Chapter 39: The Burning of the Scriptures and the Destruction of Statues
Seeing such a scene, Liwu and Pan'er were helpless, but they could only watch this Buddha statue being destroyed, and their hearts were full of grief.
Pan'er asked, "Why did they smash the Buddha statue?"
Just yesterday, he saw that this was a prosperous Buddhist country, but in just one night, such a big change happened, which was enough to shake the faith of the people in the city, and he didn't know what happened.
He said: "The most important thing at the moment is to find Garuda and Hongying, where did they go?" However, when all the people saw the suffering, it was like seeing a demon, and not one of them dared to come forward and speak to him.
Looking around, there was smoke and confusion everywhere, and a woman sat against a wall, breastfeeding her baby, and her husband, who had a broken leg and his back against the wall, was bleeding on one side and holding a spear in his hand, and with a look of horror in front of the mother and child.
Li Ku hurriedly ran forward and said, "This donor, you are injured and need to be treated. ”
The man snorted and said, "It's not because of you monks! ”
Shocked by this miserable scene, his eyes were full of compassion, and he immediately sat cross-legged and recited Avalokiteshvara's mantra and mantra for the dead people and soldiers.
He thought to himself, "Is it the Rakshasa demon who has killed and injured so many people?" Although that evil ghost is cunning and cruel, it is impossible for a single ghost to kill so many people. Could it be that the Cana tribe did it? But even if the Cana demons had killed so many people, why did they smash the Buddha statues? Why did they suddenly hate the monks so much?"
They ran to the temple in the southwest of the city, and suddenly they were surprised to see hundreds of monks, driven out of the temple by the people.
Dressed in off-the-shoulder robes in the style of Tianzhu, the monks walked out of the temple with a panicked look on their heads as they pushed a wooden cart with a book of scriptures on it.
I only heard the people around me shouting: "You can't let them take away the scriptures, the gods have decreed that all the Buddhist scriptures must be burned." Suddenly, people rushed up and blocked the entrance of the temple.
I saw a group of young and strong people, holding torches, pouring into the temple. After a while, the smoke filled the air, and there was a sound of smashing, and the Buddha statues, murals, and pottery in the temple were either burned, burned, or smashed, and there was a mess.
Those monks panicked, and their eyes all felt pity and heartache, but they were helpless.
At this time, the people looked at the scrolls on the wooden cart and said, "There are still Buddhist scriptures here, and they must all be burned." ”
The monks were so shocked that they bowed to the people and said, "These are all good methods that lead people to goodness and help them free themselves from the sea of suffering, please don't burn them." ”
The people shouted: "No! The Kingdom of the Celestial Gods has issued an order to burn all the Buddhist scriptures and destroy all the Buddha statues! Otherwise, the warriors of the Celestial Kingdom and the Dragon Yaksha will set foot here!"
When a young monk saw the menacing crowd of people, he hurriedly covered the sutra with his body and said, "You must not do evil!
The people said angrily: "What kind of karma is there! It is useless at all! Why did the kingdom of God and the Gana tribe wantonly kill us that day, why did they not suffer karma? Where was the Buddha when we were suffering? What are you monks doing when we have died so many people? Can you protect us except by reciting sutras and turning karma?"
The young monk bowed his head and mourned, "The cycle of cause and effect is real, you ...... In this way, you will attract the ...... of collective karma."
The people said: "We are all in danger of dying now, and we are still afraid of common karma." We only know that if we burn these scriptures and believe that the God of the Desire Realm, Moluo, is the only master of heaven and earth, and if we obey the will of Moluo, we will be able to live!"
The young monk still held on to the scrolls and pleaded, "Please! Every page of these scrolls is written by the Buddha himself when he was alive, and if they are destroyed, the world will never hear of the Buddha's good teachings again." ”
The people ignored him, and several of them looked at each other, rushed forward, pulled the monk alive, and threw the torch at the wooden cart.
I saw the monk screaming in panic, breaking free from the pull of everyone, and even rushed forward desperately, using his body to protect the scrolls of Buddhist scriptures. In an instant, he saw that the torch thrown at the wooden cart had set his monk's robe on fire.
Leaving the suffering is hesitating, but when he sees the people hurting people, he puts his hands together and reads: "Click~"
In an instant, the young monk's whole body was covered with a golden light cover, and a cool wind blew and extinguished the flames.
