Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

Chapter 373 My mistake, your master and apprentice can also be a warning; this is not okay, that is not right.
The Great Sage rubbed his brain, shrunk his head and smiled and said, "The Bodhisattva is joking, my old grandson would not dare to use his own brain to gamble with the luck of a country."

"Hehehehe." The Bodhisattva smiled, and looked at Tripitaka: "In this country, those who commit illegal acts in the name of the Buddha are subject to the laws of the country, and they are the ones who should be punished for their crimes. The laws of the country are not tolerated, and neither is the Dharma of the Buddha."

"National laws must not be trampled on, nor can Buddhism be desecrated." Master Sanzang bowed to the Bodhisattva and said, "It's just that the king still needs four famous monks."

"Amitabha." The Bodhisattva said with a bitter expression on his face, "To destroy the Dharma, those monks who violated the precepts and the poor monks will save them with their own hands. The monks who did good deeds have been sent out of the country. At this moment, there are no monks who have accepted the certificate and who violated the precepts and should be killed."

"This is the Bodhisattva's fault." The great sage was still bold, "If your old man leaves some monks who should be killed for the king, you won't be in trouble at this moment."

Wu Jing also asked the Bodhisattva, "Bodhisattva, which one is greater, the national law or the Buddhist regulations? If there is a conflict between the national laws and the Buddhist regulations, which one should prevail?"

Hearing the words, the Bodhisattva fell into contemplation for a while. After a while, he slowly opened his mouth: "There are countless countries in the world, and there are also many sects in Buddhism. Each country has its own laws, and each sect has its own precepts. Some sects rely on the destiny of the country. However, some countries are established with the support of sects, and there is no fixed number. If you really want to establish a constitution, I am afraid it will depend on the actions of others."

Wujing was thoughtful, and stood quietly by the side without saying a word.

Bajie spoke again, "Master once told us that the same was true for the countries of China back then. The King of Zhou divided the world, and the laws of each country were different. During the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, the seven cultures were at their peak. There are also various kinds of sacrifices to gods, and the first emperor unified the seven kingdoms, not only in terms of territory, but also in writing, weights and measures, and Chinese culture. "

Everyone turned their eyes to Bajie, you idiot, you are bolder than a monkey, you can believe what you say. Everyone saw that he still had something to say, so they didn't stop him, wanting to see what else he could say Come.

Seeing that everyone looked expectantly, Bajie swallowed a mouthful of saliva, confessed directly, and hid behind his master.

Everyone said it was boring, but they didn't force him too much.

When the Bodhisattva saw it, he said to Sanzang: "The ability of Sanzang to teach his disciples is as good as the poor monk himself."

This is the truth, even a lazy character like Bajie can be trained by Master Sanzang to the current level. Sanzang can also be regarded as a famous teacher of the Three Realms, not under Master Yuding.

The Bodhisattva didn't stay too long, he was very aware of Master Sanzang's abilities, and even destroying France could not stop him, which could be regarded as adding another difficulty to the westward journey. It's just that this matter was due to his own negligence, so he waited here He explained the reason clearly.

Before leaving, the Bodhisattva said to Master Sanzang: "This poor monk has had a fault, please trouble Sanzang to calm it down. However, between wisdom and wisdom, it is all cause and effect. Even if the poor monk has an incarnation to walk in the world for a long time, there are also mistakes and omissions. I If you make a mistake, your master and apprentice can also learn from it."

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Fa Hai nodded in agreement, since their master and apprentice came, and the Bodhisattva came here to wait for them, so why not just take over this mess?Their masters and apprentices traveled the Three Realms, saying they were going west to learn scriptures, but they were practicing everywhere along the way, "Since my master and apprentice traveled westward, Bodhisattvas have taken care of us everywhere, so let this matter be left to the poor monk."

It's just ordinary demons and demons, but they don't think it's very interesting. Exploring mountains, subduing demons, and superseding the undead.

On the way back to the South China Sea, the Dragon Girl of Shancai said to the Bodhisattva, "This Master Sanzang is really extraordinary, and his four disciples are also supernatural beings. They will definitely be the mainstay of Buddhism in the future."

The Bodhisattva laughed and said, "That's very kind."

Shancai Dragon Girl blinked and asked, "It seems that the Bodhisattva doesn't see it that way."

"You also listened to the words of Bajie and Wujing Shicai, what do you think?"

Shancai Dragon Girl thought for a while, and said: "If Lingshan wants to join the Buddhist sect as one family, where are we in the South China Sea?"

"What sutra did the poor monk teach you to practice?"

"The Shurangama Sutra."

"Do you know which sect and school the Shurangama Sutra belongs to?"

Shancai Dragon Girl thought for a long time, then slowly said: "My disciple is ignorant and doesn't know how to do it."

