Chapter 286 Duobao Tathagata

It was not the colorful bundle that Xie Que had imagined.

Instead, a few monks were sitting on a few futons in a forest outside the city, seemingly discussing Buddhist scriptures.

"...If we don't rely on Mahayana theory to explain the meaning of the scriptures, wouldn't it be like a blind man trying to understand an elephant?"

When Xie Que came over, he saw an old monk with gray beard and hair, his brows furrowed, as if he was questioning what the other party said.

Yan Guang, who was sitting opposite the old monk, had a smile on his face: "Believe it or not, Master, you can decide for yourself."

Three old monks sat in a row, meditating hard.

When Yan Guang saw Xie Que arriving, he immediately stood up with a smile and introduced to the three old monks: "The disciples of the poor monk are here."

Then he nodded to Xie Cuo and stood aside with Zen Master Ji Zhen.

Neither of them knew what Xie Que's purpose was or what information he wanted to get.

The old monk in the middle was obviously the leader. His eyes were bright and he looked at Xie Que: "The Buddha's true Dharma body is like the void, and it can appear in response to things, like the moon in the water. How can it be explained?"

Xie Que couldn't help but be startled, the old monk actually got into a fight with him.

The meaning of this sentence is to ask Xie Que, what does it mean that the Buddha's Dharma body is as elusive as the void and like the moon in the water.

But he had read a lot of Buddhist scriptures, and after gaining Jingxuan's memory, he knew these issues very well.

Originally, the correct statement should be based on quotations from scriptures.

But Xie Que did the opposite and just smiled: "It's like looking at a donkey in a well."

What this means is that it is like looking at a donkey in a well.

As soon as these words came out, the three monks all looked a little confused and thought silently.

The old monk was slightly startled and frowned: "I would like to hear the details."

Xie Que explained seriously: "The subject of this question is Zhenru Dharmakaya."

"If we look at it from the standpoint of the true Dharmakaya, the Dharmakaya will have its own response to changes in external objects."

"At this time, it is called seeing one's nature, and only then can the true Dharmakaya be seen."

The old monk nodded, thoughtfully: "Think about it from another angle? It's indeed wonderful."

"Your master said that you have gained extremely profound attainments in Buddhism at a younger age. The poor monk didn't believe it at first."

"After all, no master can achieve enlightenment only after studying the Dharma for decades."

"It seems that in this world, there are indeed high and low levels of wisdom."

The old monk sighed repeatedly, seemingly filled with emotion.

Only then did Xie Que realize that the auras of these three old monks were extremely pure, and there was no aura of practitioners.

He could not see any trace of Qi, blood, soul power or even the ethereal temperament of worshiping gods from these three old monks.

Xie Que didn't know, but the three monks looked like old scholars and seemed to be still thinking about what Xie Que had just said.

He then knew that these three monks were probably the kind of people who only studied Buddhism and did not study the Dharma.

So...because they were mortals, did they escape the disaster?

Xie Que smiled and said: "Now that the master has finished asking the young monk, it is up to the young monk to ask the master in turn."

The old monk nodded: "I don't dare to be a master. The poor monk's name is Huining."

Xie Que said again: "Master, is he from Yun Temple?"

Huining nodded without thinking: "Exactly, it's just that the abbot knew that he was going to encounter a great disaster, so he sent the three of me down the mountain to beg for alms, alas..."

Looking at his appearance, he seems to have compassion, but he is not sad either.

Xie Que's thoughts changed. It seemed that Yun Si had known about this disaster for a long time.

He nodded: "This disaster for Yun Temple is inevitable. I hope Master will look away from it soon."

Huining then sighed again: "There's nothing to look at or not. Birth, old age, illness and death are just ordinary things."

"But that's fine. Brothers and sisters have entered the Paradise of Paradise earlier. Amitabha..."

He turned around and said the Buddha's name in the direction of Yun Temple.

Xie Que then said: "My condolences, Master. I still have some questions that I would like to ask Master."

Huining sat back on the futon: "Ask."

Xie Que said thank you, and then asked: "Which Buddha does the master believe in...?"

Huining was slightly stunned. She didn't expect Xie Que to ask such a question. She answered directly without any concealment: "Everyone in Yun Temple believes in Zhenru."

Suchness is eternal existence.

In Buddhism, it refers to the current Buddha.

Because both the past and the future are illusory, there is no present and eternity.

It's just that due to cultural differences among sects, the names for Buddha are different.

Xie Que couldn't help but frown.

If they only believed in Buddha, there would be no reason for King Chilong to kill them.

After all, according to Xie Que's guess.

As the hands and feet of a certain Buddha, the Red Dragon Dharma King killed all the followers of this Buddha.

Since everyone at Yun Temple believes in the truth, they should not be the target of the Red Dragon King.

Unless Huining told a lie, or there was another secret in Yun Temple.

Of course there is a possibility.

That is the target of the Red Dragon Karmapa, only those who remember the "Forgotten Buddha".

Huining and the others were just ordinary disciples in Yun Temple, and they had never been exposed to the core secrets of Yun Temple in their entire lives.

