After Becoming a Taoist - Chapter 914

  Chapter 914 Verification of Buddhahood

   Xuanzang stayed in Qinglong Temple like this.

  This time he wanted to travel west to get the true scriptures, because he found that there were many mistakes and omissions in the Buddhist scriptures in the Central Plains, and the meaning of the scriptures was unclear.

   He came to the capital of Chang’an to find the emperor in exchange for the customs clearance letter.

  The emperor also saw him and chatted with him a lot, such as the development of Buddhism today, such as the way to check and balance Taoism, such as immortality…

   But he didn’t want to let himself go west, and even asked: “Would you like to return to the secular world, I will be an official for you.”

   But Xuanzang didn’t want to be an official, and he was obsessed with power. What he pursued was only “Buddhism”.

   Originally wanted to travel west alone, but finally decided to wait and see, so I found the Qinglong Temple pending order.

   It’s just that the rules in this temple are different from those in other temples.

   Xuanzang lived next to the abbot’s room, and the abbot was the monk Bajie.

   Monk Dianzu arranged for him a job to sort out the scriptures in the Tibetan Scriptures Pavilion, and put the misaligned scriptures back into place.

   This is a job that makes Xuanzang very appetizing.

  It was only after Xuanzang arrived at the Tibetan Scriptures Pavilion that he discovered that there are Buddhist scriptures, Taoist scriptures, Confucian classics, and even novels loaded here.

   Many of them were created by the monks of this temple.

   Just picked up a copy of “On the Internal Causes of Emperor Liang Wu’s Extermination of Buddhism and the Self-Reform of Buddhism”

   read a few pages and frowned.

   Picked up another copy of “The Common Ground between Taoist Zhuangzi and the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law”.

   frowned even more.

   “Why are the monks of Qinglong Temple not pure at all about Buddhism?”

   Then I saw a copy of “The Biography of the Merry Monk”.

   When I opened it, I was speechless. This book turned out to be a memoir of a monk Purdue’s “women who lost their footing”.

   solves the problem of walking into the heart of a woman who has lost her footing in this way, and uses Dharma to influence her.

   It’s weird, but I couldn’t resist looking at it again.

  Xuanzang finally showed some interest in the library of Qinglong Temple.

   But the few volumes that I have seen the most are obviously books written by many monks and signed “Bajie”.

   “Records of Realizing Buddhahood”

   “It’s such a big tone that you want to attain Buddhahood.” Monk Xuanzang opened one of the volumes with curiosity.

   But he soon became addicted to it, because Monk Xuanzang felt that the idea of ​​Bajie resonated with himself.

   In the book, Xuanzang learned that when Bajie started his journey westward, he was inspired by a Taoist master who taught him his precepts and the foundation of Mahayana Buddhism.

   Followed by doubts about “Buddhist scriptures”, doubts about “Buddha”, and even going to Lingshan step by step.

   But when the monk Bajie went to Dunhuang, he understood that the Buddha is actually in his heart, even among the people.

After the    is written the Buddhist supernatural powers that have been realized.

   Xuanzang became more and more obsessed as he looked, unaware that there was already a monk behind him.

   “How is it written?”

   “Although there are many mistakes, and I am not very proficient in Buddhism, there are also some merits.” Xuanzang said bluntly.

   “Let’s not talk about mistakes and omissions, what are the merits?”

   “For example, the following four realms of attaining Buddhahood seem to be real.”

   “What about the mistakes?”

   “That is a distorted understanding of the scriptures.” Xuanzang said, “Too many personal factors are mixed in, not from the whole, but only with words, but it is inferior.”

   This monk is the monk Bajie.

Monk Bajie saw Xuanzang from the list of hanging lists, and asked about it. He learned that Xuanzang had entered the Cangjing Pavilion to scatter, so he also came to the Cangjing Pavilion and found that Xuanzang had flipped through the book of his spare time. Come to check and start asking.

   But listening to Xuanzang say this to himself, the monk Bajie was not annoyed.

   just smiled and exited the library again.

   Xuanzang never looked up from beginning to end.

   And Bajie had already sent a message to Li Dandao.

  Li Dan said after hearing it: “Let’s just let it be, I have already told you how to deal with it last time, you can control it yourself.”

   Monk Bajie actually wanted to go west, but he was fooled by Li Dandao and lame. Now that he has a like-minded person, he is indeed somewhat impulsive.

   Wants to absorb wisdom from the source of “Buddha”, not this “translation”.

   And Li Dandao had already arrived in the palace at this time, and directly told Li Er about the situation in the East China Sea: “The Dragon King of the East China Sea has compensated Qicheng of Fang City to Pindao.”

   “Millions of dollars can be distributed in one year.” Li Dandao said directly: “The East China Sea Dragon King is the most prosperous in the world. This is the East China Sea Square City.”

  Li Dan said, “This is not a small number, saint.”

  Li Shimin pinched his eyebrows: “If you buy land, I’m afraid you can even buy half of the Tang Dynasty.”

   “I don’t have that plan.” Li Dandao said, “I just need the saint to give me the title of Tianshi.”

   “This share is completely given to the saint.”

   “Are you buying an official?” Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, “I just named you a gentleman a few days ago, how could you be named a Celestial Master so quickly?”

  Li Dan had to sigh: “The saints are too few.”

   Li Shimin really has his own concerns.

  Because so far, Li Shimin has not found anyone who can check and balance the existence of Li Dandao.

  The way of the emperor lies in balance. If Li Dandao is made a celestial master, who will he find to check and balance Li Dandao? Is theocracy higher than imperial authority?

   But Li Shimin’s consideration is indeed reasonable. Li Dandao does have this ability. As for whether there is ambition, ambition can breed at any time.

   “A lot, a lot.” Li Shimin said: “The Tang Dynasty is indeed short of this money.”

  Li Dandao said: “This is to pacify the four seas, and in the future, the four seas will become ministers of the Tang Dynasty.”

   “For this credit, you can be awarded a Duke of Zhenhai, or a Celestial Master, nothing to say.” Li Shimin still didn’t say anything.

  Li Dandao didn’t want that prince, he just sighed: “Then what does the sage plan to do for the poor Taoist?”

   “My son Li Chengqian has reached the age when he should go to school. I want him to worship Aiqing as his teacher.”

   “Worship the poor Taoism as a teacher? Study immortals? Study Taoism? Or study medicine?” Li Dandao was a little inconceivable: “Shouldn’t the sage send a few half-buried old Confucians to teach him?”

   “Like Li Gang.” Li Dan said with a smile.

  Li Gang is the prince killer, no need to mention this.

   “He was not feeling well, and he begged for bones after he hid the matter of the prince.” Li Shimin said helplessly.

   “Then there are others too?”

   Be the prince’s teacher, and the prince who may have to burp in the future.

  Li Dandao didn’t really want to be the prince’s teacher.

   “If Aiqing will teach the prince well, I will make Aiqing a heavenly teacher.”

   This is too good at drawing cakes, what does it mean to teach well?

   taught him to rebel and slap you? He ascended the throne himself, served as his teacher, and finally became a celestial teacher, or even a grand teacher.

  Li Dan spit out.

   But think about it, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty could grow up with a monk, and it would also be acceptable to be Li Chengqian’s teacher.

   said immediately: “Your Majesty’s words are consistent.”

   (end of this chapter)