Volume 10 The Controversy of Buddhism Chapter 40 The White Tiger Kills the Buddha
The night rain continues, the thunder bursts, but it can not stop the fiery hearts of the people near Luoyang, in this night, the Buddhists laugh very happily, because the temples near Luoyang have all become the places of pilgrimage for the people, just because of the golden Buddha that emerged in the air. This Buddha statue appeared so suddenly, but it was so shocking, emerging in the endless thunder, and the huge six-character mantra of Buddhism announced his arrival. Then it stood in the night sky, like a light in the darkness, surrounded by endless Buddha light, accompanied by endless thunder. The power of God is like a prison, suppressed in the hearts of everyone, the people saw such a situation, completely conquered in their hearts, in this short period of time, the temple near Luoyang was occupied by endless people. They are not afraid of the dark night, they are not afraid of the muddy roads caused by the night rain, and they all go to the temple to worship the Buddha.
Outside Luoyang City, there was a long queue in front of the temple, and hundreds of people stood in the night rain, waiting to enter the temple to worship the Buddha, and the huge golden Buddha in the sky made them believe that there was a Buddha in this world. However, although most of the Buddhists are happy and excited to welcome the pilgrims, there are still some people who are worried, this person is none other than the Taoist master, one of the three great teachers of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, he knelt on the ground reverently, in the tower of the mountain behind the White Horse Temple, looking at the Buddha statue in the sky surrounded by thunder and lightning, a pair of brows wrinkled into a Sichuan character.
"Buddhism is booming? Ha ha...... It's a return to the light! The Buddha statue surrounded by thunder and lightning, this is going to kill my Buddhist family! Scientist...... You're a step ahead! The old monk's face was full of despair at this time. Because he knew that all this was not a manifestation of the Buddha, but all this was just to deal with the illusion created by the Buddhas. This is killing the Buddhist family, but such a huge momentum is still beyond his expectations. But he didn't have the slightest recourse, because if he went out to refute it. Regardless of whether the people will believe it or not, countless Buddhist monks in the world are the first to jump out and refuse. Because all this reality is that Buddhism is about to flourish, as the leader of Buddhism, as a national teacher of the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't it be ...... to refute it at this time? So he could only hide all this in his stomach and secretly exhort some Buddhas to keep a glimmer of hope for the Buddhists.
The Big Buddha has always been high in the sky. Like a bright lamp illuminating the way forward for the surrounding people, hundreds of people walked all the way towards the Buddha, and gradually found the place where the Buddha appeared. That is, the iron tile temple on the outskirts of Luoyang. I saw this big Buddha floating on the roof of the Iron Tile Temple, smiling with one hand, but the other hand was palm down, protecting the Iron Tile Temple under his palm.
"It turns out that these monks in the Iron Tile Temple are really blessed by the Buddha! The Buddha sheltered them. Let them survive in this monastery that can be struck by lightning at any moment without being harmed...... a man who looks like a merchant in a coarse cloth robe. Said so at this time.
"The Buddha really exists, I want to believe in Buddhism, I want to become a monk...... Buddha bless! This is a person who was directly destroyed by this Buddha completely destroyed the psychological defense line, his eyes were full of fanaticism, just saw this Buddha, he had infinite yearning in his heart, and now he saw that this Buddha actually sheltered the monks of the Iron Tile Temple, and it made his heart sway. Such a Buddha is worthy of trust. for he will bless his believers.
"That is, this Buddhist family pays attention to cultivating the afterlife. However, the Buddha Shakyamuni became a Buddha in the flesh, and if I became a monk and believed in Buddhism, then maybe I would have the hope of becoming a Buddha and an ancestor in this life! Manifest as you are now, and let all the people worship! The other was clearly fanatical, but more ambitious.
"Haha...... Buddhism is in full swing, two years ago, Master Xuanzang was determined to travel west to seek the true scriptures, and now according to the time, it is almost to Tianzhu, will this be a sign of heaven? "There is a person who has some knowledge of the famous figures of Buddhism over the years, and even said a reasonable explanation, Xuanzang has arrived in Tianzhu, which is a harbinger of the spread of the true scriptures to the east.
"Anyway, let's go to the Iron Tile Temple to see what the difference is in this place where the Buddha manifests!" That's how a group of people want to climb the mountain. In this heavy rain, their clothes were already soaked, but they could not extinguish their enthusiasm, so they walked step by step towards the barren mountain where the Iron Tile Temple was located, and along the way, there were pious people who actually began to kneel in three steps, and kowtow in nine steps as if they were pilgrimage. This is the place where the Buddha appeared to be sacred, and it must be in this way that he can show his sincerity.
