Volume 1 Origin, The Battle of Heaven Chapter 95 The Lotus in Front of the Buddha
"He's probably not a great wise monk. Because whether it is a great wisdom monk, a guardian monk, a follow-up monk, an ascetic monk, or a forbearance monk, in the final analysis, they are actually just names that I will appear for the convenience of education. The elder gathered his thoughts for a moment, and then spoke slowly.
But in reality, that's not how the original Fa was taught. Because in the beginning, I actually used the same missionary methods as the country of Tianzhu, but their disciples were all gifted, so they could quickly comprehend them. However, if the Fa is to be passed on to the public, the way they teach it will not work at all, and of course this is something that I finally realized after a long time. โ
"I left the land of Tianzhu at the beginning, and only used a reed to cross the river, and then I came to this vast land. But after coming to this land, I discovered that the world is vast, and the so-called mission, the true teaching of Amitabha Buddha, is completely impossible to start. โ
"But I still think very highly of myself, and I feel that I am different from the monks of their Tianzhu country. And it was at that time that I discovered a lotus flower. โ
"Out of the mud but not stained, clear ripples but not demons, straight through the outside, not vines and branches. I thought it looked like me, so I reached out and took it off. โ
"Since I didn't know where to start, and since I didn't know how to do it, I started to preach the lotus flower. I just carry it with me all the time, and no one can understand my Fa, so I just talk about it. No one wants to pay attention to me, so I'll just talk about it. โ
And so it was, until my believers finally multiplied. Although they still don't understand my Fa, the good deeds I have led them to do have also made them all meritorious. โ
But I carried that lotus flower with me from beginning to end, so in the impression of believers at that time, I was inseparable from that lotus. But in my heart, it was a melancholy that no one could understand me. โ
"Eventually, I was able to divide the Dharma into five ways of practice, and the Kฤแนแนฃแนa they were able to understand what I meant. It was only then that I suddenly felt that what came out of the mud and was not stained, and what was clear and not demonic? But it was just that I had always thought very highly of myself, and I always felt that I was different from them. โ
But if I want to spread the Dharma and let the Dharma take root in the hearts of all living beings, if I can't fully integrate myself into them, then how can I let the Dharma enter their hearts? โ
"I really felt that they had always respected me, but they had always treated me as an outsider because I couldn't really understand them. And now, in this most pitiful capacity, I have really entered their hearts and made them regard me as a relative. โ
"If you want to be the dragon elephant of all Buddhas, you must first be a horse and a cow for all sentient beings, and if you want to ascend to the kingdom of bliss, you must first step into the boundless hell. โ
"I finally understood how the Fa could enter people's hearts. I finally saw through it and let go of my self-esteem. โ
So I threw away the lotus flower and began to lead the believers along the road begging. Until I finally broke through the avenue and became a Buddha under the Bodhi tree. โ
"But that lotus flower was left behind in the world, and gradually forgotten by me. I can't even imagine that one day it will be able to cultivate the Buddha body, and it will be able to understand the Dharma that I have spoken about it. โ
"Since then, I have stayed in Lingshan. And it has been walking in the world. โ
"Preaching the way of Buddhism, preaching the method of convenience for sentient beings, it inherits my will, and it inherits my way. However, it eventually fell into a love disaster. โ
"Asking what is the situation in the world makes people promise life and death. Maybe it's not wrong to fall in love with someone, but the person it falls in love with is a woman with bloody hands. โ
"It was willing to do anything for the woman, but there was power behind the woman, and for some reason, she took advantage of its feelings. The wanton killing led to the loss of merit, and it changed from an enlightened monk to a murderer, and at that time, it was in Purple City, just to rescue the woman. โ
"Is it worth it? No one can tell. But for him, those things were worth it. โ
"When I saw him again, I was really surprised. I can't imagine that lotus flower can also cultivate a human body and also be able to attain enlightenment. I couldn't imagine that my Buddhist disciples could still create the kind of killing at that time. โ
"At that time, the purple city was bloody. And he crossed his knees on the ground just like me and recited a phrase of Amitabha. โ
"Amitabha, what a sacred word this was? But when it came out of his mouth, it made me shudder. โ
"Originally, I wanted him to go through a reincarnation, because after all, he once had merit. But there was a woman who interceded for him, and she gave up all her cultivation to be able to make it happen all over again. โ
"To be able to feel her affection is definitely no worse than its affection for that woman. So at that time, for the sake of her affection, I just sealed his memory and handed him over to the Xudu Ghost Domain. โ
"Because he holds the book of life and death, and the sins and merits of all people are recorded in the book of life and death. Perhaps, his sins are too heavy, so even if she uses her lifelong cultivation to offset it, she is only barely retaining his life, so as not to let him lose his soul. โ
"The Sultan imprisoned him in the Nine Hells Purgatory, and he has been there to survive those great evildoers. It is unimaginable that even the Jizo King Bodhisattva could not cross the Nine Shadows Purgatory, and he could use the Dharma to temporarily restrain him. โ
So he was soon released from prison. But at that time, it was also the time when the demon clan had just ruled the heavenly realm. โ
"The woman he loved so much was reincarnated in the demon clan and became the daughter of the demon emperor, although he was sealed in his memory, but he recognized the woman at a glance. What an ironic ending: He turned a blind eye to the people who loved him dearly, but he wanted to kill them twice in quick succession for the people he loved so much. โ
"The second time I came, it was still in Purple City, and he used my Buddhism to kill many demon clans. And at that time, the demon clan had just ruled the Three Realms, and his strength was still in a complete state, but he still killed a lot of demon clans, until I finally stopped him. โ
"I remember he asked me, 'Do I have affection?' I replied to him, 'If I don't have affection, how can I have to be with sentient beings?'
But he was already obsessed at that time, so although he remembered everything, he still couldn't let go of the obsession in his heart. So I gave up part of my cultivation and sent him to the six realms of reincarnation. โ
"He was about to be reincarnated, but his desires were starting to grow stronger. Because he himself became a lotus flower, he also plucked one of his petals, and since then he has divided himself into two, hiding from everyone in the capital. That petal was sent to reincarnate by the ghosts of Xudu, and he remained in Xudu very skillfully. โ
Moreover, based on a corner of the capital, he broke through the spatial barrier. With a magic weapon as a guide, the ghost building has been established since then. โ
And by the time he found him, he had already done all of this. Because the ghost building existed in the cracks of time and space, only a small part of it involved Xudu, so the Xudu at that time was also helpless, and could only watch him escape. โ
Of course, he also paid a great price for building a ghost building in the rift of time and space. Therefore, he has been cultivating in the ghost building, and then in some special ways to gain some contact with the outside world. โ
As the elder spoke, he looked in the direction of the walker again.
So don't worry about him, he's just fascinated by love, but he also has a kind of benevolence. And the reason why he built the ghost building is only because he has a big goal, and he will only choose unscrupulous means for his goal. โ
"So, he's not going to target a little kid. Because he didn't bother to do this, he didn't have the energy to do it. โ
After the elder finished speaking, he continued to look at the walker again.
"The lotus flower in front of the Buddha? a petal? Then in this case, he can be regarded as a person of the same generation as the World Venerable, he used a petal to replace the peach stiff, so he escaped the six realms of reincarnation in the capital. But with his ability at the time, even if it was just a petal, it would be enough to be reborn as a human, right?"
"But the person who was reborn from that petal, World-Honored One, where is he now?"
The walker asked.