Chapter 664: Buddha and Mahavairocana, the Ultimate State of Becoming an Immortal or a Buddha

"What is the relationship between Sakyamuni and Mahavairocana?"

The young monk Jiekong was puzzled and asked, "Why did the young master ask this question?"

"It was a sudden impulse." Zhang Zhiwei said.

"Is the young master very interested in Buddhist knowledge?" asked the young monk Jiekong.

"Yes, I am a little interested!" Zhang Zhiwei nodded.

Hearing that Zhang Zhiwei, the young master, was interested in Buddhist knowledge, Jiekong was very happy and immediately explained it to Zhang Zhiwei.

He first talked about Sakyamuni.

Sakyamuni is the founder of Buddhism, the Buddha, the World Honored One, the Tathagata, the Great Arhat...

His status in Buddhism is almost the same as that of Zhang Daoling, the founder of Taoism, or even higher.

As for his supernatural powers and deeds, it would take three days and three nights to talk about them.

Among them, the most well-known is that on the day of Sakyamuni's birth, he walked seven steps to the east, south, west and north, pointed to the sky and said: "I am the only one in the world."

The monk Jiekong recommended a bunch of Buddhist scriptures that recorded Sakyamuni's deeds to Zhang Zhiwei, such as "Past and Present Cause and Effect Sutra", "The Origin of Practice Sutra", "The Original Practice Sutra of the Buddha", etc.

Afterwards, he told Zhang Zhiwei about Vairocana Tathagata.

There is a saying in Buddhism that every Buddha has three bodies, namely Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya and Response Body.

Among them, the Sambhogakaya Buddha is called Vairocana Buddha, which is the form after becoming a Buddha after hard practice and attaining the truth. It is an objective existence.

Response Body Buddha is also called Incarnation Buddha, called Sakyamuni Buddha. He is the transformation body of Buddha. Buddha will manifest in various forms of life to teach sentient beings, and the transformed image is the incarnation.

The identity of Sakyamuni is one of the incarnations of Buddha. Because Sakyamuni is the founder of Buddhism and the master, the incarnation Buddha is named after him.

The Dharmakaya Buddha is called Vairocana Buddha, which represents the Dharma itself, is the absolute truth of all things, and is the Buddha nature in the hearts of all living beings.

Among them, because "Vairocana" is translated as everywhere, which means that the light shines everywhere, so the Tantric Buddhism translates Vairocana Buddha as Mahavairocana Buddha.

In short, Mahavairocana is the Dharmakaya Buddha, representing all truths. In Buddhism, it is more like a concrete manifestation of rules.

Among the three bodies of Buddha, there are thousands of incarnations.

Like Li Xiuyuan, he can be regarded as the incarnation of Jigong.

The bald monk who appeared in Journey to the West is the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

There are also thousands of reward bodies, such as Guanyin Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Maitreya Buddha, Dipankara Buddha, Medicine King Buddha, etc. These are all Vairocana Buddha, that is, the reward body Buddha.

But only Mahavairocana, that is, the Dharmakaya Buddha, there is only one and it is unique.

All Buddhas, all Bodhisattvas, all Arhats, all Vajras...even all Buddhist practitioners, their Dharmakaya is Vairocana Tathagata.

It is a rule, a Buddhist principle, and a truth similar to one plus one equals two. As long as you study Buddhism, you will be included in it.

Zhang Zhiwei's knowledge of Buddhism was fragmentary before. He knew a lot of various Buddhas, but he knew very little about the connection between them.

Now that he understood, he suddenly knew what the scene he saw before was.

That is the Dharmakaya of Buddhas and Buddhist practitioners, or their subjective. These Dharmakayas are pieced together, and the whole formed is Vairocana Tathagata.

Or to put it another way, their Dharmakayas are assimilated into the body of Vairocana Tathagata, and they maintain their immortality through Vairocana Tathagata.

Vairocana Tathagata is their carrier. Without this carrier, the vague Dharmakaya of Master Ku Rong would never exist.

While they are carried by Vairocana Tathagata, they are also making Vairocana Tathagata bigger and bigger.

This seems to be a process of mutual achievement, but not everyone can achieve it.

For example, for Master Ku Rong, who has a low level of cultivation, even if his Dharma body is preserved by the Great Sun Tathagata, there will not be any complete subjective consciousness left.

He is just a pure nutrient. From this point of view, he is actually no different from the sacred tree on Nasen Island.

The Great Sun Tathagata is a sacred tree, and all other Dharma bodies are just the sacred forest that constructs the sacred tree.

It’s just that the form it shows is not as cruel as the Nasen sacred tree, but the underlying logic is the same.

This conclusion is absolutely shocking.

However, Zhang Zhiwei has already known all this in his heart, so he is not too surprised, and he will not be like the black magician White, who collapsed after knowing the secret and died without resistance.

