Chapter 132: "Learning from the Scriptures"

Sakyamuni came to the demon monkey Antian this time, and then sent the following two Bodhisattvas Manjushri Puxian to quell the chaos for the heavenly court for the second time, and they were already important allies in the eyes of the Jade Emperor of the heavenly court.

It seems that this can be felt in heaven and on earth.

"You two can send the green lion and the white elephant to the nether.

"Buddha, it's all arranged. What are we going to do next. ”

"For the rest, I'll go find someone and take counsel. is planning, the two of you are staring at the green lion and white elephant, don't let the two of them go to the lower realm for Taoism to notice. ”

Manjushri nodded, clasped his hands together and said, "Yes, Buddha." ”

On this day, Rulai arranged all the things of the two demons, the green lion and the white elephant, and prepared to go to Bodhi, and discussed with Bodhi how to plan next, in order to achieve a great cause.

Sakyamuni came to the place where Bodhi practiced for a while, but who knew that Bodhi was already waiting there, set out tea, and congratulated him when he saw him.

"Presumably, Brother Buddha's poison has almost been cured!"

"I have to thank Brother Bodhi for this, it seems that Brother Bodhi has realized the method of immortality, I am really envious!"

Bodhi eyebrows opened his eyes and smiled: "Brother Buddha, you're polite." Now that you have surrendered the stone monkey above the heavenly court, and you have quelled the chaos twice, this time you must be extremely powerful in front of the Jade Emperor and the gods and immortals of heaven and earth. ”

Shakyamuni Nyorai shook his head and smiled: "Antiy is indeed powerful and glorious. But ......"

So, Sakyamuni Nyorai told the Antiy Conference, as well as the matter of the golden cicada toxin, plus the matter of the second time that the Buddha sect was in turmoil because of the Pan Tao Society. After speaking, he shook his head and said: "Although this time, I have exerted my magic power in the Heavenly Court, and all the immortals are impressed, but this is only the first step, and it is still far from the real goal. ”

Bodhi smiled and continued, "Why are you here today?"

Shakyamuni Nyorai smiled and said, "Brother Bodhi, you are the embodiment of wisdom and prophet, not to mention that you have reached the heavenly realm, how can you not guess my intention to come this time." ”

Bodhi nodded and smiled: "I'll tell you about the situation of the four continents first."

"Oh, then thank you Brother Bodhi. The younger brother is willing to listen. ”

Then, Bodhi took a sip of tea and slowly told the situation of the four continents to Nyolai.

Bodhi said: "Originally, the four continents belonged to one place before Nuwa created people, empty and desolate, only animals and flowers and trees, and then Nuwa created people, married and multiplied, and became more and more prosperous. Since the birth of the human race, they were originally similar, and then they had different temperaments, and these people with different temperaments have slowly gathered and migrated, gathering on four continents. Humanity is now spread across four continents, and each of these four continents is now different. This West Niu He Continent, shaped like a full moon, is located in the west of Mount Meru, many cows, sheep and gold and jade, was originally one of the four heavenly kings of the West Wide-eyed Heavenly King who is good at observing all directions to guard; Dongsheng Shenzhou is the land is extremely vast, fertile, originally guarded by the compassionate Heavenly King; the people of Beiju Luzhou are very light-skinned, at first they were suspected of being a different kind of demon, so they had to go north, less sorrow, more robbery, only pure materialistic enjoyment, lack of interest and respect for the Tao, so they had sent the good fortune and wealth of the Heavenly King to guard; the people of Nanzhan Buzhou are different, the biggest feature is that there are countless people**, so being able to create all kinds of good and evil karma is to be under the care of the growth king who made sentient beings good, but the people of this continent also have the ability to think and be ashamed, so they can practice, of course, the most important thing is because they have ideas and brave hearts. The outward form is the willpower and perseverance to endure all kinds of suffering, and the courage is to show the spirit of the Buddha that can do what is difficult, can endure the unbearable, and is willing to make offerings to the mind, which should be the easiest to educate and respect the Buddha's will. If we want to open up the territory of the Dharma, I think it is most appropriate to start from the southern Ganbu Continent, where the Dharma is preached, to help them spread good thoughts and eliminate the suffering in their hearts. Starting from the southern Zhanbu continent, so as to gradually spread the Dharma to the four continents, the great cause of Buddhism can be accomplished. ”

If you don't say a word, listen carefully.

