Chapter 13: The Learner

The accompanying monk was a monk of the Great Compassion Temple, and when he heard the inquiry of King Tang, he did not dare to slack off, and raised his eyes to take a closer look.

With a look of clarity on his face, he folded his hands and said: "Back to Your Majesty, he is Master Xuanzang from Jinshan Temple, he has been in contact with Buddhist scriptures since he was a child, Huigen is extraordinary, and his understanding of Buddhism is even far more than some famous monks, and he has already become famous in the Buddhist world, and this time he represents Jinshan Temple to participate in the water and land puja......"

Recalling the reminder of King Jizo Bodhisattva, coupled with inquiring about his life experience, King Tang secretly had a plan in his heart.

Xuanzang chanted Hinayana Buddhism aloud on the cloud platform, his tongue bloomed with lotus flowers, and there was a faint vision generated out of thin air, and the golden halo in mid-air dispelled the gloomy sky, and the white Buddha lotus appeared out of thin air, releasing the fragrance that soaked the soul.

Everyone in the audience was fascinated by what they heard, and suddenly saw the vision generated, and they couldn't help but stand up and exclaim, "Holy Monk".

Master Xuyun and Master Juewang also got off the cloud platform in due time, leaving the stage completely to Xuanzang, and the other masters were embarrassed to continue to preach on stage when they saw this.

This Buddha has spoken of visions, how can they compare ordinary monks?!

Xuanzang was unconscious, still immersed in the free preaching of Buddhism, the quiet needle drop could be heard all around, and the Tang King and the civil and military officials also stared at the cloud platform with wide eyes.

"The Sutra of Receiving Rebirth and Passing the Dead" is a transcendent method in Hinayana Buddhism, and Xuanzang began to recite this Sutra of Death as he spoke.

There was a sudden gust of yin wind around, the ghosts and the dead roared, the white Buddha lotus fell, the fierce aura on the ghosts was gone, and the faces showed a relieved smile, and the souls seemed to have spirituality, all of them put their hands together, saluted to Xuanzang, and then turned around and threw themselves into reincarnation.

When the mortals on the periphery saw this, they were in an uproar.

"What a holy monk!"

"Holy Monk!"

......

knelt down and bowed to Xuanzang, chanting Buddhist scriptures in his mouth, and for a while the scene became like the Buddha country.

The people are educated, know the principles of Buddhism, and have compassion in their hearts.

On the morning of the third day, Xuanzang was opening a party to break the prison, passing the lamp to shine on the dead, participating in Yan Jun, detaining the ghosts, inviting the king of Jizo, opening the golden bridge, and walking the banners. Zen monks make incense, set off flames, and worship water. There were also 12 nuns, dressed in embroidered clothes and wearing red shoes, reciting mantras silently in front of the spirit, which was very lively. These were originally the Dharma ceremonies of Buddhism, but under the operation of Xuanzang, the projection of the doppelganger of the Ten Halls of Yan Jun and the King of Jizo really came, and everyone was shocked again.

"With the three laws as the system, the Juefa as the way, the opening and the name, and the change and the widespread......" Xuanzang preached the Fa alone in the cloud platform, and now it seems that he has completely substituted himself into the role and entered the play.

His face is solemn, but there is some joy in his heart, he was just a dick in his previous life, how could he have grown a face in front of so many people?

On the same day, Guanyin Bodhisattva disguised himself as a leper monk and took the robe and tin staff to Chang'an City to sell. encountered a few foolish monks who failed to be elected as the host of the water and land puja, but there were a few village banknotes. The foolish monk asked, "How much does your robe cost?"

The Bodhisattva said, "The robe is worth five thousand taels, and the tin staff is worth two thousand taels." The foolish monk smiled and said, "These two leper monks are madmen and fools! These two coarse things are sold for 7,000 taels of silver? It's just that unless you put them on and live forever, you have to become a Buddha and become an ancestor, and they are not worth so much! If you take them, you can't sell them!"

The Bodhisattva smiled without saying a word, his body passed through the crowd, and continued to shout.

"Goods sell robes!"

"Sell robes, tin staff!"

After entering the venue, the voice remained unabated, completely attracting everyone's attention, and even causing some people to be angry.

These two leper monks don't know how to count etiquette and etiquette, and they even interrupt others to talk about the Dharma for no reason!

Seeing that some of them were angry, the leper monk was not afraid, and went straight through the crowd to the vicinity of the cloud platform and continued to say in a loud voice: "Those who can know this treasure will not take a penny;

King Tang was a little moved, ordered someone to summon the monk, and asked, "Monk, how much does your robe cost?"

The Bodhisattva replied, "Five thousand taels for a robe and two thousand taels for a tin staff." ”

Hearing the monk's answer, everyone looked at each other, and they all felt that the asking price simply broke through the sky.

