[Comprehensive Mythology] Asking about the beginning

The Water and Land Dharma Assembly of Xitian Buddhism.

Familiar stories from the previous life flashed through his mind, and doubts could not help but appear between his usual gentle and handsome eyebrows.

But it is the intermingling of past and reality, truth and illusion.

It doesn't feel good, it seems like a prophet, knowing everything that is going to happen.But it is full of infinite possibilities and variables, and every step will lead to differences.

More importantly, this is not the world Jiang Ning is familiar with.And those characters who should belong to the story are no longer thin narratives.

They have flesh and blood, and they really appeared in front of Jiang Ning.The same but different experience trends are not something Jiang Ning can grasp and understand.

This Water and Land Dharma Assembly, also known as the Dharma Realm Sage Water and Land Purdue Great Zhai Victory Assembly, is a major festival of Buddhism in the Western Paradise.The Water and Land Dharma Assembly is based on offering to the Buddhas and sages of the ten directions, and offering fasting food without cover, to rescue all living beings in the six realms, and to set up a wide range of altars, so that all living beings in the assembly can go to each altar to listen to the scriptures and hear the Dharma. .Therefore, the scope of offerings and salvation of sentient beings in the Dharma Assembly is quite wide, so it gathers many inconceivable and extraordinary merits and virtues such as eliminating disasters, universal salvation, upper offerings, and lower offerings.

The Water and Land Ceremony has another seven days, but it is a grand event for the Buddhists to save all lives.

On the first day, at the beginning of the fifth watch, the outer altar was sprinkled clean, and on the fourth watch day, envoys were sent to set up banners on the inner altar to invite all the holy spirits;

On the second day, at the beginning of the fourth watch, the great virtuous monks are invited to go to the hall, and at the fifth watch there is a bath;

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On the seventh day, at the beginning of the Fifth Geng, there will be general offerings to all the monks in the upper and lower halls. At noon, the monks will be fasted.

Seven days later, the Bureau of Journey to the West opened, and Xuanzang traveled westward.

Since stepping into this world, inexplicably, there has been a resistance to Buddhism in the bottom of my heart.In other words, stay away.

Such emotions are not obvious, but they are real.Didn't Xi Fangping notice it?

Wisps of haze flashed unconsciously in his eyes, and they disappeared in an instant.Now that he is in this game, no matter whether he wants to or not, since he knows, Jiang Ning naturally has the heart to go and have a look.

He didn't say much at the moment, but followed Xi Fangping to the place where the Water and Land Ceremony was held.

Since the future is unpredictable, he, Jiang Ning, is not dependent on external things.Instead of guessing out of thin air, it's better to see it with your own eyes and experience it, so what is the plan of the West Paradise Buddhism.

Buddhism is indeed powerful, and it is an innumerable powerful force in the heavens and myriad realms.But it is not a situation of dominance.In the first battle of the Conferred Gods, Taoist Hongjun said that Buddhism should prosper.And the situation after that just confirmed the words of this ancient Taoist.

If this is the case, the situation that the Taoist sects of the heavens and the world are respected has not changed.Xitian Buddhism is not the only one.

And the big day Tathagata assisted His Majesty the Jade Emperor in the central heaven to suppress the rebellion of the demon kings and set up the Journey to the West situation.What you want and what you do is a mere balance between Buddhism and Taoism?

Now that the Water and Land Ceremony has been held, many forces in Chang'an City have already reached the scope of the Pure Land Temple.The boundary of Jingtu Temple not only has a high platform, but also many pavilions, restaurants and teahouses stand aside.

In the heavens and worlds, the strong are respected.Although it is unreasonable, it is also pursued by the vast majority of practitioners.Stretching in the southeast, northwest, and four directions of the Water and Land Ceremony, each has a high pavilion, which is occupied by the powerful forces in Chang'an City.Afterwards, it extends to the restaurant and teahouse.Although the location is not as good as the four high pavilions, there are still people coming and going, and it is very lively.

When Jiang Ning and Xi Fangping arrived at this boundary, all the restaurants and teahouses were already overcrowded and occupied by people.As for the four high pavilions with excellent positions and perspectives, Jiang Ning and Xi Fangping's status and status cannot match them.

