What kind of Journey to the West is this?

One thousand two hundred steps east of Qing'anju, under the old locust tree.

The moonlight is dim and the shadows of the trees are swaying.

Bodhisattva Vimalakirti looked at the two monks and said with a smile, "It seems that Venerable Huayan's idea is not working."

The old monk in a cassock slowly opened his eyes and smiled bitterly.

"I heard that An Yanxia is an alchemist, and I think she's good at magic. But I didn't expect her physical body to be so strong, like a diamond! I'm afraid my external incarnation will be wasted."

Zen Master Daoxin, standing by, said with a smile, "There is always someone stronger than the strongest. Master Fashun, I think we should just forget about this matter."

Fashun is also known as the "Venerable Huayan" mentioned by Vimala Bodhisattva.

He shook his head and said, "An Yanxia has the Buddha nature. I cannot bear to see her sink into heterodoxy, so I want to convert her to Mahayana Buddhism."

"It's rumored that An Yanxia will represent the Three Mountains and Ten Islands to discuss the Dao in Chang'an City. If we can convert her here, it will be a good deed."

Dao Xin felt that this matter had no hope, but he did not point it out directly.

In Buddhism, there are Dharma masters and Zen masters.

Dharma masters emphasize theory and study sutras, while Zen masters emphasize practice and verify the state of mind through cultivation.

He was a Zen practitioner, while Master Fashun was a highly respected monk who practiced the Avatamsaka Sutra and was far more renowned than he. Although they were from the same school, their practices differed, and even if he advised someone, he wouldn't necessarily listen.

Fashun said, "Master Daoxin, I will stay here and try to convert Master An. You can go to Chang'an first. I will arrive before July."

"That's fine. But it's hard for the old wizard. Converting her is a difficult task."

The Mortal World is a Good Place for Cultivation: Chapter 230 [Practice More Compassion]

"To convert An Yanxia, we cannot use force. We must also use the profound principles of Buddhism and the emptiness of the ascetic. We need to send someone who is well versed in Buddhism for this task."

"Yes."

"Master Daoxin, who among the accompanying monks do you think is suitable to go?"

"Fa Rong, who studies the Prajna Sutra, is quite good. His profound knowledge of the Prajna Sutra far surpasses mine."

The old monk Fashun nodded in agreement. Their group wasn't just monks from a single temple; wherever they went, monks from other places would come to Chang'an to join in the celebration.

Chief among them was Zen Master Daoxuan of Shuangfeng Mountain, who was the fourth-generation Dharma heir of Bodhidharma and inherited the ultimate Dharma of Zen Buddhism.

What he is famous for is that he carved a house out of the stone wall on Shuangfeng Mountain in Hubei Province, farmed and picked crops for food, and treated illnesses and illnesses. He gathered more than 500 people, and they respectfully called him "Miaozhi Zhengjue Bodhisattva."

These Bodhisattvas all said that Fa Rong's Sutra was powerful, and Fashun immediately believed it to the point of 70%.

He is an old monk who studies the Avatamsaka Sutra. He has been practicing for fifty years. Relying on the Avatamsaka Sutra, he has achieved enlightenment and is almost at the threshold of the Ten Stages of Bodhisattva. Enlightenment and becoming a Buddha is just a matter of a day. He is known as "Venerable Avatamsaka Sutra" and "The First in Avatamsaka Sutra".

As a Buddhist monk, he naturally developed a liking for the Buddhist monk Fazhong.

With Daoxuan's suggestion, the old monk Fashun went with the Bodhisattva Vimala to look for Fazhong.

Along the way, Fashun couldn't help but sigh that it was amazing that Zen Master Daoxuan had such a reputation at such a young age.

Bodhisattva Vimala said, "He has inherited Bodhidharma's mantle and has shown signs of becoming the founder of the Chengzong sect. Not only you, Your Excellency, but even I would give him some respect. On the other hand, you should not underestimate Master An, or you will surely suffer."

Fashun couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's not that I'm blindly confident, but my Mahayana Buddhism and her alchemy methods have similarities. As long as Fa Rong can enlighten her, and I can guide her, I can help her become a Pratyekabuddha."

The four realms of Buddhism are Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat and Pratyekabuddha.

The three vehicles have different paths but the same destination, which is "Buddha".

The Bodhisattva Vehicle is about cultivating great compassion and saving people to attain Buddhahood, which is the Mahayana Buddhism. The Arhat Vehicle is about eliminating afflictions, transcending the five turbidities and evil times, and attaining Buddhahood, which is also called the "Sravaka Vehicle" or the Hinayana Buddhism.

