Journey to the West: I, the Dragon Prince of the East China Sea, worship Bodhi

After talking with the patriarch, many doubts in Ao Qing's heart were also answered.

Naturally, he became more vigilant towards the demon lord Bo Xun.Because of this conversation, Ao Qing already knew that the demon lord Bo Xun, the "Sixth Heaven Demon King" whom he had never met before, was not just a simple "Devil King".

Bo Xun is at least a great supernatural being comparable to Tathagata Buddha.It is definitely a "holy" state, and even a more powerful existence.

Even, Ao Qing had more conjectures from the words of the patriarch.In order to get confirmation, he asked again: "Master, on the sixth day of the Desire Realm, there shouldn't be only one great supernatural being, the demon lord Bo Xun, right?"

A little surprise appeared in the eyes of Patriarch Bodhi, and said, "How did you know?"

Ao Qing said: "Although, the birth time of the demon lord Bo Xun should be before the Tathagata Buddha. I have heard that he was originally a great Buddhist sage when the ancient Buddha Dieng Deng was alive. However, even so, a Buddhist sage is not It is possible to fall into the devil way without any reason and become a demon master. On the other hand, there are three Buddhas in Buddhism, and three heavenly gods in Taoism. Although the devil in the world of desire cannot be an enemy of the three religions at the same time, he can fight against Buddhism on an equal footing. It shouldn't be too powerful."

The patriarch nodded slightly: "It makes sense. Yes, the demonic way is indeed not limited to the demon lord Bo Xun. However, this involves something outside the world."

Ao Qing was a little puzzled: "Outside the world?"

The patriarch nodded and said, "Do you know that Buddhism divides the three realms into the desire realm, the form realm, and the formless realm?"

Ao Qing nodded.Of course he knew.The realm of desire is the realm of the human world.The Form Realm is a world of appearances, which can be understood as the Buddha Kingdom and the Heavenly Court are both forms of the Form Realm.The Formless Realm is a world where only the spirit exists.

As small as the ghost mother god, the four heavenly kings, the emperor of the sun palace, the emperor of the moon palace, etc., and then to the god of the bodhi tree and the heaven of Malizhi.As big as Emperor Dongyue, Tianzun Leizu, and even Emperor Ziwei.

As for Zhong Lichun, his relationship with him is always a friend, and there is really very little love, even Zhong Lichun's feelings for him are the same.Therefore, Ao Qing didn't focus on it.

The four heavenly kings respectively guard the four heavenly gates in the southeast, northwest and north, and the four heavenly gates illuminate the four continents. Therefore, as representatives of the four continents, they can exist in the 24 heavens.And the same goes for the other heavens.Sun Palace Tianzi's Guangming Palace represents the sun.Moon of the Son of Heaven.

It can be said that among the 24 representative "god generals" in the "24 Heavens", Moyan Shouluo is definitely in the forefront!

Patriarch Bodhi said: "The great supernatural being in the formless realm has long since died out and no longer exists, so it's okay not to mention it. The great supernatural being in the formless realm is called the Great Freedom King, and the Sanskrit name is Moyanshouluo."

Ziwei Tian of Emperor Ziwei represents the star palace.Leizu Tianzun represents the top of the sky, and King Yan Moluo represents the underworld.Even the "Dragon King Sajara (referring to the Dragon King of the Four Seas)" can have a place on it.Therefore, 24 Heavens is more like listing 24 representative figures.There is no distinction between strength and weakness.

Therefore, it will give people a feeling of disordered ranking.This is because 24 Heavens is not a ranking, but a pronoun similar to a map.

In "Hinduism", he is even called the Lord of the Three Thousand Worlds, the supreme god. You must know that Hinduism and Buddhism have mutual influence, and even Indian Buddhism merged into Hinduism.Therefore, this statement can also be regarded as having a certain reference value.

In "Journey to the West", 33 days away seems to be just a place, come and go at will.But in the world where Ao Qing lives today, this is not the case.There is a place above the nine heavens, above the heavens, and it is by no means as simple as it sounds.

Many people may feel ambiguous about the concept of 24 heavens. Some people think it is 24 gods, while others think it is 24 places.

Ao Qing heard the words and said: "Sure enough, Master can't hide anything from Master. In fact, this time, this disciple did encounter some troublesome things outside..." Ao Qing told about Yang Chan and Tu Shanqiqi .

Ao Qing immediately understood.

Obviously, the 24 heavens are not ranked by strength, but by position, and a representative sacred is selected as the ranking.

The patriarch said: "The realm of desire, the realm of form, and the realm of formlessness are just the teachings of Buddhism, but Buddha, demons, and Tao all exist in the three realms. What you can touch now is the existence of the realm of desire. In the realm of desire Realm, the demon lord Bo Xun is the leader of the demonic way. But in the Form Realm and Formless Realm, this is not the case."

