So the stone monkey and the princess of the iron fan left the Yuanyuan Essence House and drove to the legendary Mount Meru, the center of the world. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Traveling south from Beiju Luzhou, four days later, the stone monkey saw from afar that there was a mountain peak running through the vast sea, and saw its jewels dazzling.

Princess Iron Fan pointed to the mountain peak and said, "That's Mount Meru!"

When they arrived at Mount Meru, they didn't go up? The stone monkey couldn't help but wonder, "Sister-in-law, why is this? Isn't the Bon Festival held on Mount Meru?"

Princess Iron Fan explained: "Mount Meru is the center of the three worlds of heaven, earth and man, where the three thousand worlds converge. ”

So the stone monkey asked, "How could the Bon festival of the Venerable Moggallan be held in such a dangerous place?

Princess Iron Fan smiled and said, "There are still people living on Mount Meru! The Buddha of the past and the Buddha of the future lead the disciples to live in it. But those who live in this world like us are still not suitable for approaching. The reason why the Buddha asked the Venerable Moggallan to hold the Bon Festival on Mount Meru was precisely because Mount Meru was out of order, and it was possible to bypass the barriers of hell and go straight to the eighteenth layer of hell. It's just a pity!"

"What is a pity?" asked the stone monkey.

Princess Iron Fan continued, "It's a pity for Venerable Moggallan!"

"Why? Could it be that there are any other dangers in the Bon Festival? But it is impossible, there are many gods and Buddhas participating in the Bon Festival, what danger can there be? Besides, hasn't the Buddha already issued a decree?" the stone monkey wondered.

Princess Tiefan explained: "The Buddhist family pays attention to the cycle of cause and effect in everything! The biological mother of the Venerable Moggalleven was born because of various causes before her death, and she received the eighteen layers of hell fruit after death. Now, Moggallan gathered monks from all over the world to forcibly overtake his biological mother with Buddhism and end the suffering of his biological mother's hell. This is the cause, and therefore there will be an effect! I'm afraid it won't be a good result!"

Hearing Princess Tiefan's explanation, the stone monkey became even more puzzled, and asked: "Isn't Venerable Moggallan already a Buddha? Moreover, the Buddha sits down and has the first supernatural power! Is there no way to avoid this bad result? If you can't avoid it, then what's the point of becoming an immortal and becoming a Buddha!"

The Iron Fan Princess smiled and said, "What kind of angry words are you talking about, little brother of the stone monkey! Becoming an immortal and becoming a Buddha with magical power is not more noble than all living beings? I think that when the great god Nuwa created all things in heaven and earth, he didn't divide them into three, six, nine and so on! Besides, whether it is a Buddha or a god, they are just tools needed in the process of perfecting the Heavenly Dao! The rules of heaven do not need to be observed, but the Heavenly Dao still needs to be kept in mind at all times!"

The stone monkey was taught: "Thank you sister-in-law for your teaching! It's just that I feel that cultivating immortals and becoming Buddhas is already so difficult, and in the end I am still as restrained as ordinary people, and I can't help but be a little discouraged. ”

Princess Iron Fan replied: "Even so, my monks are already blessed, and at least we can live for an unknown number of springs and autumns! As long as you uphold sincerity, don't create karma, and don't owe cause and effect, you can still be at ease. ”

After listening to the words of the princess of the iron fan, the stone monkey stopped dwelling on this issue, and said that he would only bake a fish and kill a chicken at most! No, he would be a vegetarian in the future, and all chickens, fish, pigs, cows and sheep would have to quit. No matter how small karma is, it is karma, and you can't afford to become an immortal or a Buddha!

Seeing that the little brother of the stone monkey didn't speak for a long time, Princess Iron Fan couldn't help but laugh and said: "The little brother of the stone monkey can't be hit, right? Is it because he is worried that he has created too much karma? I heard Sariputta say that the Venerable Moggallan has the eye to see how much karma each living being. Why don't you wait until you see Venerable Moggallan and let him help you see it?"

The stone monkey hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No! No, little brother, how much karma do I have." I've decided to fast and recite the Buddha. ”

As soon as the stone monkey's words fell, he heard someone behind him say: "Good! This benefactor was able to let go of his appetite and sincerely worship the Buddha in order to reduce his karma.

The stone monkey and the princess of the iron fan couldn't help but turn around and look, only to see four Buddhas coming in the sky.

Princess Iron Fan hurriedly took the stone monkey to greet her, and saluted: "I have seen the four Bodhisattvas Manjushri, Fuxian Bodhisattva, Lingji Bodhisattva, and Guanyin!"

The stone monkey also stepped forward to salute, and the four bodhisattvas also hurriedly returned the salute.

