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"Old He, what does 'seeking scriptures' mean?"

"Since they have immortals, why don't they just have an immortal bring that scripture to the Tang Dynasty?"

Why make it so complicated?

In the world of the monster city, Xiao Wen had absolutely no concept of pilgrimage or Buddhism.

Even though he had learned some things about Nezha before, he didn't really understand the term "journey to the West" when it came up.

He Zhou figured that most people probably wouldn't understand Tian Xiaoxi's world, so he simply stopped writing and gave an explanation.

"The world in the Eastern Land of Tang is in chaos now. Years of war have resulted in heavy bloodshed, people are greedy and restless, and right and wrong are everywhere. However, the Buddhist scriptures circulating in the land are all fragments and copies."

"Without grasping the true core of Buddhism, one cannot suppress malevolent energy or save people. There is a complete set of the Tripitaka scriptures on Mount Ling in the Western Paradise, consisting of thirty-five parts and more than fifteen thousand volumes."

“Go to the Great Thunder Temple in India and bring back the complete set of scriptures to the East for circulation. This is called the journey to the West.”

After briefly explaining the concept of the pilgrimage, seeing that he still didn't understand, I explained it again: "There are demons, gods, immortals, and Buddhist sects in this world. If you go to learn martial arts techniques, pirated techniques might have garbled characters. Would you dare to learn them?"

"Don't dare."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wen immediately understood: "I get it. Only the genuine version is complete and effective."

"Correct."

"but……"

Xiao Wen was completely bewildered: "Why would India have the true scriptures? So the Buddha was in India, not the Tang Dynasty?"

...

This is a question that many comic book readers are very curious about.

Yes, why?

Does our Great Tang Dynasty lack true scriptures?

Was Buddha from India? A foreign Buddha?

When He Zhou saw this foreign Buddha, the corner of his mouth twitched.

I simply drew a map.

Xiniu Hezhou.

Southern Zhanbuzhou.

Dongsheng Shenzhou.

Beiju Luzhou.

He Zhou also gave a general account of the sacred mountain in Xiniu Hezhou.

And they drew a map.

After finishing the drawing, he pointed to the Ling Mountain section and said, "The Buddha attained enlightenment in the Indian subcontinent of Xiniu Hezhou, while Tang Sanzang studied Theravada Buddhism, and India practiced Mahayana Buddhism."

"Theravada Buddhism can only help one achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven, but it cannot help all sentient beings and attain immeasurable Buddhahood."

"The Mahayana Buddhist canon can liberate sentient beings from the sea of ​​suffering and free them from the suffering of reincarnation."

He paused for a moment, then said, "As for why it wasn't delivered directly, the reason is, of course, that it cannot be easily passed on, nor can it be taken without permission."

Otherwise, if Sun Wukong could arrive in one somersault, wouldn't the first episode be over in just one minute?

...

He Zhou recounted these background details in a story-like manner.

Everyone listened with great interest.

Many comic readers who were curious about the world-building immediately started posting comments.

What are the differences between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism? What do they emphasize? Why is one called "small" and the other "big"?

[Didn't Lao He just say it? One is about self-cultivation, the other is about helping others.]

I know that, but I'm still curious if there's a bigger difference. I feel that if it's just about helping oneself and others, it's a bit empty, not real.

Everyone else was speechless when they saw the words "doesn't seem real".

[What do you mean it doesn't seem real? It's not real to begin with! This is Lao He's comic book setting. Lao He is already incredibly skilled at writing comic book settings in such detail. You're not really asking him to actually create a cult on the spot, are you? That wouldn't just be perverted, it would be terrifying!]

The doctrines and philosophies of a religion are the most difficult to distinguish.

Many comic artists have also created religions within their comics.

However, their religions still have significant problems; they are like empty shells without any real thought, rather than something that can be truly and solidly implemented.

But that's normal.

Everyone can understand.

...

in reality.

After Journey to the West began, its popularity skyrocketed.

Journey to the West!

That's the story of Journey to the West, which follows the events of Havoc in Heaven!

After this period of fermentation, many people are already familiar with the "Havoc in Heaven" meme. With the explosive popularity of Jujutsu Kaisen in the shonen manga genre, He Zhou's reputation in the shonen manga category is now quite high.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Journey to the West!

"Journey to the West has begun!"

Upon seeing that Journey to the West had started, Song Yaoyao immediately posted a notification in several group chats.