Xie Que's mind turned over and over again, and he asked again with some persistence: "Are there any other Buddhas enshrined in Yun Temple?"

Huining replied without hesitation: "No."

Xie Tong nodded, clasped his hands and looked at Huining: "Thank you, Master."

"It is the poor monk who should thank you." Huining sighed: "Thinking from the perspective of the Dharmakaya is something that the poor monk has never thought of."

"The Buddha gave me wisdom, but I don't have the wisdom."

Wisdom?

Xie Que was struck by lightning, and couldn't help but think of the Zen saying Huining had asked him just now.

Generally speaking, there are many Buddhas who can represent wisdom in Buddhism.

The Buddha is of course no exception, but for the current Buddha, Vairocana Tathagata.

What he represents is always great wisdom.

Rather than wisdom.

For Buddhist disciples, such symbolic words of Buddha are very important and cannot be wrong.

After all, the power of gods and Buddhas is extremely important, and every bit must be clearly distinguished.

A wrong word may deviate from one's own meaning.

Even Master Jichen, a believer of Vairocana Tathagata, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

A Buddhist disciple like Huining who is rigorous in his studies and respects Buddhist principles will definitely not make such a mistake.

Xie Que took a deep breath and asked Huining again: "Master...how many golden Buddha statues are enshrined in Yun Temple?"

In general Buddhist temples, there are three golden Buddha statues enshrined, which are generally divided into the reward body, the Dharma body and the response body.

But the entire mountain of Yun Temple was smashed to pieces by the Red Dragon Dharma King with a slap.

With his subtle level of strength, those golden Buddha statues are probably transformed into the most basic microscopic particles, and there is no trace of them.

Huining said truthfully: "Three."

Xie Que was no exception, and just said: "Which three?"

The three incarnations of Vairocana Tathagata are the Pure Dharmakaya Buddha, the Perfect Reward Body Buddha, and the Response Body Sakyamuni Buddha.

This is a question that every Buddhist believer knows. Huining was a little puzzled as to why Xie Que asked such a simple question, but he also answered: "The Dharmakaya is the Lengyan Bodhisattva who represents power and majesty, the reward body is the Great Wisdom Dharma Lotus Bodhisattva, and the response body is the Eastern World Treasure Pure Buddha..."

The more Huining spoke, the more stupid they became.

Which Buddha is this?

Which three Bodhisattvas are these?

They had never heard of the names of the three Bodhisattvas.

As a believer of Mahavairocana, Master Jichen could not help but stutter: "This... this... Amitabha..."

Such a statement, when heard by him, was a great disrespect to the Buddha.

But no matter who it was, they would be shocked by Huining's statement.

Master Jichen could not help but ask: "You... have not been to other temples to discuss the Dharma?"

Huining smiled bitterly and said: "You might as well tell the master that the three of us brothers have grown up in Yun Temple since childhood, and this is the first time we have gone down the mountain..."

Xie Que sighed, it seems that the problem lies here.

Huining and the other two only know the true nature, but they don't know that the outside world has already changed.

The true nature they believe in... has changed.

Huining looked at the appearance of the three people and said everything he knew about the true nature.

But no matter what, the Tathagata Buddha he mentioned is completely different from what the people present know.

Even, there is not a single thing that can match.

Xie Que originally thought that the Yun Temple might believe in the Buddha who had already become a Buddha and went to Dipankara.

But it did not match the content of the Aggravated Agama Sutra that he got on the Desire Sea Ship, so this answer could only be abandoned.

However, according to what Shen Gongbao said, the Desire Sea Ship was made of the corpse of the demon Buddha.

That means that the Red Dragon Dharma King should be a person of the same era as the Desire Sea Ship.

The Desire Sea Ship went down to the world because the Dipankara Buddha wanted to kill its believers.

Then, the Red Dragon Dharma King’s purpose should be the same.

This present Buddha... is a great god of the same era as the Dipankara Buddha in the past!

A name obtained from the white bone monk gradually took shape in Xie Que’s mind.

Many Treasures Tathagata.

And what Huining said seemed to overlap with the Aggravated Agama Sutra in part.

After all, the Dipankara Buddha was the master of this Many Treasures Tathagata.

Xie Que took a deep breath, if his guess was right.

The monks of Yun Temple believed in this Duobao Tathagata.

Xie Que wanted to chant the name of Duobao Tathagata and ask Huining about it, but just when he was about to say these words.

He suddenly got goose bumps, as if he was being watched.

Even his soul seemed to be about to collapse.

This feeling was almost exactly the same as when he destroyed the statue of Dagon and was cursed by the Sea God Temple.

It was just that the degree was much more terrifying.

Xie Que instantly extinguished this idea. The power of these gods was really terrifying.

He just wanted to chant his name, but he attracted attention.

The two Zen Masters Jichen were a little confused.

But even if Xie Que wanted to tell them, he had no way.

Because he knew that this seemed to involve the forbidden land of a god.

It seems that these secrets can only be solved after he has the power to contend with the gods.

