Journey to the West: Godly Choice

"Revitalize Buddhism?"

Tang Sanzang looked at Tathagata. Although he didn't know what Tathagata meant, he guessed it in his heart.

After all, there was too much information in this sentence.

"I do!"

Tang Sanzang said calmly.

""Good!" Tathagata nodded, his eyes showing kindness.

Looking at Tang Sanzang in front of him, he seemed to see the Golden Chanzi who used to sit under him and listen to him preach the Dharma.

"Guanyin, talk to Sanzang about the spread of Buddhism to the East.

Tathagata called over the Nanhai Guanyin who was standing nearby and said,

"Yes, Master."

Nanhai Guanyin nodded and agreed.

Tang Sanzang looked at Nanhai Guanyin, then at Tathagata. For some reason, he had a hunch that both of them were not ordinary people.

"Sanzang, after the water and land ceremony, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will send people to the Buddhist holy land Lingshan to obtain Buddhist scriptures, so that the profound Buddhist teachings can be spread in the Tang Dynasty."The Guanyin of the South China Sea said.

When Tang Sanzang heard the words of the Guanyin of the South China Sea, his heart moved, and his expression was very surprised. He said,"Female donor, do you mean that I will go back to the Buddhist holy land Lingshan to obtain Buddhist scriptures this time?"

It's no wonder that Tang Sanzang was surprised. For mortals, Lingshan is a legendary place. It is a holy place of Buddhism, the pure land of Lingshan.

All Buddhists are eager to enter Lingshan after death. It is said that there is no sorrow and pain there, and it is a real pure land.

"My name is Nanhai Guanyin, you can call me Guanyin Dashi."After hearing Tang Sanzang's address to her, Nanhai Guanyin smiled and corrected him.

"Bodhisattva Guanyin!"

Tang Sanzang was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Nanhai Guanyin in shock and stammered,"You...Are you Avalokitesvara? Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva of the South Sea?"

"Haha!"

Nanhai Guanyin nodded with a smile and said,"Yes, I am Nanhai Guanyin Bodhisattva. This is what mortals call me."

"this this this..."

Tang Sanzang was shocked, his mouth wide open, not knowing what to say.

Suddenly, his expression froze, and he turned his head to look at Tathagata. He remembered that Guanyin of the South China Sea had just called him"Master", so the identity of Tathagata was also revealed.

The Lord of Buddhism: Tathagata

""I pay my respects to the Buddha Tathagata and the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara."

Tang Sanzang quickly stood up and bowed respectfully to the Tathagata and the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara of the South Sea, saying.

At this moment, his heart was filled with shock and horror. He knew that the identities of the Tathagata and the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara of the South Sea were not simple, but he did not expect that they would be so great. He was shocked.

"Sanzang, please stand up. The spread of Buddhism to the East is extremely important to our Buddhism. I hope you can bring the profound Buddhist teachings from the West to the Tang Dynasty, so that our Buddhism will flourish from now on."The Tathagata said with a smile

""Disciple obeys your order."

Tang Sanzang said with excitement.

Then, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

"Sanzang, just say whatever you want to say, no need to hide it."

Taolai saw the hesitation on Tang Sanzang's face and said

"Yes."

Tang Sanzang nodded and said,"I want to ask, where is Lingshan? And how can I go to get the scriptures?""

"Haha, Sanzang, you don't have to worry about this.

You will know after the water and land ceremony.

In addition, the process of seeking the scriptures this time is very dangerous.

I have found a protector and two disciples for you, as well as a mount.

There are some dangers on the way to obtain the scriptures, and they may even endanger your life.

I hope you will be prepared.

"The Tathagata said.

The spread of Buddhism to the East involves too many things.

Even with Sun Sheng as a protector, this journey to obtain the scriptures will not be too easy.

"Disciple is not afraid."

Tang Sanzang said firmly.

"Good!"

Tathagata was very satisfied. After thinking for a while, he took out two Sutra Hoops from his arms and handed them to Tang Sanzang.

"Buddha, what is this?"

Tang Sanzang took the two Sutra Hoops and asked the Tathagata with a puzzled look.

"This is the Sutra Hoop, a special treasure made by our Buddhist sect. When the time comes, you will give these two Sutra Hoops to your two disciples and ask them to protect you on your journey to the West. If they don't obey, you can recite the sutras, and the Sutra Hoops will shrink as the sutras are recited. In this way, you can use your two disciples with confidence and let them protect you on your journey to the West." Tathagata said

"this..."

Tang Sanzang looked at the Sutra Hoop in his hand, thought for a moment and said,"Buddha, why do you use this to restrain my two disciples? Don't they want to go to the West to obtain the sutra?"

"They are naturally willing to go to the West to obtain the scriptures, but your two disciples are not ordinary people, and sometimes you may not be able to restrain them, so you will use this"Scripture Hoop" to ensure that they listen to you."Tathagata said.

In fact, Tathagata has not said another word. There were originally three"Scripture Hoops". Sun Sheng was also originally designated as a disciple of Tang Sanzang, but Sun Sheng's strength was too strong, so Buddhism had to make the second best choice and let him participate in the journey as a protector.

In the original work, it was not only Sun Wukong who was wearing the"Scripture Hoop". Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk also wore"Scripture Hoops" on their heads.

However, because Sun Wukong's personality was too picky, he was the one who was recited the"Scripture Hoop" every time.

"So that's how it is."

Tang Sanzang nodded. He was not a pedantic person. He knew that those who might come to stop him on this journey were not ordinary people.

Otherwise, Tathagata would not have done this.

Tang Sanzang put the two Sutra Hoops in his arms, looked at Tathagata and asked,"Buddha, I wonder what scriptures I should recite when the time comes to use the Sutra Hoops.》"

""You drop a drop of blood on each of the two Sutra Hoops. If your two disciples don't listen to you, just recite the six-word mantra of Buddhism." Tathagata said.

Tang Sanzang nodded, and another idea popped up in his mind. He asked,"Buddha, what should I do if my two disciples remove the Sutra Hoops?"

"Hehe!"

The Tathagata smiled and said,"Sanzang, once you put on this Sutra Hoop, you can't take it off unless you go to the West to get the true scriptures and then use the infinite Buddha light of Lingshan."

Of course, there is another sentence that the Tathagata didn't say.

In addition to being able to take it off with the infinite Buddha light of Lingshan, if you reach the peak of Daluo, you can automatically break free from the Sutra Hoop and forcibly break the Sutra Hoop with your powerful cultivation.

Even in the entire Buddhism, there are only five Sutra Hoops.

One is that the refining process is difficult, and the other is that the materials are hard to find.

Therefore, each Sutra Hoop is very precious.

For the spread of Buddhism to the East this time, Buddhism took out three at a time, which shows the importance of this matter.