Chapter 131: The Spread of Buddhism to the East
At the foot of Lingshan, Guanyin was waiting for the arrival of the four masters and apprentices here, Guanyin stood on the white lotus platform, and watched the four masters and apprentices walk briskly with a smile.
From a distance, the four masters and apprentices saw the figure of Guanyin, and the four of them did not dare to slack off, and walked quickly under the leadership of Xuanzang.
"Disciple Xuanzang, meet Guanyin Bodhisattva! Nan Wu Amitabha!" came to Guanyin in front of and behind, Xuanzang folded his hands and prayed sincerely.
"Meet the Bodhisattva!" Sun Wukong, the three of them also folded their hands and saluted Guanyin.
"Nan no Amitabha!" said softly after Guanyin returned the salute. "All the way to the west, but it is hard for the four of you masters and apprentices! But the Leiyin Temple is already close at hand, as long as you pass another level, you can get the true scriptures!"
As soon as I heard that there was still one level to enter the Leiyin Temple and obtain the true scriptures, the four masters and apprentices were all confused.
"Bodhisattva, I don't know what this level means?" Sun Wukong was slightly startled in his heart, and hurriedly asked.
"This pass has nothing to do with the three of you, this pass is a test of Xuanzang's Buddha nature, as long as Xuanzang passes the test of the four of your masters and apprentices, you can naturally enter the Leiyin Temple, otherwise you can only wait here!" Guanyin explained with a smile.
"The disciple is willing to accept the test!" Xuanzang heard that it was a test of his Buddha nature, although he had no bottom in his heart, but his achievements were in front of him, he would not retreat because of this, and he was still somewhat confident in his Buddhist cultivation.
"In that case, you can follow me into the battle!Wukong, the three of you are waiting here!" Guanyin nodded lightly towards Xuanzang, and then said to Sun Wukong and the three of them.
"Yes, Bodhisattva!" Sun Wukong and the three of them hurriedly responded, and then Sun Wukong set his eyes on Xuanzang and admonished. "Although there is no danger at this level, please be careful, Master. Don't force it!"
"Hmm!" Xuanzang nodded heavily, and then followed Guanyin's steps and walked towards Lingshan.
After a while, the figures of Guanyin and Xuanzang disappeared into the heavy Buddha light and disappeared without a trace.
"Brother Monkey, do you think Master can pass the guò test?" Zhu Bajie asked with a worried expression.
"I don't know either!" Sun Wukong shook his head lightly and continued. "The Bodhisattva must have brought the master into the phantom array, and with the help of the phantom array, he will test the master's Dharma cultivation, whether the Buddha's heart is firm! This test of the state of mind is the most unpredictable, and I can't estimate it!"
"I see!" Zhu Bajie sighed lightly, and then said quietly. "I didn't expect to be at the foot of this Spirit Mountain, and to make such a show, it's really a toss-up!"
"Second Senior Brother, don't talk nonsense. The Bodhisattva's move must have a deep meaning, and you can't say it in vain!" said Sha Seng aloud.
"Hey!" Zhu Bajie sighed again, and then stopped talking.
Sun Wukong and his three brothers were silent afterwards, sitting on the ground with their own thoughts, waiting for the results of Xuanzang's test.
As Sun Wukong said, the test laid by Guanyin is a phantom array. As soon as Xuanzang entered it, the phantom array opened instantly. Later, Xuanzang experienced various mundane things in it, so as to test his Buddha nature.
Xuanzang deserves to be the reincarnation of the golden cicada. The cultivation of Buddhism is the best among the disciples of Buddhism, and the various mundane things in the phantom array have little impact on him, and they cannot shake Xuanzang's Buddha heart at all. Although Xuanzang has experienced life after life in the phantom array, in reality it is said that the time spent is only a stick of incense.
After a stick of incense, Xuanzang woke up slowly, and the phantom array disappeared. Although Xuanzang passed the test of the phantom array. But it also cost him a lot of effort, and Xuanzang's face became pale because of this, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
"Xuanzang, congratulations on passing the test, you can take your three apprentices with you. It's time to go to the Leiyin Temple!" Guanyin's voice also quietly appeared at this time. "Nan no Amitabha!"
The test of this phantom array is just a difficulty laid for the sake of the entire ninety-nine-eighty-one difficulty. Xuanzang seems to be easy to get through this difficulty, but this difficulty is also a bit dangerous for Xuanzang, otherwise how can it be called a difficulty.
"Thank you Bodhisattva! Nan Wu Amitabha!" Xuanzang said tiredly.
At this moment, Sun Wukong and the three of them also walked up from the foot of the mountain and came to the place where Xuanzang was tested.