After everyone saluted each other, Lingji Bodhisattva said: "Last time, thank you Iron Fan Immortal for borrowing my banana fan to use, but it will take me some time to return it, please forgive Iron Fan Immortal!"

The princess of the iron fan said, "Don't worry! I don't know if Lingji Bodhisattva has ever carried a banana fan with him?"

Lingji Bodhisattva replied, "No, I put the banana fan on my little Sumeru Mountain to test the effect of the Wind Fixing Pill." Iron Fan Immortal wants to use a banana fan?"

Princess Iron Fan smiled: "This is not true! It's just that my little brother of the stone monkey has never seen a banana fan, and he wants to see it." That's why I'm asking. ”

Lingji Bodhisattva turned his head to the stone monkey and said, "It turns out that the donor who just said that he wanted to eat fasting and recite the Buddha is the stone monkey donor that Sariputta has been praising all along!"

The stone monkey hurriedly said, "Don't dare! I'm just a monkey, and I don't deserve to be praised by Sariputta!"

At this time, Guanyin Bodhisattva said: "The stone monkey donor is humble! Even the Buddha once praised the four monkeys in the mixed world, and also said that the Lingming stone monkey has great merits!"

It's just a pity that the Monkey King, no one calls this name.

The stone monkey asked again, "Did the four bodhisattvas see Sariputta before they came to Mount Meru?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva replied: "As soon as the stone monkey benefactor and the iron fan fairy left the Yuanyuan Monastery with their front feet, we arrived at the Yuanyuan Monastery with our back feet. We stopped a little at the Sariputta and caught up. ”

At this time, Princess Tiefan asked, "I don't know how many Venerable Bodhisattva Arhats have come to preside over this Obon Festival?"

Manjushri replied, "The Obon festival is divided into two parts. First of all, the Venerable Moggallan rescued his mother on Mount Meru, and the four of us Bodhisattvas and five hundred Arhats led the monks from all over the world to come to help, which took about a year. When the Venerable Gandharan saved his mother, the Yuanyuan Monastery was also just completed. And the people of the Acropolis feel the sincerity of the elders to worship the Buddha alone, and the dedication of the Yuanyuan Essence House is unparalleled in the world, and they have invited my Buddha to come, and there will be the king of Bosnia, the prince and many ministers to accompany him. Therefore, later on, my Buddha Nyorai will invite all the distinguished guests to the Acropolis to participate in the drinking party, and my Buddha Nyorai has asked Vilamba Bodhisattva to bring vegetarian wine from the West Heavenly Spirit Mountain, and then you can taste the vegetarian wine brewed by my Buddha himself. ”

When Princess Iron Fan heard that Vilamba Bodhisattva would also come, she couldn't help but ask, "I wonder when Vilamba Bodhisattva will arrive? We haven't seen each other for hundreds of years." ”

Fuxian Bodhisattva smiled: "I also want to ask the Iron Fan Immortal to wait, Vilamba Bodhisattva will go to the Acropolis with my Buddha." When the Venerable Moggallan finishes saving his mother, you will naturally meet. ”

Hearing that it would take some time to meet, Princess Tiefan couldn't help but sigh: "Although I, the old mother of Lishan, the queen mother, and the Bodhisattva Vilamba are not sisters, the deep relationship between us is better than that of sisters. But it's only been hundreds of years since the last goodbye, and the four of them haven't been able to get together. This time, I was finally able to gather at the Buddha's reception!"

Hearing the words of the Iron Fan Immortal, everyone couldn't help but sigh a little! But the gods have the work of the gods to do, and the Buddha also has the Buddha's affairs to be busy, and the holidays are uncertain!

Princess Iron Fan sighed and then cleaned up her mood and said, "Let the four Bodhisattvas smile! I wonder when Venerable Moggallan will start saving his mother, do you need our help?"

Avalokiteshvara replied, "Originally, I wanted to ask for your help! So I've changed the arrangement. ”

After Avalokiteshvara finished speaking, Manjushri, Fuxian, Lingji and Avalokiteshvara all set their eyes on the stone monkey.

Princess Iron Fan couldn't help but look at the stone monkey. I can't help but wonder why the little brother of the stone monkey was able to help the Venerable Moggallan save his mother on behalf of everyone?

Seeing this, the stone monkey hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the Buddha has arranged for me to do?"

Hearing the stone monkey's affirmative answer, Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled slightly: "We have once again thanked the stone monkey benefactor in advance! As for the arrangement of my Buddha, there will be a later explanation from Venerable Moggallan." Now we don't know. Please also forgive the stone monkey donor. ”

The stone monkey nodded again and again, "It's okay! Then I'll follow the orders of Venerable Moggallian." ”

At this time, the princess of the iron fan asked, "I don't know why my little brother of the stone monkey came to the Buddha and changed the previous arrangement?"

