Chapter 108: Faith
The big bell is long, the long ringing shocks the sky, from an ancient temple on Mount Meru, if a scripture enters the ear, it is deafening and deafening, and it makes people wake up.
This is a kind of inheritance - Zen bell, Zhong Bo contains the true meaning of the ancient Buddha, has its scriptures, Buddhism. All temples of all sizes in the Western Desert have such Zen bells, and the difference lies only in the quality of the Zen bells. This is Mount Meru, and the Zen bells are at least holy vessels, containing the true meaning of the Buddha.
It is only Buddhism that has such a lineage, and their Dharma, scriptures, and Buddhists can all feel and study, and even the stone walls on Mount Meru are engraved with the Dharma mantra of the Great Buddha and Bodhisattva.
Different from the great religions of other domains, the scriptures and supernatural powers in the religion are only transmitted to the core disciples or the disciples who have made great contributions, Buddhism is really open to Buddhism, and does not favor any of the teachings, as long as it is a Buddhist disciple, it can be understood and practiced.
It can also be seen from this how deep the water of Buddhism is, and although we all revere Amitabha, there are also various schools of thought, and there are also conflicts in the evolution of teachings.
Of course, the reason why Buddhism is so prosperous and various branches of doctrine have evolved is not only because of Amitabha's personal strength, but also because he walked through every inch of land, personally preached, and spread out his branches.
This land is full of mysteries, where arhats, bodhisattvas, and ancient Buddhas walk in the mortal world, are with all beings, manifest miracles, and help the suffering, and all kinds of teachings flourish here.
It is difficult to say exactly how many teachings have been passed down here. For example, what are the four vajras, what are the five Buddhas, what are the eight bodhisattvas, what are the eighteen arhats, what are the eighteen garans, and so on.
The Buddha said: "The living beings in its land often use Qingdan, each with clothing and precepts, and the wonderful flowers are full of wonderful flowers, and they offer ten trillion Buddhas to others." β
Although this sentence has an element of exaggeration, it can also be said a lot, the breadth and size of the Buddha, and other domains really cannot be compared.
Although Buddhism only respects Amitabha Buddha alone, there are so many Buddhist teachings in circulation, and they are not characterized as demons, largely because of Amitabha Buddha's tolerance for Buddhism, he once said: "Everyone can become a Buddha, not only Amitabha Buddha." β
Therefore, although Buddhism respects Amitabha, it also recognizes all true Buddha natures, and everyone can become a Buddha, and there is no distinction between orthodoxy and unorthodoxy.
This kind of teachings of Buddhism touched Lingbao and Mu Xiyan. Along the way, they saw one pilgrim after another, extremely religious, prostrating their heads step by step, towards the holy place in their hearts.
On the road, there were soft grasses and cold stones, but they did not feel that this was any kind of suffering, but they were full of spirit and had a belief in their hearts.
Lingbao is clear, the spiritual world of faith will not be empty, and the blessing of one's own body with mental power is also a kind of practice.
Perhaps for mortals, this is a kind of sustenance that satisfies the soul, but for monks it is also a kind of tempering, and if they see the holy land in their hearts, they will surely become Buddhas.
Amitabha Buddha is really unpredictable, and his means are against the sky, as if all this is natural.
This kind of teachings is really amazing, and it respects Amitabha Buddha and recognizes all true Buddha natures. Mu Xiyan sighed, Buddhism is really an immeasurable teaching, which touched her a lot.
"But isn't this the emperor's road broken?" Huo Lin'er was a little puzzled, she saw a lot of pilgrims along the way, all of them were extremely pious, in the worship of life, everyone had divine brilliance overflowing on the top of their heads, and their hearts were sustenance, but shouldn't the enlightened person be the only one, and the belief in others was not cut off from their own way?
"There are countless ways to succeed, some rely on external objects, and some rely on one's own body. Lingbao pointed to the surrounding heaven and earth, "This day, this earth, can be said to be a foreign object, it can also be said to be your own body, it all depends on how you look at it." Whether it's against the sky or against the road, it's just a belief for yourself. β
"Give yourself a belief, but since it's the Emperor of the Fighting Front, shouldn't it be the only one who respects me and understands one's own body?" Huo Lin'er was still very ignorant, she didn't understand very well.
"Let me ask you a very simple question, where are you from?" Lingbao asked, looking at Huo Lin'er, who couldn't figure it out.
"Nature comes from the mother. Huo Lin'er replied that this was indeed a very simple question.
"Since 'I am the only one', why do we have to rely on the 'mother' of external objects to be born?" Lingbao said, "Embarking on the path of cultivation, opening up the sea of suffering, giving birth to the Dao Palace, turning into a dragon on the back, and climbing Sendai, where does the energy that you rely on come from, it is not this heaven and earth." To say that cultivation is to go against the sky, what is self-respecting, and what is only relying on one's own body, is just to give oneself a belief. If you are naΓ―ve and want to stop you, you can't even be born, how to go against it, it's just a smile and generosity. β
"But......" Huo Lin'er was stunned by Lingbao, she knew that what Lingbao said was indeed the truth, but she always felt that something was wrong in her cognition, but she didn't know how to refute it all of a sudden.
"If you say that you have faith in your heart, you will cut off the emperor's path, and only I can preach the Tao, but this will fall into the inferiority. Lingbao said, "You have gone astray, but what I am talking about is an attitude, a momentum, not a way of acting. The primeval clans all respected the Immortal Emperor, and many primeval emperors also respected him very much, and in his early years, he was the Fighting Saint Emperor and felt that the Immortal Emperor was a first-class enlightened person. If they have respect, they will have faith, if it is as you said, how can the primeval emperors become enlightened?"
