Chapter 269: The Secret of Journey to the West
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"Golden Cicada Disciple!?" Hearing this, Qin Xiaobai couldn't help but be stunned, he knew that the Dharma who came to preach halfway must have studied in the West, but he didn't expect that he would be a disciple of the golden cicada.
Patriarch Bodhidharma smiled and said: "Shizun originally only had a disciple of the poor monk, but now that you are a disciple of the next generation, Shizun's disciple will no longer be lonely in the future." ”
"I've seen Senior Brother!"
Qin Xiaobai didn't have a psychological burden at all about the sudden addition of a senior brother or something, but instead had a cheap thigh hug, of course, he didn't hug Bai or not......
"Meet Uncle Shizu."
Qin Xiaobai had just finished the salute here, and then the second ancestor Hui Ke, the third ancestor Seng Can, and the fourth ancestor Daoxin under the seat of the Bodhidharma Patriarch got up and saluted him.
Now that Qin Xiaobai is the junior brother of Patriarch Bodhidharma, that generation will naturally become higher.
At least in the Central Plains Buddhism, except for Bodhidharma, the others, no matter what masters, monks, and ancestors of Buddhism, are all his juniors......
Shenxiu and Huineng glanced at each other, but they didn't expect that the captive monk and thief who was fighting with them just now would now become their uncle and ancestor.
Although the realm of this master and uncle is not as high as theirs, the strength is not as strong as theirs, and the Dharma is not as profound as theirs, but no matter how the seniority is there, the ritual law cannot be abolished, so they all bow down to Qin Xiaobai together.
"No need to be polite, please get up."
Qin Xiaobai smiled and helped several Buddhist ancestors up, this time not only hugged his thighs, but also improved the junior level by the way, and he was also a person with status from now on......
And now, the crisis has been resolved, then it is time to solve the doubts in his heart, so Qin Xiaobai immediately asked Bodhidharma if they knew about the plan to learn scriptures from the west, and if so, why did they let Jin Chanzi go.
Could it be that Jin Chanzi is his master's identity, so he can only let him go west to learn scriptures and let Mahayana Buddhism enter the Central Plains?
Bodhidharma glanced at the ignorant and innocent Liujiang'er who Qin Xiaobai was holding, and said: "The founder of Theravada Buddhism is actually not me, the poor monk is just a missionary. ”
"Could it be, Golden Cicada...... Master? Qin Xiaobai was stunned when he heard this, he had never thought of this, but if Bodhidharma was the descendant of the golden cicada, then this would make sense.
"That's right." Bodhidharma nodded and continued, "Hinayana Buddhism is not Hinayana Buddhism, and Mahayana Buddhism may not be so high. ”
"Mahayana Buddhism emphasizes obedience to nature, while Hinayana Buddhism emphasizes detachment from nature, and there is no distinction between the two, but they are just different methods."
"In the past, there was only one mainstream Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, until the Shizun, an ancient genius who has never been able to come out, realized Hinayana Buddhism from Mahayana Buddhism."
"However, Hinayana Buddhism was not only not recognized by Western Buddhism, but was considered heresy, and the master was punished by endless years of confinement.
"I didn't expect that there would be such secrets between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism." Qin Xiaobai couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and then continued to ask: "It's just that since the master has been confined for endless years, then how can he take a nap at the Buddha Buddha's lecture conference?" ”
The reason why Jin Chanzi was demoted to the mortal world was because he didn't listen carefully in class......
Bodhidharma shook his head and said, "This is actually because of the dispute between Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. ”
"At that time, the poor monks succeeded in preaching, and Theravada Buddhism was beginning to flourish in the Central Plains, and the West could not allow Hinayana Buddhism to exist in this world so blatantly and thrivingly, so he asked the master to come forward to save us."
"The master didn't want to listen to this order, but he knew that the Mahayana Buddhism of the West Heaven was difficult to resist, so he made a bet with Rulai."
"Mahayana Buddhism is to obey the heavens, Hinayana Buddhism is to transcend nature, in order to demonstrate the Hinayana Buddhism, the master bets that in this heaven and earth, there must be people who can jump out of the three realms and five elements, transcend the nature of heaven and earth, and are not controlled by fate."
"The master took the reincarnation of the tenth life as the time limit, and the Buddha position as a bet, and bet the treasure on a monkey."
"Fortunately, that monkey has indeed grown at an astonishing rate, and in just a few years of cultivation, he has reached the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal, and his qualifications are even stronger than the master of the Ancient Wizards."
"If you continue to cultivate like this, it may not be impossible to transcend heaven and earth in the future, but ...... Now that monkey has been suppressed by others, and there is no hope of escaping the control of fate. ”
The monkey mentioned by Bodhidharma is undoubtedly the Monkey King.
Qin Xiaobai couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, he had never thought that there were so many stories in it.
At this time, suddenly he thought of another question, and couldn't help asking, "So what is the relationship between Subodhi and the master?" ”
"Do you know Su Bodhi!?" Bodhidharma asked without answering.
"Is this ......" Qin Xiaobai remembered, unless he had read Journey to the West and opened the perspective of God, ordinary people would not know the existence of Su Bodhi, so he still used that reason and said: "Occasional heavenly opportunity, even heavenly opportunity." ”
Bodhidharma didn't ask much, and said directly: "The master is Su Bodhi." ”
Although Qin Xiaobai already had a vague guess in his heart, after being confirmed, he couldn't help but be moved, it was really subversive of his worldview.
However, it is indeed reasonable to say, no wonder he opened a small stove for Sun Wukong, no wonder he had to let Sun Wukong reveal his identity, no wonder he disappeared after teaching Sun Wukong.
As for whether Jin Cicada's behavior is considered gambling and cheating, there are two theories, but the Buddha simply did not abide by the rules at all, and saw that he couldn't win the gambling and directly forcibly suppressed Sun Wukong......
suppressed Sun Wukong until the tenth life of the golden cicada, and only released it after making sure that the gambling was successful.
It wasn't until these secrets were finished that Bodhidharma answered Qin Xiaobai's initial question, saying: "I did know about the westward journey to learn scriptures early on, but for the sake of the master and for the sake of Theravada Buddhism, this is the only way." ”
In the history that Qin Xiaobai was familiar with, this time was before and after the destruction of the Buddha by the Three Martial Arts, which could be described as the darkest period of Buddhism in the Central Plains.
And Theravada Buddhism in the Journey to the West world is even more uncomfortable at this time.
The emperor does not worship, Taoism does not tolerate it, and the West Heaven, as the birthplace, is still suppressed, and Theravada Buddhism has become more and more weak.
Finally, in order to allow the golden cicada to return to the Buddha position without the suffering of reincarnation, bowing to the West and acquiescing to the matter of learning scriptures is already the best choice.
"Traveling to the west to learn scriptures and let Mahayana Buddhism spread to the east, it is completely to drink water to quench thirst, although it can be exchanged for Hinayana Buddhism to survive for a while, but it will inevitably bury Theravada Buddhism in the future."
Saying that, Qin Xiaobai said to Xiang Bodhidharma, An and Li: "Senior brother actually doesn't have to be like this, in the final analysis, it is still in Nanzhan Buzhou, and the emperor still has the final say." ”
"As long as there is a change of dynasty, Theravada Buddhism will inevitably flourish." (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.