Chapter 43 The Buddhas
Seeing that the stone monkey Taoist always looked at his side, Zhenyuan Daxian nodded politely in response, but saw the stone monkey Taoist walking towards him. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Zhenyuan Daxian felt a little strange. Could it be that the stone monkey Taoist friend is really looking for something for himself?
Thinking of this, Zhenyuan Daxian couldn't help but greet him.
As soon as the stone monkey wanted to salute Zhenyuan Daxian, he heard a commotion outside the hall, and the sound was getting louder and louder, and he could hear panicked exclamations from time to time.
Suddenly, the situation outside attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, and Sariputta immediately walked out a few steps to deal with it.
Zhenyuan Daxian asked at the stone monkey, "I don't know if the stone monkey Taoist friend has something to look for me?"
The stone monkey waved his hand again and again: "No! It's nothing! Just now, I would like to thank Zhenyuan Daxian for saving me from the dire situation." ”
Hearing this, Zhenyuan Daxian was even more puzzled, and asked, "Why did the stone monkey Taoist say this?
The stone monkey immediately explained: "Just now, my sister took me to get to know those great immortals, that real people, or some bodhisattvas, great priests, etc., fortunately, Zhenyuan Daxian nodded and signaled, and I got out! Isn't this equivalent to saving me from the dire situation?"
Zhenyuan Daxian was a little laughed and cried by the stone monkey's explanation, and he didn't know what to say.
Just at this time, Venerable Muggallian brought hot tea over, and the stone monkey and Zhenyuan Daxian hurriedly thanked him after receiving the hot tea.
So Zhenyuan Daxian turned his head and discussed some interesting stories about Buddhist scriptures and Taoism with Venerable Muggallian, and the stone monkey also listened to it with relish for a while.
After a while, Sariputta hurriedly walked into the hall from the outside and saluted to the Buddha, saying, "Buddha, King Liuli has once again led a large army to invade the Acropolis of your homeland. Do we need to intervene to stop it this time?"
As soon as Sariputta said this, everyone in the hall stopped their movements and looked at the Buddha.
After pondering for a moment, the Buddha said, "King Liuli has sent troops to attack the Acropolis of Kapila three times, and I have also come forward to stop the army of King Liuli on the road three times out of patriotism. But the ambition of the Liuli King for revenge and aggression will not be extinguished because of my repeated stops, this is karma! In the future, there is no need to take care of these things, and it is difficult for manpower to overcome the will of heaven! Let it go!"
Sariputta and the other bodhisattvas hurriedly said, "Respect the Dharma!"
But Venerable Moggallian walked out of the crowd and just wanted to say something to the Buddha, but was preempted by the Buddha.
I saw the Buddha say to him, "You don't need to say anything more! It should be difficult for the Shakya people to receive the retribution of their sins in this life, and they are blindly arrogant and do not cultivate merits in this life, so even I can't take it for them!"
Hearing the words of the Buddha, Venerable Muggallian had no choice but to retreat silently.
Although the Buddha has already explained the truth, Venerable Moggallian is a little unwilling in his heart. After thinking about it, I felt that with my supernatural powers, although I couldn't save everyone in the Kapila Acropolis, it was still possible to rescue 500 Shakya people!
Thinking of this, the Venerable Moggalla decided to give it a try, so he found his magic weapon bowl and headed towards the Acropolis of Kapila.
The stone monkey saw all of this in his eyes and felt that Venerable Moggallian must be going to do something, so he followed.
The main thing is that no matter what he says, Zhenyuan Daxian doesn't answer, and he looks like I'm just a good listener, which makes the stone monkey very speechless. The most important thing is that Lishan's mother has already looked at herself several times, and the meaning is very obvious, that is, she wants to pull herself back.
Venerable Muggallian was in a hurry to leave, and the stone monkey stopped him from behind.
When Venerable Mu Ganlian saw that the person who came was a stone monkey, he stopped and asked puzzledly, "Is there something wrong with the stone monkey donor stopping me?"
The stone monkey hurriedly chased after him, came to him and replied, "What kind of city is Venerable Muggallian going to, do you need help?"
When Venerable Muggalla heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's the Acropolis of Kapila! As long as the stone monkey benefactor can keep up with me, then come!"
After saying this, the Venerable Muggallian exerted his divine foot power and walked away all the way.
The stone monkey hurriedly drove the somersault cloud to keep up.
Perhaps Venerable Moggallian deliberately wanted to compete with the stone monkey, and whenever the stone monkey was about to catch up with him, his speed immediately increased by three points.
After a short time of pursuit, the Acropolis of Kapila arrived.
