Chapter 297: Enlightenment
Luo Tian entered the temple and lived in one of the wings, like an ordinary pilgrim.
After eating in the temple, Luo Tian bathed and changed his clothes, looking extremely solemn.
After that, Luo Tian opened the wooden box and saw what the old monk had left him.
There are four things in the box, a simple scripture, a circle of prayer beads, a wooden fish and an incense, all of which are Buddhist things.
Luo Tian took out the contents of the box with this, and Zuihou took the quaint scripture book in his hand.
This scripture is extremely simple, as soon as you touch it, you can feel a breath of ancient vicissitudes, and there is a special aura that cannot be described in words.
There were several ancient words written on the paper, which were words that Luo Tian did not recognize, and which he had never touched.
However, when Luo Tian condensed his mind and attracted his own Buddha nature, he actually knew those ancient words.
"Reincarnation Nirvana Sutra!"
It is these five words that are written on paper, and it is clear that this is a Buddhist scripture.
"Could this be the oldest and most mysterious 'Reincarnation Nirvana Sutra' in Buddhism?"
Suddenly, Luo Tian thought of something, and suddenly showed a look of shock.
In Buddhism, there are many scriptures, some of which are very ordinary and accessible to ordinary people, but some of them are extremely precious and rarely circulated, and only a very few people can watch them.
These scriptures are not the method of cultivation, but the scriptures of Buddhism's practice of the Buddha's mind, which are the daily needs of Buddhists to recite, and each of them is written by the painstaking efforts of Buddhist monks and contains great wisdom. It is the foundation of a Buddhist practitioner.
There are many Buddhist scriptures, such as the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, etc., which are very famous and widely disseminated scriptures in Buddhism. In particular, the Paraparamita Heart Sutra is recited even by ordinary people.
It's just that even though many people know how to recite the scriptures, there are very few who can truly comprehend the profound meaning of the scriptures.
Among the many scriptures, there are a few scriptures that are the most special, contain infinite mysteries, and are the most difficult to understand. It is the supreme scripture for Buddhism.
This includes the Sutra of Reincarnation and Nirvana, which is said to have been written by the Buddha after his death and rebirth in Nirvana, and is one of the most mysterious scriptures in Buddhism. Since ancient times, few people have been able to understand the mysteries of this scripture, even those who have read it.
Originally, the "Sutra of Reincarnation Nirvana" was circulated in several ancient temples, but since the great changes have taken place in ancient times. The "Sutra of Reincarnation Nirvana" of several ancient temples has either been lost. Either it is mutilated, and there is no ancient temple that still has a complete "Sutra of Reincarnation and Nirvana".
Luo Tian really didn't expect that in an inconspicuous small temple, there was still the "Reincarnation Nirvana Sutra", and such a precious thing, the old monk actually gave it to him!
If this matter spreads, I am afraid that the entire Buddhism Gate will be shaken, and Luo Tian will definitely not have a peaceful life, even if the strong people of the Buddhism Gate will not kill him. I'm afraid that he will also be forcibly converted into Buddhism.
Such an important scripture, the old monk would give it to him, an outsider. This made Luo Tian very puzzled, I don't know what the old monk means!
You must know that in today's Kyushu Buddhism, among several important scriptures, except for the complete "Bodhi Ancestral Heart Sutra" retained in the Bodhi Zen Temple, the other scriptures are incomplete or even completely lost.
Buddhism has always wanted to complete the lineage, searching for the scriptures, and even the most famous ancient monasteries have joined forces to organize the scripture pavilion, but they still have not succeeded.
Luo Tian didn't want to covet the things of Buddhism, and he also had the intention to return the "Reincarnation Nirvana Sutra" to the Buddhism, and even return the relics on his body, but he didn't dare to do this, now the Buddhism is different from the past, it seems quite chaotic, he doesn't want to involve himself in it, and this may be the reason why the old monk did not give the "Reincarnation Nirvana Sutra" to other ancient temples, but gave it to him.
Since he has won the trust of the old monk, Luo Tian will naturally guard this scripture and prevent it from falling into the hands of others; for him, this is no longer a Buddhist thing, but something entrusted to him by the old monk, and he has no reason not to treasure it.
Putting down the scriptures, Luo Tian picked up the string of prayer beads again, there were a total of one hundred and eight prayer beads, each of which was the same size, only the size of a little finger, dark red.
What is very special is that there is a Buddha statue on each bead, which is natural and seems to be innate.
"This is a series of Bodhi seeds, and it is not an ordinary Bodhi tree bodhi, and it has been held by an old monk, which is contaminated with pure Buddha power and has an immortal Buddha nature!"
With the help of the peeping god pattern, Luo Tian saw the extraordinaryness of this string of prayer beads.
The Bodhi tree, also known as the Wisdom Tree, is the sacred tree of Buddhism, because in legend, the Buddha had an epiphany under a Bodhi tree.
In many Buddhist temples, you can see the Bodhi tree, and the monks, also the most like to use Bodhi to make prayer beads, holding Bodhi, the heart is like Bodhi, it is easier to calm down and understand the Dharma!
