Journey to the Heavens from the Mountain God

Chapter 211
Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty wanted to choose a virtuous and eminent monk to go to Daleiyin Temple in Xitian to obtain Mahayana scriptures. Once the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar in Buddhism.

Today, among all the Buddhist sects in the Tang Dynasty, only Theravada Buddhist scriptures are handed down. Suddenly hearing that there are Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that can be handed down in the Great Leiyin Temple in the West, this is naturally very attractive to Buddhists.

What's more, Xitian Daleiyin Temple is the birthplace of Buddhism, the place where my Buddha Tathagata is located, and it is a holy place in the minds of all Buddhist practitioners.

Moreover, if you go to Daleiyin Temple to obtain the Mahayana scriptures, you can also have the opportunity to prove the Buddhahood, and become a Buddha and ancestor from then on, immortal and immortal, what a temptation!
Hearing that the Great Tang Dynasty is one hundred and eight thousand miles away from the Great Leiyin Temple in the west, along the way they not only have to cross mountains and mountains, but also face the threats of various monsters and ghosts, those Buddhist disciples beat them to death one after another and retreated.

And those great virtuous monks with determination and faith are almost all old and frail people.These virtuous and eminent monks are probably exhausted before they have stepped out of the Great Tang realm!

It is not an easy task to choose an eminent monk who has a firm belief in learning scriptures, is not afraid of danger, and is also proficient in Buddhism, to go to the Great Leiyin Temple in Xitian to obtain scriptures on behalf of the Tang Emperor.

However, as soon as Emperor Tang opened his mouth, those court officials would naturally take action.At this time, during the Water and Land Ceremony, at least [-]% of the eminent monks with names and surnames from the Tang Dynasty came, so they could just choose from them.

And Xuanzang's reputation has gradually spread in the Water and Land Ceremony, and he soon entered the court's sight.

The main reason is that Xuanzang's conditions in all aspects are too suitable. He is not only an eminent monk who is proficient in Buddhism, but also a strong and strong person. He is simply a natural learner.

Therefore, Xuanzang, an eminent monk in his early thirties, immediately attracted the attention of Tang officials.

After investigating Xuanzang's background, he found that he was the grandson of the old Duke Yin Kaishan, with a clean net worth, so he was the perfect candidate.

After knowing Xuanzang's life experience, in the eyes of Tang Emperor Li Shimin, Xuanzang was the best candidate for Buddhist scriptures.

A descendant of the Duke of Tang Dynasty, he is courageous and resourceful, no eminent monk is more suitable than him!

Later, Tang Emperor Li Shimin sent his servant to call Xuanzang into the palace to have an audience.Xuanzang's dignified appearance and generous appearance immediately won Li Shimin's favor.

The Western Paradise is more than [-] miles away, and it must pass through many countries along the way. On behalf of Tang Emperor Li Shimin, Xuanzang went to the Western Paradise to seek the Buddhist scriptures, which also represented his face and the Tang Dynasty.

If Xuanzang was ugly, wouldn't he be ashamed and thrown abroad?People from the western countries must have ridiculed Datang secretly, and they didn't even have any face.

After talking with Xuanzang, Li Shimin became more satisfied with Xuanzang, and immediately made obeisance to Jinlan with him, canonized Xuanzang as his younger brother, and went to the Great Leiyin Temple in Xitian to obtain the Mahayana scriptures on his behalf.

Xuanzang is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, dedicated to goodness, and he is an eminent monk who has done good deeds for ten generations.He died on the way to learn Buddhist scriptures from the West in his previous nine lives. It can be said that the obsession to learn from the Western Paradise has long been imprinted in the depths of his soul.

Xuanzang clasped his hands together, his eyes were full of piety and firmness, and he said to Li Shimin, "My little monk is willing to go to the Great Leiyin Temple in the West Heaven to obtain the Mahayana scriptures for His Majesty."

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said loudly: "Really?"