"Master, are you okay!" Seeing that Xuanzang's face was pale, Sha Wujing hurriedly went over to protect him and asked softly.
"It's okay, let's go up the mountain!" Xuanzang endured the exhaustion of his mind and said with insufficient confidence. Leiyin Temple is in front of him, how can he rest here, when he enters Leiyin Temple in the shortest time to meet the Buddhas and take away the true scriptures.
"Since that's the case, then let's go up the mountain!" Sun Wukong saw that Xuanzang had no intention of resting, and he also knew what he was thinking, so he said categorically.
After speaking, Sun Wukong took the lead and walked out, Xuanzang followed closely with the support of Sha Wujing, and Zhu Bajie led the White Horse Palace.
The four masters and apprentices came to Lingshan with the rising sun, and when they reached the top of Lingshan, it was almost noon. The four masters and apprentices can climb from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain in one morning, step by step, which is amazing. Especially Xuanzang, who never rested once, and with the support of the sand monk, he gritted his teeth and came to the top of the mountain in one go.
At the top of the spiritual mountain, Maitreya with a group of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats has been waiting here early, Maitreya does not plan to let Xuanzang pass through the guò world, go to the world of Leiyin Temple to receive ordination and learn scriptures, just complete it here.
Shakyamuni, the Medicine Master, and Lu Jian were all in retreat, and the matter of passing on the scriptures could only fall on Maitreya.
"Disciple Xuanzang, meet all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!" Xuanzang saw that all the Buddhas in the sky were present, and hurriedly bowed to the Buddhas sincerely.
"Greetings, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!" Sun Wukong and the three of them also worshipped.
"Xuanzang, you have come thousands of miles to my west to seek the true scriptures, today's merits are complete, the poor monk generation of the Buddha gave you the Sanzang Sutra, I hope you will bring the Sanzang Sutra back to the East Land, so that all living beings in the East can be protected by my Buddha and enjoy themselves!" Maitreya said with a bright smile. "Nan no Amitabha!"
"Disciple, thank you to the Buddha for giving me the scriptures, and the disciple will live up to the Buddha's expectations!" Xuanzang folded his hands and responded respectfully. "Nan no Amitabha!"
Subsequently, Maitreya sent two disciples beside Shakyamuni, Venerable Ananda and Venerable Mahakalpa, to pass on the Tripitaka Sutra to Xuanzang, and there were several large boxes, each of which was heavy.
Xuanzang suddenly became ecstatic, his eyes were filled with tears, as long as he could get the true scriptures, the hardships and obstacles of a qiē were not worth mentioning.
After the four masters and apprentices put away all the scriptures, Maitreya waved his big hand, and an auspicious cloud gently lifted the four masters and apprentices and led them towards Dongsheng Divine Continent.
"Boom!" But when passing through the Tongtian River, a black wind suddenly appeared without warning, and the four masters and apprentices who were still in the mood of joy in obtaining the true scriptures were overturned at once, and they fell from the sky one after another.
This sudden disaster caught even Sun Wukong off guard, let alone Xuanzang and them. One by one, they fell heavily into the Tongtian River, and several large boxes of scriptures also fell into the river, rolling in the turbulent water, and several of the boxes were broken apart, and the scriptures were scattered.
This sudden disaster made the four masters and apprentices stunned, but fortunately, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng reacted in time, first rescued Xuanzang to the shore, and then made every effort to rescue the scattered scriptures.
But to no avail in the end, the Sanzang Sutra did not survive six, and nearly half of it was lost, which made Xuanzang feel distressed to death, and almost apologized for his sins with death, but fortunately, under the comfort of Sun Wukong, Xuanzang broke off this idea.
After the four masters and apprentices experienced this difficulty, they were careful along the way, not daring to let the scriptures lose any more. Although Xuanzang felt a pang of cramps every time he remembered the destruction of the scriptures, he had already regained his former brilliance.
Finally, the westward journey, which lasted for several years, finally came to an end, and the four masters and apprentices finally returned to Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty and returned to Tang Emperor Li Tianming. Subsequently, under the promotion of the royal family and the spread of Xuanzang, Buddhism finally spread in Dongsheng Shenzhou.
For a while, on the Dongsheng Divine Continent, the Buddhist temples sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the prestige of the Buddhist gate once again climbed to a higher height. However, because of the incompleteness of the Sanzang Sutra, the Buddhism of Dongsheng Shenzhou has also become incomplete, and Buddhism cannot stand out as a result, overwhelming people to expound the two religions and Confucianism. (To be continued......)