Chapter 8 Zen into the sky
"Brother Monkey, it's my old pig who is wrong. Bajie looked at the robe, no longer the Monkey King who shouted and killed all day long, subdued demons and eliminated demons, but became the calm fighting Buddha now.
Kneeling on the ground with a plop, "Brother Monkey, my old pig is here to make amends for you!" Hearing the voice behind him, the great sage turned around, looked at Bajie who was kneeling on the ground, shook his head, and with a slight wave of his hand, a soft wind lifted Bajie up.
"You nerd, live well, don't be so impulsive anymore. At every turn, it is to fight and kill. I'll go say hello to the children, you come with me later, and let's go to Dongtu Datang." The Great Sage strode towards the outside of the Water Curtain Cave.
Looking at the back of the Great Sage, Bajie didn't know why he said, "Brother Monkey, I feel that you have changed." It's different from the monkey brother I met on the way to learn the scriptures. ”
Hearing this, the Great Sage's body stiffened and stopped in front of the Water Curtain Cave. Without looking back, he asked, "Hehe, where has my grandson changed?"
Bajie looked at the robe on his body, and then at the robe on the great sage's body.
"When you learned the scriptures, Brother Monkey, you were not afraid of heaven and earth, at that time you were a tame and arrogant Monkey King! But now, I feel that you have become an extremely steady, thinking after thinking about the great sage, now you are not a great sage, you lack that arrogance, just a fight to defeat the Buddha. ”
"Brother Monkey, you say, are we really transformed by the Buddha?" Bajie stretched out his hand and touched the robe on his body, and said with some hesitation.
"I feel like I've changed, and all I think about now is the world. It seems to have become narrow-minded, and he has questioned the friendship between his brothers one after another. As Brother Monkey said, when it comes to war, we can stay out of the situation and be completely neutral. But now I don't have to toss back and forth for this. Does that really make sense?"
When the Great Sage heard this, he exhaled lightly, "What, I regret it, I don't want to go to Datang? If you don't go, then I'll leave later, since the master was in trouble back then, you came to invite me, you haven't been to Huaguo Mountain for a long time." ”
"I don't know if I regret it. Bajie sat on the ground, "Datang, go, what is it for? If you don't go, what is it for?"
"Alas," the Great Sage said as he stood in front of the Water Curtain Cave with his hands in his hands, "You idiot, why are you just enlightened and trapped by the demons in your heart?" Go, one is to see the master, and the other is to ask the master to come forward to reconcile the opposition between the heavenly court and the western heaven; if you don't go, can you really keep the heavenly river?"
After speaking, the great sage left a sentence and walked out of the water curtain cave.
"I'm going to tell the children, I'm waiting for you in the clouds, and you think about it yourself first. ”
Above the clouds, the Great Sage stood on the somersault cloud, and Bajie drove the cloud to the Great Sage's side, "Brother Monkey, my old pig is going to Datang!"
"Hehe, that's right, come on, get on my somersault cloud, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better. The Great Sage patted Bajie's shoulder and said.
Nanzhan Buzhou, the eastern soil of the Tang Dynasty, the capital of Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty at this time the monarch of the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin, under his governance, the Tang Dynasty is thriving. With the successful completion of Xuanzang's study of scriptures in the west and his return to Chang'an, Chang'an is even more prosperous and lively than before.
In order to make it convenient for Xuanzang to pass on the scriptures after his return, in the second year after Xuanzang left, that is, the third year of Zhenguan, the Tang King ordered to build a temple for Xuanzang Master in Chang'an, for this reason, the Tang King gathered skilled craftsmen throughout the country, which lasted one and a half years, and at the end of the fourth year of Zhenguan, the temple was completed.
King Tang personally presided over the opening of the temple, and personally held the pen and ink to write down the three words "Chuanjing Temple" as the name of this temple. After Xuanzang returned from the West, he recited Buddhist scriptures in the temple every day to explain the way for the people of the world.
On this day, there was a sea of people in the temple, and even the people near Chang'an came to the temple to listen to the monks teach Mahayana Buddhism.
In the temple, there is a high platform, there are nine steps under the high platform, take the meaning of the ninety-nine return to the truth of the Buddhist door, according to Xuanzang to take the experience of nine hundred and eighty-one difficulties, on the high platform, there is a brocade umbrella given by the Tang King, shelter Xuanzang from the wind and rain.
Under the brocade umbrella, there is a futon, and Xuanzang sits on it wearing a brocade robe. There is a sandalwood Buddha table in front of him, on the Buddha table, there is a Buddhist scripture spread out, and there is a small monk behind Xuanzang holding Xuanzang's Nine Dragons tin staff to serve on the side.