Xuanzang nodded and said: "Monks don't tell lies, poor monks can't find the scriptures, and you have no face to kowtow to Your Majesty!"

The next day, Tang Emperor Li Shimin saw Xuanzang off in person, and Guanyin Bodhisattva's master and apprentice turned into scabbed monks, and sold the nine-ring tin rod and eight-treasure cassock bestowed by the Tathagata Buddha on the street.

The tin staff and cassock were shining with Buddha light, which attracted the attention of Prime Minister Xiao Yu immediately, and hurriedly went to inquire about the price.

Monk Nalei said: "If you don't follow the Buddhadharma, don't respect the Three Jewels, and force you to buy cassocks and tin sticks, you will definitely sell him 7000 taels; if you respect the Three Jewels, rejoice when you see good things, and take refuge in my Buddha, then I will send him a good relationship!"

Xiao Yu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and reported the matter to Tang Emperor Li Shimin.Afterwards, Tang Emperor Li Shimin wanted to pay a lot of money to buy the tin staff and cassock, and gave them to Xuanzang.

Monk Nalei heard that Xuanzang was going to the west to seek the scriptures, and he didn't even ask for money, so he was willing to donate the tin stick and cassock to Xuanzang to help him.

Xuanzang put on a cassock and held a tin staff. He looked like a living arhat in bliss, surpassing the beauty of Western Zhenjue.The tin rod is biting and fighting with nine rings, and the Pilu hat reflects how rich it is.Sincerely being a disciple of the Buddha is not false, it is better than Bodhi without deceit.

At this time, the leper monk manifested his true body, and it was Guanshiyin Bodhisattva coming to the world.The Tang Dynasty bowed to the sky, all the civil and military men knelt down and burned incense, and the scholars and workers bowed their heads and worshiped, shouting "See Guanyin Bodhisattva!"

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva looked at Xuanzang and said, "The journey to the west to learn the scriptures is difficult and dangerous. I hope you can maintain your original heart, overcome many difficulties, and obtain the Mahayana scriptures in an instant!"

After speaking, the figure of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva disappeared.With the Bodhisattva's endorsement, everyone looked at Xuanzang with even more reverence.

The Tang emperor sent Xuanzang out of Chang'an City with the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and gave him a purple gold and purple gold alms bowl, which was used for the fasting on the way.

Li Shimin took out the wine glass, poured a glass of wine, picked up a pinch of dust from the ground, flicked it into the wine, and said: "It's been a long time, the mountains are far away, and the road is far away. My brother can drink this wine: I would rather love a twist of soil from my hometown." , don’t love ten thousand taels of gold from another country.”

Only then did Xuanzang understand the meaning of Niantu, he drank his thanks, took out the customs certificate, and took two guards, thanked him and left the customs.

Tang Emperor Li Shimin looked at the back of Xuanzang going away, and the haze in the depths of his eyes flashed away.As the king of a country, but was forcibly taken into the Netherworld, and forced to hold a large-scale water and land ceremony, how can there be no hatred in his heart!
It's just that I am afraid of the great power of Buddhism, and the unfathomable power of gods and Buddhas, so I have to endure the humiliation in my heart.

In the City God's domain, a gleam flashed in Wang Mingzhen's eyes. This Buddhist sect really does everything in its own way, leaving no room for anyone to plan.

Not only arranged three disciples with great powers for Xuanzang, but also protected Dharma protectors such as Jialan and Liuding Liujia.

Even in order to prevent Xuanzang from being eaten by those lawless demons, or suffering from life, old age, sickness and death, he even gave two treasures, the nine-ring tin staff and the eight-treasure cassock, for protection.

With brocade cassocks on his body, Xuanzang can be said to be not afraid of water, fire, and poisons, and even sickness is impossible, preventing all kinds of accidents.

If Wang Mingzhen hadn't started the layout 500 years ago and was careful enough, his layout might have been seen by the strong Buddhists long ago.

