The Monkey King

Lingshan, Daleiyin Temple.

On the long stone steps, a young monk rolled up his sleeves and climbed hard, hurriedly passing by other passing monks.

Stopping, he raised his head and wiped the sweat, swallowed dryly, and continued to hurriedly walk with his head down.

All the way to the top of the stone steps, bypassing the stone forest formed by the continuous pagodas, he walked quickly along the long path.

The monks standing around were watching him quietly, but he seemed not to notice them all.

Not long after, he arrived in front of the magnificent hall, slowed down his pace slightly, calmed his breathing, clasped his hands together, and bowed to the two Arhats guarding the door.

The two Arhats returned the greeting silently, and one of them made a "please" gesture to him.

After crossing the threshold, he walked quickly into the hall.

Various postures were maintained on both sides, and the layers of Arhats turned sideways one by one.

The Buddhas who were deep in the hall also looked at him one by one.

Opening his sleeves, the monk knelt on his knees and bowed to the Tathagata from a distance: "Honorable Master, my disciple has just received intelligence that a demon monkey appeared in Bibo Pond, which looks exactly like the demon king Sun Wukong. After investigation, This demon intercepted and killed several demon army teams under the command of the Nine-Headed Insect of Bibotan. The elders of Bodhi Court searched ancient books and found out that it was..."

Those words stopped here.

Because the monk saw the figure of Ksitigarbha among the Buddhas.

The entire hall fell silent, and everyone silently stared at the stunned monk in the middle.

He stared at Ksitigarbha in a daze, his mouth wide open.

Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha lowered his eyes and sighed softly: "Why do you wonder? Why don't you continue?"

"Yeah. Why don't you go on?"

"You have something to say. Why don't you finish it?"

For a time, all the Arhats in the hall started talking one after another, but the Buddhas did not say a word, and all looked at Ksitigarbha.

"Honorable Sir!" The monk exclaimed and kowtowed to the Tathagata.

For a moment, everyone's eyes focused on Tathagata again, and everyone looked at him quietly.

The monk still kept prostrate on the ground, trembling slightly and not daring to raise his head.

The whole hall was extremely silent again.

for a long time. Tathagata opened his eyes slightly and sighed softly: "You, go down first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" He stood up slowly, bowed his body and exited the hall step by step.

In the hall, every Arhat was confused, but every Buddha was thoughtful.

After a while, Tathagata stared at the empty front with an expressionless face, and said softly: "The soul that should have perished in the catastrophe, but you released it with the power of the underworld?"

"The soul that perished in the catastrophe? Could it be..."

Suddenly, all the Arhats present looked horrified. The Buddhas present all looked towards Ksitigarbha.

Can use the power of the underworld. It has to be Ksitigarbha.

On the side steps, Ksitigarbha was seen slightly fluttering his sleeves. The two Buddhas standing on the lower step in front of him immediately made way for him.

Walking down the steps step by step, Ksitigarbha slowly came to the Tathagata, clasped his hands together, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it was the poor monk who freed him."

"Why?"

"To prove the truth."

"Proof..." Suddenly, the discussion in the hall started again. The Arhats all looked towards Zhengfa Ming Tathagata: "Zhengfa Ming Tathagata helped Xuanzang escape from prison, and also helped Xuanzang gain the support of the Demon King Sun Wukong... Could it be that Ksitigarbha has also sided with Xuanzang?"

Slowly closing his eyes, a rare smile appeared on Tathagata's ice-like face.

Among the crowd, an Arhat stood out. He put his hands together and bowed to the Tathagata, and then bowed to Ksitigarbha, and said: "On that day, Venerable Zhengfa Ming saved Xuanzang from fire and water, or it can be said that he protected Xuanzang from traveling westward. Now, Xuanzang and his party have arrived I beg you, the poor monk is puzzled. What does releasing the soul that should have perished in the catastrophe have to do with enlightenment? I also ask the Venerable Ksitigarbha to answer."

At the top of the steps, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata silently stared at Ksitigarbha in the middle of the hall. Poker face.

