Since the beginning of the world, the Three Realms are now the most harmonious period of time for all ethnic groups.

In addition to the demon-slaying actions in Beizhou from time to time, and the local disputes brought about by the westward journey of Xizhou Sanzang, the general environment of the four continents and the four seas is still relatively stable, which also provides a relatively stable environment for Erlang Zhenjun to supplement the law of the whole day.

Fengxian County.

Because the Great Sage directly summoned the Jade Emperor and Erlang Zhenjun to appear as saints, the prince and son did not dare to slack off.

It is also the simple customs of the people of Fengxian County, coupled with the realm of Tianzhu, and has been subject to Buddhism for a long time. In this city, there is no family in the big and small Li Shu families who do not take refuge in good fruits, worship the Buddha and worship the heavens.

Hereunto.

Fahai's heart was a little calmer, after all, if the Tianzhu Earth Realm was still rampant with bandits and demons like foreign countries. Even he didn't know what trouble would happen once he went to Lingshan.

The master and apprentice stayed in Fengxian County for a few days, and then they learned about the terroir of Tianzhu and then set off to continue west.

Thundered!

There was a thunderclap in midair.

The master and apprentice raised their eyes to look, but saw that among the clouds were the four generals of the Thunder Department, Deng Xin, Zhang Tao, and the lightning lady, doing it in mid-air.

The thunder of the Rulu, the lightning of the dripping lightning.

attracted the people of a county to open the door and look.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Mansion congratulates Master Sanzang on his journey to Tianzhu, and Tianzun has ordered us to cheer with thunder!"

Thundered!

It has always been a shocking sound, with a purple snake and a thunderbolt connecting the mountains.

There were only a few thunders here, but I saw that under the thunder mansion, several gods of the wind, clouds, and rain departments also appeared one after another, and for a while, the sky was full of visions, which caused the people of Fengxian County to kowtow and worship.

Later, the prince of the West Sea showed his dragon body, and the clouds spit out fog-

The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas gathered together and congratulated him: "The mage has traveled west to this point, and he has sent a rain to congratulate him." ”

Seeing this, Fahai said in his heart: Why do you want to make such a big move?

But after all, this is the Jade Emperor's close test, plus this rain falls, and it is also the people of Fengxian County who benefit, so Fahai will accept it calmly.

With this good rain, there will be a bumper harvest in the coming year. The wind and rain are smooth, and the people are happy, and the Haiyan River is peaceful and peaceful.

"Let's go."

The master and apprentice walked in the rain, since it was Ganlin, the rain was not too big, and the master and apprentice did not use mana to isolate the rain, so they walked slowly westward.

The county marquis and the county wang in the county looked at the backs of the five masters and apprentices who were gradually moving away, and suddenly spoke: "Except for the Zhenjun Temple and the Dragon King Temple. Let's build another temple. ”

"Yes, too." Everyone nodded their heads.

Someone asked, "I don't know what the name of the temple is and which Buddha is enshrined?" ”

There was another commotion among the crowds.

The son of the marquis opened his mouth and said, "Why don't you worship Master Sanzang?" ”

"No." The marquis of the county directly vetoed it, and said: "The matter of worship is not trivial, it is a contract between heaven and earth, Master Sanzang is just passing by my county, although the vision from heaven sends the master to set off, but it has nothing to do with my county, if you rashly set up a golden body sacrifice, it is really a sudden move." ”

"The words of the old marquis." The county lords agreed.

The young people in the surrounding area all said that they had gained knowledge.

Nowadays, the sacrificial activities in the Three Realms, both in terms of rules and procedures, have been streamlined a lot.

But it is undeniable that since ancient times, the human race has been worshipping ghosts and gods or worshipping immortals and Buddhas. They all have their own rules.

If it is those gods who have been famous in the Three Realms for a long time, it is not counted, and monks like Master Sanzang, who consider themselves to be ordinary monks, want to build temples to worship, and there are obviously great restrictions.

Especially among the Terrans.

And those who can build temples for the three Tibetan masters and apprentices like the Treasure Elephant Country are also linked to the national fortune of the country.

This is also one of the reasons why King Li Tianwang angrily smashed the golden body of his palace after seeing Nezha build a temple without authorization and accepting incense offerings from the people.

As for the temples that the goblins set up for Master Sanzang, there are not so many restrictions. After all, it doesn't involve the luck of the human race, and the Sanzang masters and apprentices have always had a reputation for slaying demons and destroying demons, so it doesn't hurt for them to simply bow down.

Where will these little demons worship the way of sacrifice?

But it's just a matter of asking for peace of mind, so Fahai didn't stop their behavior, which can be regarded as a way to make them good, but there is no need to worry too much about it, even if there is some cause and effect, Fahai is willing to bear it.