Everyone was shocked, and they all looked back at Liku, and exclaimed, "This ...... This is the Great Bodhisattva......"
Many of the people here have seen the miraculous scene of Li's suffering exerting his magical power and riding Garuda in the air. They didn't dare to make a mistake for a while, but their faces were slightly dissatisfied, and they all bowed their heads and said nothing.
Li Ku walked forward quickly, picked up the young monk, and said, "This master, you will die like this." ”
When the monk saw that he was also a monk, he cried, "Are you Guanyin Bodhisattva? ”
Liku shook his head and said, "I'm not a bodhisattva, I'm just like you, I'm an ordinary monk." He paused and said, "What happened?"
The monk said: "Last night, the demon of Jana attacked the Western Regions and preached to the people here that they must believe that the god of the Desire Realm, Moluo, is the only master of heaven and earth, obey the will of Moluo, burn all the Buddhist scriptures, and destroy all the Buddha statues!
Only then did he suddenly realize that he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, and he thought: "It seems that the Heavenly Demon really wants to conquer the entire human world this time!" He spread this remark to make sentient beings feel terrible and completely destroy all thoughts that go against his remarks. ”
Li Ku turned around and said loudly: "Fellow donors, if you can really exchange for the safety of the people, what does it matter if you destroy the temple. As everyone knows, I am the Buddha and compassionate, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell. But what the Moro said should not be fully believed. Even if you destroy all the Buddha statues and scriptures, the Kingdom of the Celestial Gods will still attack here. How can they be resigned to being burned, filled with jealousy, and so burned?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then shouted in a goofy voice: "Why should we believe you? It was Queen Nagana herself, she only conveyed the will of the gods." The gods won't lie to us!"
At this time, the king was seen leading four or five attendants to patrol the streets. But when he saw that the king's face was full of sorrow, and suddenly he saw that he was leaving the suffering, his face was happy, and he walked quickly towards him.
Seeing the king, he bowed deeply to him and said, "Your Majesty, the little monk was injured last night and just woke up, and he failed to protect the safety of the people, and he is guilty of sin!"
When the people around saw the king, they fell to their knees and shouted, "Your Majesty, please make decisions for us." ”
The king frowned, clasped his hands with his hands, and said, "What did the Great Bodhisattva say?" Xiao Wang was about to discuss with the Bodhisattva how to defend against the enemy next. So saying, the king waved his hand at the people who were burning the scrolls, motioned them to stand down, and said, "Do not fall into the plan of the kingdom of God in that day." Now, when the whole country is united in their hatred and hatred to resist the kingdom of the gods and the demon of Gana, how can it be so absurd to destroy temples and burn scriptures?"
Although the faces of those people were still dissatisfied, they did not dare to be presumptuous again, and they took a few steps back and fell to their knees.
Liku and Pan'er picked up the scriptures scattered all over the place, only to hear Liku say to the young monk: "This master, what is the name?"
The young master said, "My name is Xianqian." Dare to ask the Great Bodhisattva Dharma name?"
Likuangdao: "I call it Liku, not a Bodhisattva." The Master's dedication to protecting the Dharma really made me feel extremely admired. The little monk is willing to work with you and many monks to protect the good Dharma. ”
Now he put his hands together and said, "Amitabha!"
Liku hurriedly asked the king about the whereabouts of Garuda and the red tassel, and suddenly, only a long roar was heard in the sky, and everyone looked up and were surprised to see Garuda soaring in the air, and a swoop fell.
When many people saw Garuda, they were both frightened and in awe, and they kowtowed to him and shouted, "Please save us......
Garuda was overjoyed and said, "King, I have taken a look at the terrain around here. To the south, there was a huge valley, and when I walked into it, I saw that the land was fertile, the fruit was abundant, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it was a good place to take refuge. You can take all the people of the city and take refuge there. ”
When he heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "Amitabha! There is really such a good place to save the lives of the people on this side." For now, let's escort the people out of the city. ”
Garuda turned his head and was shocked to see Liku and Pan'er, and said happily: "Little monk, you are awake! Last night this place was attacked by Jana, and you were in a coma, so you didn't see that scene. Queen Jana said that the God of the Desire Realm will soon lead the Celestial Kingdom and the Dragons and Yaksha to attack here, and I am helping the king find a way. ”
Seeing this Garuda for the first time, his kindness rose, and he was relieved: "Garuda, you have finally embarked on the road of light!"
