one qi transforming into three pure ones."

Lu Chen told Zhongli Quan some of the information he had come across.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Zhongli Quan said in a strange but irrepressible tone: "One Qi becomes Three Pure Ones... You are truly a genius throughout the ages!"

Zhongli Quan was certain that Lu Chen should be a disciple of the Third Cave.

He is not a disciple of the Third Cave, who else is qualified?!

Turning three pure things into one thing?

Genius idea!
Great concept!
Zhongli Quan felt like his mind was exploding!
Each family is vying for the position of the Supreme God, but generally speaking, there are only three Supreme Gods: Yuanshi Tianzun, Taishang Laojun and Lingbao Tianzun.

Once Lu Chen's concept of 'One Qi Transformed into Three Pure Ones' came out, there was no need for anyone to argue anymore.

We are all one family, and our Supreme God comes from the same place!
They are all transformed from the original energy of heaven and earth!
Seeing Zhongli Quan's reaction, Lu Chen was slightly stunned, but then he immediately reacted.

The saying that One Qi can become Three Pure Ones is very common in later generations. However, in this era when various Taoist sects are still competing for the supreme godhood, there is no such thing as One Qi can become Three Pure Ones!

Everyone wants to use the main god they worship to suppress the main gods worshipped by other sects!

The concept of One Qi transforming into Three Pure Ones was proposed by Lu Xiujing, a disciple of the Three Caves, during the Li Tang Dynasty after he sorted out the information of the Three Caves and it developed for hundreds of years!

"Haha, I felt something at the moment." Lu Chen laughed.

"is it?"

Zhongli Quan’s eyes were deep.

This kind of summary concept cannot be thought of in a flash of inspiration; it must have an extremely solid theoretical basis.

Otherwise, when someone asks "What does One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones mean?"
You can only explain what Yi Qi is and who the Three Pure Ones are, but you know nothing about their functions and powers. You will certainly not be able to convince others.

What's worse, if one cannot even explain what One Qi and Three Purities are, then he will be pushed into the evil path.

However, seeing that Lu Chen obviously didn't want to say more, Zhongli Quan didn't ask any more questions.

'Sooner or later you will be unable to hold back and tell me what the One Qi Transformed into Three Pure Ones is.'

This was what Zhongli Quan was thinking.

It is impossible that you have come up with a theory and a solution, but you refuse to tell anyone else about it.

This is a theory, not a practice system. If you don't tell outsiders, how can others recognize your theory and then join your lineage?

Lu Chen nodded, and then quickly changed the topic: "Senior, you haven't told me what kind of practice is Yixin Sanzang. Will it be very powerful after practicing it?"

"Great? Haha, the One Mind Three Treasures Method is just so-so." Zhongli Quan shook his head and said, "No matter how great the One Mind Three Treasures Method is, it is just a gradual practice method, and it is not even a practice method. It is just a state of mind practice method. And you need to practice three levels to practice to the stage of One Mind Three Treasures. Only when you have fully practiced the One Mind Three Treasures, you will touch the foundation of Buddhism, the "Perfect and Sudden One Vehicle Reality Dharma", and then explore the most fundamental One Dharma Seal, that is, the One Reality Seal."

Lu Chen was stunned.

He didn't expect that just a 'One Mind and Three Treasures' method would involve so many things.

Especially the "Perfect and Sudden One Vehicle Reality Dharma", Lu Chen was very familiar with this name.

When he was traveling to the West, the master taught him the sudden Dharma, which contains the same principle - the sudden Dharma is the One Vehicle!
"Dun Fa?" Lu Chen murmured.

"Yes, it is the Dun method."

Zhongli Quan looked at Lu Chen deeply. He didn't expect that Lu Chen even knew the Dun Fa.

Ordinary practitioners, however, do not even know what the sudden enlightenment method means. He began to explain, "The way of sudden enlightenment exists in Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Those who have attained enlightenment all follow the sudden enlightenment method, but the sudden enlightenment method is also a method without a future. I have only heard of the so-called "Perfect Sudden One Vehicle Reality Dharma". I have heard of Buddhayasa, and there are rumors that he has inherited the ancient Buddha's legacy - a Dharma seal. The One Mind Three Treasures Dharma is a variant of the "Perfect Sudden One Vehicle Reality Dharma". According to Zen Buddhism, if one practices the One Mind Three Treasures Dharma to perfection, one can obtain the "Perfect Sudden One Vehicle Reality Dharma" and condense the One Reality Seal, understand the mind and see the nature, and attain the truth and become a Buddha. However, even Buddhayasa only understood the words of "One Mind", and did not practice all the "Three Treasures" to perfection."

Lu Chen looked at the relic, his heart was shaken. So, he stole a method that could lead to Buddhahood?

But... the relics contain a Dharma method that is so important to Buddhism, why don’t Huibao and others come to intercept me?
"It's not that we won't intercept you, but I'm afraid they themselves have doubts about whether you can sense the One Mind Three Treasures Dharma."

Zhongli Quan suddenly chuckled and said, "The One Mind Three Treasures Method is also the One Reality Seal, which is the One Vehicle Sudden Method. This is not something that everyone can practice. Even those with a slightly poor talent for understanding may not be able to understand the reason, and words cannot fully explain it. Buddhayasas once demonstrated the One Mind Three Treasures Method to the people of the White Lotus Society at Donglin Temple, but only a few people could understand it. You stole the relic from Longquan Temple. Have you seen anyone in Longquan Temple practicing the One Mind Three Treasures Method?"

Lu Chen shook his head: "I don't know what the Yixin Sanzang will look like when it is performed."

