Chapter 204: The introduction to the Journey to the West
"After I woke up, Wei Zheng opened the coffin and helped me take the calming decoction, so that he could return to his roots and restore his knowledge.
I came back from the dead, immediately collected pumpkins and ordered Wei Zheng to send them to the Yin Division, gathered many officials, recruited monks, built a water and land conference, and surpassed the lonely soul of the underworld, and you will know what happened next. ”
After listening to Li Shimin's statement, Sanzang said: "The imperial brother chose the poor monk at that time, and this is why Guanyin Bodhisattva sent treasure and learned scriptures from the west?" ”
Li Shimin nodded: "Exactly." At that time, I heard that you were the son of the bachelor Chen Guangrui, and I knew that he was also a person who came back from the dead, so I concluded that your family had a fairy fate, so I chose you to be the monk of the world's great exposition capital and presided over the water and land conference.
Later, Guanyin appeared, stating Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism, saying that the Buddhism you talked about cannot cross the king's excess, and Mahayana Buddhism can cross the emperor's reincarnation. ”
Sanzang's face was gloomy when he heard this, his mood was low, and he said slowly: "Brother Xie Huang solves his doubts." In this way, His Majesty no longer has a life-and-death crisis, and the poor monk is relieved. The poor monk retired. ”
Li Shimin hurriedly said: "Don't go." Since the royal brother has supernatural powers, I wonder if he can go to the underworld and help me renew my life for another 20 years? ”
Sanzang hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and said, "I'll ask and then return to Your Majesty." The poor monk retired. ”
With that, Sanzang withdrew from the dream.
Li Shimin was anxious and shouted: "The royal brother must help me increase my longevity!" ”
Empress Changsun was woken up by Li Shimin and asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, why are you shouting so much?" ”
Li Shimin opened his eyes, only to see that he was on the dragon couch, and got up to tell the eldest grandson queen about the dream, no problem.
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Blackwater River.
Sanzang slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and said, "The poor monk basically knows the ins and outs of the matter. Moreover, this matter has a lot to do with the Journey to the West. ”
Bajie took a mouthful of seafood smell, covered his mouth and said, "What did the Emperor of the Li family say?" Why did you come to this conclusion? ”
Sanzang said: "The emperor said that after the death of the Dragon King of Jinghe, he asked for his life, and he was scared to death. I saw the Senluo palace again, and sat with the ten generations of Hades. said that the Dragon King of Jinghe falsely accused him of turning to kill, and he learned about the lawsuit without Sancao confronting the case, checked the life and death books, and checked whether Yangshou returned to Yang. Judge Cui added 20 years of yang life to the book, and the king of Hades sent Zhu Taiwei and Judge Cui back to Yang, which made him see the Yin Sili, disloyalty, unfilial piety, indecent and unrighteous, treacherous and deceitful, and deceitful. and was blocked by countless unjust souls in the city of vain death. Fortunately, Judge Cui was a guarantee, borrowed a treasury of gold and silver, bought ghosts, and promised to return to the Yang world for a water and land conference, surpassing the ownerless lonely soul, and telling them to be successfully resurrected. ”
Candle Mo said: "In this way, my father has scared Li Shimin to death, which can be regarded as revenge!" ”
Sanzang said: "So to speak. ”
Bajie interjected: "The master just said that the Dragon King of Jinghe has a great relationship with the Journey to the West, what does it mean?" ”
The daughter king also said, "Yes, why do you say that?" ”
Sanzang said in a deep voice:
"This happened when Guanyin Bodhisattva went to the east to find a person to learn the scriptures, and after the emperor returned to the yang, he immediately held a water and land conference, and Guanyin preached Mahayana Buddhism in public at the water and land conference, and the emperor knew its use after hearing it, so he asked me to learn the scriptures."