The patriarch smiled: "Then what do you think of the Dragon Clan? What do you think of your father? What do you think of me as a teacher?"

It's like, the Tathagata Buddha is also the current Buddha in the Desire Realm.However, this does not mean that there are no such ancient Buddhas as Dideng Buddha and Amitabha Buddha.It's just that the ancient Buddha in the Desire Realm almost doesn't appear on his own initiative now.

Ao Qing asked: "Then who is the great supernatural being in the Form Realm and Formless Realm?"

Patriarch heard this, and nodded slightly: "Then what do you think?"

The patriarch said: "However, you don't need to know too much about Moyanshouluo for the time being. You only know that he is the Great Freedom King, and there is another representative existence in the magic way besides Bo Xun. Just like that Amitabha Buddha , They are all holy that existed before the great age, and the brilliance has always bloomed in the past, not to mention you, and even I may not have any intersection with him."

"Mo Yanshouluo?" Ao Qing was startled.

It's not that he hasn't heard of this title.

Ao Qing heard from the Buddha in Lingshan that Ao Qing's "heart realm" is like a kind of colorless realm.

Ao Qing nodded and said, "Disciple, remember."

However, the distinction between the Form Realm and the Formless Realm is not clear.It may be in the Three Realms, or it may be outside the world, just like the Daoist Temple of Sanqing is 33 days away.

24 Heavens, there are Merit Heaven, Biancai Heaven, Brahma Heaven King, Di Shitian, Four Heavenly Kings (Eastern King of the Kingdom, Southern Zengchang Heavenly King, Western Guangmu Heavenly King, Northern Duowen Heavenly King), Sun Palace Heaven, Moon Palace Heaven, King Kong Secret Trace Warriors, Moyanshouluotian, Sanzhi General, Weituotian, Firm Ground God, Bodhi Tree God, Guizimu, Malizhitian, Suoluo Dragon King, Yan Moluo King, Kinnara King, Zi Emperor Wei, Emperor Dongyue, and Leizu Tianzun.

However, Ao Qing has heard of the Great Self-Zai Heavenly King Moyanshouluo, as a sacred statue.Although he didn't know much about Mashouluo, he was mentioned in the "Deva Bodhisattva Shilenga Sutra" and "The Great Sun Jing" as the great god who irrigates the three thousand realms, and he is called the top color of the color world. Lord of the sky.

It's like, when you mention hell, you will think of the king of Hades, and when you mention heaven, you will think of the Jade Emperor.But their strength is by no means equal.

Ao Qing was taken aback.

It can be seen that the 24 heavens are represented by a sacred statue.However, the gap in these sacred strengths is very large.

Relatively speaking, the leader of Taoism in the Desire Realm, that is, the "Human Realm", is Jinque Yuchen Tianzun.However, the Sanqing, such as Yuanshi Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun, still exist.Perhaps they correspond to the "leaders" of the Form Realm and the Formless Realm.

Ao Qing said: "From my disciple's point of view, the tribulation of love in the world of mortals is not beneficial to Taoism. Besides, since I have chosen to pursue the Dao, I naturally devote myself to the Tao, but I am afraid that I will hurt them."

Patriarch looked at Ao Qing, suddenly a smile appeared on his face, and asked: "Disciple, you should not only ask about these things when you come back this time?"

According to Buddhism, Mashou Luo is one of the 24 heavens.However, what Patriarch Bodhi said was naturally not "the heavenly realms" but "heavenly kings".

Actually, both are true.But more is still only a "direction".

The patriarch said: "The dragon clan is also a part of the world of mortals. Your father and king have a father-son relationship with you, and a teacher has a teacher-student relationship with you. Are these easier to give up than love robbery?"

Ao Qing was already close to the door, and when he said this, he suddenly became enlightened.But in an instant, he hesitated again.Asked: "Since we are all in the world of mortals, there will be a day of parting... If there will always be a day when Master and I will never see each other, then what will happen then?"

Patriarch Bodhi sighed softly: "Flowers bloom and fall due to Dependent Origination and extinction. This is the ultimate principle that has existed since Daosheng. There is nothing eternal in the world, let alone being a teacher, even if it is Sanqing, like Amitabha Buddha. They exist, and their brilliance has disappeared in the great years. The so-called great supernatural beings who transcend the past and the future may not be eternal. Even one day, Amitabha Buddha will pass away, and Sanqing will also become a rainbow. However, these troubles are also Useless. Only when the time comes will you really understand."

After Ao Qing listened to the teaching, she felt much more at ease. Indeed, there is nothing wrong in the world, and nothing disturbs others.Many things that should come will eventually come, and this is not something that can be stopped by the magic power, let alone something he should worry about.Maybe one day Ao Qing reaches the "Holy" state, maybe he can understand a little, but he can't interfere.Perhaps only after reaching the so-called "Tao" realm, will we really face these problems.

Immediately, he respectfully said: "Thank you, Master, for your guidance, I understand."