Yuan Shi Tian

Chapter 620
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"Namo Amitabha!!"

Shakyamuni Buddha recited the Buddha's name in a low voice, and was clad in a layer of golden Buddha's light. His six-foot-long golden body towered into the sky, like a giant Buddha reaching the sky and the earth, overlooking all living beings.

"The Lord Dongyue speaks quickly, and I am very happy. What the Lord Dongyue wants to do can be said to have great cause and effect and great karma. I don't want to get involved and be contaminated by the cause and effect."

Sakyamuni Buddha said: "However, God has come to the Thunder Sound Pagoda, across as many Buddhist worlds as the sands of the Ganges River, and 24 pure lands in the heavens. He must not be able to tolerate my rejection!"

"Don't dare," Emperor Dongyue felt bitter, but people had to bow their heads under the eaves, and they came to pray in front of other people's temples, so it would be hard to offend Sakyamuni Buddha again.

"Dongyue is ashamed!"

Sakyamuni Buddha had been dissatisfied with Emperor Dongyue for a long time. Emperor Dongyue was granted the title by Sakyamuni and only then could he secure his position in the Eastern Heaven and enjoy great auspiciousness and great perfection.

However, since Emperor Dongyue entered Buddhism, he has kept a distance from his master, Sakyamuni Buddha, and even the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Sakyamuni Buddha's lineage, and has had little contact with them for hundreds of millions of years.

This, of course, made Sakyamuni Buddha quite dissatisfied. According to the rules of Buddhism for hundreds of millions of years, Emperor Dongyue passed through the hands of Sakyamuni Buddha and should have been a member of Sakyamuni Buddha's lineage.

As for Emperor Dongyue, a member of his own family, after entering Buddhism, he seemed to be parting ways with Sakyamuni Buddha. This made other Buddhas think.

The most important thing is that Emperor Dongyue really does not want to pay homage to Sakyamuni Buddha. He also wants to be a Xu Shu who is "in the Cao camp and his heart is in the Han Dynasty", but does not want to be a young man like Guanyin.

"Unfortunately, the reality is that if I am just a young man, it is impossible for the Taoist sect to take sides. The other major innate incarnations all have their own ties, so I can also seek help from the Buddhist sect."

Emperor Dongyue knew this very well. Once he asked for help from Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha would definitely agree happily. However, his relationship with Buddhism from then on was also very different from before.

In the past, Emperor Dongyue could cut off an incarnation to cope with the pressure of Buddhism, so as to inherit the righteousness of Buddhism and not be contaminated by the fundamental way of Buddhism.

When the time came for the agreement between Yuanshi Tianzun and Sakyamuni, Emperor Dongyue naturally left and sent that incarnation to Buddhism, becoming the first king of Buddhism.

However, Emperor Dongyue owes Buddhism such a big cause and effect, and it is still the cause and effect of enlightenment. Emperor Dongyue uses another incarnation to fool Buddhism, but it will really be hard to say or not.

"At the very least, you must use the true body of Dongyue to receive precepts in the Buddhist sect and obtain the Tathagata position of perfect enlightenment. Only then can you satisfy Sakyamuni Buddha and all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the sky."

Emperor Dongyue faced Sakyamuni Buddha, and as his thoughts kept turning, he saw the towering ancient Bodhi tree, with rustling Bodhi leaves falling from its branches.

Just when Emperor Dongyue was weighing the pros and cons, Sakyamuni Buddha, who was sitting on the ninth-grade golden lotus platform, smiled faintly, and the world of beads began to cycle in the Buddha's palm.

"Namo Amitabha!"

The Tathagata's cassock carries the majestic pure land, and the Buddha beads in his hands interpret the void of destruction. The thunder of Sakyamuni Buddha resounds: "Be patient and motionless, like the earth, meditate deeply, like a secret treasure."

When the giant Buddha opened his mouth, the sound of thunder rolled in, matching the sound of the Buddha above the Great Thunder Sound Temple, and golden pineapple flowers bloomed, adding more solemnity to the scenic spot of Lingshan.

