Chapter 609: Ninth Consciousness. Immaculate Body

Longxiang Temple is one of the holy places of the Yellow Sect of Esoteric Buddhism with a long history. Its abbots of all generations are respected as living Buddhas by the surrounding people. In fact, the name of Living Buddha is not accurate. The Tibetan transliteration is "Zhubigu", which means a person who can be reincarnated according to his own wishes, that is, a reincarnation or incarnation.

Since he gained some understanding of the spiritual realm, he has understood that the so-called reincarnations are actually the successors of the spiritual realm. This kind of inheritance is conditional, and not everyone is eligible to inherit.

There are real and fake reincarnations in Tantric Buddhism. The real reincarnations are profound and unpredictable, while the fake reincarnations are just cheating for some incense money. Throughout the Qinghai-Tibet region, there are thousands of people called "living Buddhas", but there is not one true reincarnation.

Even true reincarnations may not be able to completely inherit the spiritual realm of their predecessors. Those who completely inherit it are reincarnated saints, and those who inherit part of it are called great secret masters.

Entering Longxiang Temple, the big bell in the temple chimes without ringing. There is a hesitant expression on the round face, standing at the door of the temple and unwilling to enter. Zhang Jun took her hand and said, "I will take you to see a great secret master. Once you meet him, you will not be afraid in the future."

Although Yuanyuan didn't know what was happening to her, she was very scared every day. It was a fear from the bottom of her heart. After hearing Zhang Jun say that she would no longer be afraid, she mustered up her courage and crossed the threshold of the temple.

Everyone in the temple recognized Zhang Jun because he had lived here for a while, so they immediately went to report it to the abbot. After a while, a monk came out and said, "Great Tantric Master, please come over."

Zhang Jun took Yuanyuan through the courtyard and many buildings to the central Buddhist hall. Hierro was already sitting in the center of the hall. He looked very young, in his thirties, and wore glasses, and he was polite and polite.

It can be seen that Hierro is a very handsome man, but he has an aloof temperament and his eyes are very clear. Looking at him can make you feel calm.

Seeing Zhang Jun, Hierro smiled and said, "My friend, we meet again."

Back then, the two had similar interests and were of the same age, so they treated each other as friends. This time they met, they didn't feel alienated, but rather friendly.

Yero's full name is Yero Ayi Boche Renjie. Zhang Jun always called him Yero. He smiled and said, "Yero, you should know the reason for my coming."

Jero's expression became serious and he said: "Zhang Jun, you have the eyes of the Buddha and the compassion of the Buddha. Why don't you save this evil spirit yourself?"

Zhang Jun smiled bitterly: "I went to the Demon Realm once. Although I am not afraid of it, I can't suppress it. After all, I am not a person with supernatural powers."

Jero glanced at Yuanyuan and said with emotion: "She was occupied by the demon realm when she was still a fetus. The demon king wanted to use her body to return to the world and turn the world into demon soil."

Zhang Jun asked: "Is there any way you can suppress it?"

"It is possible to suppress it, but with my Buddhist teachings, I cannot yet refine the Demon King. The predecessor of this Demon King was a sage-level cultivator. Later, after several generations of masters accumulated in the Demon Realm, a Demon King was gradually born in the Demon Realm."

Zhang Jun was a little confused about what he meant and asked, "Is this demon king the soul of the monk who manifested the saints?"

"That's not the case." Hierro said, "After the cultivator became a demon, the spiritual platform turned into a demon realm. Later, he died, and the demon realm became ownerless. Later, this demon realm changed owners several times, swallowing up the memories of previous owners. , gave birth to the consciousness of the self, which is now the devil.”

The spiritual platform is the spiritual realm. Zhang Jun was surprised when he heard about it and said, "So, the spiritual realm passed down from generation to generation by your Tantra can also produce self-awareness?"

"No." Yero shook his head, "That is already extremely profound Buddhism. If consciousness is really born, it will be the Dharma, the Tao, your Yuanshi Tianzun, and our Amitabha."

Zhang Jun was thoughtful and then asked: "How will you suppress this demon king?"

"I will come to that demonic land and suppress him with the Lingtai Buddha Land. I can suppress him for up to three years." Hierro said, "Within three years, you have to find a solution."

Speaking of this, he smiled and said: "This little girl has a 'stainless body' that comes out every thousand years. She has the ninth consciousness opened innately. If she can attain the Tao, she can become a Buddha in one step."

Zhang Jun was shocked. He had discussed Buddhism with eminent monks and learned that Buddhists believe that in addition to the six consciousnesses of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, there is also a seventh mana consciousness and an eighth alaya consciousness. , and the ninth Amāra Consciousness.

The seventh consciousness, the eighth consciousness, and the ninth consciousness are all deep-level consciousnesses. They are not as concrete as the first six consciousnesses, but abstract things.

The Consciousness-Only Sect of Buddhism in China believes that the root of all things in the universe lies in consciousness. It is consciousness that evolved all things in the universe. Consciousness is the source of all things and the beginning of all things.

People who have achieved success in practice can turn "consciousness" into "wisdom", thereby reaching the other shore and gaining great freedom. The first five consciousnesses, namely eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, can be transformed into accomplished knowledge.

This "wisdom" sounds very difficult to pronounce, but when explained, it means the wisdom obtained from the five senses, and this wisdom must be achieved and self-proven, which means that it should be beneficial to both sides.

In fact, it is the awakening self in what Taoists call perfect enlightenment, taking Zhang Jun as an example. He proves himself by realizing his self-worth, and in the process, he facilitates others and fulfills himself. This is a mutually beneficial thing. And everything he does comes from the feedback of the five senses to external information, which is called the wisdom of achievement.