The Venerable Moggalla and the stone monkey stood on a mountain peak outside the Kapila Acropolis, overlooking the Kapila Acropolis.
I saw that a large area outside the Acropolis of Kapila was full of King Liuli's army, but there were only a few teams in the Acropolis of Kapila. In this way, there is no suspense about the outcome of the victory.
The Venerable Muganlian looked at the army of the Liuli King and said to the stone monkey in a deep voice: "We are a step too late, it seems that we will not be able to stop the Liuli King from attacking the city! The stone monkey donor is still here, and I'll go to the city to see if I can rescue some Shakya?"
Seeing this, the stone monkey hurriedly said, "I'll go with you too, right?"
The Venerable Moggalla replied, "No! I have gone this time to bear the retribution of the sins of the Shakya clan." The stone monkey donor can't go. ”
After saying this, the Venerable Moggallian did not wait for the stone monkey to say anything more, and flew to the Acropolis of Kapila in the clouds.
The stone monkey had no choice but to stay where he was and wait for Venerable Muggallian to return. Just take a look at how ancient armies attacked cities and fought wars. And it's a foreign army.
But the confrontation between the two armies just didn't start, and a long time has passed, and I don't know what King Liuli thinks.
The Venerable Moggallian went as quickly as he went, and he came back as quickly as possible.
As soon as Venerable Muggallian saw that the stone monkey was still in place, he let go of the worries in his heart.
I had always wanted to use the Divine Foot to get rid of the stone monkey donor, but I didn't expect the stone monkey donor to be so good that he could keep up. After all, it was not a good thing to come to the Acropolis of Kapila this time.
The stone monkey looked at Venerable Muggallian, only to see that there was only an extra bowl in his hand at this time, but he did not see the Sakya people he saved.
So the stone monkey asked, "Venerable Muggallusian, didn't you save a member of the Shakya tribe?"
His Holiness replied, "I have rescued five hundred Shakya, and they are all in my bowl!"
After saying this, Venerable Muggallian held the bowl in front of the stone monkey.
The stone monkey couldn't help but look into the bowl, only to see that there was only a pool of blood in the bowl at this time, and there were any Shakya people there.
Seeing that the stone monkey's face changed, Venerable Muggallian knew that things were not good, and immediately looked into the bowl, only to see that there was only a pool of blood in the bowl! There were still 500 Shakya teenagers from the previous one.
Venerable Moggallian said bitterly: "Amitabha! Buddha did not deceive me, this matter is all my sin!"
After saying this, Venerable Moggalla put down the bowl and began to read the scriptures.
I think that the Venerable Muggallian wants to surpass these 500 Shakya people. The stone monkey also recited the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra.
After the recitation of the Buddhist scriptures, the Venerable Muggallian put away the bowl and thanked the stone monkey: "Thank you to the stone monkey donor for helping me to surpass these dead souls!"
The stone monkey shook his head and said, "It's okay! Shall we go back then?"
Venerable Moggalla looked back at the Kapila Acropolis and couldn't bear to say, "Okay!
Naturally, there is no need to rush back like when you came, the stone monkey and the Venerable Muganlian chatted without a word.
Venerable Muggallian asked the stone monkey, "I wonder how the stone monkey donor's perception of the Heavenly Eye Pass and the Heavenly Ear Pass was when he went to Hell before?"
If it weren't for Venerable Muganlian not mentioning it, the stone monkey would have almost forgotten about it, thought about it and said, "Tianyantong has some eyebrows, but Tianertong has no gain. ”
Hearing this, Venerable Muggallian exclaimed, "The stone monkey benefactor is really understanding! Just by comprehending, without anyone to guide him, he actually learned the Heavenly Eye Technique! No wonder even the Buddha praises him!"
The stone monkey blushed a little when he was said, and hurriedly thanked: "Thank you to Venerable Muggandian for this matter!"
Venerable Muggallian shook his head again and again, "This matter is all due to the opportunity of the stone monkey benefactor, and it has nothing to do with me. I also want to thank the stone monkey donor for helping me go to hell to save my mother!"
The stone monkey and the Venerable Muganlian returned to the Yuanyuan Monastery while talking. The Venerable Moggallian pleaded guilty to the Buddha, and the stone monkey was also caught by the old mother of Lishan.
The old mother of Lishan asked the stone monkey, "Brother, where did you go again? I couldn't find your figure just now!"
The stone monkey immediately confessed: "Sister, don't blame, just now I went to help Venerable Muggallian. What's the matter with my sister's search for me?"
Lishan's mother said: "Just now, the Buddha was looking for you, and I was also looking for you to ask if I didn't see you." ”
If the Buddha came to me, it seems that it was for the sake of King Jizo Bodhisattva.
