Chapter 217 Buddha Fruit
Miaoying Temple!
Lin Ye had just become a lay disciple. One day, he wandered into a temple and saw Abbot Yin Guang wandering around the temple with a few important pilgrims.
In order to make these great pilgrims happy, Abbot Yin Guang built a cabinet above the Buddha statue , which contained the birth dates of these pilgrims' families. In this way, every time the monks chanted and led the recitation, the pilgrims' families could also be blessed.
The pilgrims were very happy and generously donated several thousand taels of silver each.
After those pilgrims left, Lin Ye curiously asked the abbot, aren't you afraid that the Buddha will be angry by doing this?
Can you become a Buddha if you just stare at the money from incense all day long?
"The Buddha is angry. Why would the Buddha be angry? Didn't the money I got from the incense offerings help the Buddha to wear golden clothes? The Buddha got a benefit. How could he be angry over such a small matter?"
"Buddha has 36,000 ways and 10,000 forms. Everyone can become a Buddha. If everyone is the same Buddha, then where does the Buddha come from?"
"There are Buddhas who sit high on the altar and look down upon all living beings, and there are Buddhas who bow their heads and give alms to all living beings. There are Buddhas who practice asceticism with only a sutra, a lamp, and a wooden fish, and there are Buddhas who travel around the world to slay demons and monsters..."
"You are the Buddha. The Buddha is in your heart. If you want to become a Buddha, it is just a matter of a thought."
"Abbot, if everyone can become a Buddha, then I love bloodshed and practice evil magic, can I also become a Buddha?"
"Of course I can, but I will become a different kind of Buddha."
"Another kind of Buddha, could the abbot please help me solve this problem?"
Abbot Yin Guang led Lin Ye to the backyard of the temple's kitchen, where there were several large vats, some filled with water and some empty.
The abbot pointed to one of the empty water jars and said, "If you compare my Three Treasures disciples to this water jar, then the Dharma practice is to make the water in this jar overflow. When the water is full, you will become a Buddha. But how can the water be full?"
"Someone pours water in or waits until it rains."
The abbot nodded and walked inside again. He soon came to a canal. There was some garbage dumped there after cooking, and the whole canal was very turbid.
"If we pour water from this canal, can we fill the water tank?"
“This water…”
"Just answer if you can."
"able."
"That's it. No matter what kind of water it is, as long as it's water, it can fill up this water tank. I'll take the trouble to fill up the water tank with the water from the canal."
Lin Ye: ...
Ten minutes later, the water tank filled with turbid water stood out among the other water tanks in the backyard.
"Abbot, you are comparing a water tank to a Buddha. There is no comparison between the two. If one can become a Buddha in this way, then who else would be compassionate and who would always be accompanied by the ancient Buddha?"
"Just keep reading."
Abbot Yin Guang smiled meaningfully and walked into the backyard, and Lin Ye followed him in.
"Close the door."
The door was closed, and within a few minutes, the sound of monks' footsteps could be heard in the yard.
"Who did this? How could they put dirty water into the water tank?"
"Hurry up and pour it out, otherwise we will be punished if our senior sees us."
The two monks hurriedly poured out the dirty water in the water tank. Not only that, they scooped water from other water tanks and poured it into the tank to rinse it clean. Finally, they placed the water tank in the corner and then left carrying a full water tank.
"Do you understand?"
When the footsteps disappeared, Abbot Yin Guang opened the door. Lin Ye looked at the water tank in the corner and nodded: "I understand a little bit."
"Do you really understand?"
Lin Ye: "...Please enlighten me, Master."
Abbot Yin Guang pointed to several pine trees in the backyard. The two monks had poured water on the roots of these pine trees before. The roots absorbed the water, which was the fastest way to keep the ground clean.
"Many people think that one must be compassionate and help the world to become a Buddha? But in fact, there is no good or bad Buddha. You may think it is good, but it may be bad for other races, and vice versa."
"We hate this muddy water, but for those trees, this jar of water is good enough to make fairy wine. Can you say there is something wrong with this muddy water?"
Lin Ye shook his head. No matter what kind of water it was, there was nothing wrong with it.
"You said that bloodlust can lead to Buddhahood. To the human race, slaughtering an entire village, town, or even a county is an unforgivable crime, but to the wild animals in the mountains and forests, they are good people, because the disappearance of the human race means that they have a new home and will not be hunted by hunters."
"Abbot, if you say so, no matter if you are good or bad, as long as you practice Buddhism, you can become a Buddha."
"You are wrong. Buddha is Buddha, Dharma is Dharma. Buddha is simply cultivating Buddha power, while Dharma is a constraint on Buddha power."