The affairs of Fengxian County, naturally there are people in this county to deal with this kind of thing, as for the construction of a Buddhist temple, it will not take much effort for them, even if they can't set the main seat to worship, it is not wrong to put the golden body of the Buddha or Guanyin Bodhisattva on it.

The name of the temple has been decided first, and it is called Ganlin Puji Temple.

Fengxian County is already the outermost state and county of Tianzhu Kingdom, and further west, there are few mountains and rivers, and the road is smooth.

"It is worthy of being a big country in Tianzhu." Bajie looked at the master and asked, "Master, how is this Tianzhu Kingdom compared to the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"In terms of territory, it's about the same." Fahai only said this sentence, and did not comment on the rest.

The Great Sage smiled on the side: "Master is saying that this Tianzhu Kingdom is not as good as the Tang Dynasty except for the territory?" ”

Fahai glanced at him and said with a smile: "In the land of the Central Plains Shenzhou, there is no need to say much for the teacher, just wait for the scriptures to return to Chang'an, you will have your own feelings." ”

But I have to say that Tianzhu's Buddhist foundation is far from being comparable to the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that along the way, I have also entered several Buddhist temples, and I have also debated the scriptures and discussed Buddhism with those abbots and elders, but the results were not satisfactory, and even faintly disappointed Fahai.

There are even some Buddhist temples that do not practice Buddhism, but only recite the name of the Buddha.

He once saw a monk in a temple, knocking on a wooden fish in his hand, chanting words in his mouth, but only "Nan Wu Amitabha" was repeated over and over again.

If you say that if you chant the Buddha, Fahai has come from the Song Dynasty, and naturally knows that the Pure Land Sect, one of the eight sects in the Central Plains, is good at this method.

Even some people who have gone astray, or laypeople who are not proficient in the Dharma, only recite the name of the Buddha in this way.

However, the essence of it lies in the fact that only after learning the three sutras of "The Sutra of Amitayus", "The Sutra of Amitabha", and "The Sutra of Amitayus" and the "Theory of Passing Away" can we truly understand the Dharma.

Otherwise, you won't even understand the scriptures, just chant "Amitabha", even if you recite it 10,000 times a day, what's the use?

However, some people with bad intentions have deceived many people with the help of such methods.

After all, there are many restrictions on the practice of other sects, while the Pure Land sect only needs to recite the Buddha's name to be able to reincarnate in bliss. How will sentient beings choose?

The results speak for themselves.

Fahai has always believed that there is nothing wrong with the Dharma, and that it is the people who use the Dharma to achieve their own selfish desires.

There are a few debates along the way, almost no opponents, some Buddhist temples bully them as foreign monks, debate but still want to do it, but Fahai with a nine-ring tin rod knocked them full of bags, this is really convinced.

Even Bajie said: "Master, sure enough, a foreign monk can recite scriptures." ”

Or maybe they are still on the periphery of Tianzhu, and they haven't met the real monks yet, but Fahai is still looking forward to it after all, after all, the monks in these Buddhist temples, even if they have some mana, are still ordinary after all.

On this day, the master and apprentice were sent away from a Buddhist temple by a group of monks.

After walking a little farther, Bajie sighed with emotion: "Master. With this move, you will abolish all the cultivation of the monks in this temple. Aren't you afraid that the Buddha will blame you? ”

"Amitabha." Fahai first recited the Buddha's name, and then said: "If they are ordinary Jianghu sects, they will turn a blind eye as teachers." But as Buddhists, they don't practice Buddhism, they only practice supernatural powers. Completely misguided, this is the way to enter the devil. ”

This Buddhist temple is completely crooked, even more crooked than before I came to this world.

At that time, I was not deficient in the practice of Buddhism, but I had a problem with my thinking, and I was completely different from this group of barbarian monks who did not practice Buddhist scriptures at all.

As a fellow disciple, Fahai is still willing to help them, cross them ashore, and return to the right path.

"You idiot. Didn't Master just say that it only sealed their cultivation, not abolished their cultivation. The Great Sage said on the side, "As long as their Dharma Advancement can catch up, their supernatural cultivation will naturally recover." ”

Xiao Bailong asked curiously, "Master, what kind of realm do they have to reach in their Dharma cultivation to break the seal?" ”

Those monks didn't dare to ask about this, and Fahai naturally didn't say it.

The Great Sage followed the words of the little white dragon and said with a smile: "Since it is the seal of the master with the Dharma, it is naturally the same realm as the master. ”

"Scared!" The Bajie monster screamed and said, "That can't be solved?" What's the difference with being scrapped? ”

"Not really." Fahai rarely explained, "They only need their Dharma realm, and when they can reach the level of mastering their supernatural cultivation, the seal will naturally be unlocked." ”

Bajie was thoughtful, because he remembered what Master had said: If a person's Dharma practice is deep enough, then they don't want supernatural powers.