Bodhi went on to say, "Although the southern Zhanbu continent can be taught, it is generally revered and rarely worshipped by the Buddha. If you want to spread the Dharma on this continent, so that the people widely believe in the teachings of Buddhism, you must go through a move to promote the Buddha and suppress the Tao before you can make it. ”

Rulai nodded, "Brother Bodhi is really knowledgeable. I have been preparing for this for a long time, and I have compiled Buddhist scriptures and I am trying to spread the Dharma through Buddhist scriptures. ”

Bodhi nodded when he heard this, and then said: "If you want to purify all sentient beings in the world, you need all sentient beings to have bodhisattva wishes, that is, make great vows and cross all sentient beings. ”

Rulai asked, "I don't know how to make that sentient being willing to make a great wish to cross all sentient beings?"

Bodhi continued, "The Dharma you have compiled and preached now is Hinayana and you need to preach Mahayana Dharma in order to be able to do so. ”

Rulai thought for a while and said: "Brother Dao, I have understood, the previous Buddhism was reciting Hinayana Buddhism, focusing on solitary meditation and self-transcendence; if you want to make Buddhism more widely accepted and demonstrate the influence of our Buddhists, you need to have the ** of entering the world and crossing people, in order to win more people to believe in our Buddha, this is Mahayana." ”

Bodhi nodded and praised Shakyamuni's understanding: "Establish the Mahayana Sutra, make a Bodhisattva wish, and promise to become a Buddha, so that the vast number of sentient beings who have entered the world can come to practice and purify the greatest number of sentient beings." ”

Rulai nodded again and again, I will immediately practice Mahayana Buddhism, and then send it to Nanzhan Buzhou.

This is possible, but it is not the best way. ”

"I have established my authority in the heavenly court, that is, I want to be able to spread the Dharma at will, why can't I send the Buddhist scriptures directly to Nanzhou? Brother Bodhi has a better way?"

Bodhi enlisted: "It is better to give than to ask for it." ”

Rulai was deeply interested: "How to let it come and ask for it." ”

Bodhi said: "If you are easy to deal with, firstly, they may not know the many benefits of the Dharma, and secondly, they may not cherish it, so that they can practice it, so they need to try to make them understand the great meaning of the Dharma and come to ask for it." ”

"That's naturally good, Brother Bodhi must have a high opinion on this and dare to ask for details. ”

Bodhi nodded and said, "I often think about how to get the people of Nanzhou to seek the Buddha's true scriptures. Na Nan Chau has established a great kingdom, and the country is strong, the king is admired, and the Dharma has begun to spread there, but many sufferings are still rampant, and if you try to convince the king there, from the top down, it will be in the best interest of spreading the Dharma. ”

"Exactly, but it seems difficult to let the king of Nanzhou come to seek the Dharma. ”

"Don't worry, although you can't let the monarch of that country come to ask for the true scriptures in person, but there are already Buddhist believers in that country, you can find one person among the believers to seek the true scriptures and pass them on to the sentient beings in Nanzhou. ”

Shakyamuni thought to himself: "This method is good, but the person who learns the scriptures must be firmly committed to the Buddha and have nothing else to think about." At least to practice for the Buddha's life, it is best to conform to the method of returning to the truth of my Buddhism, so that in this life, the cultivation of the tenth life is complete, and then there is a Buddha fate. You mean him?"

Bodhi said: "This depends on Brother Buddha." However, if you find a Buddhist disciple who is deeply profound, it will be easy to enlighten him, but how to find the Buddhist disciple who has practiced for the ninth generation, I am afraid that it is difficult to find it in the world, it seems that it can only be him. ”

Rulai nodded and said: "Even if there is such a sincere Buddhist saint, he can't practice in the human world, and he can't do it, and there are many demons and monsters from the east to my west, I'm afraid that before he reaches the west sky, he has already been killed by that ghost, and the great cause is fruitless." ”

