Volume 2 Journey to the West Chapter 55 The Three Burials Should Go West

"What's wrong?is there anything wrong with my name?" Chen Yi asked strangely.

"I thought that the Sanzang in your name was a good name for a monk who is usually praised for his erudition, and although the name is a little boastful, it is not too strange. But I never thought that the three burials you said were completely different from the three Tibets I thought. Tang Huang looked at Chen Yi and replied with some tears and laughter.

"Amitabha! As a monk, the Dharma name of the three burials is too heavy. Guanyin also shook his head, looked at Chen Yi and said.

Chen Yi glanced at Guanyin Bodhisattva strangely, and said pointedly: "I am a master of the Great Sage of the Beginningless Cave of Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave, and I came here for some reason to comply with the mandate of heaven and complete some things. And my Dharma name was given to me by my master, doesn't Guanyin Bodhisattva think that there is something wrong with the Dharma name given to me by my master?"

When Guanyin heard this, his face was stunned, and he didn't know how to respond for a while, and he even began to complain about the Buddha when he came, why he didn't explain everything clearly when he came, so that now he finds that Tang Seng actually has cultivation, and his cultivation is not weak, and there is also a sage master. After struggling for a while, the one who forced a smile replied: "Amitabha! Since the name was given by a saint, it is appropriate." ”

Emperor Tang also looked at Chen Yi at this time, and said respectfully: "I haven't asked the master who he studied before, but I never thought that the master was actually a disciple of a saint, and he rashly recognized you as a righteous brother, but it was abrupt." ”

Ignoring Guanyin Bodhisattva, Chen Yi looked at Emperor Tang and said with a wry smile: "Brother Huang's words are too foreign. The saint disciple is also a human being, and I hit it off with the imperial brother at first sight, so what's wrong with it?"

Hearing this, Emperor Tang laughed and said: "Hahahaha! What the royal brother said is very true, you and I are like each other at first sight, so why do you need to talk about any identity and background, it is an elephant." ”

Chen Yi smiled and said, "Amitabha!"

Guanyin also took the opportunity to interject: "Amitabha! The Buddha said that all living beings are equal, and the Tang Emperor and the three burials seem to have a deep understanding. ”

Chen Yi heard this. I couldn't help but shake my head, but I didn't say anything. The sharp-eyed Guanyin saw Chen Yi shaking his head, frowned slightly, and asked curiously: "Three burials, you just shook your head, what is the matter?"

Chen Yi thought for a moment before he asked, "I don't agree with the equality of all beings in the Buddhist family. Natural selection, survival of the fittest. This is the general trend of the operation of heaven and earth, and in terms of life and survival, all beings have never been truly equal. The so-called equality of all beings mentioned in many Buddhist scriptures does not really abide by the power of many Buddhist sects.

For example, you said that if you put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot, and the person who puts down the butcher's knife becomes a Buddha, then what about the person who is killed by the butcher's knife? If you save the wicked, you can prevent the wicked from killing more people, so that they will have more merit, but what about ordinary people and those who die under the butcher's knife, why is it more difficult for them to become Buddhas? Isn't this a difference? If all beings are equal, shouldn't there be no distinction between good and evil, good or bad?

Since all beings are equal, why is there such a special group of 'destined people'? Isn't it just talking?"

Guanyin smiled indifferently and said, "Amitabha! The world takes the words out of context and has many misunderstandings about the Dharma.

All sentient beings have Buddha nature, and all sentient beings in the world do not work Buddha nature, but work wealth, fame, food, and sleep. All beings are equal because all beings have alayya, which is a purely mental theory. Of course, there are also people who apply this theory to the worldly law. Buddhism can be divided into the sexual sect, the phase sect and the two sects. The point of union is Buddha-nature.

Equality in mind is because all sentient beings can become Buddhas, but because of the depth of their karma, they have fallen into different beings, such as animals, ghosts, and so on.

In terms of equality, all sentient beings come naked and walk naked. It's absolute equality. The only thing that is unequal is that during the period of life, some people have good learning ability and live a very comfortable life because of the good fortune of the past, and some people live comfortably even if they are stupid because of the good fortune of the past.

There are also people who have worked hard all their lives but have not had a good life, these people, because they do not understand the truth of cause and effect, cannot build their own future, so they can only be controlled by the karma they did in the past, which is called fate. If you understand the principle of cause and effect, and know that there will be fruits when there are seeds, you can control your future, which is called fortune.

The so-called putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha does not mean that you can become a Buddha and an ancestor by putting down the butcher's knife, but that after putting down the butcher's knife, you can regain the Buddha nature that has been blinded by the world's sufferings such as greed, hatred, hatred, and hatred. And when you have Buddha nature in your heart, you can realize your sins and actively atone for them. And ordinary people already have Buddha nature in their hearts, so why should I wait to cross it again?

The so-called Buddha crossing the fate of people is actually just us who practice Buddhism to follow the cycle of cause and effect in this world to cross people, sow good causes, get good results, the causes of past lives, and the retribution of future lives. Rather than discriminating. ”

"Amitabha! I see, in this way, it is the poor monk who has not learned well. Chen Yi clasped his hands together and made a Buddhist salute to Guanyin.

Seeing that the topic was on the right track, Guanyin's face flashed with a smile, and then he said: "Amitabha! It is precisely because the world is ignorant and the Oriental Hinayana Buddhism is lacking, so the Buddha sent me here to find someone who is destined, to travel west to obtain Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, three burials, I wonder if you are willing to invite Mahayana Buddhism and travel west to learn scriptures?"

A hint of a smile flashed on Chen Yi's lips, and then he asked, "Amitabha, since the Buddha intends to benefit all sentient beings, why doesn't he take the initiative to spread the Mahayana Buddhism widely, but instead let people travel far away to get it?"

Guanyin choked, and then said indifferently: "The so-called Dharma can not be passed on lightly, things that are too easy to obtain, the world always does not know how to cherish, this is the root of the inferiority of many mortals, so that the destined people go through hardships, to be an example for the world, let the world know the preciousness of Mahayana Buddhism, and lay the foundation for the spread of Mahayana Buddhism." This is the heavy responsibility of the person who learns the scriptures, three burials, are you willing to take on this heavy responsibility?"

Hearing this, Chen Yi was no longer naughty, straightened his face, and replied: "Amitabha, the poor monk is willing to take on this responsibility." ”

Hearing Chen Yi's affirmative reply, Guanyin breathed a sigh of relief, and then as if he was afraid that Chen Yi would regret it, he hurriedly said: "Amitabha, good, good!

By the way, on the way to the west, all the way is hard, I have prepared three apprentices with great powers for you - for the people who learn the scriptures, when you go all the way to the west, after passing through the Two Realms Mountain, you will naturally meet your first apprentice, and the other two apprentices will take the initiative to recognize each other, you prepare first, and then move your body, but it is best not to delay for too long, the sooner you start, the sooner you get the scriptures. I went first. "With that, the figure flashed and disappeared...

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ps: There should have been two updates today, but there was a delay, so I'll update a chapter first, and I'll make it up tomorrow.