Pratyekabuddha is also known as "Solitary Awakening Vehicle". As the name suggests, it refers to a practitioner who attains enlightenment and transcendence on his own without the guidance of the Buddha.

According to this definition, earthly immortals who practice the art of taming the evil spirits and human immortals who practice the art of returning the elixir to the dead can both be considered Pratyekabuddhas.

Let’s put this matter aside and Fashun and Bodhisattva Vimala went to the Iron Lion Temple outside the city.

They originally wanted to invite Monk Daoming to go to the capital together, and happened to stop at the Iron Lion Temple.

When Bodhisattva Vimala and the old monk Fashun met Fazhong, they were very satisfied.

This was a monk who was only in his twenties, dressed in a gray patched robe and without any expensive ornaments. But his eyes were full of divine light, and one could tell at a glance that he had cultivated supernatural powers such as the Five Manifestations and was about to enter the realm of a celestial being.

At this age, he is about to enter the realm of heaven and man, which shows that what Daoxuan said about his "extraordinary study of the Prajna Sutra" is true.

Of course, compared to An Yanxia, he is definitely inferior in terms of martial arts, but he is not asked to fight. The most important thing is to heal the meridians well and speak eloquently!

When Fa Rong met the Venerable and the Bodhisattva, he was neither humble nor arrogant. He clasped his hands together and asked about the cause and effect.

When he heard that he was going to convert heretics, he agreed immediately.

Bodhisattva Vimalamitra left behind a string of prayer beads and a lotus seed, saying, "Here I have a string of diamond prayer beads and a lotus seed of wonderful Dharma. They can help you accomplish your goal."

"There's a demon from the sixth heaven in Master An's mansion. If she sees you, she'll definitely destroy your righteous Dharma. Before you go, turn your prayer beads twelve times, and eight celestial dragons will secretly follow you, making her afraid to touch you. Then you can spread Master An's righteous Dharma."

"If Master An is willing to convert, you should give her this lotus seed of the Wonderful Dharma and Right Enlightenment. Holding the lotus seed, she will be able to hear the three-day celestial music when she meditates, and the Bodhisattvas of Mount Lingshan will come to guide her."

Monk Fa Rong agreed and quickly took out his treasure.

Bodhisattva Vimalakirti handed over the treasure and said to the old monk Fashun with a smile, "I have important things to do in Cangzhou City, so I won't stay long. See you later, Venerable."

"Buddha, we'll meet again later."

After the old monk Fashun said a polite word, Bodhisattva Vimala flew away on a cloud.

The Bodhisattva on the cloud stretched out his palm, and the wooden box in his hand opened with a click, and a red gold pill as big as a pigeon egg lay inside.

To be honest, she and Dao Xin share the same opinion.

An Yanxia has a firm determination in her religious faith, and most importantly, she truly studies Buddhism.

Unlike those ignorant mountain elves and monsters who were fooled by a few volumes of Buddhist scriptures and lost their way.

So it is said: If you are not careful, you will be deceived everywhere.

She shook her head and smiled, "Forget it, I'd better go and deliver this Great Sun Divine Pill!"

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Qing'an Residence, study.

The crackling sounds of fighting in the study startled both Xue Shier and Cang Yue.

Bai Zhu was helping the fishermen in Heilonggang to deal with the water ghosts and hadn't returned yet. Otherwise, she would have rushed into the study with a sword in hand.

In the study, Yan Xia was twisting a lotus seed in her hand, feeling a little confused.

Yu Qinghuai didn't understand what was happening for a moment.

Less than a few breaths after An Yanxia dragged the man in black, the man in black seemed to melt and turned into a pool of water. With a plop, the lotus seed fell to the ground.

She felt that Buddhism was looking for trouble.

But he also felt it was outrageous. This man in black was not that powerful. He should not even be able to beat Bai Zhu.

What's the madness of causing trouble for her?

Something strange.

Xue Shi'er peeked out from the window and asked, "Taoist! Who are you fighting with?"

She looked around the study in confusion. An Yanxia and Yu Qinghuai were the only two people there. She looked left and right, but couldn't find anyone else. She wondered, "Could it be that the Taoist priest and Qinghuai are having a conflict?"

It shouldn’t be!

She heard some snapping sounds, and it didn't look like two people pulling hair or scratching ears.

On the other side, Cangyue was gnawing on a big meat bun. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he came in following the smell.

He ran to Yanxia, sniffed the lotus seeds, and said:

"Sandalwood scent!"

Sandalwood scent!

He really is from Buddhism!

Of course, Buddhism has many different schools, so it's hard to generalize. Qinglong Temple belongs to the Pure Land School, focusing on the Five Pure Land Sutras, including the Infinite Life Sutra and the Amitabha Sutra.