Immediately afterwards, Luo Tian picked up the wooden fish again and examined it carefully.
This wooden fish is also very special, and its shape resembles a heart, and it is covered with veins, like blood vessels in the heart.
"It's ...... Bodhicitta
Soon, Luo Tian showed a shocked expression.
Sure enough, the origin of this wooden fish is also extraordinary, not artificially carved, but naturally generated, and it is bred by the very special Bodhi tree.
Luo Tian felt that this wooden fish had been conceived for at least tens of thousands of years and condensed the incredible Buddha nature.
Even the mallet that knocks on the wooden fish is not an ordinary thing, it is born with bodhichitta, and the two are a natural pair.
Zuihou, Luo Tian picked up the incense, and to his surprise, the incense was not new, but burned, and it looked like it should be half burned.
"This incense is not simple, it seems to be a very famous incense in Buddhism, it is extremely troublesome to make, it requires a lot of treasures, even if it is the oldest temple, it is also extremely precious, it is rare to take out one;
After a careful inspection, Luo Tian vaguely determined what kind of incense was in his hand.
In order to see if his guess was correct, Luo Tian lit the half of the incense, and he sat on a futon and worshiped the "Reincarnation Nirvana Sutra" in front of him, which looked extremely solemn.
Luo Tian gently opened the scriptures, then picked up the wooden mallet, knocked the wooden fish, and the other hand was plucking the prayer beads.
Soon, a special chanting sound came from Luo Tian's mouth, like a real Buddhist cultivator.
The reason why it is special is because Luo Tian is reciting a very obscure language, which is completely incomprehensible.
Even Luo Tian himself didn't understand that this was weishenme, as soon as he opened his mouth, the chanting sound was like this, even he himself couldn't understand it, there was a feeling in the clouds, and the mystery of the scriptures was something he couldn't comprehend at all.
However, when Luo Tian knocked on the wooden fish, plucked the prayer beads, and recited the scriptures, the body and mind were extremely ethereal, and the soul was like soaking in a hot spring.
More importantly, Luo Tian felt that the relics on his chest emitted a faint Buddha light, nourishing his own Buddha nature and making his understanding of the Dharma more and more profound.
"It's amazing, it deserves to be a sacred relic of Buddhism, and it's best to meditate like this!"
Early in the morning, Luo Tian stopped, closed the scriptures, and his heart was greatly touched.
Although he could not comprehend the mystery of the "Reincarnation Nirvana Sutra", and even for one night, Luo Tian only recited the first page of the scriptures, and could not recite them at all.
But in this way, Luo Tian still benefited a lot, his mood has been greatly improved, and he has undergone changes that cannot be seen by the naked eye, which has a great impact on Luo Tian's future practice.
For seven days in a row, Luo Tian was chanting sutras and worshipping Buddha in the wing room, his state of mind became more and more peaceful, there was a feeling of enlightenment, and his body and mind were washed most thoroughly, without dirt and dust, clear and flawless, just like a monk who had attained the Tao in Buddhism.
Finally, Luo Tian put a few holy relics into the wooden box and chose to leave the temple to start his new journey.
For a long time, Luo Tian has been cultivating desperately, although he has gained many adventures, his cultivation and Taoism have advanced by leaps and bounds, but there is a lack of precipitation, there is a trace of emptiness, and the Dao foundation seems to be stable, but in fact there are some hidden dangers.
And now Luo Tian is walking in the wilderness, chanting sutras and worshipping Buddhas, and feeling nature, which is precipitating, making up for his own lack of enlightenment, eliminating hidden dangers, and making the Daoji truly solid as a rock, laying an immortal foundation for eternity.
There is no doubt that this is a necessary process, one that Luo Tian must go through, and it is related to what he can achieve in the future.
If it is an ordinary person, it is fine, but Luo Tian is different, he has been practicing for a short time, but he has obtained many adventures and experienced many things, even if his talent is extraordinary, it is difficult to digest everything, especially the experience of the four places of the Soul Devouring Abyss, the Dark Forest, the Yellow Spring Swamp and the Killing Immortal Valley, it seems that Luo Tian has gained great benefits, but it has also planted a great hidden danger, if it is not resolved, Luo Tian may be doomed in the future.
Especially in the Route Valley, Luo Tian has obtained the inheritance of the Nine Tricks of Killing Immortals, and he has accommodated the monstrous killing machine, especially the unimaginable killing machine included in the soul, on the surface, those killing machines have been fused with Luo Tian, but that is simply impossible, you must know that the killing machine can be left by supreme power, with Luo Tian's current cultivation realm, how can it be truly controlled.
Those killing machines will cause him to be subtle, changing him little by little, once Luo Tian can't control it, especially when he experiences any stimulation, that monstrous killing machine will burst out, and it will drown his reason, and he will always be controlled by the killing machine, becoming a killing god, maybe he will be very powerful, but he has already lost his heart. (To be continued......)