Chapter 23 The Three First Patriarchs, Buddhist Pagoda Sutra
In the sky above Jinshan Temple, immeasurable Brahma light shines through the heaven and earth, and holy sandalwood fills the air, creating a solemn, yet pure and comfortable state of bliss.
A handsome and elegant young monk sits on a thousand-two-hundred-leaf green lotus flower. Behind him stands a "Dharma Pillar" made of countless Buddha lights and Sanskrit inscriptions.
On the left side of the young monk, there is a stunningly beautiful, smart and refined lady in white. Her eyebrows as bright as the autumn moon are dotted with a bright red cinnabar, and her snow-white jade hand holds a mutton-fat jade purification bottle.
Behind her head, there are thirty-two groups of Buddha's light, condensing thirty-two Dharma signs. The Dharma, Dharma, and body are constantly evolving in the illusion, transforming into thirty-two different images of Guanyin.
There are Yangzhi Avalokitesvara, Dragon Head Avalokitesvara, Sutra Holding Avalokitesvara, Yuanguang Avalokitesvara, Game Avalokitesvara, White Clothes Avalokitesvara, Lotus Reclining Avalokitesvara, Takimi Avalokitesvara, Medicine Avalokitesvara, Fish Basket Avalokitesvara...
Every day, the young monk sits on the green lotus flower and keeps preaching to the countless eminent monks below about the way of "seeing the Buddha when the flower blooms". His realm is at the pinnacle of the world, and his wisdom is perfect. After giving lectures in simple and in-depth terms, countless people who are at a bottleneck state
The monks each became enlightened and had a breakthrough on the spot.
In this world, the Arahant status is the limit, and the higher Bodhisattva status can no longer stay in this world. The so-called Bodhisattva status is a true immortal equivalent to the ten great caves of Taoism.
Before Fa Hai attained enlightenment and cultivated the seventh level of the Divine Treasure of Wisdom, there was no Bodhisattva in Buddhism. Or perhaps since the death of the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng, Buddhism has never produced a Bodhisattva master.
Originally, Zen Master Lingyou had high hopes for him, but he only hoped that Fahai could become the Seventh Patriarch of Zen, so that Buddhism would have some strength to fight back when facing Taoism.
But who would have thought that after Ji Youyi cut out his life soul, the wisdom treasure among the nine divine treasures would also be born on the sea of fa with his life soul.
After a sudden enlightenment, his realm advanced by leaps and bounds, condensing the twenty-four heavens, accommodating the power of tens of thousands of monks' thoughts and the void Dharma Realm. He directly skipped the Bodhisattva status and became a Buddha on earth.
On the green lotus flower, Fahai's lips and teeth remained motionless, and his immeasurable Zen chants resounded throughout the pure land of space. Countless heavenly fragrant trees swayed, exuding pure sandalwood fragrance.
The three Bodhisattvas sitting closest to the Green Lotus Flower had traces of precious light emerging from their faces. It seemed as if they had witnessed the path and fruit of "pure nature", and the aura of mortal world lingering around their bodies continued to emerge from their harmonious relics.
Dissipate upward.
The dissipation of their obsessions allowed them to break away from their original consciousness and gradually merge into the sea of the Dharma Realm. Even if the void was shattered and the earth became flat, it could not prevent them from getting rid of their roots, and their pulses were relieved and their hearts were opened.
"Namohai Thunder Sound Tathagata!"
Amidst the three solemn names of the Buddha, the three Bodhisattvas each gathered together the heavens. The bowl-sized relics continued to shine with the pure holy Brahma light. Indistinctly, it seemed that a flower was blooming in their hearts.
The green lotus flower is almost a thousand leaves, and within it is a purple-gold Dharmakaya.
"The flowers in your heart are blooming, and you can see the Buddha when the flowers bloom! The three of you are enlightened!"
"Thank you, Buddha, for letting us escape from the sea of suffering!"