"My Shurangama has obtained the essence of the four sects of Chan's pure and esoteric disciplines, dispelling confusion, seeing the truth, practicing according to one's nature, and seeing Bodhi." The Bodhisattva looked at Shancai Longnv: "Does it belong to the Buddhist sect? Whose family does it belong to? "

Shancai Dragon Girl took a deep breath and said, "We are in the South China Sea?"

"Nonsense." Bodhisattva glanced at her.

But Shancai Dragon Girl's heart has already risen, and she begins to yearn for it inexplicably.

Because of her great strength, she can flood the rivers and seas. When she was young and ignorant, when she was making waves in the sea, she was captured and raised by the Bodhisattva.

Although following the bodhisattva's chanting to the Buddha has restrained some stubbornness, the dragon nature is still there.

Longnu was thinking wildly in her mind, the Bodhisattva didn't say much, and she was not at peace today, because the words of the Eight Precepts and Wujing are definitely not tolerated by the current Buddhism.

Not all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are like her.

Otherwise, why did the Buddha get trapped in Lingshan and not come out?
Why are the ashrams of Manjusri, Puxian and her Avalokitesvara neither in Lingshan nor in Xizhou Buddhaland, but in Nanzhou?

It seems to be a continuation of the entanglement between the two religions of "interpretation and interpretation", but it is not.

"Amitabha." The Bodhisattva chanted a mantra, and said in his heart: "Even if I practice the Dharma in the human world, there are some things that I can't be thorough. First, it is due to my high regard as an immortal Buddha; second, I seem to belittle all living beings in the world. gone."

What about others?

The figure of the Bodhisattva disappeared into the cloud path, and the great sage looked a little worried, and looked at the master with a little worry: "Master, I am afraid that the matter of destroying France will not be so easy to solve."

The Bodhisattva was there just now, and he suppressed his emotions a little, pretending nothing happened.

Now that the bodhisattva was gone, the great sage told the master some practical difficulties, "Although the thieves are using the name of the Buddha to do illegal things, it may be difficult to do it again in a Buddhist temple where the king of a country stands."

"The Bodhisattva's heart is still soft." Bajie nuzzled, "If you want me to say that the reputation of Buddhist temples in France has been rotten anyway, it's better to push them down, and they can be broken and erected. This time, the Bodhisattva only put the fake The monk made it out, but punished the real monks who violated the precepts by himself, and did not let people know. How can the lord of the country let it go when he acts like this?"

Wu Jing also bowed his head and said, "Master, I'm afraid that the ruler doesn't believe that all the monks in the country are fake, so he deliberately named four famous monks. Then we bumped into each other."

"Heh." Xiao Bailong said coldly: "He only wants his famous monk, and here we are holding the book of the Tang Dynasty, how dare he do it? Although he is the lord of the country, he can't kill without reason. As long as you kill four famous monks, let him try the wrath of the Dragon God."

At this time, the great sage said in a low voice: "Amitabha, this benefactor is too murderous, and he did not do it according to the righteous way."

Xiao Bailong saw the elder brother making troubles, knew that he was deliberately making fun of him, so he cooperated and said: "Dare to be a master, what is the right way?"

The face of the great sage became more and more pious, like an old monk who has penetrated the world of mortals, and there was an air of simplicity in his body, "Amitabha, that country mainly kills, if you don't kill me, other innocent monks will be killed by him." , since this is the case, it is natural to give up your life to save others. This is the so-called hell who will go to hell if I don’t go to hell.”

Snapped!
Dasheng was hit on the back of the head.

Fa Hai was almost laughed at by the monkey head, and pretended to be angry: "If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? This is how it works?"

This is the case, but I can't help but think in my heart: If Di Ting knows it and tells this to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, I don't know what kind of expression he will have.

The words of the Great Sage are naturally a negative example.

But I have to say that many monks have really learned Buddhism like this.

Some of them are purely evil; there are also some honest monks who recite too much dead scriptures, and gradually become inflexible, even a little stubborn, and don't think it is wrong at all.

To the extent that they do some incomprehensibly stupid things, the most common one is to exchange their own lives for the lives of others, and the final result is often that the wicked do not keep their promises. What a real thing.

Master Fahai and his disciples are by no means honest monks, let alone fanatics who stick to Buddhist scriptures.

In particular, the Dharma practiced by Fa Hai seems to be a collection of hundreds of schools, but in fact the core lies in one Zen. So when Fa Hai taught his disciples, he never asked them to seek the Buddha, but to clarify their minds.

And worshiping Buddha is just a respect.

Even the Buddha is by no means omnipotent. The Tathagata seems to be nirvana and detached, but in fact it is far from the grandeur of the Three Realms.

Bodhisattva Shicai said that the Tathagata was sitting on the Lingshan Mountain, which made Fahai feel all kinds of speculations.

Why Tathagata?

If it is true, it is called the Tathagata because it takes advantage of the way of true suchness to become enlightened from cause to effect;
Taking advantage of the way of the True Tathagata, it is called the Tathagata because of the vertical transformation of the Three Realms;

It also came like all the Buddhas, hence the name Tathagata.