However, now that the general trend has come, the difficulty of Journey to the West has increased thousands of times.Wang Mingzhen was inexplicably happy when he thought of Tang Xuanzang's four masters and apprentices, and the gods and Buddhas in the sky who were about to be tortured by the catastrophe of Journey to the West.

The official road near Chang'an City is fairly flat, and you can ride a horse.But more than ten miles away from the capital, the official road has been in disrepair for a long time, and it becomes rough.

Wang Mingzhen had long ordered the city gods in the Tang Dynasty to entrust Xuanzang's westward journey to the officials along the way.

Therefore, although the road was difficult along the way, officials hosted a banquet to welcome them everywhere they went.In the territory of the Tang Dynasty alone, Xuanzang had been away for a whole year, and he had gained dozens of catties. He looked like a greasy monk!

However, although the territory of the Tang Dynasty is vast, there are also boundaries.After leaving the territory of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang felt a little unacceptable to eat and sleep in the open air, climb mountains and ridges, and eat dry food.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go back from luxury to frugality.After a year of extravagant life, whether it is Xuanzang or the two guards, they are all used to the beautiful life of government banquets and receptions!

In contrast, it is more and more difficult for them to accept such a life.That is to say, Xuanzang's Dharma is profound and his will is firm, otherwise he would have felt as regretful as those two guards.

After half a month's trek, Xuanzang and his party finally arrived at the boundary of Shuangchaling.The Three Monsters of Shuangcha Ridge is a casual game played by Wang Mingzhen, and it's time to play a role.

The three demons captured Xuanzang and his party, served them with good wine and meat, forced Xuanzang to explain Buddhism to them, and did not give Xuanzang a chance to travel west.

Originally, Dharma protector Jialan was quite happy to see the three demons sincerely following the Dharma.But after Xuanzang was forcibly detained for a month, they looked at the Three Demons with murderous intent.

In the end, it was Taibai Jinxing who made the move and subdued the three demons secretly, and the three demons let Xuanzang and his party continue westward.

Looking at the two alive and kicking guards beside Xuanzang, Taibai Jinxing smiled wryly, not knowing what to do!

Jialan, who was secretly guarding Xuanzang, looked at each other and cast a spell secretly. Two traps suddenly appeared on the way Xuanzang and others were walking.

Sure enough, the two guards accidentally fell into the trap one after another, and died on the spot.

Xuanzang lived with the two guards day and night for a year, and the relationship was very deep. Immediately distraught, he crossed his knees and recited the mantra for them.

At this time, a figure came slowly with a few prey in its hands, singing folk songs. It was Liu Boqin, the Taibao of Zhenshan.

Later, Liu Boqin warmly invited Xuanzang to his home as a guest. His old father had just passed away, and he wanted to invite Xuanzang to perform a ritual to save his father's soul.

Xuanzang readily went without any hesitation.After saving Liu Boqin's deceased father, Xuanzang was also a little tired and fell asleep drowsily.

In the middle of the night, a gust of wind blew, the ground trembled slightly, and a figure slowly crawled out of a new grave, which was the grave of old Liu Boqin's father.

That figure looked like a dead tree, with gray hair, sunken eyes, and an air of rotting corpse, as it staggered towards Liu Boqin's house in the distance.

It seems that the speed is not fast, but after just a cup of tea, he has already entered the courtyard and headed directly towards Xuanzang's place.

What's even more strange is that no one noticed it. You must know that there are Dharma protectors such as Jialan and Liuding Liujia around Xuanzang, which shows that this matter is not simple.

A savage look flashed in the eyes of the rotting corpse, and it stretched out its pitch-black claws, and grabbed Xuanzang who was sleeping peacefully.

Xuanzang still looked unaware, and Xuanzang was about to die under the claws of the rotting corpse.

At this time, the brocade cassock burst out with immeasurable brilliance, filled with Buddha's light, and forcibly shook the carrion away.

