The silence in the square was so silent that it seemed to be heard when a needle fell on the ground, and even the sound of breathing was so soft.

Listening to this soft voice, the monks present forgot that Cihang Bodhisattva was a Buddhist, forgot the righteous indignation they had when they first came, and forgot what they wanted to do.

When Ye Chen saw all this, he secretly exclaimed in his heart, Buddhism is really clever, if it was Mahakala who was preaching the Fa today, would he still listen to it as quietly as he is now?

"It seems that Buddhism has really eaten these people thoroughly, and this trick is really high. The soul elder was also amazed.

Ye Chen said: "The Taoist monks have prejudices about Buddhism, if they don't do this, then this Dharma conference is estimated to be unable to go on normally." ”

As Ye Chen spoke, he heard Cihang Bodhisattva continue: "Since the founding of Amitabha Buddha, our Buddhism has always been committed to helping the world and saving people and purifying all sentient beings, turning the Western Regions into a pure land, where everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, without disasters and pain. ”

"Thinking about what the situation was like in the Western Regions back then, everyone present should be able to know from the ancient books that the Western Regions is the most barren place among the four regions of the human world, and the people of the Western Regions are living in dire straits, plagues, natural disasters, and poverty ......."

"Their lives are beyond your imagination, and after Amitabha Buddha entered the Western Regions, he vowed to change all this, and made a grand wish to make the Western Regions a pure land. After many years of disdainful efforts, there were no more disasters in the Western Regions, and all the people lived happily ever after. ”

Cihang Bodhisattva said methodically: "If there is no Amitabha Buddha and no Buddhism in the Western Regions, then the people of the Western Regions will always be in dire straits. At that time, as an orthodox Taoist monk in the human realm, had he ever helped the Western Regions?

"Now, everyone is resisting Buddhism with the events of the Great Destruction Period, but do you donors know the reason?" Cihang Bodhisattva's eyes flowed with waves, and he said: "When the Great Destruction Period broke out, the Western Regions were also attacked by foreign tribes, but the Pure Land of the Western Regions has been formed, and the foreign tribes cannot conquer it, so they can only give up, so the Western Regions are safe and sound. ”

"Even so, at that time, the Western Regions Buddhism also suffered a lot of losses, and it was not as easy to resist the enemy as the legend said. Since then, Amitabha Buddha has ascended to the immortal realm, trying to stop all this from the source. ”

"Without the support of Amitabha Buddha, the Western Regions would not dare to set foot in other battlefields at all, otherwise, the Pure Land of the Western Regions that had been exchanged for countless years would be broken, and the Western Regions would return to that barren era again. ”

"During the period of the Great Destruction, the Daomen adhered to the three domains of the human realm, suffered countless casualties, and protected the creatures of the three realms from being completely destroyed. ”

Cihang Bodhisattva's words, although the voice was soft, but it was reasonable, and people couldn't refute it at once.

Ye Chen was also shocked in his heart, and he couldn't refute Cihang Bodhisattva's words, because according to Cihang Bodhisattva, Buddhism was indeed guarding the Western Regions, and it was already incredible that the power of Buddhism could keep the Western Regions intact.

And the Dao Sect was originally powerful in the three domains of the human realm, with countless Dao systems, and almost every domain had a powerful Dao system.

The great destruction struck, the foreign invasion, and the powerful Dao forces of the Daomen were naturally obliged to protect their homeland, but they did not protect it well, and suffered heavy losses, can this blame the Buddha Sect for not making a move?

There is a bit of this potential meaning in the words of Cihang Bodhisattva just now, if it is said that Buddhism suffered heavy losses at that time, then can Buddhism blame Taoism for not helping?

These things are not clear, everyone feels that they have a reason, and everyone feels that the other party has no reason.

After so many years of disputes, there is still no result.

Cihang Bodhisattva paused, as if to let everyone digest what she said, and then continued: "Buddhism is mysterious in the heart of Daomen, and it is sanctimonious. In fact, Buddhism is not mysterious, but Buddhism and Taoism are too deep and do not communicate with each other, so they do not understand Buddhism, which has caused misunderstanding of Buddhism. ”

"This conference is also to eliminate the mustard between Buddhism and Taoism, understand each other, and maintain the comfort of the human world together. Cihang Bodhisattva smiled and said: "Our Buddhism went out of the Western Regions not to compete with the Taoist Gate, but to feel that it is necessary for everyone to understand the Buddhism, so that the places where there are disasters and pains can be changed, that's all." ”

From the beginning, everyone was listening, and no one spoke, but now after listening to Cihang Bodhisattva say so much, someone finally said, "How can you explain the power of faith in Buddhism?"