Zhongli Quan smiled and said, “If you use it, you will definitely know whether it will make you fall into emptiness or give rise to distracting thoughts.”

Lu Chen has none of these.

"That's it."

After receiving Lu Chen's affirmative answer, Zhongli Quan nodded: "Like a Taoist like me, even if my soul enters it, I cannot perceive the wonders of the One Heart Three Treasures Dharma. Therefore, the One Heart Three Treasures Dharma is also looking for a predestined person, and you are the predestined person."

Lu Chen frowned.

Zhongli Quan seemed to understand Lu Chen's worries and said with a smile: "The Dharma is not like an idea. As long as it is useful to oneself, what's the harm in practicing it? As long as the true self does not change, the original self does not change, and the original heart is firm, there is no harm. Even I, the cultivator of Shaoyang Cave Heaven, have learned from the Dharma of Confucianism and Buddhism, and even from the ideas. Otherwise, why do you think I, a Taoist, know so many things about Buddhism?"

Seeing this, Lu Chen also suddenly understood.

Practicing cultivation is not the same as betraying the faith and joining Buddhism, so what’s wrong with practicing?
Of course, if Lu Chen wants to practice, he will definitely be more cautious. He will not start practicing right away. First of all, he must ensure that his true self will not be forcibly changed!
In other words, when practicing this Buddhist method, one must not let the golden light of Buddhism trapped by the purple air of the morning glow escape.

“You try it first, get in touch with it, and see if you can accept the One Mind Three Treasures method.” Zhongli Quan said, with some curiosity on his face.

Lu Chen nodded, he meant the same thing.

With Zhongli Quan, the Taoist Immortal, watching over them, if anything unexpected really happened, it could be resolved.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen immediately immersed his soul into the relic.

As soon as you enter, you'll be greeted by the rich scent of incense and the constant murmuring of prayers: 'Namo Amitabha'.

Lu Chen ignored these sounds and sensed carefully.

Not long after, a faint voice flowed into Lu Chen's soul.

The sound seemed intermittent, as if it came from far away, or like someone was whispering in one's ear.

Lu Chen listened attentively, his distracting thoughts disappeared, and he focused completely. The sound then quietly became louder.

Lu Chen's eyes blurred, and it seemed that a foreign monk with a red beard appeared in front of him, sitting cross-legged and floating in front of him.

He stretched out his hand, clenched his fist, then opened his fist and turned it into a palm, and then looked at Lu Chen again.

Lu Chen stared at this scene blankly, and felt something in his heart: "The palm and the fist are different, but their essence is the same... It is one, but it can also be ten thousand, for all things, for all living beings, that is, the Three Treasures, although different, but the essence is the same, all are one..."

The smile on the foreign monk's face froze for a moment, then he nodded with great appreciation, clasped his hands together, and saluted Lu Chen.

Lu Chen had no intention of returning the favor. The sound in his ears suddenly grew louder at this moment, drawing all his attention.

He was too lazy to care about the foreign monk's actions, and instead focused on listening to the sounds around him.

"…The Tathagatagarbha, the original wonderful and perfect mind, is not a dharma-atta, not an arhat, not a samsara, not the great nirvana, not permanent, not bliss, not self, not pure. It is not everything, and is free from all appearances…"

"It is the Tathagata-garbha, the original bright mind, and so on, even the Dhāya-nagarbha, the Arahat, the Samyak-sambodhi, the Great Nirvana, the Eternal, the Bliss, the Self, the Pure. Everything is present, and it is all dharma..."

"It is the Tathagata-garbha, the wonderful and bright mind. It is neither separate nor non-separate, it is both and it is not. The Tathagata-garbha is always color and empty, pervading the dharma realm, free from all appearances and yet it is all dharma..."

"You do not follow the distinctions. The three kinds of continuity, the world, karma and sentient beings, are cut off, and the three causes do not arise..."

"Everything is not, away from all appearances, that is, the empty Tathagata storehouse. The empty Tathagata storehouse is the one mind and three treasures at the moment; everything is the same, that is, all dharmas, that is, the non-empty Tathagata storehouse. The non-empty Tathagata storehouse is the one mind and three treasures at the moment; away is away from and not, is and is not, that is, the empty and non-empty Tathagata storehouse. The empty and non-empty Tathagata storehouse is the one mind and three treasures at the moment. The original wonderful round mind, the original bright mind is the wonderful and bright mind. The wonderful awakening and bright round, the original round and bright wonderful, is the one mind and three treasures, that is, the precious awakening true mind, that is, the true true nature, that is, the Tathagata storehouse..."

"..."

"boom!"

There was a loud bang in Lu Chen's head, and everything in front of his eyes suddenly turned pale.

That was the scene when the ancestor created the world.

A hazy and chaotic state, a state before the creation of the universe and the beginning of time!
And at this moment, a golden light appeared, extremely bright, yet extremely ethereal, between existence and non-existence.

There was also purple light rising from all directions, transforming all things.

“Empty and non-empty Tathagata-garbha…”

Lu Chen murmured and looked at the foreign monk in front of him.

But at this time, the foreign monk had lost his calm expression, and his eyes were filled with shock and surprise.

He opened his mouth to say something, but the next second, Lu Chen's eyes went dark and he disappeared from the foreign monk.

The foreign monk stared blankly at the gradually fading golden light in front of him. After a long time, he sighed softly.

After leaving a line of words in the air with great difficulty, he looked suddenly enlightened, as if waking up from a dream, with a smile on his face, and his figure gradually dissipated like smoke.

(End of this chapter)