"Ow!"

The carrion let out an inhuman howl, and the billowing black air overflowed, which immediately alarmed the Dharma guardians around Xuanzang.

Those dharma guardian gods flashed fear in their eyes. If something happened to Xuanzang under their protection, they would definitely end up miserable.

With this in mind, a group of Dharma protectors will attack at the same time, smash the carrion into pieces, and after covering it up, they will report the matter to the heavenly court and the Buddhist sect.

However, neither the Jade Emperor Tianzun of the Heavenly Court nor the Tathagata Buddha of Buddhism could figure out the origin of the rotting corpse, and a haze could not help but grow in his heart.

The next day, Xuanzang, who was unaware of the danger last night, headed towards Liangjie Mountain under the leadership of Liu Boqin.

At this moment, an erratic voice suddenly came from a distance: "Haha, the master is here, my old grandson can finally get out of trouble!"

Although the voice was erratic, it could be heard clearly. Xuanzang couldn't help being a little terrified when he heard the words, and almost fell to the ground in fright.

Seeing this, Liu Boqin hurriedly supported Xuanzang, and explained with a smile: "Elder, don't be afraid, this must be the cry of a monkey in the mountain. This mountain used to be called Wuxing Mountain, but it was renamed Liangjie Mountain because of our Great Tang expedition to Xiding Kingdom."

"In the past, I heard from my ancestors that when Wang Mang usurped the Han, the sky descended from this mountain, and there was a god monkey under him. Copper juice. Since ancient times, it has survived freezing and starving."

After walking for a few miles, I saw that under the precipitous peak, there was indeed a monkey being suppressed, with its head exposed and its hands stretched out, shouting: "Master, why are you here at this time? Get me out quickly, and I will protect you!" Go to the west too!"

That Liu Boqin was indeed bold, stepped forward, pulled out the sideburn grass for the god monkey, nodded his head, and then asked: "What do you have to say?"

The divine monkey said: "I have nothing to say, teach that sorcerer to come up, and I'll ask him."

Xuanzang asked suspiciously, "What are you asking me?"

The divine monkey said: "Are you the monk sent by the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Land to learn scriptures in the Western Heaven?"

Hearing this, Sanzang nodded and said, "Exactly, why are you asking this?"

The god monkey said: "500 years ago, my grandson made a big disturbance in the heavenly palace and was suppressed by the Buddha. Fortunately, Guanyin Bodhisattva enlightened me, and I just waited for the master to save me. I would like to be an apprentice with you and protect you to go to the west. Learn from the scriptures."

When Xuanzang heard the words, his face showed embarrassment, and he said helplessly: "The poor monk has no ax to chisel, how can I rescue you?"

Sun Wukong laughed loudly and said: "As long as the master climbs to the top of the mountain and removes the Tathagata scriptures, my old grandson will be able to come out!"

Hearing this, Xuanzang climbed up the mountain slowly, and saw a dharma post sticking to the rock on the top of the mountain, shining with bright Buddha light.

Xuanzang bowed slightly to the post, and immediately the post opened by itself, turned into a stream of light, and headed towards the west.

Wukong asked Xuanzang to avoid a certain distance, only to hear a loud bang, a figure soared into the sky, and at the same time, an incomparably joyful voice resounded through the world.

"Hahaha, my grandson is here! My grandson is here!"

Many gods and Buddhas have cast their attention. Who made Sun Wukong become a quasi-powerful person after he has not practiced for a long time?If you give him more time, his achievements will be limitless!
In a dark place, a light curtain floated in the air, the surroundings were dark, the sky was not visible, and several figures were blurred.But in the light curtain in the sky, the figure of Sun Wukong who escaped from trouble clearly appeared.

A voice said faintly: "This monkey is also a pitiful creature. How sad his life is controlled by people! We might as well win him over, maybe he can be used by us."

(End of this chapter)