The sound of Shakyamuni Buddha is like a loud bell, and the golden Buddha light shines in one place. It seems that there are thousands of Buddhas worshiping in the dark, paying homage to this world-honored leader, Namo's master, Shakyamuni Buddha.

"If you hear the name of the Bodhisattva, you should be born in the pure land of 24 days a hundred times, and never fall into the evil way. Beyond the thirty kalpa sins, you will not fall into the evil way when you are born in heaven. You will not be born in a female body, but you will be honored and dignified, guarded by ghosts and gods, Those with the ear faculties will never experience the suffering of the three evil realms."

"This Bodhisattva has great vows and great virtues, and has performed great merits. He is the first among all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. His merits and virtues are inconceivable. He will always stay in the filthy land and save all living beings from their evil deeds."

Sakyamuni Buddha kept silent and did not respond to the request of Emperor Dongyue. Instead, he revealed the merits of a great Bodhisattva to the monks at the Great Thunder Sound Temple in Lingshan Mountain with the Great Thunder Sound and the Great Dharma.

The Tathagata Buddha is the supreme being of Buddhism, and every word and deed must have certain meanings. When this old Buddha speaks, boundless visions evolve and appear under the ancient Bodhi tree.

"Be patient and motionless, like the earth, meditate deeply, like a secret treasure. This is the leader of the underworld in hell, one of the eight great bodhisattvas of the solemn Buddhist sect, the Great Wish Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

If Emperor Dongyue had some enlightenment, he would sit cross-legged next to the Tathagata Buddha and listen to the Tathagata Buddha's revelation of the great Bodhisattva. His great merits and great vows were inconceivable.

The deeds of the Bodhisattva told by Sakyamuni Buddha were widely spread in the Taixu Universe. They simply told Emperor Dongyue clearly that there was no reason why Dongyue didn't know.

Looking at the six-foot-long golden body of the Tathagata, the Buddha seal with the word 'swastika' became more and more dazzling. Emperor Dongyue murmured to himself: "If hell is not empty, I will never become a Buddha. The great wish of Ksitigarbha will have immeasurable merits!!"

A little thought flashed through his mind, and Emperor Dongyue thought of a lot in a moment, and sighed: "Master Netherworld, Emperor Dongyue, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, I am worthy of being my master, and my handwriting is as amazing as ever. This is a conspiracy against me Dongyue Is it the authority of the underworld?"

It should be noted that the Holy Emperor Tianqi Ren of Dongyue Taishan holds the authority of the Shinto. Although he is not the sect of billions of ghosts and gods, the Taishan God himself had the authority of the Netherworld Cult Lord long ago in the universe and was in charge of the 18 levels of hell.

However, the Taoshan Gods of the past dynasties have gone through many calamities, which has weakened the authority of the Nether Cult, so that in the end, the power of the Netherworld fell aside and fell into the hands of the ancient Buddha of Buddhism.

Under the operation of the Buddhist Buddhas, a Buddhist Netherworld leader was created. The Great Wish Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, known as one of the eight great Bodhisattvas, was a body of supreme merit.

However, even Emperor Dongyue, the current Lord of Taishan Mansion, has the authority of the Nether Cult in his hands weakened to the extreme.But after all, Mount Taishan in Dongyue is an important place in the underworld, and some innate power remains, which can still affect the throne of King Ksitigarbha.

"God, please do not misunderstand me. I am not seeking God's authority, but I have a good thing that I want to give to God. Please do not misunderstand me."

Shakyamuni Buddha said with a smile on his face: "There are eight great Bodhisattvas in our Buddhist sect. Among them, Ksitigarbha is the only one who has the most great vows. This is the true fruit of Buddhism. He has left his name in forty-eight thousand Buddhist scriptures. His deeds have spread throughout the three thousand worlds and are immeasurable." Countless sentient beings will receive its blessings."