Zhang Zhiwei is very calm, there is no fluctuation in his thinking, and he is thinking calmly.

"In the general cognition of Buddhism, Mahavairocana transcends ordinary human cognition and consciousness. It is the embodiment of the wisdom of the origin of all things in the universe, representing wisdom and compassion. It does not have human consciousness or emotions."

"This is somewhat similar to Azathoth in the Cthulhu mythology. Azathoth is the source of all gods. It represents absolute blindness and stupidity. In the eyes of ordinary people, it has no wisdom, no thinking, no fixed image, it is just a cruel cosmic essence."

"And Mahavairocana is more like the opposite of Azathoth."

"Wisdom versus stupidity, compassion versus blind disorder."

But a doubt arose in Zhang Zhiwei's heart, "Is Mahavairocana really just an absolute rule without thinking and consciousness?"

At this time, Master Henglin finished his breath adjustment, and seeing Zhang Zhiwei in deep thought, he smiled and said:

"Little Tianshi just asked about the relationship between Shakyamuni and Mahavairocana, do you want to ask about the relationship between them?"

Zhang Zhiwei stopped thinking and smiled, "I am a little curious after listening to the master's lectures on Buddhism and watching the master's ordination."

When this was said, many people around were a little shocked. In front of the Heavenly Master, he claimed to be interested in Buddhist things. Is the little Heavenly Master going to become a little abbot?

They all looked at Zhang Jingqing, wanting to know how he would react.

Zhang Jingqing looked at his nose and his heart, without any expression, and took it calmly.

When Master Henglin gave the ordination before, he closed his eyes respectfully. It was not that he did not look at anything indecent, but that he was different from Zhang Zhiwei.

Zhang Zhiwei could stare and even peek, but he could not. He had the ordination of the Heavenly Master. If he did the same as Zhang Zhiwei, it would be a king meeting a king.

So he didn't know what Zhang Zhiwei saw.

But from Zhang Zhiwei's question, he vaguely guessed one or two.

As a Heavenly Master, he naturally understood everything about Buddhism.

He thought to himself that his disciple was a little restless. Some things were not so easy to spy on. If he were not here, you would have offended me and I would have to pay you back...

Zhang Jingqing, a bystander, could guess the general idea, let alone Master Henglin, who was the ordained master.

However, he was not angry. Even the Buddha was not angry, so why should he be angry?

"All Buddhism started from Sakyamuni, so Sakyamuni Buddha is called the master. As for the relationship between the two sides..."

Master Henglin said slowly: "Therefore, the nectar has one taste, but the color varies according to the vessel. The Mani has one appearance, but the shadow varies according to the color. The heart that can speak is equal when it turns, and the meaning that is moistened is interpreted in thousands of different ways. The one, three, and five vehicles all originate from the same sect. The Dharma, retribution, and response are the same in essence but different in function."

After that, he said no more.

Although Master Henglin's words were a bit obscure, Zhang Zhiwei still understood.

What he meant was that Mahavairocana and Sakyamuni are the same, and the two Buddhas have the same body, but they are used differently.

But this involves a question of which came first, the chicken or the egg.

Was Sakyamuni first?

Or was Mahavairocana first?

If Sakyamuni came first, it means that Mahavairocana was realized by Sakyamuni. If he could realize it, so could future generations.

If Mahavairocana came first, all Buddhist teachings would be born out of nothing, and there would be a problem...

At this time, Zhang Jingqing, who had been silent all along, suddenly glanced at Master Henglin and thought, this old bald donkey clearly knew it, but he was still sharp-tongued. What was he trying to do?

He added: "The three bodies of the Buddha are the Dharmakaya Vairocana Buddha, the Sambhogakaya Rulai Buddha, and the Nirmanakaya Sakyamuni Buddha."

"Among them, the name of the Sambhogakaya 'Rulai' is actually the abbreviation of the Dharmakaya 'Vairocana'."

"When Sakyamuni Buddha named his Sambhogakaya and Dharmakaya, he named them in the same name, indicating that the Dharma and Sambhogakaya are one and the same."

As soon as Zhang Jingqing said this, Zhang Zhiwei was no longer confused.

Buddhism says that the Dharmakaya is an omnipresent rule and an eternal Buddhist principle.

The Sambhogakaya is the Buddhahood achieved through practice.

Sakyamuni named his Dharmakaya and Sambhogakaya in the same name. Doesn't it just show that the Dharmakaya, like the Sambhogakaya, is not innate, but is obtained through his enlightenment?

"No wonder I saw all the Buddhas in the body of Mahavairocana before, but I didn't see the existence of Sakyamuni Buddha. It turns out that it was him. He is the Trinity!"

"So, Mahavairocana must have his own subjective consciousness."

"Although it may not be visible at ordinary times, just like the rules, it cannot be said that it does not exist."

