The golden cicada returned to Hongfu Temple.

The monks and several apprentices of the temple had heard about the scriptures and came to see each other, because they asked: "Do you swear to go to the west of the sky?"

Several of his apprentices were accepted by Xuanzang, and they were all monks with cultivation.

Jin Chanzi said: "It's true." ”

His apprentice said: "Master, I have heard people's words, the west is far away, and there are more tigers and leopards and demons." I'm afraid that there will be no return, and it will be difficult to save my life. ”

Jin Chanzi said: "I have made a great vow that if I don't take the true scriptures, I will fall into hell forever." Probably because of the king's favor, he had to be loyal to serve the country. It's really slim for me to go, and it's hard to determine whether I'm going to do it. Then he said, "Disciples, after I go, it may be thirty-two years, or five or seven years, but when I see the pine branches in the mountain gate facing east, I will come back, otherwise, I will never return." ”

The disciples took this to heart.

It was night, in the Golden Cicada Reading Academy, there was still no one waiting for him, but it was Emperor Ziwei who came.

Jin Chanzi said: "You are the uncle of Yuan Tiangang, the Taizheng of the Imperial Qin Heavenly Prison?"

Emperor Ziwei said: "Yuan Tiangang was originally a star in the sky, but he should be called an uncle, why do you ask about this?"

Jin Chanzi said: "Bring a message to him, let him show Tang Taizong, it will mean that it is auspicious, let the little monk go early." ”

Emperor Ziwei rarely had no objection and said, "You also saw it?"

Jin Chanzi nodded and said, "When the Buddha hunter appeared, the little monk saw it. ”

Emperor Ziwei said, "So, what you're waiting for tonight is not the deity, but the Buddha hunter?"

Jin Chanzi didn't answer Emperor Ziwei's words, he already knew the answer's question, what was the point of affirming it again?

Emperor Ziwei shook his head, and then said, "Do you suspect that the Buddha hunter came from that place?"

Jin Chanzi nodded, Emperor Ziwei didn't talk nonsense anymore, and suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

The next morning, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty set up a dynasty, gathered civil and military, wrote scriptures, and used the common treasure seal.

Yuan Tiangang, the supervisor of Qintian, said: "Today is a special auspicious star, and it is suitable for traveling long distances." ”

Tang Taizong said: "It's going to be done today, but it will be too hasty?"

Yuan Tiangang said: "If you miss today, there will be no long journey." ”

When Tang Taizong heard this, he didn't say anything more.

At this time, the official of the Yellow Gate said: "The Royal Brother Master is waiting for the order outside the door. ”

Tang Taizong ordered Xuan Shangbao Hall to say: "Royal brother, today is an auspicious trip." This is a customs clearance document. I also have a purple gold bowl to use for you on the way. Then choose two servants who are on a long line, and a horse with a silver horse, and send them to the foot force of the long journey. You can do this on this itinerary. ”

The golden cicada was overjoyed, even if he thanked him and received the things, he had no intention of staying.

The golden cicada can go west with one joy, and the second is happy to get the purple gold bowl.

Tang Taizong drove in a row, and sent to the outside of the customs with many officials, only to see that the monks of Hongfu Temple and the disciples sent Xuanzang's winter and summer clothes to the outside of the customs equally.

When Tang Taizong saw it, he first taught him to pack his bags and horses, and then drank wine with the officials holding pots.

Tang Taizong raised the title and asked again: "What is the name of the royal brother?"

Jin Chanzi said: "The poor monk is a monk, and he doesn't dare to be titled." ”

Tang Taizong said: "At that time, the Bodhisattva said that there are three scriptures in the western sky. The royal brother can refer to the number of the scriptures, and the number is as good as the three Tibets?"

Jin Chanzi took the wine and said: "Your Majesty, wine is the first precept of the monk's family, and the poor monk is a man of his own kind and does not know how to drink." But he didn't see the name he promised Tang Taizong.

Tang Taizong said: "Today's trip is different from others. This is a vegetarian wine, only drink this glass, in order to fulfill the meaning of the cannibal. ”

Jin Chanzi took the wine, and was about to drink, only to see Tang Taizong bow his head, pick up a pinch of dust with his royal finger, and flick it into the wine.

Seeing this, Jin Chanzi knew that this was the emperor's technique, so he pretended to look at him puzzled.

Tang Taizong said with a smile: "Royal brother, this time, when can I go back to Xitian?"