"However, Ksitigarbha's great vows, great merits, and great virtues are beyond the capabilities of ordinary Bodhisattva. The real Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva will only be able to achieve enlightenment after an infinite future."

"The Ksitigarbha at this moment is just the projection of the future Ksitigarbha who has great aspirations. Although he has the great virtue of 'until hell is empty, I will never become a Buddha', he still has an empty position."

This is the horror of the innate Daluo series. Before and after the reversal of cause and effect, if Sakyamuni Buddha had not personally told Emperor Dongyue, who would have imagined that Ksitigarbha, the king who was praised by the world as the number one in his great vows, would be here now. None of them were completely born.

So much so that no one knows whether it was the Great Wish Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva first and then the Ksitigarbha projection mark, or whether it was the Ksitigarbha projection mark first and then the Great Wish Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The existence of King Bodhisattva.

And these are great secrets in Buddhism. Generally, only real high-level figures in Buddhism can know the truth about Ksitigarbha, and others are not qualified to find out.

The old Buddha said: "Lao Na realizes that the God of Dongyue possesses the authority of the underworld and has the ability to teach the underworld and educate the underworld. Therefore, I want to ask the God to take over the position of Ksitigarbha of the Great Vow and to receive ordination and enter my Samana."

Emperor Dongyue possesses the authority of the Netherworld and has the qualifications of the leader of the Netherworld. He obviously fell in the eyes of Sakyamuni Buddha and wanted to completely integrate Emperor Dongyue into Buddhism and become one of the eight great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism.

The emperor pondered for a moment and then asked quietly: "As the emperor of Dongyue, I am in charge of the position of leader of the Netherworld Cult, and I have realized the great wish of Ksitigarbha, do I really want to give up the position of a great Bodhisattva?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who has the first great wish, is the true high-level person in Buddhism. Even after he attains the status of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he will remain in the dirt forever.

It takes hundreds of millions of years to transform evil ghosts, and they are not allowed to leave the netherworld lightly unless there is anything wrong. It is like being imprisoned. There will also be many great supernatural powers that have realized the Tathagata, and they are willing to accept this 'hard work'.

After all, this is a great merit that has been rare since the beginning of the world, especially in Buddhism. It is only among the 48 vows of Amitabha Buddha to become enlightened, and it can be called the first great vow in Buddhism today.

In the "Hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha" set by King Ksitigarbha, the Buddha's fruition is not the golden body of the Tathagata who is waiting for enlightenment, or even the ordinary Buddha's fruition.

Rather, like Amitabha, Amitayus, and Sakyamuni Buddha in the West, the Buddha's fruition contains infinite power of vows and immeasurable merits, and is the most superior fruit of Buddhism.

This is also the reason why Emperor Dongyue hesitated again and again. A Great Wish Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva holds a lot of weight. Emperor Dongyue knows very well that this "gift" is really too heavy.

"Namo Amitabha, monks don't lie. Since I have promised God, there is no reason to go back on my promise. This great wish of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva belongs to none other than Dongyue God."

The six-foot-long golden Tathagata Buddha seems to have seen the hesitation in the heart of Emperor Dongyue. Although the position of Great Wish Ksitigarbha is important, Dongyue, who has taken over the throne of Ksitigarbha, will also become an extremely important part of the Buddhist world view. member.

Emperor Dongyue pondered for a moment, stroking his hands and sighing: "Thanks to my master's respect, Dongyue is flattered. Respect is worse than obeying orders. Dongyue is willing to be the leader of the Netherworld."

This is a matter of mutual benefit, and Emperor Dongyue has no reason not to agree. Even if Emperor Dongyue despises Buddhism in his heart, Buddhism is one of the three major sects of Taixu after all.

As one of the world-honored Buddhas of Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha warmly invited Emperor Dongyue to be the 'Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva', so he would not allow Emperor Dongyue to have a second choice.

