Journey to the West: I, the Dragon Prince of the East China Sea, worship Bodhi

Chapter 111 Differences in the Heart Realm

Facing the Buddha, Ao Qing inevitably felt a little nervous.

After all, whether it is Sakyamuni in mythology or Tathagata Buddha in Journey to the West, they are all extremely powerful existences.

In Ao Qing's view, if it is divided by the four realms of "mortal", "immortal", "sage", and "Tao".Then Buddha, even if he is not in the realm of "Tao", he is definitely an existence close to the realm of "Tao".

Although, in Ao Qing's mind, the one who can be regarded as the "Tao" realm is the Taishang Taoist ancestor.

As for why, it is because from the point of view of Buddhism, although the Buddha Sakyamuni is the ancestor of Buddhism, he is supreme.However, there is still Amitabha as the "King of Buddhas".

Moreover, Sakyamuni and the demon lord Bo Xun have confronted each other many times. Although they have the upper hand, they cannot completely suppress the demon.

Therefore, from these aspects, perhaps for the Buddha, the title "holy" is more appropriate.

But no matter what, the Tathagata Buddha in front of him is still the strongest Ao Qing has seen since his birth, except for his master.

In this Paradise of Ultimate Bliss, the fact that the power of the mind world cannot enter is already a very clear indication of the problem.

However, the Buddha gave Ao Qing a feeling that he was not superior.On the contrary, there is a natural intimacy.

Facing the Buddha, Ao Qing only felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in his heart, as if he saw "enlightenment".

Among other things, just "pilgrimage" to the Buddha in this way, Ao Qing felt that he seemed to be infinitely close to the "Buddha".

"The prince doesn't need to be polite."

Tathagata Buddha spoke slowly, his voice was like a thunderous sound, causing a sensation in the Great Hall of the Great Hero.But Ao Qing listened to it, but seemed extremely peaceful: "The crown prince is the direct descendant of the patriarch Bodhi, and I had a very deep friendship with that patriarch in the past. The reason why I was able to hear Bodhi was because of the help of the patriarch. Therefore, what is the problem with the crown prince?" , come as you can."

The Tathagata Buddha's words have many meanings.

Ao Qing instantly realized that indeed, this Buddha and his master, Patriarch Bodhi, had friendship!
From the words of the Buddha, nine out of ten, there is a mutual cause and effect of enlightenment.

It is said that Sakyamuni was born in the worry-free tree, enlightened in the bodhi tree, preached in the horse chestnut tree, and Nirvana in the spinosa tree.

And the Bodhi tree where the "Enlightenment" is located may be related to the Bodhi Patriarch!
Ao Qing had guessed this in the past, and the words of the Buddha now confirmed this point.

Of course, the Buddha has benefited from the Patriarch, the Patriarch, and perhaps the Buddha.It's just that these details are unknown to Ao Qing.

Now that she has this relationship, Ao Qing feels that her words are much easier to ask.

He didn't make a fool of himself, and asked directly: "Since that's the case, Ao Qing would like to thank the Buddha for his enlightenment first. May I ask the Buddha, is I currently in the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss, or the Bodhi Mind Realm?"

The Buddha said: "Right now you are in the Western Lingshan, the Land of Ultimate Bliss. As for your spiritual power, it is outside the Land of Ultimate Bliss."

really!

Ao Qing asked again: "Since that's the case, what's the difference between Lingshan and the Mind Realm?"

The Buddha said: "There are three realms within the sky. They are the realm of desire, the realm of form, and the realm of formlessness. There are six realms of desire, namely hell, hungry ghosts, animals, asura, the world, and heaven. The realm of form is a pure world without desires. Dying. The formless realm is formless, only the four hearts of feeling, thinking, action, and consciousness, and there is no material thing. Lingshan is the form realm, and your heart realm is the formless realm.”

What the Tathagata Buddha said was not obscure, Ao Qing had a general understanding after hearing it.

At the same time, he finally understood the concept of the mind world.

What the Buddha said is precisely the division of the world by Buddhism.

In Taoism, the three realms are very simple, that is, "heavenly realm", "human realm" and "underworld realm".

But in Buddhism, it is the desire realm, the form realm, and the formless realm.

The Desire Realm is a world with desires and bodies, which can roughly be compared to the world of mortals.

The form realm is a pure dharma realm, such as the world where all the Buddhas live, all belong to the form realm.

The Formless Realm is a world where there are only thoughts and no form.

The mind world is a world with only thoughts and no body.Corresponding to the formless realm of Buddhism.

However, having said that, Ao Qing was still a little strange.Then why can people only enter the "Elysium of Ultimate Bliss" with their minds instead of their bodies?
He asked this question.

The Buddha heard the words, and smiled slightly: "Because, the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss is the world in my heart created by me. It and Lingshan are actually two places."

When the Buddha said this, Ao Qing suddenly realized.

That is to say, in reality, there is indeed a "Lingshan Daleiyin Temple".But that world belongs to the realm of form and is a Buddhist world with a body.

But when all living beings recite the Buddha's name, what they go to is the inner world created by the Buddha.

Come to think of it, this is also normal.Just like Ao Qing, the Buddha also attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree.Naturally, he can also have the mana of the heart world!

Of course, having said that, Ao Qing still felt a subtle difference.

The Buddha seemed to be aware of this, and said: "In the past, I realized the Tao under the bodhi tree and realized the world in my heart. Therefore, I opened up the world of bliss. I hope that all sentient beings can be reborn in bliss after death. Therefore, my mind world is With Lingshan as its source, it does not increase or decrease, nor can it be moved. Although the mind world of Patriarch Bodhi is both illusory and real, it can move freely, but it cannot send and receive, and only drifts in the three realms. As for your mind world, it is even more Further, not only can you send and receive freely, but you can even realize the Tao in your dreams and witness the past years. This kind of power is really amazing and admirable."

This explanation allowed Ao Qing to fully understand the difference between the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss, Patriarch Bodhi's mind, and her own mind.

In order to save all living beings, the Buddha's mind is a Buddhist world with great ambitions to be built on the Lingshan Mountain.

Ao Qing also saw that in this Paradise of Ultimate Bliss, there are many images of Arhats, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas.

To put it simply, he is like a base camp used to convey compassion and protect the Dharma, standing in the western sky forever.Naturally, one cannot act rashly.Once the action is taken, it is likely that the monks, arhats, Bodhisattvas, Buddhas, etc. of the heavens will suffer major entanglements.

The three-star cave world of Patriarch Bodhi is actually similar in essence.

It's just that Patriarch Bodhi didn't make any great vows, and maybe he didn't even think about saving all sentient beings in the past, and taking in the Dharma images of monks, nuns, arhats, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas.

In Fangcun Mountain of Lingtai, there is a three-star cave in the oblique moon.So far, besides the patriarch, only the woodcutter exists.But now with the addition of Ao Qing, he can go there at will.

Therefore, Samsung Cave can be moved at will.It can even migrate tens of thousands of miles in an instant, from Xiniu Hezhou to Beihai.

But similar to the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss, the Three Star Cave is more like a world that exists in the Three Realms all the time.

This is the biggest difference between Ao Qing Xinjie and it.

Yes.Ao Qing's inner world is only in his own heart.No one else can come if he doesn't want to.

This is the same even for Tathagata Buddha.

After all, in his mind world, one thought arises and one thought dies.Elusive, naturally inaccessible.Instead of going to Ao Qing's heart realm, it might be easier to come directly to Ao Qing.

As for the Three Star Cave, if the Buddha wanted to, he could go there by himself, similar to the "daochang" of Patriarch Bodhi.

(End of this chapter)