Onmyoji's Secret

Chapter 189 The Buddha and the Devil

I opened my eyes and looked at Monk Yuanming. I didn't expect that there were so many stories behind that ghost monk.

Monk Yuanming sighed and continued: "This Emei Mountain is the Taoist place of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. According to legend, many years ago, the Bodhisattva manifested on the Golden Summit, saved all sentient beings, and left a divine object for the world to understand. If someone fully comprehends it, he will be able to achieve a golden body."

"What is the thing that Samantabhadra Bodhisattva left behind? Could it be that Yuantong moved his thoughts to the sacred object left by Puxian?" Cao Jinfang, who had been standing silently behind him, suddenly spoke, and said in a low voice.

I thought about it, and instantly understood the meaning of her words. The purpose of the three of them coming to Mount Emei this time seems to be for the legendary artifact left by the Bodhisattva.

Monk Yuanming gave a wry smile, recited a Buddha's name, and said: "Those who are predestined will meet them, those who are predestined will obtain them, and those who are predestined will realize them. But we don't have that kind of predestined relationship, so naturally we cannot see the true body of the divine thing." .”

"Fate? It means that even you don't know what the Bodhisattva left behind? Since even you can't find it, what did Yuantong do? Could it be that he finally found it?" I raised my eyebrows lightly. Pick and ask.

"No and no."

Monk Yuanming said softly: "More than 100 years ago, Master Fa Neng of this temple had the chance to see the real body of the gods and objects, and studied under it for half a month, and finally made great progress in Buddhism. Shi Shi made a Buddha lamp by himself, which contains his lifelong experience of Buddhism and the enlightenment he got in the process of comprehending the gods. On the day when Master Fa Neng finished making the Buddha lamp, he sat down with a smile, according to Master Fa Neng According to his request, his disciples put his relics in the Buddha lamp, and since then, the Buddha lamp has the true Buddha nature and has become the treasure of our Hongchun Temple."

"It's the lotus lantern with thousands of Buddhas in seven directions in your scripture building. It seems that monk Yuantong has put his mind on the Buddha lantern." I said, no wonder the Buddha power of that Buddha lantern is so great. It turns out that there is a relic of an eminent monk in it, which is definitely a Buddhist treasure.

Monk Yuanming nodded and said, "Yuantong wanted to comprehend the lotus lamp of the Thousand Buddhas in seven directions, of course he got permission from his master, but he was tempted by a demon for some reason during the comprehension process, and he began to suspect When the correctness of the Dharma became clearer, he even wanted to break the lotus lamp of the Thousand Buddhas in Seven Directions, take out the relics inside, and swallow them to improve his own Buddha power. But his change finally attracted the master and several uncles, He was stopped in an emergency. Yuantong was completely controlled by the inner demon at that time. In desperation, the master and others controlled him and put him in the firewood room. He was going to invite several eminent monks on Mount Emei to recite for Yuantong together. The scriptures will transform the inner demons in his body and let them return to their original nature."

"A few days later, at the invitation of Master, several masters with the most advanced Dharma cultivation in the entire Emei Mountain began to recite the Buddha Sutra for Yuantong at the same time, and finally almost eliminated the demonic nature in Yuantong's body. On the surface, Yuantong also seemed to have recovered. However, what no one expected was that Yuantong was actually deeply rooted in the devil. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of several masters, he suddenly became violent, killed in the temple, and rushed into the scripture building, intending to destroy it with his own hands. He dropped the lotus lamp of seven thousand Buddhas in seven directions, but at that time several mages rushed to stop it. After some disputes, they had no choice but to kill Yuantong. Yuantong's blood splashed on the Buddha lamp, and his soul turned into a ghost Rushing into the Buddha lamp, trying to take the relics with the body of a fierce ghost, but in the end, several mages were trapped in the Buddha lamp. However, after Yuantong turned into a ghost, it was really terrifying. He even sacrificed half of his soul and used the remaining soul The body rushed out and disappeared without a trace since then, and I have never heard from him again." After the monk Yuanming finished speaking, he sighed endlessly, with a sad expression on his face, and his thoughts seemed to return to the accident many years ago. .

The few of us who listened to it were stunned. Although the story about Yuantong was true, it was even more bizarre than fiction.A Buddhist disciple with extremely high Buddha nature and deep connection with Buddha fell into the way of demon in an instant. From Buddha to demon, he turned into a ghost, and he will never be restored.

"So, half of Yuantong's soul should still be trapped in that Buddha lamp?" Cao Jinbao said suddenly, hitting the point.

I curled my lips and said, "It shouldn't be possible. Just now I can see the kind of Buddha light emitted by the Buddha lamp from a long distance with the qi gazing technique. Ordinary souls will be directly transformed by the Buddha light before they get close. It is a very strange thing for Yuantong to be able to escape half of his remnant soul, after so many years, the half of his soul left in the Buddha lamp should have already been transformed."