Facing the young monk's inquiry, the three Buddhist masters who achieved Bodhisattva status looked excited. They gave the disciples' gift to Fa Hai Lei Yin Tathagata above the green lotus flower.
"What are the names of the three Buddhas before they enter nirvana?"
"I dare not call you Buddha. Before I passed away, I was called Huiyuan!"
The white-browed monk sitting in the far left position responded respectfully, which made Fa Hai slightly startled, and then he smiled knowingly.
It turns out that this person is the founder of the Pure Land Sect of China, Huiyuan, who planted the "Lotus of the Buddha Land" in Donglin Temple. After he suddenly attained enlightenment and proclaimed himself a Buddha, he was able to transform him from the world of mortals, which can be regarded as a partial settlement.
cause and effect.
"The young monk's dharma name is Zhiyi. He was practicing in Tiantai Mountain before he passed away!"
The monk in the middle with a square head and big ears looks very majestic and has the bearing of a Buddhist eminent monk. The name he pronounced also made all the monks in the Pure Land look at him.
Fahai was stunned again, and then he was delighted. This Zhiyi was the founder of the Tiantai Sect, the first sect in the history of Chinese Buddhism. With one mind, three contemplations, and ten vehicles of contemplation, he opened the method of perfect concentration and contemplation, which he described as his sudden enlightenment.
The previous practice of Mahasamatha Vipassana.
The influence of this wise master's classics on the history of Buddhism in China is well deserved.
"I don't have a Buddhist title. I only have my own name, Tan Wu Zhen!"
The last person is very interesting. You must know that in the Buddhism of China, before every monk can enter, he must have his own mentor to plant the name of the dharma. Even Fa Hai was no exception.
There is only one possibility for a master who does not have a Dharma title but can achieve the status of a Buddhist Bodhisattva.
"It turns out that he is a man from the Western Heaven who has brought Nirvana and the Dharma to our land in China. We should respect him!"
Fa Hai bowed slightly to Tan Wu Ze, but the latter did not dare and immediately stepped away. However, an invisible Brahma light fell and restrained Tan Wu Ze in place, forcing him to accept the salute of all the monks in the Pure Land.
"After the ceremony, you three will be my disciples from now on, and you can practice under the lotus flower!"
Tan Wujue also understood at this time that Fahai was helping the Central-Earth Buddhism to resolve the cause and effect. However, the three of them were very happy to be able to become Buddha's disciples.
Buddhism emphasizes that masters come first. Even if the three of them are the first ancestors of the same sect, in their hearts they believe that Fahai is a holy Buddha from the upper world who has come to the world, so they are very happy to be able to worship him.
At the moment, the three of them were arranged in order of seniority according to the time they entered the Tao, with Hui Yuan at the head, Tan Wu Zhen at the end, and Zhi Yi in the middle.
"Namohai Thunder Sound Tathagata!"
The three of them saluted Fa Hai on the green lotus flower as disciples, and then saluted Bai Suzhen on the left side. The latter smiled elegantly and nodded lightly in response.
"As the foundation of the three realms, the human world should become my Buddhist kingdom. No matter whether it is the Taoist sect, the demonic sect, the side sect, or the immortals in the upper world, they should not interfere. Therefore, I have decided to seal the passage from the upper world to the human world."
"My Buddha is compassionate!"
Buddhist monks obeyed every word Fahai said as an imperial edict. Compared with the loose Taoist sects, the intrigues of the demonic sects and the complicated side sects, the centralized power of Buddhism can undoubtedly bring out the strongest power of a religion.
“I don’t know where to start locking down the town?”
When Bai Suzhen spoke for the first time, her voice was ethereal and holy. Countless monks even asked about the fragrance and saw precious flowers from the voice.
"In the past, a Buddhist master built a pagoda at the West Lake to seal the hidden dragon line in the south. Unfortunately, due to Taoist interference, the original thirteen-story pagoda was only built with seven floors. I only need to build that pagoda.
