Besides, after the Sixth Ancestor Huineng finished answering Mingyi's question, he was thinking of saying, "That's the end of today's statement, thank you", but I didn't want to be at this time, but I saw someone in the hall shouting: "Master Sixth Ancestor Huineng!" I heard that Empress Wu Zetian also respects you very much and loves Buddhism, can you tell us about the Empress and Buddhism? ”

Seeing this question, Sixth Ancestor Hui could have said that he had time to talk about it. But he is a person who "knows everything and says everything when asked", regardless of his sick and disabled body, he talked endlessly about the little-known palace secrets of "Wu Zetian and Buddha"-

It is said that in September of the second year of Wu Zetianhou (686 AD), an unprecedented and unbelievable miracle occurred in the Tang Kingdom: in the southeast of Fengxin County, Chang'an (now Lintong, Shaanxi), after a night of thunder and thunder, a pile of bones rose on the ground, and suddenly a mountain peak emerged from the ground! What's even more incredible is that under the gaze of people in amazement, amazement, amazement, amazement, palpitation, and horror, that magical mountain is still rising, rising, rising, and rapidly growing to a height of more than 300 feet.

At the same time, a large lake of 300 acres collapsed on one side of the mountain, and the clear spring gushed and the blue waves rippled. There are three or two pieces of unsettled land in the lake, which at this time are like natural islands, with fragrant grass and green trees. Several tall persimmon trees are full of bright red fruits, like red lanterns, dyeing the sky a little vivid and festive. A chrysanthemum blooms in the cold, the wind is strong, and it is beneficial to see its flowers brilliant, and the hoarfrost is coming, which shows its arrogance......

The peaks rise from the ground, the rocks break the earth, and the old mountains and rivers have changed their appearance since then;

Yao Chi descends to the world, all the people celebrate together, and the new atmosphere is now auspicious.

Jingluo (Chang'an, Luoyang) folk proverb said: Lishan landslide, change the imperial court; The new peak is now, and the country is changed. This unbelievable, but unbelievable miraculous phenomenon, does it indicate that the Tang Dynasty is about to change its surname?

You must know that Wu Zetian, from the queen to the queen mother, has played with the Tang Dynasty politics in the palm of her hand for 30 years, turning over the clouds and raining her hands, and even the emperor has been replaced by her for two......

The local officials did not dare to slack off, and hurried to Luoyang to report the news to the Empress Dowager Wu Ze.

When they heard the news, they rushed to Luoyang to congratulate the Empress Wu on this unprecedented omen, and advised the Empress Dowager to abolish the titular emperor Li Dan and reign over the world.

However, Wu Zetian did not stand on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, but only issued an edict to name the newly emerged mountain Qingshan, and Xinfeng County, where it is located, was also renamed Qingshan County, and that's it.

Two years later, one day in April of the fourth year of the Hanging Arch, Tang Tongtae, a resident of Gyeonggi, went to Luoshui to fish. He plunged into the gushing river from a fierce water (diving) on the shore and accidentally touched something square. He scooped it up and brought it to the shore.

Oh my God, this is a piece of white jade with a white body and no blemish! Gold has a price, and jade has no price. This is the best Hetian beautiful jade, all the jade in Biluo Water is worth a lot of money, and it is time for Tang Tongtai to make a fortune.

The story would be too vulgar if it were just that. As a result, when Tang Tongtai was cleaning the jade, he found that eight purple seal characters were naturally formed on it:

Our Lady is coming, Yongchang Emperor.

God, God, it's amazing, it's amazing! Although beautiful jade is a treasure and a thing in the world, if there are these eight words, it is a talisman of the gods.

It is said that in ancient times, Mi Xi, the daughter of Mi Xi (Fuxi), drowned when she crossed Luoshui, thus becoming the goddess of Luoshui. She's amazing, she's magical. One evening four hundred and sixty-six years ago, Cao Zhi, the prince of Wei, strolled along the banks of Luochuan. He inadvertently looked up and found the goddess of Luoshui standing quietly on the rocks on the shore, and a song of eternity naturally came out of his mouth:

"Soaring like a frightening flood, graceful like a dragon. Glory autumn chrysanthemum, Huamao spring pine. It seems to be like a light cloud covering the moon, fluttering like the snow of the wind......"