Otherwise, where should the face of Sakyamuni Buddha go, and where should the face of the entire Buddhist sect go? It can be said that from the time when Buddha Sakyamuni opened his mouth, Emperor Dongyue had no choice.

"It's good, it's good. The leader of the Netherworld is about to return to his throne. It should be a grand event that our Buddhist sect will never see in billions of years. It coincides with the birth of the Buddha. The Longhua Conference will be held. The old man will be ordained on the top of Dongyue at the Longhua Conference."

Shakyamuni Buddha was overjoyed and directly announced the date when Emperor Dongyue would ascend to the throne of Ksitigarbha.An innate Daluo-level figure is an absolute high-level figure in Buddhism.

Even though my master, Sakyamuni Buddha, is the "Hunyuan Wuji", he cannot ignore an innate great person. The existence of every innate great person is a huge increase and decrease in Qi.

Moreover, Emperor Dongyue was worthy of Shakyamuni Buddha's great efforts to win over him. Naturally, it was not as simple as ordinary innate supernatural powers.Emperor Dongyue, who has the authority of the Nether Cult, is of great significance to the integrity of the Buddhist worldview.

"Namo Amitabha!!"

Emperor Dongyue sighed quietly. He had completely sold himself for a good price this time, with the position of Ksitigarbha, one of the eight great Bodhisattvas, and the promise of Buddhism to intervene in the calamity of the Pure Yang Realm.

"I tried my best this time. I think the efforts of the other major incarnations combined are not as much as mine. This really squeezed out the last bit of my value."

My master, Shakyamuni Buddha, looked indifferent, and ignored Emperor Dongyue's mood of "getting a bargain but still being good", and was minding his own business under the ancient bodhi tree, explaining the meaning of Buddhist scriptures.

This teacher, Shakyamuni Buddha, focused on two sutras: "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra" and "Ksitigarbha Ten Wheel Sutra". Based on these two classics of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he explained their essence word for word. The meaning is mysterious.

This is the mystery of reversing cause and effect, reversing the order of before and after. It stands to reason that the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra" and "Ksitigarbha Ten Wheel Sutra" should be what Ksitigarbha realized when he realized his great vow.

It should appear after the Great Wish Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, instead of first having the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s Original Vow Sutra and the Ksitigarbha Ten Wheel Sutra, and then the Great Wish Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

The subtlety of time and space, the overlap of past and future, the Buddha's light on Emperor Dongyue's body becomes more and more brilliant, and the strands of Buddha nature are deposited in his body, condensing the fruit of Ksitigarbha's great wish.

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In the vast Taixu Universe, the vast 'Tian Yuan' realm, and the unknowable realm of the Pure Yang Realm, a noble and inexplicable existence slowly opened his divine eyes to see all over the heavens.

A hint of heavenly secret made Taoist Xuandu's expression change. He silently looked at the broken sky and whispered to himself: "God's will is unpredictable, and God's heart is unpredictable."

"In order for me to succeed in my calamity and seize this slim chance of enlightenment, Dongyue did not hesitate to use himself as a bargaining chip. This is forcing me to fight against the odds. I must prove that I am 'invincible in all calamities'."

Facing Emperor Dongyue's choice, Taoist Xuandu, although he and Emperor Dongyue share the same origin, could only respond silently. There was no way to tell whether this choice was right or wrong, leaving Taoist Xuandu speechless.

Among the pros and cons, Emperor Dongyue cut off his relationship with Taoism and became one of the eight great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism. To a certain extent, he also had a shortcut to the end of "endless tribulations".

It's just that there are many hills inside Buddhism, and the struggle is famous for its fierceness. Don't say that Emperor Dongyue doesn't have the ability to be "unbreakable through all tribulations". Even if he has the magical power that is "indestructible through all kalpas", he may not be able to gain a firm place in Buddhism.

"Fortunately, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva needs to stay in the filthy land forever. If the hell is not empty, he will never become a Buddha. There is no need to plot against these big and small mountains!"

(End of this chapter)