On the high platform, Li Tong, who looked indifferent, told the story.

The pictures in the eyes of countless listeners rotated, and they followed his narration through the golden cicada's life after life.

II.

Jin Chan was born in a self-sufficient and wealthy village hidden deep in the mountains and valleys.

In the same way, the golden cicada worshiped into a small temple in the mountains, escaped into the empty gate, and became a small novice.

Although this temple is very small, Jin Cicada is valued by the host and teaches Buddhism at a young age, so Jin Cicada is reading all the scriptures at a young age and is full of Buddhist principles.

Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived.

It was too late for him to ponder the true meaning of the Buddha and walk towards the spiritual mountain again.

Suddenly, one day, the screams continued to sound in this quiet and peaceful village.

It turned out that it was a monster that was eyeing this place and entering the village to slaughter the mundane!

The mountain barbarian demons are all bloody and cruel, and they are fierce beings who treat mortals as blood food.

For a moment, the people were all panicked, and the remaining people took refuge in this small temple in the mountains, watching the fire in the village and listening to the shouts of fighting.

They bowed to the Buddha statue, chanting the name of the Buddha with great devotion, praying for the light of the Buddha to descend and eliminate demons.

But it is very difficult to accept that the gilded Buddha statue in this temple is just a lifeless Buddha statue, and there is no reaction.

The golden cicada knocks on the wooden fish and recites the scriptures.

But this is also no deterrent to the demons who burn and loot from the outside world, and they are already approaching the temple gate.

Just when people were desperate and had the will to die, the Buddha statue in the eyes of the golden cicada suddenly brightened, and the Buddha's light shrouded all directions.

The Buddha statue lowered its eyes, as if to meet his young gaze, and a loud and indifferent voice echoed in his mind.

"All my Western disciples should have the determination to die to save the world, and after death, they can ascend to the boundless Elysium, and the golden cicada ......"

Although Jin Cicada is young, he is not ignorant, and under the sound of the Buddha, he gradually understands in his heart that the Buddha is letting him sacrifice his life for righteousness.

However, at this time, he still had questions in his heart, why the temple is here, the Buddha statue is here, and the Buddha can't bloom brightly and subdue demons and eliminate demons?

After those youkai eat him, will they really let these villagers go?

At this time, he didn't have time to think about it, so he could only stand up and be willing to sacrifice his body.

So, he was captured by the demon and put on the steamer.

III.

Jin Cicada was born in a village where natural disasters are continuous, and countless people are hungry during a severe drought.

In order to keep him alive, his parents sent him to the temple and became a novice.

In this life, his parents were almost no grain in the farmland due to several years of drought, and the family had run out of food, and they were already hungry at home.

When the golden cicada learns the news, he takes them back to the well-fed temple, hoping that the temple will give them a piece of food so that they can live.

However, the surrounding villages were already starving, and if the Buddha was truly compassionate, why did they stop at such a deplorable state?

As a result of the frustration, the temple was unwilling to accept his parents.

The golden cicada had no choice but to sincerely bow to the Buddha statue, sincerely chant the scriptures, and pray for the Buddha's blessings.

Finally, the Buddha's light shone, and the grand Buddha voice came again.

"I am a Buddha with compassion, I should sacrifice my body to save ......"

Blood spilled and polluted the ground of the Buddha Hall.

.......

Under Li Tong Xuanqi's storytelling methods, many immortals and gods almost saw the experience of the reincarnation of each life of the golden cicada.

Their expressions have also changed from thoughtful to indescribable, very complicated!

"It's extremely rare that this golden cicada can do it so disregarding life and death and save others."

"He is the monk who really practices everything in the so-called Buddhist scriptures, and compared to him to the Buddha of Western religion, he is simply a hypocrite who is not worth mentioning."

"I didn't expect that there would be such an existence in the Western Sect that can be ruthless and attack himself, scraping the bones and flesh without changing the color, and not shouting or screaming when he is devoured by the demons, if I change, I will definitely not be able to bear it."

At this time, the immortals and gods in the Three Realms also had a little change in their hearts, and they were all touched by the actions of this golden cicada in several lifetimes.

In the Wuzhuang View of Wanshou Mountain, Zhen Yuanzi Daxian, who had been busy with the red cloud remnant soul obtained from the Styx Ancestor recently, couldn't help but sigh at this time:

"This golden cicada can have such a character, it is indeed rare in the world, but it is ...... This so-called Buddhist school of practice gives me a sneaky and gloomy feeling. ”

"I don't know, what happened to him next?"

was lost face by Li Tong in front of everyone, and Yuan Shi Tianzun, who was quietly peeping at this time, frowned:

"Even if it is the body of a mere acquired ant, but if you can have the courage to sacrifice yourself to save others, you can be regarded as a character."