"All things are like dreams and bubbles, like dew and electricity, and they should be viewed as such. All appearances are false, if you see all the appearances that are not the appearances, if you see them as they are. If you come, you have nowhere to come and nowhere to go, so it is said to be like you. The past is unattainable, the present is unattainable, and the future is unattainable......"
Xuanzang sat on the high platform, chanting and interpreting the scriptures for the monks and people in the temple. The sound of chanting the scriptures is like a spring breeze, and the monks and people in the temple are peaceful, and they accept the baptism of this scripture, as if a body of dirt and miscellaneous thoughts have also been removed.
Outside the temple, the great sage and Bajie heard the chanting and stopped outside the temple gate to wait. When the people guarding the temple saw the Great Sage and the Eight Precepts, they stepped forward and saluted, "Amitabha, the poor monk has seen two masters, and the Buddha of Merit is now preaching the scriptures and explaining the Tao, and I ask the two masters to wait here for a while." ”
The Great Sage and Bajie clasped their hands together and saluted, and Bajie said, "Don't be in a hurry, Master is preaching the scriptures now, and my old pig and Brother Monkey know the proportions." ”
"I also invited the two masters to enter the temple and stay in the side hall for a while. The monk guarding the door stretched out his hand and invited the Great Sage and Bajie to enter the temple.
The Great Sage and Bajie nodded, and then under the leadership of the monks guarding the temple, they entered the Chuanjing Temple and took the Great Sage and Bajie to the side hall.
"Oh, I said Brother Monkey, Tang Wang seems to have put a lot of effort into this temple, the last time I came, there was no statue of us in this side hall, and I came again today, and my old pig was actually enshrined. "Looking at the statues enshrined in the side hall, the Eight Precepts.
In the side hall, the first Buddha hall is enshrined in Xuanzang, on the left side of Xuanzang, the great sage is holding a golden hoop stick, angry and mighty, and Bajie is sitting next to the great sage with a smile. On the right, there are two statues of the sand monk and the little white dragon.
"This Tang King worships my old grandson and doesn't say hello loudly in advance, look at what my old grandson looks like!" The Great Sage stared at his statue and said dissatisfied.
"Haha, my old pig is quite satisfied, it's better than the one in Gao Laozhuang, Tang Wang really bothered. Bajie touched his stomach and said with a smile.
"Hmph, I think you're a fool!" said the Great Sage, threatening to take out the golden hoop stick. Bajie hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the hand of the great sage, "Hey, Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey, my old pig is wrong, my old pig is wrong." ”
At this time, the door of the side hall was opened, and a small monk walked in and saluted, "Two masters, the meritorious Buddha has stopped the transmission of the scriptures in advance when he learned that the two of them came today, and he is now waiting for the two masters in the main hall." ”
"Let's go, go and see Master, you know the most about this, and when you meet Master, you say. After the Great Sage finished speaking, he walked out of the main hall with his hands in his hands and walked along the corridor towards the main hall, and Bajie hurriedly followed.
In the main hall, Xuanzang sat on the futon, and behind him was a golden Buddha, which looked like Rulai. A large tripod is located in the center of the main hall, the incense in it is endless, the smoke swirling, it can be seen that there are so many people who come to worship the Buddha in this temple.
The Great Sage and Bajie walked into the main hall and looked at Xuanzang, saluted and said, "Apprentice to see Master." ”
Looking at the monkey and Bajie on the main hall, Xuanzang smiled with satisfaction, "Amitabha, since that day, I haven't seen you for a long time as a teacher." Why didn't he come with you?"
"Hehe, Lao Sha's wood, I can't say anything when I come today, so my grandson didn't go to the Liusha River to find him. Let Bajie tell the master about this matter, he knows more than my grandson. The Great Sage said with a smile.
Xuanzang nodded, "Since there is something, let's talk about it directly." Since the two of you have come to Datang to look for me, it means that you need to come forward for the teacher in this matter. ”
Bajie straightened the robe on his body, sat on the ground with one butt, and said, "Master and apprentice, my old pig and Brother Monkey came here this time for the sake of Heavenly Court's desire to declare war on the Western Heavens. My former subordinates told me that Heavenly Court has entered a state of war readiness and is ready to declare war with the West Heaven!"
"Why is this?" asked Xuanzang.
