Journey to the West: Moral Heaven

As soon as Maitreya Buddha appeared on the stage, he firmly grasped the rhythm. Chen E knew that it would be impossible if he didn't show up, so he flew into the house immediately, stopped in front of the dragon girl, and said indifferently: "Maitreya Buddha is not in Lingshan to be the prince, what's the use of coming to my Tang Dynasty?" What are you doing?"

Chen E's attitude is very particular, Xiao'e is looking south to the Guangming Buddha, a majestic Buddhist official who seals borders, one of the four major continents, in terms of status, he is no worse than Maitreya Buddha, the prince, or even higher.

After all, the prince is not an emperor, so he has to behave with his tail between his legs, so as not to be deposed as if he was invited to buy his reputation.

If it is the case in the world, Buddhism can be regarded as a regime, and it is nothing more than the case.

According to Buddhism itself, the burning lamp is the Buddha of the past, Tathagata is the Buddha of the present, and Maitreya is the Buddha of the future. He controls the different stages of Buddhism according to the destiny and God's will, but Chen E doesn't believe this. He never thinks that Buddhism is a pure place.

In Chen E's eyes, Ran Deng is the Supreme Emperor, compared to Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, Rulai is the emperor, compared to Tang Taizong Li Shimin, and Maitreya Buddha can only be compared to Li Chengqian or Li Zhi. In this way, the past, present and future within Buddhism The relationship is clear at a glance.

Tathagata can be regarded as a generation of heroes, Maitreya Buddha wants to succeed to the throne, how can it be so easy?

He is only a prince, and Chen E is the biological father of Nanchang Guangming Buddha, so he naturally has to rely on himself.

Maitreya Buddha's eyes flashed brightly, and he said: "What does Benefactor Chen mean by this? Could it be that the poor monk of the Tang Dynasty can't come?"

Chen E took out the golden seal of commanding ghosts and gods from Li Zhi, put it in his palm, and said plausibly, "Buddhism is forbidden in the Tang Dynasty, and all Buddhists are not allowed to enter the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid the crown prince has forgotten it?"

Maitreya Buddha was furious when Chen E called him a prince, thinking that the future Buddha of his dignified Buddhist family would be forced by Chen E to become the prince of the world.

At the same time, he could feel Chen E's vicious intentions even more!

That's right, it's vicious!

Just imagine, if the Three Realms recognized his title of prince, what would be the difference between Buddhism and the dynasty of the world?

The dynasties in the world have their ups and downs, will Buddhism also have a day of disintegration?

Don't underestimate the mere speculation or discussion. For Da Neng, heaven and man interact with each other, and more Da Neng participate in the discussion, which will gradually affect the way of heaven and make it have a certain tendency.

This is fatal to any party!

But this kind of thing can't be distinguished. After all, isn't the structure of Buddhism's past, present, and future the same as the power structure of a human dynasty?What is the name of the future Buddha if he is not called the prince?

"Amitabha"

Maitreya Buddha secretly felt a headache, so he shouted the Buddha's name and said: "Benefactor Chen is a predestined person in my Buddhist school. If you target Buddhism like this, aren't you afraid of being backlashed?"

The golden light of the great seal in Chen E's hand flashed, and the void also faintly fluctuated!

Obviously, Maitreya Buddha used Buddhist supernatural powers, but in the territory of Tang Dynasty, Chen E held the golden seal of ghosts and gods, and communicated with Datang's luck all the time. Any abnormality would attract luck's counterattack.

Chen E smiled slightly: "You see, the prince. The longer the delay, the stronger the rejection of Buddhism by the fate of the Tang Dynasty. Anyway, there are only two Bodhisattvas who are waiting for enlightenment. Why is the prince reluctant? Could it be that Buddhism is revived in the Tang Dynasty? Can't you reach the karma of two Bodhisattvas who have attained Enlightenment?"

Brother Li Jingye couldn't help but look at each other.

The two brothers were born in the family of the Duke of the State, and their political acumen is quite high. As soon as they heard it, they knew that they had been involved in a big whirlpool. Obviously to save myself.

The situation is so obvious, why don't you know what is good or bad?

Li Jingye gritted his teeth fiercely, cupped his hands and said: "The two of us were obsessed with ghosts for a while, and then we gave birth to arrogance. At this time, we have come to our senses. Please forgive me, Buddha Maitreya."

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Maitreya Buddha felt powerless all over his body.

Not long ago, he discovered that Li Jingye, Li Jingyou and others were rebellious. After careful calculation, as long as Li Jingye attacked Luoyang first and then surrounded Chang'an immediately after Li Jingye raised his troops, he still had a certain hope of success, so he cast his attention on it.

Of course, he will not end in person, the cause and effect of instigating a war in the world is very great, the reason why he showed up today is really a sign of chaos.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with Chen E calling him the prince.

The core of the teachings of the third Buddha of Buddhism is the word fate, that is to say, the Dharma advocated by the Buddha has declined, and the fate with the mother-in-law world has also been exhausted, and it is necessary to guide all living beings with a new Dharma.

But to strip away the phenomenon to see the essence, not only to listen to his words, but also to observe his deeds, no matter how dazzling his demonstration is, the historical context will be clear after a stroke.

From the perspective of the history of Buddhism, the Burning Lamp Buddha was once called Dingguang Tathagata, and the light Buddhism he represented was too idealized, and he could not illuminate the darkness in the shadows. The consciousness-only theory represented by Tathagata Buddha, that is, Faxiangzong, has stepped onto the stage of history.