"This ......," Huo Lin'er didn't know how to answer.
"If you believe in me, even if someone in the world becomes enlightened, the seal of the heart of heaven cannot suppress you, and I can make you enlightened. Lingbao finally threw out an explosive word, "The difference between the so-called external object and one's own body is just how you look at it." The same is true of faith, if you believe in others, you will not be able to achieve the Tao, it is just self-deception, this kind of person has no chance with the emperor. β
Lingbao's words made Huo Lin'er fall into a long contemplation.
"You are the daughter of the Qilin Ancient Emperor, and you believe that your father is invincible in the world, isn't it?" Lingbao looked at Huo Lin'er who was deep in thought, and asked with a smile.
Huo Lin'er nodded, she really believed in her father in her heart, thinking that his father was invincible in the world, there was nothing that could not be done, and she might not be able to surpass it in her life.
"It is rumored in the world that one life cannot tolerate two emperors, this is not the will of this heaven and earth, but just two living beings who are not so strong in the same life. Lingbao said, "If someone becomes enlightened, others will never have a chance again? No, it's just that other people are not strong enough!"
"What!?" Huo Lin'er was shocked, all emperors can coexist in one life, does this really exist?
"Why does believing in others count as a broken path? Take the Terran race as an example, they believe in the two Holy Emperors of the Taiyin and Sun, and many Terran emperors have referred to their intentions, but are their paths broken? No. Lingbao continued, "I don't dare to look up to others, thinking that I will cut off the emperor's road, this is just the attitude of the weak, I am afraid that I will be swayed by my beliefs." People who are truly powerful are not afraid of believing in others, they will turn this belief into motivation and ability, so as to reach a higher realm. β
"I can't break an iron law that doesn't give up the second emperor, just because I'm not strong enough, it's not because of the suppression of the Great Dao or the belief in my father?" Huo Lin'er listened to Lingbao's words and muttered to herself, she had an epiphany in an instant, breaking many shackles.
Mu Xiyan was also a little moved, she thought of herself, the reason why she grew to this realm can be said to be an obsession to a large extent, or a kind of belief, yes, she believes in Lingbao, and only Lingbao is worthy of her belief.
"When ......"
The big bell is long, and the sound waves convey tens of thousands of miles, cleansing people's souls.
Soon after, Lingbao and others came to the foot of Mount Meru, and along the way, they saw many monks coming and going between the gates of Mount Meru. These Buddhist monks looked at Lingbao and his party, and they all showed different colors, because this is a Buddhist holy place, and it is impossible for ordinary donors to set foot here, because the eight merit pools alone can stop most of the donors who want to climb Mount Meru.
"Amitabha, if several donors can set foot on Mount Meru and come to the foot of Mount Meru, they must be destined people. "An old monk appeared, standing at the foot of Mount Meru, chanting the Buddha's name.
"We're just here to climb the mountain, I don't know if it's okay?" Lingbao looked at the old monk and said what he meant.
"Amitabha, the door of Buddhism is open for all beings in the world, and it is fate to be able to come to Mount Meru, even if there is fate, what does it matter if there is a fate, what does it matter if you climb the mountain, a few donors, please. The old monk recited the Buddha's name, gave up his position, and made a gesture of please.
All the way unhindered, Lingbao and others walked into the mountain gate and climbed Mount Meru.
On the road, the ancient mountains are majestic, and there are wisps of extraordinary atmosphere. The old vines here are horizontal, some of them are even thicker and amazing, the thickness of the bucket is too common, and the houses are so thick that they can also be seen, winding between the mountains, and the aura is dense.
As we go deeper, the vegetation becomes less luxuriant, and in some places half of the mountain is exposed. Mount Meru looks like a mountain, but because it is so large that the exposed mountains can be regarded as a mountain in their own right, the high peaks have been swept away, leaving a half-level mountain for monks to build temples.
The bricks and tiles of Buddhism are very particular, there are silver brick temples, there are gold tile temples, some of them reflect the phantom shadow of the Buddha over the years, and some of them sit cross-legged and have the high monks.
This is like a Buddha country, Lingbao and others have walked far into this mountainous land, and have seen too many temples.
"Amitabha Buddha is so big in hand. Lingbao looked at the scene around Mount Meru, there is a small world arranged in Mount Meru, if it is all spread out, it is not impossible for Mount Meru to be as high as 160,000 as the legend goes.
Ding-ding-dong......
Halfway up the mountainside, there is a huge plateau, where there is a large temple, where incense is flourishing, and the monks chant incessantly. And not far from the big temple, there is a pond, and there is a pavilion by the pool, and the sound of the piano comes from that pavilion.
A piano sound, like a clear spring dingdong, flows from the bluestone, drips down the cliff, and splashes on the green bamboo, fresh and pleasant.
can penetrate the Buddha's meaning in the sound of Zen singing, and the piano of the person who strokes the qin already has a little rhyme.
Lingbao was attracted by the sound of the piano, and looked at the sound of the piano, only to see a little girl stroking the piano under the gazebo, she was sitting at the jade table, her fingers were dancing like elves, playing beautiful music.
"Do you know an acquaintance?" Mu Xiyan looked at Lingbao's gaze and followed it, but when he saw that it was only an eight or nine-year-old girl, he asked with some confusion.