"It's too expensive, what kind of robe actually costs five thousand taels!"

"That tin rod is not cheap, I see, it is worth two hundred taels at most!"

"It's funny that these two monks actually cheated here!"

......

Everyone was talking, and most of their expressions were full of curiosity and surprise, wanting to hear how the monk would explain next.

"Oh... It's worth so much silver taels, so what's the benefit of your robe?" asked King Tang, his eyes puzzled.

"This robe is made of ice silkworms, woven by immortals, there are all kinds of treasures on it, wear my robe, do not sink into the six realms, do not fall into hell, sit on the ten thousand times of the court, and move the seven Buddhas with ......" The monk replied shaking his head.

"Oh! Then Master Xuanzang is here to speak!"

Xuanzang came down from the cloud platform and was led into the viewing hall by the palace people.

"Meet Your Majesty!" Xuanzang folded his hands and bowed.

King Tang raised his hand and said with a smile: "The mage doesn't have to be polite, this wandering monk has a brocade robe and a nine-ring tin staff, all of which are treasures, I am willing to buy them and give them to the mage!"

"The poor monk is grateful, but the poor monk does not need this gorgeous robe and tin staff, these are all foreign objects with me, the poor monk has the Buddha in his heart, and the coarse cloth monk's robe is also a robe brocade. Xuanzang said.

This answer was completely beyond the Bodhisattva's expectations.

This special equipment for the learner of the scriptures was given by the Buddha, which can protect the people who take the scriptures from being destroyed by the strong people who deliberately destroy the great prosperity of Buddhism on the road, so as to ensure the smooth planning of the journey to the west.

But this Xuanzang doesn't want it?!

The Bodhisattva then had an idea and said, "This Master just talked about Hinayana Buddhism, can he talk about Mahayana Buddhism?"

Xuanzang's acting skills were online at this time, he took a step forward, and said slowly with a blank look in his eyes: "Master, the disciple is rude and sinful, and now the monks in the East are talking about Hinayana Buddhism, but they don't know how Mahayana Buddhism is?"

"Your Hinayana Dharma can only be vulgar and light, but I have the Mahayana Buddhism Sanzang, which can transcend the dead and ascend to heaven, overcome the suffering of the dead, resolve the knot of grievances, and eliminate the calamity of innocence!" said the leper monk as he paced through the hall.

Everyone was attracted by the efficacy of this Mahayana sutra and couldn't help but be fascinated.

"I can see a man taking off his pants, a good scripture, it is indeed a good scripture!" Xuanzang laughed secretly in his heart, and then asked seriously: "Master, I don't know where this Mahayana Buddhism is?"

His expression was still a little urgent, showing his eagerness to seek Mahayana Buddhism to the fullest, and Xuanzang secretly praised his acting skills.

The leper monk turned around and replied: "The Mahayana Buddhism is in the Da Lei Yin Temple of the West Tianling Mountain, where my Buddha came, 108,000 miles away!"

Everyone let out a loud voice again, looked at each other, and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

108,000 miles!

Xuanzang knew that it was time for him to behave at this time, so he walked in front of everyone, under the throne, and said in a loud voice: "In this case, the disciple is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses, go to the West Tianling Mountain, ask for the Mahayana Sanzang Buddhist scriptures, and pray for the eternal stability of my king's country!"

"Okay!!" King Tang immediately praised when he heard this, walked down the throne quickly, and eagerly pulled up Xuanzang's right hand: "The mage can be like this, I am willing to be a brother with you!"

Xuanzang was just about to refuse, when he heard the leper monk snatch Bai and said: "Good, it's just that the road to the west is far away, and there are many tigers, leopards and demons, but I am afraid that there will be no return, and it will be difficult to save my life, I don't know if the mage dares to go?"

Xuanzang then said resolutely: "I have made a grand oath, and I will go until the western sky, and I will not return without the true scriptures!"

"Amitabha! If you are willing to go and attain the right fruit, you will achieve a golden body! This robe and tin staff will give you the method of self-protection!" The old monk waved his palm, and Xuanzang saw the robe flying over slowly and draped on himself, and the tin staff also came to his hand.

Suddenly, the golden light was shining brightly, and the treasure was shining.

What a treasure it is!

The crowd exclaimed!

What surprised them even more was the method of the leper monk, only to see him come to the outside of the hall in a flash, and then a burst of white light flashed and turned into Guanyin Bodhisattva in white clothes, holding a jade bottle and stepping on the lotus platform.

"Guanyin Bodhisattva!"

"Guanyin Bodhisattva has appeared!"

Everyone worshipped, Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled and nodded to Xuanzang, and then flew away, disappearing into the sky in the blink of an eye.