The problem with Faxiangzong is that the scriptures are cumbersome and too high-end, and it is difficult for ordinary believers to understand, which leads to many misinterpretations of Buddhism, specious annotations of scriptures, and even selective selection of parts that are beneficial to oneself. This requires a new kind of Buddhism to replace Faxiangzong, simplify the meaning of the scriptures, and make it more suitable for ordinary people, and Zen came into being.

Maitreya Buddha advocated that compassion is the foundation and convenience is the door. Isn't that the purpose of Zen Buddhism to open the door of convenience?

In the history of the earth, when Zen was just emerging, there was still a dispute between Zen and Pure Land Buddhism. Since the Song Dynasty, Zen and Pure Land Buddhism have gradually merged. Now the entrance to the formal Buddhist temple is the Temple of Heaven, dedicated to Maitreya Buddha. The four heavenly kings stand on both sides. , implying the four convenient methods, which is the connotation of the Temple of Heavenly Kings.

Going back to Tathagata again, Tathagata is a hero of a generation who has great ambitions to transcend the way of heaven. Although the previous Yuanhui will fail, this Yuanhui still has the ambition to fight for it. This indirectly led to the dispute between Faxiangzong and Zen.

Fa Xiangzong is the way of the Tathagata. Its core content is that all dharmas have no self-nature. The essence lies in a change of characters. In a sense, abdicating the throne and letting the virtuous is equivalent to admitting that one's own way is flawed. Then he will never have the opportunity to transcend the way of heaven.

The core of Zen is to understand the mind and see the nature, and the essence lies in a constant word. Obviously, there is a change and a constant. Although the two have a lot of overlap in terms of scriptures, the core essence is completely different.

Although some monks forcefully seek agreement, when others question it, they will use all kinds of mysterious and mysterious statements to fool people. If you don’t understand, you are stupid. Go home and think about it, and then ask after you understand it.

But even with all kinds of rhetoric, it is difficult to hide the essential difference between change and permanence, so the relationship between Tathagata and Maitreya is very subtle.

It's not that the Tathagata insists on holding the emperor's throne, but that it is about Taoism and Taoism, and there is no way to back down. Guan Daotong, the Tathagata still recognized Xiao'e's status, and granted Xiao'e Nanchang Guangming Buddha, hoping that Xiao'e could carry forward the Dharma Xiangzong in the Tang Dynasty.

This can play a beneficial role in the way of the Tathagata.

Take the matter of conferring on Meiniang and other Enlightened Bodhisattvas as an example. Tathagata pushed the matter to Maitreya. If not, Meiniang will continue to ban the Buddha. What will be damaged is the overall interests of Buddhism, which will inevitably arouse many complaints.

But conferring, because Meiniang is the goddess of pure light that he enlightened, conferring the bodhisattva karma is tantamount to admitting defeat, and it will have a negative impact on his reputation, which leads to the result that he is not a human being inside and outside. Whether it is taught or not, the ultimate beneficiary is the Tathagata.

If Buddha Maitreya wanted to break the situation, he could only overthrow Meiniang's rule in the Tang Dynasty. Li Dan was disappointed and disappointed, and Li Jingye flinched under the threat of Dragon Girl. How can I find another chance to overthrow Meiniang?

"Amitabha"

Maitreya Buddha secretly said, the key is that his situation in Buddhism is not as comfortable as he imagined, Tathagata dug holes for him everywhere, seeing that Mei Niang's matter is a foregone conclusion, it is not good to hurry up and stop the loss in time.

Moreover, as the prince of Buddhism, he is well aware of the shortcomings of Fa Xiangzong. Even if Buddhism revives, it will never be Fa Xiangzong. It can only be Zen. Once Zen flourishes in the East, the incense he can harvest will be far higher than Tathagata.

The temporary retreat is for a brighter future, so Maitreya Buddha shouted the Buddha's name and said: "Please tell the Queen Mother, Lord Chen, three days later, the poor monk will go to the Tang Palace in person to enlighten her."

Chen E smiled and cupped her hands with Mimi, "Thank you for your kindness, the prince, but don't forget about the little white dragon."

This kid has no eyesight, he said "Prince" to the left, and "Prince" to the right, Maitreya Buddha didn't want to stay for a moment, he gave Chen E a hard look, and said a word, telling him to come along, and then disappeared in a flash .

"Humph!"

The dragon girl snorted sourly: "I wonder why you are so kind. It turns out that it was because of your Mei Niang that you became a bodhisattva!"

Brother Li Jingye only felt extremely embarrassed, wished he didn't have long ears, hearing about the secrets between Chen E and the Queen Mother was a death penalty, at this moment he could only pretend that he didn't know anything, and kept his eyes on his nose and nose on his heart.

"That's what the empress dowager deserves. Prince Maitreya orders people to do things, but he doesn't benefit them. I just can't see it and fight for the empress dowager."

Chen E glanced at Longnu lightly, then turned her head and said to the two brothers: "The matter of treason is only on paper and has not yet been implemented, so there is no need to show your head to the Queen Mother. The participants are just those few people anyway. With your abilities, you can settle the unsettled situation." Difficult, besides, today’s matter must not be spread to outsiders, otherwise I will invite the Queen Mother to punish the two of you!"

"Don't worry Chen Zhuangyuan, we haven't heard anything!"