Chapter 196 Zhantan Hall of Merit
The ceremony of preaching the scriptures that lasted for eight days finally ended, and Gao Lan was also able to stay in Lingshan under the protection of the Buddha.
After leaving the back door of Daleiyin Temple, Gao Lan followed Tang Monk, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and Xiaobailong, and followed the two venerables Anu and Jiaye toward the backyard of Lingshan. It was already the afternoon of the eighth day of the scriptures, at the end of the midsummer; when the sun sets, the strange flowers and plants all over the mountains are coated with golden patterns, and the scenery is beautiful and difficult to express.
This was the first time Gao Lan knew that the Zen Temple in Lingshan was so big. Anu raised his hand and said, "Everyone, this is the holy realm of Lingshan Immortal Academy!"
A Nuo walked to a cliff and introduced to Tang Monk and his disciples. It turned out that the mountains here were all small giants of Lingshan, and even the independent gates of the great gods!
The master and disciple looked around and saw a vast golden cloud, with many tall peaks standing faintly on the vast golden clouds. There were palaces and pavilions built on those peaks, and I don’t know how many thousands of miles it stretched. Venerable Anu sighed: “There is an independent mountain gate in Lingshan, and only the small giants can enjoy this honor. However, the holy monk has become a Buddha and has received the gift from the Buddha, and he has reached the sky in one step!”
There are many disciples in a holy land, divided into many levels such as outer sects, inner sects, true sects, etc. This is also the master plan of the sects that the wandering cultivators are competing to imitate, but even the major sects of Wuzhuang Temple are not as vast, vast and talented as the Great Leiyin Temple in the West. If Xitian Lingshan ranks second among the four continents, no one dares to say that they are the first, and even the Jade Emperor relies on this holy land.
Moreover, the level of Lingshan disciples is beyond the reach of other sects. Outer disciples, those who only convert to enlightenment and become immortals, even Na Tianmo is only an inner disciple, and is not yet a true teaching. Only those who have made great achievements, have great fortunes, and have bathed in the light of Buddha to become the golden body of the right fruit can be called Lingshan true teachings! But even so, the true teachings of Lingshan disciples also include five hundred arhats, three thousand verses, and more unknown people.
Like Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, Xiao Bailong, they are the new true disciples. Gao Lan, who is not the golden body of the righteous fruit, can only start with the outer disciples.
But Tang Monk was not a true disciple, but a "true elder"! Originally, in the West, only a small giant could become a true elder. However, Tang Monk had a high status and was an imperial envoy in the Tang Dynasty. He was in charge of the great cause of spreading scriptures and was a civil elder. After knowing this, Tang Monk hurriedly folded his hands and thanked him: "If you have the advice of the Lord!" Sun Wukong and the others were all very happy when they heard this, because their master and disciple actually had an immortal palace in Lingshan.
"Haha, this time I really benefited from Master's glory. Are we on the same level as those gods?"
"Oh..." A Nuo sighed and then said, "Tang Monk, Tang Monk. Why are you still so ignorant? I have talked so many things, and you don't want to be a little nervous. Human Resources, Human Resources!"
"Ah!" Tang Seng reacted immediately after hearing this. However, although he kept reminding himself when he left Lingshan, he never thought that he would encounter the 81st trouble in Tongtianhe again, and ended up forgetting this matter. And the 81st trouble that caused him to forget this matter was also caused by forgetting the life of Ling Turtle. The reason for forgetting the life of Ling Turtle was that human affairs and the Baizi Classic disrupted Tang Seng's thinking.
If you have to explain it, this is cause and effect. Gao Lan looked at Tang Seng's embarrassing look and hurriedly stepped forward to take a package from his body, and presented it to A Nu's hands with both hands: "Venice, my master and disciple have been making troubles all the time in the past few days, and I really haven't prepared a gift. I'll give this little money to the Venerable to drink some wine?" A Nuo took the package, opened it slightly and looked at it, and then his attitude changed immediately.
"Junior Sister Xiaolan, don't be so polite, really don't be so polite! Hahahaha..."
Tang Monk and his disciples were speechless.
After Anu and Jiaye laughed enough, they stepped forward and quietly said to Tang Seng and disciples: "I'm sorry, you still remember our brothers. I'll remind you first: In addition to the immortal Buddhas and Bodhisattvas you are familiar with, there are also some figures from other sects. Some of them are like the Great Sage, who are transferred from the Taoist sect, but they can make friends with one or two. Some are messy sects..."
As he said, he stepped forward and said in an indifferent tone: "That senior brother of Han Tianmo is also here, living in the Tianmo Palace near Tianshan. He is also like Elder Tang, with a special order to have the identity of the Immortal Palace Buddha Hall. Don't provoke him!"
"Ah?" Sun Wukong was puzzled when he heard this, "How could the Buddha let these strange disciples stay in Lingshan and the palace!"
"The Great Sage... Ah no, fighting against the Buddha, there is a way for one time and another. There was also difficulties when the Daleiyin Temple was founded." The Venerable Gaye, who had been talking very little, lowered his voice and said to their master and disciple, "The Buddha said that the Buddha sect is an alien sect. To gain a foothold in the Western Paradise, it must have local support. Now the great sect has been introduced to the East Land. You should not let the Buddha down in the future."