"The Venerable Zhengfa Ming saved Xuanzang from water and fire that day to help him perform the wonderful method. If this way is realized, all three realms will be safe. But..." smiled lightly, and King Ksitigarbha continued: "The Demon King Sun Wukong It is too powerful. Patriarch Subhuti from the Three-Star Cave in the Setting Moon intervenes unreasonably. Even the old master among the Three Pure Ones helps from time to time. Hahahaha... Among the monsters in the three realms, only the Monkey King follows his lead, and the heaven is afraid. The Monkey King uses force, and the Taoists sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Besides, mortals know that they are born in sorrow and die in happiness. Traveling thousands of miles westward like this is no different from a spring outing. How can we prove the Tao?"

"Then what does Venerable Ksitigarbha think?"

Looking back at Tathagata, Ksitigarbha puffed up his sleeves and said slowly: "The poor monk thought that he would either attain enlightenment or disappear into thin air!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was shocked.

On the lotus platform, the smile on Tathagata's face became even stronger.

After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes and sighed softly: "Since the Venerable Ksitigarbha said this, let me first take a look at how Xuanzang, who was deeply trapped in the pain of not being able to ask for anything, could save himself from the same situation of not being able to ask for anything. Those who are suffering, please ask everyone in France to wait."

From a distance, he and Ksitigarbha looked at each other. Both of them had smiles on their faces.

There was silence in that hall.

…

In the palace, which was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, one song and another dance was performed.

The ministers congratulated him again and again, and kept going back and forth. Although the cup is full of water, they still enjoy it.

This great drama fell into Xuanzang's eyes, just like the epitome of the rolling world.

The eyes are full of plum blossoms, and the peace whitewashed amidst the hustle and bustle, falls into the cup, but it is just water, and what is placed on the table is all vegetarian food.

Monks abstain from alcohol and eat vegetarian food in order to get rid of the shackles of lust.

The people of France seem to be pursuing the Dharma in their hearts in their own unique way. He should have appreciated it, but for some reason, Xuanzang felt out of place.

"Living Buddha." Supporting his knees, the king leaned slightly in Xuanzang's direction and said: "My king wants to destroy France. He banned alcohol and meat many years ago. The reason for doing this is just because It is said in the scriptures that one must not covet the desires of food and drink. I wonder what the Living Buddha thinks?"

Xuanzang quickly turned around and worshiped: "Your Majesty is a great virtuous man. This poor monk thinks this is very good."

Pointing to the surroundings, the king added: "Tomorrow, I will send people to change the official number of the whole country back. Here, we are still seeking France, not destroying France. What do the Living Buddhas think?"

"Your Majesty is a great virtuous man. This poor monk thinks this is very good." Xuanzang bowed again.

The king raised his head slightly and added: "Starting from tomorrow, I will order the removal of the monks' corvee service, the sealed temples will be reopened, and the confiscated temple properties will be returned. Not only that, I will also compensate them and give them gifts. More land allows them to support more monks. In my country, the treatment of monks will be better than before. What do you think, Living Buddha?"

"Your Majesty, you are a great virtuous man. This poor monk asks all the monks in France to thank your Majesty." Xuanzang bowed again.

A smile slowly broke out on the king's face, and he said: "Then, I will build a large temple with a thousand people in this capital city, grant fertile land, and grant jewels. You will be the presiding officer. What do you think of the Living Buddha?"

As soon as these words came out, Xuanzang was startled and looked at the king in horror.

Not far away, Monkey's brows were furrowed and he looked at Canopy.

"The journey to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures is long and full of hardships. It is really not suitable and there is no need for a Living Buddha to make the journey." The king stroked his beard and said leisurely: "If the Living Buddha insists on taking this trip... I will send someone to go on your behalf. We will detach an army, go up to Lingshan Mountain, meet the Buddha, ask for scriptures, and then come back. The living Buddha just needs to be at ease and think that I am asking for the living Buddha of France."

After saying this, Xuanzang quickly stood up, walked to the center of the hall, kowtowed, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is the long-cherished wish of a poor monk to seek scriptures from the West. No one else can do this for me, so please forgive me!"

Suddenly, the originally noisy hall fell silent.

The singer stopped dancing, the musicians stopped playing and singing, and everyone

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