Chapter 160: "Demon Gathering"
Guanyin and Hui'an crossed Fuling Mountain, and continued eastward in half clouds and half fog.
Along the way, Guanyin thought in his heart: the three apprentices of the scripture learner, Sha Wujing, Zhu Wuneng, plus the Monkey King designated by Rulai in the Five Elements Mountain on the road ahead, are complete, and the next thing is to let the scripture learner come to the West Heaven.
Just thinking about it, he suddenly saw a dragon cutting platform in the air, and a white dragon was hanging on the platform, struggling and calling there.
Guanyin was compassionate, and when he saw no suffering, he stepped forward and asked, "Where are you a dragon?
When the white dragon saw Guanyin's dress, he held the jade bottle in his hand, and knew that it was Guanyin Bodhisattva, so he hurriedly shouted for help: "Bodhisattva! I am the son of Ao Yan, the Dragon King of the West Sea, because I accidentally lost a fire and burned the night pearl in my father's palace." That night the pearl was given by the Jade Emperor, and my father was afraid that Heaven would condemn me, so he sued me to Heaven, and the Jade Emperor sentenced me to a charge of disobedience, and hung me here, and beat me with three hundred lashes, warning the world, and I was about to be killed. Please have mercy and save my life!"
It is really amazing to sue his son to heaven to die for the sake of a bead.
Although the white dragon was hung in the air, beaten with three hundred lashes, and was about to be beheaded if sentenced to death, his demeanor was still vigorous.
Guanyin suddenly remembered one thing: the person who learned the scriptures is now a **mortal fetus, the road from the east to the west is 108,000 miles, and there are countless dangerous mountains and rivers in the middle. This white dragon is strong and brave, wouldn't it be good if it turned into a white horse for the people who learned the scriptures to ride and walk?
Guanyin said to the white dragon: "I have a way to save your life!"
"Wanwang Bodhisattva merciful rescue!" the white dragon was overjoyed.
"I have been instructed by the Buddha to go to the east to find people to learn the scriptures, and go to the west to seek the true scriptures. If you are willing to make a white horse for the person who learns the scriptures and carry him to the west to learn the scriptures, it will be a great achievement, not only can you eliminate your sins, but the Buddha will give you positive results at that time. If you are willing, I will go and ask the Jade Emperor to forgive your sins, how about it?"
Bai Long thought about it and made up his mind: "I am willing to go to the West Heaven!
Guanyin nodded and flew up to the South Heavenly Gate with Hui'an. The growth king was not in front of the door, and the two heavenly masters on duty at the door were Zhang Daoling and Qiu Hongji, and when they saw Guanyin coming, they came forward and asked, "Where is the Bodhisattva going?"
"The poor monk has something to do and asks to see the Jade Emperor. ”
"Wait a minute!"
Zhang Tianshi accompanied Guanyin and the two, and Qiu Tianshi went into the Tongming Hall to report to the Jade Emperor.
After a while, Qiu Tianshi came back, said "please", and led Guanyin and the two to Tongming Palace.
The Jade Emperor sat on the throne and was discussing with the gods. Guanyin entered the hall, saluted the Jade Emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, the little monk led the decree of Rulai to the law, went to the east to find a person to learn the scriptures, and met a white dragon on the way, who was hanging in the air to wait for sin. The little monk begged His Majesty to pardon the white dragon's death sin and give him to the little monk, who told him to turn into a white horse, so that he could take the scriptures to the west to learn the scriptures and atone for his crimes. ”
"Played by the Quasi-Bodhisattva!"
The Jade Emperor passed down a decree, pardoned the death penalty of the white dragon, and sent the heavenly general to untie the white dragon and hand it over to Guanyin to take him to make meritorious contributions.
Guanyin thanked him and returned to the dragon platform with the heavenly general, who loosened the white dragon and handed it over to Guanyin.
The white dragon kowtowed to Guanyin and thanked him for saving his life. Guanyin sent him to a deep stream, told him to cultivate himself well, and waited for the arrival of the scripture learner.
The matter of the horse was in order, and Guanyin and the two went east again. It didn't take long to arrive at the Marble Mountains.
This mountain is different from the mountains you see along the way, and the top of this mountain is full of golden light, and the air is spurting.
Guanyin took Hui'an to the place where the top of the mountain shines, where there is a big boxy bluestone, and there is a gold post pressed on the bluestone, which is full of golden light and dazzling, and there are six words written on the post: "Om, well, what, horn, Mi, 吽".
These six characters are the six-character Great Ming Mantra, also known as the Great Compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva Mantra, which is the practice mantra of Guanyin Bodhisattva. This mantra contains the ** power, great wisdom and great compassion of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Each of these six words represents endless mysteries, infinite mysteries, immeasurable merits, boundless mana, and incredible. Every word is like a seed, and as long as the body touches the mantra, or the eyes see the mantra, or the ears hear the mantra, or even are infected by the breath of the mantra, the seed of liberation and Buddhahood can be planted.
The word Om eliminates arrogance, the word Ma eliminates jealousy, the word Ang eliminates greed, the word Horn eliminates stupidity, the word Mi eliminates stinginess, and the word Sigh eliminates hatred.
As I once said, I can count the number of dust and sand in the four continents and the four oceans, one by one, but I can't count the amount of merit I get from reciting the six-character mantra.
Therefore, it is really good and suitable to use this six-character Daming mantra to press on the Five Elements Mountain, and to influence Sun Wukong in five hundred years, eliminate the karmic fire and demon obstacles in his heart, and lead him into the Buddha.
Back then, Rulai coaxed Sun Wukong to flip and fight, and pressed Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain, Sun Wukong struggled to escape from the mountain, and he had already climbed out of a head and stretched out his hands.