"I don't know the old pig, I only know that now within the Three Realms, all the Heavenly Court has entered a state of alert, just waiting for the Jade Emperor to come out, and the Heavenly Court will immediately start a war with the West Heaven. Bajie said angrily.
"Master, the meaning of the Eight Commandments is that the master will come forward to go to Heaven and try to dissuade the Jade Emperor Lao'er as much as possible, if there is a war, it will be the people of the lower realm who will suffer. The Great Sage interjected.
"Yes, yes, Brother Monkey is right. Bajie got up on the ground, "After all, my old pig is a person from heaven before the lower realm, if I go, the Jade Emperor will definitely ask me how to stand." Therefore, my old pig first went to Huaguo Mountain to find Brother Monkey, and then came to Datang, hoping to go to Heaven with Master to dissuade the Jade Emperor. ”
Xuanzang nodded, stood up, and the little monk behind him handed over the Nine Dragons Tin Staff, "Without further ado, Wukong, Bajie, you go to Heaven with your teacher to meet you, and you must dissuade the Jade Emperor from starting a war." ”
In the Heavenly Court Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor was gathering his ministers to discuss preparations for war.
"Where is Li Jing, the Heavenly King of Tota?" the Jade Emperor asked.
Li Jing stepped forward, "The minister is here." ”
"How is the preparation of the Heavenly Soldiers, if you want to start a war, I order you to be the vanguard general and lead 200,000 Heavenly Soldiers to Lingshan!" the Jade Emperor ordered.
Li Jing clenched his fists and took the order. Please rest assured, Your Majesty will do his best to break through the defenses at the foot of Lingshan Mountain!"
"Where is the Taishang Laojun?" the Jade Emperor asked again.
Lao Jun stood up on the chair, bent down and said, "The old minister is here!"
"I hope that the lamp will be lit at that time, and if he makes a move, Lao Jun will be able to contain them and give Li Tianwang time to withdraw his troops. ”
"The old minister will live up to His Majesty's trust. Lao Jun commanded.
"Taibai ......" Before the Jade Emperor could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a bulletin.
"Report - Your Majesty, the Buddha of Zen Merit, the Buddha of Fighting, the messenger of the Pure Altar asks to see the Jade Emperor, and he is already waiting outside the Lingxiao Palace!"
"Xuan!" the Jade Emperor waved his hand and said.
The herald stood up, bent down and took a few steps back, then turned around, trotted outside the Lingxiao Palace, and shouted loudly, "The Jade Emperor has a will, declare the Buddha of Zen merit, fight to defeat the Buddha, and the messenger of the Pure Altar will meet you!"
When Xuanzang heard this, he walked into the Lingxiao Hall with Wukong and Bajie.
Looking at the Jade Emperor sitting on top of the head, Xuanzang folded his hands, bent down and saluted, "Amitabha, the poor monk meets the Jade Emperor!"
Bajie clasped his fists with both hands and said, "Chen Tianpeng, meet the Jade Emperor!"
As for the Great Sage, he arched his hand, "My grandson has seen you!"
Seeing that he was still a lawless monkey, the Jade Emperor didn't say anything, got up and said, "I don't know that the Buddha of Chan Zen merit is coming, I have lost my welcome, and I have offended a lot." ”
The Great Sage looked at the Jade Emperor and directly provoked Mingdao, "Jade Emperor, my old grandson came here with Master Bajie today, there is nothing else, I just heard that you are going to start a war with the Western Heavens, and my old grandson is here to persuade you." Back then, if you pressed my grandson under the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years, you can't beat him, so let's stop there. ”
Xuanzang looked back at the Great Sage and said, "Wukong, don't be rude!"
The Jade Emperor smiled, "Hahahaha, you monkey, I thought that your temper had changed when you converted to Buddhism, but I didn't expect you to still have such a temperament." It's rare, it's rare. ”
The Jade Emperor said two rare in a row, and the meaning of his words is self-evident.
"Amitabha," Xuanzang recited the Buddha's name lightly, "I don't know why Your Majesty wants to go to war with my Buddha." I am a Buddhist and compassionate, and I don't know where I offended Your Majesty. If it is because of the four apprentices of the poor monk, the poor monk will make amends to His Majesty on behalf of my Buddha. For the sake of thousands of people in the lower realm, I hope that Your Majesty can take back your life. ”
"Hehe, Zhan Chan Meritorious Buddha asked me why I want to fight?" The Jade Emperor looked at Xuanzang and said loudly, "Then I will tell you today, your Western Heaven Buddha Gate wants to oppose my Heavenly Court! If you come to the West Heaven Buddha Gate to unload the mill and kill the donkey!