"But what is Buddhism?"

"How is it different from a cult to fabricate doctrines, deceive the world, and take over one side without taking the slightest shelter?"

Even though the contradiction between him and Li Tong is not small, but at this moment, Yuan Shi Tianzun, who saw the deep meaning of his story, had some common opinions with him.

This so-called Buddhism, and even Western religion, is not a good thing at all!

For a while, his heart fluctuated about the matter of plotting with the two Western saints.

In the Eight Views Palace, Taishang, who was originally only a little skimming, shook his head at this time.

"If you have a delusional mind, you will be shocked. and astonished the gods, that is, all things. Possession of all things is the birth of greed. Covetousness is affliction. Troubled and delusional, sorrowful and physically and mentally, they are humiliated......"

He didn't want to hear such a story, and he didn't want to see such a scene.

Using the suffering of the ninth reincarnation to rub out the Dao heart of a person who is committed to the Tao is not a tempering act but a trip to destroy the Dao.

If such behavior appears in the wilderness, it will definitely be spurned by countless immortals and gods, and it will be punished by heaven.

The Tongtian Sect Master also frowned, displeased:

"Before sacrificing yourself, you should also measure whether it is worth it or not!"

"You have to measure yourself even more, we saints can't save the suffering of the family, but how can a mere mortal be so ethereal?"

"What's more, this so-called Buddhism is not a good thing, it is obviously one of the things that can be easily solved, but it makes a little novice continue to sacrifice?"

"The crooked behavior of the evil sect, if you come to the flood wilderness, you will let it know that I punish the immortal sword?"

In the sect leader's heart, although he was slightly touched by Jin Cicada's self-sacrificing behavior, he definitely didn't approve of it at all.

The two saints of the West hidden among the many immortals were also a little frightened at this time.

They admit that many of the great aspirations they made for sanctification were exaggerated and difficult to fulfill.

However, the Western religion under their leadership is far from the level that Li Tong said in his words!

How can the Western religion be difficult for a small ordinary person with such a method that cannot be put on the table?

It's just not worth it!

Receiving and mentioning the bitterness in his heart, he completely lost the joy of hearing the name Sanzang at the beginning.

Yes, it's just a bitterness in my heart.

Three Tibets have become three burials, according to Li Tong's current story, what is this burial, isn't it obvious?

Except for this unscrupulous Buddha who persecuted him and oppressed him, who else could there be!

Many immortals have constant thoughts in their hearts, but there is no doubt that the impression of Buddhism in the story is getting worse and worse.

Watching their expressions change and listening to the whispered exchange between them, Li Tong did not explain and continued to tell:

"Finally in the ninth generation, Jin Cicada finally grew up safely, and has his own law name: Sanzang!"

Hearing this, many listeners breathed a sigh of relief.

The reincarnation of the golden cicada is really not easy, and there is no one who can live to the age of eighteen in peace.

Many people are a little sympathetic, and the fate of the eighth life is so miserable, either eaten by monsters, or sacrificed to save people and die, I really can't bear to remember.

However, this sympathy, they were also thinking about it in their hearts, figuring out Li Tong's words, and secretly guessing that I am afraid that this law name at this time is not the three burials, but the three treasures they guessed before.

In the future, there must have been some major changes, so that he could change his legal name and become a third burial.

Thinking of this, they immediately became energetic, and they were looking forward to what kind of change had caused Sanzang to become three burials.

Ignoring their sudden flood of sympathy, Li Tong continued:

"In fact, Sanzang was born with a wisdom root that is difficult for everyone to match, and his talent is superb, although it is not an innate body, but among the acquired souls, it is one of the best heels."

"Otherwise, he would not have had a good understanding of the Buddhist scriptures in every reincarnation and expressed his own opinions."

"And he really has a compassionate heart, which is very in line with the true meaning of the Buddhist scriptures."

"In his heart, all living beings are equal, no matter how small the creature is, it is worth protecting, he will never kill, even when sweeping the floor, he will deliberately avoid insects and ants on the ground, and when he reads at night, he will use a lampshade to protect the oil lamp to prevent moths from fighting the fire, and he ...... in his daily life."

Looking at such a picture, ordinary people only feel that this person is the unity of knowledge and action, and he really deserves to be a rare monk in Buddhism.

