Chapter 946: Farewell to Sun Dasheng at Lingyun Ferry, Duanmu Huai Goes to Leiyin Temple

Fairy Chang'e here took the Jade Rabbit Spirit back to Guanghan Palace, and the king who found his daughter was also very grateful to Duanmu Huai and Sun Wukong. Of course, Duanmuhuai didn't care about this, as long as he stamped the customs clearance documents and let them pass. Although the king stayed and stayed, Duanmu Huai still moved on.

When the two of them were walking on the road that day, they saw the tall buildings in front of them and the several-story Jie Pavilion. They were really towering hundreds of feet into the sky. The auspicious light is colorful and auspicious. It is the peak of the spiritual vulture and the holy land of the Buddha. Underfoot is a large river of living water, with rolling waves and flying currents. It is about eight or nine miles wide and uninhabited. Not far away there is only a wooden bridge with the words "Lingyundu" written on it. Duanmuhuai stopped here, then dismounted, turned around and looked at Sun Wukong.

"The Great Sage."

"Master, you are..."

Sun Wukong was also stunned when he heard Duanmuhuai suddenly calling him that.

"We have reached the realm of the Western Tathagata. If we go forward, we cannot look back."

As Duanmuhuai spoke, he handed the reins of the horse to Sun Wukong.

"Although I don't know what Guanyin told you, since you are already here, your merits are considered to be complete, and it would be unwise to go further. Thank you and Tianma for accompanying me all the way, otherwise this would be a bit boring. Also. Thanks to you."

"Master, you really want to go to the west to kill me."

Sun Wukong held the reins hesitantly and asked.

"Of course, some people respect heaven, some respect earth, and some respect Buddha. But the only people I respect are ordinary people. Maybe in the eyes of the Tathagata, mere mortals don't know how much, and they don't take it seriously. But for me, this is The biggest taboo is that Tathagata indulges the Golden Roc and devours human beings, which is an unforgivable sin. In addition, I don’t like Buddha, so I naturally want to find Tathagata to make it clear.”

"But over there in heaven......"

"Heavenly Court has sent at least one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers. Whether we can fight or not is a matter of strength, and whether we should fight or not is a matter of attitude. What's more, I think you also know that this predecessor was originally a person who did not respect Buddha, and we just happened to be the same. I thought of going together.”

What Duanmu Huai said was true. Although Tang Monk seemed to be a Buddhist, his original reincarnation did not seem to be like this.

According to the original version of Journey to the West, Tang Monk is the reincarnation of the golden cicada under the Tathagata. When the monsters mention Tang Monk, they will say "a good man who has been reincarnated and practiced in ten lives." This sentence probably has two meanings, one of which is that Jin Chanzi was reincarnated and practiced for ten lives before he became Tang Monk. Another meaning is that Jin Chanzi reincarnated and practiced ten times before he achieved Zhengguo and became a disciple of Tathagata. After all, there has been a folk saying in ancient times that golden cicadas shed their shells as a symbol of immortality, reincarnation, and rebirth. So if the golden cicada practiced ten times and achieved Zhengguo, then this would make sense.

It is normal for those demons to think that eating Tang Monk's meat can lead to immortality. After all, Jin Chan originally had this meaning in ancient times. It is very likely that in the eyes of those demons, as long as they eat Tang Monk's meat, they can take off their demon body like the golden cicada, transform into a human form, and ascend to immortality. This is also the reason why all the monsters are staring at Monk Tang. It’s not that the other monks are not delicious, but because the other monks are not the reincarnation of Jin Chan.

As for why Jin Chanzi and Tathagata Buddha did not deal with it, Tathagata made it very clear.

"Because you do not listen to the Dharma and despise my great teachings, I depreciate you as a true spirit and be reincarnated in the Eastern Land."

At first glance it doesn't sound like a problem, but when you think about it carefully it becomes a big problem.

Jin Chan is a good person who has practiced cultivation for ten lifetimes. This is recognized by even monsters. Would a good person take a nap while listening to Buddhist teachings? You have been practicing cultivation for ten lifetimes, why are you still afraid of reciting sutras?

In the original work, when Monk Tang passed through the Kingdom of Chechi, he fought with three great immortals. Among them, the performance of the Holy Spirit on the Cloud Staircase was compared with sitting in meditation. At that time, Monk Tang said, "When I was young, I met the Zen monk Fang who preached that the fundamental nature of life is determined and spiritual. In the gate of life and death, I have to sit for two or three years."

Is it possible for ordinary people to sit in meditation for two or three years without eating or drinking? But thinking that Tang Monk is the reincarnation of Jin Chan, it is easy to accept it.