The stone monkey then said, "Then I'll go to see the Buddha!"
At this time, the old mother of Lishan stopped the stone monkey and said, "Don't worry! I have already made an appointment with the Buddha for you just now, and it is not too late for you to meet again before we leave." I'll take you to meet my other sister, Vilamba!"
After speaking, the old mother of Lishan took the stone monkey to the side room, and saw the queen mother, the princess of the iron fan, and a bodhisattva talking inside, as if arguing about something.
The old mother of Lishan pulled the stone monkey and introduced it to the Bodhisattva, "This is Vilamba Bodhisattva! This is my brother Stone Monkey!"
The stone monkey hurriedly saluted Vilamba Bodhisattva.
Vilamba Bodhisattva replied: "I have long heard of the name of the stone monkey donor, but I have never seen it, and today I can be regarded as seeing a real person!"
Hearing the words of Vilamba Bodhisattva, Princess Iron Fan smiled and said, "Little Brother Stone Monkey went to play somewhere just now, it really makes us easy to find!"
The stone monkey hurriedly apologized: "Please don't blame my sisters!"
Princess Iron Fan took a glass of wine and said, "Then the little brother of the stone monkey will drink this glass of wine to apologize!"
When the stone monkey drank this glass of wine in one gulp, he still had no recollection of what it tasted like. The princess of the iron fan took another glass of wine and handed it to the stone monkey.
The stone monkey took it and drank it again, holding two wine glasses in his hands.
At this time, the princess of the iron fan asked the stone monkey, "Little brother of the stone monkey, do you think the wine in this glass cup is good?"
The stone monkey tasted back to the taste of these two wines, and only felt that one was like a peach and the other was like rice wine. None of the alcohol levels are very high.
Do you want to say whether these two kinds of wine are good or bad? The stone monkey can't tell the difference, but he thinks that both kinds of wine taste good.
So the stone monkey shook his head and said, "Although I like to drink, I can't tell the difference between good and bad wine." Sister, let's ask the others!"
Princess Tiefan smiled and said, "One is Yaochi elixir! The other is brewed by the Buddha himself! How many people in these three realms can drink these two kinds of divine wine at the same time." The little brother of the stone monkey has a great fortune this time! In fact, it is good that you can't tell the difference like this, and there is nothing high or low!"
The queen mother disagreed, and interjected: "It is better to distinguish the things in this world clearly, so as not to mess up the morality of the superior and the lowly!"
Vilamba did not argue with the Queen Mother about anything, knowing that she had always been like this, and turned around and put away the jug that was placed on the table.
The wine in this jug was given by the Buddha, and there was only one cup per person, and not everyone could drink it. Before sending the wine, the Buddha personally explained it.
When the Queen Mother saw Vilamba Bodhisattva's movements, she just wanted to say something, but was secretly stopped by the old mother of Lishan.
For a moment, the atmosphere in this room was a little heavy, and the four sisters all turned their faces sideways, thinking about their own thoughts.
The stone monkey was a little confused, and after telling the old mother of Lishan, he left the side room, and when he came to the corridor, he saw Sariputta busy all the time.
By this time, it was getting late, and most of the guests had taken their leave.
After seeing off the guests, Sariputta began to arrange accommodation.
Although the Yuanyuan Retreat is large, there are many disciples of the Buddha, plus the guests who stayed, it seems that some people have nowhere to rest tonight.
When the monkey came back from a stroll around the Yuanyuan Ashram, he saw Sariputta meditating and resting under a big tree.
So the stone monkey walked over and wanted to thank Sariputta for explaining the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra to him.
After thanking him, the stone monkey didn't want to go back to the side room, so he sat cross-legged beside Sariputta.
Seeing this, Sariputta asked, "Why doesn't the stone monkey donor go back to the side room to rest?"
The stone monkey replied, "I don't want to go back! There's nothing about this and that!"
Although the stone monkey said vaguely, Sariputta seemed to feel something.
Sariputta said, "Yes! Without the roof, the moonlight was still bright. ”
The stone monkey couldn't help but look up at the sky, only to see the stars and the moonlight like water.
The stone monkey asked Sariputta, "Why is the Venerable Moggalla a Venerable and the Sariputta still a Sariputta? Aren't you the first disciple of the Buddha to sit down?"
Sariputta didn't answer directly, but asked the stone monkey, "What do you say that people can become Buddhas?"
The stone monkey thought for a moment and replied, "Everyone can become a Buddha!"
Sariputta continued, "Moggalla also thought so, and he always believed that anyone can become a Buddha, but the Buddha did not think so. ”
The stone monkey asked curiously, "Then who does the Buddha think can become a Buddha?"