The daughter king said in his heart: "There is such a thing, what is the specific situation?" ”
Sanzang organized his language for a moment and said slowly:
"After the emperor was resurrected, he gathered many officials, recruited monks, built a water and land conference, and surpassed the lonely soul of the underworld. The list is all over the world, and officials from all over the country elect high-ranking monks who have the right way to go to Chang'an to make a meeting. In that period of the elimination of the month, there are many monks in the world. The emperor sent a decree, with Wei Zheng, Xiao Yu and Zhang Daoyuan, invited the Buddhas, elected a person with great virtue as the altar master, and set up a dojo.
The next day, the three courtiers were in the mountains and rivers altar, one by one, to select the virtuous monks. On that day, the poor monks were raised to the public.
The three poor monks were brought to the emperor, and the emperor had heard about the deeds of my family, so he gave me the position of the world's great exposition of the monks. Later, a total of 1,200 monks of all sizes were selected and assigned to three halls. I did the 7749 day water and land conference.
The emperor, Wenwu took the phoenix chariot dragon car every day, left the Jinluan Treasure Palace, and went to the temple to worship the Buddha with incense.
7749 days later, Guanyin Bodhisattva sold brocade robes and nine-ring tin rods on the street, asking for 7,000 taels of silver. He also said that if he respects the Three Jewels, rejoices when he sees goodness, takes refuge in my Buddha, and can afford it, he will give him a robe and a tin rod to make a good fate.
The matter was reported to the emperor, and the monks who announced the change of Guanyin saw it and drove it to the treasure hall.
The emperor was very happy, and wanted to buy it for me, and took Guanyin and gave it to the emperor.
The next day, the poor monk wore a brocade robe, held a treasure staff, and recited the "Sutra of Life and Death" on the stage for a while, talked about the "Anbang Tianbao Seal" for a while, and preached the "Persuasion Exercise Scroll" for a while.
Guanyin Bodhisattva turned into a mortal monk and approached, patted the treasure platform and shouted, "You can only talk about Hinayana teachings, but can you talk about Mahayana?" ”
When the poor monk heard this, he turned over and jumped off the stage, and started to beat the Bodhisattva, and he was talking about Hinayana teachings, not Mahayana teachings.
Guanyin Bodhisattva has become a monk who speaks of the Hinayana teachings, and the dead cannot be reborn, but only vulgar and light. There is Mahayana Buddhism in the West, which can transcend the deceased and ascend to heaven, can overcome the suffering of difficult people, can cultivate immeasurable longevity, and can do nothing without coming and going.
This matter was learned by the emperor again, and the emperor blamed him for disturbing the scripture hall and delaying the Buddhist affairs. The Bodhisattva said that Mahayana Buddhism can save the dead and the ghosts from suffering, and the reincarnation of the king of the ancestors will bless the current emperor with a long life and no bad health.
The emperor thought of the ghosts of the dead city, the evil of the eighteen layers of hell, and the first emperor and the first prince, and was worried, so he asked where the Mahayana Buddhism is? ”
Guanyin Bodhisattva only showed his true body at this time, saying that he came from the Great Leiyin Temple in the Great West Tianzhu Kingdom.
The emperor saw the sky and worshipped, all the civil and military kneeling on the ground to burn incense, the monks and nuns in the temple were vulgar, and the scholars and craftsmen did not worship.
Guanyin left a brief post, written in courtesy of the Tang Dynasty, and there are wonderful texts in the West. The journey is 108,000 miles, and the Mahayana is diligent. This scripture returns to the kingdom and can surpass the ghosts. If there are those who are willing to go, seek the golden body of righteousness.
The emperor immediately ordered the poor monks to go to the west to seek the true scriptures. The poor monk gladly complied with the will.
The emperor helped me to go to the front of the palace, wrote the scriptures, used the pass treasure seal, gave me a purple gold bowl, and worshiped me as a brother, and the poor monk became the royal brother of the Tang Dynasty and began to learn the scriptures. ”
The daughter king was stunned when he heard this, and said: "I heard it, Yuan Shoucheng is the beginning of the Journey to the West, and the Dragon King of Jinghe is the introduction of the Journey to the West." The soul of the Tang King is the foundation of the water and land conference, and the water and land conference is the stage for Guanyin to appear! ”