Now, the goddess of Luoshui has presented this talisman with the will of the Emperor Haotian to the world, which will surely herald...... Tang Tongtai immediately presented this piece of jade, which symbolized the will of heaven, to the Empress Dowager Wu Ze. Empress Wu, who sat high on the dragon chair, repeatedly touched the eight magical seal characters with her slender jade fingers, just like caressing the face of a lover. She read softly in her mouth: "Our Lady is coming, Yongchang Emperor." Our Lady is in the presence of people, and the ...... of Yongchang Emperor"

Her nephew, Wu Chenghe, was anxious to come out and play: "'Our Lady is coming, and Emperor Yongchang is the industry. 'Our Lady, I mean you, the Queen Mother! This is the will of the Emperor Haotian, so that you can stand on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, rule over the people, and the country will be forever. ”

Wu Zetian smiled noncommittally, and said slowly to the ministers standing on both sides of the court: "What do you see? ”

Wu Zetian's inner joy and anger are not visible in color, and for decades, the courtiers have not been able to understand her true thoughts; Although some people doubt the origin of this jade, they dare not say it, so everyone tacitly said: "Luo Shen offers treasures, and the sky is auspicious, which is gratifying." ”

Wu Zetian didn't play too much, just pushed the boat down the river and said: "Since everyone says it's a good omen, let's call it 'Treasure Map'." Tang Tongtai listened to the order. ”

Tang Tongtai quickly knelt down.

Wu Zetian personally announced: "Tang Tongtai has made meritorious contributions to the treasure map and has been promoted to a five-rank guerrilla general. ”

"Thank you, Our Lady of God, Emperor Long. Hooray, hooray, hooray! ”

Wu Zetian said unhappily and angrily: "Tang Tongtai, the current emperor is my son, and there is no honorific title of the Holy Mother God Emperor in this palace, what are you praising falsely?" ”

Tang Tongtai glanced at Wu Chenghei and said boldly: "You are the Holy Mother and the Emperor, it is the will of God and the wish of all the people. ”

Wu Zetian seemed to be in a dilemma, as if he didn't know what to do, and said hesitantly: "Luo Shen Xianrui, God loves you, it is indeed inviolable, otherwise it will be unfavorable to the country." However, it is unprecedented for a woman to be the emperor! ”

Wu Chenghe: "You yourself are an unprecedented saint!" Just imagine, in the past 30 years, if it weren't for your sole support, the world of the Tang Dynasty would have fallen apart! You're the de facto emperor. ”

Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Okay, in order to comply with the will of Emperor Haotian, I will add the title of 'Holy Mother God Emperor'." Of course, this is just a name. ”

On May 18, Wu Zetian was officially honored as the "Holy Mother of God". Although auspicious auspicious signs fell from the sky, Wu Zetian did not stand on his own behalf of Tang as people speculated. Is it because she had no ambition to become an emperor in the first place, or is she waiting for something?

Two years have passed leisurely. In 690 A.D., at the beginning of the new year, Wu Zetian began a series of profound changes:

First, the Xia calendar, which has been in practice, was changed to the calendar of the Zhou Dynasty, and the era name was changed to "Zaichu";

Second, the restructuring of twelve new characters such as "heaven and earth", such as the name of Wu Zetian - Wu Zhao's "zhao" character was changed to "曌";

Third, Wu Zetian personally held the "Gongshi Examination" in Luoyang Luocheng Hall to interview scholars from all over the world - this was the first time that the royal palace tried to select officials......

When spring is floating, the cute will move; Yang and stinging, Vientiane is renewed. This series of refreshing changes of the Empress Dowager shows the world that a new era is about to emerge - the world is about to change dynasties, and an unprecedented empress is about to be born!

However, these changes alone are not enough. Because, although she can play with the Li family dynasty in the palm of her hand, it is extremely difficult to conquer the hearts and minds of the people. For thousands of years, Confucianism has "the chicken is the morning, but the family is the rope; Only villains and women are difficult to raise".

Women in power will definitely cause a big wave in the minds of the people...... How can we ascend the throne safely?

After the Dashang Bureau was decided, on this day, Wu Zetian suddenly appeared in front of the ministers. Her radiant and joyful demeanor looks like a sick person!

