Changan.

Liu'er has lived in Chang'an for more than ten years, and Buddhism has flourished for more than ten years, after all, people always forget, and the exposition of the religion has not been manifested in the world for many years, nor has it deliberately spread the faith in the world.

Now I am afraid that all the Taoist sects together are not enough for Buddhism to fight, but this is also the result of Xu Siyuan's secret acquiescence.

Liu'er sits in Chang'an, but the name of the Buddha has spread all over the world, plus Wu Zetian is a good Buddha, the upper is good, and the next must follow, and now it is really up to the Tianhuang nobles, down to the peddlers and pawns have begun to believe in Buddhism.

Moreover, the teachings of the Six Ears are also simple, no matter good or evil, as long as you recite Amitabha, you can return to bliss after death.

So many people have the mentality that they would rather believe in what they have, not believe in their nothingness, isn't it just to recite Amitabha Buddha a few more times, it is very simple, and in case you can really go to Elysium in the future, so except for a small number of people, most people have to recite a few words of Buddha name, and if there are conditions, they will invite a Bodhisattva Buddha statue to sit at home, and if they are unconditional, they will go to the temple to burn a few sticks of incense.

A Chang'an city, full of chanting.

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"Buddha, the Buddha of Nan Wujan Tan Merit has been getting more and more excessive, not only has he misinterpreted my Buddhist scriptures, but he can attain bliss by reciting the Buddha's name. Guanyin said in front of the lamp: "And several Arhats who have recently been sent to Chang'an have been driven back to the West by him."

Randen was also a little displeased, but Randen still said: "But you can't deny that his preaching effect is very good, I thought it would take at least hundreds of years for me to teach Daxing, and now it is less than twenty years before Dongtu is full of people who believe in Buddhism and worship Buddha, and Buddhist temples have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain." ”

"The eastern land is vast, there are many living beings, and my luck has skyrocketed, so the Buddha of Zhantan merit is a great meritorious, and it is precisely because of him sitting in the east that my religion can be so prosperous, and now I don't dare to change people casually. ”

Burning the lamp from beginning to end did not mention the six ears of the Buddhist teachings, although the lamp is the Buddha, but his original intention to enter the West is not because of the belief in the true meaning of Buddhism, the superior values the result is not the process, the lamp is still very appreciative of the six ears. However, Liu'er seems to be really getting more and more self-conscious, and he feels that he needs to beat the lamp.

Guanyin opened his mouth and said: "The Buddha also knows that there are immortals among mortals, and there are still many people among mortals who can pass through yin and yang, and now it is okay, and in a few hundred years, I am afraid that all sentient beings will understand that the so-called bliss is just a scam." ”

"This is a trivial matter, my Buddhism has fulfilled this lie for him, that is, you can select a few people to come to my Lingshan every year, and then let these people who come to Lingshan return to their souls, so that they can form an example, and it can also prove that what Liu'er said is true. ”

"But I'm afraid there are fewer people. ”

Ran the lamp and said: "As long as my Buddhism has been flourishing, who would dare to really doubt it." ”

Guanyin wanted to say something, but he looked at Guanyin and said: "You have made meritorious contributions to hosting the Journey to the West, and now that the Journey to the West is over, even the monkey has been named a Buddha, and you are dissatisfied in your heart." ”

"Absolutely not," Guanyin didn't know if it was because of the six-eared incident that made the lamp dissatisfied, Guanyin hurriedly said: "The Buddha treats me very well, and it is my blessing to be able to follow the Buddha all the time." ”

Ran Deng smiled: "Don't be so nervous, you and I are different from others, I believe in you." Now that my luck has risen greatly, there are three new golden lotus flowers in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, and if you go and pick one of them, it will be very beneficial to your cultivation. ”

"And you must have noticed that now I am teaching my disciples to cultivate more easily than before, even you and I are also several times easier to comprehend the Great Dao of the Laws, and the mysteries of heaven and earth are no longer so ethereal to my Buddhism. ”