A little repair of a pagoda can once again activate the power of sealing the town left by that Buddhist master."
After Fahai finished speaking, the twenty-four heavens above his head shone with immeasurable Brahma light. As he sat down and the green lotus kept swaying, a majestic force had lifted up the entire pure land, spanning dozens of miles, and landed on the sunset peak of the West Lake.
above.
But when they saw a brick tower with exposed bricks, which looked majestic but was actually frivolous, sitting on the top of the mountain, the monks sighed at its incomplete beauty.
Fahai's incomparable power of thought emerged, wanting to see through the eternal cause and effect of this pagoda, but with his level, he could only see through 70% to 80%, and one or two points seemed to be sealed by a power above him.
It's mysterious and mysterious.
"My Buddha, what is this?"
Even Fahai couldn't completely see through it, let alone the monks who were not as good as him. The three disciples at the Bodhisattva stage looked at each other, and finally it was the senior brother Huiyuan who spoke.
"The builder of this pagoda is a Buddha with a very high status in Buddhism, who is not inferior to this deity. Moreover, there is a sacred object enshrined in the pagoda, and no matter who it is, everyone should respect it."
Fahai's mental power penetrated into the void Dharma Realm and interfered in the long river of destiny. He has already seen 99% of the origin of this pagoda. The only unknown thing is at the top and base of the pagoda!
After a Zen chant, all the heavens in one area had been condensed into a Dharma body. As Fahai drank a little, his Dharma body had already penetrated into the pagoda.
"This pagoda is destined to me. Maybe whether I can achieve enlightenment depends on this."
Bai Suzhen closed her beautiful eyes and silently followed the secrets of heaven. Then she happily turned into a ray of Buddha's light and entered the pagoda. Unlike Fahai, she entered in her true body, bringing with her all her own foundations.
"Namo Amitabha!"
As soon as you enter the pagoda, you will see that every brick on the pagoda wall is carved with a pattern of the Buddha. There are 84,000 different images of the Buddha, reflecting a dignified and solemn atmosphere.
"My dear, it seems that my dojo will be here from now on."
Bai Suzhen looked at the incomplete and dilapidated pagoda, opened her lips, and sighed slightly.
"If you can fulfill the last wish of that Buddhist master, you can achieve the 'Prajna Reality, the Formless Reality'."
Fa Hai's golden body fell to the base of the tower, and the immeasurable Brahma light fell. He had already picked up the central brick of the tower and gently separated it. A small square tower made of pure copper shone with a faint light, and appeared in front of the two of them.
in front of.
"This is the foundation of the pagoda. As long as the six unfinished layers of the pagoda are completed, the 'Two Worlds and Ten Directions Vajra Formation' can be achieved, which will isolate the entire human world from the upper world."
"Except for your 'Dharma Realm Seal', who can do this?"
Bai Suzhen couldn't help but sigh when she saw the seven-story square treasure seal pagoda in Fa Hai's hand. She figured that her opportunity was here, but she couldn't complete it due to her limited cultivation.
"Your Zen arithmetic skills are still not good enough. This is what you want!"
Fahai smiled softly, stretched out his golden fingers, and clicked on a seal in the Baozhen Pagoda. In an instant, eighty-four thousand illusory little pagodas danced like light spots, condensing into a forty-sentence scripture.
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"The Secret of the Heart of All Tathagatas and the Dharani Sutra of the Whole Body Relic Treasure Box Seal"!
Opening verse:
The supremely profound and subtle Dharma is met with hundreds of millions of calamities.
Now that I have accepted and upheld what I have seen and heard, I wish to understand the true meaning of the Tathagata.
Hui Xiangyao:
May the light of my wisdom shine in all directions.
Give up all the suffering of the three paths and eliminate all troubles and darkness.
Open the eyes of wisdom and obtain a body of light.
Chapter completed!