She climbed onto the high dragon chair, and without waiting for everyone to ask, she began to speak: "The night before yesterday, in my drowsy sleep, Hongu suddenly felt that I was flying up in a daze, as if I had flown to another world in the sky. There are seven castle walls, each of which is made of gold, silver, glass, coral, amber, clams, agate, and seven treasures, each radiating a colorful light. Within the city walls, there is a beautiful large garden, blooming with golden lotus flowers, and in each lotus flower there is a small celestial maiden dancing. There are eight-colored glazed canals in the garden, and the canals are inlaid with various jewels, and eight drops of water flow in them, exuding an intoxicating fragrance like fine wine. There are also lotus flowers blooming in the water, and the heavenly maidens born from the flowers are graceful and beautiful, wonderful and as solemn as a Bodhisattva. They hold all kinds of treasures in their hands, which are full of nectar, and if they drink a sip, they can live forever and stay young. The people there are all beautiful and carefree, singing and dancing everywhere, laughing and laughing all the time. There is no deceit, no intrigue, no cycle of life and death, no dignity and humility, peace and equality, freedom and freedom......"

A courtier couldn't help but say: "Queen Mother, this is a good omen!" ”

Wu Zetian yearns infinitely: "The palace there is made of seven treasures, tall and majestic, magnificent and brilliant. In the palace, there is an incomparably gorgeous, incomparably noble, incomparably tall Leo. Above the throne hung a dharani net, each of which was connected with a Mani orb that radiated seven colors of light. There are countless celestial immortals flying in the air of the main hall, playing beautiful music...... For some reason, the angels seemed to be waiting for me, scattering flowers above my head, singing and dancing around me. It's really like rain of petals, singing and dancing. The angels actually flocked me to the high Leo sign. What's even stranger is that I feel like I'm revisiting the same place and seem to be familiar with everything there, as if I lived there in the first place......"

Wu Zetian's face was filled with dream-like brilliance, as if he was intoxicated in a dream......

After a while, she seemed to wake up from her dream and asked the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, do any of you know what place it is?" ”

The courtiers had never heard of such a wonderful place, and they stared at each other with wide eyes, and no one could say why they came. At this time, I suddenly heard a report from the guards outside the palace: "Master Huiguang released Huaiyi and led nine senior monks of the Eastern Wei State Temple to ask for a meeting." ”

This person with the Dharma name "Huaiyi", although he holds a rosary in his hand and wears a robe, although he was named "Master Huiguang" by Wu Zetian, he is an out-and-out fake monk. His original name was Feng Xiaobao, and he was originally a scoundrel who sold fake drugs on the street, because he was very good at a certain kung fu and was deeply loved by Wu Zetian.

In order to facilitate him to enter and leave the harem at any time, Empress Wu ordered him to shave his head and become a monk in name. Because everyone knows that he is an imposter monk, he is still called by his common surname and called him "Feng Huaiyi".

Wu Zetian heard that Feng Huaiyi and others asked to see him, so he immediately ordered him to summon him.

Feng Huaiyi led nine senior monks into the court hall.

With a smile on his face, Wu Zetian descended to greet the monk and gave him a seat in the court. Feng Huaiyi owed his ass slightly, and said to Wu Zetian: "Your Majesty, Fa Ming and others, a monk of the Eastern Wei State Temple, have made a very important new discovery when they retranslated the "Great Cloud Sutra". Therefore, I would like to report to you in person and dedicate the newly translated "Great Cloud Sutra" to you. ”

Wu Zetian asked with interest, "Oh, what major discoveries have you made?" Let's hear it. ”

Feng Huaiyi gestured to Fa Ming with his eyes. Master Fa Ming stood up with some restraint, folded his hands, and said: "Nine people, including the poor monks, under the leadership of Master Huaiyi of the Great Virtue Shamen of the White Horse Temple, re-translated the "Dafang and Other Wuxiang Sutras" translated by Tianzhu Sanzang Tan Wuyu in the Later Liang Period, that is, the "Great Cloud Sutra". In the process of translating the scriptures, we found that in the scriptures, the Buddha Shakyamuni had a prophecy to Your Majesty. ”

Wu Zetian seemed surprised: "What, as early as a thousand years ago, the Buddha predicted the main palace?" ”

Fa Ming nodded unnaturally.