And those immortals were a little puzzled, but they didn't say anything, and their hearts were still slightly touched.

For these great supernatural beings, not to mention insects and ants, moths, even the human creatures are like ants in their eyes, and there is no need to protect them.

Not to mention that they will deliberately pay attention to them, or even avoid them.

Although they will not deliberately kill, they also do not have the kindness to save the life and help the wounded, the immortal way is noble, all birth, old age, sickness and death are all kinds of life, just look on coldly.

And why bother to get involved in it?

From this point of view, Jin Chan's is indeed recording the Dharma recorded in the Buddhist scriptures in his head and cultivating it to the bone marrow.

Every move is quite Buddhaly.

True, it's a bit rare.

And often, if such a person comes to cultivate, his achievements are even more limitless.

"How did you become a bald donkey?"

There are many immortals who secretly mutter, the Western Sect in the foreign land of the Straight Road is not a good thing.

Li Tong continued:

"When Sanzang was a little monk, he carried water back to the temple at the bottom of the mountain, and when he passed by a banyan tree, he heard a woman's crying voice under the tree.

On one side of the picture, everyone is already in front of a silent mountain forest, with winding paths and towering banyan trees.

The little monk put down the wine barrel, walked forward lightly, put his palms together and asked the little girl under the banyan tree, why is she sad.

I only heard her say that her big yellow dog was bitten to death by a wolf in order to save her.

"It died to save its master, saving people's lives is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, and the puppy saved the girl, and the merit is immeasurable. Cause and effect reincarnation, good cause and good fruit, why should the girl be sad here, the puppy may be reincarnated as a human because of this, isn't it a happy thing. ”

The little monk lowered his eyebrows, stabilized his mind, and persuaded softly.

"Well, that makes sense."

The girl burst into tears and smiled and nodded yes, but when she turned her head to think that she would not be able to play with rhubarb from now on, she still couldn't hide her sadness.

Seeing this, the little monk just said that he could ask it to chant and surpass the soul.

The tears on the girl's face were not dry, and when she heard the little monk's words, she was overjoyed, her eyes were shining, and she said:

"Thank you, little monk, my name is Qixiu, you can call me Miss Xiu!"

Then Qixiu asked:

"Little master, is it really the reincarnation of cause and effect?"

"If the master says yes, yes."

The little monk replied with a serious face.

I saw Qixiu say with an innocent and trusting face:

"Then I believe your words, little master, can I go and listen to you tell the story of the scriptures and the Buddha in the future?"

"Of course, Amitabha."

The little monk folded his hands and reverently recited.

The little monk and Qixiu stood in front of the puppy's grave together, one chanting the scriptures softly, and the other silently remembering.

From then on, there was a story between them. The show girl would often come to the temple to find the little monk, listen to him preach, listen to him chant Buddha, and listen to him say Zen.

Until, they grow up.

One day, the soon-to-be-grown show girl came to Sanzang again and asked Sanzang to tell him a story.

Sanzang then told her the story called the Three Refuges.

Once upon a time, there was an old monk who was always patronized by thieves, and he couldn't bear it anymore. And it came to pass, that day, when the thief came again, he said to the thief, "Put your hand through the crack in the door, and I will give you whatever you want."

The thief was overjoyed to hear this, and put his hand through the crack in the door. Unexpectedly, the old monk grabbed his hand, tied him to the pillar, and then beat him with a stick, shouting as he beat him back:

Take refuge in the Buddha! Convert to the law! Take refuge in the Sangha!

The thief cried out in pain: "Ouch! Don't fight~~~Ouch~~~~ It hurts! Ouch!! Stop it!! Ouch~~"

The old monk didn't care about him, and then shouted to take refuge in the Buddha!

The thief was in great pain, and he had no choice but to shout: Take refuge in the Buddha! Convert to the law! Take refuge in the Sangha!

This is the famous story of the three refuges in Buddhist scriptures.

The old show girl was fascinated by what she heard, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked when she smiled, and after listening, she said:

"Then I'll give you a story about the four conversions!"

Sanzang was stunned: "Four refuges? ”

This is a story he has never heard of!

So the girl took him and said, and wrote in his hand as she wrote:

"Take refuge in the Buddha! Convert to the law! Take refuge in the Sangha! ”

Sanzang couldn't help but chuckle and chanted along:

"Take refuge in the Buddha! Convert to the law! Take refuge in the Sangha! ”

At this moment, the show girl said softly:

"Refuge...... Show girl..."

"Refuge... Well? ”