There is nowhere, and there is nowhere to go.

How the Buddha was in Lingshan, Fa Hai has never seen it with his own eyes, so he still doesn't know.

just avalokitesvara
The main purpose of destroying France ahead is to kill 1 monks, but the Bodhisattva is here to protect and not prevent the lord from killing. This incident made Fa Hai a little unexpected.

The Bodhisattva naturally saw Fahai's mind, but she didn't explain it, and some things didn't need to be explained.

Although Guanyin is merciful, it does not mean that she really does not want to see killing. Moreover, the Buddhist precepts are by no means as superficial as they appear on the surface.

The precepts themselves are just appearances. What is really important is why these precepts are set up. If you just keep the precepts blindly without comprehending the true core of Buddhist precepts, how can you see the true result?
So, why does Buddhism have a precept against killing?
Its true origin is to persuade people to be kind.

With the Buddha Dharma of Master Guanyin, only tens of thousands of evil souls return to the underworld, so naturally it will not shake her Dao heart.

And with the way of a bodhisattva, you will never be bound by such foreign rules.

Otherwise, how could we allow Master Sanzang to go all the way west after seeing him be so fierce back then?
What's more, you can say something like "The good you haven't seen, I will cross it; the evil I haven't seen, you will cut it."

It's just that sometimes, it's hard to avoid going beyond one's own thoughts. Just like this, it's the Bodhisattva's intention to protect the Buddha's reputation, and this is the omission.

How many people in the Three Realms are there who practice goodness like bodhisattvas?
Most of the people seen by the common people are actually people with bad intentions who use their hearts to create chaos. They often use the Buddha's words to fool all living beings.

On the contrary, simple and straightforward people like Bajie occasionally have wonderful words: The Buddhist scriptures are in Lingshan, just fetch them.What's the use of just reciting Buddha's name but not practicing scriptures?

The master and apprentice stopped temporarily.

Sanzang looked at the great sage and said with a smile: "We have been attacked by that poisonous demon, and we have never been injured in the tiger's den and the dragon's pool. Here is a country of mortals, so why should we be afraid? But we are trapped here and dare not move forward?"

The Great Sage scratched his head, "Master said it easily, if it is an ordinary monster, my old grandson was beaten to death with a stick, it is this country of mortals that makes it difficult to leave, it is easy to subdue him with force, but if you can't get over his heart, What kind of Buddhism is it?"

Bajie lowered his head and said with a sinister smile: "Brother Monkey, why don't you read a Buddhist scripture to the king in your dream, and guarantee that he will convert to my Buddha tomorrow. This is exactly your Dharma, even the Buddha can't learn it. "

"Go, go, go." The Great Sage kicked Bajie, "If you don't say serious things, there are a lot of bad ideas."

Bajie pondered for a long time, then clapped his hands suddenly, and said: "Brother Monkey, since you are good at transforming, you used monkey hair to transform four famous monks, and asked the lord to cut him off."

"Inappropriate, inappropriate." The Great Sage vetoed it: "This is not a cure for the symptoms, and it is not beneficial to the affairs of the country."

Bajie thought for a while, stroked his chin and said, "Just shave that king's head and tell him to cut off his own head."

"This is not the right path, think again, think again."

"That's not okay, that's not right." Bajie directly put down his picks, and said, "My old pig's heart is full of tricks, and it can't compare to your righteous way, the Monkey King. You have a way to think for yourself, and I won't serve you, old pig. "

The little white dragon on the side poked Bajie, Bajie followed the little white dragon's eyes and looked at the master, panicked, and hurriedly said: "Master, it's not that the disciple didn't work hard, but that Bi Mawen bullied others." .”

"It's getting late, let's find a place to rest." Fa Hai said to several disciples: "You might as well wait until tomorrow to carefully consider Wujing."

"The disciple is here."

"Release a few spirit bodies, and don't ask famous monks to come in before the matter of destroying France is resolved."

"Yes." Wujing immediately released the seven spirit bodies, and the remaining spirit body was writing hard, silently recording the conversation between the master and the disciples and the Bodhisattva just now.

Ba Jie, who had suffered from the big brother, leaned close to Wu Jing, looked at it for a while, and then asked in a strange voice: "Junior Brother Sha, why did you write two copies? The contents of the two copies are similar but very different?"

"Second Senior Brother has something to say, as long as we know it ourselves, how can we show it to the public?" Wu Jing pointed to the "inner edition" and said with a smile: "This one is for us to read. There is another one that I have polished. , it may be feasible to use the Three Realms in the future.”

"I know this trick, it's called Spring and Autumn Brushwork." Then Bajie said again: "It's just that you are really dishonest, Junior Brother Sha, you must know that monks don't tell lies."

Wu Jing pointed to his mouth, and pronounced from his chest and abdomen: "Little brother can't speak."

(End of this chapter)