Xue Shier came from Lingshan and knew a lot about Buddhist sects, so she asked Cang Yue, "Can you smell what kind of practice this is?"

Cang Yue pondered hard, "It seems to be the smell of the Avatamsaka Sutra. Hmm, very strong! It's the smell of the Avatamsaka Sutra."

“Why is it the Avatamsaka Sutra?!”

Xue Shier was also confused, with the same expression as Yan Xia.

There are stupid fruits on the stupid tree, and you and I are under the stupid tree. Only Yu Qinghuai was confused and asked curiously, "What happened to the Avatamsaka Sutra?"

Xue Shi'er was puzzled and said, "There are many sects that study the Avatamsaka Sutra. Among the eight Buddhist sects, there are the Avatamsaka Sect, the Shingon Sect, and the Tiantai Sect. But the Pure Land Sect alone doesn't practice this!"

OK! Now there are three people under the tree in confusion.

Only Cangyue happily ate the meat buns, appearing carefree.

If you don’t understand, you just don’t want to think about it.

An Yanxia waved her hand and said, "Forget it. If the enemy comes, we will fight with the army. If the water comes, we will block it with earth. There is no point in thinking so much. Let's solve the problem of the Golden Crow Egg first."

This golden crow egg is a rare item, and Xue Shier and Cang Yue are both very interested in it.

They were both curious about what the egg tasted like...

clap clap!

Each of them hit the two little girls with a knife, making them cry.

Yan Xia said, "This egg is about to hatch, so it can't be eaten. The Golden Crow is the essence of the sun. I was wondering if I could hatch it, but we don't live on the sun, so the temperature isn't high enough. It would be great if we had a mouthful of the sun's essence, which is extremely yang and strong."

Xue Shier suggested, "Why don't we build a fire and roast it there. That way the temperature will be just right."

Cang Yue nodded vigorously, "Dip it in soy sauce!"

Yu Qinghuai whispered, "Are you trying to hatch eggs..."

Good Cultivation in the Mortal World: Chapter 231 [The Name of the Bodhisattva Vimala is High]

Outside Qing'an Residence.

Bang-bang-bang!

After three long knocks and two short knocks, Vimala Bodhisattva stood outside the door with a wooden box in his hand.

There was a lot of noise in the study over there, and people thought that Bai Zhu had returned, so An Yanxia asked Xue Shier and Cangyue to go and greet him.

Xue Shi'er opened a crack and poked his head out. Sister Bai Zhu didn't see it, but an old Taoist nun stood there with a kind face.

He was wearing a five-flowered brocade hat, a gold-woven robe, cloud-pointed phoenix-head shoes, a silk sash around his waist, his face was like autumn frost and old age, his voice was like the sweet voice of a spring swallow in front of a brocade club. It turned out that he was the Thousand Flower Buddha in Ziyun Mountain, and his name was Vimalakirti Bodhisattva.

Xue Shi'er was originally the guardian of Lingshan Zhiyuan, so she naturally recognized this. However, the Buddhists came to her door just as Vimalakirti Bodhisattva arrived, which made her a little stressed.

She grumbled, "What are you doing here? Salmons are not welcome in our house."

Bodhisattva Vimala smiled and said, "So it's Xue Shi'er. I'm here to look for An Yanxia. Could you take me to see her?"

"Humph! You're a bunch of liars! Just now a monk showed up to our house wanting to kill us. What kind of heart do you, the great Bodhisattva, have?"

"Forgive me, Xue Shi'er. The person who came just now is not from the same group as me."

Vimala Bodhisattva smiled kindly, like an old woman. But the more approachable her smile became, the more angry Snow Lion became.

Why didn’t you guys get so close to me when I was driven down from Lingshan?

Half is past grudge, half is current grievance.

Xue Shi'er rolled his eyes and said to Cang Yue, "Tie him up! Carry him and find a Taoist priest."

"Ouch!"

Cangyue screamed a few times and then took out a rope to tie up Bodhisattva Vimalakirti.

The Bodhisattva wanted to hide and chanted a mantra of divine power, but once he touched Cangyue, all his Buddhist teachings and magical powers became ineffective, and all his strength seemed to be wasted on cotton.

With a cry of "Ouch", Vimala Bodhisattva's divine power of feet was not used, but he tripped over the door threshold and was tied up by Cangyue and sent to the study.

In the study.

Yanxia was still pondering the Golden Crow Egg when she saw Vimala Bodhisattva being brought in, tied up. She immediately laughed and said, "Oh! Who's coming?"