I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 695 How about we change the pilgrimage team?

The second senior brother saw several pinned comments on the forum.

"It is actually very clear in Journey to the West that when Buddha said that he sold his scriptures for three dou and three sheng of gold, he called it a 'cheap sale'. In other words, Buddha actually acknowledged that the scriptures needed to be offered as tribute."

“But we all know that at the level of the Tathagata, gold is not important to them. So let’s change our perspective. Gold is important to the world but not to the Buddha. And why do people value gold? It’s because of greed!”

"So the Buddha is asking people to exchange their greed for the true scriptures; this is the greatest good in the world!"

Below are a bunch of comments in favor.

"Yes, yes."

"My Buddha is merciful."

"I was wondering why Sun Wukong's anger and Sha Wujing's infatuation were resolved in the book, but Zhu Bajie's greed was never resolved in the end. It turns out that the solution was hidden in the 'exchanging the true scriptures'."

"Yes, it is only out of compassion that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas accepted this gold; otherwise, what would they need this worthless thing for?"

“I agree with this statement. I have been practicing the Maitreya Salvation Mantra for over a month now, and I don’t need to eat those ‘dirty’ things in the secular world at all. I can sleep in the fields at night without feeling cold. It is clear that the real Bodhisattvas are the same. Since they have no worries about food and drink and do not need luxurious houses and beautiful maids, then naturally they do not need gold.”

"So it's not that the Buddha loves gold, it's that people love gold. That's why the Buddha wanted to exchange the Dharma for people's gold. If in the future everyone stopped using gold, that would be the true golden age of bliss!"

When the second senior brother saw this, he actually felt that this theory made some sense.

wrong!

He woke with a start.

It's not that this theory makes sense, it's that this theory distorts the essence of the facts!

The premise of all this is that the Buddha and Bodhisattvas are truly without desire or wants, and attain eternal bliss!

But in fact, even an ancient god like the Lord of Illusion who is already immortal has a need for it, let alone Maitreya Buddha who has not yet attained enlightenment!

This was originally a discussion about corruption and bribery among the upper echelons, but it somehow veered towards the idea that Buddha suffered for all sentient beings.

Pigsy felt increasingly terrified as he thought about it.

This distortion of Buddhism to such an extent is truly a case of using the name of monks to commit demonic acts.

What's even more terrifying is that despite such an obvious flaw, there's a group of staunch defenders.

They all practiced Buddhist methods, and their actions were not apparent in ordinary times, but now they are being systematically disrupted to mislead the public.

For a time, fallacies and heresies were indeed presented as Buddhist truths.

Let's assume that 10% of the world's population clearly recognizes that this is a mistake, 10% are Buddhist supporters, and the remaining 80% are actually observing the situation.

Now, this group of 10% of supporters, united by absolute power, are constantly debating with others in the Land of Illusion, which will make the remaining 80% of people believe that at least half of the world thinks they are right.

Then 80% of people will gradually waver, eventually turning falsehood into truth and making the whole world believe in this fallacy!

The second senior brother was so shocked that he couldn't speak, but he continued watching.

Sure enough, something even more terrifying was discovered.

That was the second most liked comment.

"There's one more thing everyone should pay attention to."

"The Monkey King and his companions were protected by gods and Buddhas and received divine blessings along the way. They had already received the utmost favor from the world. Their journey to obtain the scriptures was not for their own benefit, but for the benefit of all people."

"At this time, it is nothing to ask these gods and Buddhas to take out a share of the market profit to exchange for the true scriptures. This is just a drop in the ocean for them, but it is a good thing for the people of the world."

"This is about sacrificing the individual for the greater good."

"But the Monkey Kings are still stubbornly clinging to their delusions, so they are only thinking from their own perspective and haven't grasped the true meaning of the greater good. This is why they don't care about the world. It's Maitreya Buddha who wants to enlighten them!" This argument not only distorts Buddhist teachings but also directly shifts the attack onto the pilgrims.

Since Buddha was not wrong, then someone must be wrong for not obtaining the true scriptures.

The people of the world cannot be wrong, because they represent the majority, which means they represent 'absolute justice'.

So it's easy to understand who was wrong.

That means the monkey who brought this matter to light was wrong!
You, Monkey King, had good intentions but caused bad results. You should apologize to the people and the Buddha Maitreya right now!
Originally, Yuan Tong brought this matter to the Taixu Forum in order to use the voice of the people to suppress the gods and Buddhas above.

He had tried this method many times on his previous journey to the West and felt that he was much smarter than the Monkey King in the book.

But when it came to the final step of the journey, he posted it on the Taixu Forum.

The vast majority of people in the world slandered him, saying he could never let go of his greed.

Those who liked the post about advanced mathematics are relatively objective and rational.

Then naturally, someone will set the tone.

In real life, I wouldn't dare to criticize a top-tier true god, but on the Taixu Forum, even a top-tier true god is nothing special.

When they curse, it's incredibly vulgar, obscene, and sarcastic.

Moreover, they began to dredge up old grievances, listing the mistakes the pilgrimage team had made over the past forty years.

How could it be impossible to make mistakes on the journey to the West? Normally no one would say anything, but now that the Buddhist leaders are taking the lead, they are digging up old grievances and cursing Yuan Tong as utterly wicked!
Yuan Tong had never seen such a scene before, and immediately started arguing with others. However, even if he transformed into thousands of people, he could not win the argument against everyone. His insults immediately made the neutral people feel that he seemed to have a real problem.

So this morning, after an hour of online arguing, this is the last post on Yuantong.

"We won't take this scripture anymore; whoever wants it can take it!"

Then he uploaded a video showing the Heavenly Ape piercing the canopy of the Twenty-Four Buddha Kingdoms, disturbing half of the lotus flowers, and toppling ten thousand Bodhi trees.

Seeing this, the second senior brother's shock had turned into calm.

All that remained was a sigh of resignation.

In the end, they never resolved the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance.

It's not that they don't know how to resolve the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, but rather that people in the world haven't resolved these three poisons. Therefore, whether this sutra has words or not is no longer important.

After Yuan Tong stormed off in a rage, the enormous Twenty-Four Buddha Kingdoms began to change like a mirage.

Sha Wujing, the monk, naturally went to chase after Yuan Tong, but in the end, only his second senior brother, his master, and the "White Dragon Horse" remained.

And then the most exciting part comes.

This time, the second senior brother didn't wait where he was. Instead, he kidnapped his master and said, "If that monkey doesn't go on the pilgrimage, my forty years of hard work can't be wasted. Master, let's go find another monkey and a water monster to go on the pilgrimage. It's just a matter of profit, right? The monkey can't afford it, but I can!"

The Golden-Winged Roc tried to stop him, but was knocked to the ground by the "Second Brother" and then kidnapped "Tang Sanzang" and left.

This matter naturally spread to the Golden-Winged Roc and then reached the Taixu Forum.

This change was both unexpected and reasonable to everyone.

Isn't this truly a case of 'greed' with no solution?
Combining the "anger" of the monkey spirit with the "ignorance" of the monkey spirit, we can then pursue the "foolishness" of the monkey spirit to achieve good.

It's not like we ordinary people can't see the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance; it's clearly their pilgrimage team that's acting strangely.

So someone came and started a poll.

"How about we switch to another pilgrimage team?"

(End of this chapter)