Cihang Bodhisattva said unabashedly: "Whether it is a Taoist or a Buddhist believer, as long as you send a wish, there will be the power of faith pouring out, but there are many Taoist sects, so the power of faith is also different, and it cannot be concentrated, so it cannot be used by others." ”

"Buddhism is different, only believing in Amitabha Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, and having a single faith, it can make better use of the power of faith. The power of faith is also a kind of power, if there was no support of the power of faith during the great destruction of the year, how could the Western Regions become an iron plate?"

When the man heard this, he did not refute it.

"How did the so-called Pudu sentient beings of Buddhism come to the Purification? In the end, it didn't make them believe in Buddhism?" Someone said disdainfully: "If you want more believers, your purpose is to have more faith and more power." ”

In the face of these doubts and incomprehensions, Cihang Bodhisattva still said calmly: "Pudu sentient beings only let sentient beings have expectations in their hearts, hope in their hearts, and goals to strive for, so that life can develop towards the good side." ”

"For example, if you are facing an extremely painful event now, which will ruin your family or ruin your family, and your life will have no purpose and motivation, then you will naturally go to depravity. At this time, what Buddhism does is to give you hope and make you brave to face it, even if the result is not necessarily good, but you can't be willing to fall into inaction. ”

Cihang Bodhisattva smiled and said, "Now do you understand? So, it is not that the Buddha Gate has turned them into puppets, but that they have hope, get rid of the predicament, and naturally believe in the Buddha Gate." In fact, the Dao Gate can also be like this, but the Dao Gate is for weak mortals, how can it be taken to heart?"

When Cihang Bodhisattva said this, everyone lowered their heads.

In their hearts, mortals are lowly people, even ants, and how can they care if they live or die?

Tzuhang Bodhisattva went on to say, "In fact, mortals seem to be weak, but they have great potential, just like the power of faith, it is their strength, and there is no doubt that this power is strong. ”

Ye Chen also nodded again and again when he listened, he felt that this Dharma conference had completely given him a new understanding of Buddhism.

The quicksand on the side also listened very carefully, although this has nothing to do with Buddhism, but this truth is easy to say, but how many people can comprehend it?

He came from the red dust, so he naturally knew the situation in the world, and he was also deeply touched by it.

Mortals in the world are born, old, sick and die, and when they encounter disasters and diseases, they like to worship God, they think that God is omnipotent, can get them out of trouble, make their lives better, and can fulfill their wishes.

But who of the gods they worshipped would take care of them? In the end, they died of disease and destruction in calamity.

"According to you, our Daomen is useless?" said someone who was a little unconvinced.

Cihang Bodhisattva said: "Since existence is reasonable, the Daomen can dominate the three domains of the human realm, then there is naturally a reason, the Buddha will not comment in vain, the Buddha only does what he thinks should be done, that's all." ”

Cihang Bodhisattva does not leak in his words, does not belittle the Daomen, and does not elevate himself, so that the other party has nothing to say.

"So, did we misunderstand Buddhism?"

Cihang Bodhisattva said: "Right and wrong naturally speak with facts. ”

"If there is a catastrophe like the Great Destruction in the future, what will happen to the Buddhist Sect? Will it stick to the Western Regions, or will it reinforce the other three regions?" someone asked.

Cihang Bodhisattva said: "Depending on the ability, every domain of the human world is to be protected, if the ability is limited, you can only stick to the Western Regions, if you can reinforce the three domains, you will definitely not sit idly by." ”

"It's such a nice thing to say, who knows if you'll have the strength to do so when the time comes? Someone snorted coldly.

Cihang Bodhisattva smiled slightly, and said: "Monks don't lie, this is the precept of Buddhism, the precepts of Buddhism are strict, how can you easily break the precepts, that is a great rebellion, and you will be severely punished by Buddhism." ”

"When the time comes, no one will be able to say clearly. ”

"Right and wrong are at ease in people's hearts. Cihang Bodhisattva said.

There is no point in arguing too much, so Cihang Bodhisattva does not argue too much, which is also an important way to make it impossible for the other party to fight back.

Ye Chen nodded while listening to this, this Cihang Bodhisattva is not simple, no wonder he was sent by Buddhism to teach the Fa.

Cihang Bodhisattva glanced at everyone, changed the subject, and said, "Fellow donors, today's Dharma Conference is not to discuss the rights and wrongs of Buddhism and Taoism, but to discuss each other's paths, and only in this way can we understand each other deeply and not be suspicious of each other. ”

"How is this to be discussed?" someone asked, with some unkind words.

"There is a great difference between the Tao and the Dharma, and what is the point of talking about the Tao with each other?" said an old monk coldly.

Cihang Bodhisattva smiled and said: "No, although the Tao and the Dharma are different, but the way of the world is the same, how can there be nothing to talk about?"