Wu Zetian asked: "What did the Buddha predict?" ”

Fa Ming said with a slight stutter: "Buddha, Buddha prophesied, Your Majesty, you should be the Lord of Yanfuti. ”

Seeing that some of the courtiers did not quite understand, Venerable Fa Ming explained: "Yan Futi is a Sanskrit word, which refers to the human world. According to the foreshadowing of the Buddha, Your Majesty, you will appear as a woman and become the king. ”

This sentence does not need to be explained, the civil and military ministers standing on both sides of the court know very well in their hearts: God, it turns out that this is the case, the Empress Wu is going to be the emperor!

However, at this critical moment, none of the ministers appointed by the Li dynasty and who enjoyed the Tang Dynasty dared to stand up and make a bet on the head of Xiang Shang, admonishing Wu Zetian.

One by one, they were either stunned or cold-eyed, quietly waiting for things to develop further.

Wu Zetian didn't seem to understand, and muttered in his mouth: "Lord Yan Futi...... When the kingdom ...... king"

She raised her head, looked at Fa Ming and said, "According to the Buddha's foreshadowing, should I be the emperor?" So, what about the Tang Dynasty? ”

Fa Ming said: "There are no two masters in the family, and there are no two kings in the country." Our Lady came to the world, Li Tang Hewei. ”

Wu Zetian suddenly slapped the dragon case and shouted: "The bold monk, with no mouth to cover, actually dares to misinterpret the holy will of the Buddha!" You say that this palace should be the lord of the country, what is the evidence? If it's made up, watch your head! ”

Hearing Wu Zetian's stern reprimand, Fa Ming straightened his waist and said, "If the poor monk is open-minded, he is willing to be punished." If I use our new translation of the Great Cloud Sutra as a basis, I will inevitably be suspected of falsification. So, I will take the "Great Cloud Sutra" translated by Tianzhu Sanzang Tan Wuyu in the Northern Liang period as an example to illustrate this problem. ”

Fa Ming opened an apricot-yellow bag, pointed to the four major Buddhist scriptures inside, and said: "This is the old version of the "Great Cloud Sutra" translated by Indian monks two hundred and thirty years ago...... The Heavenly Maiden, Mrs. Shi Wang, that is, your body is. Thou shalt be in the Buddha for the time being, and you will have a heavenly body because of karma. When I was born and heard of the deep meaning, it is natural to give up the land as a woman, and I have a quarter of the place under the command of the king of the wheel. Be at ease, take the five precepts, be a good woman, educate the men and women in the cities and settlements to which they belong, take the five precepts, protect the Dharma, and subdue all evil and dissenting views in the outer ways. Thou shalt be a bodhisattva at the time, and thou shalt be ......a woman in the form of a woman for the incarnation of sentient beings."

"Your Majesty, more than two hundred years ago, the Tang Dynasty had not yet been established, and you were not even born, so the predecessors would not be a fake for the people who would be hundreds of years later, right?"

Wu Zetian pretended to be humble and said: "Despite this, how can this palace be virtuous, it is difficult to convince the people of the world with the body of a woman. ”

Fa Ming said, "Didn't the Buddha say it? You are actually a bodhisattva, a woman who has manifested herself in order to transform sentient beings. Moreover, when we re-translated the Great Cloud Sutra, we found that His Majesty was not an ordinary Bodhisattva, but an incarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva in the next life! ”

"Ahh The courtiers, who seemed to be watching a play, couldn't help but let out a burst of mixed feelings of exclamation.

At this time, there was a person who couldn't hold back any longer, he subconsciously stood up and asked, "Doesn't Maitreya Bodhisattva live in the Tushi Heavenly Palace?" ”

The person who questioned was the important minister of the state, the crown prince Taibao, and Luan Tai Nayan (the country's highest supervisory officer) Pei Judao.

Seeing him come forward, even Wu Zetian couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, and looked at Fa Ming a little nervously to see how he would reply.