"This is God's favor for my Buddhism, in this immortal world, the Taoist ancestor is not just an empty word, with the favor of today, and then with your accumulated qualifications, and then with the help of the golden lotus, then you will be able to cultivate quasi-sainthood. ”

Guanyin was overjoyed, lit the lamp and said: "Then you will go to Chang'an in person, but the scale needs to be mastered by good students, in short, it can't spoil the current good situation." ”

This is a tacit acquiescence that Guanyin has seized power, and Guanyin saluted and said: "The Buddha can rest assured that Buddhism will continue to flourish in the East." ”

Ran Deng smiled: "Okay, I'm still relieved that you can do something." ”

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Snow fell from the sky, and this was the first snow in Chang'an this year.

The wind was blowing, the snow was falling, and there were many fewer pedestrians on the streets, but there were still people who left the shelter of their houses and came out into the streets.

"Master, I'll give you an umbrella. Li Yu said.

Liu'er shook his head, and at this time, Liu'er changed his appearance, and no one could see that he was a holy monk who moved the world, and everyone only regarded him as an ordinary monk.

The streets are a bit deserted, but the stalls selling Buddha statues and sutras are very lively, and the busiest one is the so-called six reincarnation prints.

Seeing the two of them stopping in front of their stall, the stall owner hurriedly beckoned: "The two of you know that after death, people will enter reincarnation and go to hell, and those eighteen layers of hell are really terrifying, and it seems that the punishment is more than a hundred times harsher than my human punishment." So if you don't buy a copy, don't look at my inconspicuous book, but it is a monk who has opened the light, not only can understand the reincarnation of the underworld but also can drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters, after all, only by understanding why the underworld is punished can you be less tortured after death. ”

"The two of us will go to the temple to offer incense, or the donor will give us a book to offer to the Buddha. Six Ears asked.

The stall owner thought for a moment and said, "I can give you two cheaper." ”

Liu'er shook his head with a smile and left, and after walking away, Li Yu asked: "Master, the cycle of life and death, there are countless living beings in this world, death is indeed terrible, but blindly preaching the horror of death seems to be a bit too much, even what about the eighteenth layer of hell, a real man is still a good man after walking through hell." At the beginning of ancient times, the people were not afraid of death, and the human race was the protagonist, but now the human race does not have the brave and bloody nature it once had. ”

Liu'er asked, "Have you ever thought that even the stall owner was unwilling to give the Buddha a book for nothing, so why do sentient beings think that the Buddha will fulfill the wishes of the believers?"

Li Yu thought for a while and said: "Maybe it's because I think it's easier to recite the scriptures and worship the Buddha than to work hard, and in addition, the master, how can you enter the spiritual mountain, master, you can be regarded as deceiving the whole world." ”

This is what Li Yu wanted to ask for a long time, but he never dared to ask.

Hearing this, Liu'er was not angry but smiled and said: "Being a teacher is deceiving the world, as long as you use your brain a little, you know that it is impossible to recite the Buddha to achieve bliss, but everyone is willing to believe it." You must know that my master also taught the Fa in the world, in fact, there are many immortal cultivators in today's famous mountains and rivers, and in the secret realm of mountain spirits. If they are willing to learn the arts, they will have the opportunity to transcend life and death, and they will not have to struggle in this red dust. And Jinao Island is still accepting apprentices, although Jinao is thousands of miles away, but if you can get started, you can also jump out of the Three Realms and Five Elements, this is not more comfortable than Lingshan Bliss. ”

But sentient beings are still more willing to believe my simple lie, but the lie will eventually be exposed. ”

Liu'er said expectantly: "At that time, they will wake up, and only when sentient beings find that worshipping Buddha is useless and asking God is useless, will they truly rely on themselves." ”

"The only one who can save sentient beings is the sentient beings themselves. ”

"I will be a sinner for a while, but maybe a saint for the ages. Six ears laughed to himself.