If they wait like this, when they can rely on the Dharma to break the seal, will they not care about the supernatural powers they have practiced in the past?

Isn't this still a waste?

What's the difference?

It seems like this, but Bajie once asked Master, "Master, how did you manage to achieve such a deep level of Dharma and Mana?" ”

"It's all about the heart." At that time, Master explained his confusion in this way: "If you practice the Dharma with all your heart, you will eventually fail to achieve neither. Those who can truly experience the Dharma will not pay attention to supernatural powers."

If you don't take it to heart, it's not that you don't understand, you can't, you don't practice.

Where is Master's heart?

Naturally, it is a matter of cutting karma and protecting students, so it is naturally not a strange thing that Buddhism and mana go hand in hand.

Bajie thought again in his heart, so what about the bodhisattva's heart? What about the mind of the Buddha? Where is the heart of so many powerful Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Lingshan?

He couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he put it aside. As a "cook" by himself, what do you always think about these things?

Let's think about what to eat tonight, those nerve-wracking things will be left to Master for a headache.

In fact, for these monks, the real test is also here, if they go to practice the Dharma in order to break the seal, they are still going in the opposite direction, or they are walking on the wrong path.

Then unless someone who is beyond the Dharma of Fahai makes a move, this seal will not be able to be broken for the rest of his life.

Fahai is also well-intentioned in order to let them know their way back, even if they go to Lingshan, the Buddha can't blame, and he has to be rewarded.

Perhaps because he was born in Buddhism, Fahai has a compassionate heart for ordinary people, even little demons.

But maybe it has something to do with the fact that he used to be the abbot of a temple, or maybe he is now responsible for the world's great exposition of the monk's outline, and for the monks who are also monks, Fahai's eyes have become unable to tolerate sand again.

This way stops and stops, because there are many Buddhist temples in Tianzhu, and the reputation of Master Sanzang has gradually spread in Tianzhu, every time he debates the scriptures and discusses the Buddha, it will always cause the public to watch.

As a result, the pace has slowed down a lot.

After all, it is Tianzhu, and not all Buddhist temples are in vain, and along the way, Fahai has met with a number of real Buddhist monks, and both sides have gained.

Whether it is in the perception of Hinayana or Mahayana Buddhism, there is a new understanding.

is not only a Buddhist person, but even a "Shunshi" outsider, who has benefited a lot from discussing with Fahai late at night.

This walk came to the late autumn of the following year.

But when I saw the water marks, the mountain bones were thin, the red leaves were flying, and the yellow flowers were shining.

When the five masters and apprentices walked for a long time, they saw the shadow of the city wall again, and the little white dragon smiled and said: "Master, there is another big city ahead, presumably there are other high-ranking monks in the city."

In the past, when he was outside Tianzhu, the little white dragon was responsible for pathfinding.

Now in Tianzhu has walked through many cities, and there are no demons along the way, the little white dragon has sent worship posts to the major Buddhist temples for the master. Because I want to come to my door to learn the Dharma, not to borrow it, I have to pay a lot of courtesy.

Etiquette first, then reasoning.

Everyone went all the way, and suddenly saw an old man walking out of the bushes, holding a bamboo cane, dressed in light clothes, stepping on a pair of brown shoes, and wearing a flat belt around his waist, just in the middle of the road.

He didn't mean to block the way, he was startled when he saw Bajie's appearance, and shouted: "Monster! ”

almost fell, but the little white dragon hurriedly stepped forward to help, and then he stood firm.

The little white dragon argued, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a monster." ”

The old man trembled, pestle his cane, and looked at the little white dragon and Master Sanzang for a while, and then asked cautiously, "Where did the elder come from?" ”

Fahai clasped his hands together, "the poor monk from the Tang Dynasty in the east"

"Tang Sanzang!" The old man immediately stroked his palm and said, "I know, you are Tang Sanzang, right?" It is a Tang monk who was ordered by the Tang King to come to my Tianzhu to debate the scriptures and discuss the Buddha! ”

Fahai paused, and then said: "The old man is wrong, King Tang sent me to learn the scriptures." ”

"Lessons learned?" The old man waved his hand, "I've heard that none of the monks in the group of Buddhist temples in the east are your opponents, even if they are defeated in your hands, they are all happy and sincere to your profound Dharma, why do you need to travel to the end of the world and come to my Tianzhu to learn scriptures from the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"Amitabha." Fahai recited the Buddha's name, and said: "My husband doesn't know, this body of Buddhism is the true understanding of more than 100,000 people traveling westward on this road. ”

When the old man heard this, he was in awe, and he saluted Master Sanzang.

After Fahai returned the salute, he asked: "Today, when I go to the treasure side, I look at the city wall from afar, I don't know where to go, so I ask the old donor for advice." ”

(End of chapter)