26 o. Negotiation
When Subhuti Bodhisattva heard Ran Deng's words, he changed his expression again. He could hardly believe the power of the Taoist sect. The Buddhist teachings and scriptures in Ke Randen's mouth were said to be inappropriate for the actual situation in the East. That's why the Taoist sect had to stop the Buddhist teachings at all costs.
Spread to the east.
How could Subhuti Bodhisattva admit that his Buddhist teachings were deficient? He immediately asked sternly: "What a strong argument and argument. Your Taoist teachings are really lacking, and they can teach and transform living beings for heaven and earth! Haven't the meanings of my Buddhist scriptures been tested by living beings in the past several years?"
?Look at my Western Buddhism, where all living beings are not greedy and do not kill, and nourish their energy and potential. Although it is true, everyone can live a long life. Isn’t this the result of my Buddhist teachings and scriptures? What the Heavenly Lord said is a big fallacy.
"The eyes were burning with anger.
Ran Deng smiled slightly, looked at the angry Subhuti Bodhisattva, and said calmly: "Whether or not you have contributed to Buddhist teachings cannot be determined by a single word from the Bodhisattva. Whether sentient beings in the West are blessings or disasters cannot be judged in a moment. Our Taoist sect can determine
Buddhist teachings and scriptures are not in line with the actual situation in the East. Without any discernment, blindly preaching does not benefit the living beings in the East, but will harm the living beings in the East. If the Buddhists do not follow the advice of our Taoist sect and insist on going their own way, our Taoist sect will never sit idly by and watch.
Let the creatures of Dongtu suffer such a disaster. The Bodhisattva must consider it carefully!" A thick breath passed away in a flash.
Subhuti Bodhisattva was startled by the aura deliberately leaked by Ran Deng, and thought secretly in his heart: Could it be that this Ran Deng has also reached that stage? If so, how can our Buddhist sect resist the enemy?
Although he was shocked in his heart, Subhuti Bodhisattva still said fiercely: "I forgive the poor monk for not agreeing with the words of the Heavenly Lord. My Buddhist teachings and scriptures guide people to do good, educate and transform sentient beings, and alleviate the sufferings of the world. How could we become the Eastern Land?
The calamity of living beings being deceived. What the Heavenly Lord said is extremely unfair. Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at by the world and bringing shame to the Taoist sect? In addition, my Buddhist sect respects the teachings of the Taoist ancestors, and the "Buddha Dharma spreads eastward" is the general trend and will definitely be implemented. Even if your Taoist sect blocks me at this moment, the time limit is
Once we arrive, let's see how your Taoist sect can prevent my Buddhist teachings from spreading to the east."
Ran Deng smiled coldly again: "Since our Taoist sect dares to stop this matter, we have the ability and reason to stop it. If your Buddhist sect does not sincerely consider my Taoist sect's request, even if the fifteen hundred years time limit comes, you
Don’t even think about Buddhism passing through Lingjiu Mountain. The ‘Buddhist Dharma spreads to the East’ is nothing more than a mirror flower and a moon in the water! Having said this, Bodhisattva can consider it on his own!”
Subhuti Bodhisattva was truly shocked when he heard Ran Deng's words, and immediately asked: "You are so bold and reckless, treating the Taoist ancestor's teachings as nothing. Aren't you afraid of disaster?" His expression was excited when he spoke, but there was a hint of doubt and dissatisfaction hidden in it.
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Ran Deng looked calm at this moment and said calmly: "How can we disobey the Tao Ancestor's decree? It is for the sake of executing the Tao Ancestor's decree that our Taoist sect makes this request to your Buddhist sect. We will follow the Tao Ancestor's decree and cooperate with the Buddhist sect."
This time 'Buddhism spreads eastward'."
Subhuti Bodhisattva looked at Ran Deng's calm expression. He was really a little confused. Ran Deng looked like he had everything in mind, which really made Subhuti Bodhisattva uncertain. So he opened his mouth and asked tentatively: "The Heavenly Lord makes strong words and makes no sense. How can such behavior be in line with my Buddhist teachings?"
Chuan'?" As he spoke, he paid careful attention to Ran Deng, Cang Wu, Wu Yunxian and the other three, but their expressions changed, but to their disappointment they couldn't see anything.
This time, Ran Deng's tone suddenly became cold, and he said directly: "The Bodhisattva must not be able to completely make the decision. To solve the problem of 'Buddha's Dharma spreading eastward', I would like to ask the Bodhisattva to go back. We have finally discussed it and selected a few people who can make the decision. Come to me."
Lingjiu Mountain has a good time to discuss, properly resolve the contradiction here, and do a good job in "spreading Buddhism eastward". If Bodhisattvas and Buddhist representatives come, I wholeheartedly welcome them; if the Buddha dares to come out of Lingjiu Mountain to discuss with me on the great day, I will
Welcome. When the time comes, our Taoist sect’s deputy leader, Xundao Tianzun, will come to Lingjiu Mountain in person to witness the negotiation between the two religions!”