"Ah......" As soon as they stepped within ten miles of the Iron Tile Temple, everyone felt a tingling sensation emerge in their bodies, making them feel weak all over. Suddenly, a group of people softened their feet, and they all fell directly to the ground. The mud on the ground was splashed by the energy of their fall, like flowers blooming, and everyone lay in a heap, squeezing each other like pickles. But their eyes were still looking up at the Buddha in the sky. It wasn't until the light cleared that they felt their bodies in control again. All looked at the iron tile temple on the top of the mountain in awe, without the permission of the Buddha, mortals could not set foot in this piece of Buddha land.
In the next few days, as long as it is rainy weather, when the thunder flashes, this big Buddha will float on the top of the iron tile temple, which will also be divided into a forbidden area, no one can climb the temple on the top of the mountain to worship, so the monks of the iron tile temple are respected by everyone, they are the real Buddhas, and the iron tile temple is the real Buddha. Therefore, when the sky is fine, countless people have broken the threshold of the iron tile temple, and all of them have to worship the Buddha who manifested the spirit. Tiewa Temple received countless incense money, and all the monks in the temple wore big red robes, like a great monk.
On this day, the rumor of the manifestation of the Iron Tile Temple has been spread for half a month, countless people of the Tang Dynasty, many Chang'an nobles all come to worship, the sky is clear, the sun hangs high above the heavens, sprinkling endless golden light. On the beams of the temple of the Iron Tile Temple, a young man in a navy blue robe was sleeping in the gap between the beams and the roof. On the beam beside him, a chicken leg was shiny. The young man opened his eyes with sleepy eyes, watching the people coming and going below, and countless people lit sandalwood and worshipped reverently.
"It's almost time! Crush all your hopes today, and you still have to rely on yourself! These gods and monsters, in fact, are not credible, you bow down so devoutly, nothing works! The boy muttered to himself, and then he dodged towards the other end of the beam. The whole person was like a dexterous ape, and it flashed by, like a black streamer flashing away on the beam.
As the sun passes, the sun shines all over the temple, shining on people's bodies so warm that people don't want to open their eyes. But at this time, suddenly everyone felt that the sun became brighter, so dazzling that people couldn't open their eyes. So everyone looked up at the sky.
Seeing this, everyone immediately knelt down, because the big Buddha in the sky appeared again, this is the first time he did not appear when there was a thunderstorm, and the endless Buddha light swirled around him in front of him, like a big sun, shining with dazzling Buddha light. It was like two rounds of the sun appeared in the sky, and this miracle made everyone kneel, whether it was a peddler or a nobleman, all of them were bathed in the Buddha's light without discrimination, and everyone felt that their bodies were warm, as if they were immersed in the boundless Buddha kingdom of the Buddha.
"Roar ......" At this moment, a shocking roar came from far away, and this one was so shocking that everyone woke up from the endless warmth, because at this moment they felt themselves cold. And those nobles among all the people felt as if something was staring at them in the dark, and that thick and indissolvable evil aura made them fall into the abyss in an instant, and when they woke up, they had palpitations: "This is murderous ...... Could it be ......" These nobles who rushed to worship the Buddha from Chang'an City flashed in their hearts, and a person appeared.
"Roar ......" Another roar came, and everyone sensitively sensed the direction from which the sound came - Chang'an. Then they all turned to look in that direction, and everyone was shocked again. Because a huge white tiger was coming in the wind, a pair of blood-colored eyes stared at the big Buddha above the Iron Tile Temple. Eager to pounce and bite him into slag, the huge white tiger is so huge, nearly 100 zhang long, and more than 20 zhang high, step out and step on the clouds in front of him, so he pounced directly from the direction of Chang'an City.
The Buddha's light is even worse, a big Buddha smiles, facing the huge white tiger that pounced on the opposite side, at this time the kind smile of the big Buddha seems to have become dignified, it can be seen that the white tiger on the opposite side makes him feel pressure. But in order to protect this iron tile temple, this big Buddha did not hide his body, but faced the enemy face to face. It's just that the gesture on the hand is no longer the bowl mark when smiling, but has become the wisdom fist mark, which is a sign of caution against the enemy.
The performance of the Buddha made the people below feel excited, and this was the first time that the Buddha had moved. But the white tiger on the opposite side is even more majestic, between a tiger pounce, the incomparably huge tiger's mouth opened, revealing the fangs inside, only to see the fangs of Sen Sen like a sharp sword, and then just like this, the claws of the tiger are like a huge heavenly sword, grabbing towards the Buddha. The huge tiger claws like a big mountain, the huge wind that brought it up, raised the rolling yellow dust, so that everyone kneeling on the ground was difficult to breathe, the huge shadow covered the sky and the sun, and the whole sky was darkened, this is the shadow of the white tiger, and the entire mountain top where the iron tile temple is located was completely covered, and the sunlight could not penetrate in. (To be continued......)