Just as we spoke, the silent little Qingyuan monk yelled in surprise, as if he had been frightened, he asked Yuanming with a trembling body: "Master, what's inside the lotus lamp of the Thousand Buddhas in Seven Directions?" Buddha spirit..."

Foling?

My heart moved, what is this thing, could it also be related to Monk Yuantong?

Sure enough, Monk Yuanming sighed, "That Buddha spirit is actually the other half of Yuantong's soul."

"Master, I don't understand when you say that. What kind of Buddha spirit? How can this have something to do with Yuantong." Xia Yuanyang asked suspiciously.

Monk Yuanming said softly: "Amitabha, when Yuantong's soul jumped into the Buddha lamp, I don't know what happened. His soul was divided into two halves, and the half was the escaped ghost, which represented his soul. Demon nature, while the other half trapped in the Buddha lamp represents Yuantong's innate Buddha nature. Half Buddha and half demon represent Yuantong's good side and evil side respectively. His Buddha nature is transformed by Buddha light, and since then Staying in the Buddha lamp and comprehending the Dharma, this may be what the master expected of him back then."

The corners of my mouth twitched slightly. What the old monk said was really unbelievable. A person's soul was forcibly divided into good and evil by the Buddha lamp.In this way, the Yuantong that we see in that ray of sky is actually his evil side that represents the devil nature. He asked us to destroy the seven-direction thousand Buddha lotus lamp, didn't he want us to destroy him? Is it the place where the good-natured soul resides? I suddenly realized, and saw this matter thoroughly.

"Since the evil side of Yuantong has appeared, I'm afraid I can't stay out of it. Donors, let's go with the poor monk to see the Buddha first." Yuan Ming chanted the Buddha's name, and walked towards the door go.

The few of us quickly followed behind him and walked towards the scripture library.

"Old Chen, do you think what this old monk said is true? Shouldn't a person's soul be complete? It can be forcibly divided into two halves and still exist alone. I have never heard of such a thing. Come on, it always feels too weird." Xia Yuanyang put her head close to my ear and whispered to me.

I whispered: "Let's take a look first, the world is so big, there are so many wonders, it's normal that you haven't heard of them, later we only need to see the Buddha spirit representing the perfect and kind side, and we will naturally know the truth. In this matter, there is no need for the old monk to lie to us."

Walking out of the door, the night became darker and darker, and there was still no ray of light from the stars and the moon in the sky, which seemed to indicate that tonight was a world of darkness and a world of dead souls.

The bedroom of Monk Yuanming in the scripture building is not far away. After bypassing a few side halls, an antique pavilion appeared in front of us.

"Master, you?"

At this moment, a bald head poked out from the scripture building, looked at us suspiciously, and asked Master Yuanming, this should be the gatekeeper of the scripture building.

"Qingdao, as a teacher, I want to bring these benefactors to the Buddhist scripture pavilion." Monk Yuanming said calmly, with a solemn face.

The monk Qingdao nodded, quickly opened the door and let us in.

We followed the old monk Yuanming up to the third floor. It was not until in a hall on the third floor that I saw the legendary lotus lantern with thousands of Buddhas in seven directions.

This huge Buddha lamp is carved from sandalwood, with seven corners and nine dragons coiled on each corner pillar. There are countless statues of Buddha engraved on the lamp body, each of which is solemn and impressive. tribute.

What amazes me the most is that there is no candle flame or light bulbs dragging wires in this Buddha lamp, but it is more like a magical luminous body hidden in it, which continuously releases a soft light. The golden radiance illuminates the surrounding environment brightly.

I quietly looked at the Buddha lamp with luck, and suddenly my eyes were filled with golden light. This golden light fell on my body, and my heart became more and more peaceful and serene, as if all the troubles were gone in my heart.I saw a figure sitting cross-legged looming in the golden light. He had a majestic appearance and a halo all over his body. It seemed that he was actually a Buddha who had attained enlightenment.

"The luminous one is the relic left by Master Fa Neng back then. Several apprentices of the master put the relic in the Buddha lamp, and the Buddha lamp would light up without fire and release the Buddha's light. It's a hundred years." Monk Yuanming said softly, his words were full of respect for Master Fa Neng.

Monk Yuanming bowed slightly to the Buddha lamp, and said, "Amitabha, please come and see Junior Brother Yuantong."

As the words of Monk Yuanming fell, the light in the Buddha lamp suddenly became brighter, and I saw a figure shrouded in brilliance floating out of the Buddha lamp. It's like a light source that never goes out, from which golden Buddha light is constantly released.

(End of this chapter)