“It is possible to become a Buddha, but it is called a different kind of Buddha.”
"So what's the difference between alternative Buddhas and normal Buddhas?"
"The turbid water and the clean water in that tank have the same weight, and the strength of the alternative Buddha is the same as that of the Buddha."
When Lin Ye heard what the abbot said, he wanted to reply, "Abbot, you are wrong. In fact, it is different. Turbid water has a different density because it contains more impurities. If the density is different, the weight of the same volume will be different."
But in the end he gave up and didn't try this trick.
"But in the end, the turbid water was poured out, and the clean water was left. The same is true for the alternative Buddhas. They do not practice Buddhism, which is recognized by the world. The fate of the alternative Buddhas is also doomed, unless they can practice to the level of transcending the heavenly way."
"Abbot, does Buddhism also believe in the Way of Heaven?"
Lin Ye always thought that the Way of Heaven was something that Taoists talked about, but he didn’t expect that Buddhists also believed in it.
"Of course there is. The Heavenly Way of Buddha is actually the same as Taoism. The Heavenly Way controls everything in the world, and in Buddhism, the Heavenly Way is the last of the Six Paths. When we Buddhists say that Buddha has escaped the Six Paths of Reincarnation, we actually mean transcending the last Heavenly Way."
Listening to Abbot Yin Guang's explanation, Lin Ye had a feeling that the Buddhist sect had deliberately made up such a statement.
Buddha and Bodhisattva transcend the Way of Heaven and are above the Way of Heaven, while Taoism believes that the Way of Heaven is the greatest and that gods and immortals all live in the Way of Heaven. This is probably intended to disgust Taoism.
Abbot Yin Guang blinked a few times, and Lin Ye understood. It was exactly as he thought.
As expected, Baldy is not as kind and peaceful as he appears to be. If he really wanted to be peaceful, Buddhism would not have been able to grow to this extent.
"The emergence of an alternative Buddha is like this muddy water, which is eventually poured out. The result is that Buddhism is misunderstood by the world and eventually, like the water tank, is put in a corner. It will take a long time for its reputation to recover."
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…
His thoughts returned, and Lin Ye knew what path Chen Qian was taking, a path to becoming an alternative Buddha.
If he hadn't met himself, in a few hundred years, Chen Qian might have succeeded, but now...
Sky-controlling sword!
A long sword appeared above Lin Ye's head. This was the first time he used Taoist magic to kill a Buddhist.
A sword falls!
Chen Qian didn't have time to dodge. There was only the shadow of the sword in his eyes, and the next moment he fell to the ground with a bang.
"It's... it's over?"
Wei Yang looked at this scene in disbelief. He thought that Consultant Lin would have to fight with the governor for a long time, and it was even possible that Consultant Lin would be at a disadvantage.
After all, this person lived in the Han Dynasty.
Not to mention whether there is cultivation or not, just a ghost that has stayed in the world of the living for thousands of years and done nothing is already a thousand-year-old ghost.
Is a thousand-year-old ghost so easy to deal with?
"He follows a different path from ghosts, and cannot cultivate by absorbing Yin energy."
Chen Qian chose an alternative way to become a Buddha, so he could no longer follow the path of ghost cultivation.
"Also, this matter is not over yet."
"It's not over yet. Could it be that this person is not dead?"
Looking at Chen Qian's dried corpse lying on the ground and split in half, Wei Yang found it hard to imagine that he could still be alive?
Lin Ye did not answer Chen Qian's question. When he asked Abbot Yin Guang this question, the abbot gave him a reply.
"It is not so easy to practice alternative Buddhahood. There must be a guide."
"What is it?"
"Buddha fruit."
"Buddha fruit? Something like godhood?"
"What is Godhead?"
In response to the abbot's question, Lin Ye gave a brief explanation.
"Amitabha, the term 'godhead' is really wonderful. I think it means something similar."
"Abbot, this Buddhahood is only for Buddhas. How can monks possibly have it? Buddhas have escaped the six realms of existence and are immortal. Who else can obtain Buddhahood?"
Lin Ye felt that either Buddhism was exaggerating too much and the Buddha was not really immortal. Otherwise, who could obtain the Buddhahood? It was impossible for the Buddha to obtain it himself.
"Amitabha, the disciple of the Three Treasures does not speak of the Buddha."
Abbot Yin Guang blinked at Lin Ye again and did not continue the topic.
Lin Ye: ...
He understood a little bit. This was the abbot's job, so he couldn't ruin his own career.
If Chen Qian wants to practice an alternative Buddhism, he must have Buddhahood.
On the floor of the hall, Chen Qian's shriveled body, which had been split in half, suddenly emitted a golden light.