Listening to Ran Deng's words, Subhuti Bodhisattva already had some concerns in his mind. He just heard this sentence: "If the Buddha on the Great Sun dares to come out of Lingshan Mountain to discuss matters, the poor monks will welcome him." However, there was something unpleasant about it. Subhuti Bodhisattva still remembered it.
At the beginning, Xun Daozi said in front of Amitabha Buddha in front of Lingshan: "If Lu Ya appears elsewhere, please don't defend Amitabha. Our Xuanmen will kill this person who secretly uses despicable methods!" With Xun Daozi's words, today's
How could the Tathagata dare to leave the Lingshan Mountain? It is precisely because of the intimidation of the Seekers that the Tathagata the Great Sun dared not leave the Lingshan Mountain. That is why there is no single powerful branch of Buddhism. Only the power of Subhuti Bodhisattva and Vipassi Buddha can compete with the power of Amitabha.
The Great Sun Tathagata, who was in charge of Buddhist affairs, listened to Ran Deng's words: "If the Great Sun Buddha dares to come out of Lingshan Mountain to discuss matters, the poor monk will welcome you." He did not reply, but stood up to leave.
Subhuti Bodhisattva left, lit the lamp and spoke to Cangwu Tianzun: "Cangwu Tianzun will report this matter to the deputy leader and ask for instructions from the deputy leader!"
Cangwu Tianzun agreed and went to send a message to find the Taoist son.
Xun Daozi had previously summoned all the Heavenly Lords from the Taoist sect to Xundao Mountain to discuss carefully the matter of "Buddha's Dharma spreading to the East". During this process, Xundaozi and the Heavenly Lords carefully analyzed the Buddhist teachings and introduced Buddhism to Xiniu Hezhou.
The doctrines preached by missionaries and scriptures have been carefully scrutinized.
Under the intentional guidance of Xun Daozi, the result of the research is: if Buddhism is allowed to spread its religion, Nanzhan Buzhou Taoism mission will definitely suffer a heavy blow, and many believers and even believers will definitely be lost.
Just because the doctrines preached by Buddhism are too deceptive, many secular people will believe in them unconsciously. This affects the interests of the Taoist sect, causes the loss of the Taoist sect's luck, and has an impact on the practice of the Taoist sect. In addition, we are still looking for
Daozi deliberately guided, through a series of assumptions, if Buddhism spreads its religion on a large scale, what will secular rulers do if they see the ideas preached by Buddhism? After some calculations, if Buddhism takes root in Nanzhan tribe, it will really be possible.
It will bring disaster to the worldly creatures of Nanzhan Buzhou.
Xun Daozi also took advantage of the situation to talk about his plan, and received unanimous support from all the Taoist Heavenly Lords, as well as a few more radical ones, such as the Sword-holding Heavenly Lord - Jade Cauldron, the Yonglie Heavenly Lord - Huanglong, the Supreme Heavenly Lord - Wuyunxian, etc.
They believe that Buddhism should be directly sealed to the west of Lingjiu Mountain, so that it cannot cross Lingjiu Mountain at all, thus cutting off the spread of Buddhism to the east.
’Think about it.
Xundaozi believes that the spread of Buddhism to the East is not entirely a bad thing. Some Buddhist teachings are still good, such as "guiding people to do good"; and Taoism will be dominated by one branch for a long time, and the loss of external pressure will also cause Taoism to lose its vitality.
and passion. Cultivating appropriate external pressure is beneficial to the development of Taoism. At the same time, it can also reduce some taboos of heaven.
Buddhism is suitable for playing such a role, but it only causes mortals in the secular world to lose their blood and only place illusory hopes in the afterlife. Such teachings that will sink a race must not be spread outside the current scope of Buddhism's missionary work.
At that time, Guangchengzi, the Mingdao Heavenly Master, also talked about the Taoist Edict, which also made everyone worried. When Xundaozi explained his countermeasures, people were worried again.
When Subhuti Bodhisattva returned to Lingshan Mountain, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas asked anxiously about the result.
When Subhuti Bodhisattva explained this journey, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were astonished. How could it be such a situation? The Taoists should really have something to rely on.
The Buddha just had an idea in his mind: to forcefully preach. But he immediately gave up the idea. Now the Taoist sect is at its peak. Who can resist the enemy in the ancient world? There are dozens of deities, thousands of real people, millions of Taoists, and hundreds of millions of Taoist disciples.
, the number of believers. Those dozens of Heavenly Lords alone can intimidate any force in the ancient world. And the seeker is now only afraid of removing the saint as his opponent. He wants to stop the Buddhist missionary. Who in Buddhism will resist the enemy?
Some people also suggested asking for help from the two sect leaders, but they were rejected. Taoist ancestors said that unless there is a great catastrophe, a saint cannot go into the prehistoric era. It is difficult to get substantial help from asking for help from the two sect leaders. Moreover, even if the two sect leaders can enter the prehistoric era, which sect will
The Sanqing Saints may also make some moves. Buddhism still does not have the upper hand.