Fa Ming replied unhurriedly: "The Bodhisattva's supernatural powers are vast, and he can be separated by tens of billions of dollars. Besides, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who makes up for his life, and when we recite it, we always call Maitreya Bodhisattva 'Maitreya Buddha in the next life', because Maitreya Buddha belongs to the future Buddha in the past, present, and future three Buddhas, and the Buddha Shakyamuni personally appointed him as his successor. He is in the Tushi Heavenly Palace, just to be born in the world, to reach out to all sentient beings, and to become a Buddha. ”

Probably inspired by Pei Judao, another high-ranking minister, Shangshu Zuocheng Zhang Xinglian also walked out and asked Fa Ming: "Buddha Shakyamuni did remember that Maitreya is the future Buddha, but now it is only a thousand years away from the Buddha's Nirvana, I don't know if Shakyamuni Buddha is wrong, or you miscalculated, Master?" ”

Yes, if it is said that the Buddha Shakyamuni said it wrong at that time, it is undoubtedly slandering the Buddha; If Master Fa Ming is wrong now, the so-called Wu Zetian is the incarnation of Maitreya must be nonsense!

The ministers couldn't help but feel a slight commotion. People are watching Gen-la to see how he copes with this dilemma.

In this situation where he was so nervous that he was almost out of breath, Fa Ming actually smiled at Zhang Xinglian. Zhang Xinglian was a little furious by his laughter, and hurriedly asked, "Master, why are you laughing if you don't answer the old man's question?" ”

Fa Ming said slowly: "The poor monk laughed at you for reading the Buddhist scriptures out of context, and you only knew half of the Buddha's principles, but you only knew what it was, but you didn't know why. ”

Zhang Xinglian was so ridiculed that his face was red and his neck was thick, so he endured it so that he didn't get angry, and said stupidly: "Since the master is familiar with the Buddhist scriptures and is proficient in Buddhist principles, please tell me why." How did more than 5 billion years shrink to a thousand years? ”

Fa Ming said: "Buddhism is not only about separation, but also about harmony. The Buddha said many times in many scriptures: "'All is one, one is all; One thought suddenly exceeded a million catastrophes. So, according to Buddhism, time and space are relative and harmonious. The 5.67 billion years you are talking about are just a moment in the realm of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. ”

Debating Buddhism, how are ministers opponents of the mage? Therefore, Pei Judao and Zhang Xinglian had no choice but to obediently retreat to the court.

However, they couldn't recover Wu Zetian's dislike for the two of them anyway, and a month later, their heads were cut off one after another (this is a later story).

Wu Zetian was very happy to see that the two ministers who dared to forcibly come out were speechless by Fa Ming's argument, and said: "The master is really erudite and strong, and his argument is not hindered. It just so happened that Hongu had a question for you. ”

So, Wu Zetian recounted his dream. She concluded: "As soon as I arrived at that place, I suddenly had a sense of déjà vu, a memory that seemed to be a lifetime away. The palace made of the seven treasures, the glazed river, and the fairy flowers and plants are all so familiar, so cordial, as if I have revisited the old land, and as if I have returned to my hometown after many years of absence, I seem to have lived there for a long time. Is this a dream? Is it magical? Or ......"

Before the words fell, Feng Huaiyi immediately threw himself to the ground, prostrate at the feet of Wu Zetian, and shouted loudly: "Oh my God, it turns out that Your Majesty is really the Maitreya Buddha reincarnated from the Tushi Heavenly Palace!" Shamen Huaiyi, meet Maitreya Rulai. ”

Wu Zetian seemed to have some doubts, and instead asked Master Fa Ming: "Master, you have gone deep into the scriptures, you have seen a lot of knowledge, and the place where the main palace is fugue is really the Tushi Heavenly Palace?" ”

Fa Ming nodded very affirmatively and said, "What Your Majesty dreamed of in your dream is precisely the inner courtyard of Tushi where Maitreya Bodhisattva is located. The scene you are telling is exactly the same as the one depicted in the "Buddha Says to View Maitreya Bodhisattva Shangsheng Tushi Heavenly Sutra" translated by the layman Fuqu Jingsheng during the Northern and Southern Dynasties!"