"Exit the temple!"
Lin Ye's voice made Wei Yang stunned for a moment, but seeing Lin Ye's serious expression, Wei Yang did not ask any questions and ran out of the hall decisively.
He knew that he could not be of any help to Consultant Lin, so since Consultant Lin asked him to leave, he should leave quickly so as not to hold Consultant Lin back.
The moment Wei Yang ran out of the temple, Chen Qian's body in the main hall had been completely enveloped by golden light. The golden light was so bright that Lin Ye could not even see Chen Qian's body.
"No destruction, no construction. Speaking of which, I should thank you, Amitabha!"
Chen Qian's voice was heard in the golden light. This voice made Lin Ye's body tremble and blood spurted out of his mouth.
Buddhist sound!
The golden light faded, and Chen Qian's figure appeared.
At this moment, Chen Qian was surrounded by Buddha's light and was wearing a cassock. There was a third eye between his eyebrows, and the golden light was emitted from this third eye.
The real Buddha light.
"In consideration of the cause and effect of you helping me attain Buddhahood, I will now grant you the opportunity to become my protector."
Chen Qian's voice was loud and clear, carrying some unspeakable power. Lin Ye's expression became confused, and a faint Buddha light appeared on his body.
Convert!
The supernatural powers of Buddha.
Buddhism has a magical power called "refuge", which can enlighten all living beings, make them understand the true meaning of Buddhism, and then convert to Buddha.
"What kind of conversion is this? In your words, it's brainwashing, and it's forced brainwashing."
In Qingfeng Temple, when Lin Ye was discussing Buddhism with the old Taoist priest, the old Taoist priest once cursed at him with disdain.
Those Bodhisattvas' mounts and so on were all forcibly brainwashed in this way.
As the Buddha's light grew stronger, the confused expression on Lin Ye's face gradually became clear, but this clarity did not mean that his mind had recovered, but rather a sign of being completely brainwashed.
The Buddha's light continued to move upwards, finally forming a halo that gathered above Lin Ye's head and slowly fell towards Lin Ye's head.
The halo was about to fall on Lin Ye’s head.
A black lotus platform appeared, and a standing Buddha on the lotus platform slapped the halo directly. The halo shook a few times, but did not leave Lin Ye's head.
"You are actually a Buddhist disciple, Amitabha. Then this Buddha will accept you as his patron."
There was a hint of excitement in Chen Qian's voice, and the golden halo became a little heavier. This time it went directly towards the top of the standing Buddha's head.
The Standing Buddha waved his hands several times but failed to drive the halo away. On the contrary, the halo was getting closer and closer.
"Amitabha, are you still stubborn and stubborn? Wake up quickly!"
Chen Qian uttered the Buddhist sound again, which was like a wake-up call. The Standing Buddha's body was slow for a moment, and it was this slowness that caused the halo to fall on his head.
A compassionate smile appeared on Chen Qian's face.
But his smile soon froze.
The standing Buddha, whose head was covered by the halo, suddenly shrank and turned into a little man, and directly broke free from the halo.
Lin Ye’s soul appeared.
This was the first time that Lin Ye’s soul stood on the lotus platform. Every time Lin Ye’s soul appeared in the past, the Standing Buddha and the lotus platform would disappear. When the Standing Buddha appeared, Lin Ye’s soul would disappear.
This is the first time that the two have merged.
Lin Ye's soul jumped directly from the lotus platform and grabbed the halo. The halo burst into Buddha light and tried to break free, but the lotus platform floated up and floated above the halo. The black word "Mu Yi" fell from the bottom of the lotus platform and hit the halo, pressing it like a heavy object and making it unable to move.
"Buddha, Taoism, ghost... Amitabha, you have too many distracting thoughts. I will help you escape from the sea of suffering."
Chen Qian looked very excited, and began to make Buddhist seals with his hands, but he did not notice that behind him, a standing Buddha figure appeared in the golden light.
Bang!
The standing Buddha hit Chen Qian on the head with a big bag. Chen Qian staggered and fell forward. The most critical thing was that the third eye on Chen Qian's forehead fell out because of the stumble.
The golden eye fell out, and Chen Qian immediately reached out to grab it, but someone was one step faster than him.
The standing Buddha’s hand holds the golden eye.
“Give it back to me!”
Chen Qian roared angrily, but unfortunately he lost his golden eyes and his body shrank quickly. In just a few seconds, he turned into a mummy and fell to the ground.
The golden halo above Lin Ye’s head also dissipated at the same time, and the Standing Buddha returned to the lotus platform again. The next moment, he directly stuffed the golden eye into his forehead.
