Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

Chapter 442 Maitreya Buddha: Fortunately, the poor monk was born with a smile;

It was also the predecessors who paved the way. The Buddhist teachings are already perfect, and he learns from each other's strengths to make up for its weaknesses. Even regardless of Buddhism, it is the essence of Confucianism and Taoism, and he has not let it go at all.

Otherwise, no matter how talented Fa Hai is, it would be difficult to create the "Consciousness-only Sect" out of thin air.
Although the "Consciousness-Only Sect" is just an idea in Fa Hai's mind and has not really established a sect in the Three Realms, it is undoubtedly only a matter of time.

As long as this debate on Buddhism in Lingshan is over, Fa Hai plans to return to Chang'an and establish the Consciousness-Wei sect's orthodox inheritance in Ci'en Temple.

And we must learn lessons, not only to explore the true mystery of Buddhism, but also to base ourselves on the sentient beings of the three realms.

Otherwise, no matter how exquisite and profound the Dharma is, if it cannot benefit the people, it will be like a castle in the air. Without a foundation, it will naturally not last long.

This is also one of the reasons why the two schools of Zen and Jing are always able to prosper. It is because for all beings in the three realms. To learn these two Buddhist schools, it seems that they do not need too advanced Buddhist teachings. .

But those who are really proficient in Buddhism naturally know that the facts are not so superficial. How can the essence of the two schools of Zen and Purification be as simple as they appear on the surface?
As for why it became like this when it was passed on to the human world, the reason is quite complicated.

Either because of the ulterior motives of the preachers; or the innate inertia of all beings in the three realms; or because of the choice made by the Buddhist sect itself for the sake of incense.
But no matter what, this structure is relatively reasonable. Ordinary people pray to Buddha to do good, and things like studying Buddhism must naturally be left to professional people.

After all, not everyone has such a high root of wisdom. It is very rare for most people to be able to understand the meaning of Buddhist scriptures to make achievements in the study of Buddhism.

Sanzang's sentence "All dharmas are only consciousness" also made the monks in the Daxiong Hall understand his position.

Emphasis on the law, and based on practice.

Sanzang traveled all the way to the west, and this is the same way, so there is no surprise for everyone.

And this ten thousand dharmas are only consciousness, which is also the teaching of the Tianzhu Yogacara school, but the status of the monks of this school in Lingshan is not high, after all, their ancestor is Maitreya.

And the Lord of Lingshan is Tathagata Buddha.

Maitreya, as the great disciple of the two saints of Western religion, needless to say about his talent. Ever since Laozi transformed into a beard and established Mahayana Buddhism in Lingshan, the incarnation of Zhunti saint, Upharata Buddha, passed away, and Maitreya himself did not idle.

Since it is inevitable that the Mahayana teachings will replace the Hinayana teachings, then if the Tathagata and the three masters can deduce the Mahayana teachings, why not be an orthodox Buddhist?

As the future Buddha, Maitreya Buddha always smiles, and the world often says that he has a big belly and can accommodate him. But it seems that because of this, the talent of this Buddha from the East will always be ignored.

After Maitreya Buddha heard this sentence "All dharmas are only consciousness", he also sighed a little in his heart, and even subconsciously looked at the Tathagata Buddha, who always felt a little weird.

Although Jin Chanzi was a bit rebellious in Lingshan back then, he was still not as good as Sanzang today.

The Tathagata Buddha sensed Maitreya's gaze, turned his head and looked over, and saw Maitreya's mouth curved and his eyes narrowed for a while, but he didn't know what to say.

Amitabha.

Maitreya Buddha recited the Buddha's name in his heart, thanks to his natural smile, otherwise he would have said a thousand words at this moment, and he couldn't explain clearly.

Ha ha ha ha--

The second disciple of the Tathagata Buddha, after his reincarnation, actually learned his own Mahayana Buddhism. Is there anything more gratifying than this today?
Maitreya folded his hands together, nodded slightly to the Buddha, then shifted his gaze to Sanzang, and said in his heart: Even Huang Meier has never seriously realized his own Mahayana Buddhism, but he did not expect to be recognized by you.

At this moment, Maitreya Buddha, who had no ill feeling toward Tripitaka, became more appreciative.He even thought it was a very wise choice for Tathagata Buddha to let Sanzang take over Lingshan.

Moreover, compared to the master's plan to mention saints, Maitreya's temperament is obviously more inclined to the teacher's guidance of saints, and he has the tendency to respond to all changes without change. Of course, in Maitreya's heart, Daxing West is also regarded as the top priority.

As a future Buddha, he naturally has to make plans for the "future".