But seeing that the king did not show any joy, he bowed his head and muttered for a moment, and said, "Let's discuss this matter again." ”
Garuda and Liku were both puzzled, only to hear Garuda hurriedly say: "King! When is this, the Kingdom of the Heavenly Gods will call at any time, and it is important to save your life!"
The king hesitated for a moment, and then said, "This Western Regions country was established by several generations of my monarchs, and if I abandon the city, will I not become the king of the lost country?"
Li hurriedly said: "The lives of the people are at stake! If there is no war, there will be no death." When they retreated, the state could be re-established. ”
At this moment, a man in a black robe walked behind the king, and he glanced at him, but he felt that his face was like a wax figure, and he was expressionless. He glanced at Liku, and whispered in the king's ear, "Don't take their word for it. If the king abandons the city and flees, where is your majesty? Will the people of the whole country still respect you as king? At all times, your throne is the most important thing, and you must not allow people with ulterior motives to usurp the throne!"
When the king heard this, his face changed, and his expression was solemn at once, and he didn't say a word, and then he suddenly glanced coldly at Likuku and Garuda.
A demonic aura rushed towards him, and his King Kong bell rang a few times. He was shocked, and he was afraid of disturbing the people, so he remained silent for the moment, and looked around. However, this demonic aura loomed, and disappeared without a trace for a while.
Li Ku looked around and asked Garuda, "By the way, what about the red tassel?"
Garuda was stunned for a moment, didn't speak again, and his face was embarrassed.
He didn't see the suffering, but only heard Pan'er say: "Garuda, if you save the people of the whole city this time, your merit is immeasurable!"
Garuda said: "Don't forget, let's go to the Heaven Lesser Cultivation to become a Buddha together, and leave the cycle of life and death forever." ”
"That's nature. At the moment, it is important to save people, and it is best to avoid war. ”
Garuda saw that although Pan'er's face was quite weak, it was already the color of human blood, and said with a smile: "Sister, your life is really big, you can still come back to life after being sucked by that Rakshasa demon after sucking three souls!"
Pan'er smiled slightly and said, "Thank you." ”
Garuda said: "Last night, you and the little monk didn't leave the house all night, and they were all in a coma?"
Pan'er suddenly blushed and looked at Liku, but saw that he was also blushing. She suddenly thought of something, and said, "By the way, has anyone seen a string of beads on my wrist?"
Liku shook his head, his heart trembled, and asked, "Does your bead have colorful light?"
Pan'er said: "Yes, that bead was given to me by the Emperor Shakti of the *Heavenly Emperor." ”
Hearing Pan'er's words, he solved the doubts in his heart, no wonder when the Rakshasa King took out the Seven Treasures Blessing Bead, his spell to subdue demons and subdue demons became invalid. He lowered his head, remembering the emperor who pushed him down Mount Milu that day, and whispered, "He...... He was the Emperor Shakti...... Did he embarrass the girl?"
Pan'er said: "Naturally, no, Emperor Shijun is the king of heaven, and he has the greatest blessing of the heavens, but he has no shelf at all, he is very good to me, which flatters me." I just don't think it's right to lose the beads he gave me......"
When she woke up just now, she found that she had lost her hand beads, and she felt faintly uneasy, if she saw Emperor Shakti again, if he asked about the Seven Treasures Blessing Beads, how would she explain it? She looked up at Liku, but saw that he looked strange and strange, and only heard Liku's yin and yang say strangely: "Don't you see him again......
Pan'er was puzzled and asked, "Why?" Suddenly she thought to herself: "Could it be that Hongying told him that Emperor Shi wanted to make me Emperor Shi Niangniang......?" Could it be that he cares about me......" She couldn't help but be alone, but her heart was fluttering.
He then looked around and asked, "Garuda, where is the red tassel?"
Garuda let out a long sigh and said, "That beauty didn't know what evil spell she had fallen into, and she went to the bottom of the sea with Jana. ”
Liku's face suddenly changed greatly, and he exclaimed: "She...... What is she doing at the bottom of the sea?"
Garuda shook her head and said, "She and Queen Gana seem to have reached some kind of contract. ”
Liku hurriedly asked, "What contract?"