And since Jin Chan has this ability, if you say that he takes a nap while listening to Buddhist teachings, something is obviously wrong.

Not to mention, many of those Buddhist disciples who went down to earth and committed the crime of killing were actually taken back by the Buddhist sect to discipline them.

If you eat hundreds of people, you will go back to jail. If I take a nap, you will fire me?

Does this make sense?

Then, if we continue to think about it, the conflict between Jin Chanzi and Tathagata is obviously not just a matter of not listening to the teachings, but more of a ideological difference between the two parties.

Although this ideological difference is not explicitly stated in the original work of Journey to the West, it is still hinted at.

Many times, after Tang Seng and his party have finished slaying demons, the other party will take out a lot of money as a thank you gift. At this time, Tang Seng's attitude is always very resolute, "monastics are not allowed to accept these yellow and white things." At most, Huazhai means I want some rice and noodles, or change into new clothes, but money is absolutely not accepted.

And what about Tathagata?

Everyone knows that he still thinks it's cheap for three dou and three liters of gold to recite the sutra. If Tathagata were to take this sutra-seeking route, we don't know how much he would charge.

Looking at it this way, the differences between the two sides are actually obvious.

Tang Seng's attitude is to respect the teachings of Buddhism. Money is something external to the body and cannot be collected.

The Tathagata thinks that if you don't accept money, won't that make my Dharma look contemptuous and worthless? It’s good stuff that you have to spend a lot of money to buy.

If you look at it from this perspective, it is normal for Jin Chanzi to disrespect Tathagata. As I said before, Buddhism before the Tathagata was governed by the Ancient Buddha. Everyone recited the sutras of the Ancient Buddha. It was also the so-called "Theravada Buddhism" recited by Monk Tang. To put it bluntly, monks should stay away from gold, silver, wealth, and suffering. Cultivation of oneself and so on.

But now that Tathagata comes to power, things have to change. The lamp-burning trick no longer works. Now I have the final say in Buddhism, and the money is the biggest in the world.

Therefore, those who stay in Lingshan are all in cahoots with Tathagata. Those who didn’t like it would have left long ago.

Jin Chan cultivates the Buddha of Lighting Lamps, so naturally he can't stand Tathagata's behavior of trying to get money. Thinking about it this way, it is natural for him to take a nap during Tathagata's lecture. We are cultivating Buddhism and cultivating ourselves. What do you read every day in the above, "We must improve performance and raise prices" - are you selling Buddhist scriptures as pork? Who cares about you?

Jin Chanzi couldn't stand Tathagata, and Tathagata naturally couldn't stand Jin Chanzi either, so he found an excuse to demote him to the mortal world. At the same time, it can be regarded as a warning to other people. If you make me unhappy for a while, I will make you unhappy for the rest of your life.

So those who stayed in Lingshan were Tathagata's group of people.

And at the end of the journey, the conflict between the two sides was clearly written.

As we all know, when Monk Tang went to obtain scriptures for the first time, he did not bribe Anuo and Gaye, so they gave them the scriptures without words. Later, he was discovered by the lamp-burning practice, and he went back again and continued to ask Tathagata for the true scriptures. The Tathagata gave another order, and when Anuo and Gaye arrived at the Sutra Collection Pavilion, they still asked Monk Tang for a bribe. If you don't give a bribe, I won't give you the sutra!

Why are they so bold? Because this is the conflict of ideas between Tathagata and Jin Chan.

Jin Chan seems to think that Buddhism is something that can help people all over the world. I have traveled thousands of miles to come here through hardships. You should give it to me if you think of my sincerity.

Hey, Tathagata said that you are an old almanac. Now I have the final say here. Only if you have money can you have the true scriptures. No matter how sincere you are without money, I will not give you the scriptures. Let me see if you accept it!

In the end Jin Chan had no choice but to accept it.

After all, no one was in a better situation. Tathagata was disgusted with him, so he had no choice but to accept it and hand over the purple and gold alms bowl, and then he got the waste paper written by Tathagata.

But it's a pity that Duanmu Huai is not a golden cicada, and he will not make Tathagata disgust him.

Duanmuhuai chuckled, then reached out and patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder.

"As for you... there are no strict spells to bind you, and there are no Tathagata's decrees to obey. From now on, the sky is high and birds can fly, and the sea is wide and fish can leap. Whether you are returning to Huaguo Mountain or going to work in heaven, continue to do your job. Oh my God."

"Master————!"

"Go, go, remember to return the horse, I am not that easy to die. Maybe Tathagata is more difficult for you to deal with, but you also know what I am capable of, right? Okay, don't act like it's a matter of life or death. , let’s go and have fun.”