And if Sanzang can really take over Lingshan and become the new Buddha, the atmosphere of the entire Buddhist sect will take on a new look.

This is beyond doubt.

Guanyin Bodhisattva also saw the subtle gaze between Tathagata Buddha and Maitreya Buddha. She was also a little surprised. When he came out, Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't help sighing in his heart: Tripitaka is so sincere that a poor monk is not as good as it!
Dainichi Tathagata even laughed and said, "The Mahayana practiced by the Tripitaka is unexpected, and it has actually been taught by Donglai."

The Peacock Daming King at the side also rarely echoed: "The Tripitaka came from the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Land."

Pharmacist Buddha looked at the big brother Maitreya Buddha with a different expression, that look and eyes seemed to say: Senior brother, when did you do it?Unexpectedly, Sanzang was collected under the sect without a sound. Even I don't know?
Could it be that the yellow-browed boy who went to robbery and the monkey who went to your Maitreya Pure Land to block the door were all deceitful tricks to deceive people?

In fact, not to mention that Medicine Buddha didn't know, even Maitreya Buddha himself didn't know about it, it was completely unexpected.

It can only be said that Sanzang is worthy of being Sanzang, it can always be unexpected, and it will surprise people at any time.

Because of the sentence "All dharmas are only consciousness", the atmosphere in the Great Hall of the Great Hero is a little condensed at this moment. Except for a few Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the rest of the monks couldn't help holding their breath.

But Fa Hai himself was not shaken by this.

He doesn't care who the "Dharma" he learned came from, as long as the "Dharma" does not go astray in essence, it is the best spiritual food for Fa Hai.

What's more, even some "evil heretics" are not without merit in Fa Hai's view. No matter how bad they are, they can be viewed with a dialectical heart.

The so-called choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. This is exactly the case.

As for whether he will be affected by this, Fa Hai thinks that there should be no big problem. After all, even the great sage of the demon world will be horrified by his own demonic nature. Where are you going?
Originally, it was just a theory of Hinayana Buddhism, and then it led to the phrase "all dharmas are only consciousness" from the Tripitaka.

At this time, only Maitreya Buddha wanted to know the follow-up most, so after leading the Buddha back to his seat, he walked down the lotus platform with a smile, came to Sanzang, and said with a smile: "My yellow-browed son is naughty, and the road blocks Xiaoxitian. But it caused you a lot of trouble?"

Fa Hai pondered for a few breaths, and slowly said: "The king of Huangmei is not really troublesome. It's just that the little monk thought that sending Huangmei into reincarnation would lead to the Buddha's hand, and the trouble should be with the Buddha. But I didn't expect that, Even when Wukong was sent to the door that day, the Buddha always avoided seeing him."

The monks in the main hall seemed to have gotten used to Sanzang's bold words.

I just said that I learned the Dharma of Maitreya Buddha, but this rear kick shows that I used the boy with yellow eyebrows as bait to catch Maitreya Buddha.
Seeing these scenes, Bodhisattva Lingji, who almost became a "victim", admired in his heart: It is indeed you, Tang Sanzang!

Even because of this sentence, his heart that had been frustrated several times calmed down a lot for a while.

Fa Hai is not a tactful person, and the reason why he looks kind sometimes is that he temporarily restrains his sharp edges and corners when facing ordinary beings.

And in this Great Hero Palace, Fa Hai's nature was gradually released.

Perhaps Jin Chanzi's "rebellion" came first, and no one would find it strange even if "San Zang" was somewhat rebellious under preconceptions.

On the contrary, I still feel that "Golden Chanzi" has been reincarnated for ten lives, and his temper is very restrained. Now he just said a few things, and he didn't know what would happen in the past.

"Huangmei went down to earth without permission, and he has been punished. This is his doom." Maitreya Buddha said to Sanzang, "As for why the poor monk hides from you master and disciple, maybe it is because he is afraid of trouble, and even more afraid of becoming trouble."

Maitreya Buddha is also very magnanimous, just like his appearance of showing his chest and breasts.

"Before you discussed the Hinayana teachings with the leading Buddha." Maitreya looked at Sanzang and asked, "Now, would you like to discuss the Mahayana teachings with the poor monk?"

"Please--!"

It is the intention of Sanzang to go to Lingshan again to discuss Buddhism, and why not be able to discuss Buddhism with Maitreya Buddha?

The Consciousness-Only Sect was originally inspired by the Yoga Sect of Maitreya Buddha.

Similar, but never the same.

Maitreya stretched out his hand, with five fingers spread out, and made a gesture of five in front of Sanzang.

Fahai returned a "three" gesture.