Fortunately, neither of them is that kind of fastidious person, so they found a remote and deserted small tea house.A cup of tea, quietly watching towards the direction of the high platform.

Golden lotuses are falling from the sky, the fragrance of the Brahma is bursting with infinite lotus flowers, the vajra shadows of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are flashing, thousands of disciples of the Buddha are chanting the name of the Buddha, and countless good men and women are prostrating and worshiping.And on the high platform, a handsome monk with a dignified appearance, preaching scriptures, countless Buddhist teachings and principles turned into bright and invisible brilliance, flying in all directions.

Joy, anger, sorrow, joy and fear, greed, anger, ignorance, hatred and resentment.Birth, old age, sickness and death, not getting what you want, resentment and hatred meeting, injury and parting, and the five yin blazing.

A hundred miles to the west of Chang'an City, there is a village where ordinary people live.Every day at sunrise and sunset, it can be regarded as a place of escape and seclusion.

Three years ago, there was a tiger in the mountains who cultivated to become a spirit, capable of hurting people.Every fifteenth full moon night, a boy and girl will be killed.The villagers suffered a lot, some hunters went up the mountain to get rid of the tiger, but they never returned.After a long time, it became a problem.

There is a young man in the village, surnamed Zhou, Xingjiu, the youngest son in the family.On the thirteenth year, the solar eclipse is powerful.

On this day, Zhou Jiu prepared arrows, knives, guns, axes and other things, and did not say goodbye to his parents, and sneaked up the mountain to get rid of the tiger's trouble.

This tiger is one of the four phases, a descendant of the white tiger.Although it understands people's words and understands changes, its demon nature is hard to get rid of. Every fifteenth month full night, boys and girls will be taken to eat it.It is also tall and unusual, and it is more vigorous and tyrannical than ordinary tigers.

Zhou Jiu found the Tiger's Cave, and saw the bloody bones strewn all over the ground, his heart hated him, his eyes were about to burst.

It is to cut wood for firewood, burn it with a fierce fire, and block the entrance of the cave.Already hidden by the road, holding a bow and arrow.

The fire started to grow, and thick smoke entered the cave.The tiger roared in anger.With a gust of evil wind, he crashed out of the wall of fire and rushed towards Zhou Jiu.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Jiu also gave up his bow and arrow, held a big knife, and rushed towards the tiger.

Unexpectedly, this fierce tiger has practiced for a long time, and its flesh and blood are as hard as steel.

The knife collided with the tiger's head, not only did it not go deep into the flesh, but it burst open.The tiger didn't hesitate either, it opened its mouth wide and bit Zhou Jiu.

The salty smell pierced his mouth and nose, and Zhou Jiu felt sad, but he said in panic:

"My life is over!"

Just at this time, a Buddhist golden light rushed into the room and scattered.All kinds of wonderful dharmas and Buddhist principles reverberate, all kinds of emotions such as tyranny and bloodthirsty, and the meaning of stability and harmony suddenly arises.Zhou Jiu's face was peaceful, but he put his palms together and walked into the tiger's belly.But upon hearing the Buddha's name, the tiger's demonic energy was gone, and it opened its mouth, spitting out a bald boy with a majestic appearance.It was nine.

Also, there was a small country in the fairy dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, named Zhu Guo.Those who live inside are also mortals.

There is a young man here, surnamed Zhou, named Chu.He has great ambitions, hears about all the beasts in the world, and respects the dragon.It can be big or small, swallow clouds and fog, roam the sea, soar for nine days, manipulate the wind and clouds, and its supernatural powers are innumerable.Zhou Chu was surprised, so he had the ambition to slay the dragon.

He learned two or three dragon-slaying techniques under the tutelage of a different person.Thinking of success, I feel proud.Or to ask, where is the dragon?Why does this technique slay dragons?

Zhou Chu Nuonuo was ridiculed by the people of the country.

There is also an old man here, named Ye Gong, who loves dragons the most.The food, clothing, utensils and dwellings on weekdays are all in the shape of a dragon.When talking with others, you must talk about the appearance of the dragon.

Beyond the sea of ​​stars, the real dragon felt that Ye Gong was pious, so he lowered his real body and appeared in Zhu Guo.