Guanyin Bodhisattva stood on the edge of the bluestone, looked at the six-character golden post, and sighed.
At this time, the mountain god land and Jiedi who were on duty in the Five Elements Mountain came to meet Guanyin, and everyone talked to each other on the top of the mountain, talking about the deeds of Sun Wukong back then.
Sun Wukong heard someone on the mountain talking in the stone crevice at the foot of the mountain, talking about his past, he knew that he was not an ordinary person, and he used his mana and shouted: "Who is on the mountain?"
Guanyin walked down the mountain, and there was a hairy head sticking out of the stone crack at the foot of the mountain, the head and face were covered with grass and dust, a pointed mouth and a concave nose, and a pair of yellow eyes, looking quite desolate, it was Sun Wukong.
At this time, Sun Wukong did not have the aura of five hundred years ago.
Guanyin opened his mouth and said, "Sun Wukong, do you recognize me?"
Sun Wukong opened a pair of yellow eyes, nodded and said: "Nanhai Guanyin Bodhisattva, how can I not recognize it? I have spent my days here like a year, and none of the old acquaintances of the past came to see me, thank you for coming to see me." Where are you from, where are you going?"
"I follow the decree of the Buddha, I want to go to the east to find a person to learn the scriptures, to the West Heaven Da Lei Yin Temple, my Buddha to come there to seek the three Tibetan Mahayana scriptures, go back to the south of the province of the continent of sentient beings, passing by here, specially to see you. ”
"Thank you for coming to see Lao Sun! If you have deceived me with tricks and pressed me here, I have been here for five hundred years, and I am miserable, please make it convenient and save me out!"
Guanyin was waiting for this sentence, but he said: "You are deeply sinful, stubborn and disobedient, if you are let out, I am afraid that you will go to harm the world again!"
Sun Wukong shook his head and said: "I have been under this mountain for five hundred years, listening to the truth and chanting the scriptures every day, watching all things live and die from time to time, I have regretted it, Bodhisattva, you are compassionate, please point me to a clear path, save me from the mountain, the old grandson is willing to enter the Buddhism to practice." ”
It seems that in the past 500 years, the six-character Daming mantra has produced merit.
Guanyin nodded and said: "You can repent, good is great! The so-called good thoughts of life, heaven and earth immediately know, put down the butcher's knife, and become a Buddha on the ground." Since you have such thoughts, you will not be far away from the sea of suffering, and when the time comes, I will let the person who learns the scriptures come and rescue you, and you will worship him as a teacher, take refuge in Buddhism, and when you have obtained the true scriptures, I will ensure that you will achieve the right results!
"Okay!Okay!I'm willing!I'm willing!" Sun Wukong scratched his ears and cheeks, and couldn't help but be happy.
"Very well! You are here waiting for the scripture taker to arrive, and I will go first. ”
Guanyin and Hui'an went east again.
The things that should be done on the road have been done, and the pace is naturally fast, and it didn't take long for Guanyin and Hui'an to arrive in the Tang Kingdom of Dongtu.
Rulai had an explanation before Guanyin's departure: The Tang Kingdom is now the realm of Taoism, and there are many strange people of Taoism in the market, and Guanyin was instructed not to show his face at will, so as not to be alert to Taoism, and everything must be carried out quietly and thoughtfully.
So Guanyin and the two changed their appearance, turning into two bald monks in ragged clothes, with eyebrows falling off, a pair of dirty black feet, red spots, and scabies, two hands scratching on the body non-stop, living off the appearance of leprosy, plus dirty clothes and smelly bodies, everyone saw them, and avoided them.
The two of them saw the capital city of Chang'an from a distance, where the houses were lined up one after another, the streets were full of traffic, and the crowds were weaving, and it was indeed a prosperous country, far from being comparable to the city-state of Xiniuhezhou.
Guanyin and the others were not in a hurry to enter the city, they walked slowly along the way, and deliberately waited until it was dark before entering Chang'an City.
The two men came from the west, so they entered the city through the west gate. On the side of the market on Ximen Street, there is a land temple, Guanyin was happy in his heart, and walked to the land temple gate with Hui'an.
The land god in the temple is the god of yin, although he was born in Taoism, and was originally under the jurisdiction of Taoism. But later, the Jade Emperor cultivated a Buddhism to balance the power of Taoism, and set aside all the gods and spirits in the underworld for the jurisdiction of Buddhism, that is to say, Taoism governs heaven, Buddhism governs hell, and the human world has become a place of incense that both Buddhism and Taoism compete for. Therefore, the identity of the land is somewhat half-Taoist and half-monk, and some are not embarrassing or embarrassing.
The land in the temple saw two people coming over, recognized it as Guanyin Bodhisattva, saw the two dressed up like this, and came in the night, frightened, hurriedly took the ghost soldiers in the temple to kneel on the ground to greet them, and said with trepidation: "I don't know that the Bodhisattva is coming, I have missed the welcome, please take the Bodhisattva guilt!"
Guanyin said: "Don't blame!
The land and the others got up, invited Guanyin and the others into the temple, and invited the two to sit down, served tea and cakes, and prepared to inform the other city gods and lands in Chang'an City to come and see.
Guanyin stopped: "Wait! I came to Chang'an City this time because I have important things to do, so don't alarm others." I'll borrow your temple for a few days, and when the time comes, I'll pay you back, remember not to leak the news!"
The land only agreed, let people clean the temple well, and asked Guanyin for peace, confessed, took the Yin soldiers and ghosts to find another place to live, and gave the temple to Guanyin.
Guanyin and Hui'an lived in the Land Temple and began to carefully plan the matter of learning scriptures.