Jin Chanzi said: "Only in three years, go back to the kingdom." ”

Tang Taizong said: "It is said that the years are deep, the mountains are far away, and the royal brother can enter this wine: I would rather love the soil in my hometown, and I don't love ten thousand taels of gold in my hometown." ”

Jin Chanzi knew that Tang Taizong was not at ease, so Fang Wu twisted the soil and advised, thanked him and drank it up, and went out of the customs with thanks, not seeing nostalgia.

Tang Taizong drove back to the palace.

Jin Chanzi looked at the first three days of September in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, and Mengtang Taizong and many officials sent them out of Chang'an Pass. One or two said non-stop, as early as the Famen Temple.

The abbot of the temple, the elder of the room, led the monks to have more than 500 people, listed on both sides, connected to the inside, and met to offer tea. Tea into fasting, fasting after not feeling that the day is late, it is that: the shadow of the galaxy is near, and the moon is bright and dustless. The sound of geese is far away, and the anvil rhyme rings in the west. Return to the birds perched on the dead trees, and the Zen monks speak Sanskrit. On the futon, sit until the end of the night. The monks discussed the purpose of Buddhism and the reason for going to the west to learn scriptures. Some say that the water is far away and the mountains are high, some say that there are many tigers and leopards on the road, some say that the mountains and cliffs are difficult, and some say that the poisonous demons and monsters are difficult to descend.

Who is the elder above your Dao? It is Guanyin Bodhisattva, these 500 monks, but it is the 500 Arhats of Lingshan, these few days, gradually woke up, came to meet the golden cicada, and said that the road to the west was difficult, because he wanted the golden cicada to give up the idea of going west, and detoxified them early.

I was asking for help, but this gesture was also strange.

The golden cicada knew the true face of the monks, but he didn't break it, his jaws were silent, but he nodded a few times with his fingers.

The arhats didn't understand what they meant, and they clasped their palms together and asked, "What is the one who nods with the mage's fingers?"

The golden cicada replied: "The heart is born, all kinds of demons are born, and the heart is destroyed, all kinds of demons are destroyed." My disciple once made a great vow to the Buddha in the Huasheng Temple, and I couldn't help but fulfill my heart. This time, we must go to the west to see the Buddha and ask for scriptures, so that our Dharma will turn around, and may the Holy Lord Emperor be forever. ”

When the arhats saw him under the pretext of seeing the Buddha and seeking scriptures, they heard this and knew that it was impossible, and everyone pretended to be envious on their faces, and they all pretended to preach it, and they all called out in a daze, "Loyal and bold Dharma Master", and praised him endlessly, so he asked the teacher to sleep in peace, and dispersed.

After the arhats dispersed, they gritted their teeth one by one, hated the golden cicada to the core, and complained that he was vicious and could not be saved when he saw death.

After complaining for a long time, they went to sleep separately, and Guanyin Bodhisattva stood in the hall of the Mahavira and looked at the temple for a night.

The bamboo knocks on the waning moon and falls, and the chicken sings Xiaoyunsheng.

The next time, the monks got up, packed up the tea and fasted early.

Jin Chanzi then put on a robe, went to the main hall, worshiped in front of the Buddha, and said: "Disciple Chen Xuanzang, go to the West Heaven to learn scriptures, but the naked eye is stupid and does not know the true form of the living Buddha. Today I vow: burn incense in the temple on the road, worship the Buddha when I meet the Buddha, and sweep the tower when I meet the tower. I hope that my Buddha will be merciful, appear as soon as possible, give the true scriptures, and leave the eastern soil. ”

After wishing over, he went back to the abbot to fast, and did not look at the Bodhisattva in the hall.

When you meet the Buddha and worship the Buddha, you meet the tower and sweep the tower, and the golden cicada, you want to see all the Buddhas as real.

Guanyin Bodhisattva naturally understood the meaning of the golden cicada, and this was specially said to himself.

On the westbound road, the golden cicada wants to clean up the "fake" Buddha all the way.

After fasting, the two servants straightened out the saddle horse and urged the trip.

The golden cicada went out of the mountain gate and said goodbye to the Arhats.

The arhats knew that if they missed this time, they wanted to see the golden cicada, but they were afraid that they would have to wait for him to go to Lingshan, and they couldn't bear to separate, and they had to hold the attitude of what happened, and they were sent directly to Lingshan, and the golden cicada did not want to go directly to Lingshan, so they had to go westward step by step.

(End of Volume III)

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