"This can be done, although the four major continents in the world are under the jurisdiction of the Jade Emperor, in fact, including the Xiniuhe Continent where this spiritual mountain is located, there are also many Sanqing Daomen forces, and those Sanqing are the gods of opening the heavens, and they are the originators of the establishment of the Heavenly Court, and most of the immortals in the Heavenly Court are their Daomen believers. In addition, although the big demon has been eliminated this time, there are still many demons and monsters, although they do not belong to the Sanqing, but they do not belong to the Buddhism, and they stand on their own mountains and harm one party. These are all obstacles to the spread of the Dharma, and if these obstacles are not removed, it will be difficult for the Dharma to be truly propagated. ”

Rulai was silent, and said with a worried look on his face: "Yes, those demons have heard that there are also people with great mana, and if you want the strength of my Lingshan side, I am afraid it will be difficult to eradicate them all quickly." ”

Bodhi continued: "But this dilemma is not insoluble, just take this opportunity to seek scriptures and learn scriptures, arrange for the powerful man to escort the people who learn the scriptures all the way to the western sky, and sweep away the demonic forces on the way, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone." ”

If you come to hear Bodhi's plan, you will be overjoyed, and praise: "Brother Bodhi is worthy of being a great enlightened person, and if you break through the mystery in one word, you will follow the plan of the Venerable." Looks like it's still him. ”

Bodhi heard that the candidates for learning the scriptures were already available, and he knew what he was referring to, so he said first: "It's my poor disciple Sun Wukong." ”

Rulai nodded and said: "I have subdued the stone monkey and settled at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain, and in the future, I can persuade him to escort the person who learns the scriptures to my West Tianling Mountain, and if he does not want to, he will find someone else." ”

"This is very good, but this is not enough, I think we must also obtain the full support of the Heavenly Court in order to succeed in this experience. ”

Rulai thought for a while and said: "Indeed, the transmission of Buddhist scriptures and scriptures must be a big move, the heavens and the earth must know that these three worlds are under the jurisdiction of the Jade Emperor of Heaven, although the transmission of scriptures is a grand event of Buddhism, it must be approved by Heaven before it can really be done, even if Heaven does not make a difference, it cannot be obstructed by Heaven, this is also the result of a series of painstaking plans before, and I want to seek." ”

"For this important matter related to Buddhism, Taoism, and even the Heavenly Court, it is necessary to carefully inquire into the opinions of the Heavenly Court and sentient beings. ”

Rulai nodded and said, "That's the case." ”

Bodhi stretched out his hand and pinched his fingers and said: "It will be the day of Meng Qiu's hope, and there is a festival of Zhongyuan in the Daomen, which is a festival to invite friends to congratulate." Now you have just settled in the sky, the heaven and the earth are famous, just like the sun in the sky, the scenery is the same, why not also take this opportunity to invite all the Buddha disciples and immortals, gather together to celebrate, one comes to the Buddha to have fun; the other is to gather the immortals and friends, let the immortals see the Buddha together, and do not let that door dominate the prosperity of the Yuan; third, more importantly, you can take this opportunity to solicit opinions from all parties to see who among them is willing to be close to Buddhism, and what they think about it, so as to make a judgment on the future. ”

Rulai said happily: "Brother Bodhi, this is very good, in this way, my Buddhism will also have a grand event of his own, so that the sentient beings of Buddhism will not bother with the grand event in the sky, so they will follow this plan." ”

"The completion of the plan to learn the scriptures must be full of suffering, it is a test for the person who learned the scriptures, but also a test for you, I believe you will be able to have a clever plan to deal with it. ”

If you come to nod your head and thank you, talk less, and say goodbye to Bodhi happily.

If you come to leave the Bodhi place and return to the Lingshan Leiyin Temple, you preached to the gods, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas: "Meng Qiu Wang's day is approaching, there is a Zhongyuan Festival in the Daomen, and now take advantage of the prestige of my Buddhism to spread far and wide, and invite the Buddhas and friends to gather together, in order to see the ** of my Buddhism, and promote the vast spirit of my Buddhism." ”

The crowd shouted in unison in approval.

So he arranged for the two Venerables, Ah Ao and Ka Ye, to plan this matter specifically, and the two Venerable Ones received the Buddha's decree to handle it.