"This... is, the disciple will obey the master's will."

Sun Wukong gritted his teeth, and finally took the horse and bowed to Duanmu Huai.

"Oh, remember to pass on my book of Food of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. I've eaten it all the way, so I can't eat it for free, right?"

"Yes, then, Master... I'm going to return the horse."

"go Go."

After watching Sun Wukong turn back three times and lead Pegasus away, Duanmu Huai stretched, then turned around, looked at the glorious spiritual mountain in front of him, moved his neck, clenched his fists, and spoke Chant.

"Fifty years in the human world are like a dream and an illusion. There is life and death. What regrets can a strong man have?"

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai walked forward.

In the first step, the earth shook, the earth cracked, and the rushing river waves rushed into the cracks and disappeared. The birds flew up in fear and flew away into the distance.

In the second step, the sky collapsed and the earth burst into flames. Waiting to see the green pines and cypresses turn into charcoal, and the white cranes and deer turn into dead bodies.

In the third step, the souls of the six Bodhisattvas, the Four Diamonds, the Five Hundred Arrows, the Three Thousand Enlightenments, the Eleven Dayaos, and the Eighteen Kalams all dispersed, sighing that the end of the Dharma is coming and all the Buddhas will be destroyed.

At the same time, a loud sound came from the sky.

"Amitabha---!"

Looking up, I saw a vast golden light among the dense clouds. The Tathagata was sitting on a lotus platform with his hands clasped together.

"You scoundrel, how long will you continue to persist in your stubbornness?"

"You say I'm your scoundrel, but do you really take yourself seriously?"

Facing the golden body of Buddha, Duanmu Huai sneered.

"The Sajia traveled all the way to the west to get here, and they saw people dying of hunger and killing all over the land. This Xiniu Hezhou is even worse than the Tang Dynasty in the east. They are barbarians, deceive the people with evil words, and dare to disturb the emperor's heart. Today, on behalf of the emperor, I will kill first and then report. "

"That's wrong."

Hearing Duanmu Huai speak, Tathagata shook his head slightly.

"Your land in the east is like a continent in the south. It's just because the sky is high and the land is thick, the things are vast and the people are densely populated. There is a lot of greed, a lot of killing, a lot of adultery, a lot of deceit, a lot of deception. You don't follow Buddhism, you don't pursue good deeds, you don't respect the three lights, and you don't value grains. . Being unfaithful and unfilial, being unjust and unkind, hiding one's heart from others, killing one's life and killing animals. The sins are full of sins, causing disasters in hell, so even though there is a Kong family, they will fall into the netherworld forever. He established the teachings of benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and wisdom, and the emperors successively punished those who had nothing but death by being hanged and beheaded, as if they were ignorant and indulgent..."

"What does it have to do with you?"

Duanmuhuai coldly interrupted Tathagata's words.

"What are you thinking about? You demons from other countries still dare to say arrogant words and make wild speculations about my Datang. Even if my Datang has shortcomings, it's none of your business?!"

Duanmuhuai stared at Tathagata coldly, that's it? That's it? That's it?

You Tathagata, is this all you have?

Don’t think Duanmu Huai doesn’t know what Tathagata is thinking. He said all this just to say that you are born with sin, so you are inferior and need us to lead you.

What’s the difference between this and the modern bastards who say that you are ignorant because you are not democratic, and everything you do is wrong, and you must listen to our democratic teachings before we recognize you as civilized people?

Catholicism is also like this. It says that humans are born with original sin, so you need to believe in God to let God forgive your sins. Religions have been like this since ancient times.

No, not only religion, but also those aliens, heretics and demons who try to destroy humans.

They start by talking about how evil, selfish, and greedy you humans are... So we need to eliminate humans to save the world and the universe...

However, how we humans live is none of your business? !

If you want to fight, fight, kill, kill, what excuses are there!

You say I am cruel, so I will let you chop off my head?

Wrong!

What the court wants to do is to show you how cruel I am! I guarantee that your accusations are not groundless. You will personally experience the cruelty, brutality, and evil of human beings, and then in the wailing—extinction!

"Cult demon god, you have spoken nonsense about the orthodoxy of my Tang Dynasty. Your crime is unforgivable. I will kill all your clans and leave no one alive!"

Before he finished speaking, Duanmu Huai suddenly shook his body, and the Dharma image suddenly rose up. For a moment, his height reached the sky and covered the sky. It was dark like night, bright red like fire, and murderous like wind.

"Today, watch me destroy your Lingshan, kill your monks, and burn your Buddhist scriptures to punish your crime of misleading the people with evil words! Let this Western Paradise be destroyed and enter the Dharma Ending Age. Die!"