A huge number of readers who were waiting for Journey to the West to be released were all drawn online, causing the overall popularity to skyrocket.

Even in the comic artist forums, many comic artists who were hesitant about whether to draw fan art have all gone online.

[Jujutsu Kaisen Criticism Group]

[Green Waters and Lush Mountains: Holy crap, the Journey to the West trailer is coming out! Are you guys going to watch Journey to the West? Many comic artists are considering whether to draw Journey to the West fan art!]

[Green Waters and Lush Mountains: Lao He has released a trailer; Journey to the West is about obtaining Buddhist scriptures from the Western Paradise. He created his own version of Buddhism, which sounds pretty impressive!]

Self-created doctrines?

This is no simple matter!

Many comic book artists were brought to the forefront.

[Durian Cat: Really? Buddhism? I'll go check it out.]

[Durian Cat: Such a vast world-building is really hard to manage; I'll have to go take a look at it.]

It's about gods, immortals, demons, Buddhas, and Buddhism.

The whole thing is a completely new concept, and it's so captivating just to look at it.

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Although the maps of this world are similar, their cultures are different, so He Zhou also planned to explain a little about it to give them some idea of ​​what to expect.

However, he mainly just explained things, rather than giving a complete definition to everyone.

He Zhou looked at Xiao Wen, who was listening attentively, and briefly explained the Truth of Suffering, the Truth of the Origin of Suffering, the Truth of the Cessation of Suffering, and the Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering.

Birth, old age, sickness, death, not getting what you want, separation from loved ones, encountering those you hate, the burning of the five aggregates...

A bunch of concepts are popping up in my head.

When these things were mentioned, He Zhou became more talkative.

Xiao Wen was completely dumbfounded.

They even felt that what he was talking about wasn't virtual, but rather culture, as if it were real and truly existed.

"Old He... what you've done..."

"You're making it sound like Buddhism is a real thing. Then what is this reincarnation you just mentioned?"

This is way too complicated.

The comic book readers were completely speechless at this point.

Is this really something the human brain could come up with?

It's not just an empty concept like other comic book authors do; it's something that sends chills down your spine the more you think about it, making you feel like you're staring into an abyss.

...

He Zhou was surprised that they didn't even know this concept, and just said it casually.

"The six realms of reincarnation are actually the six realms of gods, humans, asuras, animals, hungry ghosts, and hell."

"In terms of cause and effect, karma is..."

The Six Realms of Reincarnation?

Isn't this concept a bit too amazing?

The comic book readers were shocked when they heard this.

The others were stunned.

This is completely beyond their expectations, no, are you serious?

[I'm completely dumbfounded, Lao He, isn't your doctrine a bit too perfect?]

Indeed, I never thought about it at all. It feels so real; could such a place really exist?

I wouldn't be surprised if Lao He pulled out a Buddhist scripture right now.

Although everyone says this, deep down they don't really believe there's any true scripture.

This is a sacred text...

Are you really going to make a book out of it?

As a perfectionist, He Zhou always wanted to help everyone understand the concept of Buddhism more deeply so that they could better appreciate the charm of Journey to the West.

"But I'm in the comic book."

“You probably won’t see scriptures like the Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, the Ksitigarbha Sutra, or the Lotus Sutra.”

"What a pity."

If everyone could see these scriptures, they would be able to better appreciate this mysterious world.

He Zhou naturally had no intention of writing the scriptures down.

That takes too much time.

...

Today I expended a lot of energy, and recently I've been eating a lot more to quickly improve my physical fitness.

As food intake increases, the abnormal active elements in the meat will naturally increase as well, and the energy consumption for purifying these active elements will also increase accordingly.

The more you eat, the more energy you consume. Similarly, the more meat you eat, the more purified and active elements your body will have, thus improving your overall health.

It's seven o'clock.

"The population is growing very fast!"

Every day after eating, Jiang Dai would, as usual, tell He Zhou about his physical improvement.

"At this rate, it should take about half a month to reach ten points for awakening."

He Zhou breathed a sigh of relief at the thought that he could awaken.

The other members of the team had obviously reached the edge of awakening, but they hadn't awakened yet, simply because they were waiting for him.

at this time.

Everyone gathered in the living room to rest.

Jiang Dai nestled beside him, dozing off; Xiao Wen and Lu An were reading comics; and Wen Tingyu was making jerky.