Immediately, Zhang Zhiwei thought of a very scary thing.

"And if one day, Mahavairocana manifests in the material world like the Nasen sacred tree, what will happen?!"

You know, the scope of the sacred tree is only on the tiny island of Nasen Island, and it has that scale.

And the scope of Buddhism is more than a thousand times larger than Nasen Island?

Zhang Zhiwei suddenly understood why Taoism and Confucianism in history have joined forces to pit Buddhism many times.

Like the beginning of the Three Wus and One Zong's destruction of Buddhism, the Northern Wei Emperor Taiwu Tuoba Tao, he originally believed in Buddhism, and even practiced Buddhism in the country.

But later, he met Kou Qianzhi, a great master from the Taoist Tianshi Mansion.

Under the influence of this high-ranking official, he began to believe in Taoism, and appointed Kou Qianzhi as the national teacher, and also became a Taoist priest.

At that time, his prime minister was called Cui Hao, from the Cui family of Qinghe, and was a great Confucian scholar at the time, proficient in various numerology.

The two surnamed Cui, one Taoist and one Confucian, joined forces to dig a big grave for Buddhism, destroyed 4,000 temples, killed 50,000 monks, and dismissed millions of monks.

At first glance, it seems that the other two religions are a bit unkind and too exclusive, but now it is not difficult to understand.

After all, if you continue to develop endlessly, what a terrible behemoth will appear? !

Then, Zhang Zhiwei remembered a word that appeared many times in the plot-the population red line.

The official statement is that the increase in the population of aliens will lead to an increase in the racial cohesion of aliens, thus conflicting with ordinary people.

Strictly speaking, this is actually very untenable.

Inhumans are not mutants in X-Men.

Except for a very small number of innate extraordinary people, most extraordinary people are ordinary people who practice. Once the next generation does not practice, or has no talent for practice, they will be ordinary people.

There may be a sense of superiority between extraordinary people and ordinary people, but how can racial consciousness be born?

If it is just for this, strictly controlling the red line is a bit too far-fetched.

But if... all religions, even many large sects that can reach the sky, are systems like the sacred tree of Nasen Island...

Then setting a red line is necessary.

No one knows what will happen to a Great Sun Tathagata that expands to the extreme.

But the Nathan Sacred Tree, which had not yet expanded to its extreme extent, single-handedly brought Rome from prosperity to decline back then.

The extent of the stakes is evident.

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"Little Heavenly Master, do you still have any doubts?"

Master Henglin said: "Now the Tiantai Sect is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized. We can't disturb you. If you still have any doubts, we can go to the inn down the mountain to talk in detail!"

"Thank you Master for your kindness. I have no doubts anymore!" Zhang Zhiwei declined Master Henglin.

Master Henglin put his palms together and said, "That's good, that's good. In that case, I'll say goodbye to you all here!"

Having said that, he didn't stop too much and left the Tiantai Sect with the young monk Jie Kong.

When everyone saw Master Henglin leaving, they did not hold back. The Tiantai Sect was dismembered. For Master Henglin, the abbot of the Zen Sect, this was actually a disgraceful thing. We couldn't drag him down for a drink.

After Master Henglin left, everyone naturally stopped staying in the Tiantai Sect to get into trouble and followed him down the mountain.

The head of the Wang family, the head of the Lu family, Master Hu Tu and others originally wanted to hold a banquet at the foot of the mountain to celebrate the success.

But Zhang Jingqing took Zhang Zhiwei away.

After all, Zhang Zhiwei made his own decision to come to the Tiantai Sect to break into the mountains, and Zhang Jingqing did not agree with it.

Now that the break-in is over, if Zhang Jingqing stays to attend the celebration banquet with everyone, what will this sound like?

Even if he was just showing off, he still had to scold Zhang Zhiwei and take him away.

The protagonist Zhang Zhiwei has been taken away, so there is no need to hold the celebration party.

After everyone was polite, they went back to their homes.

When they returned, all the sects were very happy. They did not contribute much in this operation, but the harvest was quite rich.

First, on the eve of the mountain, most of the younger generation received guidance from the Little Heavenly Master.

Second, after going up the mountain, I listened to a lecture on Buddhism by Master Henglin, the abbot of Zen Buddhism.

Third, when they left, the Little Heavenly Master thanked them and said that if anything happens to them in the future, as long as it does not violate morality and is in line with justice, they can ask him to help. And this is exactly what they want during this trip. Wanted.

Isn't the arena about fighting and killing? Isn't the arena about human relations? This time I responded to your call. Next time I am in trouble, it is your turn to respond to my call.

Little Heavenly Master can definitely be regarded as a card that can make a huge comeback. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a king bomb.

Of course, the premise is that this hand of cards is correct, otherwise you will be the one to blow up.