When Ye Gong saw the real dragon for the first time, he was very frightened, and his face was almost expressionless.The dragon's anger stirred up the situation, and he wanted to turn the land of the Zhu country into the Ze country.

At the critical moment, Zhou Chu stepped forward, holding a big sword, to fight the real dragon.Three days and three nights, no enemy.

At that time, thunder and lightning flashed, and the wind and cloud were in full swing, and the dragon's tail of hundreds of thousands of feet swept out, intending to make the entire Zhu country collapse.

At this moment, there was a wonderful sound of Buddha's voice sung in the sky, echoing up and down.After an unknown amount of time, the real dragon retreated beyond the sea of ​​stars.From top to bottom of the Zhu Kingdom, it is a Buddhist country.

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Such a variety, and so on.

With a lingering strange feeling in his heart, Jiang Ning woke up secretly.Then I saw that among the four high pavilions, there were celestial light and auspicious clouds, Taoist scriptures, Confucian aura, demon clan and demon atmosphere, etc., which are almost connected with each other, which can withstand the Buddha's light on the central high platform.

Of these four high pavilions, one is occupied by the Central Heavenly Court, and the person responsible for explaining the teachings is the first disciple of the second generation, the judicial god Erlang Xiansheng, the real king Yang Jian; Zhang Yazi, who is in Chang'an Guozijian, is owned by the demon clan. The person in charge has a mysterious origin and identity, but he doesn't know which side is the demon king and demon saint.As for the last high pavilion, the person in charge never showed his face from the beginning to the end.

Immortals and ordinary people are mixed in the city of Chang'an, and the teahouse where Jiang Ning and Xi Fangping live is remote and deserted with few pedestrians.So Jiang Ning just glanced over and understood the scene here.

I saw that in this tea house, there were only two or three tea customers, all of whom looked strangely intoxicated.Just the seat by the window, a pot of sake, and a handsome and dignified scholar.Looking quietly at the land surrounded by immortal energy outside the window, it seems to be thoughtful, but it is more like falling into a mist.

In the land of Chang'an, there is a large family named Lu.The Lu family has a son named Yan.There are few talented people with handsome appearance and romantic characters.

The Lu family was originally an aristocrat of the former dynasty, but it has been passed down to this day, but it is no different from ordinary people.As soon as Lu Yanfu was born, there were white cranes hovering, landing in the courtyard, turning into a fairy boy, and bestowing elixir and fruit to everyone in the Lu family.Therefore, members of the Lu clan have high hopes for Lu Yan, thinking of him as the son of family revitalization.

When the emperor of the Tang Dynasty emphasized Confucianism and held the imperial examinations, Lu Yan was a man of literary talent. Once he was a high school in the imperial examinations, the prime minister of the dynasty promised him a daughter.Therefore, authority pays more attention to the revitalization of the family.

So many years later, Lu Yan was a high-ranking disciple with countless old officials. Once he was convicted, his parents and relatives were all killed.

The sound of bells and chimes can be heard in the distance, as if there is an endless distance in time and space.The wine cup on the case shattered, and the faint aroma of wine rose, which was enough to free Lu Yan from the dream of dying in the execution ground.

The eyes seemed to be dreaming but not dreaming, waking up but not waking up. After a long while, they gradually returned to clarity.Seeing that scholar Lu Yan let out a long laugh, he raised his palm and walked towards the opposite direction of Jingtu Temple.There is a clear whistle in the mouth, and then the song.

"When people in the world wake up to Huang Liang's dream, they will be at a loss when they dream of returning to the world. They don't know about wealth and power, and dare to take care of themselves in the world of mortals."

Its sound is upright, upright and peaceful, and it also has the meaning of carefree and secluded.All of a sudden, he actually competed with the Buddhist witty words on the high platform, and he did not lose the wind.

"I see!"

At this moment, on a high pavilion not far from the high platform, with three mountain flying phoenix crowns, a black cloak and silver armor, and a golden cloud pattern on his forehead, the handsome Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun gave a cold snort and said quietly.

The Buddhist school set up a journey to the west, how can the Taoist school be willing to show weakness?And the Puritan leader had far-reaching plans, did he arrange a game at the beginning of the Journey to the West game?