Fa Ming's junior brother Yun Xuan couldn't help but interject: "This is definitely not a coincidence, it can be seen that Your Majesty is even more sure that it is the reincarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva!" ”

Fa Ming added: "It's not just that. According to the book "The Great Cloud Sutra" just completed by Yunxuan's junior brother, Maitreya was born as the master of Yan Futi, and the Li family was micro. ”

Wu Zetian said very excitedly: "Master Yunxuan, please take a look at your book "The Great Cloud Sutra" through the main palace. ”

Yun Xuan hurriedly presented his new book.

Wu Zetian looked at it and seemed to unconsciously read out his voice: "...... Thirty-six children read Tang Tang, and the second song was also sung by Wu Meiniang...... There is a clump of plums on Long, the sick and dead leaves are sparse, and the branches will be about to tilt, and finally the parrot will help ......"

Wu Zetian raised his head from the book and said with a smile: "Interesting, interesting." Master Yunxuan, your annotations are really interesting! ”

Yun Xuan clasped his hands together, bowed down and replied, "What Your Majesty is reciting are some folk songs collected by his disciples. Although they are simple and popular, they also reflect the will of the people. ”

Fa Ming then said: "The Buddha said that Maitreya Bodhisattva was born in the Sutra of Birth" cloud: Maitreya was born, and the land was rich. Now, Your Majesty is Maitreya Bodhisattva who has descended to earth and reigned in Middle-earth, and Middle-earth will surely become a paradise. ”

In this good show, Wu Zetian's nephew, Wu Chenghe, who was then the left prime minister of Wenchang (the first prime minister), was already looking forward to the opportunity to appear on the stage. Only then did the minister understand why His Majesty was so martial and so wise, and it turned out that he was the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha in the next life! Your Majesty, you should be carried by heaven, and the dynasty will be changed. ”

Wu Zetian was very calm and said: "Although what Qing Zhi played, although it is not unreasonable, this palace does not want to stand on behalf of Tang. ”

Wu Chengsi was very anxious and said: "The will of God cannot be violated, and the will of the people cannot be reversed." I hope that the Holy Mother and Emperor will ascend to the throne early! ”

Wu Zetian was silent.

Feng Huaiyi retreated and said, "Fa Ming, Yun Xuan and other nine mages on the "Great Cloud Sutra" is the Buddha's will, and Your Majesty should declare the world. ”

Wu Zetian bowed his head slightly and said: "According to the intention of Master Huiguang, this palace will issue the concerts of the monks to be circulated throughout the country, and at the same time, the new translation of the "Great Cloud Sutra" and "The Great Cloud Sutra" will be issued to the world. ”

As a result, everyone in the world knows that the Empress Dowager Wu Ze is the reincarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva.

And "Maitreya is born, and the grains are abundant......; Maitreya respects the Buddha in the world, and hundreds of millions of people enjoy the glory ......" and other folk songs are even more well-known, everyone knows, "Maitreya is born, the people are happy" The belief is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people......

Two months later, on September 3, 900 people from Guanzhong traveled hundreds of miles to the Luoyang Imperial Palace to present a proclamation requesting the abolition of the Li dynasty and the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Although Wu Zetian did not agree to them, he promoted the leading Fu Youyi to the imperial history of the fifth rank (in the middle of the matter).

So, the next day, more than 60,000 civil and military officials, as well as imperial relatives, chiefs of the Quartet, and ordinary people, wrote to Wu Zetian to replace Tang with Zhou. Even the titular emperor Li Dan also presented a concert, asking to follow his mother's surname Wu.

On the third day, all the officials of the imperial court jointly signed a letter and presented the "Persuasion Table": The wish of the world is inviolable, and the Empress Dowager Wanwang recognized the invitation of the ministers and the people, ascended to the throne early, and changed the name of the country to Zhou......

On September 9, Wu Zetian complied with the will of the people, climbed the tower of Zetianmen, and announced to the people: amnesty for the world, the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, and the change of the year name to the first year of "Heavenly Grant......

Wu Zetian finally became the only female emperor in Chinese history. Its honorific title is "Ci's Yue Ancient Heavenly Book Golden Wheel Holy Spirit".

Cishi is the title of Maitreya Buddha.

From this point of view, Wu Zetian and the emperor took Maitreya Buddha to descend into the world and call himself mortal.