Xie Que sighed, and then communicated with the two masters in his soul.

They decided to completely erase Huining and the other two's memory of this nameless Buddha, otherwise it would be too dangerous for them.

Any extreme Buddhist disciples would probably kill them after hearing the three's teachings.

Although Huining and the other two were old, Master Jichen took the initiative to receive the three old monks into the Zen forest to ensure their peace for the rest of their lives.

After completing all this, Master Jichen took the three old monks away.

After all, those Zen forest disciples were still taking refuge in a barren mountain, and senior brother Guya Zen Master could only breathe a sigh of relief.

He still has a lot to do.

When Xie Que and his master were preparing to return to Jinmen, suddenly the sound of poetry reciting reached their ears.

"Because the monk asked me why I came to the west, I said that I don't remember the years when I live in the mountains."

"The grass shoes only have three ears, and the sackcloth has been used to mend the shoulders twice."

…

Following a few light footsteps and chants, a figure wearing blue and white monk robes walked out from behind the forest.

His face was as gentle as water, seeming to have compassion and a unique sense of boldness.

The monk has a string of rosary beads hanging on his chest, with a piece of jade in the center of the rosary beads. His hair hangs down in front of his shoulders, making it very tangible.

"You two fellow disciples, you are polite." A few soft sounds came from the monk's mouth, as if they were coming from the sky, shaking Xie Que's soul.

"Master is...?" Xie Que couldn't see the depth of the person in front of him, but he also knew that this was at least a person above the sixth level.

There are only so many Six Realms on this land.

The word "same disciple" and the attire on his body clearly show that he is also a disciple of the Buddha in the Reincarnation Path.

There were just seven Buddhist disciples, and Xie Que didn’t know which one they were.

The monk responded with a smile: "I am you in the future."

"Everything I have, you will have too."

Xie Que understood this. It seemed that the other party saw Xie Que's current strength and had the qualifications to compete for the Buddha's son.

"I've seen Bibo Buddha." Yan Guang on the side was not surprised. He just smiled and saluted with his hands clasped together.

Bibo Buddha?

Xie Que instantly had the identity information of this Buddhist disciple in his mind.

Bibo Buddha was a figure from tens of thousands of years ago, but he was not obsessed with the struggle for power.

It is said that Bibo Buddha's favorite thing is to pretend to be a knight among mortals and draw his sword to help.

He is the most mysterious one among the seven Buddhist disciples.

But since this is the case, Xie Que is not afraid that the other party will be detrimental to him.

Although his strength has greatly increased now, he is still a little unsure when facing a real Sixth Realm.

After all, after reaching the Sixth Realm, he came into contact with the essence of divinity and had many strange and various methods. It might be difficult for him to fight against it with simple martial arts.

Xie Que also saluted and said, "I have met Bibo Buddha."

"You and I have both practiced Bodhicitta." Buddha Bibo took a step forward gently: "But your Bodhi tree seems different from mine."

Xie Que is not surprised. After all, it is too easy to identify the pure Buddha energy that practitioners who have achieved Bodhicitta have.

I have also been recognized several times.

Yan Guang on the side was not surprised when he heard the four words "Bodhicitta Awakening" and just smiled.

"Buddha, I'm afraid I didn't have a clear purpose when I came here." Yan Guang's tone was relaxed and comfortable, as if he was meeting an old friend.

"Yes, you and I have not seen each other for thousands of years, and now your third life has finally come true." Bibo Buddha seemed to be feeling emotional.

Xie Que is not surprised. His master is so mysterious that even he can't clearly see his strength now.

And he seems to have friends with many important people.

"It's just a fluke." Yan Guang smiled.

"This is not a fluke, but your extraordinary strength..." Bibo Buddha said, and just sighed: "But I didn't expect that you actually worshiped a god."

Yan Guang smiled bitterly: "There is nothing we can do about it. When my memory woke up, I was already a spiritual general."

Bibo Buddha laughed: "Fortunately, otherwise there would be eight Buddhas on the reincarnation path today."

Xie Que's heart moved. It seemed that his master had a great background in his previous life, and he was most likely a preparatory Buddhist disciple like himself.

Yan Guang smiled: "Now, we can also be eight Buddhist disciples."

Bi Bofuzi's eyes fell on Xie Que and nodded: "It seems that Old Long's eyes are still vicious. He could find you and me from the crowd back then, and now he can still find such good prospects."

Yan Guang chuckled and continued to ask: "How is the Dharma King doing now?"

The Dharma King he spoke of was naturally the Crimson Dragon Dharma King.

"The old dragon was exiled to the void by the dwarf. I don't know how many years it will take to return." Bibo Buddha shrugged nonchalantly: "But if the old dragon can regain his consciousness, he should be back soon."

"However, Lao Long has indeed been too domineering in recent years, and it is normal for the three Dharma Kings to be dissatisfied."

Yan Guang seemed to be sighing: "In that case, are you here to take over the throne of Dharma King?"

Bibo Buddha sighed: "Yes, my carefree days are over."