Chapter 88: The Origin of Mahayana Buddhism
"Master, if you don't establish a reincarnation hell, at most it can only be regarded as a disagreement, or a competition for interests, how can it finally cause a dispute with Mount Meru over Taoism, and be called a demon?" After dealing with the Crocodile Ancestor Yuanshen, Ye Fan, who was listening to Wang Xiaoran and the Buddha's answer, asked.
"Mount Meru, in essence, is no different from the rest of the practitioners, except that it has increased the use of the power of faith. They gathered the beliefs of Buddhist believers to Mount Meru for the resurrection of Amitabha Buddha, and the practice of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats focused on personal detachment, seeking supreme fruits, and eternal bliss. At most, giving the believer protection in this world is the core idea of Theravada Buddhism. ”
"We are different, we believe that all intelligent beings in the world have Buddha nature, can become Buddhas, and ascend to the bliss of eternal life. However, depending on the wisdom and understanding, the time required is also different, but in the end, I was able to preach in all of them. ”
"This requires the establishment of the six realms of reincarnation, the accumulated merits of one lifetime, and through continuous reincarnation, one can eventually succeed and enter the Elysian World. ”
This is the idea of Mahayana Buddhism that we put forward, which is diametrically opposed to the fundamental idea of Hinayana Buddhism. The Buddha smiled faintly.
Ye Fan sincerely admired: "Compared with the self-interest of Theravada Buddhism, the benefit of Mahayana Buddhism is really admirable. ”
Wang Xiaoran shook his head and said: "There is no superiority or inferiority, and compared with the ideas of Mahayana Buddhism, I think Hinayana Buddhism is more realistic and more likely to succeed." The ideas of Mahayana Buddhism are beautiful, but they are like castles in the air, and there is no possibility of realization. ”
"Think about it, even if the reincarnation hell is successfully established, where does this world get so many resources to supply all intelligent beings to become Buddhas, and how can they withstand so many immortal Buddhas, they will become the world's biggest cancer, and eventually destroy the world in advance and enter a state of reincarnation. ”
In contrast, Theravada Buddhism undoubtedly conducts elite education, and the achievement of bliss and eternal life through natural selection. In terms of cost and efficiency of training, Theravada Buddhism can produce at least ten times as many enlighteners as Mahayana Buddhism with the same resources and time. ”
"Therefore, the ideas of Mahayana Buddhism are respectable but not desirable!"
In the face of the shortcomings pointed out by Wang Xiaoran, the Buddha did not care, he had long known and knew the hardships of this road, but he still did not care, he was unmoved, he was still willing to take this difficult road, to be an idealist, in order to realize the great love of the world in his heart, although he still did not regret it!
Ye Fan realized that this kind of person is admirable but unlearnable, but he didn't expect Shakyamuni to be such a hot-blooded idealist. Today, I've really seen a lot.
After all the gossip, some things have to be decided after all, Wang Xiaoran said bluntly: "I don't know if the master has considered it, whether to cooperate with us to create the order and system of reincarnation hell, or to be our enemy and block us from entering the immortal burial, please make it clear." ”
In order to increase his own persuasiveness, or to show his strength, Wang Xiaoran raised the Five Great Emperor-level Dharma Phases around him.
The two divine dragons circled around, and the three immortal weapons of the barren tower, the heaven and earth net, and the six reincarnation flags suppressed the heavens, so that the Buddha, who had just been promoted to the quasi-emperor, knew what it was to be unstoppable. By the way, he also told him that he did have the strength to subdue the Yin Soul Supreme and the Supreme Heroic Spirit in the Immortal Burial.
Facts have proved that no matter how ideal a person is, if he can cultivate to the quasi-emperor realm, he will not be a fool, and he will weigh the pros and cons, instead of being a brainless mantis arm as a car.
"Amitayus Buddha, the poor monk Kasya, only agrees with the donor's suggestion on his own behalf to join the donor's six-realm reincarnation plan. Ka Ye said calmly,
Wang Xiaoran heard that the ancient Buddha in the past and the Buddha in the present reported his name for the first time, and his face suddenly became solemn.
The Buddha of Kasya, one of the seven ancient Buddhas of Buddhism, is really a big enough fish, which is really a big "surprise".
According to the Buddhist scriptures on the earth, there are 3,000 Buddhas in Buddhism, and there are 1,000 Buddhas in the three tribulations of the solemn tribulation in the past, the virtuous tribulation in the present, and the star tribulation in the future. Among them, the ancient seven Buddhas are famous, and the Shakyamuni Buddha, the head of the ancient seven Buddhas, is the one with the highest merit among the three thousand Buddhas, which is the Buddha.
Of the seven Buddhas in the past, the seven Buddhas closest to our time, Shakyamuni Buddha is the last, and the six Buddhas before Shakyamuni Buddha are Viva Corpse Buddha, Corpse Abandonment Buddha, Vaisha Buddha, Detention Sun Buddha, Kanna Hanmu Buddha, and Kasa Buddha.
Shakyamuni Buddha is the fourth Buddha of the virtuous tribulation, and the previous three Buddhas from the first to the third are the Buddha of Detention Sun, the Buddha of Kannahamuni, and the Buddha of Kasya. Before the virtuous tribulation, it was called the solemn calamity, and the last three statues were the Buddha of the corpse of the Buddha, the Buddha of the corpse, and the Buddha of the Buddha.
If Wang Xiaoran's guess is correct, it was the Buddha of the Gyala and the Buddha of the Detention Sun and the Buddha of the Detention of the Buddha that guided Shakyamuni to embark on the path of Mahayana Buddhism, and the other three Buddhas of the corpse, the Buddha of the Dead and the Buddha of the Buddha, and the Buddha of the Buddha of the Buddha, who should belong to the enlighteners of Mahayana Buddhism, also participated in this project.
The three people who detained Sun Buddha, Kana Hanmu Buddha, and Ka Ye Buddha should not have become Buddhas at that time, and they were the guides and protectors of Shakyamuni, but they did not expect that he was really a genius and soon surpassed his own teacher and became a Buddha first.
For about 10,000 years, the six most outstanding Buddhas of Mount Meru did not agree with Amitabha's Hinayana Buddhism, which is really sad.
Mount Meru is guarded by the means left by Amitabha Buddha, which is certainly solid, but it also makes the Buddha and Bodhisattva in it begin to become unenterprising, becoming stubborn conservatives and vested interests.
Fearing innovation and instability, they drove out six of the seven Buddhas of the past for their own benefit, saying that they were demons and had betrayed Buddhism.
Later, Shakyamuni went to Mount Meru, defeated the old school alone, made a big fuss, and taught them how to be Buddhas.
Annoyed and angry, in order to save face, Mount Meru simply erased the traces of Sakyamuni in Beidou and made it taboo, which is really cold.
"Okay, as long as the Buddha agrees. In the entire Mahayana Buddhism, it is estimated that only you and Shakyamuni Buddha are left, and the rest of the Mahayana Buddhist disciples, I may not be able to see it. ”
"As for Shakyamuni, I guess he only cares about the result, not the process. Even, he may not be firmly convinced of the core ideas of Mahayana Buddhism. He was only exploring the changes and development of Buddhism, and this path was only one of his explorations. From this point of view, he is the first person in Buddhism in this world. No thought can be a constraint on him, but only an aid to his enlightenment, and not for a particular thought or path. ”
"After the plan of reincarnation hell failed, you were all trapped to protect the final success, and only he succeeded in breaking the barrier and crossing the world to find a new opportunity to preach!" Wang Xiaoran shook his head and said in appreciation. (To be continued.) )