After some discussion, Buddhism finally decided to formally discuss with Taoism to resolve the conflict between the two parties and realize Buddhism's dream of "spreading Buddhism eastwards".
When deciding to go to discuss candidates, a Buddha asked the Great Sun Tathagata to personally lead the team. This would increase the strength of the Buddhist representatives and also show the sincerity of the Buddhism. However, under the strange eyes of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.
, I flattered the wrong person, and I suddenly felt panicked. Fortunately, the embarrassment was resolved by Buddha Vipashi on the grounds that the Great Sun Tathagata could not sit in the Lingshan Mountain. But there was still a shadow in my heart, and I continued to practice further. In the end, my life span was exhausted, and I passed away sadly.
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During this discussion, Buddhism sent Vipassana Buddha and Subhuti Bodhisattva as the leaders, supplemented by Maitreya Buddha, Medicine Buddha, Vairocana Buddha, Purity Joy Buddha, Precious Light Buddha, Revealing Bodhisattva, and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva; it can be said that they are all elites.
Come out to show the power of Buddhism to the Taoist sect. Among the Buddhists who have the Daluo realm, only Mahavairocana and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who does not come out of the underworld, have not come forward. The other great powers of the Daluo realm of Buddhism have all come out.
When the Buddhists arrived at Lingjiu Mountain, they were informed to go in. Soon after, Tianzun Randeng and Cangwu Tianzun welcomed the Buddhists into the cave and sat down in the main hall.
Immediately, several Heavenly Lords from the Taoist Sect also entered the main hall. The first one was the Heavenly Lord of Seeking Dao - Xun Daozi, followed by the Heavenly Lord of Mingdao - Guangchengzi; the Heavenly Lord of Duobao - Taoist Duobao; the Heavenly Lord of Great Compassion - Zhenren Cihang; the Heavenly Lord of Zhizhen -
—Red Jing Jing; Dao Xing Tian Zun—Dao Xing Zhen Zhen; Ming Xing Tian Zun—Yun Xiao; Ming Xing Tian Zun—Golden Spirit Holy Mother.
As soon as they saw these few people coming in, the Buddhists took a deep breath. These few people came in, plus Wenwen Tianzun who was originally in the hall - Ran Deng; Cangwu Tianzun - Cangwu Taoist; Zhixing
Among the three Tianzuns—Wuyunxian and Taoist disciples, there were more than ten Tianzuns present, that is, more than ten great powers in the Daluo realm. The vast and thick aura that was faintly revealed made people horrified.
Xundaozi came first and greeted everyone in the Buddhist sect one by one. After a lot of work, both sides finished the ceremony and sat down separately.
Xun Daozi opened his mouth and said: "Fellow Buddhist Taoists, this Buddhism's 'Eastern Transmission of Buddhism' is really as Taoist said. It is a matter of great importance and must not be taken carelessly. It must be carefully discussed by all parties before it can be implemented; otherwise it will be harmful! Today, Buddhism
All the Taoist friends and my Taoist sect are discussing here at Lingjiu Mountain, just to carry out the "Buddha Dharma Eastward Spread". Well, I am here today just to be a witness. I invite the Taoist friends from the Buddhist sect who participated in the discussion to come in.
!" After saying that, he looked at the Buddhist people with a smile.
When everyone in the Buddhist sect heard this, they couldn't understand for a moment what Xun Daozi meant, and what kind of entrance he was. Then several Buddhas and Bodhisattvas figured out what Xun Daozi meant. When Nabhabasi Buddha and Subhuti Bodhisattva saw that Xun Daozi was not involved,
They didn't want to lose face during the discussion, so the two of them decided to just watch from the sidelines, and then secretly and carefully gave instructions to the others to discuss with the Taoist sect.
Xun Daozi pointed casually, and a negotiation table rose up in the hall. There were seven chairs on each side of the table. Cihang Zhenren, Zhenzhen Tianzun - Chi Jingzhen, Daoxing Tianzun - Daoxing Zhenren, Mingxing Tianzun - Yunxiao, Mingxin Tianzun - Golden Spirit Holy Mother were sitting on seven chairs beside the table.
Seeing that the seven people from the Taoist sect had already sat on the chairs, Vipassi Buddha also ordered Maitreya Buddha and the other seven people on his side to sit down on the other side of the table.
Seeing that both parties were doing well, Xun Daozi spoke to the fourteen people in the middle and said: "You will represent Taoism and Buddhism to discuss how to resolve the dispute between the two religions. Buddha Vipassi, Subhuti Bodhisattva, I are here to wait for the outcome of your discussion. You can start. !" After saying that, regardless of what Guangchengzi and others discussed, they just drank tea and chatted with Vipassi Buddha and Subhuti Bodhisattva together with Ran Deng.
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