Lingji Bodhisattva replied: "The Iron Fan Immortal is too worried! This time, the Venerable Moggallan will go deep into the eighteen layers of hell in the underworld, although there are already monks from the eight directions such as us who have opened the way with the Dharma, and Mount Meru is the center of the Three Realms, but not everyone can go to the hell! It is where the world's karma gathers! Any living beings of the six realms will sink into it. ”

The Iron Fan Princess asked, "Then how can my little brother of the stone monkey go?"

Lingji Bodhisattva was not annoyed by the Iron Fan Princess's interruption, so he continued: "The stone monkey donor is the four monkeys of the mixed world, not among the ten kinds, and certainly not among the six realms! Does the stone monkey benefactor still remember the request of King Jizo Bodhisattva?"

Hearing this, Princess Iron Fan couldn't help but look at the stone monkey again, although in the previous chat, I heard the little brother of the stone monkey talk about his entry into the underworld, but I never heard him mention hell, the king of the earth or anything like that?

When the stone monkey saw Princess Tiefan's gaze, he knew what she was wondering about, so he immediately explained: "Please forgive me, sister-in-law! When I met the Jizo King Bodhisattva in Hell before, the Jizo King Bodhisattva made it clear that he asked me for help with something, but he didn't say what it was, just that the time had not yet come. I always thought that this was a private matter of King Jizo Bodhisattva, so it was difficult to disclose it to the outside world. “

After saying this, the stone monkey couldn't help but look at the four bodhisattvas. Although Sariputta had previously said something about fulfilling the great wish of the Jizo King Bodhisattva, he did not specify what he wanted to help himself? These four Bodhisattvas came from the Buddha and mentioned the request of the Jizo King, so they should know, right?

When Guanyin saw the stone monkey looking at him, he already understood, so he replied: "Please also ask the stone monkey donor to wait for the time being, and I, the Buddha, will personally explain the reason for this matter to the stone monkey donor." At that time, I will also ask the stone monkey donor to be compassionate, and for the sake of the great god Nuwa, help the Bodhisattva of the King of the Earth!"

Okay! And it still has to be said by the Buddha himself, it seems that it must be a big deal! But do you want to help when the time comes? You must know that it was the Buddha who pressed Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years!

Looking at the stone monkey's tangled expression, the four bodhisattvas felt that the stone monkey seemed to be worried about something. Even the Iron Fan Princess on the side was a little nervous inexplicably.

Lingji Bodhisattva hurriedly explained: "The stone monkey donor doesn't need to worry too much about anything! The reason why only the stone monkey donor can help in this matter is because the stone monkey donor has inherited some of the merits of the great god Nuwa to mend the heavens! After all, the thing that mends the heavens is the multicolored stone of the stone monkey donor's body. Although this merit is a little lacking, when my Buddha comes, I will personally protect the stone monkey donor. There will certainly be no danger to the stone monkey donor. Just want the stone monkey donor to let go of this merit of mending the heavens?"

Hey! Speaking of which, it's always merit! Merit! What makes up for the heavens and doesn't make up for the sky! The stone monkey doesn't even know what this merit is? What can it be for?

So the stone monkey asked, "I wonder if that bodhisattva can tell me what this merit is, and what use it can be?"

Hearing this, the four Bodhisattvas and the Iron Fan Princess were all dumbfounded. A cultivator who gathers the top of the Three Flowers doesn't even know what merit is? Didn't his master tell him about the common sense of cultivation?

The four bodhisattvas and the princess of the iron fan glanced at each other, and they all couldn't laugh or cry. Just now they were still pondering whether the stone monkey was reluctant to make up for the merits of the heavens? After all, merit represents good fortune! It represents the favor of heaven and earth! Attaining the Dao! Attaining the Dao! Attaining the Dao!

The stone monkey looked at them and couldn't help but be secretly anxious, since the five of you all know, then whoever comes out to explain it, don't stare at it there!

For this question, the four bodhisattvas all looked at Princess Iron Fan and motioned to Princess Iron Fan to answer, after all, Princess Iron Fan and the stone monkey are relatively close and are their own people.

In the past, I had heard my husband say that the little brother of the stone monkey was really a great wonder of the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth and Man! At that time, the husband just shook his head vigorously, with a strange expression, as if he was smiling, and only said that he would know after he met him. But after getting along with the little brother of the stone monkey for these days, I didn't find anything strange at the beginning, but I just thought he was really pure and a little silly, and stupid and cute.

When Princess Iron Fan saw the four Bodhisattvas looking at her, she was a little embarrassed! After all, she was talking about the little brother of the stone monkey!