Seeing this scene, Bajie was stunned, and asked Wujing beside him, "Junior Brother Sha, what are Master and Buddha Maitreya doing? What do those two gestures mean?"

Wu Jing, who is proficient in various schools of Buddhism, immediately explained with a smile: "Second senior brother doesn't know something. What Master said just now, 'all dharmas are only consciousness', is one of the teachings of the Buddhist Yoga School, and the first ancestor of the Yoga School is Maitreya Buddha."

"Nowadays Maitreya Buddha and Master want to talk about Mahayana Buddhism, and they must start with the Yogacara School." Wujing also opened his hands and stretched out five fingers, "According to my humble opinion, the five Maitreya Buddhas may represent One of the other teachings of Yogacara - the Five Laws."

"I know the five dharmas, old pig." Bajie nodded after hearing what Junior Brother Sha said, and said, "The so-called five dharmas are the collection of all dharmas in the world, one is name, the other is form, The third is separation, the fourth is correct wisdom, and the fifth is ruthfulness."

After finishing speaking, Bajie puffed out his chest, as if to say that I am not ignorant, old pig. I followed Master all the way west and learned a lot of real things.

Bajie didn't wait for Junior Brother Sha to continue to speak, and said directly: "The three fingers Master stretched out must be the Three-Self Nature?"

"Of course!"

The five dharmas and the three natures are just another important teaching of the Yoga school. In addition, the eight consciousnesses and two non-selfs are the general outline, and the purpose is to transform consciousness into wisdom and conversion.

After Maitreya Buddha and Sanzang each made a few more gestures, they began to discuss separately based on this.

Mostly Maitreya Buddha asked each other, and Tripitaka explained.

The monks in Lingshan were obviously not very proficient in the "Consciousness-Only Theory" before. Most of the monks, at most, only knew about it, and some even just heard the name and never knew about its content. focus on.

Of course, this is also a very normal phenomenon.

The reason why Maitreya asked in detail was to take advantage of this opportunity to show the Mahayana Buddhism of the "Yoga Sect" to the monks in Lingshan. The connotation of "Zong" paves the way for him to establish a sect in the future.

Therefore, when Fa Hai talked about the doctrines of "Yoga Sect", he interspersed with the "Three Nature Theory", "Five-fold Contemplation Method" and "Theory of Causes" of the Consciousness-Wei Sect. He also used this to put forward the theory of "truth is only the amount of consciousness", and invited the Buddhas of Lingshan to debate.

here.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, who was still thinking about the "consciousness-only theory", suddenly realized that this was the real intention of Tripitaka.

This Tang Sanzang really wants to subdue the monks in Lingshan in the Dharma!
Soon-

The door of the Daxiong Palace, which was originally closed, slowly opened.

Kaye and Anuo, who were guarding the gate, got up quickly, and when they were about to enter, they saw the Buddha handed out a Dharma post in front of them, and then heard the words of the Buddha: "The Tripitaka has published the theory, and invited the monks in Lingshan to debate it, and the theory can be broken. Those who do will enter the hall."

Afterwards, that Fatie transformed into thousands of clones, scattered all over Lingshan.

Jiaye and Anuo looked at one sheet together, and saw that it read:——

"Zong: The true reason is extremely perfect, and it is not separated from the eye consciousness:

Cause: Since Xu Chu’s third photograph, the eye does not photograph it;
Metaphor: like eye consciousness. "

difficult.

It's hard to see at a glance.

Not to mention breaking the theory, even if you want to understand the connotation of Master Sanzang's theory, it is already extremely difficult.

This topic cannot be discussed in the same way unless it is an eminent monk who is intensively practicing Buddhism.

Jiaye and Anuo looked at each other, but they had a perfect understanding, but they didn't see any embarrassment in each other's eyes, but instead saw a little joy.
This kind of emotion is not because of other reasons. It is just that after this "topic" is sent to them, they can justifiably not enter the Daxiong Hall. Breaking through the thesis of Master Tripitaka.

The success of this theory is still based on the "consciousness-only theory".

In addition to "all dharmas are only consciousness", there are also five hundred dharmas, which are divided into five parts: heart dharma, mental state dharma, material dharma, non-corresponding behavior dharma, and inaction dharma. Now.

In the Mahavira Hall, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have already begun to debate the Dharma with the Tripitaka.

Among them, there are first ten bodhisattvas such as the Bodhisattvas of the Pure Sea, the Medicine King Bodhisattva, the Baosheng Bodhisattva, and the Great Virtue Bodhisattva. Debate, but in the end they were all defeated, and they were willing to bow down.

(End of this chapter)