"So that's it!" Gao Lan seemed to understand the general pattern in Lingshan.
The Buddhist sect originated from the Taoist sect. In Xiniuhezhou, especially in the Kingdom of Heaven, it belongs to foreign sects. Therefore, in the minds of the local people, it actually resisted the Buddhist sect. However, Middle Earth is the birthplace of the Taoist sect and there is no soil for breeding major sects. Therefore, Laojun turned Hu into Buddha, proposed plans, and then let Buddha Randeng found the Buddhist sect and implemented it. In the end, Buddha Randeng retreated to become the Supreme Elder, and finally passed the robe and bowl to Sakyamuni, that is, Buddha Tathagata.
Tathagata's response body is the Sharvais of Xiniu Hezhou. It will naturally be much smoother to preach. However, although the Buddhist sect has gained a foothold in Xiniu Hezhou, it is impossible for all the people to receive support, because countries such as Tianzhu naturally have their own beliefs. Therefore, among the many disciples, there are Indian monks like Han Tianmo, Tathagata can only tolerate them temporarily and cannot punish them too hard.
"But I can really feel that the Buddha is partial to our master and disciple. Because the Buddhist sect cannot always be like this, relying on Xiniu Hezhou to see the faces of the Indians! Now the great sect has been introduced to the East Land, and the four great Bodhisattvas have also truly settled their homes and established their businesses in the East Land and opened up this foundation. As long as they are well managed and have a foothold, they will be the day to attack these local heresies in the future."
Listening to the words of the two priests Anu and Gaye, Gao Lan thought carefully and savored the path she was going to take in the future. Although Gao Lan was not smart, she was definitely not a fool. It was impossible for the fool to practice to the point where she is today. It was just that she was a casual personality, carefree, and liked a free life, and would not think about many things. But if she really thought about it, she would never go wrong.
Now Gao Lan cut off the cause and effect of his previous life, but Han Tianmo was still entangled, and his senior brother was also involved in it. Finally, Gao Lan began to have a bad idea, which was quite a bit of a good idea. To put it more fashionable: is it all his?
The reason why Tang Seng has such a high status is that his identity is related to the fate of the development of the Buddhist sect. What he is doing now is what the Tathagata Buddha did: Promote the Teachings!
"I understand." Tang Monk was also a very smart person. He quickly closed his hands and nodded and asked for the way. After thanking the two venerables, the master and disciple went to the peak of Merit. Although Anu and Kaye were not very good in character, they were at least the disciples of Tathagata. And they were even more like Tathagata Buddha, and they were from Xiniu Hezhou. Such an identity was very rare in the Buddhist sect and would naturally be blessed by Tathagata Buddha.
If you have a good relationship with them, you will definitely be much better in Lingshan in the future. Therefore, Gao Lan spared no money, at least he could not offend these two people.
"Master, it's here!" Before we knew it, the sun had set west, but the golden smoke and clouds in the sky were still bright, like colorful lights in the night light. Sun Wukong put on a canopy with his hand, looked at the mountain in front of him, drove the clouds to the side of Tang Monk, and reached out to support him. The master and disciple for many years have made them very close. Sun Wukong still served Tang Monk tirelessly, all year round.
Gao Lan looked over the sound and saw a mountain that stretched for hundreds of miles above the sea of clouds, reaching a height of thousands of feet above the clouds. There were pavilions, towers, temples, and dozens of houses of all sizes, which were even more grand than a small sect of casual cultivators. Before flying near the mountain gate, you saw the five words "Sandalwood Merit Hall" flashing on the arch that was as high as nine feet high.
"Amitabha!" Tang Monk hurriedly put his hands together and bowed, then he brought his disciples to the clouds and came to the fairy palace surrounded by immortal fragrance. Gao Lan also discovered that there were many spiritual herbs planted beside the immortal palace. Although the climate was still short, after years, it would be able to bloom all year round and compete for beauty. There were also cranes by the mountain, and spiritual apes jumped and soared, and there were all kinds of beauty in the fairy palace.
There were hundreds of monks and lay children who respectfully bowed in front of the mountain gate: "Welcome the Buddha of Merit, Fighting and Fighting Buddha, the altar envoy, the golden body arhat, and the eight heavenly dragons returned to the Temple of Merit!" When Bajie saw this, he couldn't help but whisper to Tang Monk: "I, Lao Zhu, know that these are all Lingshan monks, and will serve the master together in the future." Although Bajie has recovered his human body, the claim of "Lao Zhu" has never been changed.
Tang Monk quickly raised his hand and said, "Please get up quickly! You will do your own job in the future, don't be too restricted."
"Thank you, Master Buddha!" The disciples kowtowed together, and Gao Lan also took out some wedding money and sent them down. These disciples did not care about Gao Lan, but now seeing her reward, many people have a better impression of her. Although the disciples in Lingshan may not be short of such a little money, Gao Lan's actions showed respect. Tang Seng and his disciples also let go of their restraints and entered the Immortal Palace of Merit.
This is the Buddhist Immortal Palace, the Sandalwood Merit Hall, which belongs to the Tang Monk and disciples! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!