The sixth consciousness is called consciousness. It is the synthesis of the first five consciousnesses. It likes prosperity and dislikes disfavor. If one attains the Tao, this consciousness can be transformed into the wisdom of wonderful observation.

The wisdom of wonderful observation is the "awareness of others" of Taoism. The meaning of wonderful observation is to be able to see through the essence of all dharma, and to be able to tell other people about this essence, so that they can also distinguish the essence of things, so that they will not retreat in their practice. Compared with self-awareness, this level is a step further and has the ambition to save all sentient beings.

Zhang Jun opened his consciousness as soon as he entered Enlightenment. By the time he "awakened him", his consciousness had actually turned into "Wonderful Observation Wisdom".

However, Buddhist practice is different, but it starts from the source. Buddhism believes that the transformation of the first eight consciousnesses depends on the ninth consciousness, which is Amara consciousness, also known as pure consciousness and untainted consciousness.

Because the seventh consciousness is the choice between likes and dislikes of the first six consciousnesses, that is, greed for likes and hatred for disgust, so it is also called discrimination. If Buddhist monks want to transform the first six consciousnesses into wisdom, they must first transform the seventh consciousness.

Above the seventh consciousness is the eighth consciousness, which is called Alaya consciousness. This consciousness is the memory of greed and anger, which is what Buddhism calls "karma". Because it hides karma, it is called hidden consciousness. At the same time, it is the origin of all results and is also called fundamental consciousness.

People often say that "there are gods held three feet high" and "good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil", which is what is called hidden consciousness. When a person commits evil deeds, the "karma" created will be hidden in the seventh consciousness and appear at the appropriate time, just like a seed that germinates when it meets the soil.

There are seeds of evil and good in people's store consciousness, which will eventually appear and produce different consequences. This is the so-called "karma."

The seventh consciousness and the eighth consciousness can be transformed into the wisdom of equality and the wisdom of the great round mirror respectively. The state of enlightenment in Taoism is roughly equivalent to a part of the wisdom of equality, but it cannot be called the complete wisdom of equality. The remaining part can only be understood when he has half a step of magical power.

As for the wisdom of the great round mirror that follows, and the wisdom of the Dharma Realm that is transformed from the ninth consciousness Amaro consciousness, they are even more mysterious and unpredictable, and cannot be understood by Zhang Jun at all.

However, he understood that those who could comprehend the ninth consciousness would be completely awakened and achieve limitless achievements. Yuanyuan has a pure and untainted body. No wonder the demonic realm came to her.

For a moment, many things flashed through his mind, and after he composed himself, he asked: "Jero, if she can turn the ninth consciousness into wisdom, what level of Dharma Realm physical wisdom does she possess?"

Hierro smiled and said: "There are hundreds of thousands of steps to becoming a Buddha from a mortal. She just took one step first. Why do you care?"

Zhang Jun's heart moved and he said: "Yes, I understand."

“The ninth consciousness can be regarded as the tainted Buddha-nature, and the wisdom of the Dharma Realm’s nature can be regarded as the untainted Buddha-nature. The Dharma Realm’s body-nature is the six elements, namely, earth, fire, wind, water, emptiness, and consciousness. This is the non-contained nature. "Shangzhi, there is no equal to wisdom." Ye Luo said, "Daluo and Hunyuan of Taoism are nothing more than this."

The other party's last words were quite insightful. In fact, although Buddhism and Taoism are integrated, there are still some dirty things after all, and the concepts of practice are very different.

Zhang Jun once heard discussions from people in the Taoist sect, believing that the ninth consciousness in Buddhism is purely obscene and does not exist at all. Of course, there are also people in Buddhism who believe that Taoism’s Hunyuan Dao Fruit is a delusion and cannot exist at all.

He just smiled without arguing, even though he was also a Taoist cultivator.

After entering the Buddhist hall, Yuanyuan became quiet. She didn't understand the meaning of the conversation between Zhang Jun and Yero, so she kept quiet. Before leaving, Zhang Jun said: "Yuanyuan, I'm going to find your parents. It's inconvenient on the road. Can you stay here first?"

Yuanyuan looked at Zhang Jun with clear eyes: "Uncle, when will you come back?"

"It won't be long." Zhang Jun smiled and left the super smartphone built by Xiaoqiang. "If you have anything to do, you can contact uncle. My contact information is above."

After settling Yuanyuan, Zhang Jun left on the same day. He did not see how Jero suppressed the devil, because he believed in Jero's ability. At the moment, he has no way to completely eliminate the Demon King, but he will not give up.

Yuanyuan's aptitude is so good. It is a pure and untainted body of Buddhism. It would be a pity if she does not practice it. He already had a Hardy in his bag, and the boy didn't disappoint. It would be perfect if Yuanyuan was brought under the door again.

He wanted to accept another disciple because he felt that Hadi was not suitable to pass on the medical skills of the Shennong Clan. He had always only taught this apprentice the Longhu Clan's skills and not the medical knowledge.

Yuanyuan is different. Her qualifications can surpass Hadi by more than eight steps. Her pure body determines that she is born with a great compassion. Not learning medical skills is simply a waste.

Originally, he wanted to pass on his medical skills to his son Zhang Zongyuan, but now that the boy has become a disciple of Li Daojun, he has to give up this idea.

Now he has another idea in his mind. It would be great if Yuanyuan marries Zongyuan in the future. Although their age difference is nearly ten years, this is nothing to a practitioner.

Of course, this is just a thought. There are too many possibilities in the future, and it is difficult for him to predict the final result. Maybe he wouldn't be able to suppress the Demon King at all, or maybe Yuanyuan wouldn't accept him as his teacher. She might even be accepted as a disciple by Hierro first, making his willingness come to naught.