Therefore, when some monasteries shape the statue of Maitreya Buddha, the image of Maitreya Buddha is shaped into the appearance of an emperor wearing a crown and a dragon robe - it is simply a copy of the Emperor Zetian.

The originally majestic and majestic Heavenly Crown Maitreya has become a pretty fat pink statue.

There are gods three feet above his head. Wu Zetian's every word and deed, every move, how can he hide from Maitreya Bodhisattva's eyes? His old man was in the inner courtyard of Tushida Maitreya, and he saw her various tricks clearly and clearly, and often couldn't help laughing at her clumsy or wonderful performances.

On this day, Maitreya Bodhisattva inadvertently glanced down, and saw that in Luoyang City, a group of believers were inviting one of their statues into the Mahavira Treasure Hall, and they couldn't help but be a little annoyed - although he is the future Buddha, but now the world of Suva is in the period of Shakyamuni Buddha's imagery, and its leader is naturally Shakyamuni Buddha. Therefore, this practice of the believers is not in line with the Buddhist system.

As soon as Maitreya Bodhisattva ascended to the Leo seat on the Mani Hall in the Seven Treasures Terrace, a boy came to report that Manjushri Bodhisattva of the cool world had visited.

Among the great bodhisattvas, Maitreya is the symbol of great mercy, while Manjushri is the representative of great wisdom, and is deeply admired by people for his great wisdom that penetrates the heavens and the earth.

Manjushri is the teacher of the Seven Buddhas, and even the teacher of Maitreya, the teacher of Shakyamuni, the Ancient Buddha of the Burning Lamp, is also his student.

Maitreya quickly welcomed Manjushri in and invited him to Leo.

Manjushri didn't speak, but looked at Maitreya and laughed. Maitreya became the second monk - he was so laughed that he couldn't figure it out.

Manjushri finally spoke: "Maitreya, more than 1,000 years ago, one of the ten disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha, Upali (known for holding vows), said that you 'have an ordinary body and have not broken all the omissions; If you don't meditate, you keep worrying', it seems, has been fulfilled again. You see. ”

Maitreya followed the direction indicated by Manjushri and saw that in the Tang Dynasty in the southern Zhanbu Prefecture of Suva World, there was a place called Dunhuang where a large scale was being excavated.

Inside one of the grottoes, a statue of one's own god is being shaped.

The statue is 120 feet (36 meters) high, wearing a crown and a dragon robe, just like the Emperor Zetian.

Manjushri pointed to the statue and smiled, "This, Maitreya Buddha?" Wu Zetian also? If it is Maitreya, he has a Wu Zetian face; If it is Wu Zetian, people worship it as Maitreya Buddha. ”

Maitreya didn't care, and said, "The Guru Shakyamuni Buddha said in the Diamond Sutra: All appearances are false; If you see things that are not like each other, you will see them as they are. Therefore, whether it is Maitreya or Wu Cao, they are all vain, let it be left to its own devices, let it be. ”

Manjushri said solemnly: "Although the truth is good, Wu Zetian took advantage of the people's belief in Maitreya and regarded himself as the reincarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva, not only gained power because of this, but also had a sacred cloak for her many conspiracies and cruel killings. And all this, inevitably, desecrated the reputation of Buddhism. What's even more odious is that Wu Zetian pretended to be the reincarnation of Maitreya and set a very bad example for the world, which will inevitably have an extremely bad impact, and many careerists of all kinds in later generations will inevitably follow suit, in the name of Maitreya's birth, or rebel, or confuse the people. These actions not only distorted Maitreya's true face, but also tarnished the holiness of Buddhism. ”

Maitreya said, "It seems that if we do not stop it, the chaos in my name will surely become commonplace. Therefore, it can no longer be left unchecked. Although this bell is not tied by me, it is more or less related to me. Then I will go to the mortal world in my own body and show up to say the Dharma in order to hear and hear the truth. ”

Manjushri said yes.

Maitreya smiled and said, "Great Wisdom Manjushri, you are the second time of the ancient Buddha, please help me." ”

Manjushri smiled, then threw out the wishful thinking in his hand, fluttered and fell into the heavenly river, and turned into a small boat in the shape of a lotus canopy.

Maitreya then sailed down the river in a boat and floated from Tushita to the mortal world......